President Biden signs CHIPS and Science Act into law
American semiconductor manufacturing is back, baby!
Legal09 Aug 2022 | 17
Hardware
APIC fail: Intel 'Sunny Cove' chips with SGX spill secrets
AMD Zen chips, meanwhile, are vulnerable to side-channel data scrying
Security09 Aug 2022 | 1
India to revisit hardware incentives after struggling to move manufacturers out of China
Minister laments Dell, HPE and pals have the market locked up and little incentive to change
Systems08 Aug 2022 | 10
Amazon to buy Roomba maker iRobot for $1.7b
Updated Bezos empire continues to clean up, but did it pick the proper postulates?
Personal Tech05 Aug 2022 | 65
Intel experiences another kind of meltdown
'We must and will do better' CEO pledges amid big losses, Optane axed, expectations slashed
Systems29 Jul 2022 | 8
Dell and Ubuntu certify latest model of XPS 13 ultrabook
Computer giant's Project Sputnik extends to the 2022 model series
Columnists21 Jul 2022 | 19
NARROWER TOPICS
Boffins release tool to decrypt Intel microcode. Have at it, x86 giant says
Peek behind the curtain to see SGX implemented, Spectre mitigated, and more
Research20 Jul 2022 | 18
Weird Flex, but OK: Now you can officially turn these PCs, Macs into Chromebooks
Just a feeeeew caveats to bear in mind, though
OSes14 Jul 2022 | 48
Linux laptop vendor Slimbook updates its ranges
Fresh lick of paint for KDE Slimbook, Slimbook ProX, and Slimbook Executive models
Personal Tech13 Jul 2022 | 15
Wash your mouth out with shape-shifting metal
You wanted flying cars and robo-butlers. Instead, we're getting tooth-cleaning morphing nanoparticle bots
Science06 Jul 2022 | 38
Logitech Zone Vibe 125: Weightless comfort on the ears that won't break the bank
Review Wireless headphones provide 18 hours of talk-time or 20 hours of listening time for the hybrid worker
Personal Tech05 Jul 2022 | 30
Startup rattles tin for e-paper monitor with display fast enough to play video
In grayscale, though. Optimistic plans for daylight-readable display and long-life laptop
Personal Tech24 Jun 2022 | 13
US must adopt USB-C charging standard like EU, senators urge
Tangle of cables creates headaches and electronic waste, warn senators
Personal Tech17 Jun 2022 | 83
Samsung accused of cheating on hardware benchmarks ... again
South Korean giant says it's in no way goosing TV HDR brightness
Personal Tech15 Jun 2022 | 19
Sony responds to inflation with $3,700 gold-plated 'Walkman'
In truth, a non-tape media player for Gen Xers with more money than sense
Personal Tech14 Jun 2022 | 47
Record players make comeback with Ikea, others pitching tricked-out turntables
The Obegränsad is the company's first record player since 1973
Personal Tech11 Jun 2022 | 248
Apple M1 chip contains hardware vulnerability that bypasses memory defense
MIT CSAIL boffins devise PACMAN attack to let existing exploits avoid pointer authentication
Research10 Jun 2022 | 9
Apple gets lawsuit over Meltdown and Spectre dismissed
Judge finds security is not a central feature of iDevices
On-Prem09 Jun 2022 | 16
Dell unveils new XPS 13 devices with Alder Lake CPUs
Best hedge against a slowing PC market? Take some design tips from Apple
Personal Tech09 Jun 2022 | 9
Dear Europe, here again are the reasons why scanning devices for unlawful files is not going to fly
Antivirus-but-for-pictures would trample rights, not even work as expected, say academics
Research02 Jun 2022 | 165
How to reprogram Apple AirTags, play custom sounds
Voltage glitch here, glitch there, now you can fiddle with location disc's firmware
Research27 May 2022 | 5
Pentagon opens up about its database of 400 smudges that may or may not be UFOs
'We're open to all hypotheses, we're open to any conclusions' says official
Bootnotes17 May 2022 | 28
MIT's thin plastic speakers fall flat. And that's by design
Video The walls are alive with the sound of music
Science29 Apr 2022 | 35
Yandex speaks out from front line of Western sanctions against Russia
Commercial life in Putin Land not exactly a bed of roses, warns Russia's Google
Off-Prem21 Apr 2022 | 36
UK government preps tech suppliers for £8bn mega framework
Software? Ticked. Hardware? Ticked. Kitchen sink? Oh go on then, why not
On-Prem21 Apr 2022 | 6
IoT biz Insteon goes silent, smart home gear plays dumb
CEO removes mention of company from LinkedIn profile
Edge + IoT19 Apr 2022 | 81
Ryzen Pro CPUs are better for work than Intel's, claims AMD
First business chips from AMD to include Microsoft's Pluton security processor, stock is available says chip biz
Systems19 Apr 2022 | 21
Logitech Lift: Vertical mouse for those with small hands
Hands on It's the MX Vertical... only smaller
Personal Tech19 Apr 2022 | 25
MIT, Amazon, TSMC, ASML and friends to work on non-planet-killing AI hardware
Program co-lead tells us 'energy efficiency is the greatest need'
AI + ML30 Mar 2022 | 2
Doom comes to the Pi Pico
A $4 microcontroller, you say? Will it run you-know-what?
Personal Tech16 Mar 2022 | 12
Just two die for: Apple reveals M1 Ultra chip in Mac Studio
Plus another phone, laptop, monitor
Personal Tech08 Mar 2022 | 119
Linux-on-an-SBC project Armbian releases version 22.02
It's not easy to run standard Linux on a lot of single-board computers, but Armbian can help
OSes03 Mar 2022 | 21
Intel fails to get Spectre, Meltdown chip flaw class-action super-suit tossed out
Cheesed-off customers have 'alleged enough facts at this stage' to allow legal battle to continue, says judge
Security28 Jan 2022 | 26
Logitech Signature M650: A mouse that will barely emit a squeak or a clickety-click
Review Ideal for when you need to stealthily click through memes
Personal Tech11 Jan 2022 | 55
Snap continues to make a spectacle of itself as it tries to trademark the word spectacles
How about 'idiot goggles'?
Personal Tech07 Jan 2022 | 74
The year ahead in technology fail: You knew they were bad, now they're going to prove it
Opinion Stock up on schadenfreude, it may be 2022's most popular commodity
Columnists04 Jan 2022 | 79
The monitor boom may have ended, says IDC
WfH kit has all been bought, but the pressure is now on to upgrade
Personal Tech20 Dec 2021 | 56
US trade watchdog opposes Nvidia's Arm buy, mostly over fears about datacentre innovation
FTC sues to block deal because it would be bad for competition
On-Prem03 Dec 2021 | 29
Magnanimous Apple will allow people to fix their iPhones using parts bought from its Self Service Repair program
Have fun with those Cupertino-set prices, friends
Personal Tech17 Nov 2021 | 40
Is your Apple Mac running macOS Monterey leaking memory? It may be due to mouse cursor customization
Sleuthing leads to suspected RAM-gobbling culprit
OSes17 Nov 2021 | 34
Intel's recent Atom, Celeron, Pentium chips can be lulled into a debug mode, potentially revealing system secrets
Testing times for Chipzilla as it emits patches to protect PCs, equipment
Security16 Nov 2021 | 12
When the world ends, all that will be left are cockroaches and new Rowhammer attacks: RAM defenses broken again
Blacksmith is latest hammer horror
Security15 Nov 2021 | 18
Microsoft surpasses Apple as world's most valuable biz, by stock price at least
iBiz sunk by scarce chips and Microsoft's Azure cloud cash faucet
Offbeat29 Oct 2021 | 11
How your phone, laptop, or watch can be tracked by their Bluetooth transmissions
Unique fingerprints lurk in radio signals more often than not, it seems
Security22 Oct 2021 | 22
Theranos blood-test machine demos for VIPs rigged to hide any failures, court told
Error messages effectively piped to /dev/null, it is alleged
Science21 Oct 2021 | 45
Global IT spending to hit $4.5 trillion in 2022, says Gartner
The future's bright, and expensive
On-Prem20 Oct 2021 | 3
Apple arms high-end MacBook Pro notebooks with M1 Pro, M1 Max processors
x86 is an eighty-sixed ex
Personal Tech18 Oct 2021 | 103
IDC: Global PC market growing pains in Q3 due to 'softening' of sales in America
Ok, time to call death to PC again? No, definitely not. Did we mention prices due to go up again?
Personal Tech11 Oct 2021 | 3
Apple's M1 MacBook screens are stunning – stunningly fragile and defective, that is, lawsuits allege
Latest laptops prone to cracking, distortions, owners complain
Personal Tech16 Sep 2021 | 53
Apple debuts iPhone 13 with 1TB option, two iPad models, Series 7 Watch
Come for superlatives and executive enthusiasm, stay for the photographic enhancements
Personal Tech14 Sep 2021 | 59
Boffins find if you torture AMD Zen+, Zen 2 CPUs enough, they are vulnerable to Meltdown-like attack
Chip biz's fix involves performance-inhibiting LFENCE, if warranted
Security30 Aug 2021 | 22
Et tu, Samsung? Electronics giant accused of quietly switching SSD components
Squirrely semiconductor swaps make performance difficult to predict
Storage28 Aug 2021 | 49
Remote code execution flaws lurk in countless routers, IoT gear, cameras using Realtek Wi-Fi module SDKs
Devices from 60+ manufacturers affected, says infosec outfit
Security16 Aug 2021 | 22
Tech spec experts seek allies to tear down ISO standards paywall
Open letter drafted against what's seen as unjustified profiteering
Software31 Jul 2021 | 66
Microsoft made $167m a day in profit, every day, over the past 12 months
Robust cloud, business not enough to overcome concerns about decline in Windows hardware maker revenue
SaaS27 Jul 2021 | 34
Facebook tries to save face by recalling itch-inducing Oculus Quest 2 VR headset foam
Reports of skin problems and a recall in Australia move social ad biz to action
Personal Tech27 Jul 2021 | 10
It's 2021 and a printf format string in a wireless network's name can break iPhone Wi-Fi
Hope no one's created guest networks called '%Free %Coffee at %Starbucks'
Security21 Jun 2021 | 46
Everything Apple announced: Tor-ish Safari anonymization. Cloaked iCloud addresses. Cloud CI/CD. And more
WWDC No new hardware though loads of bits and bytes for software makers
Security08 Jun 2021 | 39
FYI: Today's computer chips are so advanced, they are more 'mercurial' than precise – and here's the proof
Rarely seen miscalculations now crop up frequently at cloud hyperscale
Systems04 Jun 2021 | 165
Unfixable Apple M1 chip bug enables cross-process chatter, breaking OS security model
M1RACLES flaw embarrassing, not that dangerous
Security27 May 2021 | 96
Waymo self-driving robotaxi goes rogue with passenger inside, escapes support staff
Video We speak to man who experienced and recorded wild ride first hand
AI + ML17 May 2021 | 65
Apple's Find My network can be abused to leak secrets to the outside world via passing devices
You gotta work hard for those three-bytes-a-second transfers, though
Security12 May 2021 | 13
Biting the hand that feeds IT
