Inflation hits PC market as laptop and desktop prices jump, and most businesses are last in the line for kit Constrained supply of parts like USB-C among reasons for price hikes Personal Tech29 Oct 2021 | 3
Report: Apple short of 10 million iPhone 13s this year due to ongoing chip shortage Broadcomm,Texas Instruments, and more buckling under supply crisis Personal Tech13 Oct 2021 | 14
Every Little Helps: Former Tesco boss Dave Lewis to advise UK govt on supply chains Turkeys on tables, petrol in cars, chips in 'puters, etc... or that's the idea, anyway Offbeat12 Oct 2021 | 37
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
Supply chain pain: Cisco's base price structure moving north from November Demand for components at a 10-year high Networks06 Oct 2021 | 9
Memory maker Micron offers hope for PC parts supply returning 'in the coming months' Oh, and boasts over record-breaking return from IoT segment, too Storage29 Sep 2021 |
Chip glut might start in 2023, says IDC, and auto-chip traffic jam could clear this year Shortages in today's supply chains persist and capacity is all but booked. But the future looks bright On-Prem20 Sep 2021 | 22
Component shortages: HPE pushes up some hardware prices and as if by magic, reports 'record' gross margin in Q3 Average unit prices climbed mid-to-high single digits, confirms chief beanie On-Prem03 Sep 2021 | 12
Oh the humanity: McDonald's out of milkshakes across Great Britain Will this nightmare ever cease? Bootnotes24 Aug 2021 | 313
Cisco warns supply chain delays could persist until this time next year Current issues aren't stopping it from growing fast – or 400Gbit Ethernet sales booming Networks20 Aug 2021 | 2
China reports local chipmaking boom with output up more than 40% PC and smartphone numbers also grew in 2021, suggesting supply chains are strong On-Prem17 Aug 2021 | 12
Vietnamese province that hosts Big Tech's factories now fashionably COVID-free Industrial parks in Bac Giang, home to Apple and Samsung suppliers, battled shutdowns and skyrocketing COVID infections among workers since May Science10 Aug 2021 | 8
Sysadmins: Why not simply verify there's no backdoor in every program you install, and thus avoid any cyber-drama? Just 'validate third-party code before using it', says Euro body Security31 Jul 2021 | 70
The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The best time to build a semiconductor foundry is 5 years ago Column The history of computing is all change, all the time. Yet silicon-slingers let the chips fail where they may On-Prem09 Jun 2021 | 50
The UK loves cybersecurity so much, it's going to regulate managed service providers' infosec practices in law +Comment And you're invited to speak your brains on Computer Misuse Act changes Security18 May 2021 | 19
Another supply-chain attack? Android maker Gigaset injects malware into victims' phones via poisoned update Software nasty also 'persists after a factory reset' Security07 Apr 2021 | 12
Mimecast bins SolarWinds and compromised servers alike in wake of supply chain hack Signs up for Cisco, says some encrypted creds were stolen Security17 Mar 2021 | 8
Embedded tech specialist Advantech warns component shortage will slow growth It's not just car-makers slowing down: Advantech supplies the likes of Cisco and IBM On-Prem11 Mar 2021 | 2
UK tech supply chain in dark over Brexit preparations months ahead of final heave-ho Canalys Forum 2020 - updated How can it be OK when nobody knows what to prepare for, ask IT players On-Prem16 Oct 2020 | 140
One does not simply walk into supply chain software – but Microsoft is giving it a shot Ignite New features announced for Dynamics 365, but is it enough in 'notoriously tricky' market? Software23 Sep 2020 |
Brexit border-line issues: Would you want to still be 'testing' software designed to stop Kent becoming a massive lorry park come 31 December? New supply chains, brand new system, and ... oh dear, it's still not ready yet Software04 Sep 2020 | 296
Apple faces further iPhone 12 supply chain woes, per famed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo Taiwanese optics suppliers in the frame, reportedly Personal Tech07 Aug 2020 | 4
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talks hardware supply chains and elasticity: 'Bigger issue' is what happens around US and Europe's 'demand side' Staying upright as more restrictions slapped on its clouds SaaS25 Mar 2020 | 8
Supply, demand and a scary mountain of debt: The challenges facing IT as COVID-19 grips the global economy Analysis A lack of liquidity is going to cause complicated problems, analysts warn On-Prem16 Mar 2020 | 83
Never break the (supply) chain: Intel pitches 'full lifecycle' chip-tracking programme to partners Listen to the wind blow, watch the sun rise On-Prem04 Dec 2019 | 7
FedEx fed up playing box cop, sues Uncle Sam to make it stop: 'We do transportation, not law enforcement' Feds are asking Huawei too much from us, complains shipping giant upset it has to police every package Networks25 Jun 2019 | 52
Fake fuse: Bloke admits selling counterfeit chips for use in B-1 bomber, other US military gear E-waste partly to blame for proliferation of deceptively marketed silicon Security05 Feb 2019 | 62
Oracle's IoT play: Teach business apps and things to talk together There's lots of things out there and Big Red wants to dig 'em out of silos and cloud 'em up Edge + IoT17 Feb 2017 | 1
Wow, RIP hackers ... It's Cyber-Lord Blunkett to the rescue for UK big biz New system to ensure suppliers are up to scratch on IT security Security21 Sep 2016 | 19
Amnesty International accuses tech giants of battery bastardry Very nasty mines in Democratic Republic of the Congo may be source of your smartmobe Legal19 Jan 2016 | 27
GT sapphire glaziers: You signed WHAT deal with Apple? Worstall @ the Weekend Dear lord, who let these chumps out of the playpen On-Prem16 Nov 2014 | 39
SHATTERED: Apple's jilted glass supplier to shut down sapphire ops Updated GT Advanced Tech to shutter factories, lay off 890 workers On-Prem10 Oct 2014 | 27
No 12-inch maxiPads for Christmas: Suppliers 'smothered by iPhone 6' Apple's rumored big iPad said to be delayed until 2015 Personal Tech09 Oct 2014 | 15
Ex-inmate at Chinese prison: We made airline headsets Claims Dongguan lags were tasered if targets missed Legal26 Jun 2013 | 54
HP clamps down on student labor in Chinese factories Workers must be allowed to leave, too On-Prem08 Feb 2013 | 18
Datawind insists $42 tab isn't Chinese Components of subsidised slabs come from China, but assembly done in India Personal Tech26 Nov 2012 | 11
China fingered as counterfeit parts flood tech supply chain IHS warns all tiers to tighten supplier scrutiny Channel31 Oct 2012 | 10
China reveals new strategy of stockpiling rare earths We don't need no steenkin' WTO On-Prem06 Jul 2012 | 31
2011 sets new record for counterfeit electronics IHS iSuppli says most counterfeits come from Asia, at a rate of one every 15 seconds On-Prem23 May 2012 | 14
China sets up association to handle rare earth disputes Minerals have become a big deal to tech industry On-Prem10 Apr 2012 | 5
Tech titans say sayonara to Japan in quake wake Cruel snub after tsunami rebuild struggle Channel09 Mar 2012 | 13
Acer to dump 3 million laptops onto European market Bargains ahoy: Supply chain a-bulge with boxes Channel13 Jun 2011 | 28
Corporate social responsibility - ya gotta love it Papering over the governance cracks Channel09 Jun 2009 | 2