Personal Tech
Loser Trump's last financial disclosure docs reveal Tim Cook gave him $5,999 Mac Pro, the 'first' made in Texas
But that's fake news
21 Jan 13:01 | 52
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Chip fab Intel said to be using better chip fab TSMC to make 5nm Core i3 processors, 20% of its non-CPU parts
And 3nm mid-to-high-end silicon to follow, claims analyst house
21 Jan 08:14 | 15
Personal Tech
Raspberry Pi Foundation moves into microcontrollers with the $4 Pi Pico using homegrown silicon
Dual-core Arm Cortex-M0+ board for hobbyists and power users alike
21 Jan 07:00 | 67
Personal Tech
So what can we expect from a Joe Biden White House when it comes to tech? We'll try to answer that right now
As Amazon tells the President: Vaccinate our staff, and we'll help you distribute it to everyone else
21 Jan 03:55 | 31
Personal Tech
Leaked memo suggests LG is thinking about quitting the smartphone biz in 2021
'The employment will be maintained, so there is no need to worry,' says CEO
20 Jan 21:09 | 9
Personal Tech
One minute you're a peripheral maker chugging along nicely, the next the world can't seem to get enough of Logitech's kit
Nearly every division enjoyed double or triple-digit growth for Q3 '21
20 Jan 14:01 | 7
Personal Tech
Screw you, gadget-menders! No really, you'll need loads of screwdrivers to fix Apple's AirPods Max headphones
Surprisingly fixable... with a bulging toolbox
20 Jan 09:30 | 45
Personal Tech
MediaTek's latest Dimensity phone chippery is 25 per cent faster than its predecessor, supports 200MP cameras
But remember – more pixels doesn't automatically mean better pictures
20 Jan 07:20 | 22
Personal Tech
Qualcomm crosses '865 Plus' from its Snapdragon chips, scribbles on '870', pushes in a few more MHz
Expect it in handsets from Motorola, iQOO, OnePlus, OPPO, Xiaomi
20 Jan 05:20 |
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Indian government slams Facebook over WhatsApp 'privacy' update, wants its own Europe-style opt-out switch
Nation's IT ministry wants what Brussels is having
19 Jan 23:57 | 27
Personal Tech
Brave bets on the decentralized web with IPFS browser support for a more peer-to-peer approach
Peer-to-peer protocol promises availability and resilience, but awaits proof of speed and resource thrift
19 Jan 17:00 | 16
Personal Tech
Samsung tones down sticky stuff in the Galaxy S21 series, simplifying repairs massively
Glue you! Well not anymore. Early signs are positive ahead of launch, but it's not without issues
19 Jan 13:31 | 23
Personal Tech
Facebook tells Portuguese court that a biz called Oink And Stuff makes profile-harvesting browser extensions
Not a machine-generated headline, we swear
17 Jan 08:42 | 31
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Apple reportedly planning to revive the MagSafe charging standard with the next lot of MacBook Pros
While the Touch Bar is to be banished
15 Jan 23:07 | 103
Personal Tech
Did anyone tell Logitech about lockdown? Biz launches pricey video chat kit for office conference rooms and 'huddle spaces'
One more thing to, er, look forward to when the pandemic ends
14 Jan 21:00 | 17
Personal Tech
Samsung rolls out new Galaxy S21 range, including extra-lux Ultra
Just your Stylus? Pen support moves to latest flagship models
14 Jan 19:21 | 38
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Flash in the pan: Raspberry Pi OS is the latest platform to carve out vulnerable tech
Meanwhile, hello Epson drivers?
14 Jan 13:18 | 66
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Beagleboard peeps tease dual-core 64-bit RISC-V computer with GPU, AI acceleration, more for under 100 quid
UnArmed to the teeth: Early versions to ship in April, more to follow in September
14 Jan 08:06 | 26
Personal Tech
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says Trump ban means the service has failed
‘I do not celebrate or feel pride in our having to ban @realDonaldTrump’ says @Jack
14 Jan 07:32 | 92
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Airbnb, or not to be, if you're headed to Washington DC: Biz cancels bookings over fears of inauguration insurrection
Hosts, guests paid off to 'ensure hate group members are not part of the Airbnb community'
13 Jan 21:15 | 19
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Loser Trump's last financial disclosure docs reveal Tim Cook gave him $5,999 Mac Pro, the 'first' made in Texas
But that's fake news
Cloud
On his way out, Trump emits exec order suggesting US cloud giants must verify ID of all foreign customers
Know-your-client demand may just be ignored by incoming Biden admin
Software
If my calculations are correct, when Google Chrome hits version 88, you're gonna see some serious... security
Manifest v3 plus JavaScript timer throttling, vuln fixes, FTP killed off, etc
Software
Windows Product Activation – or just how many numbers we could get a user to tell us down the telephone
A confession from ex-Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer. Also: WPA fun in the Registry
Analysis
With depressing predictability, FCC boss leaves office with a list of his deeds... and a giant middle finger to America
A last gasp for the era of alternate facts
Personal Tech
Raspberry Pi Foundation moves into microcontrollers with the $4 Pi Pico using homegrown silicon
Dual-core Arm Cortex-M0+ board for hobbyists and power users alike
Security
Malwarebytes says its Office 365, Azure tenancies invaded by SolarWinds hackers, insists its tools are still safe to use
Points finger at privilege escalation via application rights in Azure AD, which Microsoft says is as designed
Security
Dnsmasq, used in only a million or more internet-facing devices globally, patches not-so-secret seven spoofing, hijacking flaws
Get your updates when you can for gear from scores of manufacturers
DevOps
Over long US weekend, GitHub HR boss quit after firing Jewish staffer who warned Nazis were at the Capitol
Microsoft-owned code silo admits 'significant errors of judgment and procedure'
Artificial Intelligence
Top engineer who stole trade secrets from Google's self-driving division pardoned on Trump's last day as president
As recommended by Peter Thiel
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Personal Tech
Backers of Planet Computers' Astro Slide 5G phone furious after shock specs downgrade
'We have been sold a lemon here'
13 Jan 10:12 | 83
CES
What's that you got there, AMD? More Ryzen chips? Yeah, OK, we could do with some of those
Assuming we can get our hands on these 7nm Zen 3 parts. Plus: Epyc and Nvidia teases
13 Jan 07:28 | 27
Personal Tech
Sweet! Your boss is going to get you a plush new headset, says Gartner as wearable spending to soar almost 20%
Analysts predict market to grow to $81.5bn from $68.9bn in 2021
12 Jan 12:14 | 4
CES
Your 60-second guide to what Intel announced at CES. Or in 5 seconds: New laptop chips
And some desktop parts, from 14nm and eight cores to 10nm and four cores
12 Jan 07:54 | 15
Personal Tech
All it took was a pandemic to revive PCs: Canalys proclaims sales up 25% in Q4 as world+dog stays home
The PC is dead, says no one any longer, unless it's a desktop
12 Jan 07:34 | 19
Comment
Trump's gone quiet, Parler nuked, Twitter protest never happened: There's an eerie calm – but at what cost?
Tech giants leap between positions, leave policy makers uncomfortable
11 Jan 22:51 | 215
Personal Tech
Better battery, LTE and a removable SSD in Microsoft's Surface Pro 7+
More RAM also on offer for those with deep pockets
11 Jan 19:06 | 9
Personal Tech
Loser Trump is no longer useful to Twitter, entire account deleted over fears he'll whip up more mayhem
Don't worry, Mr President, we've found another platform for you: /dev/null
09 Jan 01:15 | 348
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Samsung profits – and shares – soar despite challenges in memory and mobile markets
Stock prices sitting pretty at an all-time high of $2,020 after earnings guidance
08 Jan 18:28 |
Personal Tech
Trump silenced online: Facebook, Twitter etc balk at insurrection, shut the door after horse bolts and nearly burns down the stable
Even ecommerce platform Shopify permanently shutters Don's shops
07 Jan 21:50 | 173
Personal Tech
Away from the besuited world of the ThinkPad, Lenovo lets its hair down with refreshed IdeaPad and Yoga lineups
Revolving screens, 5G, and an Alexa-based Show Mode
07 Jan 19:38 | 2
Personal Tech
TikTok to be hit by a UK class-action-style lawsuit backed by the Children's Commissioner
And funded by private venture that'll take a chunk of the damages for itself
07 Jan 10:04 | 14
Comment
Failed insurrection aside, Biden is going to be president in two weeks. What does it mean for tech policy?
We may finally get that privacy legislation, net neutrality
07 Jan 02:47 | 155
Updated
If you're a WhatsApp user, you'll have to share your personal data with Facebook's empire from next month – or stop using the chat app
If you don't agree then, well, you'll just have to use the infinitely better Signal
06 Jan 23:09 | 143
Personal Tech
Intel calls last orders on 300-series motherboard chipsets
It's 400, or indeed the 500 series, from here on out
06 Jan 15:00 | 3
Personal Tech
Huawei to drop out of top 6 smartphone vendors in 2021 after Honor jettison – analyst
Chinese giant continues to feel bite of supply chain pressures
05 Jan 16:32 | 1
Review
The myth of fingerprints: The Xiaomi 10T Pro is well-rounded, but it's definitively a sub-flagship handset
144Hz refresh rate and a 108MP camera?
05 Jan 08:04 | 29
Personal Tech
Wanna know a semi-secret? Samsung's semi-rugged Galaxy XCover Pro is more than a semi-industrial curiosity
Extra support, extra options, designed for hard work but won’t disgrace itself in everyday life
04 Jan 13:15 | 8
Personal Tech
Realme 7 5G: Parents, this is the phone you should have got your kids for Christmas
It has everything most normal people would want and costs £279
01 Jan 13:15 | 60
