Hardware

Apple and Alibaba both unveil new Arm-based chips

Chips and Components

Apple and Alibaba both unveil new Arm-based chips

Apples's M1 Pro and M1 Max chips feature in the company's latest 14" and 16" MacBook Pro laptops

clock 19 October 2021 • 3 min read
SmarterASP blames power outage for thousands of lost databases

Datacentre

SmarterASP blames power outage for thousands of lost databases

The hosting business has washed its hands of the whole affair

clock 18 October 2021 • 3 min read
Facebook reveals maintenance error was cause of global outage

Server

Facebook reveals maintenance error was cause of global outage

Messaging app Telegram says it gained over 70 million new users during Facebook outage

clock 06 October 2021 • 3 min read
Intel unveils second-gen neuromorphic chip

Chips and Components

Intel unveils second-gen neuromorphic chip

Loihi 2 is designed to mimic the architecture of the human brain

clock 01 October 2021 • 2 min read
EU pushes for USB-C charging for all mobile phones, Apple disagrees

Mobile Phones

EU pushes for USB-C charging for all mobile phones, Apple disagrees

Move will reduce waste and save consumers money says EU; it will stifle choice and innovation says Apple

clock 23 September 2021 • 2 min read
Counterfeit and substandard chips are penetrating the supply chain, industry insiders warn

Chips and Components

Counterfeit and substandard chips are penetrating the supply chain, industry insiders warn

Many electronic manufacturers are now turning to risky supply channels to meet demand

clock 20 September 2021 • 3 min read
Sir Clive Sinclair dies at 81

Hardware

Sir Clive Sinclair dies at 81

Home computing pioneer leaves a legacy of groundbreaking inventions

clock 17 September 2021 • 3 min read
True quantum supremacy and the race to a million qubit chip

Chips and Components

True quantum supremacy and the race to a million qubit chip

Is quantum supremacy - the moment when conventional computers become obsolete - a fiction?

clock 10 September 2021 • 5 min read
TSMC is raising chip prices by 20 per cent - unless you're Apple

Chips and Components

TSMC is raising chip prices by 20 per cent - unless you're Apple

Big customers make big savings

clock 07 September 2021 • 2 min read
Only one in four IT leaders say their company's e-waste policies are 'robust'

Hardware

Only one in four IT leaders say their company's e-waste policies are 'robust'

E-waste contains toxic materials like lead, mercury and cadmium

clock 27 August 2021 • 2 min read
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