Apple not interested in crypto currency
Published in News
Wednesday, 10 November 2021 12:25

Apple not interested in crypto currency

God wants escudos, God wants pesetas, Don't send lira, God don't want small potatoes

Despite its boss Tim Cook admitting that he has bought cryptocurrency Jobs Mob has no intention of providing its fanboys with a way to pay with cryptocurrency anytime soon.

Microsoft releases Windows 11 for education sector
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Apparently it needs some education

Microsoft has announced a new edition of Windows 11 designed specifically for the K-8 education sector, dubbed "Windows 11 SE."

Nearly half of workers think data should be easier to find
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Even after they have looked behind the back of the sofa

New research reveals that nearly half (46 per cent) of UK employees feel it should be much easier to find the information they need to do their jobs.

Motorola Edge 30 Ultra coming
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 09 November 2021 12:11

Motorola Edge 30 Ultra coming

Snapdragon 898 processor alongside 8 or 12GB of RAM

Website TecknikNews claims that a Motorola Edge 30 Ultra with a Snapdragon 898 processor is about to come out.

MicroLEDs will not be around until 2023
Published in Graphics
Tuesday, 09 November 2021 12:09

MicroLEDs will not be around until 2023

Samsung can’t get the right wood

When Samsung showed off its microLED tellies as a rival to the over hyped OLED TVs the pundits applauded.

Microsoft shows off Milan-X benchmarks
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 09 November 2021 12:06

Microsoft shows off Milan-X benchmarks

Large caches make it too sexy for Milan, Tokyo and Japan

Software King of the World has spilt the beans on Milan-X benchmarks to show the performance uplift that 3D V-Cache brings to the table.

AMD has server sales win
Published in News
Tuesday, 09 November 2021 12:02

AMD has server sales win

Meta for

AMD said its EPYC chips were selected by the social media giant Meta (formerly known as Facebook) to help power its data centres at its virtual Accelerated Data Centre Premiere event.

Microsoft prepares to help companies spy on employees
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War on whistleblowers

With companies facing increased pressure to stop doing evil from their own employees, it must be nice to know that the Software King of the World is on their side.

Japan to subsidise domestic chip factories
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Tuesday, 09 November 2021 11:57

Japan to subsidise domestic chip factories

Ironically TSMC is going to be the winner

Japan will create a scheme to subsidise construction of domestic chip factories with a new plant planned by Taiwan's TSMC likely to be the first recipient.

Huawei flogs its x86 server division
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 09 November 2021 11:51

Huawei flogs its x86 server division


Not much point when you can’t buy chips for it

Huawei has sold its x86 server unit to a state-owned Chinese firm.