AMD's big Zen 5 gamble
Published in Graphics
22 February 2024

AMD's big Zen 5 gamble


Two sizes

The dark satanic rumour mill has spat out a yarn which claims AMD is using 3nm for its low-power Zen 5c and 4nm for standard Zen 5 CPUs.

Apple fiddles with its battery lifespan adverts to dodge EU rules
Published in Mobiles


Claims iPhones can last longer without any new updates.

Apple has fiddled with the iPhone 15's battery lifespan. The company said its latest iPhones can keep 80 per cent of their original charging capacity after 1,000 cycles — double the previous estimate — without any new hardware or software updates.

Chipzilla bags a big deal with Vole
Published in News


An alliance made in a Japanese film lot 

Intel has landed a contract to make custom chips for the software King of the world, Microsoft.

XBOX boss: we're not ditching disks yet
Published in Gaming


Even if fans are not interested

The gaming chief says Xbox will keep supporting old-fashioned disks but admits that console fans are losing interest.

Nvidia is getting hotter than a 2018 GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Published in News


GPU company's results are on fire

Nvidia says it's on fire with its AI chips and expects even more growth.

Dodgy health watches and rings could kill you, warns FDA
Published in Mobiles


Don't trust them to tell you blood sugar levels

The health agency says it has not given the green light to any gadget that claims to measure blood sugar levels without a blood sample.

Sony announces ALT1350 LPWA chipset commercial availability
Published in News


Internet of things is not what it used to be

Sony Semiconductor Israel has announced that its advanced ALT1350 Wireless System on Chip (SoC) is now up for grabs.

Cyber crooks increasingly using valid passwords
Published in News


ID theft is up

Cybercriminals are using valid passwords to break into networks, making this their favourite trick to cause havoc, according to a new report by IBM.

Apple scammers face 20 years jail
Published in Mobiles


Tame Apple Press brays for blood

Two chaps have been busted for a $3 million iPhone swindle with over 5,000 dodgy devices.

Apple blames the EU for security flaw
Published in News


Even if the EU was no where near the problem

Apple has found a new excuse for the security holes in its app store – it is blaming the EU.