Chip wars take startling new twist
Published in AI
Thursday, 19 September 2019 04:06

Chip wars take startling new twist


Advance Intelligence:
ARMed and ready?

At a press conference here in Shanghai, a senior executive at Huawei suggested that Intel and X86 CPUs aren't up to coping with heavy lifting.

Honor 20 Lite: Does it delight?
Published in Reviews
Tuesday, 16 July 2019 15:12

Honor 20 Lite: Does it delight?


Review:
Cute little phone that won't break the bank

A month or two back I attended the launch of the Honor 20 series in Battersea where the company showed off a number of phones including the Honor 20 Lite, the baby of the family.

VR: It's life, Jim, but not as we know it
Published in News
Wednesday, 03 July 2019 23:09

VR: It's life, Jim, but not as we know it


Mike Magee Rave Catch the moment

I volunteered earlier this week to take part in an experiment conducted by Oxford University boffins. It was highly alarming. I won't give specific details because I think it is intended to help and not harm people.

Via might save Huawei's bacon
Published in News
Monday, 24 June 2019 10:49

Via might save Huawei's bacon


Chinese firm caught between ROC and hard place

While US semiconductor firms Intel and AMD and others are effectively banned from shipping their technology to Chinese giant Huawei, another firm could fill the X86 processor hole in its motherboards.

Robotic companies – don't box us in!
Published in AI
Thursday, 20 June 2019 21:48

Robotic companies – don't box us in!


Mike Magee's Rave: Blatant disregard of Isaac Asimov's law of robotics

Earlier this week I had a missive from a large energy company which I won't name.  Oh, I may as well.

Huawei: Ennui thought it was the zeitgeist
Published in News


Opinion: Mike Magee's Rave - War of the Worlds kicks off

I never in my wildest dreams – and my dreams are wild, by the way – that I considered that a headline could combine Mandarin, French, English and German. This one has.

Winklepickers
Published in News
Tuesday, 28 May 2019 20:55

AMD's Su demands end to tech wars


Shall we stock up again?

The chief executive officer of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has given a clear warning about the fragility of the semiconductor supply chain, prompted by the ever fiercer rattling of sabres between the United States of America and mainland China.

ARM severs links with Huawei
Published in News
Wednesday, 22 May 2019 12:17

ARM severs links with Huawei


This is all getting alARMing

British based ARM has told its employees that cooperation with Chinese giant Huawei must stop.

Honor downbeat at telephone launch
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 22 May 2019 10:24

Honor downbeat at telephone launch

It's football crazy

An uncharacteristically understated presentation at the hard to find Battersea Evolution conference centre marked Honor's presentation of a range of phones.

Huawei launches first 5G phone
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 17 May 2019 15:35

Huawei launches first 5G phone

Due next month

Chinese smartphone company Huawei said that its first commercial 5G phone will launch on the 20th of June and cost £999.