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Cheeky thief mocks Apple’s security
Published in News
Monday, 02 December 2024 09:05

Cheeky thief mocks Apple’s security


Steals IDs and then picks up their gear

The fruity cargo cult Apple is facing a spate of thefts from someone who is mocking its security at all levels.

US electronic prices to increase by $357
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 13 November 2024 09:21

US electronic prices to increase by $357


Trump’s plan to punish China

Donald Trump’s plan to tariff all foreign imports, especially goods from China, is projected to cause PC laptops to increase by an average of $357 in the US buyers.

Oxide launches "first commercial cloud" computer
Published in Cloud


Cloud in your own company 

Oxide, a startup founded by computing experts from Joyent and Dell, launched what it calls the world's first "commercial cloud computer."

Computer in brain is here
Published in News
Monday, 21 November 2022 10:30

Computer in brain is here


Powered by your lungs

Boffins have worked out a way of powering a small computer in your brain by using your lungs.

Janet Jackson crashed my computer
Published in News
Thursday, 18 August 2022 11:11

Janet Jackson crashed my computer


Weird windows bugs

The music video for Janet Jackson's 1989 pop hit Rhythm Nation is a cybersecurity vulnerability.

Computer runs for six months on slime
Published in News
Monday, 16 May 2022 12:53

Computer runs for six months on slime


Photosynthesis could be the new battery


Boffins from the University of Cambridge have managed to run a computer for six months, using blue-green algae as a power source.

Russians bomb retro computer technology museum
Published in News


Pacman machines clearly have a military purpose

One of the casualties of the Russian/Ukraine war has been the destruction of more than 500 pieces of retro computer and technology history.

D-Wave closer to conventional computer
Published in News
Tuesday, 17 July 2018 11:13

D-Wave closer to conventional computer


Quantum effect getting better

D-Wave's general purpose computer that relies on quantum mechanical effects to perform calculations is finally reaching the stage where it can do something useful.

The world is a computer claims Microsoft
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 23 May 2018 11:12

The world is a computer claims Microsoft


Blue screen of death becomes more problematic

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been telling anyone who listens that the "world is now a computer" and if we start thinking that way we will transform everything.

IBM builds smallest computer
Published in News
Tuesday, 20 March 2018 10:22

IBM builds smallest computer


Can't touch this

IBM has been showing off what it calls the world's smallest computer.