Articles by Wayne Williams, Editor

Lenovo sold almost 20 million PCs last quarter as businesses scramble to upgrade old devices with Windows 10 EOL deadline looming large

By Wayne Williams Published 10 October 25

Lenovo extends its global PC lead as Windows 10’s looming end-of-life deadline pushes businesses to replace ageing laptops and desktops.

AMD quietly launched a new product which could soon prove immensely useful for AI inference and beyond

By Wayne Williams Published 10 October 25

New AMD Solarflare X4 Ethernet adapters combine proven trading performance with features which could benefit AI inference and edge workloads.

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Oops - Microsoft Defender issues false end-of-life warning for SQL Server 2017 and 2019

By Wayne Williams Published 10 October 25

Microsoft Defender incorrectly reports SQL Server 2017 and 2019 as end-of-life - but don't worry, it's an error.

Forget about Wi-Fi 7, Huawei and others are working on Wi-Fi 7 Advanced to bring 10Gbps speeds to everyone - but what does that mean for Wi-Fi 8?

By Wayne Williams Published 9 October 25

Wi-Fi 7 Advanced promises 10Gbps networking speeds, full IoT integration, and real-time intrusion detection across enterprise networks.

Athena 1 is probably the most secure CPU ever designed - but I don't think the only European CPU will be good enough to challenge rivals when it launches in 2027

By Wayne Williams Published 9 October 25

Athena1 is described as the most secure CPU ever designed, but questions remain over whether Europe’s sovereign chip can compete with rivals when it launches in 2027.

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'Bring your own device is the norm': BYOD has reached epidemic levels as more workers use their personal smartphone for work - and businesses scramble to catch up

By Wayne Williams Published 9 October 25

BYOD is now the workplace norm as research shows unmanaged smartphones, laptops and edge devices are leaving companies vulnerable.

Intel's most powerful CPU ever may have been spotted - 86-core Granite Rapids-WS has a 4.8GHz base speed and will give AMD's ThreadRipper HEDT a run for its money

By Wayne Williams Published 8 October 25

Intel Granite Rapids-WS engineering sample spotted online with 86 cores and 172 threads.

DeepMind's latest AI tool wants to detect and repair software vulnerabilities before they get attacked

By Wayne Williams Published 7 October 25

CodeMender uses AI to automatically detect and fix software vulnerabilities across large open source projects, reducing developer workloads.

Samsung will launch a 512TB PCIe Gen6 SSD but you will have to wait till 2027 as it looks set to compete against Sandisk, Solidigm, SK Hynix and Kioxia - and no, consumers won't even get a whiff of it

By Wayne Williams Published 7 October 25

Samsung plans 512TB PCIe Gen6 SSD launch in 2027, targeting enterprise and servers rather than consumer desktops or laptops.

This mini PC has 192GB of RAM, yes RAM, but that's not the most surprising fact about it - the Orange Pi AI Studio Pro uses a Huawei Ascend 310 that's, on paper, 7x more powerful than AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395

By Wayne Williams Published 7 October 25

Orange Pi launches AI Studio Pro mini PC with dual Huawei Ascend 310 processors and up to 192GB of RAM.

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Qualcomm acquires Arduino in surprising move which puts it right on the edge and at the helm of a 33-million strong maker community

By Wayne Williams Published 7 October 25

Qualcomm acquires Arduino and unveils the powerful UNO Q board built on Dragonwing AI technology.

Meta may spend billions to acquire promising AI accelerator startup to loosen reliance on Nvidia by supercharging its own MTIA AI chip - but what will Jensen say?

By Wayne Williams Published 6 October 25

Meta may spend billions to acquire AI chip startup Rivos in a move that could reduce its dependence on Nvidia.

Hello HaLow: Wi-Fi that goes for miles and through walls wants to cut the Ethernet cord with new developer kits

By Wayne Williams Published 6 October 25

Wi-Fi that goes for miles and through walls now cuts the Ethernet cord with new hardware including HaLowLink 2 gateway.

Samsung will collaborate with OpenAI to develop floating data centers and power plants as Sam Altman rushes to compete with his firm's own partners

By Wayne Williams Published 5 October 25

OpenAI signs letter of intent with Samsung covering semiconductors, floating data centers, and enterprise AI services.

US hyperscalers set to spend nearly $1.2 trillion in just three years, research shows - but I dread to imagine what will happen once the global data market cools down

By Wayne Williams Published 5 October 25

US cloud giants projected to spend $1.15 trillion on data centers by 2027, but analysts warn of risks if global demand slows sharply.

Microsoft Outlook will no longer show inline SVG images regularly exploited in phishing attacks

By Wayne Williams Published 5 October 25

Microsoft Outlook update removes inline SVG from messages to stop attackers abusing the file format.

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AI systems are the perfect companions for cheaters and liars finds groundbreaking research on dishonesty

By Wayne Williams Published 4 October 25

AI agents were far more likely than their human counterparts to cheat when asked, study found.

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Hell freezes over: AMD may team up with Intel to produce chips - but I don't expect Intel foundries to push out Ryzen CPUs anytime soon

By Wayne Williams Published 4 October 25

Intel and AMD are reportedly exploring a possible foundry arrangement which could see it produce some of AMD's chips.

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'Unforgivable Exposure': More than 200,000 industrial systems are needlessly exposed to the web and hackers - and there's no absolutely excuse

By Wayne Williams Published 3 October 25

New report highlights growing exposure of industrial systems as flaws in water treatment, fuel monitoring and building automation leave critical services open to exploitation.

AIC SB407-VA 4U high-density storage server

You can put 70 SSDs and HDDs in this case to deliver almost 3PB capacity - and it got me thinking, why aren't there any 3.5-inch SSDs?

By Wayne Williams Published 3 October 25

AIC SB407-VA packs 70 drive bays into 4U, delivering nearly 3PB capacity with modern Xeon scalability.

Micron takes the HBM lead with fastest ever HBM4 memory with a 2.8TB/s bandwidth - putting it ahead of Samsung and SK Hynix

By Wayne Williams Published 2 October 25

Micron announces industry leading HBM4 with 2.8TB/s bandwidth and 11Gbps pin speeds, claiming performance advantage over Samsung and SK Hynix.

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Portable Lifeprint printer app on iOS and Android leaked millions of user photos and sensitive data - this is what we know

By Wayne Williams Published 2 October 25

Researchers warn Lifeprint photo printer app left millions of private photos and sensitive user details exposed online.

Microsoft Excel turned 40 and almost nobody noticed - world's most popular spreadsheet now faces tough competition from Google Sheets after crushing Lotus 1-2-3 and Borland Quattro Pro

By Wayne Williams Published 2 October 25

Microsoft Excel celebrates 40 years of spreadsheet dominance, but the rapid rise of Google Sheets with its real-time collaboration tools presents a challenge.