Here are the Apple products you shouldn’t buy (and three that you can’t buy anymore)
Just because Apple offers something for sale doesn’t mean that it’s a good idea to buy it! Here’s a list of Apple products that you shouldn’t buy, along with one that you can’t buy anymore. Read More
Best Raspberry Pi alternatives
Here is a selection of single board computers for homebrew projects and automation, with prices starting at only $5. Read More
Oracle launches 18c, its autonomous database and automated cybersecurity system
The fewer humans involved with the database and cyberdefense the more secure data will be, argued Oracle CTO Larry Ellison. Read More
Sorry Apple, but I just can’t face using Face ID
The iPhone X is putting facial recognition front and centre — so why does it leave me frowning? Read More
Apple Watch 3 returned: There are better LTE and fitness-focused watches
The Apple Watch Series 3 is a very good smartwatch for iPhone users, but daily charging, chunky design, and iOS limitation forced me to return it after a week. Read More
Microsoft’s Nadella talks hardware and Windows
CEO Satya Nadella says Windows continues to be a very significant part of Microsoft but it’s not the only part. Read More
Turn on iPhone FM radio chips, urges FCC. But iPhone 7, 8 don’t have any, says Apple
Apple is under pressure to “light up” the FM radio alleged to be present in the iPhone. Read More
Building a 300 node Raspberry Pi supercomputer
Commodity hardware makes possible massive, 100,000 node clusters, because, after all, commodity hardware is “cheap” – if you’re Google. What if you want a lot of cycles but don’t have a few million dollars to spend? Think Raspberry Pi. Read More
Umain eyes UWB sensors in sync with Raspberry Pi 3
Umain’s latest development kit for its Ultra Wide Band (UWB) short-distance radar sensor, called HST-D3, works with Raspberry Pi 3 and will allow clients to make new Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Read More
Seagate joined Toshiba Memory purchasing party for $1.25b
In return for its $1.25 billion investment, Seagate expects to enter into a long-term NAND supply contract with Toshiba Memory. Read More