‘Redox flow’ batteries simultaneously cool and power chips
The new micro-battery also reaches a record-high in terms of output for its size. Read More
Optane SSD fast enough to be used as memory extender: Intel
Intel’s 3D XPoint storage will not only outdo current SSDs, but can be used in memory pools, the chip giant claims. Read More
Video Roundup: New in data breaches
Data breaches can happen anywhere — from a New York airport to even your living room smart TV. Read More
Acer Swift 5 review: A decent ultrabook at an affordable price
Acer’s 14-inch Swift 5 is competent and attractively priced, and will make a good travelling laptop for business users who don’t want to pay premium ultrabook prices. Read More
Microsoft begins blocking updates for older Windows versions on newer hardware
Windows 7 is supported until 2020, and Windows 8.1 will get updates until 2023, right? Not if you’re trying to run those older Windows versions on new hardware, as some frustrated customers discovered this week. Read More
Snapdragon 200-tier chips to become Qualcomm Mobile
As well as relabelling its processors as ‘platforms’, Qualcomm has said only premium products will be given the Snapdragon branding while all 200-tier products will now be named ‘Qualcomm Mobile’. Read More
Adobe beats Q1 estimates
The Photoshop maker said Creative Cloud revenue reached a record high this quarter, climbing 44 percent year-over-year to $942 million. Read More
Brazilian tablet market continues to decline
Device sales see drop in sales for the second consecutive year, says IDC Read More
Trackballs that I have known and loved: A history in hardware
A recent expedition into my storage room produced a lot of old trackballs. Here are some of the highlights. Read More
Laird Sentrius RG1xx Gateway offers platform for low-power, long-range enterprise IoT deployments
Think IoT is all about turning light bulbs off and on? Think again. Read More