
Microsoft to kill off Skype
May day, may day
Software King of the World Microsoft is planning to shut down Skype in May 2025, encouraging users to transition to Microsoft Teams for their communication needs.

Intel faces new telco rival
Last thing it needs
With all its current woes, the last thing that Intel needs is a rival going after its telecom business, but 2025 has bought just that.

Trump needs to loosen AI chip reins or lose allies to China
Microsoft’s warning
Microsoft has implored President Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump's administration to rethink its export controls on advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips.

Australia comes the raw prawn with Kaspersky
Unacceptable security risk
The Aussie government has expelled Kaspersky Lab from its digital corridors, citing significant security concerns.

Command & Conquer source code released
EA throws a bone to gamers
Electronic Arts (EA) has released the source code for several classic Command & Conquer titles.

Altman's giant GPT-4.5 hits a wall
Can’t get enough GPUs
OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, has unveiled the company's latest brainchild: GPT-4.5, but don’t expect to see it anytime soon.

Apple’s find my fiasco
Bluetooth devices aren’t safe feature
Boffins at George Mason University have uncovered a glaring flaw new feature in Apple's overhyped Find My network.

Thermal Grizzly now offers delidded CPUs with warranty
Optimal for Thermal Grizzly direct-die cooling solutions
Thermal Grizzly, a well-known name in the overclocking and hardware enthusiast crowd, has now started to offer delidded CPUs that even come with a warranty.

BIWIN introduces OC Lab Gold Edition DW100 RGB DDR5 memory kit
With Dual EXPO profiles
BIWIN has introduced its new memory kits that have been developed in cooperation with the OC Lab, the OC Lab Gold Edition DW100 RGB DDR5, which has two EXPO profiles, DDR5-8000 CL34 and CL36 and DDR5-6400 CL28.

Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Series takes centre stage
Snapdragon Summit in Southeast Asia
Qualcomm showcased its Snapdragon X-powered device lineup at the Snapdragon Summit in Southeast Asia (SEA).