
Charging cables are on their way out
We are drifting toward a wireless future, whether we like it or not
The charging cable is on borrowed time. Sony’s new Xperia 10 VII arrives without a charger or even a USB lead, and that small omission hints at the next big shift in how we power our gadgets.

UK police nab two after ransomware attack on kids’ data
Hackers leaked children’s names and photos
Inspector Knacker of the Yard has fingered the collar of two suspects after a ransomware gang nicked data from a London childcare outfit looking after more than 8,000 children.

Pixel 10 Pro XL proves Google cannot build a gaming chip
Tensor G5 leaves gamers wondering if Mountain View tested it
The Google Pixel 10 Pro XL is meant to show off the best of Google’s hardware and artificial intelligence, but the company’s latest flagship behaves like it is allergic to gaming.

Microsoft wants to ditch Nvidia and AMD for its own silicon
Vole needs a bit of leverage
Software King of the World, Microsoft has decided it no longer wants to live under the silicon thumb of AMD or Nvidia and wants to rely more on its home brew chips.

Mice can rat on users
High-DPI peripherals into creepy little spies
A group of researchers from the University of California, Irvine, have emerged from their smoke filled labs with a way of turning a RGB gaming mouse into a spy.