ESP32 microchip has a backdoor
Published in News
Monday, 10 March 2025 10:34

ESP32 microchip has a backdoor


Lurks in its Bluetooth firmware

Espressif’s popular ESP32 microchip, found in over a billion devices, has been caught with its digital trousers down, thanks to an undocumented "backdoor" lurking in its Bluetooth firmware. 

Budget-friendly RTX 5050 is a bit of a snooze
Published in Graphics


Nvidia just repackaged an old card

Nvidia’s budget-friendly RTX 5050 is finally making the rounds online; from the looks of it, the card is about as exciting as a reheated cup of tea. 

TSMC doing well
Published in News
Monday, 10 March 2025 10:11

TSMC doing well


40 per cent revenue growth

TSMC is on a tear, raking in a staggering 39 per cent revenue growth in the first two months of 2025, largely thanks to the unrelenting demand for Nvidia’s AI chips. 

Musk invades Poland
Published in News
Monday, 10 March 2025 09:45

Musk invades Poland


Claims to have the fate of Ukraine in his paws

Elon [roman salute] Musk has turned a geopolitical crisis into his ego trip by clashing with Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski over Starlink’s role in Ukraine’s defence. 

Apple’s smart home is not that clever
Published in News
Monday, 10 March 2025 09:42

Apple’s smart home is not that clever


Caused by Siri delays

The Fruity Cargo Cult has once again fumbled its smart home hub plans, thanks to its much-hyped but perpetually underwhelming Siri upgrade running into delays. 

Zombie camera army breaking the internet
Published in News
Friday, 07 March 2025 11:30

Zombie camera army breaking the internet


30,000 hijacked security cameras stitched into wrecking ball

A swarm of zombified security cameras has unleashed the biggest cyber onslaught ever recorded, battering the internet with a tidal wave of digital garbage.

US congress calls for Chinese routers to be banned
Published in Network


Including TP-Link

A US congressional committee has warned Americans to chuck-out  their Chinese-made routers, particularly those from TP-Link.

UK deletes encryption advice from website
Published in News


It does seem a bit hypocritical

The UK government has quietly binned its encryption advice just weeks after demanding a backdoor into the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s iCloud storage.

Brother denies having a dose of the HPs
Published in News
Friday, 07 March 2025 09:51

Brother denies having a dose of the HPs


We don’t block third party ink

Brother has denied claims that its firmware updates are sneakily sabotaging printers using third-party cartridges after repair guru Louis Rossman's viral YouTube rant stirred the interwebs.

Trump gives chum Musk a ton of broadband contracts
Published in News


$10 billion to $20 billion

Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump’s administration is giving the boot to fibre internet preferences in the $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) programme, a move that will conveniently funnel more cash into Elon [Roman salute] Musk’s Starlink.