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.
Apple prepares for its coronation as Cook eyes "exit"
New king needed as gadgets grow stale
It seems the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is preparing for a royal succession, with Bloomberg whispering that hardware boss John Ternus is the chosen heir to Tim Cook’s polished aluminium throne.
IBM says consultancies must turn into software firms or die
Big Blue’s consulting boss warns that AI agents are coming for the old guard
IBM Consulting boss Mohamad Ali has warned that consultancies will have to reinvent themselves as software companies if they want to survive the artificial intelligence revolution.
OpenAI signs $1 trillion worth of chip deals to feed its AI habit
Money maths doesn't add up
OpenAI is signing about $1 trillion (€940 billion) in deals this year for computing power to keep its artificial intelligence dreams humming.
Qualcomm faces £480 million lawsuit in London
Consumer group says chipmaker’s “private tax” hiked phone prices
Qualcomm is in the legal firing line again, this time facing a £480 million (€560 million) London lawsuit accusing it of abusing its market power to squeeze more money from the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple and Samsung.
No quick way back for Intel
ARM boss says slow EUV adoption and mobile missteps handed TSMC the crown
ARM chief executive Rene Haas has delivered a stinging assessment of Intel’s attempts to compete with TSMC, claiming the chipmaker squandered vital opportunities and is facing a near-impossible climb back to the top.