Pixel 10 forced battery throttle can't be switched off
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Google locks users into slower charging and reduced battery capacity 

Search giant Google has confirmed that its new Pixel 10 series phones will force users to accept automatic battery throttling through its Battery Health Assistance feature, which can't be disabled.

Google dumps Samsung for TSMC on Pixel 10
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 22 August 2025 10:48

Google dumps Samsung for TSMC on Pixel 10


G5 processor gets built on N3P as Pixel shifts foundry strategy

Google has ditched Samsung as the maker of its Tensor chips and signed up with TSMC.

Wall Street Journal hackette finally notices Apple’s AI is rubbish
Published in AI


Nguyen realises the Pixel 10 actually works

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s grip on reality is slipping, and not even its favourite tame journos are buying the hype anymore. Nicole Nguyen [pictured] at the Wall Street Journal appears to have broken ranks after playing with Google’s Pixel 10.

Qualcomm slaps satellite on new smartwatch chip
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Snapdragon W5 Gen 2 adds safety tricks but not much grunt

Qualcomm has refreshed its smartwatch silicon after three years, but anyone hoping for a serious performance leap will have to keep waiting.

Google’s Pixel 10 gets serious about AI
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 21 August 2025 09:40

Google’s Pixel 10 gets serious about AI


New chips, flashy zoom and generative tricks in shiny recycled wrappers

The search giant has unwrapped its 10th generation Pixel phones, and it looks like someone finally got serious about AI on a handset.

OpenAI’s GPT-5 wins over enterprise despite user backlash
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Corporates chase speed, cost, and brainpower

OpenAI might be taking flak for GPT-5’s "less intuitive" feel, but the enterprise crowd is lapping it up. The chatbot’s newly launched brainchild is already getting jammed into products across the coding and productivity world.

Perplexity offers $34.5bn to buy Chrome
Published in AI
Wednesday, 13 August 2025 09:55

Perplexity offers $34.5bn to buy Chrome


AI upstart reckons it can do Google’s job better

Perplexity has lobbed a $34.5 billion offer to buy the Chrome browser, even though the AI firm is only worth about half that much.

Quantum computing arms race heats up
Published in News
Wednesday, 13 August 2025 09:32

Quantum computing arms race heats up


Everyone wants to build the first machine that does something useful

The long-held fantasy of quantum computing is now looking more like a knuckle-busting engineering war.

US consumers paying for Big Tech’s bargain power bills
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Data centres blamed for pushing household electricity costs skyward

State governments across the US are starting to feel the heat from consumers who are being asked to foot the power bills of Big Tech data centres.

Google trolls Apple over Siri AI shambles
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Tuesday, 05 August 2025 09:25

Google trolls Apple over Siri AI shambles


Pixel 10 ad tells users its time to get a proper phone

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is once again being mocked for overpromising and underdelivering, this time by none other than rival Google.