Microsoft Publisher faces the axe
Published in News
Friday, 16 February 2024 11:16

Microsoft Publisher faces the axe


End of an error 

After years of faithful service, Microsoft Publisher is set to bid adieu as it reaches the end of its life cycle, leaving fans of the desktop publishing tool in a frenzy.

Nvidia overtakes tech titans in market race
Published in News
Friday, 16 February 2024 10:57

Nvidia overtakes tech titans in market race


AI pushes Nvidia past Google

GPU maker Nvidia, has surged past Google's parent company, Alphabet, and retail titan Amazon to clinch the coveted third spot in the US market value charts.

OpenAI takes on Google with new search product
Published in News


Taking on the Google search jugganaught with the best of Bing 

OpenAI has been working on a web search product that would make the Microsoft-backed startup a bigger rival to Google.

Google plans to save old Windows PCs from the bin
Published in PC Hardware


Although it is not as good as it sounds

Google said it will let firms install ChromeOS Flex on their Windows devices, "saving millions of PCs from being dumped after Microsoft stops supporting Windows 10 next year."

Apple ruins its iOS in a petulant dig at EU
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 16 February 2024 09:43

Apple ruins its iOS in a petulant dig at EU

Throws its toys out of the pram

Fruity cargo cult Apple has defaced its iPhone's Home Screen as part of a passive-aggressive attack on EU regulation.

Microsoft makes Windows 11 a bigger nightmare for old PCs
Published in News


Fear the reaper

The software King of the World, Microsoft, has made running Windows 11 on an old PC even harder.

Zuck slams Apple's pricey face gadget
Published in News
Thursday, 15 February 2024 10:32

Zuck slams Apple's pricey face gadget


The emperor has no clothes

Apple's Vision Pro is getting a lot of stick now that it can be stuck to faces and now Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has joined in.

Microsoft foils cyber plot by rogue states
Published in AI
Thursday, 15 February 2024 10:25

Microsoft foils cyber plot by rogue states


AI being used as a weapon of choice

Software King of the World Microsoft said it had spotted and stopped attempts by U.S. enemies -- mainly Iran and North Korea and also Russia and China -- to use or abuse clever AI made by the firm and its mate to launch or plan nasty cyber attacks. 

Apple's boasts of “new” AI tool
Published in News
Thursday, 15 February 2024 10:13

Apple's boasts of “new” AI tool


Apple sauce -- Boldly inventing what has already been created before

Apple boffins have shown off a new AI tool called "Keyframer" which uses the power of big language models (BLMs) to make static images move.

ECHR slams encryption backdoors as human rights breach
Published in News


Puts some governments in a difficult position

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that cracking encryption puts human rights at risk.