Samsung and Apple were paid billions to promote Google
Published in Mobiles


Monopoly game continues 

Samsung and Apple were paid a small fortune to promote Google's search engine on their devices, a US court was told.

Western Digital spins off flash memory business
Published in PC Hardware


Japan's Kioxia talks stalled

Western Digital is to spin off its flash memory business after talks of merging the unit with Japan's Kioxia stalled. 

Windows CE is no more
Published in News
Tuesday, 31 October 2023 11:51

Windows CE is no more


And we never knew what CE ever stood for

Microsoft's dedicated OS for embedded and pocket devices, Windows CE, has reached the end of its support lifetime and is no more.

BMW's in-car wireless charging breaks iPhones
Published in News


We are not sure who is in the right here 

Two of the world's most beloved tribes are going to war over wireless charging. 

Brits tell Meta to stop using Threads name
Published in News
Tuesday, 31 October 2023 11:26

Brits tell Meta to stop using Threads name


Threadsit 

A British software company is giving Meta 30 days to stop using the name Threads in the UK because it owns the trademark.

Apple shows off new chips in old laptop
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 31 October 2023 11:21

Apple shows off new chips in old laptop


Entry level hardware for the price of an expensive computer

Fruity cargo cult Apple’s "Scary Fast" event turned out to be pushing an over-priced “entry-level” laptop with one of its over-hyped M3 in-house chips on board.

Apple Watch could be banned in the US
Published in IoT
Monday, 30 October 2023 11:44

Apple Watch could be banned in the US


Turns out it did not invent the technology after all 

Fruity cargo cult Apple is facing an import ban of its watches in the US after the International Trade Commission ruled it stole another companies idea. 

Car manufacturers admit EVs plans are already failing
Published in Transportation


Perhaps trying to make them too expensive might be the cause

Car manufacturers are coming clean that their plans to replace petrol cars are failing – at least for now.

Oxide launches "first commercial cloud" computer
Published in Cloud


Cloud in your own company 

Oxide, a startup founded by computing experts from Joyent and Dell, launched what it calls the world's first "commercial cloud computer."

US can't stop Huawei making advanced chips
Published in News
Monday, 30 October 2023 11:08

US can't stop Huawei making advanced chips


It can only encourage them to do it faster

The US can't stop Huawei and SMIC from making progress in chip technology, in fact they already have the machines to get to 5 nanometers.