Apple clings to Tim Cook while its talent legs it
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Bloomberg pours cold water on CEO-exit fantasies as engineers flee for shinier toys

The fruity cargo cult, Apple cannot even manage a clean rumour cycle these days, with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman now rubbish­ing earlier claims that Tim Cook was about to shuffle off the CEO perch next year.

AMD confirms price hikes
Published in Graphics


Prices rise by ten per cent

AMD has told its graphics card partners to brace for a price rise across its entire GPU lineup after DRAM costs shot up again, putting an end to the brief spell when Radeon RX 9000 cards drifted back to their launch stickers.

Magician locks himself out of his own hand
Published in Mobiles


RFID party trick goes sideways after forgotten password

A hi-tech stage magician managed to baffle himself after forgetting the password to an RFID chip he had implanted in his hand.

Zorin OS 18 racks up a million downloads
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Defecting Windows users make up the bulk of the curious crowd

Open saucy Zorin OS 18 has clocked a million downloads in a single month, which is not bad for a Linux distro trying to lure disillusioned Windows refugees.

Napster’s magical mystery investor vanishes
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Shareholders told that the long-promised billions may never arrive

Napster stunned its faithful when an online shareholder meeting on 20 November revealed that the massive investor it had been boasting about since January was unlikely to deliver the cash.