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Huawei reveals competition for new iPhones
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Tuesday, 10 September 2024 11:27

Huawei reveals competition for new iPhones


Tame Apple press ironically complains it is expensive.

Huawei’s latest smartphone has already received more than three million pre-orders, before it launches today and rains on Apple’s parade.  

Aussie boffins create new way for photonic chip development
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Could make the leap to consumer products

Boffins from the Australian National University, alongside their partners at Northwestern Polytechnical University have emerged from their smoke filled labs with a new engineering marvel for on-chip light sources, which could pave the way for photonic chips to become ubiquitous in consumer electronics.

Irish guy beats Musk and wins $600,000
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Tuesday, 10 September 2024 11:18

Irish guy beats Musk and wins $600,000


Teaches him a lesson on employment law

An Irish man took Elon [look at me] Musk to court over his employment antics and won.

RTX's GPS satellites face more delays
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Tuesday, 10 September 2024 11:14

RTX's GPS satellites face more delays


Space Force sees further delays

A month before its much-anticipated delivery, after years of delays and ballooning costs, RTX's $7.6 billion ground network for GPS satellites remains a quagmire of issues that could further delay its acceptance by the US Space Force.

Google anti-trust case opens
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Tuesday, 10 September 2024 11:06

Google anti-trust case opens


DoJ claims Google uses ad tech like a sledgehammer

The anti-trust case against Google has started in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia with the DoJ claiming that the search engine outfit has been wielding its ad tech like a sledgehammer, violating antitrust laws in the process.

Toshiba releases new family of helium sealed HDDs
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Give your data a squeaky voice

Toshiba has released its new Mx11 family of helium-sealed high-capacity HDDs.

AMD shuns GPU enthusiast crowd
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Monday, 09 September 2024 11:24

AMD shuns GPU enthusiast crowd


Wants to focus on low to mid range

A dark satanic rumour claiming that AMD wants to move away from the high-end enthusiast GPU crowd to focus on cheap and cheerful chips has been confirmed.

Silicon Valley boss wants Musk prosecuted
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Monday, 09 September 2024 11:06

Silicon Valley boss wants Musk prosecuted


Lowering the standards of the world

Silicon Valley investor Roger McNamee has called for Elon [look at me] Musk to be "prosecuted," claiming the Tesla and SpaceX CEO is "undermining" the federal government.

Generation Z can’t type
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Monday, 09 September 2024 11:02

Generation Z can’t type


Training plummeted

While they were supposed to be computer wiz kids, Generation Z famously can’t type.

Activists want "guaranteed minimum support time"
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Unfortunately in the US where governments do what they are told

Digital rights activists want device manufacturers to disclose a "guaranteed minimum support time" for their gadgets and for federal regulations to ensure a product's core functionality remains intact even after software updates cease.