First it was Japan — now the German navy is also stamping out floppy disks for good
You’d be forgiven for thinking that floppy disks had long gone the way of the dodo, but actually their use is more common than you might imagine – but perhaps…
Living in the past much? Security advice for US colleges warns on ancient iconic file-sharing systems — such as Kazaa and LimeWire
At the turn of the century, piracy was rampant on university campuses across America and beyond – with the arrival of high-speed internet, alongside file-sharing tools like Napster, Kazaa, LimeWire,…
Overclocked mini PC powered by AMD may well be the fastest in its category — Metaphyuni Genesis Cube supports up to 80W TDP, has two LAN ports, can drive four 4K displays and has an OCuLink connector
Although Metaphyuni isn’t a well-known brand outside of China, its latest high-performance mini PC, the Genesis Cube, should have you sitting up and paying attention. The Genesis Cube is available…
NAS PC built by little-known Chinese vendor reminds me of the uber popular HP Proliant Microserver N54L — but it is capable of so much more
The HP Proliant Microserver N54L came out over a decade ago, and was a compact and affordable server designed for small businesses and home users, featuring a 2.2 GHz AMD…
China’s cloud push is coming at a big environmental cost — and it’s affecting Microsoft and others too
A new study has highlighted the slow progress of China’s major cloud computing and data center companies in adopting renewable energy. The Greenpeace report reveals VNEP Group, the operator of…
AT&T just suffered one of the worst data breaches in years – and nobody’s safe
AT&T has admitted that ‘tens of millions’ of customers were involved in a huge data breach that rocked the telecom titan back in 2022. Although the breach impacted AT&T cellphone…
Sounds unbelievable: Chinese tech company devised huge acoustically transparent LED cinema screen with a smart trick that makes massive loudspeakers invisible
Xinjiekou International Cinema in Nanjing Deji Plaza, China, has unveiled what is being touted as the world’s first “acoustically transparent” LED movie screen. The giant display, reportedly the first of…
Millions of email servers could be at risk from Exim security flaw
Researchers have discovered a critical vulnerability in the Exim mail transfer agent, which puts roughly 1.5 million email servers at risk of delivering malware to their users. Exim is a…
Another reason to upgrade — experts warn Internet Explorer is being used to lure in Microsoft users for data theft
Internet Explorer – Microsoft’s old and long-replaced internet browser, is still being used to deploy malware to people’s devices, experts have warned. A report from Check Point Research (CPR) outlined…
The blackmarket for Nvidia H100, A100 AI GPUs is exploding — US-imposed export sanctions cause Chinese buyers to come up with imaginative techniques to get their hands on precious cargo
In October 2022, the Biden Administration announced that it would impose restrictions on the sale of new semiconductors to China, aiming to slow the progress of the Chinese tech sector.…