November 2023

Western Digital Releases 24TB Ultrastar & Gold Hard Drives, 28TB SMR Drives Ramping

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Western Digital is announcing today that it has begun volume shipments of its 24 TB hard drives based on conventional magnetic recording (CMR) to its full customer base. In addition, the company started to ramp up production of its 28 TB HDDs featuring shingled magnetic recording (SMR) that will be used by select customers. The…

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UK government does not see need for specific AI legislation

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The effective governance of artificial intelligence (AI) is a question of regulatory capacity and capability, rather than a need among regulators for new statutory powers, government officials have told MPs. In March 2023, the UK government published its AI whitepaper, outlining five principles that regulators should consider to facilitate “the safe and innovative use of…

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The GAMDIAS Kratos M1-750W PSU Review: For Style Over Substance

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GAMDIAS, a substantial player in the realm of PC power and cooling components, has consistently garnered attention for its innovative approach to crafting gaming hardware solutions. The company emerged on the scene in 2012. Despite its relatively short history, this Taiwanese manufacturer has rapidly gained international recognition, positioning itself as one of the freshest yet…

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Apple Watch Series 9: Release date, price, colors, watchOS 10, and more

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During Apple’s Wonderlust event, the company announced the Apple Watch Series 9. With a few hardware changes, this device marks the first carbon-neutral product by the Cupertino firm. Here’s everything we know about this product, including specs, release date, price, watchOS 10, and more. Design Image source: Apple Inc. Apple Watch Series 9 follows the…

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X & 7970X Review: Revived HEDT Brings More Cores of Zen 4

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AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper 7000 processors mark the latest additions to the high-end desktop (HEDT) market, a segment AMD wants to bring back to the mainstream. Based on AMD’s proven Zen 4 architecture and built on TSMC’s 5nm process, both of AMD’s new Ryzen Threadripper 7000 lineups – Pro and non-Pro – are designed to bring more cores…

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Western Digital Releases WD_Black SN770M: M.2-2230 SSD for Consoles

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Western Digital has unveiled a compact version of its WD_Black SN770 SSD, tailored mainly for handheld gaming consoles such as the Asus ROG Ally and Valve Steam Deck. The WD_Black SN770M delivers the performance typical of a midrange PCIe 4.0 SSD, with support for features like Microsoft’s DirectStorage. As implied by its name, the WD_Black…

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Gartner’s CIO agenda: A Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast

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A great deal of what Tina Nunno, distinguished vice president and Gartner fellow, heard during the Gartner Symposium in Barcelona was around the conversation of generative AI. She says: “It seems to be making its way into almost every conversation that I have with clients within virtually every session, and clients are excited about it.” …

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Apple M3 Max CPU flexes muscles and embarrasses M2 Ultra in battle of the benchmarks

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Apple’s new M3 chips have been the talk of silicon town (population: a whole lot of chips) since they were revealed in refreshed MacBooks (and a new iMac 2023), and now we’ve got some fresh benchmark scores for the SoCs – this time for the M3 Max, excitingly.We’ve already seen Geekbench results for the vanilla…

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Suspected ransomware attack hits Scottish council

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Public services across the Na h-Eileanan Siar – the Outer Hebrides – in Scotland continue to be disrupted following a suspected ransomware attack on the IT systems of the local council, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar. Writing on X, the website formerly known as Twitter, a spokesperson for Comhairle nan Eilean Siar said: “Access to Comhairle…

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How to avoid Android iPhone 15 clones and buy the real thing

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It’s Black Friday season, and you’re undoubtedly hunting for great deals on some of the most coveted gadgets out there. If the iPhone 15 is on your list, you probably know Apple isn’t the way to go. Look for sales from carriers and electronics retailers instead. The second-hand market is an option for cheaper iPhone…

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