News

Apple just created a super-powered iPhone flashlight widget that no one asked for

2 minutes of reading / Apple, iPhone, Tech / By

iOS 18 preview was full of great surprises, but I assure you no one expected Apple to go this hard when redesigning the iconic flashlight tool. In the first developer’s beta of iOS 18, people noticed that Cupertino tweaked the flashlight widget so it would become more vivid on the iPhone’s Dynamic Island.While the iPhone’s…

Apple just created a super-powered iPhone flashlight widget that no one asked for Read More »

Kubernetes at 10: Persistent storage matures, helped by Operators

7 minutes of reading / AI, automation, cloud-native, containers, Docker, Google, Kubernetes, open source, Tech / By

Kubernetes is 10! Mid-2024 sees the 10th birthday of the market-leading container orchestration platform. It’s a decade that started with containers emerging as a novel way of virtualising applications but storage and data protection that was practically non-existent. Now, Kubernetes offers a mature container platform for cloud-native applications with all the functionality required for the…

Kubernetes at 10: Persistent storage matures, helped by Operators Read More »

Cheaper PCIe 5.0 x4 SSDs Incoming: Silicon Power Demos Phison E31T-Based SSD

3 minutes of reading / Tech / By

Although consumer SSDs based on Phison’s PS5026-E26 controller have been on the market for almost a year and a half now, the class-leading drives still carry a distinct price premium, and to some degree that’s because it’s still one of the only options for a PCIe 5.0 SSD. But it looks like the situation is…

Cheaper PCIe 5.0 x4 SSDs Incoming: Silicon Power Demos Phison E31T-Based SSD Read More »

ChatGPT is coming to iOS 18, but OpenAI missed a big opportunity at WWDC

4 minutes of reading / AI, Apple, chatbot, ChatGPT, Google, Intel, iPhone, Tech / By

I’m a longtime iPhone user, a fan of gen AI products, and a ChatGPT Plus subscriber. All of that tells you that I loved seeing that Apple went with OpenAI’s ChatGPT for iOS 18 integration at WWDC. Of all the chatbots out there, I wanted ChatGPT to come to iOS 18 because it’s currently the…

ChatGPT is coming to iOS 18, but OpenAI missed a big opportunity at WWDC Read More »

An Echo Show smart display is a must-have upgrade for Alexa fans

3 minutes of reading / Amazon, Tech / By

Some people find the current state of smart home tech way too overwhelming to bother with. Then, at the other end of the spectrum, we have smart home enthusiasts who want anything and everything in their homes to be connected. Of course, there’s one thing that unites these two groups that are otherwise polar opposites:…

An Echo Show smart display is a must-have upgrade for Alexa fans Read More »

iOS 18 beta will bring Apple AI to the iPhone, but I might not install it

4 minutes of reading / AI, Apple, ChatGPT, Intel, iPad, iPhone, Tech / By

I’ve been running iOS betas on my iPhone ever since Apple started the program, with one exception. iOS 17 wasn’t exciting enough to warrant installing it on my iPhone 14 Pro last year. With the iOS 18 beta coming this week, I can’t wait to get it going on my iPhone. That’s because I can’t…

iOS 18 beta will bring Apple AI to the iPhone, but I might not install it Read More »

General election 2024: Conservative manifesto promises to continue tech policies

4 minutes of reading / 5G, AI, social media, Tech, Technology / By

The Conservative Party has launched its 2024 general election manifesto, and its plans for technology should the party be returned to power focus largely on a continuation of existing government policies, rather than any major new commitments. The Tory manifesto document highlights many of the programmes and investments put in place by the government in…

General election 2024: Conservative manifesto promises to continue tech policies Read More »

No, It Does Not Fly: Corsair Demos ‘9000D Airflow’ PC Case with 24 Fans

2 minutes of reading / Tech / By

Trade shows like Computex always bring out their fair share of oddities, and this year was no exception, with one of the highlights being a Corsair PC case with no fewer than 24 fans. As one of a handful of companies offering really big desktop PC cases, Corsair was demonstrating its new creature: the 9000D…

No, It Does Not Fly: Corsair Demos ‘9000D Airflow’ PC Case with 24 Fans Read More »

Pure Storage hit by Snowflake credential hackers

3 minutes of reading / data analytics, Tech / By

Pure Storage has stepped forward as the latest known victim of the fast-spreading Snowflake credentials breach, joining a list of over 150 organisations to have had their data stolen by a cyber criminal gang after their Snowflake instances were breached. The data storage specialist said it had confirmed and addressed a security incident involving unauthorised…

Pure Storage hit by Snowflake credential hackers Read More »

Shopping Cart
Scroll to Top