AMD’s Ryzen 9000 processors run very nicely under Linux it seems, based on recently conducted testing – and indeed it’s a better OS than Windows 11 when it comes to the performance of Team Red’s latest desktop chips, based on one set of findings.PC Games Hardware (PCGH) put the Ryzen 7 9700X through its paces…
The Post Office has apologised once again to subpostmasters after it was confirmed that a text message intended to warn branch managers of a problem preventing access to the Horizon IT system was never sent. As reported by Computer Weekly earlier this week, about 3,000 Post Office branch counters were unable do business when they…
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Four years after Fortnite was removed from the App Store, iPhone users can once again take advantage of this battle royale in the EU, as Epic Games re-released its most famous games through its Epic Games Store. For Android users, Fortnite is back again globally.Thanks to the EU’s Digital Markets Act, Epic Games could launch…
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With the iPhone 16 expected to be released next month, we now have a clearer picture of the upcoming lineup of Apple’s 2024 smartphones. This time, a well-known leaker has once again teased the possible iPhone 16 Pro colors.On X, Sonny Dickson shared a new photo of four dummy units, showing the possible iPhone 16…
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The number of girls choosing to take computing at GCSE level is rising steadily, with 2024 seeing the third consecutive year of growth. This year, 21,020 female students across the UK took the GCSE computing exam, a rise from 19,061 in 2023. However, with 74,821 male students also sitting the exam, girls are still heavily…
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Following the sinking of his luxury yacht on Monday, Reuters has reported that the body of tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch has been recovered.Lynch was among six people who have been confirmed to have died when the yacht sank after being hit by a sea tornado, known as a waterspout, in the early hours of Monday…
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At FMS 2024, Phison gave us the usual updates on their client flash solutions. The E31T Gen 5 mainstream controller has already been seen at a few tradeshows starting with Computex 2023, while the USB4 native flash controller for high-end PSSDs was unveiled at CES 2024. The new solution being demonstrated was the E29T Gen…
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Following Intel’s run of financial woes and Raptor Lake chip stability issues, the company could use some good news on a Friday. And this week they’re delivering just that, with the first version of the eagerly awaited microcode fix for desktop Raptor Lake processors – as well as the first detailed explanation of the underlying…
Kioxia’s booth at FMS 2024 was a busy one with multiple technology demonstrations keeping visitors occupied. A walk-through of the BiCS 8 manufacturing process was the first to grab my attention. Kioxia and Western Digital announced the sampling of BiCS 8 in March 2023. We had touched briefly upon its CMOS Bonded Array (CBA) scheme…
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If the number of recent organisational closures is anything to go by, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the UK technology sector is struggling. Women Who Code, a charity that supported women in tech, shut its doors in April, citing “factors that have materially impacted our funding sources – funds that were critical to continuing…
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