AI and agents were big focuses at AWS re:Invent 2025, with the cloud giant unveiling a host of new services and platforms to supercharge capabilities and encourage wider usage. But with so much hype and speculation around the technology, how realistic can these lofty goals actually be? I spoke to some of the leading minds…
UEFI flaw leaves ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, and ASRock motherboards exposed to DMA attacks Firmware falsely reports IOMMU protection enabled, allowing malicious PCIe devices pre‑boot access Riot Games discovered issue; users should apply vendor firmware updates to mitigate risk A vulnerability in the implementation of UEFI firmware has left many popular motherboards vulnerable to direct memory…
I’ve tested upwards of 30 ereaders in the last 9 years and my current favourite is the Kobo Libra Colour. This 7-inch colour ereader is, in fact, my pick for the best ereader you can buy right now, as it manages to balance price and functionality very well. I’m also extremely partial to its physical…
If you’re shopping for a high-end desktop CPU and don’t want to spend over the odds, this AMD EPYC deal is well worth your consideration. The EPYC 7532 is a 32 core, 64 thread server processor selling for under $140, offering an astonishing level of compute power for the price. The CPU comes from AMD’s…
2025 has been a massive year for gaming hardware. Not only have we had entirely new ways to play in the form of the Nintendo Switch 2 and the Asus ROG Xbox Ally handhelds, but some of our favorite brands have also put out some of their most accomplished products to date. The 8BitDo Ultimate…
This Acer Nitro V deal is one of those rare moments where the price actually feels too good to be true. Now retailing for just $549 at Walmart (down from $929) this laptop undercuts most systems in its class by a wide margin, yet it still packs an RTX 5050 GPU, 16GB of RAM, and…
Gemini 3 Flash often invents answers instead of admitting when it doesn’t know something The problem arises with factual or high‑stakes questions But it still tests as the most accurate and capable AI model Gemini 3 Flash is fast and clever. But if you ask it something it doesn’t actually know – something obscure or…
Qualcomm completes Alphawave Semi acquisition roughly one quarter ahead of schedule Qualcomm adds high-speed wired connectivity assets through Alphawave Semi acquisition Alphawave Semi technologies will be integrated alongside Qualcomm’s Oryon and Hexagon chips Qualcomm has completed its acquisition of Alphawave Semi, closing the deal roughly one quarter earlier than initially projected. The transaction formally brings…
External 4TB SSDs now undercut slower internal SATA storage on price Memory production shifts are reshaping NAND supply and storage pricing dynamics SATA SSDs face shrinking relevance as NVMe and external drives converge Large capacity external SSDs are now selling for less than internal 4TB SATA drives, a situation driven by the ongoing changes in…
Arm’s valuation drops massively as investors react to Qualcomm’s shift toward RISC-V development Qualcomm’s Ventana acquisition prompts concerns about future Arm demand Market response reflects uncertainty over evolving CPU strategies Arm’s market value dropped sharply following Qualcomm’s announcement of its acquisition of Ventana Micro Systems, triggering renewed concern about the British chip designer’s long term…