Arm's shares soar as lockup ends
Published in News


Trading frenzy kicks off

British chip whiz Arm, backed by the mighty Softbank, saw its shares jump 2.1 per cent to a nifty €118.81 after the lockup period from its mega IPO has just ended, and the market's buzzing like a beehive smeared in a jam.

Samsung's chip flip
Published in PC Hardware
13 March 2024

Samsung's chip flip


A tale of tech rivalry and AI ambition

Samsung is eyeing a chip-making method with rival SK Hynix's paws all over it.

Apple’s app store dominance under siege
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Major concession or orchestral manoeuvres in the dark?

Fruity cargo-cult Apple  has made a significant concession in its ongoing battle to maintain control over its App Store empire.

Intel's chip ship sails on amid Huawei storm
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Chipzilla can still make Chinese chips

Intel's dodged a bullet that could've seen it kiss goodbye to a fortune in chip sales to Huawei. Despite the bigwigs in Washington wringing their hands to cut off the flow, Intel's still shipping its shiny processors to the Chinese telecom titan for their laptops.

Google tells Gemini to stop talking about elections
Published in AI


It is more trouble than it is worth

Google's AI chatterbox, Gemini, is getting gagged on gabbing about this year's global elections.

Pentagon refuses to write €2.3 billion cheque for Intel
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Chipzilla's share price feels a bit sick

The Pentagon has reportedly scrapped its €2.3 billion grant earmarked for tech titan Intel, leaving the company’s shares a bit under the weather.

Musk's price cuts crash Tesla values
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Depreciation high

The electric vehicle market is sputtering, with inventories piling up like a traffic jam on the M25, in a desperate bid to keep up, Tesla's been slashing prices like a mad axeman, but it's backfired spectacularly.

Apple schmoozes as anti-trust concerns deepen
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Visits White House 87 times in just four years

Fruity cargo cult Apple supremo Tim Cook, is hoping to head off anti-trust investigations with a White House charm offensive.

Tame Apple Press hypes chips that never were
Published in PC Hardware


For the car, which never was

The Tame Apple Press, which has been hyping Jobs’ Mob’s car vapourware for nearly a decade, continues to spout column inches on Project Titan, claiming it was still worthwhile.

Charged with damage
Published in PC Hardware
12 March 2024

Charged with damage


Laptop battery blunder

Keeping a laptop plugged in is a one-way ticket to Tech Trouble Town.