Articles by Wayne Williams, Editor

Wayne Williams is a freelancer writing news for TechRadar Pro. He has been writing about computers, technology, and the web for 30 years. In that time he wrote for most of the UK’s PC magazines, and launched, edited and published a number of them too.

Articles by: Wayne Williams

World's first PC with AMD's most powerful GPU ever is here - Elsa's Veluga includes a Radeon AI Pro R9700 at a surprisingly affordable price tag

By Wayne Williams published 24 August 25

Elsa Japan launches Veluga-D A70S G6 workstation with AMD’s most powerful AI GPU, Radeon AI Pro R9700.

This is probably the fastest PC under $1000 right now - Geekom A9 Max can drive four 8K monitors, runs an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX370 APU and has Windows 11 Pro

By Wayne Williams published 23 August 25

Geekom A9 Max mini PC is powered by the AMD Ryzen AI 9 processor with Radeon 890M graphics and can drive four 8K monitors simultaneously.

BenQ has released a pro 4K monitor that has something no rival offers: a 2.1 sound system with a small but useful woofer

By Wayne Williams published 23 August 25

BenQ launches 32-inch 4K monitor with color calibrated visuals and a built in 2.1 sound system including a compact woofer.

Here's how Nvidia and AMD hardware are being used in surprising ways to build Nvidia's fastest GPU ever

By Wayne Williams published 23 August 25

Nvidia and AMD hardware are both being used with Cadence tools to create the fastest GPUs yet.

This ultra mobile 'workstation PC' can probably fit in my (large) jeans pocket - GPD Win 5 portable gaming console is a Pro dream as it packs AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU but watch out for the $2000 price tag

By Wayne Williams published 22 August 25

GPD Win 5 is powered by AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU, delivering desktop-class performance in a compact portable gaming device.

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UK businesses are replacing VPNs with proxy services because of 'tighter regulations' and expected 'restrictions'

By Wayne Williams published 22 August 25

Growing proxy adoption reflects businesses preparing for uncertainty, while UK regulators consider tighter VPN restrictions.

Blackview just launched a rugged tablet with a projector and a 108-megapixel camera sensor - and I can't believe how good it is

By Wayne Williams published 21 August 25

Blackview's Active 12 Pro rugged tablet has a 108MP rear camera, projector, LED camping light, and long lasting 30,000mAh battery power.

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Google, AMD and Intel catching up on Nvidia? Survey shows almost a third of AI teams now use non-Nvidia hardware

By Wayne Williams published 20 August 25

Survey shows Nvidia remains dominant in AI hardware, but Google, AMD and Intel adoption is growing as budget constraints, cloud reliance and power needs reshape decisions.

This chip designer you've never heard of reveals first thermodynamic silicon in a bid to reduce AI's unsustainable energy consumption

By Wayne Williams published 20 August 25

Normal Computing claims its CN101 thermodynamic chip could help curb AI’s growing energy appetite.

This 2-bay NAS can accommodate up to 60TB of hard drive storage and supports up to 50 user accounts

By Wayne Williams published 19 August 25

TerraMaster's F2-425 2-bay NAS offers Intel x86 N5095 quad-core performance, 60TB capacity, and advanced security features designed for home users and small office professionals.

The world's first portable color ePaper monitor has gone on sale - but don't expect it to be affordable just yet

By Wayne Williams published 18 August 25

13.3-inch Bigme B13 color ePaper monitor goes on sale - but is it worth the cost?

Sixunited XN77-160M-CS AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 laptop

A company you've never heard of has beaten Dell and Lenovo to launch a notebook with an AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 APU - with the largest battery you'll find on a laptop

By Wayne Williams published 15 August 25

AMD’s Strix Halo processor arrives in a new Sixunited 16-inch laptop with large battery for extended run time.

Hackers could take over millions of Dahua CCTV cameras because of two critical flaws - here's how to stay safe

By Wayne Williams published 14 August 25

Researchers uncover two critical security flaws in over 100 Dahua CCTV models which could let hackers fully take over unpatched devices remotely.

That email from finance with your name in the subject line? It might just be a trap - here's what researchers found about malware delivery

By Wayne Williams published 14 August 25

The invoice email that looks like it’s from your finance team might be hiding a remote access trojan in plain sight.

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‘The market for AI products will keep expanding’ - Freepik CEO tells us why creative AI is just getting started

By Desire Athow published 14 August 25

We talk falling costs, rising regulation, and the business pressure behind AI growth with Joaquín Cuenca Abela, CEO of Freepik.

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Potentially tens of thousands of faulty Nvidia AI chips end up in these obscure Chinese repair shops — it may mask something even more vital

By Wayne Williams published 3 August 25

China's underground AI chip repair industry thrives as demand soars and smuggling continues.

Here are all the Radeon AI Pro R9700 cards that have been announced: MSI, XFX, Biostar and Acer are still missing

By Wayne Williams published 2 August 25

Asus, Gigabyte, Sapphire and others unveil custom Radeon AI Pro R9700 cards for professional and AI workstation markets.

Watch how Chinese are converting thousands of Geforce RTX 5090 cards into AI accelerators and there's nothing Nvidia can do to stop it

By Wayne Williams published 1 August 25

Chinese firms are converting RTX 5090 gaming cards into AI chips inside domestic factory lines.

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Asus releases security updates for its routers after major vulnerabilities surface - here's how to stay safe

By Wayne Williams published 31 July 25

Asus responds to recent security disclosures with MyAsus update and confirmation of wider router firmware patches.

Best business tablet deals of 2025

By Wayne Williams last updated 30 July 25

Updated Top professional tablets for work and productivity at the most affordable prices.

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Tesla just signed a $16.5 billion contract with Samsung to manufacture an AI chip used in humanoid robots, data centers and, oh yes, autonomous cars as well

By Wayne Williams published 29 July 25

Tesla signs $16.5 billion contract with Samsung to produce AI6 chips for robots, autonomous vehicles, and AI data centers.

Wi-Fi signals could be used to uniquely identify individuals — WhoFi complements biometrics prompting privacy fears

By Wayne Williams published 28 July 25

WhoFi tech can identify people by how they disrupt Wi-Fi, raising major concerns over privacy and surveillance potential.

AMD Threadripper Pro 9995WX goes on sale at Amazon and Newegg — for as little as $11699 you can get the world's fastest CPU but I don't think it's worth it

By Wayne Williams published 28 July 25

AMD’s Threadripper Pro 9995WX hits Amazon and Newegg at $11,699 with powerful specs, but limited appeal for most users.

Samsung's largest SSD to date goes on sale for $5,593 — 61.44TB PCIe Gen5 SSD costs only $0.09/GB

By Wayne Williams published 27 July 25

Samsung’s giant 61.44TB SSD offers massive storage for $5,593 after discounts.

The semiconductor industry is losing billions of dollars ever year because of this obscure little quirk

By Wayne Williams published 27 July 25

Semiconductor fabs may be losing hundreds of millions annually to poorly understood stochastic defects.

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