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

The Ryzen AI Max+ 395 could power the latest generation of powerful mini PCs

Finally, Minisforum set to launch its own AI Max+ 395 Mini PC - benchmarks of a 128GB RAM beast emerge on Geekbench

By Wayne Williams published 22 July 25

Minisforum may launch new mini PC with Ryzen AI Max+ 395 chip and 128GB RAM.

Your Gmail inbox could soon be filled with adverts as Google tests new shoppable ad formats — and yes, it's as bad as it sounds

By Wayne Williams published 21 July 25

Google tests Gmail ads that expand into product carousels, turning inboxes into mini shopping experiences.

AMD ThreadRipper PRO 9995WX could sell for $13,000 — yes, it's over 2x the price of the 96-core EPYC 9655 and I just wished Intel had a direct competitor

By Wayne Williams published 20 July 25

Rumors say AMD’s Threadripper PRO 9995WX could be the most expensive desktop CPU ever listed at nearly $13,000 dollars.

Nearly 2 million people watched this spellbinding video of a mini PC being built from a slab of aluminium to a complete computer

By Wayne Williams published 19 July 25

From aluminum slab to powered-on Beelink mini PC, this factory video shows it all - and it’s brilliant.

'A 1,000-year-plus memory crystal': SPhotonix’s CEO tells us how its glass-based data tech is the future of high-density archival storage

By Desire Athow published 19 July 25

We talk durability, density, and the future of data storage with Ilya Kazensky, CEO of SPhotonix.

Criminals are targeting hundreds of legitimate banking & crypto apps using an advanced virtualization technique — here's how to stay safe

By Wayne Williams published 18 July 25

GodFather malware clones apps into hidden environments to steal crypto and bank logins.

There are 14 AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 mini PCs in the world right now: here's where you can buy them... if you can

By Wayne Williams published 17 July 25

Prime Day There are 14 AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 mini PCs in the world right now, here's where you can buy them.

This 34-inch business monitor is curved, fast, has Ethernet, Smart KVM, and a webcam — shame there’s no 5K option for creative users

By Wayne Williams published 16 July 25

AOC's 34-inch curved WQHD panel features Ethernet, Smart KVM, a webcam, and a 120Hz refresh rate.

Ex-Dyson engineer to launch LTO tape holographic rival that uses cheap $5 laser diode, promises 200TB cartridges on 100m reels — but read/write speeds are unknown

By Wayne Williams published 15 July 25

Former Dyson engineer builds low-cost holographic storage with polymer ribbon which works seamlessly inside existing LTO libraries.

36TB Seagate Exos SATA hard drive goes on preorder for $800 - world's largest HDD is already sold as refurbished, but why?

By Wayne Williams published 13 July 25

Seagate’s 36TB Exos M hard drive opens for preorder with refurbished listings already live.

Want a quad-socket server with 768 cores? Sure, Intel's 192-core Diamond Rapids Xeon CPU will deliver that in 2026 — but I wonder whether it will be too little, too late

By Wayne Williams published 12 July 25

Intel’s Diamond Rapids Xeon CPU will offer 192 cores and support quad-socket racks with up to 768 cores total.

LPDDR6 likely to debut in 2026 as JEDEC publishes new standard document and targets mobile devices and AI - desktop PCs and workstations will have to wait

By Wayne Williams published 12 July 25

Next-generation LPDDR6 memory targets power efficiency and high speed in portable systems.

AWS is working on proprietary innovative cooling tech to use on Nvidia GPUs for now — I wouldn't be surprised if Graviton chips get it as well

By Wayne Williams published 12 July 25

Amazon built a new custom liquid cooling system to support Nvidia’s GB200 NVL72 GPUs.

World's fastest CPU finally goes on sale for $5,198 - AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X smashes records and most probably your bank account

By Wayne Williams published 10 July 25

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9980X launches at $5,198 with 64 cores and industry-leading multi-thread performance in early benchmarks.

Imagine a gaming console that could be used as an AI workstation? GPD may be working on a prototype with the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 at its core

By Wayne Williams published 9 July 25

GPD handheld leak shows Ryzen AI Max+ 395 achieving desktop-class performance in a compact portable gaming device.

G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 C16 4x8GB

Rising prices of DDR4, DDR5, GDDR6 RAM set to cause havoc on PC, smartphone and GPU prices - and no, AI is not the one to be blamed

By Wayne Williams published 8 July 25

RAM prices rising massively across DDR4, DDR5, GDDR6 and LPDDR5X segments.

UK Police wants to spend $100 million to turn millions of hours of VHS footage into digital format — now that's something AI could help with

By Wayne Williams published 8 July 25

UK police launches £100 million framework to digitize VHS tapes and analog media for evidence systems.

Lenovo set to introduce white ThinkPad laptops with ambitious design - but I will miss the red trackpoint

By Wayne Williams published 8 July 25

Lenovo teases White Moonlight ThinkPad with precision-crafted design and a strong emphasis on visual identity.

Another dual Intel GPU card with 48GB VRAM launched as Arc Pro emerges as cheap Nvidia and AMD alternative for AI crowd

By Wayne Williams published 7 July 25

Sparkle confirms Arc Pro B60 cards with 24GB and 48GB memory for AI use.

Samsung's very special rugged tablet comes with eight - yes, eight - years of Android updates and hot-swappable batteries

By Wayne Williams published 6 July 25

Samsung’s rugged tablet built for field work includes dual batteries, 5G connectivity and eight years of Android updates.

This surprisingly simple way to hide hardware security keys in mainstream flash memory could pave the way for ultra-secure storage very soon

By Wayne Williams published 5 July 25

New security tech hides encryption keys in ordinary flash memory, promising ultra-secure storage without changing hardware.

This is probably the best Apple Mac Mini Windows Mini PC alternative on the market right now - $378 Chuwi AuBox Mini drives four 4K monitors and has a Radeon 780M GPU

By Wayne Williams published 4 July 25

Chuwi's AuBox Mini brings Ryzen 7 power and Radeon graphics to compact Windows 11 PC for under $400.

A TeamGroup Elite A1, one of the best microSD card picks, against a techradar background

This guy tested 200 microSD cards, destroying 51 in the process - but I don't understand why he didn't test more 1TB memory cards

By Wayne Williams published 4 July 25

Massive microSD card test exposes fake storage claims, performance lies, and major endurance gaps across 200 models from various sellers.

OpenAI looking beyond Nvidia's expensive GPUs as it starts to use Google's TPU AI silicon - but will it be as easy as swapping chips?

By Wayne Williams published 3 July 25

OpenAI starts to use Google TPUs on ChatGPT to reduce its reliance on Nvidia hardware.

Grab up to 15% off these 9 gadgets, including mini PCs from $97, with this exclusive Newegg gift card deal - but hurry up, this offer won't last long

By Wayne Williams published 3 July 25

Updated Use our clever trick to enjoy big savings on a range of tech products at Newegg.

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