Wayne Williams

Wayne Williams

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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 Geekom A8 on a desk during our review, with a white TechRadar badge that reads 'Big Savings' in the lower right corner

'As good as it gets': You won't want to miss this Geekom A8 mini PC deal for office work, content creation, and 4K video editing

By Wayne Williams Published

The diminutive desktop, with 16GB of DDR5 and a 1TB SSD gets big price cut at Amazon

The Bambu Lab A1 mini in our workshop during testing, next to a white TechRadar badge in the lower right corner that reads 'Don't Miss'

The Bambu Lab A1 mini 'packs a punch in terms of performance and quality' — now our 5-star 3D printer for beginners gets a price cut

By Wayne Williams Published

In our benchmark testing, the A1 mini proved a brilliant budget 3D printer for beginners and hobbyists.

Samsung portable SSDs

Keep your files protected on the go: My favorite Samsung SSDs are on sale at Amazon right now

By Wayne Williams Published

I rely on fast portable storage every day, and these are the two Samsung SSDs I recommend the most.

The Jackery Explorer 1000 V2 during our tests next to a white TechRadar badge that reads 'Big Savings'

The Jackery Explorer 1000 V2 is 'one of the best portable power stations' we've ever tested — and it's plummeted in price at Amazon this summer

By Wayne Williams Published

Jackery Explorer 1000 V2 has a 1070Wh battery, 1500W output, and a big discount at Amazon

Ugreen Mac mini M4 Dock & Stand

Ugreen's secret weapon for Apple's Mac mini is a sure-fire way to boost storage and connectivity for creators — and Amazon just dropped the price

By Wayne Williams Last updated

For my money, this is the perfect add-on for creators and students.

The TerraMaster F4-424 Pro NAS under review in a home office, next to a TechRadar badge in white that says 'Don't Miss'

I'm a NAS expert — here's how to build your own personal cloud for just over $1000

By Wayne Williams Published

Everything individuals, SMBs and Enterprises need to get started on a NAS journey, including devices and drives.

Sihoo B100 Ergonomic Office Chair

I'm stunned the budget Sihoo B100 has adaptive lumbar support you only find on way more expensive office chairs — for a cheap office chair deal, it's a staggeringly good price

By Wayne Williams Published

Adaptive lumbar support delivers all-day comfort.

The Samsung T9 in a home office during our review, next to a TechRadar badge that reads 'Don't Miss'

Samsung's T9 is one of the fastest portable SSDs I've ever used — and it's at the perfect price if you're upgrading your work setup or back-to-school tech at Amazon

By Wayne Williams Published

It's one of my personal favorite portable SSDs, delivering blazing-fast transfers of up to 2,000MB/s for work and play.

The SanDisk Extreme Pro during our testing with a laptop

Heading away this summer? The rugged SanDisk Extreme Pro portable SSD is cheaper than ever for Amazon Prime Day

By Wayne Williams Published

Amazon just knocked more than $30 off the blazing fast 1TB SanDisk Extreme Pro portable SSD with 2000MB/sec. speeds.

The Logitech Master MX 3S on a desk during our review, next to a TechRadar badge that reads 'Amazon Prime Day'

Logitech’s MX Master 3S, our favorite mouse, is the ultimate early Prime Day office upgrade

By Wayne Williams Last updated

Logitech MX Master 3S wireless mouse with 8K DPI tracking and ultra-quiet clicks gets a welcome price cut ahead of Amazon Prime Day.

Elgato Stream Deck Mini

Stop memorizing hotkeys — this early Prime Day Elgato Stream Deck Mini deal is the ultimate office hack

By Wayne Williams Published

I think this is easily one of the smartest desktop productivity tools around, and it's a steal at this price.

Father's Day Gift Guide

12 unmissable tech gifts under $50 that will definitely arrive in time for Father's Day

By Wayne Williams Published

Unmissable Father's Day 2026 gift guide: From smart alarm clocks to rechargeable air dusters, these practical tech gifts are perfect for dads everywhere.

The MacBook Neo during our tests in an office next to a TechRadar badge that reads 'Price Cut'

'The best budget laptop you can buy': Apple MacBook Neo gets a surprise £50 Amazon discount — and it's perfect for business and back-to-school buyers

By Wayne Williams Published

Apple's MacBook Neo has been discounted by £50 on Amazon, making the AI-ready laptop with its A18 Pro chip an even better buy for students, professionals and everyday users

Father's Day Gift Guide

I'm a dad and these are the tech gifts and gadgets I'd love my kid to buy me for Father's Day 2026

By Wayne Williams Last updated

Father's Day 2026 gift guide: From power banks and high-performance mice to USB mug warmers, these are the tech loving dads genuinely want.

The Geekom A8 Max during our review next to a TechRadar badge that reads 'Big Savings'

Amazon finally price-matches this 'extremely powerful' Windows 11 mini PC ahead of Prime Day — and it's my favorite machine for professionals and creators

By Wayne Williams Published

Packing 16GB of DDR5 RAM and a 1TB SSD , this Geekom mini PC delivered the kind of performance you'd expect from a much larger desktop PC, and excelled in our tests.

Ugreen NASync DXP4800 Plus

Want to store up to 144TB in a shoebox-sized NAS? The Ugreen NASync DXP4800 Plus just dropped in price — and it's not the only one discounted right now

By Wayne Williams Published

Ugreen's NAS DXP4800 Plus delivers 10GbE networking, a 5-core Intel processor, and support for up to 144TB of storage.

Young woman with mobile phone looking confused

'It just vanished': Millions at risk as Android trojans use devious trick to 'magically' disappear once installed

By Wayne Williams Published

Android banking trojans vanish from app drawers and secretly capture login credentials while streaming live device screens to remote attackers.

US Navy MQ-25A Stingray

'Not just an aircraft': US Navy MQ-25 Stingray drone hit a major milestone with maiden flight — largest US UAV ever built set to become world's first autonomous tanker to take flight from an aircraft carrier and maybe feature in a Top Gun movie one day

By Wayne Williams Published

US Navy’s massive MQ-25 Stingray tanker drone completes maiden flight, marking critical progress toward autonomous carrier refueling.

Pentagon staff embracing vibe coding as military personnel deploy over 20,000 AI agents per week since launch — autonomous tools handling 25,000 sessions per day on average to improve efficiency by eliminating "boring" staff work and manual data entry

By Wayne Williams Published

Pentagon personnel rapidly adopt vibe-coding tools as more than 100,000 AI agents are created to automate routine work and eliminate manual data entry across unclassified networks.

Miners hold in their hands platinum or silver or rare earth minerals found in the mine for inspection and consideration

The US just found millions of tons of lithium in Appalachia, enough for 500 billion cellphones — and experts say it could power the next century of American tech and weaken China's grip on batteries

By Wayne Williams Published

The U.S. finds huge lithium reserves in Appalachia that could supply billions of phones and reduce America's reliance on China.

Solar Panels

'A dream technology': Japanese scientists might have unlocked the next generation of solar panels that stay cooler and last longer thanks to "spin-flip" material that achieves 130% energy conversion efficiency — and here's how it works

By Wayne Williams Published

Japanese scientists create new spin-flip material that could boost solar panel efficiency by up to 130%.

Biohub's Virtual Biology Initiative

'Build AI that can accurately represent the full complexity of biology': Mark Zuckerberg wants to cure all diseases but needs far more data to deliver a digital twin of human cells—As genetic data becomes the next frontier, will you trust him with yours?

By Wayne Williams Published

Mark Zuckerberg backs $500 million push to build AI models of human cells as part of long-term effort to cure disease.

WordPress Markdown for Agents tool saves electricity

This free WordPress tool could save businesses billions every year by slashing the AI tokens needed to read the web — saving enough electricity to power the entire USA for 24 hours

By Wayne Williams Published

Free WordPress plugin could slash AI web traffic data use enough to rival daily USA electricity consumption if widely adopted.

Stock photo of a splayed fiber optic cable.

'Exactly one photon': European scientists have built the first block of a truly unhackable global quantum internet that can run on existing fiber networks — breaking what was once thought to be an impossible barrier to transmit identical light particles

By Wayne Williams Published

Scientists break the telecom wavelength barrier that previously blocked long distance quantum communication over existing optical fiber infrastructure.

Iron flow battery bank

'Nearly 80 times cheaper than lithium': China is working on ultra affordable iron battery that can run 16 years without degrading — using one of the most abundant elements on Earth to store power and a water-based electrolyte system that cannot explode

By Wayne Williams Published

New Chinese iron battery design could deliver decade-long lifespan while cutting reliance on expensive lithium.

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