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

Qualcomm acquires Arduino in surprising move which puts it right on the edge and at the helm of a 33-million strong maker community

By Wayne Williams published 7 October 25

Qualcomm acquires Arduino and unveils the powerful UNO Q board built on Dragonwing AI technology.

Meta may spend billions to acquire promising AI accelerator startup to loosen reliance on Nvidia by supercharging its own MTIA AI chip - but what will Jensen say?

By Wayne Williams published 6 October 25

Meta may spend billions to acquire AI chip startup Rivos in a move that could reduce its dependence on Nvidia.

Hello HaLow: Wi-Fi that goes for miles and through walls wants to cut the Ethernet cord with new developer kits

By Wayne Williams published 6 October 25

Wi-Fi that goes for miles and through walls now cuts the Ethernet cord with new hardware including HaLowLink 2 gateway.

Samsung will collaborate with OpenAI to develop floating data centers and power plants as Sam Altman rushes to compete with his firm's own partners

By Wayne Williams published 5 October 25

OpenAI signs letter of intent with Samsung covering semiconductors, floating data centers, and enterprise AI services.

US hyperscalers set to spend nearly $1.2 trillion in just three years, research shows - but I dread to imagine what will happen once the global data market cools down

By Wayne Williams published 5 October 25

US cloud giants projected to spend $1.15 trillion on data centers by 2027, but analysts warn of risks if global demand slows sharply.

Microsoft Outlook will no longer show inline SVG images regularly exploited in phishing attacks

By Wayne Williams published 5 October 25

Microsoft Outlook update removes inline SVG from messages to stop attackers abusing the file format.

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AI systems are the perfect companions for cheaters and liars finds groundbreaking research on dishonesty

By Wayne Williams published 4 October 25

AI agents were far more likely than their human counterparts to cheat when asked, study found.

Hell freezes over: AMD may team up with Intel to produce chips - but I don't expect Intel foundries to push out Ryzen CPUs anytime soon

By Wayne Williams published 4 October 25

Intel and AMD are reportedly exploring a possible foundry arrangement which could see it produce some of AMD's chips.

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'Unforgivable Exposure': More than 200,000 industrial systems are needlessly exposed to the web and hackers - and there's no absolutely excuse

By Wayne Williams published 3 October 25

New report highlights growing exposure of industrial systems as flaws in water treatment, fuel monitoring and building automation leave critical services open to exploitation.

AIC SB407-VA 4U high-density storage server

You can put 70 SSDs and HDDs in this case to deliver almost 3PB capacity - and it got me thinking, why aren't there any 3.5-inch SSDs?

By Wayne Williams published 3 October 25

AIC SB407-VA packs 70 drive bays into 4U, delivering nearly 3PB capacity with modern Xeon scalability.

Micron takes the HBM lead with fastest ever HBM4 memory with a 2.8TB/s bandwidth - putting it ahead of Samsung and SK Hynix

By Wayne Williams published 2 October 25

Micron announces industry leading HBM4 with 2.8TB/s bandwidth and 11Gbps pin speeds, claiming performance advantage over Samsung and SK Hynix.

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Portable Lifeprint printer app on iOS and Android leaked millions of user photos and sensitive data - this is what we know

By Wayne Williams published 2 October 25

Researchers warn Lifeprint photo printer app left millions of private photos and sensitive user details exposed online.

Microsoft Excel turned 40 and almost nobody noticed - world's most popular spreadsheet now faces tough competition from Google Sheets after crushing Lotus 1-2-3 and Borland Quattro Pro

By Wayne Williams published 2 October 25

Microsoft Excel celebrates 40 years of spreadsheet dominance, but the rapid rise of Google Sheets with its real-time collaboration tools presents a challenge.

AMD wants to double DDR5 memory bandwidth using clever trick, patent reveals - but this is no SOCAMM rival, and AMD's previous memory project didn't end well

By Wayne Williams published 2 October 25

AMD patent reveals new RAM module design which doubles DDR5 bandwidth using HB-DIMMs, but avoids replacing DRAM chips with entirely new technology.

Qualcomm’s new saucer-shaped fanless Snapdragon computer concept is barely thinner than a little known 10 year old mini PC - but there’s no photo finish for performance

By Wayne Williams published 1 October 25

Snapdragon X2 Elite processor powers new saucer sized prototype mini PC.

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Some of the world's biggest names in video surveillance quietly launch “True pixels, no false claims" security initiative - and it may come to a Chinese CCTV near you sooner than you'd expect

By Wayne Williams published 1 October 25

Chinese surveillance giants join forces to launch new standards aimed at improving smart camera trust and reducing misleading marketing practices.

Windows 7 market share jumps by 10x as Windows 10 EOL deadline looms and Windows 11 usage drops in September - spelling disaster for Microsoft's campaign to get people upgrading

By Wayne Williams published 1 October 25

Statcounter shows Windows 7 usage skyrocketing as Windows 11 falls and Windows 10 loses ground with its support cutoff looming.