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

AMD will launch PCIe 6.0 devices next year but consumers will have to wait almost half a decade to get it - here's why

By Wayne Williams published 23 June 25

AMD to support PCIe 6.0 in 2026, but don’t expect consumer SSDs any time soon.

I almost always say thanks to ChatGPT - but most people have sworn at AI chatbots at least once, survey finds

By Wayne Williams published 23 June 25

Report claims nearly 70% of usersnt admit to swearing at AI chatbots during frustrating conversations.

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Huge PC vendor you've never heard of is set to become second biggest player in China ahead of Apple and HP - here's why it matters

By Wayne Williams published 22 June 25

iSoftStone sees 111% domestic shipment growth, now trails only Lenovo and Huawei in Chinese PC sales.

Here is a glimpse of the absurdly powerful AI rack AMD will launch in 2027, complete with Verano CPUs and 144 MI500 AI GPUs

By Wayne Williams published 21 June 25

AMD’s 2027 AI rack will feature 144 GPUs and Verano EPYC CPUs for higher performance.

This is probably the fastest Linux laptop you can buy right now - but while I love the open source creds, it's far too expensive compared to the competition

By Wayne Williams published 20 June 25

Tuxedo’s InfinityBook Pro 14 Gen10 is sleek and fast - but likely out of reach for many Linux users.

HP has dropped printer prices by up to 43% - but these 13 offers won't last long, and even include free ink

By Wayne Williams published 20 June 25

Updated HP has drops printer prices by up to 43% - these 13 offers won't last long and even include free ink.

Popular Amazon rival quietly bans 3D printed products causing an uproar amongst sellers and buyers to flock to eBay, Temu - here's what you need to know

By Wayne Williams published 20 June 25

Craft sellers caught off guard by Etsy’s unannounced rule change for 3D printed products.

Big savings at Currys with laptops from £179 - with up to 38% off, these 13 deals are worth checking now

By Wayne Williams published 20 June 25

Updated Big savings at Currys with laptops from £179 - with up to 38% off, these 13 deals are worth checking now.

AMD debuts a 400GbE AI network card with an 800GbE PCIe Gen6 NIC coming in 2026, but will the industry be ready?

By Wayne Williams published 19 June 25

AMD ships Pollara 400 AI NIC with Ultra Ethernet support and plans Vulcano 800G AI NIC for PCIe Gen6 clusters in 2026.

'A masterpiece of engineering': Highpoint storage AIC is expensive but at 60GBps sequential throughput, it will quench almost anyone's thirst for speed

By Wayne Williams published 18 June 25

Half the length, all the speed: HighPoint's 7604A PCIe Gen5 RAID card pushes 60GBps without external power.

AMD unveils puzzling new MI355X AI GPU as it acknowledges there won't be any AI APU for now

By Wayne Williams published 18 June 25

AMD MI355X GPU debuts with 288GB HBM3E, 8TB/s bandwidth, and 1,400W power for rack-scale AI.

This is the cheapest Wi-Fi 7 BE9300 VPN-aware router I could find and, thanks to four 2.5GbE LAN ports, it is probably also the best value out there

By Wayne Williams published 17 June 25

GL.iNet’s Flint 3 enters the Wi-Fi 7 market with competitive specs and sub-$160 price.

It's back! This mechanical keyboard with a touchscreen monitor could be the perfect partner for my smartphone - shame it has two major pitfalls

By Wayne Williams published 17 June 25

This travel-ready keyboard has a built-in 13-inch touchscreen and works with laptops, desktops, and USB-C phones.

Your old smartphone could one day become a minuscule data center - but I don't think it is worth it

By Wayne Williams published 16 June 25

Researchers turn old smartphones into micro data centers for marine research and smart cities.

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Best business smartphone deals of 2025

By Wayne Williams last updated 16 June 25

Updated Our roundup of the best business smartphone options right now includes all the top picks you can find.

Softbank and Intel want to rival Samsung and SK Hynix with HBM memory alternative but I don't think they will succeed - Here's why

By Wayne Williams published 15 June 25

SoftBank and Intel plan new AI memory chip to challenge Samsung and SK Hynix dominance in HBM.

Silicon Motion MonTitan SSD can be rewritten over almost 2000 times but I fear that in the battle against NAND vendors like Samsung, it's just too little too late

By Wayne Williams published 15 June 25

New MonTitan SSD boasts nearly 2000 rewrites and low latency for heavy enterprise and edge workloads.