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

Fungal 3D printed battery

A self-destructing, 3D printed fungi-based battery could one day power sensors all around you by feasting on sugar

By Wayne Williams published

The microbial fuel cell is only able to generate tiny amounts of electricity for now.

T-Create Expert SDXC UHS-II U3 V90

This is the fastest 2TB memory card ever launched and I can't wait to test it

By Wayne Williams published

TeamGroup's largest T-Create Expert SDXC card promises read speeds of up to 300MB/s.

Lenovo Savior Tactical Mobile SSD

Is it a water bottle? a pepper spray? a battery charger? No, it's a portable SSD designed like a hand grenade, courtesy of Lenovo

By Wayne Williams published

The Savior Tactical Mobile SSD is a product best filed under "bad idea".

d-Matrix Corsair card

Tech startup proposes a novel way to tackle massive LLMs using the fastest memory available to mankind

By Wayne Williams published

Microsoft-backed d-Matrix's Corsair PCIe card has 2GB of SRAM performance memory.

AWS logo

Amazon wants to rent you a 32-core virtual workstation in the cloud for $4.40 per hour and yes, you'd still need to have a thin client to access it

By Wayne Williams published

AWS's new instances are Windows-only for now - sorry Linux users.

Exocortex

'An extension of a scientist's brain': Researchers explore AI to augment inspiration and imagination to revolutionize science

By Wayne Williams published

The exocortex will provide a bridge between the human mind and a network of AI agents.

AI recruiter Megan

The end of the HR department is in sight; could this AI recruiter be the most advanced yet?

By Wayne Williams published

Creators claim Megan can automate up to 78% of frontline recruitment tasks.

Text to speech

Universal translators are tantalizing close as Facebook's Meta reveals its tech can translate between 101 languages

By Wayne Williams published

Facebook's Meta reveals its SeamlessM4T tech can translate between 101 languages.

Dreamfyre Mini PC

Forget about a $120 Raspberry Pi 5 barebone, I found a much better mini PC that has 512GB SSD, a far more powerful CPU, Windows 11 Pro and an actual casing

By Wayne Williams last updated

Think the 16GB Raspberry Pi 5 is expensive? We found a much better x86 alternative for the same price

Apple

Nvidia vs Apple and the world: Apple may have just confirmed its ACDC superchip will use UALink tech

By Wayne Williams published

Nvidia vs Apple and the world: Apple may have just confirmed its ACDC superchip will use UALink tech.

CATALOG DNA book

World's first ever 'DNA book' sells for $65, is like a silver bullet and is 500KB in size; shame you can't actually read it

By Wayne Williams published

World's first ever 'DNA book' goes on sale for $65, and looks like a silver bullet.

Getac ZX10 rugged tablet

Small and mighty, this 2lbs Android tablet has a 10 inch display and can even be used in heavy rain

By Wayne Williams published

Getac ZX10 has two batteries that can be swapped to avoid downtime.

ATS-5 Supercomputer

Nothing personal: US government wants to shove 10 million Gigabytes RAM in a 'computer' to do '3D simulation'

By Wayne Williams published

The Department of Energy's new ATS-5 supercomputer will have at least 10PB of computer memory and manage the US nuclear stockpile.

Artificial Intelligence

Here's why 100TB+ SSDs will play a huge role in ultra large language models in the near future

By Wayne Williams published

Kioxia's AiSAQ solution uses 100TB+ SSDs instead of DRAM for more cost-effective AI processing.

HPE

HPE may have beaten Supermicro and Dell to win a $1bn AI contract, but it's not for the Colossus supercomputer

By Wayne Williams published

HPE beat Supermicro and Dell to win a $1bn contract to supply Elon Musk's X with AI servers

Down Aisle Of HPE Cray AMD Liquid Cooled Racks For El Capitan At LLNL 1

Tech editor takes close snaps of world's fastest supercomputer and lives to publish them

By Wayne Williams published

The editor of a tech site took some revealing snaps of the inside of El Capitan, the world's fastest supercomputer.

Minisforum N5 Pro

What kind of mini PC is that? Minisforum's NAS packs a Ryzen AI HX 370, up to 96GB RAM and a staggering 154TB storage

By Wayne Williams published

Mini PC maker Minisforum reveals its N5 Pro NAS device, powered by a Ryzen AI HX 370 CPU and with a staggering 154TB of storage.

Pure Storage DFM

150TB SSD modules to go mainstream in 2025, and Micron is getting a slice of that pie

By Wayne Williams published

Micron will supply G8 QLC NAND for Pure Storage’s 150TB SDD out soon.

Mecha Comet

Mecha Comet is a modular open source handheld computer that reminds me of the Indian PDA that may have inspired the iPhone

By Wayne Williams published

You can snap on new extensions, like a keyboard or game controller.

LaCie Rugged SSD Pro5

Finally, another Thunderbolt 5 SSD has landed, and boy is it fast! Seagate's LaCie Rugged SSD Pro5 is a stunner

By Wayne Williams published

New portable Seagate SSD will be available in 2TB and 4TB capacities.

DC-Roma RISC-V Mainboard

The rise of RISC: 2025 will be the year of the first quasi-mainstream RISC-V laptop as confirmed by the CEO of Framework but I don't think it will be ready for primetime

By Wayne Williams published

The laptop mainboard will be made by RISC-V developer DeepComputing.

LG UltraFine 32U990A

LG unveils the first 6K monitor with Thunderbolt 5 port and I'd love to pair it with the Mac Mini M4

By Wayne Williams published

The UltraFine 32U990A is a serious competitor to Apple’s Pro Display XDR.

SanDisk Creator Desk Drive

SanDisk jumps on creator bandwagon with new storage products which look just like the old ones; I won't be buying one because I don't think it's worth it

By Wayne Williams published

Buying non-Creator branded products will net you some serious savings.

Cubi NUC AI+ Series

MSI launches two Cubi NUC AI mini PCs but I am still waiting for one with a Thunderbolt 5 port

By Wayne Williams published

The larger Cubi NUC AI+ 2M comes with a dedicated Copilot button.

Satellite

NATO wants to build an alternative satellite-based internet to be used in case of emergency

By Wayne Williams published

Threat of undersea cable sabotage raises concerns for alternate arrangements.

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