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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

AMD says its Instinct MI500 AI Accelerator will come in 2027 — but is it too late with Nvidia set to introduce Vera-Rubin in 2026?

By Wayne Williams published 7 January 26

CES 2026 AMD details Instinct MI500 architecture and memory plans ahead of the AI accelerator's 2027 debut.

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Conner makes a comeback with modern storage solutions

Legendary HDD brand that created 3.5-inch format makes surprising comeback at CES 2026 — could illustrious names like Maxtor, Iomega or SyQuest be next?

By Wayne Williams published 6 January 26

CES 2026 Once a pioneer of PC hard drives, Conner reappears at CES 2026 with a very different product focus.

LG launches yet another lighter-than-light 17-inch laptop with an RTX 5050 GPU — and I am so confused

By Wayne Williams published 5 January 26

CES 2026 The latest LG Gram Pro 17 pairs "Aerominum" construction with Nvidia RTX graphics, but with few clear differences from the 2025 model.

Intel beats AMD on sheer value as it ranks 7 CPUs in PassMark's top 10 Price Performance leaderboard — AMD gets number 1 but it's just an entry level Ryzen 5 on clearance sales

By Wayne Williams published 4 January 26

Intel dominates PassMark’s price performance rankings as seven of its CPUs appear in the top ten.

The Core 9 Ultra 285K is Intel's fastest CPU and costs under $500 - so why is it so much cheaper compared to AMD $679 Ryzen 9 9950X3D?

By Wayne Williams published 3 January 26

Benchmark data places AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D only slightly ahead of Intel’s cheaper and more efficient top desktop processor.

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AMD is slowly turning into Intel of yesteryear as $501 32-thread Ryzen 9 7950X is just enough to beat 20-thread $270 Core Ultra 7 265KF — so what's going on?

By Wayne Williams published 2 January 26

Intel’s Core Ultra 7 pricing exposes how AMD’s high end desktop CPUs now offer smaller performance gains despite far higher prices and power requirements.

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Screaming Wi-Fi, internet dresses and unhinged AI chatbots - 20 of the wackiest tech stories we saw in 2025

By Wayne Williams published 28 December 25

From fungal batteries to a dress made out of the internet, these wacky 2025 stories show just how strange modern tech can be.

10 impossibly small Japanese laptops under 1Kg that you will probably never be able to buy (unless you fly there)

By Wayne Williams published 27 December 25

Ten impossibly small Japanese laptops under 1kg - but you'll probably never be able to buy.

10 storage technologies that want to replace hard drives

By Wayne Williams published 27 December 25

From enterprise flash to experimental archival media, these are ten technologies looking to replace traditional hard drives... one day.

What a knob! Startup shoves circular controller in tiny laptop dock to create perfect desktop companion — shame you have to wait four months to get it

By Wayne Williams published 26 December 25

HubKey Pro 2 is a crowdfunded circular controller with fully customizable keys and a dual-4K multi-functional hub.

Acemagic just launched one of the weirdest-looking Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini PCs to date - Tank M1A Pro+ supports 24TB storage, quad 8K screens and claims to match the RTX 4070M laptop GPU

By Wayne Williams published 25 December 25

Acemagic’s Tank M1A Pro+ joins the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini PC wave with support for four 8K screens, 128GB memory and up to 24TB SSD storage.

Intel sells the fastest sub-$200 CPUs that you can buy right now and AMD can barely keep up, even with a Ryzen 9 5900XT — so I have to ask, is Intel the new AMD?

By Wayne Williams published 25 December 25

Intel’s cheapest desktop CPUs are now faster than AMD's, and Team Red is feeling pressure across the sub-$200 market.

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Guess where all the NAND flash components are going? The 8th (yes, eighth) 245TB SSD has been announced amidst race to quench AI storage thirst of hyperscalers

By Wayne Williams published 24 December 25

DapuStor announces a 245TB class SSD as AI workloads continue to shape flash storage priorities in hyperscale data centers.

MSI PRO MP275 27 Inch Full HD Office Monitor

Amazon sells an MSI 27-inch monitor for £69 — brand new Pro display has speakers and even a free HDMI cable

By Wayne Williams published 23 December 25

You can buy a brand new MSI 27-inch monitor for £69 on Amazon right now with built-in speakers and a free HDMI cable.

This superfast 32-core AMD CPU costs under $140 with a 5-year warranty — but there's a big catch

By Wayne Williams published 23 December 25

AMD EPYC 7532 delivers 32 core server performance for a surprisingly low price, but there are some catches to be aware of.

Large External SSDs are now cheaper than internal ones as 4TB SATA SSD face extinction due to negligible price difference

By Wayne Williams published 22 December 25

External 4TB SSDs costing less than internal SATA models shows shifting NAND priorities and increasing market pressures.

Arm sheds billions in market capitalization after Qualcomm hints at RISC-V adoption with Ventara Micro acquisition

By Wayne Williams published 22 December 25

Arm stock declines as Qualcomm picks up Ventana, raising questions about future customer reliance on Arm architectures.

A hard disk drive with fiber optics overlayed

I compiled a list of 167 hard disk drives worth buying - here are six things I found out

By Wayne Williams published 20 December 25

My in-depth look at 167 hard disk drives shows why capacity, durability, and price per TB keep HDDs relevant, despite widespread SSD adoption.

Two SanDisk microSD cards and a TeamGroup card against a blue TechRadar-branded background

Largest microSD cards of 2026

By Wayne Williams last updated 19 December 25

Updated Tiny cards, huge capacity - I compared the largest microSD cards you can get and the best prices for them

Forget Chromebooks - this Windows 11 laptop with an Intel i3 just dropped to under £200 at Currys

By Wayne Williams published 18 December 25

Asus Vivobook 15 is 43% off its usual price right now and it'll arrive before Christmas

Why is RAM so expensive right now? It's way more complicated than you think

By Wayne Williams last updated 18 December 25

The global DRAM crunch explained: shortages, soaring prices, and what comes next.

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Goodram Enterprise DC25F 122.88TB PCIe 5.0 SSD

Obscure Polish company quietly launches massive 122.88TB PCIe 5.0 immersion cooled SSD — and no one noticed this world's first except us

By Wayne Williams published 16 December 25

A 122.88TB PCIe 5.0 SSD has quietly appeared from a Polish storage vendor, focusing on immersion cooling compatibility.

Want to back up your iPhone securely without paying the Apple tax? There’s a hack for that, but it isn’t for everyone... yet

By Wayne Williams published 15 December 25

Want to back up an iPhone locally without iCloud fees? A small Linux-powered device offers encrypted USB backups but you've got to put in the work to set it up.

Toshiba wants to launch a 55TB hard drive by 2030, 40TB model set to appear in 2026, new slides show

By Wayne Williams published 14 December 25

Toshiba’s new roadmap shows a 40TB hard drive arriving in 2026 and a push toward 55TB models by 2030 as it advances platter stacking technologies.

Is this the next Minidisc? Exciting Mini SSD format could suffer fate of Sony's data format if it doesn't get further backing

By Wayne Williams published 14 December 25

Biwin’s Mini SSD enters retail with higher capacities but could stay niche without broader industry backing.

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