Hardware

Microsoft says you no longer need 32GB of RAM for a gaming PC

There has long been a school of thought that a gaming PC should have as much RAM thrown at it as possible.…

Hardware vulnerabilities soar amid spread of IoT devices

There’s been an 88 percent increase in hardware vulnerabilities amid a proliferation of IoT devices, and 81 percent of security researchers have…

In five seconds, this SSD will self-destruct: 5… 4… 3… 2…

When we think about storage, the primary concern is usually reliability – you need to know that the data you save remain…

Microsoft says it is ending USB-C confusion with updated Windows 11 WHCP

USB-C was supposed to be the connection that simplified everything -- but it has ended up doing anything but making things simple.…

OpenAI spends billions to buy Jony Ive's io as Sam Altman bets big on design-led future

OpenAI is officially buying Jony Ive’s hardware startup, io, for more than $6 billion. Yes, you read that right. The folks behind…

Intel has released one fix for poor Arrow Lake performance, and has another in the pipeline

Intel’s recently released Arrow Lake processors were notable for the wrong reasons. Performance was found to be more than a little disappointing, particularly…

Unnecessary replacement of hardware leads to higher costs and growing waste problem

More than three quarters (77 percent) of IT decision makers say that their organization has a fixed time frame for replacing hardware.…

What is open source silicon root of trust? [Q&A]

You may have come across the term 'root of trust', it’s a source, such as a hardware module, that can always be…

JEDEC officially recognizes CAMM2 standard -- smaller RAM modules to cram more into less space

Laptops are soon going to benefit from a major memory boost thanks to the recognition of a new standard. CAMM2 is the…

Google launches FIDO2 compatible security key

Today sees the launch of Google's new Titan Security Key which can be used as a second authentication factor and also to…

Microsoft unveils four new Surface devices

Today, at its hardware event, Microsoft took the wraps off four brand-new Surface devices aimed at end users and IT professionals. According…

Microsoft updates Windows 11 system requirements and CPU support list

With little fanfare, Microsoft has released details of the updated listed of hardware supported by Windows 11. The new system requirements see…

Firewalla Gold SE is set to offer protection for faster internet speeds

Towards the end of last year we reviewed the Firewalla Gold Plus, a more powerful version of the plug-in network protection device…

The rise of hardware-based security and why it matters [Q&A]

Cybersecurity is usually viewed as something to be addressed via software. In recent years though we've seen a hardware element start to…