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Scientists Experimenting With Mushrooms For Future Computer Chips
Scientists have again decided to turn to nature for the future of computing and specifically to mushrooms and then came up with the idea of making a computer chip out of mushrooms. Mushrooms For Future Sustainable Electronics A few weeks ago we saw the world’s first wooden transistor which was…
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April Hardware Deals
Finding the best deals on the most popular hardware isn’t always easy. Or perhaps you’re not fully up to speed on what hardware to get, but you’re eager to invest in a new computer or even upgrade your current system. Regardless of which, we’re here to help! We love a…
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Mikes Rant Christmas Edition – The 5 Tech Winners Of 2022
Christmas is coming to an end and we inevitably must start looking towards the new year and what that might be bringing to the tech world. With that being said, however, 2022 was certainly an interesting year with both winning and losing products hitting the market. So, which companies do…
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Mikes Rant Christmas Edition – The Craziest News from 2022!
There’s something of an expression at the eTeknix office. It goes along the lines of ‘if a job is worth doing, it’s worth doing well’ – ‘If it’s weird though, just give it to Mike’. – Yep, I make very little secret of the fact that while I love writing…
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US Air Force Reveals Exoskeleton That Allows 1 Man to Move a 3,500-Pound Pallet
When I think of exoskeletons my initial thoughts typically tend to go towards futuristic technologies featured in gaming titles such as Metal Gear Solid or Death Stranding. – The fact is though that while the technology might still be in its relative infancy, it is out there in the wild…
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Amazon and Google to Both Cut Jobs as Tech Crunch Bites!
With a general global recession and consumers showing more than a little apathy to making new purchases at the moment, it’s hardly surprising that many tech firms haven’t just confirmed relatively poor Q3 financial results, but are also looking to either scale down or find other means of boosting profitability.…
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Huawei CEO Warns Company May Go Bankrupt by 2025!
It’s not exactly a secret that Huawei has had more than a few challenges over the last 5 years. The biggest factor in this has undoubtedly resulted from the fact that despite various countries rolling out deployment for technologies such as fibre internet and 5G connectivity, many have chosen to…
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Travel Gadget Essentials Buying Guide
Packing for your next trip can be a hassle, and we all have that feeling of “have I forgotten something” and regardless of if you forget to turn your cooker off, leave your house keys in the door, and your passport on the shelf, I can at least help you…
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Google Engineer Sacked After Claiming an AI Program Had Become Sentient!
There are many compelling theories about what will eventually kill off the human race. Disease is a possibility. Global warming is another. One of the more somewhat worrying theories as we continue development of AI systems, however, is that one day it might decide that it doesn’t need us anymore,…
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Survey Finds Adults Check their Smartphones 352 times a Day!
I absolutely detest smartphones. – Not because I have anything against the technology per se. It’s more from the viewpoint that I just consider them to largely be an inferior version of better or more suited products. If I want to post something on my social media, for example, I’ll…
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Energy Provider Advises Consumers to Save Money By Switching Off “Vampire” Tech
I think many consumers are aware that even when a technology product is turned off, it is still entirely capable of consuming energy/power. Well, presuming that it hasn’t been physically switched off or had its power cable pulled out of the wall socket. – Out of general convenience, however, and…
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Alcohol Start Sensor Might Be Coming to Cars in the Near Future!
Although drunk driving isn’t perhaps the huge problem it was 20-30 years ago, we still, unfortunately, see too many people today still deciding to get behind the wheel of their car when they’ve had one, or several, drinks too many! Yes, although awareness campaigns and police monitoring has had a…
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AMD, Intel, TSMC, and More Suspend Tech Supplies/Support to Russia!
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week, rather than choosing to escalate the situation through the direct deployment of armed forces, most Western countries have instead chosen the economic sanctions path in order to attempt to bring some sanity back to the situation. Primarily driven by America, Europe, and Asia,…
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Toxic Spillage Confirmed at Samsung’s Austin Texas Plant
By and large, the production of pretty much all electrical components will always result in some level of toxic byproducts being created. As you might imagine, therefore, many major organisations spend an absolute fortune to ensure that not only are these contained but that they are disposed of in an…
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CES 2022 to Close One Day Early Amid Growing COVID Concerns
With CES 2022 set to officially kick-off, back as a physical event, on January 4th, it’s no exaggeration to say that with the rise of fresh COVID-19 concerns, there had been some doubt that it would still be going ahead over the last few weeks. Admittedly, a last-minute cancellation did…
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