Simon Reed examines the friction between technological promises and everyday use. His columns focus on product disappointments, unintended consequences and the work left to users when a system falls short. He is skeptical of novelty for its own sake.
Apple's display strategy is reportedly about to get a whole lot more vibrant. According to a DigiTimes report, the tech giant is planning a major OLED rollout across five key product lines between 202...
Micron ([https://www.micron.com/](https://www.micron.com/)) has officially broken ground in Clay, New York, on what the company claims will be the largest semiconductor manufacturing facility in the U...
Nvidia's highly anticipated H200 AI chips have hit a major roadblock. Suppliers of components for the H200 have reportedly paused production after Chinese customs officials blocked shipments of the pr...
The Nintendo Wii, a console relegated to dusty shelves for years, is experiencing an unexpected resurgence thanks to a community-led project. A group of developers has successfully patched the Wii's d...
Emoji use in electronic health records (EHRs) is on the rise, and while some see it as a step towards more relatable patient communication, I'm not entirely convinced it's a healthy trend. A recent st...
Git commit history: a necessary evil. We've all stared blankly at convoluted commit graphs, desperately trying to untangle the mess left by feature branches and hotfixes. But what if navigating that c...
OpenAI is talking big again, this time about hardware. Chris Lehane, OpenAI's policy chief, announced at Axios House Davos that the company is "on track" to launch its first device in the latter half ...
Just when you thought your Monday couldn't get worse, reports are flooding in: Microsoft's newly rebranded 'Copilot' app is apparently locking users out of their own Office files. Cue the collective g...
Facer, the popular platform for customizable watch faces, has finally introduced an hourly chime feature for Wear OS devices. This seemingly basic function, long overdue, allows users to have their wa...
As our lives become increasingly digital, securing our data and finding moments of tangible joy are paramount. Today, I'm tackling both ends of that spectrum, from hardening your network-attached stor...
CES 2026 might have been a letdown for gamers craving new GPUs, but AMD quietly dropped two bombshells that could significantly impact the laptop market. While Nvidia and Intel remained relatively sil...
Visible Wireless customers, owned by Verizon, are slated to receive a $5 credit on their next bill following this week's widespread Verizon outage. While Verizon proper offered a $20 credit to its aff...
AYANEO, known for its premium handheld gaming devices, has unexpectedly moved up the shipping date for its Pocket VERT, a device clearly inspired by the iconic Game Boy. This announcement, while welco...
Vietnam is making a bold play for semiconductor independence. Viettel, the country's military-run telecom giant, has officially broken ground on its first chip manufacturing plant. This marks a signif...
A new bill making its way through Congress has privacy advocates raising alarms: is this legitimate parental control, or a massive overreach handing children's digital lives to Big Tech? The Electroni...
Forget vaporware. Minikv, a new distributed key-value and object store written in Rust, is making waves. The project, highlighted on Hacker News, boasts Raft consensus and an S3-compatible API. But do...
Kia finally pulled back the curtain on its highly anticipated EV2 at CES 2026, while Fujifilm aims to recapture the magic of instant photography with its latest Instax cameras. This week's gear announ...
Google Chrome's been the browser behemoth for years, but let's be honest: its tab management has always been a dumpster fire. Finally, after years of pleading from users drowning in horizontal tab ove...
Google's Chrome browser is finally taking a step toward modernizing its interface, with the long-awaited vertical tabs feature now available in beta. For users drowning in a sea of horizontal tabs, th...
Bambu Lab made waves with its multi-material printing capabilities. Now, they're back with the H2C, aiming to further reduce waste and streamline the process. But does it live up to the hype? As someo...