Google's end-to-end encryption in Messaging App claims pooh
Published in Mobiles


Misleading Security Claims

Tech blogger John Gruber has slammed Google over its claims that its text-messaging app, Google Messages, ensures "conversations are end-to-end encrypted."

ViewSonic might launch 27-inch 520Hz OLED monitor at CES 2025
Published in PC Hardware


To fill the gap in the market

According to a new report, ViewSonic might unveil a 27-inch OLED monitor at the CES 2025 show. It will feature an impressive 520Hz refresh rate and probably have a dual-mode feature.

Valve Genius fixed video game lighting calculations
Published in Graphics


The maths was all wrong

The groundbreaking lighting in Half-Life 2 resulted from serious lobbying by a Valve designer on hardware makers who had not correctly added up their sums.

Vole faces £1 Billion Cloud overcharge case in UK
Published in News


Outlook is cloudy

Software King of the World, Microsoft is staring down the barrel of a potential £1 billion payout if a colossal class action lawsuit brought by UK businesses succeeds.

Consumer electronics to become a trillion-dollar industry by 2026
Published in News


Heading back to black

A new report from beancounters Stocklytics claims that the consumer electronics industry is back on track after having a dismissal few years and will be worth a trillion dollars by 2026.