
Charging cables are on their way out
We are drifting toward a wireless future, whether we like it or not
The charging cable is on borrowed time. Sony’s new Xperia 10 VII arrives without a charger or even a USB lead, and that small omission hints at the next big shift in how we power our gadgets.

Apple prepares for its coronation as Cook eyes "exit"
New king needed as gadgets grow stale
It seems the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is preparing for a royal succession, with Bloomberg whispering that hardware boss John Ternus is the chosen heir to Tim Cook’s polished aluminium throne.

Qualcomm faces £480 million lawsuit in London
Consumer group says chipmaker’s “private tax” hiked phone prices
Qualcomm is in the legal firing line again, this time facing a £480 million (€560 million) London lawsuit accusing it of abusing its market power to squeeze more money from the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple and Samsung.

Apple bends the knee to Trump, bans ICEBlock app
Apple accused of backing immigrant arrests without due process
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has pulled the ICEBlock app from its store after pressure from the Trump administration.

Samsung and LG Display cash in riding Apple's hype machine
OLED demand spikes as panel makers finally claw back profits
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s latest shiny toy, the iPhone 17, has once again whipped the faithful into a frenzy, and the real winners are Samsung Display and LG Display.

Dirty Electron hack tanks macOS 26 performance
Apple and Electron feud
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has managed to ship macOS 26 "Tahoe" with a nasty surprise for anyone running Electron-based apps.

Samsung to dump titanium for aluminium on Galaxy S26 Ultra
Apple blunders drag rivals into costly copycatting
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple’s titanium phase looks like it is about to claim casualties among its copycat rivals.

Apple’s iPhone factory still a labour horror show
Foxconn accused of dodgy contracts, wage delays and discrimination
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple is once again facing awkward questions about the way its prized iPhones are churned out in China by its besties Foxconn.

TSMC rumoured to be buying into Intel
Nvidia’s cash and Washington’s chequebook shift the mood
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that TSMC is about to shove cash towards its rival Intel.

Intel goes begging to Apple
Hopes Job’s Mob can bail it out of financial quagmire
Troubled Chipzilla is reportedly rattling the tin at the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple, hoping the iPhone maker might toss a few billion its way to keep the lights on at Intel Foundry Services.