Discover the intriguing story of how Creative Labs’ Sound Blaster won the PC audio wars, not through superior technology, but by mastering compatibility and market strategy.
The spectre of planned obsolescence affects technology ownership, contrasting dated yet repairable devices like the ZX Spectrum against modern, unrepairable phones.
Revisiting a 1975 British Rail system shows it was ahead of its time, handling challenges we associate with modern ‘cloud’ technology. This historical insight links directly to contemporary tech discussions and innovations.
Tech Brief 29 October 2025 delves into significant global tech issues, including Wikipedia’s resilience as a digital commons, major shifts in cybersecurity by the Turing Institute, and the environmental impacts of expanding datacentres.
Tech Brief 28 October 2025 delves into how the internet, its visionaries, and digital technologies have evolved, contrasting promises with reality through figures like Jimmy Wales and issues like 8K vs 4K resolution.
Relive the golden era of ringtone culture, where our mobile phones declared our identities aloud. Rediscover the social impact and the technical innovations that transformed personal expression through the sounds of our phones.
Talia Wainwright examines the complex reality of AI, data privacy, and the limitations of the Right to Be Forgotten in the age of machine learning.
Tech Brief 27 October 2025 discusses how AWS outage reminiscent of 1980’s ARPANET crash underscores our enduring struggle against network vulnerabilities and systemic fragility in technology infrastructure.
Tech Brief 26 October 2025 unveils the escalating opacity in modern technology with critical insights into the dangers of increasingly complex systems that users cannot control or repair, highlighting foundational changes from past decades.
“Tech Brief 25 October 2025” investigates the ongoing battle with legacy systems in technology. It offers profound insights into historical tech issues still impacting today’s digital infrastructure.
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