Articles by Mark Tyson, News Editor

Mark's enthusiasm for computers dampened at an early age by the rubber-keyed Sinclair Spectrum 48K and feelings of Commodore 64 envy. However, in the mid-80s, hope in a digital future was rekindled by the purchase of an Atari 520 STe. Since that time Mark has used a multitude of computers for fun and professional endeavors. He often owned both Macs and PCs but went cold on the former after OS9 was killed off, and warmed to the latter with the introduction of Windows XP. Early work years were spent in artwork and reprographics but in the late noughties, Mark started to blog about computers, Taiwanese food culture, and guitar design. This activity led to a full-time position writing about breaking PC tech news for HEXUS, for the best part of a decade. When HEXUS was abruptly closed, Mark helped with the foundation of Club386, before finding a new home at Tom's Hardware. When not wearing through the keycap legends on his PC keyboards, Mark can be found wandering the computer malls of Taiwan's neon-lit conurbations and enjoying local and international cuisine.

Articles by: Mark Tyson

Baidu developing AI-driven animal to human translator – Dr Doolittle plans revealed in patent application

By Mark Tyson published 8 May 25

Animal owners seeking a deeper understanding of their beloved Fido or Tiddles have new hope after a recently filed patent from Chinese search giant Baidu was unearthed.

ASML accelerates 50-football-fields-size mega expansion plans in the Netherlands

By Mark Tyson published 8 May 25

ASML appears to have accelerated its ambitious expansion plans in the Netherlands. The site may be in action up to two years early.

AI taught to analyze Windows crash dumps, released to open source — 'like going from hunting with a stone spear to using a guided missile'

By Mark Tyson published 7 May 25

Brings crash dump analysis into the AI era by integrating GitHub Copilot with WinDBG.

To combat counterfeit thermal paste, Arctic updates scratch-off QR code authentication

By Mark Tyson published 6 May 25

Arctic Cooling has emailed Tom's Hardware with details of its new MX Authenticity Check system, raising concerns that its business is being impacted by counterfeiters.

Gigabyte Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC 16GB

Radeon RX 9060 XT listed by retailer in Brazil — 16GB triple fan model from Gigabyte detailed without pricing

By Mark Tyson published 6 May 25

Brazilian electronics outlet Terabyteshop has published a listing for the Gigabyte Radeon RX 9060 XT Gaming OC 16GB.

Windows 11 24H2 update is now automatically downloading on some PCs

By Mark Tyson published 5 May 25

Many Windows users will soon get Windows 11 24H2 automatically, indicates a Microsoft bulletin published just ahead of the weekend.

10% surge in Taiwanese currency vs US dollar could hurt PC and components pricing

By Mark Tyson published 5 May 25

The currency of Taiwan, the 'silicon island,' has appreciated over 10% vs the USD in the space of just a few days, raising concerns about further price rises coming to U.S. consumers.

Nvidia MayThe4thBeWithYou GPU competition

Nvidia pitches Star Wars vs. Star Trek fans in May The Fourth RTX 5090 competition

By Mark Tyson published 4 May 25

Nvidia has announced a competition for May The Fourth 2025, which should mean at least two PC enthusiasts win a free GeForce RTX 5090 by the end of the day.

GPUs with 8GB of VRAM in 2025 are 'like bringing a butter knife to a gunfight' reckons Grok AI

By Mark Tyson published 4 May 25

Shipping graphics cards with just 8GB of VRAM is tantamount to 'bringing a butter knife to a gunfight,' opines the Grok AI, built-into Twitter/X

Cerabyte glass and ceramic storage media

Storage device boiled in salt water, then grilled in an oven as proof of durability — Cerabyte's glass storage media claimed to be ultra-rugged

By Mark Tyson published 3 May 25

Storage startup Cerabyte has shared a video where it torture tests its memory media in boiling salt water and a pizza oven.

Despite Nvidia claims, Chinese smugglers have used live lobsters and fake baby bumps to traffic electronics

By Mark Tyson published 1 May 25

Nvidia and Anthropic have publicly locked horns over the extremes Chinese smugglers are willing to go to in order to acquire sanctioned GPUs.

Developer gets Linux running inside Microsoft Excel, 'mostly for fun'

By Mark Tyson published 1 May 25

Holy sheet!

Buffalo celebrates 50yr anniversary with a limited edition 'skeleton' transparent hard disk

By Mark Tyson published 1 May 25

Buffalo Japan has launched the Buffalo HD-SKL 'skeleton hard disk' with a transparent panel showing the inner mechanism.

Trump administration brands Amazon's tariff transparency plan a 'hostile and political act'

By Mark Tyson published 29 April 25

Trump administration angered by Amazon tariff transparency price labeling leak.

Windows 7 users with a solid background color faced delayed login process — it took four months for Microsoft to fix

By Mark Tyson published 29 April 25

User thriftiness with system resources backfired, for a while.

Over 250 billion Arm chips have shipped since the first ARM1 processor launched 40 years ago

By Mark Tyson published 28 April 25

The first Arm processor was created in Cambridge in 1985.

First 3D-printed Starbucks coffee shop opens tomorrow in Texas

By Mark Tyson published 27 April 25

The first 3D-printed Starbucks in the U.S. is opening in Brownsville, Texas, tomorrow.

Game controller exports to Russia banned by UK gov — hopes to reduce options for enemy drone pilots

By Mark Tyson published 27 April 25

The UK's Foreign Office has implemented a ban on game controller exports to Russia.

Ai tool can quickly find location of a photo

ChatGPT is now a potent tool for finding the locations of photos, raising doxxing concerns

By Mark Tyson published 20 April 25

OpenAI seems to have inadvertently tuned ChatGPT into a potent geo-guesser.

lightning inducing and guiding drone system

World's first drone system for fighting lightning protects cities and infrastructure

By Mark Tyson published 20 April 25

Japan's NTT boasts that it has designed the world’s first lightning triggering and guidance system that leverages flying drones.

Chinese brain computer interface user reportedly plays 'Black Myth: Wukong,' other games

By Mark Tyson published 17 April 25

Chinese researchers claim their high-precision real-time BCI is good enough for Black Myth: Wukong gaming.

Old HDD modded into a variable speed disc sander

Old hard drive modded into a variable speed disc sander, spinning rust sands things nicely

By Mark Tyson published 17 April 25

A step-by-step guide showing how to convert an old HDD into a small variable speed sanding tool has been shared.

Unpowered SSD endurance investigation finds severe data loss and performance issues

By Mark Tyson published 16 April 25

A year-two update on the How long can SSDs store data unpowered video series is another reminder about the importance of regular backups.

RTX 4090 PCB with GPU and VRAM chips missing

RTX 4090 returned to eBay seller with GPU and VRAM chips missing

By Mark Tyson published 16 April 25

An engineer recounts being 'stressed out for the two weeks,' after someone bought their used RTX 4090 on eBay then had the cheek to return it with the GPU and memory chips missing.

Limited-edition Severance keyboard features a built-in trackball, but aptly, there’s no Escape

By Mark Tyson published 15 April 25

This ‘Dasher’ style input device from Atomic Keyboards was inspired by the Apple TV+ sci-fi thriller.

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