Articles by Jowi Morales, Contributing Writer

Jowi Morales is a writer and journalist covering the tech beat since 2021. However, he’s been interested in technology far earlier than that. He started discovering desktop computers when his father brought home a Windows 95 PC, but his first real experience working under the hood of the PC was when the old computer’s hard drive was filled to the brim in the year 2000. He deleted the Windows folder to attempt to rectify the situation, which led to his dad buying a new desktop PC. Since then, he learned a lot more about computers, and he’s always been the go-to tech expert for his family and friends.

Jowi primarily uses a Windows workstation and an Android phone, but he also bought into the Apple ecosystem with the 6th-gen iPad, iPhone 14 Pro Max, and the M1 MacBook Air. Today, Jowi covers hardware and software from Redmond and Cupertino, while also looking at the tech industry in general.

Aside from covering technology, Jowi is an avid photographer and writes about automobiles, aviation, and tanks. You can find his bylines at MakeUseOf, SlashGear, and, of course, Tom’s Hardware.

Articles by: Jowi Morales

Mac Mini M4 is on sale for just $499, defying the odds as PCs become more expensive — save $100 on performant machine with 16GB of unified memory

By Jowi Morales published 26 January 26

Deals The Mac mini M4 is currently on sale on Amazon for $499, making one of the cheapest ways to get into the Apple ecosystem even much more affordable.

Bill Gates-backed silicon photonics startup develops optical transistors 10,000x smaller than current tech — optical chip can process 1,000 x 1,000 multiplication matrices

By Jowi Morales published 26 January 26

Will this let us break free from the limitations of current silicon technology?

Some PCs can't boot after latest Windows 11 security update, no fix in sight —mostly affects 24H2 and 25H2 versions

By Jowi Morales published 26 January 26

This is one of the worst Windows security update bugs in recent memory.

Four arrested following $1.6 million NFT heist in the Netherlands — data carriers, cash, cars, and house also seized as part of ongoing investigation

By Jowi Morales published 26 January 26

One tip led the police to the house in Axel, but the arrested individuals were eventually released after interrogation.

a person holding a wireless device and connecting to a wireless network

Breakthrough wireless transceiver transmits data 24 times faster than 5G connections, reaching blazing 15 gigabytes per second — Researchers demo invention that uses silicon chip to directly send and receive analog signals from digital data

By Jowi Morales last updated 25 January 26

A research team from the University of California, Irvine developed a new wireless transceiver that skipped DACs and used three sub-transmitters to send analog signs from digital data.

Suspicious DJI clones appear on the market after the FCC banned foreign-made drones — Xtra and Skyrover drones look awfully familiar

By Jowi Morales last updated 25 January 26

Are these companies just DJI wearing different colors?

ChatGPT found to be sourcing data from AI-generated content — popular LLM uses content from Grokipedia as source for more obscure queries

By Jowi Morales published 25 January 26

ChatGPT has been found to be citing Grok in some of its answers, returning recursive results that risks spreading hallucinated or incorrect information.