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

Lenovo abandons separate magnesium frame for latest P16 Gen 3 laptop after 20 years — robust feature introduced in ThinkPad T60 in 2006, company now integrates material into outer shell for a thinner design

By Jowi Morales published 29 April 26

This will make the ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 lighter and thinner. But at what cost?

US stops exports of tools to China’s number two chip maker — Hua Hong and Huali Microelectronics reportedly on the cusp of starting a 7-nm fab in Shanghai

By Jowi Morales published 29 April 26

Washington is enacting export controls to prevent China's second-largest fab from moving forward with more advanced nodes.

A man receiving a ransomware attack on both his phone and laptop - a poor day for the stock image actor.

Ransomware accidentally destroys all files larger than 128KB, preventing decryption — VECT code likely partly vibe coded with AI or used an old code base, security researchers suggest

By Jowi Morales published 29 April 26

This might be the work of an amateur, but they might not stay an amateur for long.

Market slumps as OpenAI reportedly misses internal targets for active users and revenue — Nvidia, Oracle, AMD, and CoreWeave shares all tremble on the news

By Jowi Morales published 28 April 26

OpenAI's apparent missed targets shake up investor confidence.

Six AI data centers proposed for a small town of 7,000, equal to 51 Walmart Supercenters in 17 square mile area — four out of the seven town council members have resigned from their positions as town fights back

By Jowi Morales published 28 April 26

The residents of Archbald, Pennsylvania have started pushing back against the six planned data centers in the town, which will take up about 14% of its land area.

Disabled gamer prototypes true one-handed keyboard-and-mouse controller, device nominated for award — maker inspired to build device after losing right arm in an accident

By Jowi Morales published 26 April 26

This is could finally let single-handed people enjoy games and even play competitively.

Enthusiast builds 3D-printed retro PC case and shares the files so you can print it yourself — design fits ITX mobo and ATX PSU, comes with front 3.5-inch bay for USB ports

By Jowi Morales published 26 April 26

This looks like a fun weekend project for 3D-printing enthusiasts.

Mobile SMS blasters in vehicles prowled Canadian streets, causing 13 million network disruptions and infiltrating tens of thousands of devices — blaster blocked 911 calls, stole cellphone data

By Jowi Morales published 26 April 26

The authorities say that the three individuals used the SMS blasters to send thousands of smishing messages.

DARPA calls for proposals for autonomous underwater drones — gov't looking for a small, cheap autonomous sub that can be developed and built quickly

By Jowi Morales published 26 April 26

DARPA is looking for proposals for cheap undersea drones that can be quickly built and deployed nearly anywhere.

Steam Controller leaked review points to $99 MSRP — more expensive than PS5 and Xbox controllers and Nintendo Joy-Cons

By Jowi Morales published 25 April 26

A hardware reviewer accidentally made their review video go live on YouTube before the embargo date, revealing the pricing for the Steam Controller.

Maine governor vetoes bill that bans large new data centers — says legislature should’ve exempted one particular well-supported data center

By Jowi Morales published 25 April 26

Governor Janet Mills vetoed a bill that would have enacted a moratorium on all data center projects because it would affect one site to be built on a former paper mill in Jay, Franklin County.

Union rally causes Samsung fab production to plummet by 58% during night shift as workers demand up to $400,000 bonuses — updated figures show over 40,000 people attended rally for better pay and bonuses

By Jowi Morales published 24 April 26

The Samsung workers union could potentially cripple the company's production if management refuses to meet their demands.

parked oil tankers waiting to take on cargo

Crypto scam takes advantage of Strait of Hormuz crisis by taking fake payments, leading to two ships being fired upon — two vessels reportedly fell victim and paid fake 'Iranian authorities'

By Jowi Morales published 23 April 26

Two vessels waiting to transit the Strait of Hormuz reportedly fell victim to scammers posing as Iranian authorities and asking for transit fee payments in crypto.

SilentGlass malware-over-HDMI/DP blocker

UK spy agency releases malware-blocking gadget for HDMI and DisplayPort cables — SilentGlass blocks malicious traffic traveling between display and computer

By Jowi Morales published 23 April 26

The NCSC, a part of the British GCHQ, has deployed this protective gadget throughout various government estates and is now making it publicly available through Goldilock Labs.

More than 30,000 Samsung union members take to the streets to demand an average bonus of $400,000 per worker — May 21 strike date looms, union points to rival SK hynix granting higher bonuses to its employees

By Jowi Morales published 23 April 26

Workers at Samsung's largest chip fab staged a rally today, demanding higher pay and bonuses, comparing their compensation to what SK hynix offers its people.

Howard Lutnick giving the double finger gun gesture.

U.S. Commerce Secretary says Nvidia still hasn't sold any H200 AI GPUs to China — Chinese government is blocking imports in an attempt to push domestic semiconductor industry

By Jowi Morales published 23 April 26

Nvidia says it's received orders for the H200 from Chinese companies, however.

Google Cloud customer wakes up to $18,000+ bill despite $7 budget, thanks to forgotten API key in published project — attacker put in 60,000+ requests and blasted through $1,400 spending cap

By Jowi Morales published 22 April 26

Turns out the safety measures are all turned off by default.

Microsoft facing $2.8 billion UK lawsuit for overcharging 60,000 businesses using Microsoft Server on other clouds — Azure users allegedly received lower wholesale pricing

By Jowi Morales published 22 April 26

Is the company charging a premium for users not on Azure?

TP-Link seeks to secure conditional approval from FCC following router import ban — company stresses it is no longer Chinese-owned

By Jowi Morales published 21 April 26

TP-Link, one of the most popular consumer router brands in the U.S., met with FCC officials to discuss how it can secure a conditional approval to continue introducing and selling new routers.

Dave Plummer explaining how Task Manager measured CPU utilization

Original Task Manager creator explains why it lies to you about CPU usage — former Microsoft engineer shows unique solution to a seemingly simple, but actually complicated, task

By Jowi Morales published 20 April 26

Dave Plummer pops the hood on Task Manager and explains how it gets your PC's CPU usage (and why it feels off sometimes).

Voyager 1 gets emergency instrument shutdown to solve escalating power crisis and give it ‘about a year of breathing room’ — interstellar spacecraft's nuclear power source is dying, leading to intensifying countermeasures

By Jowi Morales published 20 April 26

Voyager 1 was designed for a five-year mission.

Gaming laptop brought to repair shop for overheating problem, decorative stickers found to be the problem — tech fixes problem in under 10 seconds after removing the stickers covering its fans

By Jowi Morales published 20 April 26

Someone thought it was a good idea to put a sticker that covered their laptop's vents.

Toshiba refuses to replace large hard drive that was under warranty — company offers refund at the purchase price, not the higher current retail price

By Jowi Morales published 19 April 26

A disappointing move from a major hard drive supplier.

$20,000 in 32GB RAM sticks saved from the dumpster are now worth a fortune — seventy-two DDR4-2666 ECC RDIMMs were about to turn into e-waste

By Jowi Morales published 19 April 26

A Redditor's dad saved 72 32GB HPE DDR4-2666 RDIMMs that were headed for the trash heap after their company upgraded their brand-new servers.

Bluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard and mailed to a warship exposed its location — $5 gadget put a $585 million Dutch ship at risk for 24 hours

By Jowi Morales last updated 18 April 26

A Dutch journalist mailed a postcard to a Dutch Navy ship containing a hidden Bluetooth tracker, allowing them to track its route for 24 hours before it was found and disabled.

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