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

Struggling shoemaker and apparel brand Albird pivots to AI data centers, stock jumps 580% in a single day — sells core business and leveraging $50 million in financing to become a GPU-as-a-Service and AI cloud solutions provider

By Jowi Morales Published 16 April 26

The company decided that it wants to peddle the “shovels” of the AI goldrush instead of selling shoes and sweaters.

Memory cards and flash drives prices rocket 124%, some products peak at 261% jump — increases from 2025 driven by AI chip shortage across a range of formats and capacities

By Jowi Morales Published 15 April 26

USB flash drives, SD cards, and microSD cards are becoming expensive as the NAND chip shortage takes its bite and expands to other storage options.

Netgear secures conditional approval from the FCC following router ban — company can continue importing foreign-made routers through October 2027

By Jowi Morales Published 15 April 26

It's the first company to secure the coveted approval, but it does not make any mention of moving manufacturing to the U.S.

Iran reportedly bought an in-orbit Chinese satellite to target US military sites in the Middle East — purchase agreement included ongoing ground control services based in China

By Jowi Morales Published 15 April 26

Leaked documents allegedly show that the IRGC Aerospace Force is using a Chinese satellite to observe U.S. bases in the Middle East and use it for targeting American assets with drones and missiles.

Nvidia quashes rumor it’s planning to purchase a major PC manufacturer — says that it’s ‘not engaged in discussions to acquire any PC maker’

By Jowi Morales Published 14 April 26

Nvidia said that it wasn't in talks with another PC manufacturer to acquire it, despite rumors saying that it has been discussing the possibility since 2024.

News outlets are blocking Wayback Machine from archiving their pages — 23 outlets concerned AI companies might abuse fair use and use it to train their models

By Jowi Morales Published 14 April 26

In the age of “fake news” and hallucinating AI, access to historical information is more critical than ever.

Dave Plummer showing the original Windows Task Manager

Veteran Microsoft engineer says original Task Manager was only 80KB so it could run smoothly on 90s computers — original utility used a smart technique to determine whether it was the only running instance

By Jowi Morales Published 12 April 26

Dave Plummer used several clever techniques to ensure that Windows Task Manager will always run while cutting the performance hit on your hardware when when it's opened.

Startup secures $30 million contract to 3D print jet engines for the USAF — company to test and develop small turbojets for drones and long-range weapons

By Jowi Morales Published 12 April 26

Beehive Industries will test its 3D-printed engines for use by the USAF, which are reportedly cheaper to build, use, and service compared to traditionally manufactured engines.

Chinese Nvidia Cloud Partner procured 300 servers with banned AI GPUs worth $92 million — shares of data center supplier Sharetronic plummet following Super Micro smuggling arrest

By Jowi Morales Published 11 April 26

Publicly available documents reveal that a Chinese AI data center company sold servers that were designed for Nvidia H100 chips despite the U.S. export ban.

FAA courts gamers to become air traffic controllers — boasts $155k average annual salary after three years as the agency prepares for 8,000 applicants

By Jowi Morales Published 11 April 26

If you can manage your in-game units well, then you might be able to manage airplanes in real life, as well.