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

Starlink satellite 34343 disappears in ‘fragment creation event’ — observation 'immediately detected tens of objects in the vicinity of the satellite after the event'

By Mark Tyson published 31 March 26

Starlink posted an update on satellite 34343, which it lost communications with on Sunday after a debris‑generation incident.

NES-inspired synthesizer doubles as a working game console — luggable polyphonic synth plays chip tunes and NES cartridges, too

By Mark Tyson published 31 March 26

A maker with a love for synthesizers and retro gaming has showcased their latest project, the NES-SY2.0.

Dev showcases ‘seamless, massive world with zero loading screens on N64 hardware’ — 30-year-old Nintendo retro console coaxed into draw distances matching the scale of Skyrim

By Mark Tyson published 30 March 26

A developer has demonstrated an open-world engine in a Nintendo 64 game, which offers a 'seamless, massive world with zero loading screens' on original hardware.

AMD’s dual-GPU Radeon HD 6990 launched 15 years ago — power, heat, and noise monster was crowned the fastest graphics card in the world

By Mark Tyson published 29 March 26

15 years ago, AMD released its powerful Radeon HD 6990 graphics card, and even Nvidia's reply couldn't usurp it.

Mimms Museum of Technology and Art in Roswell, GA

Museum opens doors to ‘World’s largest collection of Apple products’ on April 1 to celebrate Apple’s 50th anniversary — 2,000 artifacts spread across 20,000 sq ft in Roswell, GA

By Mark Tyson published 29 March 26

Mimms Museum in Roswell will open the doors to its iNSPIRE: 50 Years of Innovation from Apple exhibition on Wednesday, April 1

Comparison of $4,000 boutique audio cable to $7 Amazon Basics cable shows audiophiles waste a lot of money — scientific audio equipment analysis with analyzer shows no difference in quality

By Mark Tyson published 29 March 26

Those upgraded audio cables probably won't take your music listening pleasure up to the next level. All you need are the basics, literally.

Open source laser engraver sells for just $64 fully assembled — it is small and low power but may be enough for your needs

By Mark Tyson published 29 March 26

A tech tinkerer has shared the full plans and resources necessary to build a compact, low-power desktop laser engraver.

Minisforum AI X1 Pro 470 review: AMD's Gorgon Point in a sleek mini PC desktop

By Mark Tyson published 28 March 26

Minisforum’s AI X1 Pro 470 mini PC is just an incremental update to last year's well-regarded AI X1 Pro 370, but the barebones model isn't much more expensive.

Apple’s Mac OS X turns 25, has prospered across three hardware architecture changes — from PowerPC, through Intel x86, to Apple Silicon

By Mark Tyson published 28 March 26

This week Apple’s Mac OS X enjoyed its quarter century anniversary.

Trucker shows off $6,000 PC driving sim rig in passenger seat — driver slides over to RTX 5080-powered setup when stuck in traffic

By Mark Tyson published 28 March 26

There’s at least one trucker in the U.S. who looks forward to getting stuck in traffic.

Don’t throw away your old PC PSU – do this instead

DIYer upcycles an old PC PSU into a flexible bench power supply — 20-year-old relic rescued from dusty neglect

By Mark Tyson published 28 March 26

Your old, unwanted, PC PSU could enjoy a new life as a bench power supply, after a bit of DIY.

Class action alleges Nvidia hid more than $1B crypto-GPU income within its gaming revenues — investor lawsuit concerns business spanning 2017 and 2018

By Mark Tyson published 26 March 26

Nvidia is back in court over whether a significant chunk of its revenue through 2017 and 2018 was reliant on the whims of the cryptocurrency market.

Paralyzed army vet can now play World of Warcraft using 'science fiction… magic… brilliant…' Neuralink brain implant — 'I’m now raiding, and exploring Azeroth hands-free at full speed'

By Mark Tyson published 26 March 26

British Army veteran Jon L. Noble has shared a heartwarming update on his first 100 days with a Neuralink implant.

Russian ‘Starlink Rival’ established with 16 satellites launched, aims for 900 by 2035 — commercial operation to begin next year with 250 sputniks

By Mark Tyson published 25 March 26

Russia has began to deliver on its plans to establish a domestic state-funded rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink, dubbed Rassvet.

The Leonidas Autonomous Ground Vehicle (AGV)

Autonomous mobile drone swarm killer created in trilateral US defense company collab — the new Leonidas Autonomous Ground Vehicle (AGV) is a high-power microwave platform

By Mark Tyson published 24 March 26

A trio of US defense, autonomy, and directed energy industry leaders have created the Leonidas Autonomous Ground Vehicle (AGV) to address the threat of drone swarms.

China laptop vendor eats humble pie, apology says ‘production error’ was behind chip mix-up — full refunds offered to those affected by the fake Ryzen 5 7430U ‘scam’

By Mark Tyson published 24 March 26

Budget portable PCs specialist Chuwi has released an official apology to customers who received devices that didn’t match up to expected specifications.

PowerVR - Fire Strike DX11 demo screenshot

Imagination Tech working on mainstream PC gaming with ‘ambitious graphics card and SoC design companies’ — shows off progress with DirectX 11 workloads

By Mark Tyson published 23 March 26

The UK’s Imagination Technologies is teasing its roadmap to 'bring high‑performance, scalable, PowerVR graphics to desktop, workstation, and cloud environments.'

A screenshot from the game Crimson Desert, showing intense melee combat gameplay.

Crimson Desert devs apologize for ‘confusion’ over Intel GPU FAQ — backtracks over prior dismissive language regarding Arc graphics support

By Mark Tyson published 23 March 26

The Crimson Desert devs have apologized for prior dismissive language regarding Intel GPUs and confirmed that a support update is on the way.

A Saegheh-2 UAV at the Eqtedar 40 Defence Exhibition in Tehran

Concerns raised over Shahed kamikaze drone listings on Alibaba — they featured AI guidance to lock onto ‘people, building, vehicles, ships, etc’

By Mark Tyson published 23 March 26

Chinese eTail giant Alibaba has removed listings and suspended the accounts of sellers that were found to be advertising 'cruise missiles' and 'suicide attack drones.'

Fixing a vintage 20-inch Trinitron CRT, suffering from cataracts, by injecting UV resin.

UV resin injection cures ancient, cataract-inflicted CRT monitor — repaired 20-inch Trinitron would have been an enviable display in the mid 1990s

By Mark Tyson published 23 March 26

A video documents attempts to fix a vintage 20-inch Trinitron CRT suffering from cataracts by injecting UV resin.