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

Startup builds first responder drone connected via Starlink that enables eight mile range — UAV can fly for over an hour, swap batteries automatically, and carry various payloads

By Jowi Morales published 27 March 26

The BRINC Guardian does not introduce new groundbreaking technologies but combines multiple features for the first time on a drone of this size, meant for civilian agencies.

Super Micro shareholders sue company over securities fraud after AI chip smuggling bust — furious investors claim company concealed dependence on illicit sales to China

By Jowi Morales published 26 March 26

Investors are furious that Super Micro didn't tell them that a big chunk of its sales may have come from illegal sources.

Three individuals charged with attempting to break US sanctions on AI chips — damning text messages between conspirators reveal intention to find clients to ‘act as pass through partner for customers in China’

By Jowi Morales published 26 March 26

Damning evidence.

Scott Manley showing how he landed a spacecraft on the moon using a ZX Spectrum home computer from the 1980s

Enthusiast ‘lands’ on the moon using hardware from the 1980s — ZX Spectrum home computer with 3.5 MHz CPU and 48KB of memory power Kerbal space flight

By Jowi Morales published 26 March 26

YouTuber Scott Manley demonstrated using a ZX Spectrum home computer launched in 1982 to land a spacecraft on the Kerbal Space Program spaceflight simulator.

The AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU sitting on the PMD2 power tester.

PC makers face shortages of Intel and AMD CPUs that stretch up to six months — lead time for orders jumps from just two weeks in the face of AI demand

By Jowi Morales published 25 March 26

Many PC manufacturers are facing challenges in acquiring inventory of Intel and AMD CPUs, saying that there is not enough supply to meet consumer demand.

Kentucky farm family rejects $26 million offer for 600 acres of land from unnamed AI data center suitor — declines 7x offer, wants to ‘Stay and hold and feed a nation’

By Jowi Morales published 25 March 26

There are still some things that money can't buy.

A Nintendo Switch 2 console next to its box

Nintendo reportedly plans to cut Switch 2 production by 33% after a lackluster holiday season — gaming giant slashes 2 million units from planned output

By Jowi Morales published 24 March 26

Nintendo is reportedly reducing the production of the Switch 2 by 33%, cutting output by 2 million units, due to lackluster sales during the holiday season of 2025.

US senators want to suspend Nvidia AI chip export licenses to China and its intermediaries — bipartisan letter to Commerce Dept says that Huang’s claims of no chip diversion ‘were contradicted by reporting available’

By Jowi Morales published 24 March 26

These senators don't believe Jensen's words.

AWS Bahrain suffers major disruption due to the ongoing US-Iran conflict — drone activity blamed for service interruption

By Jowi Morales published 24 March 26

The US-Israel-Iran war is taking its toll on the tech industry.

FCC bans import of new consumer routers not made in the US over security threat — agency says foreign-made devices pose ‘unacceptable risk’ to US persons

By Jowi Morales published 24 March 26

This could affect nearly every major router brand

Jensen Huang says Nvidia engineers should use AI tokens worth half their annual salary every year to be fully productive — compares not using AI to using paper and pencil for designing chips

By Jowi Morales published 23 March 26

The Nvidia chief said that he will be alarmed if his engineers did not use AI tokens amounting to about half their annual salary, saying that AI tools will 10x their productivity.

Micron predicts that cars will need 300GB of RAM — memory-laden vehicles could exacerbate shortages but create 'robust long-term growth in automotive memory demand'

By Jowi Morales published 22 March 26

Self-driving cars are essentially AI supercomputers on wheels.

Two brothers convicted of running ghost gun factory that produced untraceable 3D printed firearms — used 3D printers to build gun frames while associates purchased other parts on eBay

By Jowi Morales published 22 March 26

What started out as an idea over a round of pool turned into a small criminal enterprise.

Sony will bring ML-based frame generation to PlayStation consoles — the performance-boosting feature is unlikely to arrive this year, though

By Jowi Morales published 21 March 26

PlayStation 5 architect Mark Cerny said in an interview that Sony will add frame-generation technology to the console in the future, but didn't specify which console will get it or when.

A Nintendo Switch 2 in standalone mode sitting next to the Joy-Con controller grip

Nintendo Switch 2 overhaul could bring a removable battery — new revision aims to comply with the EU's Right to Repair regulations

By Jowi Morales published 21 March 26

Nintendo is reportedly set to launch a revised Switch 2 with a removable battery in Europe, in line with regulations requiring easier battery replacement by February 2027.

Tim Cook says Apple had its best launch week for first-time Mac customers with the MacBook Neo — entry-level device now out of stock, with orders taking two to three weeks to ship

By Jowi Morales published 21 March 26

The MacBook Neo is breaking Apple sales records for first-time Mac buyers, with the cheap laptop now out of stock in several markets as demand surges.

a person fixing a leaking underground water pipe

Fiber internet provider says it can detect leaking water pipes using existing infrastructure, prevented loss of 2 million liters a day over three months — Lightsonic tech detects underground vibrations, machine learning isolates the source

By Jowi Morales published 14 March 26

U.K. fiber network provider Openreach used startup firm Lightsonic's technology to detect leaks in Affinity Water's service area, helping save over 2 million liters of drinking water daily.

Enthusiast rebuilds AA-battery-powered PC, sextuples run time to 30 minutes with 64 batteries — uses three voltage regulators in parallel to achieve stability, runs computer for over 30 minutes on 64 AA cells

By Jowi Morales published 14 March 26

YouTube creator ScuffedBits re-did their experiment and was able to eke out 30 minutes of game time (and a benchmarking session!) while running their desktop PC on 64 AA batteries.

a cable-laying ship working on the Africa2 project

Iran conflict delays Meta’s 2Africa undersea cable project — cable layer declares force majeure, says it can no longer safely operate in the Persian Gulf

By Jowi Morales published 13 March 26

The Iran war is going to be costly for the tech sector.

Iran hacking group claims attack on med-tech company Stryker — says over 200,000 devices have been wiped clean and over 50TB of data extracted

By Jowi Morales published 12 March 26

Stryker, a Fortune 500 medical technology company, has been hit with a massive cyberattack that allegedly saw over 200,000 devices wiped clean, affecting employees and operations across the globe.

Iran threatens Nvidia, Microsoft, other tech companies with strikes over alleged attack on Tehran bank — says that economic centers and banks are now considered legitimate targets

By Jowi Morales published 11 March 26

Iranian media just released a list of potential economic targets, including offices and infrastructure of Nvidia, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, and more in the Middle East.

Framework raises RAM prices for the third time in three months, SSD costs up — company warns that it’s running out of stock on some Intel processors as well

By Jowi Morales published 11 March 26

Framework increased RAM prices for the third consecutive month, while also announcing that it's hiking the costs of some of its SSDs.

Phison CEO says that NAND prices hiked by around 50% overnight, highlighting severe shortage in the industry — warns 'our current concern is that both money and inventory are insufficient'

By Jowi Morales published 11 March 26

Phison is increasingly serving cloud service providers and AI hyperscalers, with enterprise customers now hitting 30% of its revenue share from a previous 10% last quarter.

Asus chief says Macbook Neo's affordable pricing came as a shock to the entire PC market — compares $599 notebook to a tablet and content-consumption device

By Jowi Morales published 11 March 26

Asus co-CEO S.Y. Hsu said that the MacBook Neo shook the entire PC market, but also said that it's mostly designed for content consumption because of its limited specifications.

Nvidia reportedly building its own AI agent to compete with OpenClaw, report claims — ‘NemoClaw’ will supposedly be open source and designed for enterprise use

By Jowi Morales published 10 March 26

NemoClaw could potentially give AI tools more independence and do more things without direct human supervision in the corporate setting.

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