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

Alterego demoes ‘world’s first near-telepathic wearable' that enables 'typing at the speed of thought' other abilities — device said to enable silent communication with others, control devices hands-free, and restore speech for impaired

By Mark Tyson published 9 September 25

Watch a demonstration of what is claimed to be 'the world’s first near-telepathic wearable that enables people to communicate silently, seamlessly, and at the speed of thought'

‘USB 5.0’ connection touted on new slim eGPU with RX 7600M XT — Compact OneXGPU Lite unveiled, likely using USB4 v2

By Mark Tyson published 8 September 25

Appearance of the OneXGPU Lite with 'USB 5.0' surprises at the One-Netbook Fall Launch 2025 Event

Apple MacBooks have a sensor that measures the angle of the screen —Engineer taps into hidden ‘LidAngleSensor’ API to create a creaky door simulator

By Mark Tyson last updated 8 September 25

An engineer has tapped into Apple’s LidAngleSensor MacBook API, adding a creaky door sound effect to his lid angle measurement app.

The Decisioninator ‘saved my marriage,’ says software engineer — device automates restaurant, chore, date night, and movie night choices

By Mark Tyson published 8 September 25

The Decisioninator was designed and produced to 'optimize and automate' navigating the minefield with a gate signposted 'What do you want for dinner tonight?'

Tokyo’s Tech shopper paradise Akihabara Electric Town was just a 'Town' on Friday, due to the first power outage in 30 years – all the RGBs went out

By Mark Tyson published 7 September 25

Tokyo’s renowned electronics shopping district was plunged into darkness on Friday due to a very rare power outage.

Custom Windows 11 builder axes Microsoft's AI features, whack-a-moling Copilot, Outlook, and Teams — new Tiny11 Builder release should be Windows 11 25H2 ready

By Mark Tyson published 7 September 25

Windows bloat hater NTDEV has released an updated version of Tiny11 Builder ready for Windows 11 25H2.

Burger King hacked, attackers 'impressed by the commitment to terrible security practices' — systems described as 'solid as a paper Whopper wrapper in the rain,’ other RBI brands like Tim Hortons and Popeyes also vulnerable

By Mark Tyson last updated 7 September 25

Ethical hackers have detailed how they uncovered 'catastrophic' vulnerabilities in various Burger King systems.

$9 Goodwill PC find earns congratulations from enthusiasts — the machine could be a great eSports or nostalgic gaming powerhouse with the right upgrades

By Mark Tyson published 6 September 25

A PC novice has shared details of their stunning $9 desktop DIY bargain and is looking for upgrade suggestions.

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) image

Romance scammer posing as a stranded astronaut swindled an 80-year-old woman out of $6,700 — fraudster claimed they needed funds for oxygen supplies

By Mark Tyson published 6 September 25

The scammer's pleas that his spaceship was ‘under attack and in need of oxygen’ convinced an elderly woman to send him 1 million Yen (~$6,700).

32:9 screen Ryzen Z2 Extreme gaming handheld

DIYer creates the PC gaming handheld of your widest dreams – 32:9 AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme device showcased in driving games

By Mark Tyson published 5 September 25

A Chinese electronics wizard had shown off super wide 32:9 screen PC gaming handheld.

Portable 3D-printed device claimed to produce enough drinking water from thin air for a family of four every day - Water from Air project says it can capture 1.6 gallons of drinking water per day

By Mark Tyson published 5 September 25

Portable 3D printed Water from Air device is claimed to be able to capture 1.6 gallons (6 liters) of drinking water per day.

Linux Mint 22.2 ‘Zara’ released with native fingerprint support – also has a new syncing sticky note system

By Mark Tyson published 4 September 25

Linux Mint 22.2 ‘Zara’ has been released today, offering native fingerprint biometrics, an updated Sticky Notes app, and improved update management.

Bill Gates’ 48-year-old Microsoft 6502 BASIC goes open source

By Mark Tyson published 4 September 25

Microsoft BASIC for 6502 Microprocessor - Version 1.1 source code is now available on Github, under the MIT license.

Up to 70 cables a day, chopped off by copper thieves

German motorists facing ‘plague’ of electric car charger cable thefts – 70 charging points a day being gutted to sell for copper scrap

By Mark Tyson published 3 September 25

Electric car charging businesses in Germany are scrambling to combat a 'plague' of cable thefts.

32GB of RAM on track to become the new majority for gamers — Steam survey indicates shift could occur before the end of the year

By Mark Tyson published 2 September 25

32GB of system RAM looks set to become the most popular configuration among Steam gamers later this year.

Remaking a C64 Datacette using a microcassette

Remaking a Commodore 64 Datasette from 1982 using 1993 microcassette tech — TechTuber touts 1MB per tape, a 5x improvement over the original

By Mark Tyson published 2 September 25

Recreating the Commodore 64's famous 1982 datasette using 1993 tech and 2025 know-how

Linux gaming OS Kazeta promises ‘console gaming experience of the 1990s’ for PC users — supports almost any DRM-free game, past or present

By Mark Tyson published 1 September 25

Kazeta promises to 'bring the console gaming experience of the '90s to modern PC hardware'

Shuttle intros semi-ruggedized barebone Intel Arrow Lake-S mini PC — support for 65W Intel Core Ultra 200 CPUs

By Mark Tyson published 1 September 25

Small form factor (SFF) PC specialist Shuttle has rolled out a semi-rugged compact PC system dubbed the XPC slim DH810.

AntGamer aiming at 1000 Hz monitor release in 2026

Chinese eSports firm worked with AMD on 1,000 Hz gaming monitor primed for 2026 debut

By Mark Tyson published 31 August 25

China’s AntGamer has teased the release of a 1,000 Hz eSports monitor in 2026.

Thunder Lizard's ASCII graphics get the AI treatment

AI converts ASCII game to real-time AI-rendered graphics – Thunder Lizard ASCII visuals transformed, but latency and consistency need improvement

By Mark Tyson published 31 August 25

A software engineer has been experimenting with techniques to transform an ASCII game renderer using AI-powered visuals - in real-time.

These PC systems were more than slightly overpriced

$175,000 computer server package acquired by mayor flagged as suspicious due to an apparent 1,300% markup

By Mark Tyson published 30 August 25

A recently elected mayor has brought to light a suspiciously expensive computer systems deal, which was signed, sealed, and delivered by their predecessor.

ATI R300 GPU on a Medion Radeon 9600TX card

20-year-old ATI Radeon GPUs are still getting driver updates and extensions — old ATI Radeon R300 GPUs receive Linux updates from the community

By Mark Tyson published 30 August 25

Two-decades old ATI Radeon R300 GPUs get updated Linux driver love.

Windows 8.1 graphics get bit-crushed into working in 40-year-old EGA graphics mode — less than half-megapixel display mode is limited to 16 colors

By Mark Tyson published 30 August 25

Tech enthusiast gets Windows 8.1 to install on a system restricted by the ancient (1984) EGA graphics standard.

LaserWeeder packs two dozen Nvidia GPUs and lasers to zap your weed problem, vaporizes ‘600,000 weeds per hour' with sub-millimeter precision — instant laser death for pesky weeds

By Mark Tyson published 28 August 25

Nvidia has revealed a surprising partnership with an agricultural robotics company whose flagship product deals instant laser death to fields full of weeds.

Pilot’s 50-minute in-flight conference call with tech support failed to avert $200 million F-35 fireball — pilot ejected and suffered only minor injuries

By Mark Tyson published 28 August 25

Thank you for calling Lockheed Martin, please hold

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