When much of the world went into lockdown companies and schools sent employees and students home to work and study. That triggered a surge in sales of laptops, large screen monitors, headphones and printers. The first three items on that shopping list will make you more productive. Laptops mean you can work on the kitchen … The home printer market is broken
In the 1980s I worked on a magazine feature about the paperless office of the future. We interviewed people who said it was close. Any day now. We never got there. Today the printer remains essential. While there may be less paper in our lives than there was, we are a long way from zero … Printers: An offer you cannot refuse
Gartner says 84.1 million PC were shipped in the third quarter of 2021. That’s up one percent on the same period a year earlier. Which doesn’t sound much, but last year saw the most buoyant PC activity in almost a decade. There was a shortage of suitable laptop chips during the quarter which acted as … Gartner: PC shipments flat in third quarter of 2021
Laura Bell has raised $2.2m to expand her online security training platform SafeStack Academy, with Jelix Ventures leading a raft of local investors in the round. Australia’s AFR reports the news: NAB among backers as ‘moral hacker’ gets $2.2m to teach techies her tricks. Natasha Gillezeau writes: SafeStack Academy was born of a pandemic … SafeStack Academy raises $2.3m to export security know how
At the Guardian Haroon Siddique writes Home computing pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair dies aged 81. Sir Clive Sinclair, the inventor and entrepreneur who was instrumental in bringing home computers to the masses, has died at the age of 81. His daughter, Belinda, said he died at home in London on Thursday morning after a long illness. Sinclair … Farewell Clive Sinclair
