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

Chinese firms Bytedance and Tencent reportedly offer massive 150% pay increases and 35% bonuses to entice AI talent — salaries and increases also expected to balloon in 2026

By Jowi Morales published 30 December 25

Tech companies are spending more on AI-focused employees even as the rest of the industry is laying off hundreds of thousands.

GOG acquired by co-founder, reiterates philosophy of ‘freedom, independence, and genuine control’ — CD Projekt sells platform to focus on creating games

By Jowi Morales published 30 December 25

CD Projekt sells 100% of GOG to co-founder Michał Kiciński, allowing the company to focus on new games and upcoming titles under its existing franchises.

Rainbow Six Siege is under siege by hackers, Ubisoft forced to take all servers offline — players randomly received billions of credits, ultra-exclusive skins, and bans or unbans

By Jowi Morales published 28 December 25

Rainbow Six Siege goes completely offline as unknown attackers wreak havoc inside the game by giving away billions in credits and more.

GameStop trolls Valve's Gabe Newell for his 'inability to count to three' — playful jab for never releasing a third installment for blockbuster game franchises like Half-Life, Dota, or Counter-Strike

By Jowi Morales published 27 December 25

GameStop just released a press release saying that it will help Valve co-founder Gabe Newell learn how to count to three.

ChatGPT could prioritize sponsored content as part of ad strategy — sponsored content could allegedly be given preferential treatment in LLM’s responses, OpenAI to use chat data to deliver highly personalized results

By Jowi Morales published 27 December 25

OpenAI is reportedly still working on baking in ads into ChatGPT's results despite Altman's 'Code Red' earlier this month.

Some Japanese shops start rationing GPUs — graphics cards with 16GB VRAM and up are becoming harder to find, says one store

By Jowi Morales published 27 December 25

Some Japanese computer stores are limiting GPU purchases because of supply uncertainty, especially for models with 16GB of VRAM and up.

Old Ryzen AM4 CPUs top US, UK Amazon charts as DDR5 pricing pushes buyers to last-gen platform — DDR4-friendly Ryzen 5 5800X, XT claim spots in the top 5

By Jowi Morales published 26 December 25

The five-year-old Ryzen 7 5800X and its 2024 refresh, the 5800XT, are among the best-selling CPUs this holiday season despite being two generations behind Zen 5.

Copy of Grand Theft Auto that runs in a web browser gets taken down by DMCA — Take Two says DOS Zone infringed company’s intellectual property rights despite disclaimers and requirement to own original copy of title for full game

By Jowi Morales published 26 December 25

Take-Two takes down the online demo of GTA: Vice City found on DOS Zone — says it violates its copyright.

Elon Musk says xAI will have more AI compute than everyone else combined within five years — Macrohard-branded Colossus 2 data center a nod to Musk's AI project to challenge Microsoft

By Jowi Morales published 26 December 25

Elon Musk claimed on X that xAI will have more computing power than everyone else combined in less than five years.

Laptop maker Framework announces another immediate memory price hike, says additional increase expected within a month — encourages buyers to bring their own memory and check PCPartPicker for better deals

By Jowi Morales published 25 December 25

Framework is giving buyers the option to bring their own memory and even links to PCPartPicker so they can find more affordable options.

AI data centers may soon be powered by retired Navy nuclear reactors from aircraft carriers and submarines — firm asks U.S. DOE for a loan guarantee to start the project

By Jowi Morales published 25 December 25

A Texas energy startup proposes repurposing retired U.S. Navy nuclear reactors for use in AI data centers.

Researchers discover that some biodegradable electronics produce microplastics as they degrade — the investigated material is commonly used in medical research

By Jowi Morales published 24 December 25

Researchers from Northeastern University discovered that PEDOT:PSS, which is typically used in medical research, breaks down into harmful microplastics.

Study shows playing Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi games fights burnout and can 'enhance happiness in life' — popular titles are proven to ‘instill childlike wonder’ among young adults

By Jowi Morales published 24 December 25

A study revealed that games like Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi can bring back good childhood memories.

Samsung to delay its planned DDR4 end-of-life due to signing a long-term 'non-cancellable, non-returnable' contract with key customer — agreement will not alleviate consumer shortage, supply earmarked for server clients

By Jowi Morales published 24 December 25

Samsung has delayed the end of its DDR4 production line due to increased demand, and is expected to earmark output for a client signing an NCNR contract with the company.

Samsung's CES monitor lineup includes 6K 3D display with eye-tracking — plus a dual-mode QHD panel with a blistering 1080p 1040Hz option

By Jowi Morales published 24 December 25

Samsung announced new 27-inch and 32-inch displays for gamers featuring refresh rates from 165 Hz to 1,040 Hz.

Ten former Samsung employees arrested for industrial espionage charges for giving China chipmaker 10nm tech — executives and researchers allegedly leaked DRAM technology to China-based CXMT, resulting in trillions of losses in Korean Won

By Jowi Morales published 23 December 25

10 former Samsung employees are accused of leaking Samsung's 10-nm DRAM technology to CXMT, allegedly allowing the latter to achieve technological breakthroughs on stolen information.

U.S. FCC bans foreign-made drones from DJI, others — DJI to be heavily affected by the announcement, with many American drone pilots up in arms due to lack of viable alternatives

By Jowi Morales published 23 December 25

FCC's announcement signals the end of DJI in the U.S.

Onyx Boox Note Air 2 used a secondary ePaper portable monitor

Dev uses ePaper tablet as a secondary display to save his eyes — gives second life to old Onyx Boox Air 2 by mirroring laptop screen

By Jowi Morales published 23 December 25

A developer got fed up with the eyestrain brought about by 14 hours of reading software licenses, so he solved it by turning an old ePaper tablet into a secondary monitor.

IDC expects average PC prices to jump by up to 8% in 2026 due to crushing memory shortages — some vendors already selling pre-builts without RAM

By Jowi Morales published 21 December 25

Market research firm IDC released updated forecasts for the PC market, saying that it could contract by 8.9%, with prices jumping up to 8%, if the memory shortage continues.

Over 1,800 North Korean applicants flood Amazon — suspected illicit applicants blocked by the company since April 2024

By Jowi Morales published 21 December 25

The Amazon CSO reported that the company has seen over 1,800 applicants that it suspects are North Koreans posing as Americans.

You can force FSR 4 Redstone to work on RDNA 3 GPUs with new workaround for Linux systems — solution requires Proton compatibility to work properly

By Jowi Morales published 20 December 25

AMD's answer to Nvidia's DLSS 4 seemingly works on older hardware but is currently not officially supported.

Valve discontinues the most affordable Steam Deck — $399 LCD version on the way out as new starting point is $549

By Jowi Morales published 20 December 25

Valve announced on the Steam page that it's discontinuing the $399 LCD Steam Deck, saying that it's only available until stocks last.

Registry hack enables new performance-boosting native NVMe support on Windows 11 — Windows Server 2025 feature can be unlocked for consumer PCs, but at your own risk

By Jowi Morales published 20 December 25

The Windows Server 2025 registry tweak that activates native NVMe support can also be activated in Windows 11, but at your own risk.

playing GTA: Vice City on a browser using the MacBook Air via the DOS Zone website

GTA: Vice City is now playable right in your browser, 2002 title that once demanded Pentium 3 now runs in Chrome — requires upload of an original game file to save progress

By Jowi Morales published 20 December 25

DOS Zone launched an online, open-source version of GTA: Vice City, allowing you to play the classic game from practically any browser.

OpenAI's Stargate data center gets approval to receive 1.4 gigawatts of power in Michigan — some residents furious as energy company is given go-ahead by regulatory body without hearing opposition

By Jowi Morales published 19 December 25

The Michigan Public Service Commission approved the 1.4-gigawatt contract between DTE Energy and a Stargate data center, raising fears that energy prices will spike for residents in the area.

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