Tech Triumphs and Tragedies TRIUMPHS

A monthly snapshot of what’s good and bad in tech

LIFE IN MAGNETIC MEDIA

Seagate plans to push the HDD to 100TB by 2025, using new heat-assisted magnetic recording technology.

DDR5 ARRIVES

Hynix has produced the first JEDEC-compliant DDR5 memory modules, capable of 5,200Mb/s, 60 percent faster than DDR4.

MORE FLEXIBLE FUN

Samsung finally showed off its foldable phone at its Developer Conference. It launches in 2019.

TRAGEDIES

RIP STEAM LINK

After the current stocks are sold, that’s it for Steam’s Link; there wasn’t any profit in the sales it generated.

THE COST OF MINING

A new report claims that mining cryptocurrencies uses more power than mining metal.

REPAIRS THAT BRICK

Apple has confirmed that its T2 security chip may kill your device unless you use authorized dealers for repairs.