Intel crowns a new PC chief
Intel has named Michelle Johnston Holthaus as the new head of its Client Computing Group (CCG), which includes Intel's Core processor line.
View ArticleRoaring 2021 sales proved the PC isn’t even close to dead
People snapped up PCs as they worked from home.
View ArticleMicrosoft’s wins, fails, and WTF moments of 2021
This is Microsoft's year in review: the highs, lows, and head-scratching moments from Windows, Surface, Teams and more throughout 2021.
View ArticleIntel’s new megafab won’t alleviate chip shortages anytime soon
Intel announces a new megafab near Columbus, Ohio, that will be used to manufacture "angstrom-class" chips beginning in 2025 -- hopefully well after the ongoing chip shortage disappears.
View ArticleMicrosoft ‘delighted’ by Windows 11 usage, but what is it?
Microsoft reported strong revenue and profits during the fiscal second quarter, but was vague in describing how many users Windows 11 actually has.
View ArticleAMD says it can meet demand in 2022
AMD executives reported a record quarter and an even better outlook, along with confidence that the company can meet demand for its processors and GPUs.
View ArticleSatya Nadella: Metaverse is just games, really
Satya Nadella tries to distract investors wondering about the state of its HoloLens business by positioning the metaverse against Microsoft's proposed purchase of Activision Blizzard. It mostly works.
View ArticleMicrosoft’s new Defender Preview is a safety blanket for Windows and Android
Microsoft Defender Preview is now live for both Windows PCs and Android phones, offering a clean, organised way to protect your devices against malware and phishing attempts.
View ArticleIntel’s CPU roadmap: Aggressive tech advances spur power efficiency
Intel provided a look ahead at its CPU roadmap in the context of its manufacturing technology and what power savings those chips would offer.
View ArticleMicrosoft pulls Russian news sources from Bing and Start news app
Microsoft has chosen to avoid the spread of disinformation by de-ranking Russian state-sponsored sites Russia Today and Sputnik from Bing.
View ArticleAMD halts chip sales to Russia
AMD is halting sales of its products to Russia in a move which seems to be the first explicit commitment from the chip industry in taking action against Russia.
View ArticleUS blacklists Kaspersky anti-virus as risk to national security
Kaspersky Lab has been blacklisted by the U.S., joining Huawei and ZTE as companies that are deemed a threat to national security.
View ArticleUp to 100 Lenovo laptops are a security risk — what now?
ESET has found several UEFI vulnerabilities in over 100 different Lenovo consumer laptop models, which can be patched by updating the notebook's firmware.
View ArticleIntel warns of chip shortages due to Chinese COVID-19 lockdowns
Intel reported substantial profits for the first quarter, but revenue dipped and the company's revenue outlook is even lower.
View ArticleAMD shrugs off COVID chip shortage fears by focusing on premium PCs
AMD reported record revenues for the first quarter of 2022, largely shrugging off concerns of chip shortages that have worried companies like Intel and Microsoft.
View ArticleDesktop CPU sales plunge 30% but AMD soars even higher
Shipments of desktop PC CPUs fell by more than 30 per cent during the first quarter of 2022 -- the largest drop in desktop CPU sales in history.
View ArticleMicrosoft Edge taps AI to make grainy images look nice and crisp in your browser
If images begin to look sharper on Microsoft Edge compared to other browsers, there's a reason for that.
View ArticleNew Microsoft Teams AI feature could kill need for a headset
Microsoft said Monday that it's using AI to improve Microsoft Teams calls further, with better two-way voice, echo cancellation, and smoother screen sharing.
View ArticleWindows 12 could be coming in 2024 as Microsoft shakes things up
A new report says that Microsoft is moving to a three-year cadence for new versions of Windows, which would schedule Windows 12 to release on 2024.
View ArticleAMD’s next-gen Ryzen 7000 CPUs will arrive before September ends
AMD will ship its next-generation Ryzen 7000 processors this quarter which means Ryzen 7000 will hit the streets by the end of September.
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