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China has initiated a policy shift to eliminate American processors from government computers and servers, reports Financial Times. The decision is aimed to gradually eliminate processors from AMD and Intel from system used by China's government agencies, which will mean lower sales for U.S.-based chipmakers and higher sales of China's own CPUs. The new procurement guidelines, introduced quietly at the end of 2023, mandates government entities to prioritize 'safe and reliable' processors and operating systems in their purchases. This directive is part of a concerted effort to bolster domestic technology and parallels a similar push within state-owned enterprises to embrace technology designed in China. The list of approved processors and operating systems, published by China's Information Technology Security Evaluation Center, exclusively features Chinese companies. There are...
The Microsoft Surface Pro 6 Review: More Than A Color
Microsoft is in a bit of a unique place in the PC space compared to other manufacturers. Other than Apple, Microsoft is the only company that controls both the...
80 by Brett Howse on 10/16/2018
Paul Allen, Co-Founder of Microsoft, Passes Away
Paul Allen, the man who co-founded Microsoft with Bill Gates, died on Monday, October 15, 2018. Mr. Allen left Microsoft in 1983, but remained in its Board of Directors...
11 by Anton Shilov on 10/15/2018
Hands-on with Surface 2018: Pro 6, Laptop 2, Studio 2, & Headphones
This week, Microsoft announced their 2018 Surface lineup at their October event, along with their semi-annual feature update to Windows 10. Afterwards, we had a chance to look and...
20 by Nate Oh on 10/4/2018
Microsoft Refreshes Surface Lineup
In addition to the Windows 10 October 2018 update being launched, Microsoft also refreshed the majority of its Surface lineup today. This was very much an evolutionary update, and...
32 by Brett Howse on 10/2/2018
Windows 10 October 2018 Update Now Available
This afternoon at the Microsoft Fall 2018 event, Microsoft announced that the latest Windows 10 Update, version 1809, is now generally available for those that want to download it...
29 by Brett Howse on 10/2/2018
Microsoft Fall 2018 Event Live Blog (4pm ET, 8pm UTC)
It's about that time of year again. It's time for Microsoft's fall event of 2018, imaginatively titled the 'Oct. 2 Event' and described in advance in just as much...
21 by Nate Oh on 10/2/2018
Microsoft Office 365 Home Update: More Users And More Sign-ins
For those that are subscribed to Office 365 Home, Microsoft has announced that they are updating the contract to allow more users to access the subscription, and they’re updating...
37 by Brett Howse on 9/3/2018
Microsoft Launches Xbox All Access
Microsoft has taken the wraps off a new way to get into the Xbox ecosystem with Xbox All Access. For $21.99 per month for two years, you can get...
14 by Brett Howse on 8/28/2018
Hot Chips 2018: Microsoft Azure Sphere Live Blog (5:30pm PT, 12:30am UTC)
For the security section of Hot Chips, the first talk is from Microsoft on their Azure Sphere, which is an end-to-end solution for securing microcontroller powered devices with the cloud.
2 by Ian Cutress on 8/20/2018
VirtualLink USB-C Alt Mode Announced: Standardized Connector for VR Headsets
While PC VR headsets are fun, no one has especially enjoyed the number of cables required to hook one up. With separate video, power, and data cables, the end...
50 by Ryan Smith on 7/17/2018
Microsoft Announces The Surface Go: Smaller And Less Expensive
Just over three years since the launch of the surprisingly good Surface 3, Microsoft has finally refreshed this category with a new device, now called the Surface Go. The...
112 by Brett Howse on 7/9/2018
HDMI Forum Demonstrates HDMI 2.1 VRR Capabilities on Samsung TV
Dynamic refresh rate technologies like AMD’s FreeSync and NVIDIA’s G-Sync have become de-facto standards for gaming PCs and displays. Last year the HDMI Forum introduced a more industry-standard approach...
46 by Anton Shilov on 6/20/2018
The Windows 10 April Update (1803): The Littlest Big Update
We’re about three years into Windows 10, and we’ve seen a lot of changes to the OS, as well as the servicing model, in those three years. The move...
164 by Brett Howse on 5/25/2018
Microsoft Announces The Surface Hub 2
Three years ago Microsoft announced the Surface Hub, which was their new device for reinventing the conference room. It was a beast of a machine, at up to 280...
5 by Brett Howse on 5/15/2018
Latest Windows 10 Version Incompatible With Intel SSD 600p
Microsoft has advised that the most recent version of Windows 10—version 1803, codenamed Redstone 4—is currently incompatible with the Intel SSD 600p and the related Intel SSD Pro 6000p...
32 by Billy Tallis on 5/11/2018
Microsoft Build 2018: Developing Around Windows
This morning is the kickoff for Microsoft’s annual developer conference, with keynotes highlighting the next year in Microsoft. In the last several years we’ve seen the Redmond based company...
48 by Brett Howse on 5/7/2018
Windows 10 April Update Set For May Rollout
Microsoft has officially made available the Windows 10 April Update today, with a broader rollout to start on May 8th. Originally set to launch a couple of weeks ago...
12 by Brett Howse on 4/30/2018
Microsoft Rolls Out Xbox April Update: FreeSync And More
Although we’ve not yet gotten an official launch date for the latest version of Windows 10, Microsoft’s Xbox team has once again beat them to the punch with a...
14 by Brett Howse on 4/25/2018
Expanding DirectX 12: Microsoft Announces DirectX Raytracing
To many out there it may seem like DirectX 12 is still a brand-new technology – and in some ways it still is – but in fact we’ve now...
34 by Ryan Smith on 3/19/2018
Microsoft Details Windows Machine Learning for Gaming
In a day filled with all sorts of game development-related API and framework news, Microsoft also has an AI-related announcement for the day. Parallel to today’s DirectX Raytracing announcement...
6 by Ryan Smith on 3/19/2018
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