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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 Laptop 3 (15-Inch) Review: AMD Ryzen Surface Edition
This year at Microsoft’s somewhat annual Surface update event, Microsoft surprised everyone by not only announcing a newer and larger Surface Laptop 3, bumping the screen size from 13.5-inches...
91 by Brett Howse on 10/21/2019
Already Working on 2nd Gen: AMD’s Ryzen Microsoft Surface Edition and what Semi-Custom Means
One of the key takeaways from Microsoft’s launch this week was that the company was spreading its wings with devices made by all three major SoC vendors: Intel, AMD...
73 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 10/4/2019
Microsoft Announces Surface Laptop 3 Family: Now Including 15-Inch Models & Custom AMD Ryzen APUs
Kicking off the holiday quarter for Microsoft, today the company held its annual Surface press event, where the company announced a slate of new laptops, tablets, & 2-in-1s for...
88 by Ryan Smith on 10/2/2019
Microsoft Announces Surface Duo - An Android Dual-Screen Device
Today at Microsoft’s Surface event in New York, alongside new laptops and various other Surface devices, we saw the company announce a new kind of device; the new “Surface...
59 by Andrei Frumusanu on 10/2/2019
Hot Chips 31 Live Blogs: Microsoft Hololens 2.0 Silicon
The final presentation of Hot Chips 31 is from Microsoft, who will be lifting the lid of the silicon behind its HoloLens 2.0 product.
9 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 8/20/2019
Intel and Microsoft to Continue Supporting Existing Huawei Notebooks
Ever since Huawei was placed on the United States’ Entity List – effectively banning them from receiving US technology – the fate of support for their existing products has...
13 by Anton Shilov on 6/25/2019
Windows 10 May 2019 Update Feature Focus: Light Themes And Sandboxes
This week, Microsoft officially rolled out the Windows 10 May 2019 Update to the world. However, due to some recurring issues over the last couple of updates, the company...
71 by Brett Howse on 5/24/2019
A New Approach To Updates: Windows 10 May 2019 Update Available Today
For those eager to get the latest and greatest production build of Windows 10; good news. For those who would rather watch from the sidelines until the kinks are...
44 by Brett Howse on 5/21/2019
Microsoft Build Day 1: Windows Subsystem For Linux Gets More Linux
Today at Microsoft’s Build developer conference, the Redmond company announced some major changes to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, as well as some improvements to Windows 10 command line...
54 by Brett Howse on 5/7/2019
Microsoft Announces Surface Hub 2S: 50-Inch for $9000
Microsoft has introduced its new family of Surface Hub collaboration devices designed for conference rooms. The new lineup includes an all-new 85-inch model for those who need larger screens...
19 by Anton Shilov on 4/18/2019
Microsoft’s Windows XP Finally Dead: Last Embedded Version Reaches EOL
Microsoft this week ended support for the very last Windows XP-based operating system, essentially marking the end of the platform and an era. Being one of the longest living...
24 by Anton Shilov on 4/11/2019
Firefox Beta for Native Windows on Snapdragon Now Available
This morning we received word that Qualcomm and Mozilla have succeeded in creating a native build of Firefox that is now available to Windows on Snapdragon users. The version...
5 by Ian Cutress on 4/11/2019
No Fooling: Microsoft Silently Updates Surface Book 2 13.5 With Quad-Core i5 Option
Microsoft is a bit of an enigma in the PC space. There is little doubt that they offer some stunning hardware, but after being the first PC maker to...
14 by Brett Howse on 4/1/2019
The Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 Review: Surface Essentials
Microsoft’s Surface lineup was created to bring a spark of innovation into the PC industry at a time where much of the competition was slow to change, and slow...
59 by Brett Howse on 3/28/2019
Microsoft at MWC 2019: HoloLens 2 and Azure Kinect
Today in Barcelona, Microsoft has unveiled some very interesting products, with Azure Kinect and HoloLens 2. Microsoft is trying to carve out a niche in the IoT world with...
7 by Brett Howse on 2/24/2019
The Microsoft Surface Go LTE Review: Unmatched Mobility
Microsoft’s Surface Pro lineup has been a design win for the company for several years now. The Surface Go was launched in July of 2018 as a lower-cost version...
81 by Brett Howse on 1/17/2019
Microsoft Announces Move to Chromium For The Edge Browser
Today Microsoft has officially announced it is going to abandon its EdgeHTML and Chakra scripting engines, and move to Chromium for their first-party web browser, Microsoft Edge. This is...
57 by Brett Howse on 12/6/2018
The Windows 10 October 2018 Update (1809): Let's Try This Again
Back on October 2nd, Microsoft announced general availability for the latest update to Windows 10, the Windows 10 October 2018 Update. The new naming is improved over what they’d...
88 by Brett Howse on 11/14/2018
Microsoft Releases Surface Go LTE
Earlier this year, Microsoft launched their lower cost, smaller Surface Go. With a display size of 10 inches, and weighing 1.15 lbs, or 515 grams, it’s a more portable...
22 by Brett Howse on 11/12/2018
896 Xeon Cores in One PC: Microsoft’s New x86 DataCenter Class Machines Running Windows
This week Microsoft released a new blog dedicated to the Windows Kernel internals. The purpose of the blog is to dive into the Kernel across a variety of architectures...
57 by Ian Cutress on 10/26/2018
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