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AMD is looking to drive the AI PC market with options across multiple product lines, which aren't limited to consumer processors. While primarily designed for the commercial sector, AMD has announced the Ryzen Pro 8000 'Phoenix' series of APUs for desktops, which AMD claims is the first professional-grade CPU to include an NPU designed to provide on-chip AI neural processing capabilities. AMD has also announced the Ryzen Pro 8040 'Hawk Point' series of mobile processors designed for commercial laptops and notebooks. AMD's Ryzen Pro 8000 and Ryzen Pro 8040 series processors come with support from AMD's Pro Manageability and AMD Pro Business Ready suites and are built with AMD's current generation Zen 4 cores. The Ryzen Pro 8000 and Ryzen Pro 8040 series processors are...
Microsoft Details Windows 10 Editions
In a blog post on the Windows Blog today, Tony Prophet outlined the various editions of Windows 10 that will be available this summer. And while there are a...
57 by Brett Howse on 5/13/2015The Surface 3 Review
The Surface lineup for Microsoft has been extremely interesting to watch. What first launched in October 2012 as the Surface RT has been constantly iterated upon, and of course...
265 by Brett Howse on 5/4/2015Microsoft Hololens Hands-On
Yesterday I was lucky enough to get a chance to try out the much vaunted Hololens, which is a completely new device from Microsoft which provides “Augmented Reality” as...
33 by Brett Howse on 5/1/2015Microsoft Acquires Pen Technology From N-Trig Ltd
In a move that has long been rumoured, Microsoft has announced today on the Surface Blog that they have acquired the digital pen technology from N-Trig Ltd. This is...
22 by Brett Howse on 5/1/2015Microsoft Details Windows 10 Staggered Release Schedule
Today at a special breakout session, Corporate VP of the Operating Systems Group Joe Belfiore confirmed that the launch schedule for Windows 10 is going to be summer (he...
30 by Brett Howse on 4/30/2015Windows 10 Build 10074 Now Available
As if Microsoft has not had enough Windows news today, they have also released a new build of Windows 10 into the pipeline. Unlike the last build, this one...
27 by Brett Howse on 4/29/2015Microsoft Demonstrates Android and iOS Applications Running On Windows 10
Much to the dismay of some viewers watching at home, Microsoft's BUILD developer conference today actually focused on technologies designed to benefit developers. However, some of the new developer...
78 by Brandon Chester on 4/29/2015Microsoft Details Improvements To The Windows Store For Users, Businesses, And Developers
The Windows store was a large area of focus during today's Microsoft BUILD keynote. As Microsoft expands Windows across multiple platforms and devices, part of their strategy has been...
5 by Brandon Chester on 4/29/2015Microsoft Shows Off Continuum For Windows 10 Phones
Today Microsoft revealed a number of new features relating to their various platforms at their BUILD developer conference. One of the most interesting features shown was the Continuum feature...
17 by Brandon Chester on 4/29/2015Microsoft's Project Spartan Browser Officially Named Microsoft Edge
Today during the opening keynote of the Microsoft BUILD developer conference the official name of Microsoft's new web browser was revealed. The new browser has previously been referred to...
25 by Brandon Chester on 4/29/2015Microsoft Releases FY 2015 Q3 Financial Results
Yesterday (apologies for the delay I was in travel status when the results came out) Microsoft announced their Q3 results for fiscal year 2015, and revenue was up 6%...
9 by Brett Howse on 4/24/2015Windows 10 Insiders: New Windows 10 Mobile Build Now Available For Phones
It was almost two months ago that Microsoft released the first build of Windows 10 for phones. The first build was very basic, and was missing a lot of...
29 by Brett Howse on 4/10/2015Microsoft Adds Over-the-Air Tuner Support To Xbox
Back in the day, if you wanted to watch broadcast television on your Xbox 360, all you had to do was build an entire other computer, complete with TV...
33 by Brett Howse on 4/8/2015Microsoft Announces Surface 3: 10.8-inch 2-in-1 with Atom x7 on 14nm from $499
The next element of Microsoft’s Surface line is here, and the anticipated Surface 3 throws up a couple of (nice) surprises. Starting at $499, the Surface 3 will complement...
121 by Ian Cutress on 3/31/2015Windows 10 Build 10049: Meet Project Spartan
Microsoft has released a new build to the fast ring for Windows Insiders today. When build 10041 dropped on the 18th of March, we made note that updates would...
23 by Brett Howse on 3/30/2015Microsoft Hints at Windows 10 IoT SKUs
This week at Microsoft's WinHEC 2015 conference in Shenzen, Microsoft announced new details in support of the developing IoT market. Microsoft previously announced support for the Raspberry Pi 2...
39 by Stephen Barrett on 3/20/2015Microsoft Launches The Ultra Low Cost Lumia 430
To say that the Lumia brand is diluted with low cost smartphones would be a bit of an understatement. However, Microsoft has found a way to lower the barrier...
60 by Brett Howse on 3/19/2015Windows 10 Update: Build 10041 Now Available
This afternoon, Microsoft release a new build of the Windows 10 Technical Preview, which is build number 10041. Just a few days ago, they promised to ramp up the...
39 by Brett Howse on 3/18/2015Windows 10 News: New Authentication, New Storage Savings, And Launch Timeframe
Microsoft has been busy releasing news of upcoming Windows 10 features which will improve several age old issues. The password has been a thorn in the side of users...
50 by Brett Howse on 3/18/2015