Steam on Linux dips slightly as AMD takes CPU crown
Valve survey shows open-source crowd still keen on Deck-powered setups
Valve's latest Steam survey dropped a bit later than usual, but the Linux numbers are finally in and while there’s a tiny dip in overall share, the AMD crowd has reason to cheer.
Windows PCs are becoming an endangered species
Microsoft admits 400 million Windows devices have disappeared
Microsoft exec Yusuf Mehdi probably didn’t think anyone would notice when he claimed that Windows now runs on “over a billion monthly active devices.” The trouble is, the last time Voles in Redmond bragged about such things, the number was 1.4 billion. That was in 2022. Meaning 400 million devices have quietly exited stage left.
Valve’s SteamOS now runs games better than Windows
Legion Go S testing shows Microsoft losing ground on its own turf
Valve’s SteamOS is now outperforming Windows in head-to-head gaming tests on the same hardware.
Tiny jams AMD GPUs over USB3
External GPUs finally come to Apple
Tiny has managed to get AMD eGPUs working on Windows, Linux, and macOS using nothing more than USB3 and a dose of black magic.
Lenovo slashes Windows tax with cheaper Linux laptops
ThinkPads now come with penguins and smaller price tags
Lenovo is quietly offering Linux pre-installed on some laptops in the US and Canada, undercutting the Windows tax by around $140 (around €130) or CAD 211 (around €144) depending on the model.
Vole's AI boss says chasing the AI frontier is for mugs
Microsoft plays it slow and strategic
The Software King of the World, Microsoft, maybe sitting on mountains of Nvidia GPUs, but it’s not exactly in a hurry to fire them up on bleeding-edge AI projects.
Microsoft turns 50
Early insiders reflect on the messy genius behind Vole
The Software King of the World has officially hit the big five-oh, and the Seattle Times kicked off its retrospective with a perfect line: “Microsoft built things. It broke things.”
Copilot deleted by Windows update
Even happens to Vole
Software King of the World Microsoft has admitted that its AI-powered Copilot isn’t immune to the chaos of Windows updates.
Huawei about to lose Windows licence
It might have to put Linux on the desktop
Huawei’s already rocky relationship with the US just hit another pothole, as Microsoft's supply license for the company is set to expire this month, leaving Huawei’s Windows-based PCs in limbo.
Microsoft slams on the brakes for Windows 12
Wants more AI in Windows 11
Software King of the World Microsoft is not going to release a new generation of Windows and wants to jack more AI under the bonnet of Windows 11 instead.
