Huwaei is free from Android’s chains
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Thursday, 24 October 2024 11:16

Huwaei is free from Android’s chains


HarmonyOS NEXT launched

Huawei formally launched its home-brewed operating system, HarmonyOS NEXT, and freed itself from the Android ecosystem.

Outift which shamed Apple does the same to Amazon
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37Signals gets off its cloud

The outfit, which publicly shames big-name vendors when it stops being their customers, has focused on Amazon’s cloud operations.

Vole's Windows 11 update steals 8.63GB of hard drive
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Mouse missing presumed fed

Microsoft, the software king of the world, seems to be having some major problems with the latest update for Windows 11.

Lenovo and Microsoft optimistic about 2025 PC prospects
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Optimism abounds

In a buoyant display of confidence, two of the largest technology vendors, Lenovo and Microsoft, have expressed optimism about their prospects for the coming year, driven by a combination of a Windows refresh and the emergence of more artificial intelligence (AI)-capable PCs.

MediaTek working on ARM for Windows SoC
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 13 June 2024 08:45

MediaTek working on ARM for Windows SoC


Will push it as soon as Qualcomm's exclusivity deal expires

According to a report from Reuters, MediaTek is allegedly working hard on an ARM-based SoC for Windows-based laptops and could launch it as soon as Qualcomm's exclusivity deal expires.

Arm claims it will have half the PC market in five years
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Easier when you have abs not fabs

Arm Holdings is set to capture over 50 per cent of the Windows PC market within five years.

Volish Recall worries Red Panda maker
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Thursday, 23 May 2024 11:42

Volish Recall worries Red Panda maker


Mozilla feels some things are best forgotten

Microsoft's Windows Recall feature is drawing controversy even before it has left the preview stage.

Microsoft tinkers with Windows for AMD AI  
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Tuesday, 20 February 2024 09:58

Microsoft tinkers with Windows for AMD AI  


Preparing Task Manager for the AI onslaught

Software King of the World, Microsoft seems to be gearing up for the inevitable rise of hardware-accelerated local AI tools and is tinkering with Windows software to play nice with AMD’s AI chips.

Microsoft scraps Cortana in Windows
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Monday, 14 August 2023 11:56

Microsoft scraps Cortana in Windows


Gone the way of the paperclip

As expected, Microsoft has scrapped its digital assistant Cortana in Windows 11.

Vole beavers away on Core OS
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Wednesday, 29 March 2023 12:00

Vole beavers away on Core OS


Modular and customisable variant of Windows

Software King of the World Microsoft is having a go at modernising the Windows platform with many of the same innovations it was working on for Windows Core OS.