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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...
Nokia Lumia 930 Review
Nokia has once again refreshed its Windows Phone lineup with the release of the Lumia 930, which is the spiritual successor to the Lumia 920 which first launched with...
115 by Brett Howse on 9/8/2014
Microsoft Launches New Mid-Range Lumias And Accessories At IFA 2014
Today in Berlin Microsoft announced two new midrange Windows Phones, as well as several accessories to compliment the Windows Phone ecosystem. We now have the rest of the phones...
36 by Brett Howse on 9/4/2014
Xbox Games With Gold September 2014 Preview
It is the end of August already, which means two things. School is back, and Xbox Games with Gold has released the upcoming games for September. On the Xbox...
13 by Brett Howse on 8/28/2014
Intel Demonstrates Direct3D 12 Performance and Power Improvements
Since the introduction of Direct3D 12 and other low-level graphics APIs, the bulk of our focus has been on the high end. One of the most immediate benefits to...
42 by Stephen Barrett & Ryan Smith on 8/15/2014
Microsoft's Surface Pro 3: Core i3 vs. Core i5 Battery Life
A couple of weeks ago I offered a brief performance preview of the $799 entry level Surface Pro 3 with an Intel Core i3-4020Y. The performance hit in going...
85 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 8/5/2014
Microsoft Releases Windows Phone 8.1 Update Developer Preview
At roughly noon, Microsoft's Joe Belfiore (Vice President for Windows Phone) announced via Twitter that users enrolled in the developer preview should check for updates. Microsoft released the Windows...
11 by Stephen Barrett on 8/5/2014
Mobile IE Updates For Windows Phone
Only yesterday Microsoft officially announced the Windows Phone 8.1 Update and today some more details emerged about what is coming as part of the update. Internet Explorer was bumped...
17 by Brett Howse on 7/31/2014
Microsoft Details Next Windows Phone Update With Folders, Expanded Cortana, and More
It hasn't been long since Microsoft began their rollout of the Windows Phone 8.1 update but they are already giving details of the next update which is slated to...
26 by Brandon Chester on 7/30/2014
Xbox Games With Gold August 2014 Preview
The latest round of upcoming games for the Games with Gold program have been announced today, and unlike last month, there are no carryover games on the list. As...
6 by Brett Howse on 7/28/2014
First Look: The $799 Microsoft Surface Pro 3 with Core i3
Earlier this Summer Microsoft released Surface Pro 3, a fully equipped Haswell ULT based tablet in a chassis that was much more in line with what you'd expect from...
113 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/23/2014
Microsoft Q4 FY 2014 Financial Results
This afternoon Microsoft held an earnings call to announce the results of their fourth quarter for fiscal year 2014. Strong growth in Microsoft’s cloud offerings offset a loss by the...
2 by Brett Howse on 7/22/2014
Nokia Lumia 630 Review
With the introduction of the Lumia 630 and 635 models, we have our first look at the next generation of low cost Windows Phone devices, and the Lumia 630...
83 by Brett Howse on 7/22/2014
Microsoft Announces Significant Cuts to Workforce
Recently appointed CEO Satya Nadella announced the largest layoffs in Microsoft’s 39 year history today, with a staggering 18,000 jobs on the chopping block. The goal, according to Nadella...
38 by Brett Howse on 7/17/2014
Microsoft Begins Rollout of Windows Phone 8.1 and Lumia Cyan Update
After a long period as a developer preview, the official release of Windows Phone 8.1 is now rolling out to Nokia Lumia Windows Phones. Windows Phone 8.1 brings many...
41 by Brandon Chester on 7/15/2014
Xbox Games With Gold July 2014 Preview
Today Xbox released the list of upcoming games for Xbox Live members under their Games With Gold program. In an odd move, one of the Xbox One games carries...
4 by Brett Howse on 6/26/2014
Microsoft Launches Nokia X2 Dual SIM Smartphone
Today Microsoft announced a second iteration of the Nokia X family of low end smartphones they first announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this year. The new device is...
14 by Brett Howse on 6/24/2014
Microsoft Revamps OneDrive Storage Tiers
Today Microsoft announced some very substantial changes to OneDrive storage. OneDrive is of course Microsoft’s consumer cloud storage product, formerly named SkyDrive. When the service first launched in 2007...
37 by Brett Howse on 6/23/2014
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Review
I can't believe it's only been sixteen months since I published our review of the original Microsoft Surface Pro. It feels like longer but that's likely because Surface RT...
275 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/23/2014
FPGA news roundup: Microsoft "Catapult", Intel's hybrid and Xilinx OpenCL
There has been some activity in the FPGA realm lately. First, Microsoft has published a paper at ISCA (a very well-known peer-reviewed computer architecture conference) about using FPGAs...
23 by Rahul Garg on 6/21/2014
Liveblogging with the Surface Pro 3
While we don’t have the full Surface Pro 3 review up yet, I’d figure that it’s worth posting some thoughts on it. For those that didn’t follow our WWDC...
35 by Joshua Ho on 6/4/2014
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