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Enterprise Cloud Spending Boom Crowds Out Non-Cloud Tech Budgets
Research finds cloud spending surpassed £190bn last year, fuelled by cloud providers' heavy infrastructure investments
Intel Promises New Processors To Fix Meltdown, Spectre Vulnerabilities
ANALYSIS: Intel CEO Brian Krzanich confirmed chips without Meltdown and Spectre are in 2018 but questions continue about a rumored “information embargo”
Questions Arise About Effectiveness of Meltdown, Spectre Fixes, Advice
ANALYSIS: Confusing array of CPU and OS patches raise the question of whether side effects caused worse thanthreats posed by Meltdown and Spectre
Tales In Tech History: Pebble Smartwatch
The story of the smartwatch pioneer who used crowdfunding to bring its products to market, yet its success proved short-lived
AMD Aims For Commercial Comeback With Ryzen Pro CPU Launch
ANALYSIS: Dell, Lenovo and HP partnerships will help AMD bring competition back into the processor market
Google ‘Plans’ Chromebook Pixel & Google Home Mini For Autumn
A refresh to the Chromebook Pixel laptop line may be in the offing, along with a miniaturised Google Home smart speaker and voice-activated headphones
Microsoft Defends Surface Range Amid Reliability Concerns
Consumer Reports says it can't recommend any Surface laptops amid fears they are unreliable, but Microsoft hits back
Modder Makes Ultra-Thin ‘Raspberry Pi 3 Slim’ Computer
Hardware hacker NODE sawed off everything that projects up from the Raspberry Pi 3's board to create a 1.2GHz system the thickness of a few credit cards
Samsung Galaxy Book Review: Windows 10 Hybrid Hubris
We take a closer look at the 10.6in Samsung Galaxy Book. Can it usurp the Microsoft Surface as the king of Windows 10 hybrids?
Microsoft Releases Windows 10 Keyboard With Fingerprint ID Reader
New keyboard and mouse both boast Bluetooth and wired connectivity for Windows 10 users
Cross Channel: Equinix Hire, Multifunction Hardware And Ransomware Grief
All the news from the world of the IT channel, including the growth of multifunction hardware and the seven stages of ransomware grief
John McAfee Unveils ‘World’s Most Private And Secure Smartphone’
The $1,100 (£853) device will become available later this year for privacy-conscious enterprises and consumers
Microsoft Demand For HPE Data Centre Servers Wanes – Report
Bad news for HPE. Microsoft is reportedly choosing lower-cost commodity manufacturers for its cloud servers
Raspberry Pi Turns Five, Launches Zero W PC With Wi-Fi And Bluetooth
New product builds on the success of the Raspberry Pi Zero with added connectivity options
Tech Quiz of The Week: IT Jargon
Can you makes sense of all the acronyms?
HP Tough ProBook Brings Hybrid Windows 10 Laptop-Tablet To The Education World
When the going gets tough in education, HP's laptops get tougher
Microsoft Open Sources Its Future Cloud Hardware Design
Microsoft's open source dalliance continues with news of the Project Olympus cloud hardware design via Open Compute Project
Microsoft Surface Devices Challenge Apple in Enterprise Strongholds
ANALYSIS: With Surface sales rising, Microsoft is challenging Apple in enterprise creative domains where the Mac long held sway
Logitech Offers ‘Silent’ And Multi-System Wireless Computer Mouse
IFA: Logitech offers greater multi system support and quieter clicking with new computer mouse range
Intel To Build 10nm Mobile Chips For ARM
The chip-making rivals have reached a deal that will help Intel grow its foundry business while giving ARM another top manufacturer for its mobile processors
Facebook Converges Hardware Labs, Opens Area 404
Facebook pools hardware teams into one lab to boost efficiency
Google Works With Facebook To Release First OCP Designs
Google shares plans for its data centre space-saving 48V rack Open Rack 2.0 Standard
Tablet Sales Fall Yet Again Despite Growth In Detachables
Latest figures show 12.3 slump in tablet sales as battle for detachable market enters first stages
Quiz Of The Week: ARM
As Japan's SoftBank buys ARM for £24 billion, take our quiz here to see how much you know about the British tech darling
Acer Security Flaw Exposed Customer Data For 11 Months
Acer is preparing to alert customers to a data breach that affected Acer's e-commerce site from May 2015 to April this year
PC Manufacturers Are Placing Users At Risk With Software Updaters
Reality check. Its “far too easy” to break OEM updaters, and every one tested by Duo Labs contained a vulnerability
Lenovo Boosts Data Centre Power With New Cooling Technology
Work with University of Birmingham could reduce cooling energy by up to 83 percent compared to using air cooling alone
10 Of The Best 2-in-1 Laptops For Business
Tablet or laptop? Why not have both? Here's our rundown of the best 2-in-1 hybrid devices for business
HP Gets Flexible With Skylake-Powered Pavilion x360 Laptops
Hinged laptops among range of new Pavilion products as HP looks to attract on-the-go workers