Spinning off part of chip business could help it take on rivals such as Intel, but AMD says no plans at the moment.
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Hybrid Sales Soar As The PC Gets Mobile
Gartner report shows sales of hybrid devices rose 70 percent from last year
WWDC 2015: Apple Mac OS X El Capitan Looks To Build On Yosemite Success
OS X El Capitan makes debut, promising to build on Yosemite rather than introduce any radical changes when it is released later this year
Windows 10 Shoehorned Into Quanta Compute Plug
Plug-and-play just got easy with Quanta's Compute Plug, which slots into power socket and runs Windows 10
Microsoft Unveils Toshiba IoT Partnership, Windows 10 Devices
At Computex, the software giant gathers OEMs to announce an Internet of things alliance with Toshiba and new Windows 10 devices.
HP CEO Meg Whitman Confirms It Will Split On 1 November
HP will separate its PC and printing businesses from its enterprise hardware and service units later this year
Free Windows 10 Update Available From 29 July
Microsoft gives Windows 10 an official release date and invites users to 'reserve' their downloads
PC and Tablet Shipments Continue To Decline, IDC Warns
More declines for PC industry as world waits for Windows 10, and tablet shipments also fall
Toshiba Moves Accounting Probe Into Chip Business
Following an independent investigation set up earlier in May, Toshiba will now probing accounting irregularities in its TV, PC and Chip divisions
Schools And Universities Drive Record Chromebook Sales In 2014
Worldwide sales set to grow 27 percent this year to 7.3 million, Gartner report claims
IT Life: Do You Want Chips With That?
AMD's EMEA head Darren Grasby talks about his career in IT, excitement for VR and why he's firmly on the fence about cloud
Intel Gives Us A Gaze Into The Connected Future
Connected homes, smart TVs, and drones that fly themselves all form part of Intel’s future view
MPs Expense £70,000 Worth Of iPhones, iPads And PCs Before Election Deadline
Expenses watchdog suggests unseated or retiring MPs should donate equipment to charity
Controversial Mac Security Program Hit By ‘Critical’ Flaw
The bug could allow attackers to take over a user's system by launching a specially crafted URL
Build 2015: Latest Windows 10 Preview Adds Aero Glass
Microsoft adds Aero Glass interface, more UI enhancements, fixes some bugs and adds some new ones too
Build 2015: Windows 10 Tools Can Easily Port Android, iOS, Legacy Windows Apps
Microsoft courts developers with Windows 10 SDKs and revamped Windows Store
Ubuntu 15.04 Makes a ‘Snappy’ Entrance
The new Ubuntu 15.04 Linux operating system, called Vivid Vervet, incorporates a slew of new capabilities, ranging from cloud to IoT
Latest Windows 10 Build Adds New Mail And Calendar Apps
New version of Windows technical preview is released, but as ever, there are new bugs
Linux 4.0 Goes Live With Live Kernel Patching
Linux hits a new milestone as live kernel patching lands in the new release. Linus Torvalds, however, doesn't see a lot of special new features in Linux 4.0
Acer Chromebase Is The World’s First Touch-Screen AIO Chrome PC
Launch follows several Acer Chromebooks partnerships in the past
Google’s $100 Chromebit Will Turn Any Display Into A Computer
Asus-built plug-and-play device brings improved portability and mobility for all
Intel Takes $1bn Revenue Hit Amidst Slacking PC Market
Intel revenues set to drop $1 billion with 2015 to witness almost 5 percent drop in PC shipments
Google Reveals Its Next Generation Chromebook
£799 Chromebook Pixel 2 will look to take on Apple’s upcoming Macbook
World-Beater – How Panasonic’s New Toughbook Is Set To Change Heavy Industry
The Toughbook CF-54 will offer workers in all kinds of areas new opportunities to go mobile
Intel’s Latest Core Processors Want To Take Your Office Wireless
Fifth generation Core vPro chips offer unparalleled wireless compatibility
Cortana Makes Windows 10 Debut In January Preview Build
After months of rumors and finally making an appearance at last week's Windows 10 press event, users can finally test Microsoft's digital assistant on the desktop
Dell, Lenovo: PCs Are Alive And Well
At the World Economic Summit, Michael Dell and Lenovo Americas President Gerry Smith say the market is strong despite years of declining sales
‘Free’ Windows 10 Upgrade Aims for Smartphone, Tablet And PC Unity
Windows 10 aims to unify PC, tablets and smartphones and boasts Cortana integration
CES 2015 – Lenovo Stretches Out New, Larger Yoga 3
Super-flexible 2-in-1 Lenovo PC/tablet hybrid now comes in 11in and 14in models
CES 2015 – Intel Takes Wraps Off Fifth Generation ‘Broadwell’ PC Chips
Say hello to the processor that will power the next generation of PCs, Ultrabooks and Chromebooks