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New Huawei Chip Appears As Company Shifts Away From Windows, Intel
Huawei's Kirin X90 chip receives security certification ahead of rumoured launch of HarmonyOS-based PC next month
Lenovo Beats Estimates, Raises Projections As PC Sales Recover
World's biggest PC maker Lenovo beats sales predictions, raises forecast for 2025 as AI capabilities, Windows 11 spur upgrades worldwide
Delta Calls CrowdStrike Outage ‘Unacceptable’
Delta trades barbs with CrowdStrike, Microsoft over worldwide outage that led to 7,000 cancelled flights and $500m losses at airline
NHS Delays Continue After Windows Outage
Patients told to expect delays into this week as disruption to EMIS booking system leads to 'considerable' backlog amidst global outage
CrowdStrike Says ‘Significant Number’ Of Systems Back...
CrowdStrike says 'significant number' of systems affected by global outage now back online, as Russia, China relatively unscathed
Computex: Qualcomm Promotes Windows AI Chips With ‘I’m A...
Qualcomm promotes new AI chips for Windows PCs using former actor from Apple's 'I'm a Mac' TV adverts as Microsoft pushes ARM-based chips
China Bans Intel, AMD Chips, Windows OS From Government Computers
Beijing reportedly begins blocking the use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers, and sidelines Microsoft's Windows OS
Microsoft To Add Copilot Key To Windows PC Keyboards
Microsoft is to add a Copilot key on future keyboards for Windows PCs, in first major keyboard change in 30 years
Tesla Recalls 1.1 Million Vehicles Over Window Closing Issue
Injury risk with automatic window reversal system sees Tesla recall nearly 1.1 million vehicles in the United States
Microsoft Launches ‘Cloud PC’ Service With Windows 365
True device independence? Microsoft users can now stream their Windows operating system onto an Apple Mac, tablet, or smartphone
Apple’s Siri No Longer Uses Female Voice By Default
Apple ends default choice of female voice for Siri, as Microsoft pulls plug on Cortana for Android and iOS
Windows 10 ‘Sun Valley’ Promises Major Overhaul
OS refresh. Major update to six year old Windows 10 operating system, dubbed Sun Valley, is expected in October/November this year
Microsoft To ‘Reinvigorate’ Windows 10 User Interface...
New look and feel for Windows 10 is reportedly on the way, as part of a major revamp of the five year old operating system
Researchers Uncover Stuxnet-Style Flaw In Windows
The zero-day vulnerability affects the same Windows component used by Stuxnet to attack critical infrastructure when it was first appeared 10 years ago
Microsoft Uncovers ‘Massive’ Pandemic-Themed Phishing...
Scam emails use Excel spreadsheets containing Covid-19 data as a lure, then execute malicious macros that give attackers control over system