HP Inc to lay off up to 6,000 staff, cut costs by $1.4 billion ‘Portfolio optimization’ plan aims to cull some PCs, sell more pricey subscriptions Personal Tech23 Nov 2022 | 41
Windows 10 – a 7-year-old OS – is still having problems with the desktop and taskbar If your device is becoming unresponsive, there's a workaround Software17 Nov 2022 | 77
Qualcomm faces fresh competition in world of Arm-based Windows PCs Comment Let the games begin... Systems16 Nov 2022 | 10
Intel's top-spec Raptor Canyon NUC can double as a 700+W space heater Stay warm this winter by fragging some baddies Personal Tech08 Nov 2022 | 30
Intel plans to cut products — we guess where they’ll happen Analysis To help save x86 titan some cash, we look at the components Intel may want to lose Systems05 Nov 2022 | 30
Dell hit with Oz court case for misleading prices on monitors Watchdog claims add-ons to computer purchases appeared to be discounted but did not reflect the standalone RRP Personal Tech04 Nov 2022 | 4
Lenovo revenues drop due to falling demand for PCs But overall profits are up thanks to cost cutting and success in other divisions On-Prem03 Nov 2022 | 2
AMD says it's looking into gaming performance issues on Ryzen 7000 They better hop to it – Team Red's PC chip business nosedived in the third quarter Systems02 Nov 2022 | 10
Microsoft mulls cheap PCs supported by ads, subs Want a low-cost machine? Agree to be bombarded and the Windows giant could have a solution for you Personal Tech02 Nov 2022 | 86
Thanks to 'resilient' American cloud plus games consoles, AMD squeezes into winter PC chip slump forces break-even non-profit impression for a few months On-Prem02 Nov 2022 |
Your next PC should be a desktop – maybe even this Chinese mini machine Desktop Tourism They're tidy, speedy, small – and wall off your working life Personal Tech27 Oct 2022 | 113
Microsoft realizes it hasn't updated list of banned dodgy Windows 10 drivers in years Hope no one was relying on that to block threats, er, yeah? Patches26 Oct 2022 | 13
Logitech, that canary in PC coal mine, just fell off its perch Pandemic gold rush for hardware slingers is over? Personal Tech26 Oct 2022 | 35
Microsoft fixes printing gremlin, ends that block on Windows 11 upgrades Bet ya can't wait to slap that 22H2 on your machine OSes25 Oct 2022 | 22
Microsoft's Chinese website reveals free PC Manager utility Yet more nagware to use the Edge browser, plus some usefully re-imagined tools liberated from the maze of the Settings menu Software24 Oct 2022 | 10
Why are PC webcams crap? Lenovo says it knows the reason Canalys Channels Forum Can expensive tech save this reporter's ugly mug? Not likely Personal Tech21 Oct 2022 | 62
Hardware makers criticized for eco double standards Canalys Channels Forum Don't penalize resellers for selling refurbished kit, educate shareholders on being Earth's friend Personal Tech20 Oct 2022 | 20
When the chips fall: Intel preps for $16b Mobileye IPO Far cry from the $50 billion valuation Gelsinger hoped would fuel foundry empire Systems18 Oct 2022 | 2
Loathsome eighties ladder-climber levelled by a custom DOS prompt Who, Me? This wasn't WarGames – it was far more serious Software17 Oct 2022 | 114
Junk cellphones on Earth would stack higher than the International Space Station Happy International E-waste Day! Personal Tech14 Oct 2022 | 28
Microsoft arms Surface Pro 9 with Qualcomm SQ3, 12th-gen Intel chips Ignite Plus, the Surface Laptop drops AMD, Studio arrives with an even higher price, and more Personal Tech12 Oct 2022 | 8
The new GPU world order is beginning to take shape Comment As Nvidia hikes prices, Intel is only too happy to profit from your discontent, and AMD remains a wild card Personal Tech11 Oct 2022 | 53
PC shipments are still on the decline – unless you're Apple Cupertino managed to buck the trend with year-on-year growth of 40% Personal Tech10 Oct 2022 | 9
Because you've all stopped buying PCs, AMD's wiped $1b+ off expected sales Q3 revenue still set to be up overall, Ryzen biz says in FYI to Wall St Personal Tech07 Oct 2022 | 10
Intel's 13th-gen CPUs are hot, hungry, loaded with cores X86 giant's 24-core i9 doubles as a space heater Systems27 Sep 2022 | 47
Nvidia unveils RTX 4090 – but it's the 4080 to watch out for GTC And don't forget AMD's RDNA 3 GPUs are right around the corner Personal Tech20 Sep 2022 | 15
Warning: That new AMD Ryzen 7000 laptop may not be as fresh as you think The House of Zen is back to its tricks: Chips with three-year-old cores Personal Tech20 Sep 2022 | 14
Don't say Pentium or Celeron anymore, it's just Processor now, says Intel Logowatch Totally not confusing Personal Tech16 Sep 2022 | 82
Intel's stock Raptor Lake chip will do 6GHz and overclock another 25%, if it keeps cool Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines Systems12 Sep 2022 | 58
Asus packs 12-core Intel i7 into a Raspberry Pi-sized board Or if you're looking for something lower power, it can be had with a pentacore Celeron Personal Tech08 Sep 2022 | 23
AMD admits its Ryzen mobile naming scheme is a mess, promises to clean it up Finding Zen just got a little easier Personal Tech07 Sep 2022 | 9
Windows 10 business refresh will revive PC shipments Or so says a hopeful IDC after releasing latest forecast of doom Personal Tech02 Sep 2022 | 22
HP's consumer PC biz shrinks by a fifth as inflation bites The solution? Inventing another 'transformation programme' to transform previous transformation Personal Tech31 Aug 2022 | 8
AMD refreshes desktop CPUs with 5nm Ryzen 7000s that can reach 5.7GHz with 16 cores Prices start at $300, you'll also need a new motherboard, RAM, etc Personal Tech30 Aug 2022 | 45
China's Chongqing manufacturing hub extends factory power cuts indefinitely PC component manufacturers won't get priority as area faces fires and heatwaves Personal Tech25 Aug 2022 | 3
AMD has a lot riding on its 5nm Ryzen 7000 CPUs. And so here begins the hype You'll need a new motherboard, RAM, beefier PSU. But hey, at least GPUs are cheap again Personal Tech16 Aug 2022 | 16
Microsoft tests new features in last year’s Windows 10 Still waiting for 22H2? Have a 21H2 release preview to tide you over OSes16 Aug 2022 |
The silicon goldrush is coming, but chip demand is evaporating Leave it to the economy to throw another wrench into the semiconductor supply chain Systems10 Aug 2022 | 4
Intel challenges Nvidia, AMD with trio of workstation GPUs For those that just can't wait for AV1 encoding Systems09 Aug 2022 | 13
Too little, too late: Intel's legacy is eroding Comment Can Pat stop the rot – or is the chip giant facing a Kodak moment? Systems05 Aug 2022 | 90
Specs leak of 5.7GHz AMD Ryzen 7000 chips with double the L2 cache These might be the 5nm Zen 4 desktop processors due to land this quarter Personal Tech04 Aug 2022 | 16
AMD boasts of record sales, says 5nm Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 coming this quarter When Intel said demand was down, did it mean just for its chips? On-Prem03 Aug 2022 | 13
Shanghai surprise? Another analyst sees historic PC decline Remember when China's tech execs warned lockdown in its biggest city would have 'severe consequences?' Personal Tech28 Jul 2022 | 5
This credit card-sized PC board can use an Intel Core i7 Or an eight-core AMD Ryzen. Not made for personal use, but what's stopping you? On-Prem26 Jul 2022 | 82
NAND flash prices expected to plummet 8-13% in Q3 Did someone say cheap SSDs in time for the holidays? Systems19 Jul 2022 | 4
British boffins make touchless computing tech on the cheap No special hardware, internet connection, or cloud service needed, just a regular CPU and webcam Personal Tech19 Jul 2022 | 30
Intel’s first discrete GPUs won't be a home run Comment High-end Arc A750 will compete with *checks notes* a GeForce RTX 3060 Personal Tech18 Jul 2022 | 35
Intel plans chip price hikes due to 'inflationary pressures' Customers to start paying more for CPUs, chipsets and other products from October Systems14 Jul 2022 | 12
IT spending set to ride out wave of global economic uncertainty Market watchers see device spending downturn as blip in robust bigger picture On-Prem14 Jul 2022 |
Global PC market falls at fastest rate in 9 years Nothing shiny about US Chromebook sales anymore, plus war in Ukraine and inflation hits EMEA shipments Personal Tech12 Jul 2022 | 7
PC sales take double-digit tumble in Q2 amid economic downturn PC market is resting, not dead despite Shanghai lockdown, fears of global recession Personal Tech11 Jul 2022 | 8
Gartner predicts 9.5% drop in PC shipments Stark contrast to 11 percent increase year-over-year in 2021 shipments Personal Tech30 Jun 2022 | 4
ZTE intros 'cloud laptop' that draws just five watts of power The catch: It hooks up to desktop-as-a-service and runs Android – so while it looks like a laptop ... PaaS + IaaS24 Jun 2022 | 30
Lenovo reveals small but mighty desktop workstation ThinkStation P360 Ultra packs latest Intel Core processor, Nvidia RTX A5000 GPU, support for eight monitors Personal Tech23 Jun 2022 | 10
Intel delivers first discrete Arc desktop GPUs ... in China Updated Why not just ship it in Narnia and call it a win? Personal Tech15 Jun 2022 | 9
PC shipments sink amid steady waves of supply chain, war disruptions 320 million units forecast, still well above pre-pandemic, but boom is over for now Personal Tech09 Jun 2022 | 5
HP turns back on $1b in annual sales by quitting Russia and Belarus Revenue hit for HP far larger than many tech providers post-pullout but PC, print giant stays course Systems01 Jun 2022 | 12
Dell's rugged Latitude 5430 laptop is quick and pretty – but also bulky and heavy Desktop Tourism Survives all manner of indiginities in Reg tests but may stuggle to cross over from boots to suits Personal Tech23 May 2022 | 54
AMD reveals 5nm Ryzen 7000 powered by Zen 4 cores AM5 socket to bring desktop CPUs to life in late 2022, mid-range laptop CPU to follow Personal Tech23 May 2022 | 15
Demand for PC and smartphone chips drops 'like a rock' says CEO of China’s top chipmaker Markets outside China are doing better, but at home vendors have huge component stockpiles Personal Tech16 May 2022 | 19
Demand for GPUs used to mine crypto 'disappearing', says ASUSTeK Less demand will see prices fall, and gaming laptop sales rise – which is nice as the rest of the PC market has cooled Systems13 May 2022 | 17