Better than Chrome

The next release of Edge will be the "best performing" browser available on Windows 10 when it arrives later this week, Microsoft claimed at its Build 2021 event. It said that version 91 contains new features, specifically "startup boost and sleeping tabs" that will push it ahead of Chrome and all other browsers.

Miniature PC out in summer

Microsoft has teamed up with Qualcomm to create a Windows on ARM-based dev kit for developers.

What would Steve Ballmer say?

Early Microsoft OS developer David Plummer has told his YouTube viewers that he thinks it is time that Vole open source MS-DOS and 16-bit Windows.

25 years as the source of humanity’s woes over 

After 25 years of being fumed at, Internet Explorer is finally heading to the knackers yard.

Looking for a faster less constricting Python 

Guido van Rossum, who created the popular programming language Python 30 years ago, has outlined his ambitions to make it twice as fast — addressing a key weakness of Python compared to faster languages like C++.

Direct more money to us, please 

Some of the world's biggest chip buyers, including Apple, Microsoft and Alphabet's Google, are joining top chip-makers such as Intel to create a new lobbying group to screw more cash from governments.

Does not give a four X any more

Software King of the World Microsoft has abandoned its plans for Windows 10X which was supposed to bring Windows to dual screens.

Time to stop copying Apple and be more reasonable.

Microsoft is shaking up the world of PC gaming today with a big cut to the amount of revenue it takes from games on Windows.

Server-side web navigation, with client-side rendering

Suhail Doshi has come up with something he thinks will be computing’s future which they thinks could be a default browser-based computer infrastructure.

Shares still managed to fall

Software King of the World Microsoft beat the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street expectations and profit estimates.