WikiLeaks says big tech companies will get CIA zero-day exploits first
“Vault 7” is the most comprehensive release of US spying files ever made public
On Tuesday, the leak-focused site founded by Julian Assange released thousands of alleged CIA documents purporting to show how the agency has been able to crack open devices from Apple, Samsung, Google, and Microsoft.
Qualcomm Centriq server supports Microsoft's cloud
Qualcomm Centriq 2400 goes to OCP
Qualcomm is getting serious about its server and data center strategy and the company has announced support for Microsoft cloud services.
Windows is now on ARM servers
Intel’s data centre goose is cooked
After months of rumour, Windows is finally fully functional on ARM based chips and the Wintel alliance is in tatters.
Why did Microsoft rename Win Holographic to "Windows Mixed Reality"?
First developer kits arriving later this month
Last week Microsoft decided to make a brand name change to the Windows Holographic platform that will ship with an upcoming version of Windows and enable a variety of apps and programs to run on new head-mounted display units arriving this spring.
Windows 10 will stop randomly re-booting on updates
Changes to updates
Software King of the World, Microsoft, is finally making some changes to the way Windows Updates are applied to Windows 10 PCs.
Microsoft announces Xbox Game Pass service
Bringing Netflix-style subscription to Xbox One
Microsoft has just made the Xbox One console a bit more interesting by announcing a new subscription service called the Xbox Game Pass, which will give access to over 100 games for US $9.99 a month, when it launches later this spring.
Windows 10 use continues to grow
But Windows 7 is still king
NetMarketShare’s monthly OS usage figures show that Windows 10 use is growing but it is still a long way behind the aging and insecure Windows 7.
Google turns over datacentre GPUs
If you need a bit of heavy number crunching
The search engine outfit Google is turning over the GPUs in its data centres to researchers and companies engaged in machine learning and heavy number crunching tasks.
Microsoft confirms second Windows 10 update
This year
Software King of the World Microsoft said that it was going to have two big Windows 10 updates this year, but it hasn't shared timing details for its second update.
Microsoft kills second gen HoloLens
Working on Version three instead
Microsoft appears to be getting cold feet over its HoloLens and is not going to release a second version of the gear.