
HP and Foxconn close joint server company
Dissolving the joint because the synergies didnt breed
A joint venture server company established three years ago by HPE and Foxconn has been quietly dissolved recently for the terrible crime of failing to breed enough synergies.

AMD Ryzen 5 APU spotted in HP Envy x360 notebook
Quad-core CPU with Radeon Vega M graphics
According to a leak coming directly from HP's datasheet, AMD Zen-based APUs are just around the corner with Ryzen 5 2500U APU that comes with a quad-core CPU part and Radeon Vega M graphics.

Source code reviews by dodgy governments should be limited
Micro Focus will not let “high risk” governments look under its bonnet
British tech firm Micro Focus International said it would restrict reviews of the core operating instructions in its products by “high-risk” governments.

HP ships VR backpack
Omen priced at $2,499.99
HP began shipping its virtual reality backpack the OMEN X Desktop VR Backpack today.

China gives thumbs up to HP’s printer purchase
With some conditions
The Chinese government has approved HP's $1.1 billion purchase of Samsung’s printer business with certain restrictions.

HP continues on Continuum
Claims it has an assurance from Redmond
While Windows roadmaps show a rather big hole where mobile should be, HP insists that it has been assured by Redmond there are no plans to drop Continuum.

HP aims at professionals with its Z VR Backpack G1 Workstation
VR backpack workstation with Nvidia Quadro
HP has decided to overhaul its Omen X compact desktop and offer it to the professional market by creating the Z VR Backpack G1 Workstation system, an Nvidia Quadro-based system that will bring cableless VR system to professionals.

HP patents reminder messages
More HP sauce
The maker of over-priced printer ink, HP, has just decided that it invented reminder messages and has scored itself a patent from the daft US Patent Office.

Hardware makers rush to ARM Windows 10
HP, Asus and Lenovo join the arms race
HP, Asus and Lenovo will be the first hardware makers to churn out ARM-based Windows 10 PCs.

HP develops IonTouch rewritable system for plastic cards
A zero-energy hybrid between digital displays and e-ink
HP Labs announced a new hybrid printing technology that is set to change the way that employee IDs, visitor passes, gate passes and other temporary passes are distributed to the general public.