
Microsoft exposes Project Spartan
Internet Explorer meets its Thermopylae
Microsoft has finished painting the six pack on Project Spartan and released it to the great unwashed.

AMD gets all asynchronous and shady
Will be seen on DirectX 12
AMD has been working closely with Microsoft on the upcoming DirectX 12 to create something which it calls "Asynchronous Shaders," which are more efficient way of handling task queues.

Are Intel and Microsoft crippling stick PCs?
Opinion: New form factor lacks support
Intel recently announced its first stick PC, but at the same time the chipmaker and Microsoft aren’t doing much to promote the new form factor. In fact, it seems like they don’t want stick PCs around.

Futuremark releases 3DMark update with API Overhead feature-set
For measuring difference between DX11, DX12 and Mantle APIs
Futuremark has released a new 3DMark update with the new API Overhead feature test, meant to measure the difference in DirectX 11, DirectX 12 and Mantle API performance.

Qualcomm teams up with Microsoft
DragonBoard 410c development kit in the works
Qualcomm has teamed up with Microsoft's Windows 10 to create a DragonBoard 410c development kit.

Surface 3 will be armless
Surface 3 is back to Wintel
Microsoft is working on a Surface 3 and is apparently determined that it will not be stuffed up by RT.

Windows 10 will support super resolutions
Even though no one has them
Software King of the World Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system will support screen resolutions that will not be available on commercial displays for years.

Computers more intelligent than humans soon
Bill Gates fears the end of humanity
Microsoft founder and philanthropist Sir William Gates III has joined the growing ranks of those who believe that artificial intelligence could result in the end of humanity.

Apple expels Windows 7 from garden of earthy delights
Lost the business case
Fruity cargo cult Apple has decided that Microsoft's venerable Windows 7 needs to be expelled from its walled garden of earthly delights.

Microsoft winning over China on smartphones
Xiaomi tests Window 10
Microsoft appears to be winning more Chinese smartphone makers over to its Windows platform.