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China has initiated a policy shift to eliminate American processors from government computers and servers, reports Financial Times. The decision is aimed to gradually eliminate processors from AMD and Intel from system used by China's government agencies, which will mean lower sales for U.S.-based chipmakers and higher sales of China's own CPUs. The new procurement guidelines, introduced quietly at the end of 2023, mandates government entities to prioritize 'safe and reliable' processors and operating systems in their purchases. This directive is part of a concerted effort to bolster domestic technology and parallels a similar push within state-owned enterprises to embrace technology designed in China. The list of approved processors and operating systems, published by China's Information Technology Security Evaluation Center, exclusively features Chinese companies. There are...
Windows 10 Feature Focus: .NET Native
Programming languages seem to be cyclical. Low level languages give developers the chance to have very fast code with the minimum of commands necessary, but the closer you code...
30 by Brett Howse on 10/2/2015
Fable Legends Early Preview: DirectX 12 Benchmark Analysis
DirectX 12 is now out in the wild as a part of Windows 10 and the updated driver model WDDM 2.0 that comes with it. Unlike DX11, there are...
141 by Ryan Smith, Ian Cutress & Daniel Williams on 9/24/2015
Microsoft Office 2016 Is Released Worldwide Today
Today Microsoft is launching a pretty important set of products. Office 2016 is now available worldwide, and marks the first major update to the suite since Office 2013 was...
36 by Brett Howse on 9/22/2015
Windows 10 Build 10547 Brings Some Nice Changes For Insiders
It’s Friday and Gabe Aul has unleashed another new build of Windows 10 to people in the Windows Insider Program’s fast ring. Unlike the last build which was mostly...
71 by Brett Howse on 9/18/2015
Microsoft Quietly Rolls Out Windows RT Update To Enable Windows 10 Style Start Menu
When Windows 10 was first announced, one of the first questions was would this upgrade be available for Windows RT devices running on ARM based platforms. The answer was...
19 by Brett Howse on 9/16/2015
Windows 10 Mobile One Step Closer to Release: Build 10536 Released To Insiders
When Microsoft launched Windows 10 on the PC, it was just one part of a bigger story, and today Microsoft released a new build of Windows 10 Mobile for...
25 by Brett Howse on 9/15/2015
Microsoft Announces Surface Enterprise Initiative, Partners With Dell, HP, And More
This morning, Corporate VP of the Windows and Devices Group Yusuf Mehdi made a fairly startling announcement. Microsoft has created a new partnership to help drive Windows 10 adoption...
21 by Brett Howse on 9/8/2015
Microsoft Announces VP9 Support Is Coming To Edge
Today Microsoft announced that support for VP9 and the WebM container is in development for the Microsoft Edge browser that ships with Windows 10. Over the past couple of...
16 by Brandon Chester on 9/8/2015
The AnandTech Podcast: Episode 35 - Windows 10 and Skylake
AnandTech Podcast #35: The summer season has been busier than usual. Microsoft released Windows 10, it’s latest operating system, as a free upgrade to current Windows 7 and Windows...
12 by Ian Cutress on 8/31/2015
The Windows 10 Review: The Old & New Face of Windows
Let’s flash back to 2012. About three years ago, Windows 8, the last major release of Microsoft’s ubiquitous operating system, was released to manufacturers. This was to be Microsoft’s...
295 by Brett Howse on 8/25/2015
Microsoft Makes Cortana For Android Available As A Public Beta
Earlier this year Microsoft announced that their digital assistant Cortana would be making its way to iOS and Android in addition to its launch on Windows Phone and Windows...
12 by Brandon Chester on 8/24/2015
Windows 10 Insider Preview Continues: Build 10525 Released To Fast Ring
Even though Windows 10 is now officially launched, the Insider Program is going to continue. People that have joined the preview program now have a new build of Windows...
47 by Brett Howse on 8/18/2015
Xbox One Will Be Upgraded To Windows 10 In November
Just a couple of days ago, Windows 10 was launched for the PC and the rollout is underway. But that is just a single aspect of Windows 10, and...
25 by Brett Howse on 8/5/2015
Xbox One To Get TV DVR Capabilities
Those that never got to experience Windows Media Center as the hub of a home entertainment system likely wonder why there is such a vocal group of people who...
19 by Brett Howse on 8/4/2015
Here’s How You Can Install Windows 10 Now
With Windows 10 being rolled out in waves, there are likely a large number of people who are enthusiastic to get the upgrade now. Staring at your Windows Update...
51 by Brett Howse on 7/30/2015
Windows 10 Installed On Over 14 Million Devices
Windows 10 has been out for a day, and Microsoft is reporting it has been installed on over 14 million devices so far. That’s not a bad start, but...
36 by Brett Howse on 7/30/2015
Windows 10 Launches Worldwide
It has been a busy time in Redmond. Three hundred and two days ago, on September 30, 2014, Windows 10 was announced by Microsoft. The name, at the time...
99 by Brett Howse on 7/29/2015
Microsoft Reports FY 2015 And Q4 Results: Nokia Write Down Results In $3.2B Loss For Q4
Microsoft released their earnings report for Q4 of fiscal year 2015. The numbers certainly reflect the massive write down of the Nokia acquisition that CEO Satya Nadella announced earlier...
17 by Brett Howse on 7/21/2015
Windows 10 Retail Will Be On USB Flash Drives
The death of the optical drive in the PC space has been a long time coming, and while removable media is unlikely to go away any time soon, with...
95 by Ryan Smith on 7/16/2015
Windows 10 Build 10240 Released To All Insiders
Today Microsoft unleased build 10240 to both the fast and slow rings for Windows Insiders. The Verge reported earlier today that build 10240 would be the “RTM” or “Release...
45 by Brett Howse on 7/15/2015
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