Intel offers desktop chip that can hit 6GHz if everything goes right, you can keep it cool, stars align, pigs fly It'll do 8GHz when overclocked, if Chipzilla is to be believed Systems13 Jan 2023 | 33
What goes up must come down: Logitech sales tumble amid PC slump CEO 'disappointed' by prelim top and bottom lines for latest full quarter Personal Tech12 Jan 2023 | 22
PC sales slump to pre-pandemic level in Q4. 'Boom' is over, says IDC Vendors lower prices to stimulate demand but inflation, fears of recession trump discounts Personal Tech11 Jan 2023 | 8
Intel: Please buy these new 13th-Gen CPUs, now with 24 cores CES Look folks, we need the business - there's a recession on Systems03 Jan 2023 | 39
Nvidia revives canceled RTX 4080 as 'new' 12GB RTX 4070 TI Hopefully it comes with a 'new' competitive price, too Personal Tech30 Dec 2022 | 25
GPUs dodge price hike as US extends China tariff deadline beyond 2022 Happy New Year! Concession is made on GPUs and other parts Systems19 Dec 2022 |
Intel aims for lower-power GPUs as Nvidia pushes pricey energy guzzlers GPU boss vows 'dramatic shift in the PC graphics landscape' with next-gen CPU Systems12 Dec 2022 | 6
Asus' latest single-board computer packs a 12-core, 4.5Ghz Intel i7 Too bad the RAM is baked on Personal Tech08 Dec 2022 | 16
Creator of spec for melting RTX 4090 cables urges Nvidia, others to 'ensure user safety' Testing is your responsibility, not ours, says PCI-SIG Systems02 Dec 2022 | 22
GPU shipments saw biggest nosedive since noughties recession A sign of the computer industry’s sad state, but at least there’s supply! Systems23 Nov 2022 | 13
HP Inc to lay off up to 6,000 staff, cut costs by $1.4 billion ‘Portfolio optimization’ plan aims to cull some PCs, sell more pricey subscriptions Personal Tech23 Nov 2022 | 41
Windows 10 – a 7-year-old OS – is still having problems with the desktop and taskbar If your device is becoming unresponsive, there's a workaround Software17 Nov 2022 | 77
Qualcomm faces fresh competition in world of Arm-based Windows PCs Comment Let the games begin... Systems16 Nov 2022 | 10
Intel's top-spec Raptor Canyon NUC can double as a 700+W space heater Stay warm this winter by fragging some baddies Personal Tech08 Nov 2022 | 30
Intel plans to cut products — we guess where they’ll happen Analysis To help save x86 titan some cash, we look at the components Intel may want to lose Systems05 Nov 2022 | 30
Dell hit with Oz court case for misleading prices on monitors Watchdog claims add-ons to computer purchases appeared to be discounted but did not reflect the standalone RRP Personal Tech04 Nov 2022 | 4
Lenovo revenues drop due to falling demand for PCs But overall profits are up thanks to cost cutting and success in other divisions On-Prem03 Nov 2022 | 2
AMD says it's looking into gaming performance issues on Ryzen 7000 They better hop to it – Team Red's PC chip business nosedived in the third quarter Systems02 Nov 2022 | 10
Microsoft mulls cheap PCs supported by ads, subs Want a low-cost machine? Agree to be bombarded and the Windows giant could have a solution for you Personal Tech02 Nov 2022 | 86
Thanks to 'resilient' American cloud plus games consoles, AMD squeezes into winter PC chip slump forces break-even non-profit impression for a few months On-Prem02 Nov 2022 |
Your next PC should be a desktop – maybe even this Chinese mini machine Desktop Tourism They're tidy, speedy, small – and wall off your working life Personal Tech27 Oct 2022 | 113
Microsoft realizes it hasn't updated list of banned dodgy Windows 10 drivers in years Hope no one was relying on that to block threats, er, yeah? Patches26 Oct 2022 | 13
Logitech, that canary in PC coal mine, just fell off its perch Pandemic gold rush for hardware slingers is over? Personal Tech26 Oct 2022 | 35
Microsoft fixes printing gremlin, ends that block on Windows 11 upgrades Bet ya can't wait to slap that 22H2 on your machine OSes25 Oct 2022 | 22
Microsoft's Chinese website reveals free PC Manager utility Yet more nagware to use the Edge browser, plus some usefully re-imagined tools liberated from the maze of the Settings menu Software24 Oct 2022 | 10
Why are PC webcams crap? Lenovo says it knows the reason Canalys Channels Forum Can expensive tech save this reporter's ugly mug? Not likely Personal Tech21 Oct 2022 | 62
Hardware makers criticized for eco double standards Canalys Channels Forum Don't penalize resellers for selling refurbished kit, educate shareholders on being Earth's friend Personal Tech20 Oct 2022 | 20
When the chips fall: Intel preps for $16b Mobileye IPO Far cry from the $50 billion valuation Gelsinger hoped would fuel foundry empire Systems18 Oct 2022 | 2
Loathsome eighties ladder-climber levelled by a custom DOS prompt Who, Me? This wasn't WarGames – it was far more serious Software17 Oct 2022 | 114
Junk cellphones on Earth would stack higher than the International Space Station Happy International E-waste Day! Personal Tech14 Oct 2022 | 28
Microsoft arms Surface Pro 9 with Qualcomm SQ3, 12th-gen Intel chips Ignite Plus, the Surface Laptop drops AMD, Studio arrives with an even higher price, and more Personal Tech12 Oct 2022 | 8
The new GPU world order is beginning to take shape Comment As Nvidia hikes prices, Intel is only too happy to profit from your discontent, and AMD remains a wild card Personal Tech11 Oct 2022 | 53
PC shipments are still on the decline – unless you're Apple Cupertino managed to buck the trend with year-on-year growth of 40% Personal Tech10 Oct 2022 | 9
Because you've all stopped buying PCs, AMD's wiped $1b+ off expected sales Q3 revenue still set to be up overall, Ryzen biz says in FYI to Wall St Personal Tech07 Oct 2022 | 10
Intel's 13th-gen CPUs are hot, hungry, loaded with cores X86 giant's 24-core i9 doubles as a space heater Systems27 Sep 2022 | 47
Nvidia unveils RTX 4090 – but it's the 4080 to watch out for GTC And don't forget AMD's RDNA 3 GPUs are right around the corner Personal Tech20 Sep 2022 | 15
Warning: That new AMD Ryzen 7000 laptop may not be as fresh as you think The House of Zen is back to its tricks: Chips with three-year-old cores Personal Tech20 Sep 2022 | 14
Don't say Pentium or Celeron anymore, it's just Processor now, says Intel Logowatch Totally not confusing Personal Tech16 Sep 2022 | 82
Intel's stock Raptor Lake chip will do 6GHz and overclock another 25%, if it keeps cool Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines Systems12 Sep 2022 | 58
Asus packs 12-core Intel i7 into a Raspberry Pi-sized board Or if you're looking for something lower power, it can be had with a pentacore Celeron Personal Tech08 Sep 2022 | 23
AMD admits its Ryzen mobile naming scheme is a mess, promises to clean it up Finding Zen just got a little easier Personal Tech07 Sep 2022 | 9
Windows 10 business refresh will revive PC shipments Or so says a hopeful IDC after releasing latest forecast of doom Personal Tech02 Sep 2022 | 22
HP's consumer PC biz shrinks by a fifth as inflation bites The solution? Inventing another 'transformation programme' to transform previous transformation Personal Tech31 Aug 2022 | 8
AMD refreshes desktop CPUs with 5nm Ryzen 7000s that can reach 5.7GHz with 16 cores Prices start at $300, you'll also need a new motherboard, RAM, etc Personal Tech30 Aug 2022 | 45
China's Chongqing manufacturing hub extends factory power cuts indefinitely PC component manufacturers won't get priority as area faces fires and heatwaves Personal Tech25 Aug 2022 | 3
AMD has a lot riding on its 5nm Ryzen 7000 CPUs. And so here begins the hype You'll need a new motherboard, RAM, beefier PSU. But hey, at least GPUs are cheap again Personal Tech16 Aug 2022 | 16
Microsoft tests new features in last year’s Windows 10 Still waiting for 22H2? Have a 21H2 release preview to tide you over OSes16 Aug 2022 |
The silicon goldrush is coming, but chip demand is evaporating Leave it to the economy to throw another wrench into the semiconductor supply chain Systems10 Aug 2022 | 4
Intel challenges Nvidia, AMD with trio of workstation GPUs For those that just can't wait for AV1 encoding Systems09 Aug 2022 | 13
Too little, too late: Intel's legacy is eroding Comment Can Pat stop the rot – or is the chip giant facing a Kodak moment? Systems05 Aug 2022 | 90
Specs leak of 5.7GHz AMD Ryzen 7000 chips with double the L2 cache These might be the 5nm Zen 4 desktop processors due to land this quarter Personal Tech04 Aug 2022 | 16
AMD boasts of record sales, says 5nm Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 coming this quarter When Intel said demand was down, did it mean just for its chips? On-Prem03 Aug 2022 | 13
Shanghai surprise? Another analyst sees historic PC decline Remember when China's tech execs warned lockdown in its biggest city would have 'severe consequences?' Personal Tech28 Jul 2022 | 5
This credit card-sized PC board can use an Intel Core i7 Or an eight-core AMD Ryzen. Not made for personal use, but what's stopping you? On-Prem26 Jul 2022 | 82
NAND flash prices expected to plummet 8-13% in Q3 Did someone say cheap SSDs in time for the holidays? Systems19 Jul 2022 | 4
British boffins make touchless computing tech on the cheap No special hardware, internet connection, or cloud service needed, just a regular CPU and webcam Personal Tech19 Jul 2022 | 30
Intel’s first discrete GPUs won't be a home run Comment High-end Arc A750 will compete with *checks notes* a GeForce RTX 3060 Personal Tech18 Jul 2022 | 35
Intel plans chip price hikes due to 'inflationary pressures' Customers to start paying more for CPUs, chipsets and other products from October Systems14 Jul 2022 | 12
IT spending set to ride out wave of global economic uncertainty Market watchers see device spending downturn as blip in robust bigger picture On-Prem14 Jul 2022 |
Global PC market falls at fastest rate in 9 years Nothing shiny about US Chromebook sales anymore, plus war in Ukraine and inflation hits EMEA shipments Personal Tech12 Jul 2022 | 7
PC sales take double-digit tumble in Q2 amid economic downturn PC market is resting, not dead despite Shanghai lockdown, fears of global recession Personal Tech11 Jul 2022 | 8
Gartner predicts 9.5% drop in PC shipments Stark contrast to 11 percent increase year-over-year in 2021 shipments Personal Tech30 Jun 2022 | 4