Microsoft’s Github acquisition: It’s all about developer relationships, influence
Microsoft’s move to acquire Github isn’t all that surprising given that the company is a top contributor and has worked well with developers in recent years. Now can it keep Github the Switzerland of code? Read More
Has Microsoft accelerated its latest Windows 10 rollout? Not so fast.
A flurry of recent headlines report that Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 feature update has been installed by half of all eligible PCs in a mere three weeks. A closer look at the data suggests this is highly unlikely. Read More
Windows 10 on Arm, Android phones: Our new CPU will match Intel Core i7, says Arm
Arm thinks its new Cortex-A76 CPU will close the performance gap on Intel’s high-end CPUs, which could be a game-changer for Windows 10 on Arm devices. Read More
Best ultraportable laptops for business 2018
Ultraportable laptops are the mobile professional’s friend, but which size and model should you buy? We explore the options and list some of the best. Read More
iPhone X clone? Xiaomi Mi 8 has notch, face unlock, top chipset but far lower price
Xiaomi’s new flagship Mi 8 Explorer Edition is the first Android phone with the iPhone X’s 3D face unlock. Read More
Toshiba wraps up sale of memory chip business to Bain Capital consortium
The acquisition was worth roughly $18 billion. Read More
Workday delivers strong Q1, tops estimates
Workday CEO Aneel Bhusri said the company saw strong demand across its product set. Read More
AI’s insatiable appetite for silicon requires new chips
Don’t make data science and AI engineering teams beg you for infrastructure, or your enterprise will fall behind. Read More
Alcatel 1X Android Go Edition smartphone launches in US for $99.99
While Apple, Samsung, and Google launch phones in the $900 to $1,000 range, others continue to compete in the sub-$300 market. Alcatel has one of the lowest priced phones we’ve seen in the 1X. Read More
Cisco unveils AMD EPYC-powered servers
Cisco becomes the latest in a long list of server providers to adopt AMD’s EPYC processors. Read More