Nvidia announces RTX Spark as ‘the most efficient PC chip ever built’
Nvidia announces RTX Spark as 'the most efficient PC chip ever built' This fall, Nvidia will officially become a consumer PC chipmaker like Intel, AMD, Apple, and Qualcomm, putting a complete computing chip – not just graphics – into the very heart of laptops and mini-PCs. After many months of leaks, it’s finally announcing the […]
This extravagant gaming laptop could ruin other screens for you
This extravagant gaming laptop could ruin other screens for you A speedy 18-inch Mini LED that needs to be seen to be believed. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge My eyes have seen the PC gaming promised land, and it’s a beautifully bright world without a shred of blurriness. It’s warm, it […]
Microsoft is threatening legal action for disclosing exploits
Microsoft is threatening legal action for disclosing exploits Microsoft is facing criticism for its handling of zero-day exploits. Someone going by the name Nightmare Eclipse has been publicly feuding with the company, posting proof-of-concept exploit code. Some of their posts suggest that they’re a disgruntled former employee. But what caught cyber security researcher Kevin Beaumont’s […]
Nvidia, Microsoft, and Arm are all teasing Nvidia’s new N1X laptop processors
Nvidia, Microsoft, and Arm are all teasing Nvidia's new N1X laptop processors Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang with an RTX laptop at CES 2025. | Image: Getty Images It’s the world’s worst kept secret that Nvidia is about to announce its own Arm-powered laptop chips at Computex this weekend, and now Microsoft, Nvidia, and Arm are […]
Microsoft teases new Surface hardware and ‘a new era of PC’
Microsoft teases new Surface hardware and 'a new era of PC' I pondered the other day what’s next for Microsoft’s Surface PC lineup, and it looks like we’re about to find out. Windows and Surface chief Pavan Davuluri has just teased “something new is coming for developers,” complete with a mysterious image of what looks […]
Acer’s answer to the MacBook Neo is a $699 laptop with Intel chips and 8GB of RAM
Acer's answer to the MacBook Neo is a $699 laptop with Intel chips and 8GB of RAM The Acer Swift Air 14. To compete against the Neo, you apparently have to cop another, more common MacBook name. | Image: Acer Acer is aiming to take on the MacBook Neo more directly with a new Swift […]
Microsoft 365 Copilot gets a speed boost and cleaner design
Microsoft 365 Copilot gets a speed boost and cleaner design Microsoft is launching a revamped version of Microsoft 365 Copilot, offering a cleaner design that the company claims loads twice as fast. As part of this update, Copilot will provide more reliable and structured responses that are easier to scan, according to Microsoft. The redesign, […]
Call of Duty: Warzone is dropping PS4 and Xbox One support later this year
Call of Duty: Warzone is dropping PS4 and Xbox One support later this year Activision is planning to drop support for PS4 and Xbox One consoles in Call of Duty: Warzone later this year. Players will need to upgrade to a PS5 or Xbox Series S / X console to continue playing Call of Duty: […]
Microsoft’s consumer marketing chief to leave next year
Microsoft's consumer marketing chief to leave next year Yusuf Mehdi launching Copilot Plus PCs in 2024. | Image: Getty Yusuf Mehdi, executive vice president and consumer chief marketing officer at Microsoft, is leaving the company after 35 years. Mehdi announced his departure in an internal memo on Thursday, noting that he will leave Microsoft next […]
Microsoft is letting Office users remove an annoying Copilot button
Microsoft is letting Office users remove an annoying Copilot button Microsoft is rolling out Office app updates next week that allow users to disable a floating Copilot button. The button appeared in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in recent weeks, and floats above the bottom right-hand section of spreadsheets or documents. It has angered many Excel […]