Software
Bringing a new range of hardware to market is not an easy task, even for Intel. The company has an install base of its ‘Gen’ graphics in hundreds of millions of devices around the world, however the range of use is limited, and it doesn’t tackle every market. This is why Intel started to create its ‘Xe’ graphics portfolio. The new graphics design isn’t just a single microarchitecture – by mixing and matching units where needed, Intel has identified four configurations that target key markets in its sights, ranging from the TeraFLOPs needed at the low-end up to Peta-OPs for high performance computing. Leading up the charge on the driver and software side of the equation is Intel’s Lisa Pearce. Lisa is a 23 year...
Windows 10 Technical Preview For Phones Now Available
Today Gabe Aul (@GabeAul), who runs the Windows Insider program, announced on the Windows Blog that the Windows 10 Technical Preview for Phones is now available to people who...
18 by Brett Howse on 2/12/2015Office For Windows 10 Preview Available
Back in January, Microsoft revealed what the next versions of Office will look like. There will be a traditional, full featured desktop client, including the entire suite of Office...
43 by Brett Howse on 2/4/2015PlayStation Plus February Games Preview
Sony today announced the upcoming games which will be free for PlayStation Plus subscribers during the month of February. As has become the norm for Sony, there are two...
7 by Brett Howse on 1/29/2015Xbox Games With Gold February Preview
February is almost upon us, and with that, we can get a look at the upcoming games for the Xbox Games with Gold program, which provides free games to...
5 by Brett Howse on 1/28/2015Microsoft Q2 FY 2015 Financial Results: 8% Revenue Gain
Microsoft released their second quarter results from fiscal year 2015 today. The holiday quarter saw an 8% rise in revenue over 2014, coming in at $26.47 billion last quarter...
12 by Brett Howse on 1/26/2015Internet Explorer Project Spartan Shows Large Performance Gains
With the release of build 9926 of Windows 10, I have had some time to get to know the new build. One of the things discussed at the Windows...
49 by Brett Howse on 1/25/2015Windows 10 January Build Available For Download
On Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled the upcoming changes to Windows 10. They said that a new build, including many of the announced features (but not everything) would be available within...
66 by Brett Howse on 1/23/2015Office 2016 And Office Universal Apps Revealed
As if yesterday’s Windows 10 announcements were not enough news out of Redmond this week, the Office 365 team leveraged the Office Blog to detail the upcoming version of...
27 by Brett Howse on 1/22/2015PlayStation Plus January 2015 Free Games Preview
A new year is now upon us. What better way to start off 2015 than by firing up your console and checking out some new content? Sony has officially...
4 by Brett Howse on 12/31/2014January 2015 Xbox Games With Gold Free Games Preview
With the holiday season here, Microsoft has announced the January Games with Gold free games preview a bit earlier than normal. They have gotten into a bit of a...
26 by Brett Howse on 12/22/2014Win7 Driver Issues? Microsoft, AMD Recommend Uninstalling KB3004394
Though we don’t normally report on Windows updates, we’ll make an exception on this one. AMD sends word this evening that they are advising users to remove update KB3004394...
50 by Ryan Smith on 12/11/2014Windows 10: The Next Chapter
Today Microsoft revealed that they will be hosting an event at Redmond to announce the next chapter of Windows 10 on January 21st, 2015. This event should reveal the...
39 by Brett Howse on 12/11/2014PlayStation Plus Free Games December 2014 Preview And Black Friday Specials
Sony has announced the free games for Playstation Plus members for December, and as is the norm for Sony they have two games available on each of their platforms...
13 by Brett Howse on 11/28/2014Xbox Games With Gold December Preview and Black Friday Deals
The holiday season is upon us, and Microsoft has announced the last Games with Gold for 2014 along with some Black Friday deals as well. As part of the...
2 by Brett Howse on 11/27/2014Windows 10 Technical Preview First Impressions: The Return Of The Desktop
Windows 10 is ditching the “One Interface to Rule them All” mentality, and moving to a more user friendly model of a single store across all platforms, and multiple...
200 by Brett Howse on 11/13/2014Windows 10 Technical Preview Gets Version Bump And New Features
Just three weeks ago, the Windows 10 Technical Preview got its first new build available to members of the Windows Insider program, and today we are seeing another version...
42 by Brett Howse on 11/12/2014PlayStation Plus November 2014 Free Games Preview
A couple of days after the Xbox games were announced, Sony has now revealed the free game lineup for PlayStation Plus members. One note about last month’s games though...
5 by Brett Howse on 11/4/2014Xbox Games With Gold November 2014 Preview
Somehow, October has already come and gone. Some of you may be wondering what to wear for All Hallows' Eve, or if you need to run out for some...
8 by Brett Howse on 10/30/2014OneDrive Will Offer Unlimited Storage For Office 365 Subscribers
It was only four months ago that Microsoft increased the available OneDrive storage for Office 365 subscribers to one terabyte, and apparently there was still room for improvement. Today...
17 by Brett Howse on 10/27/2014Microsoft Q1 FY 2015 Financial Results: Record Revenue On Strong Consumer Sales
This afternoon, Microsoft announced record first quarter revenue for its fiscal year 2015 which ended September 30. Revenue was up 25% year-over-year, and came in at $23.2 billion. Gross...
33 by Brett Howse on 10/23/2014