Opinion: PC growth and evolution continues to impress
How the PC is (and will continue) providing real-world value to hundreds of millions of people
OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei has reportedly left the company to start his own venture
A peculiar time to exit
DoJ and six US allies appeal for backdoors in encrypted services, again
Backdoors at the cost of weakened encryption?
Tencent wins with merger of China's game streaming giants Huya and DouYu
Merger consolidates Chinese game streaming market
EU is drafting a list of big tech companies that will face tougher regulation
The focus is said to be on American giants
SpaceX will develop superfast rockets to deliver weapons for the US military
With a top speed of 7,500 mph, these rockets will carry up to 80 tons of cargo and deliver it anywhere in the world in 60 minutes
HP, Lenovo laptop sales take a leap, PC shipments break 10-year record
Coronavirus has triggered a jump in laptop sales
Alibaba stock has surged 42 percent this year
Future growth may have to come outside of China
IBM is breaking up into two companies, renewed focus on AI and the cloud
IBM is no stranger to strategic spinoffs
AMD reportedly in talks to acquire Xilinx for $30 billion
The FPGA-maker would give AMD a bigger presence in the data center
Microsoft takes a not-so-subtle dig at Apple and Google, lays out new Windows Store principles
Hopes to set an example for other app stores
Arm announces a new generation of 64-bit enhanced performance CPUs
New CPU range brings a 30% performance boost
AMD Ryzen 5000 launch: "Fastest gaming CPU," higher clocks, higher prices
Plus: Radeon RX 6000 teaser
Global TV shipments hit record highs in the third quarter
More people staying at home means extra demand for TVs
SpaceX to soon launch a public beta of its Starlink satellite broadband
The company now has over 700 satellites in orbit
House antitrust report suggests big changes are coming to how Big Tech operates
Democrats have bold proposals for reform but Republicans object to some of them
Texas grand jury indicts Netflix for promoting and airing Cuties
Texas law forbids the 'lewd exhibition' of children's 'pubic areas' even if fully or partially clothed
The UK aims to power each home with wind energy by 2030
A £160 million initial investment will get the ball rolling
Amazon expands its return window for 'most' items to January 31, 2021
You can return items even after the usual 30-day limit
Regal Cinemas is closing in the US again due to pandemic
Another setback for theaters
Tesla delivered nearly 140,000 vehicles to customers in the third quarter
Tesla will need a spectacular Q4 to hit its yearly goal of 500,000 vehicles delivered
HDD makers are speeding up development of higher capacity drives
We might see 24 TB drives by 2022
The History of the Microprocessor and the Personal Computer
#ThrowBackThursday The PC business as we know it owes itself to an environment of enthusiasts, entrepreneurs and happenstance. The invention of the microprocessor, DRAM, and EPROM integrated circuits would help bring computing to the mainstream. This 5-part series explores the history of personal computing, from the invention of the transistor to modern day chips powering our connected devices.
Google could face antitrust probe in China mirroring those in the EU
Chinese regulators could start the investigation next month