PC Group hardest hit in Intel's 12,000 job cuts
Published in PC Hardware


Software next target

Intel's restructuring axe seems to be falling on its PC client divsion and software areas with more than 12000 jobs to go.

AMD rolls out Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.2 hotfix drivers
Published in Graphics


Fixes plenty of Crossfire issues ahead of Radeon Pro Duo launch

AMD has released its newest Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.4.2 hotfix drivers, which brings new Crossfire profiles, fixes plenty of Crossfire issues and adds full support for AMD XConnect eGFX technology.

Mossberg blasts Apple’s poor software
Published in News
Thursday, 04 February 2016 13:01

Mossberg blasts Apple’s poor software


Times are a changing in the Tame Apple Press 

It seems that key members of the Tame Apple Press are starting to have epiphanies lately about how bad Apple really is and are starting to turn on the cult for failing to meet their expectations and spin.

64-bit ARM and Intel processors get extra security
Published in PC Hardware


Green Hill offers software solution for virtual systems

Green Hills Software is offering a real-time, fast-boot platform for securely combining consumer operating systems such as Linux, QNX, Android or Windows with safety- and security-critical software on 64-bit multicore processors.

Apple software most vulnerable and buggy
Published in News
Monday, 04 January 2016 13:25

Apple software most vulnerable and buggy


Even worse than Flash

Fruity cargo cult Apple is actually peddling software which is even less secure than Adobe Flash Player, according to new statistics.

Why PCs are failing
Published in AI
Monday, 21 December 2015 10:48

Why PCs are failing


No compelling need for an upgrade for a decade 

For the last few years the PC market has been falling steadily, but the reason has never been truly worked out, but the answer could be found in the rise of gaming computers.

SAP customers are fed up with the jargon
Published in News
Wednesday, 25 November 2015 10:57

SAP customers are fed up with the jargon


Think they know what the software does

The maker of expensive management software which no one is really sure what it does, SAP is finding that its customers are not a big fan of all the jargon and buzzwords the company uses.

Microsoft develops its own Linux flavour
Published in News
Thursday, 19 November 2015 14:18

Microsoft develops its own Linux flavour


What's next? Apple making a cheap and useful product?'

In a sign that you have just woken up in a parallel universe, it appears that Microsoft has made its own Linux version.

Sapphire brings Fiji GPU voltage and HBM overclocking with TriXX 5.2.1 software
Published in Graphics


To give a bit more juice to Fiji GPU-based graphics cards

Sapphire has launched a new version of its TriXX monitoring and overclocking software which will bring both voltage control on Fiji GPU-based graphics cards as well as an ability to overclock high bandwidth memory.

Microsoft will block SHA-1
Published in News
Thursday, 05 November 2015 11:44

Microsoft will block SHA-1


Shutting out the spooks and other criminals

Software Giant Microsoft has joined Mozilla and will consider blocking the SHA-1 hashing algorithm on Windows to keep the US spooks from using it to spy on users computers.