PC innovation enters new era 

Microsoft's Surface Studio has been getting much praise for its innovative design, and while Apple is slow to copy it, Dell has pushed out its own version which looks rather nice.

Intel might get into play a "get out of jail free" card

Intel might get the $1.4 billion anti-trust fine it paid to the EU in 2009 back after a top European Union judge recommended that the case be reviewed.

Increases stockpiles for Christmas 

Lenovo seems to expect there will be a big sale of notebooks this Christmas.

Short supply of components

A sudden rise in Notebook demand has caught suppliers on the hop and component suppliers say they have not got enough to flog.

2560x1440, G-SYNC, Ultra Low Motion Blur

On Friday, Dell took the wrapping paper off a 24-inch S2417DG gaming monitor packing 2560x1440 resolution, a variable refresh rate between 30Hz and 165Hz and Nvidia G-SYNC, along with a quick 1ms response time.

24-inch 1440p S2417DG and 27-inch 1080p SE2717H

Dell has released two new and rather interesting budget-friendly monitors with high refresh rate and support for Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync, the S2417DG and the SE2717H.

Costs too much

While USB Type-C is catching on among the mobile markets, PC makers can’t see the point because of the cost.

 Doldrums time

A research note from IDC said that PC shipments in the EMEA region accounted for 16.1 million units in the second quarter of this year.

Blame Boris, Grove and Farage

UK Asustek customers will have to pay more for their hardware after the Brexit vote decimated the pound.

Smart workplaces

A survey sponsored by Intel and Dell has come to the surprising conclusion that slow software and hardware are huge time wasters at work.