Mozilla is building a version of its Firefox web browser for Windows 10 personal computers using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors, a move that boosts the chipmaker’s efforts to challenge Intel’s dominance. Most PCs these days use Intel’s x86 family of processors, though a small fraction come with AMD chips that can run the same software. But …
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Trump popped into White House meeting with Google, Microsoft, IBM, Qualcomm chiefs
The White House held a roundtable “listening session” on innovation with top tech executives on Thursday, part of the Trump Administration efforts to ensure US leadership in emerging fields, such as artificial intelligence, 5G wireless and quantum computing. Executives who participated include Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Google’s Sundar Pichai, Oracle’s Safra Catz, Qualcomm’s Steve Mollenkopf, IBM’s Ginni Rometty and others, according …
Read More »This Microsoft Office 365 Home deal is actually pretty decent: $55
Cheapskates don’t use Microsoft Office. Or, at least, they don’t pay for it: Microsoft offers pretty decent freebie versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint that live in your browser. And let’s not forget the various free alternatives, such as Google Docs, LibreOffice and WPS Office. All that being said, I like a good deal, and this is a good deal. …
Read More »6 ways to customize the Windows 10 lock screen
It’s something you stare at each time you sit down in front of your PC, but I doubt you even see it as you quickly type in your password and unlock windows. The Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) lock screen can be more than just a password-entry screen. It can be set up to show app notifications, calendar events and …
Read More »Qualcomm aims straight at Intel with 8cx chip, its first CPU for PCs
If it’s up to Qualcomm, Windows PCs are about to get even more phonelike and powerful. The company on Thursday unveiled its first processor designed specifically for computers, called the Snapdragon 8cx Compute Platform. The processor aims to provide a big leap over Qualcomm’s year-ago efforts in 2-in-1 laptops. At that time, partners like HP and Asus used Qualcomm’s Snapdragon …
Read More »Google gains power over web as Microsoft rebuilds Edge browser on Chrome tech
Microsoft will rebuild its Edge browser on Google’s Chromium software, the company said Thursday, a move that expands the search giant’s dominance over the web. Microsoft confirmed in a blog post that it’ll start using Google’s open-source project, which sits at the heart of the Chrome browser. It said the shift will take place over the next year. The company billed the change, which had …
Read More »People are buying 4G LTE laptops
The best way to sell always-connected PCs is downplaying the actual connectivity part. At least, that’s what Lenovo has found through the past year of selling computers powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon LTE processors, said Matt Bereda, vice president of global consumer marketing for PCs and tablets at Lenovo. Even though all of the devices are capable of running on 4G …
Read More »France will tax tech giants in 2019 regardless of EU agreement
France will start taxing tech giants at a national level in 2019 if European Union countries can’t agree on a joint tax on digital revenues. Bruno Le Maire, France’s finance minister, set a deadline Thursday after EU finance ministers failed to agree on a plan earlier this week, Reuters reported. “I am giving myself until March to reach a deal …
Read More »Microsoft Outlook for iOS get a brand
Microsoft is giving its Office suite a makeover. In late November the company debuted its new icons for the Microsoft Office apps and said that a larger redesign was on the way. Microsoft Outlook for iOS is among the first to get the new look. Microsoft announced the Outlook redesign on Wednesday, and it’s currently available for download. Outlook is …
Read More »Microsoft expands rural broadband push to include 1 million more people
A year and a half ago Microsoft launched an initiative to bridge the digital divide for rural Americans, promising to connect 2 million people in remote parts of the country within five years. On Tuesday, it expanded that program and said it would cover an additional 1 million people by 2022. On Tuesday, Brad Smith, president of Microsoft, said the …
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