GeekWire

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

A new architecture for computer processors, unveiled by Microsoft this morning under the name “Pluton,” will take security technologies that currently exist in a separate hardware component in Windows PCs and integrate them directly into the central processing unit, promising a major advance in security.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Microsoft is extending the warranty on its Xbox Elite 2 controller following complaints over hardware issues. Windows Central reports that the Elite 2 was recently added to a list of controllers suffering from “drifting joysticks” in a lawsuit seeking class action status. Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge.

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The Verge

JUNE 14, 2021

Gaming peripheral company Turtle Beach announced at E3 2021 that it’s getting into a new product category: flight sim hardware. And, for a first effort in this competitive space, it seems like a very comprehensive offering and a decent value if you’re into playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.

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Venture Beast

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

At Ignite 2020, Microsoft detailed new Surface Hub 2S hardware, as well as software upgrades headed to existing Surface Hub devices. Read More.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Game hardware and laptops both started promising new generations It doesn’t feel right to praise much of anything in 2020, but here goes: the gadgets were good. The new Macs and the new gaming hardware we got in 2020 really have kicked off noticeably different and better eras in computing.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

It’s really great, but the limitations are becoming grating The new 2020 edition of the iPad, now in its eighth generation, continues to be an iPad. iPad hardware. It does make the iPad feel a little out of step with the rest of the gadgets and tablets you’ll see in 2020, where bezels are the exception rather than the rule.

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Scott Lowe

JUNE 2, 2021

I hadn’t done a personal hardware refresh in a while; my laptop was a 2017-era MacBook Pro (with the much-disliked butterfly keyboard) and my tablet was a 2014-era iPad Air 2. Included in that order was a new 2020 13" MacBook Pro with the Apple-designed M1 CPU. Read on for more details. Speaking of software… Software.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

A Google-commissioned study cited on the page says its manufacturer partners build hardware that uses 46 percent less energy than competing products. Many of the presented models are not quite new: the Acer Chromebook Spin 713 came out last year and the HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook is a slight update from its windows predecessor.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

By the federal government’s Digital Analytics Program (DAP) count in October 2020, 3.2 percent of computer users still are on Windows 7 — even though Microsoft no longer supports it for free. Desktop Linux can run on your Windows 7 (and older) laptops and desktops. You can run many native Windows programs on Linux using Wine.

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The Verge

JANUARY 13, 2021

In that spirit, let’s look at the most popular devices from CES 2020, as well as some products from even further back that are still kicking around in our minds, and ask “hey, whatever happened to the.?”. Alienware would not confirm at the time it had any intention of making a real, consumer version of its Windows handheld.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Yet the company needed top hardware engineers to devote themselves to the project. Mike Angiulo, the former Microsoft executive who was secretly in charge of the project under then-Windows chief Steven Sinofsky at the time, solved this dilemma with a strategic recruit from another part of the company.

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The Verge

MAY 13, 2020

They’re about comparison shopping it up against other MacBooks and even other Windows laptops. Other than swapping out the keyboard and thereby adding a millimeter of thickness and a few grams of weight, this 2020 13-inch MacBook Pro is identical to the last few dating back to 2016. That means the 13.3-inch That means the 13.3-inch

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The Verge

JUNE 24, 2020

Chromebooks can cover a wide variety of computing needs now, and a good Chromebook can be more useful than a mediocre Windows laptop. Other picks for the best Chromebooks of 2020 include the Google Pixelbook Go, the Google Pixelbook, and the HP Chromebook x360. The Best Chromebooks in 2020. Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 4, 2022

But beneath the environmentally friendly hardware there’s another innovation: Microsoft’s Pluton security processor. Pluton takes security technologies that otherwise exist in a separate hardware component in Windows PCs and integrates them directly into the central processing unit.

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The Verge

JUNE 22, 2020

Apple’s WWDC 2020 was unique before it even began. But if you just want the skinny on what you need to know about from WWDC 2020, here are the biggest announcements. If you swipe away while watching a full-screened video, the window will float on your home screen, allowing you to resize and move the video.

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The Verge

JULY 10, 2020

Not only does the 2020 Envy x360 look as nice and perform as well as last year’s Spectre x360 (which starts at $1,099), but using it also feels quite similar to using HP’s $1,500 Elite Dragonfly, one of the best business notebooks on the market. This model, which starts at $699, really blurs the latter line.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 30, 2020

You’ll have to wait a bit longer for Panic’s odd little handheld: In an update published today , the company announced that Playdate will slip from its original 2020 window and now ship in early 2021. The hardware for the Playdate is finalized and approved by the FCC, meaning it can head into production next month. Image: Panic.

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The Verge

MAY 12, 2020

I’m reviewing two very different computers right now: the new 2020 13-inch MacBook Pro and the new 2020 Surface Go 2. That’s not to say operating systems like macOS or Windows 10 are un managed, of course, but they’ve historically tended to be a little more open. Linux, of course, is yet more open. I’m guilty of it!

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GeekWire

AUGUST 12, 2020

— Panos Panay (@panos_panay) August 12, 2020. Other hardware makers including Samsung and Dell also sell their own foldable devices that could represent the next evolution in personal electronics. — Hiroshi Lockheimer (@lockheimer) August 10, 2020. Pumped for you to check it out.

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The Verge

JANUARY 28, 2022

billion active devices in January 2020. billion number covers a variety of Apple hardware. billion active Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices. Microsoft also counts its Xbox One and Xbox Series X / S as Windows 10 devices. billion active devices. That’s up from the 1.65 billion Apple reported a year ago, and the 1.5

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The Verge

DECEMBER 29, 2020

So in that vein, this year’s Mac apps list is going to focus on some of the software that has already been optimized for this new era of Apple hardware. This is especially true for apps that are designed to run natively on them and take full advantage of Apple’s latest technologies.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Paul Hudson (@twostraws) November 17, 2020. The same interplay between hardware and software that has led to such huge successes on the iPhone and iPad has now come to the Mac. Apple’s software is designed to make the most of that hardware. Apple appears to be playing an entirely different game on an entirely different level.

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The Verge

JULY 24, 2020

These plans changed once it was clear Build would be held virtually due to the pandemic, and Microsoft also pushed back its Windows 10X dual-screen plans to far beyond 2020. pic.twitter.com/j0TmKtj6DG — Panos Panay (@panos_panay) July 1, 2020. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge. I'm pretty pumped too, John.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

It’s taken Microsoft years to get the hardware and software right, but the company firmly believes now is the ideal time for something new. Work began on the Duo just after Microsoft had canceled the Surface Mini , an eight-inch tablet running Windows. Image: Windows Central. A small Surface was Panay’s dream for years. “It

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The Verge

JULY 13, 2021

The PC market is showing early signs of its growth slowing down, after an impressive run of shipments throughout 2020. Either way, both firms agree that year-over-year growth in this latest quarter wasn’t as strong as 2020’s sudden growth. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Bill Gates appears on a monitor in Seattle during a virtual discussion as part of the 2020 GeekWire Summit on Thursday. The first week at the 2020 GeekWire Summit made news, and we’ve got many more insights ahead from leaders in tech, science, business and healthcare. GeekWire Photo / Holly Grambihler). Day 2: Thursday, Oct.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 8, 2022

The UK-based accounting and tax consulting firm was one of few accountants in the UK that weathered the 2020 tax season without a hitch, thanks to its early bet on SaaS, Microsoft Azure, and software-defined networking. So, Swift signed on before the official launch of Microsoft’s Windows 365 Cloud PC roughly one year ago. “It

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Dataconomy

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Quick take: The Microsoft special to be held in New York will reveal new Surface devices and groundbreaking AI features for Windows, Office, Bing, and more. With the departure of Panos Panay, the former overseer of Windows and Surface, industry eyes are keen to see how Microsoft’s AI ambitions will evolve under new leadership.

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The Verge

MARCH 31, 2021

last July, the company announced it would not hit its 2020 release window and pushed back the release date to May 2021. This is not the first time Analogue had to delay the Pocket.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The Galaxy Note 7 is possibly the best gadget on this list; a herald of the success of big-screened smartphones, packed with the latest specs, top-tier camera tech for the time, and superb design and hardware… except for the fact that it had a tendency to burst into flames. Oh, Windows Phone. and Windows Phone 10 successors).

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The Verge

APRIL 6, 2021

If you’re finding that background noise is disrupting voice or video calls made from your computer, then a new piece of software from Nvidia might help (provided you have the necessary hardware to run it). RTX Voice is pretty simple to use, but the big caveat is that you need the right hardware. We regret the error.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 5, 2020

The two tech giants on Wednesday unveiled deeper integrations between their services and products, including the ability to use mobile apps on Windows 10 and xCloud gaming-related features. The apps can be pinned to the Windows 10 taskbar or Start menu, and users will be able to run multiple mobile apps side-by-side on a PC later this year.

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The Verge

JANUARY 26, 2021

The PC market just had its first big growth in 10 years , with around 300 million shipments of devices during 2020. Windows OEM non-pro revenue has grown by 24 percent for Microsoft, reflecting the demand from consumers. Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge. Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox consoles.

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GeekWire

JUNE 9, 2020

As a development manager, he worked on early versions of technologies including the Windows 1.0 .” After working at HP for five years, Vellon joined Microsoft in 1987, moving with Sally from the Bay Area to the Seattle region. software development kit and the C++ programming language.

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The Verge

JANUARY 13, 2021

Cyberpunk 2077 released in early December 2020, and — controversy surrounding its notoriously poor performance on consoles aside — it’s a fun, gorgeous game on PC, especially if you have Nvidia hardware that enables ray-traced graphics. The seller provides free shipping and allows for a 30-day return window. Image: Dell.

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GeekWire

JUNE 26, 2020

Microsoft is shutting down its entire physical retail operation and instead will focus on its digital storefronts via Microsoft.com, as well as stores in Xbox and Windows. — Tom Warren (@tomwarren) June 26, 2020. — Peter Kafka (@pkafka) June 26, 2020. — Microsoft Store (@MicrosoftStore) June 26, 2020.

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GeekWire

JULY 23, 2020

Revenue in Microsoft’s Surface hardware business jumped 28% to more than $1.7 — Panos Panay (@panos_panay) July 16, 2020. The company previously delayed the release of the larger dual-screen Surface Neo device , running Windows 10X. billion in the quarter ended June 30 , its biggest result ever outside the holidays.

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