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The article reports on the launch by the 32-core Threadripper 2 computer processor of semiconductor firm Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) as of July 2018. Topics include the firm's other products like the Radeon Vega graphics processing unit (GPU) for workstations and Epyc server processor and the presentations by president and chief executive Lisa Su and corporate vice president Kevin Lensing.

The article offers a comparison of the Surface Book i7 laptop computer from Microsoft with Macbook Pro from Apple.

The article focuses on Microsoft Rewards, a program launched by technology company Microsoft to encourage people to use its products by offering rewards. Topics covered include the opportunity to collect points when browsing through Edge or buying items at Microsoft Stores, the difference between Bing Rewards, which focused on the search engine Bing, and Microsoft Rewards, and how Microsoft Rewards will work on Edge.

The article discusses the new features of the Anniversary Update to the Windows 10 operating system (OS) launched by Microsoft in 2016. Topics covered include the integration of Bash shell from Linux into Windows 10, the ability to pin an open application to all virtual desktops, and some improvements in the Edge browser of Windows 10. Other features of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update are Windows Hello biometric authentication support, and upgrades to the personal digital assistant Cortana.

The article announces the winners of the Technical Excellence awards given by "PC Magazine", including the Samsung 850 Pro's Three-dimensional (3D) negative-AND (NAND) and Random-Access-Memory (RAM) Caching in the storage category, the Microscale 3D Printing in the printing category, and Newlight Technologies AirCarbon in the materials category.

The article presents the three ways that software company Microsoft Corp. can ruin or improve the indie game Minecraft following the acquisition of the game maker Mojang. It discusses topics such as in-application purchases, restrictions to a single platform, and a visually rich productivity tool. It mentions augmentation by Microsoft services, maintaining a hands-off approach with game development, and a Windows Phone version.

The article discusses the highlights from the technology presented at the Intel Developer Forum 2014. It describes the 12k multimonitor demonstration of computer manufacturer Intel Corp., the Next Units of Computing offering, and the traffic-analytics solution. Also covered are the iKeg, Dell Venue 8 7000 tablet, and the use of RealSense camera technology by custom children's footwear manufacturer Plae.

Foxconn -- also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. inChina as well as in its home base of Taiwan -- is expectedto manufacture Apple products, most likely Airpods, in thenew facility as Apple looks to shift some of itsmanufacturing from China. News The new unit in the state of Telangana is expected tocreate 25,000 new jobs, the state's IT minister KT Rama Raosaid via a tweet Apple's largest contract manufacturer, Foxconn, hascommitted to investing $500 million in setting up a newmanufacturing unit in the Indian state of Telangana. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on the possible launch of the Microsoft Surface all-in-one computer in October 2016. Topics covered include the possible upgrade of the Surface Pro 4 with a Kaby Lake microchip, the introduction of a trio of stand-along computers and the outlook of analyst group International Data Corp. (IDC) for desktop all-in-ones. Also mentioned is the goal of entering category-defining market segments.

The article reports on some of the technologies to watch in 2014. Automaker company General Motors Co. plans to develop 4G Long Term Evolution connectivity into most of its automobiles in 2015. Computer company Apple Inc. is said to be developing the Touch ID fingerprint reader for its iPhone 5 smartphone. Mobile research specialist Jupiter Research said 3D printers' popularity will heighten as technology firms Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft Corp., and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. join the trend.

The article reviews the Venue 8 Pro, Venue 11 Pro tablet computers and XPS Ultrabook tablet computers from Dell.

The article presents the results of a survey conducted by the magazine regarding the opinions of readers on the topics of reliability, satisfaction, and service related to their various technological equipment, including smartphones, printers, and desktop, laptop, and tablet computers. Various charts and graphs are used to represent the data collected from the survey. The article highlights the success of Apple computers in the desktop, laptop, and smartphone categories, comments on customer satisfaction with tablet computers from Asus, and notes the performance of Samsung, Brother, and HP (Hewlett-Packard) printers. Other brands ranked in the survey include Epson, Nokia, and Lenovo.

The article presents the results of a survey conducted by "PC World" magazine on which technology brands can consumers trust. It says that Apple laptop users gave their machines high scores for support, durability and most features except performance for the price. According to the author, Apple topped the Desktops category with high scores in features, service and reliability. The easiest tablet computers to use, the top things that go wrong with laptops and the top things that break most in smartphones are also mentioned.

The article outlines the significant moments of the era of personal computers (PC). On September 9, 1986, Compaq surprised International Business Machines (IBM) by beating it to market with a competitively priced computer carrying Intel's new 386 chip. On August 1, 1989, Microsoft Office made its debut as a $500 Macintosh suite containing the popular programs Word, Excel and PowerPoint. The National Science Foundation decided to open the Internet to commercial use on May 24, 1991 and within a few years entrepreneur Jeff Bezos would conjure up Cadabra.

The article presents an outlook for the computer industry for the next 25 years. Technology will become firmly embedded in advanced devices that deliver information and entertainment to homes and hip pockets, in sensors that monitor environment from within the walls and floors of homes, and in chips that deliver medicine and augment reality inside human bodies. Whether one has a personal computer (PC) on his desk in 10 to 15 years will be a matter of choice, not necessity. The goal of creating faster and smaller computers is also getting closer. INSETS: A Factory on Your Desk;Remains of the Day: Life, Bit by Bit.

The article offers advice on how to avoid computers with several demoware and advertisements. Most computer systems are littered with links, trialware, adware, and other software that one might find worthless. Some of the software can be useful, but much of it deserves the derogatory terms many people employ, such as junkware or shovelware. A Sony desktop and a Toshiba notebook earned the worst junk ratings, which are based on the quantity and quality of preinstalled non-Windows software and its impact on a system's performance. INSETS: The Best and Worst Preinstalls;Dodging the Junk;The Junk Software Economy.

The article presents information on the desktop computer Intel Mac Mini and the laptop computer MacBook Pro from Apple Computer Inc. The Mac mini joined the ranks of Intel-based Macs in February 2006, when Apple unveiled a revamped Mac mini product line. The mini now comes in two configurations including a model with a 1.5GHz Intel Core Solo chip and another version powered by a 1.67GHZ Core Duo processor. The Core Solo processor is essentially the same as the Core Duo, except the Core Solo has only one processing unit instead of two. Like the iMac Core Duo and the MacBook Pro, both Mac mini models enjoy a speedy 667MHz frontside bus and 2MB of L2 cache. Like the iMac Core Duo and the MacBook Pro, the new Mac mini uses 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM. The new Mac mini can handle 2GB of SDRAM in two memory slots--both the mini's maximum RAM and its number of RAM slots have been doubled. The first-generation Mac mini models used ATI Radeon 9200 graphics, which had 32MB of dedicated DDR RAM. The new minis use Intel's GMA950 graphics core, which doesn't have its own graphics memory. Instead, it uses a share of the mini's main memory.

This article provides information on top companies in the computer industry that offers reliable products and hassle-free service. The high-end XPS personal computers of Dell offer priority assistance with shorter phone support hold times. XPS customers also are assigned to separate technical representatives, who are located in the U.S. and India. For low-end personal computers, however, Dell has shortened its standard warranty period to 90 days. Obviously, customers want a reliable product. Readers were hard on companies in 2005, resulting in top scores for just a handful of vendors in the Overall Reliability category. Apple and Lenovo (IBM) notebooks won kudos, as did Canon inkjet printers. But no one stood out in MP3 players, wireless routers, and laser or multifunction printers. INSETS: Overall Winners and Losers;Few PC Manufacturers Excel Across the Board;What the Survey Measures Mean;ThinkPad and PowerBook Users Most Satisfied

This article provides information on technology companies. Most central processing units (CPU) can be overclocked to run at least a bit faster than usual, giving the personal computer a free speed boost. And on some rare occasions, low-end chips are capable of running just as fast as much more highly priced CPU. Designed to accompany commercial systems, original equipment manufacturer (OEM) editions have increasingly become available in stores such as Directron and Newegg. These stores are only supposed to sell OEM software with associated hardware. But most vendors let online stores sell OEM editions to anyone who buys a nonperipheral part. INSETS: Burst Transfer Rate;Speaker Wattage;Response Time and Contrast for LCDs.

Reviews the computer software Airfoil 1.0.1 from Rogue Amoeba. Features. INSET: Promising Prospect: Witch.

This article evaluates several audio and video players introduced in the U.S. market as of December 2004. With the debut of Microsoft's Portable Media Center operating system, video fans can enjoy ultraportability, too. The PMC OS powers a whole array of interesting new handheld devices--from Creative, IRiver, and other vendors--sporting 3.5- to 4-inch color screens and 20GB or larger hard drives that enable users to play their favorite television shows, personal videos, and selections from their music collection--anywhere. A look at the big guns in music players: those with hard drives. This category includes both large-capacity (20GB to 80GB) and midcapacity (1GB to 5GB) models. Even though they're based on similar technology, the two types suit significantly different lifestyles. Indeed, capacity-to-size ratio is one big reason why the Apple IPod is chosen as the PC World Best Buy among large-capacity players. The $399 IPod packs a whopping 40 GB into a case smaller than those of several rivals that have half its capacity, like the Philips HDD12O/17 and the Rio Karma. The IPod's menu selections are intuitive, and its touch-sensitive Click Wheel makes navigation a breeze. The ITunes software and ITunes online music store are easy to understand and use. On the player itself, users make a few quick clicks, and they have a playlist of their favorite songs.

This article offers a guide to organizing digital music files. The iTunes software and iPod digital music player have helped displace the stacks of CD most of people have been amassing. The benefits are clear: digital music files take up very little storage space on a Mac computer; allowing users to search, categorize, and play music; and are portable. The article also offers insights on ripping and organizing a music collection. The article will also demonstrate how to expand digital music beyond the limitations of computer speakers and iPod's headphones. The article will show how to create songs with the GarageBand tool. INSETS: Master the iTunes Music Store;Alternative Music Formats;iTunes Add-Ons;Mini Music Server

The article examined four categories of computers: big tower personal computers (PC); small systems; wide-screen desktop-replacement notebooks; and beige boxes. Large, decked-out computers typically have several inherent advantages over small, space-saving systems or even a basic beige-box PC. The Alienware Aurora Extreme used it high-end components to blaze through the tests. Instead of favoring a PC that offers infinite expansion possibilities, you may prefer a small, unobtrusive system--to save space, perhaps, or for portability. The Falcon Northwest FragBox Pro comes equipped with a powerful processor and graphics card to satiate the needs of performance-hungry gamers. According to Stealth Computer, the Littlepc LPC-401X was designed for users who need top processing power and portability. Manufacturers such as Gateway, MPC, and Sony offer all-in-one computers that are geared at users who need to save space and do not intend to upgrade components. Like other small computers, all-in-one systems allow little room for expansion or upgrades. Large, heavy desktop replacements often come equipped with lots of processing power, capacious storage, and monstrous wide-aspect screens. Beige box is just a convenient term for a system that is in fact no longer beige--many computers of this type are modern-looking machines updated with industrial grays. INSETS: Using the Littlepc to Improve Lives;Long-Distance Health Care.

Presents tips for Macintosh users on working efficiently with OS X operating system. Advice on using title-bar proxies in the system; Ability of the operating system to jump to any system preferences pane; Ways to improve presentations with fast user switching between applications.

Considers the importance of the Internet service's electronic mail (email) to an organization. Comparison of several email servers; Description of mail servers; Tips on avoiding unsolicited email messages. INSET: BUILT-IN ALTERNATIVES.

Highlights the 20th anniversary of the Macintosh computer from Apple Computer Inc. History of the company; Interview with Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple; Products of the company that failed in the global market.

Presents predictions for the U.S. computer industry in 2004. Potential rivalry between liquid crystal displays and organic light-emitting diode screens; Divergent trends in computer graphics; Properties of memory chips.

Evaluates the Panther with upgraded OS X 10.3 program from Apple Computer Inc. New features of the program; Other interface tweaks of the program; Significance of the program to the user.

Presents several computer games created by different computer companies. Special effects of the game Alien vs. Predator by MacPlay; Information on Burning Monkey Solitaire 3 from Freeverse Software; Explanation on how to play Imaginext Pirate Raider designed by Vivendi Universal Games.

Offers tips on choosing an ink-photo printer for printing digital files and provides information on the iPhoto program from Apple. Ways to transform digital files into prints; Advantages and disadvantages of dye-based and pigment-based inks; Function of the iPhoto Library folder; Ways to manage the size of Library folder. INSETS: OUR FAVORITE PHOTO PRINTERS;THE COLOR GAMBLE;CHOOSING AN ONLINE PHOTO SERVICE.

Focuses on the Rendezvous computer networking technology introduced with Mac OS X 10.2 operating system from Apple Computer Inc. Issues on the compatibility of the networking technology; Process of connecting Mac computers using Rendezvous; Computers software that support the networking technology.

Presents the Top 100 list of personal computers (PC), printers, monitors and other products, compiled in 'PCWorld.' Top ten digital video disc drives; Top fifteen desktop PC; top five corporate PC; Top ten printers. INSET: TECH TREND Recovery Time: Send Your System Into the Past.

Lists top-ranking computers, peripherals and components in the U.S. Toshiba Satellite laptop; Canon S330 Color Bubble Jet Printer; Gateway Media Center PC 500; Micronpc Transport T1000; NEC Multisync monitor; LG Electronics GCE compct disk burner.

Discusses several customer relations mistakes committed by computer and Internet companies. Customer services; Management of rebate programs; Difficulty in upgrading computers; Inability of America Online to filter out junk electronic mail; Internet advertising.

Provides the reliability and service ratings of computer companies. Apple Computer Inc.; IBM Corp.; ABS; Dell Computer Corp.; Gateway Inc.; Sony Corp.; Compaq. INSETS: The Best and the Rest;What's Behind the Ratings and the Survey Methodology;Office vs. Home PCs.

Evaluates the sites of online computer retailers. Reliability of the service at Computers4Sure; Scope of the selections at TigerDirect; Comment on the return policy at Buy.com. INSET: CAUTION: SHADY SITE AHEAD.

Focuses on the prevalence of consolidation in the computer industry. Impact of the trend on consumers; Speculations on the progress of technological advancement with a consolidated personal computer market; Tips for buying.

Highlights the Intel-based personal-computer with a 2.53-GHz P4 and a 533-MHz frontside bus. Intel's system faster than a comparable AMD model using an Anthlon XP chip; Expense of the Intel model; Performance boost given by the Intel model.

Focuses on the Seybold Seminars which will be held in September 2001 in San Francisco, California. Goal of the event; Details on the event's conferences; Keynote speakers of the event.

Reviews several home computer systems as of December 2000. Discussion of a computer's processing speed; Suggestion that a consumer should be aware of the company's service as well as its hardware; Details of several computers including the Dell Dimension XPS B1000r.

Presents speculation regarding the state of the personal computer (PC) industry in 2010. Impact of technological advances in portable computers on sales of desktop computers and servers; Efforts of computer manufacturers to expand the PC marketplace; Cost-effectiveness of the PC in the workplace; Outlook for the development of new computing and interface devices, including context-aware computing, digital ink and audio, and others. INSETS: Promises, Promises..., by Laurianne McLaughlin;Flashback to the Future, by Harry McCracken & Aoife McEvoy.

Presents an evaluation of the second version of the AMD computer processing chip. Ongoing competition between AMD and Intel Corp. to create the fastest computer processor; Description of the chip's performance; Conclusion that the second version of the chip performs better than the original product; Price.

Presents the results of 'PC World' magazine's 2000 Reliability and Service survey, which polls consumers regarding the quality of their personal computer equipment and the service provided by manufacturers. Evaluations of products and services provided by Dell, IBM, and other computer companies; Overall scores in home, business, and notebook computer categories. INSETS: Home PCs;Work PCs;Notebook PCs.

Presents information on the best products displayed at the 1999 Macworld Expo of the computer industry in the United States. Features of Conflict Catcher 8 software; Target market of Microsoft's Outlook Express 4.01 computer software; Marketing approach of Chronos for its Consultant 2.53 software.

Comments on the problem of stolen or forged technology in the computer industry in early 1999. Estimates for the cost of technology theft; The practice of selling doctored microprocessors; Why forged can mean bad news for consumers; The so-called gray market, where stolen and forged technology is often sold and bought; The difficulty in telling forged products from the real ones they imitate. INSETS: The Undercover Shopper;ID, Please, by Kirk Steers;Protect Yourself;Counterfeit Peripherals

Provides consumers with information about what to do if the company that made the personal computer (PC) and or related peripherals, that they own, goes out of business. Example seen in Morgan Fralick, who was a customer of SyQuest; How SyQuest and other companies such as EPS Technologies have gone out of business due to pricing wars in the late 1990s; Recommendations about buying computer equipment from well known companies such as Dell Computer Corp. INSETS: Just In;How to Find Your AWOL Vendor;Down and Out.

Details a survey that shows how severe the problem of defects in computer software is as of late 1998, and which companies give consumers the most help. Reaction from users that problems are on the rise and software vendors are to blame; Tips to work around problem software; Web sites to get relief from problem software. INSET: The Ugly Bug Hall of Shame.

Rates personal computer companies on the basis of the reliability of their products and the service that they provide. Criteria used to judge the computers; Rating of personal computers for business, home, and notebook computers. INSETS: A Word About the Numbers;Vendor Spotlight: CyberMax Unveiled, by Kirk Steers.

Presents a question and answer advice column from the computer industry. Use of color ink-jet printers; Information on increased disk storage.

Presents the 74 world-class winners for 1992 from a field of 1950 products, plus write-ins, as chosen by `Macworld' subscribers. Hayes Microcomputer Products 2400-baud and 9600-baud series of modems; Radius monochrome monitor Pivot; Microsoft Excel and Word spreadsheet and word processing programs; More.