Aug 18, 2016 8:44 AM | By Blair Hanley Frank

Microsoft PowerShell goes open source, lands on Linux and Mac

Sysadmins, rejoice: PowerShell is coming to Linux. Microsoft announced Thursday that its automation and scripting system is breaking out of the confines of Windows and going open source.

Aug 18, 2016 8:33 AM | By Ian Paul

Nvidia's new $200 GeForce GTX 1060 3GB challenges the Radeon RX 480 head-on

Nvidia's cut-down GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is priced the same as the AMD Radeon RX 480, but claims better performance.

Aug 18, 2016 7:06 AM | By Ian Paul

Uber's self-driving cars will start picking up passengers this month

Uber wants to be first to market with driverless cars and replace its human-powered fleet of drivers with robots.

Aug 18, 2016 6:30 AM | By Gordon Mah Ung

AMD's Zen CPU: 10 key things you need to know

AMD's Zen CPUs are finally nearing the finish line and here's everything you need to know about them.

Aug 18, 2016 6:01 AM | By Gordon Mah Ung, Mark Hachman

Zen Q&A with AMD's CTO: 'We’re bringing competition back to high-performance x86'

Want to know more about AMD's amazing new Zen microprocessor? We did too. Gordon Mah Ung and Mark Hachman sat down with AMD CTO Mark Papermaster to grill him on what we can expect.

Aug 18, 2016 6:00 AM | By Gordon Mah Ung

Let the CPU wars begin: AMD shows its Zen CPU can compete with Intel’s best

AMD says it's back in the game with its first two Zen chips, which will feature an 8-core consumer chip and a 32-core server chip.

Aug 18, 2016 5:36 AM | By Agam Shah

Intel's lack of potent graphics may hurt in VR and AI chase

Intel is highlighting its CPUs and VR and AI, and the lack of a GPU to chase all the fast-growing markets could be a hole in the company's product line.

Answer Line Aug 18, 2016 3:01 AM | By Josh Norem

When your computer beeps at you, that's a cry for help

When your computer beeps at you, pay attention because it's crying out for help—and it's giving you a code you can decipher.

Aug 17, 2016 5:20 PM | By Michael Kan

Alleged NSA data dump contains powerful, rarely seen hacking tools

A stolen cache of files that may belong to the National Security Agency contains genuine hacking tools that not only work, but show a level of sophistication rarely seen.

Aug 17, 2016 3:10 PM | By Florence Ion

Hands-on with the Honor 8: An affordable flagship aimed at Millennials

Are you young, hip, and cool? If so, Honor would love the honor of being your next smartphone.

Aug 17, 2016 1:50 PM | By Mark Hachman

Microsoft Rewards is how Microsoft will pay you to use Edge, Bing and more

If you liked Bing Rewards, you'll probably love its evolution into Microsoft Rewards. The company will pay you not just for using Bing, but for using its Edge browser or shopping at its online or brick-and-mortar stores.

Aug 17, 2016 12:10 PM | By Katherine Noyes

It's time to say goodbye to Linux 4.6

If you're using a version of Linux based on the 4.6 series of the Linux kernel, the software's lead maintainer has a message for you: It's time to upgrade.

Aug 17, 2016 11:49 AM | By Agam Shah

Intel abandons copper cables for lights and lasers to speed up data transfers

Intel believes the days of using copper wires for data transfers, both between computers and inside of them, are numbered because optical communications are on the horizon.