Apple may revive Xserve for the AI market
Mac hardware has become very popular with AI developers. Online processing is a vital part of AI, so Apple’s desire to get into the AI server market is a good opportunity for the company. Apple…
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Windows XP turns 25. It’s still beating Windows 8 in market share
This fall marks the 25th anniversary of the launch of Windows XP, an event worthy of commemoration. Computer manufacturers gained access to this classic operating system on August 24, 2001, but it wasn’t available for…
No, Linux didn’t actually hit 10% market share. Blame bots
News has been going around that Linux has finally crossed the 10 percent market share milestone among desktop PCs in North America, rocketing up from last year’s 5 percent milestone hit. If you look only…
The market hates Siri AI, so it must be good
Apple took to the virtual stage yesterday for its annual WWDC keynote and, while it did not go so far as to apologize for anything (please, that would be uncouth), it almost might as well…
At Computex, the laptop market looks K-shaped
Being a techy person in 2026 — or even someone who just needs a new laptop — is hell. Performance is amazing, but devices that used to be affordable are beginning to balloon in price.…
Nvidia gobbles up 94% of the PC graphics card market
When we think of the PC graphics-card market, we usually think of three players: Nvidia, AMD, and to a lesser extent, Intel. Those days are over. According to market data released by Jon Peddie Research…
Critics pan spyware maker NSO’s transparency claims amid its push to enter US market
NSO Group, one of the most well-known and controversial makers of government spyware, released a new transparency report on Wednesday, as the company enters what it described as “a new phase of accountability.” But the…
Black Friday Deal of the Year: Get $40 off all refurbished Apple products at Back Market
Black Friday is here—and there’s never been a better time to score premium tech without the premium price tag. Back Market, the world’s largest marketplace dedicated exclusively to high-quality refurbished electronics, is offering $40 off…
PC market ‘chaos’ causes slowdown in consumer GPUs
PC graphics shipments grew 2.5 percent last quarter, a report by Jon Peddie Associates found Monday. Data center GPUs, however, grew an average of 145 percent. And that’s the state of the market right now,…
RAM is so expensive that stores are selling it at market prices
Generative “AI” data centers are gobbling up trillions of dollars in capital, not to mention heating up the planet like a microwave. As a result there’s a capacity crunch on memory production, shooting the prices…