Stories by Mark Hachman

AMD ships Ryzen 3, facing Intel's Core i3 with more performance for less money

AMD is shipping its Ryzen 3 chip for low-end PCs, taking aim at Intel's Core i3 with slight price discounts.

Microsoft slips four more features into the Fall Creators Update with Build 16251

Microsoft released Windows 10 Build 16251 to Insiders on Thursday, connecting your phone to your PC and adding new abilities to Cortana.

Ryzen sales lead AMD earnings, despite issues with game optimization and mining

AMD reported a sharp increase in revenue for the second quarter, with executives taking the time to address some of its key customer concerns from Ryzen and Vega buyers.

Adobe Flash will die by 2020, Adobe and browser makers say

Adobe plans to phase out its venerable Flash Player by 2020, and browser makers will act even faster to get rid of it.

Microsoft will save Microsoft Paint, making it a downloadable app

Microsoft reportedly says that Microsoft Paint will become a downloadable Store app, letting Windows 10 users continue to use the beloved drawing app if they so wish.

Chuwi Hi13 review: A $500 Surface Book clone that skimps too much

Chuwi's Hi13 aims to be an inexpensive knockoff of the Surface Book. But as our review shows, its awkward bulk and underpowered components aren't worth it.

Microsoft is building a better HoloLens with a new chip focused on machine learning

Microsoft's next-generation Holographic Processing Unit (HPU) within the HoloLens will focus on machine learning, Microsoft revealed. This new direction could help HoloLens interact more intelligently with its environment.

Microsoft Paint may be doomed: Why it's wrong, and what you can do about it

Microsoft lists the venerable Microsoft Paint as "deprecated" within the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, meaning it could eventually be removed. Here's why we hope that's not he case -- but what alternatives there are if it happens.

Microsoft's Office sales soar and Windows Phone fades in cloud-happy earnings call

Microsoft calls Windows phone sales "immaterial" during its quarterly earnings call on Thursday. Instead, Office and cloud sales carried Microsoft to a strong, profitable quarter.

Confirmed: Windows 10 will cut off devices with older CPUs

Microsoft won't provide Windows 10 updates such as the Creators Update to hardware that's no longer supported by its manufacturer.

Windows 10 Build 16241 gives the best sneak peek yet at the Fall Creators Update

Windows 10's next release date is nigh, and Insider Preview Build 16241 gives us a sneak peek at the nearly-final Fall Creators Update, which Microsoft has promised for September.

AMD Threadripper prices undercut Intel's Core i9 by as much as $1,000

AMD says it will ship its high-end Threadripper processor earlier than Intel's Core i9, and for hundreds of dollars less, too.

HP Spectre x2 review: It beats the Surface Pro on value, if not performance

HP's Spectre x2 2-in-1 swings for the fences with its Kaby Lake chip, 2K display and Iris Plus graphics, but it falls short in a few areas.

Surface Laptop review: Microsoft's MacBook Air killer nails what students need

Microsoft's Surface Laptop is here to battle the MacBook Air and lead the Windows 10 S charge into education.

Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) review: More power for more money

Microsoft's Surface Pro (2017) is physically near-identical to the Surface Pro 4, but a powerful Kaby Lake processor and graphics chip make a difference.