No one likes noise when they’re working through a difficult problem. Quantum computers are no different, and now researchers have devised a new way to estimate how noise can throw their calculations off, a big step towards making the technology practical. The quantum states at the heart of today’s quantum computers are fragile things. They are highly susceptible to disturbances from everything from stray magnetic fields to the minuscule imperfections in the control electronics or materials used to build the device.

Amazon today launched its fully managed quantum computing service -- Braket -- in general availability, following a preview.

Japanese multinational conglomerate Toshiba Corporation has officially exited the laptop industry last week after the company has transferred its remaining minority to Sharp. This ends the 35-year service of the company to the laptop industry.

Doug Engelbart had the idea. Bill English did the engineering and made the first ever mouse

Intel is getting ready to release Tiger Lake from its cage; however, the rowdy Core i7-1165G7 has already started flaunting its prowess in a SiSoftware benchmark. Being a member of the 11th Generation Tiger Lake family means that the Core i7-1165G7 packs Intel's Willow Cove microarchitecture and Gen12 Xe graphics.

A quantum-mechanical version of the ancient board game go has been demonstrated experimentally by physicists in China. Using entangled photons, the researchers placed go pieces (called stones) in quantum superpositions to vastly increase the complexity of the game. They foresee the technology serving as the ultimate test for machine players that use ever more sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI).

I’ve had the privilege of testing and using the brand-new 15.6″ Ryzen-powered KDE Slimbook laptop for the past month. During that time, I worked with the Slimbook developers to perform …

By chopping up large numbers into smaller ones, researchers have rewritten a fundamental mathematical speed limit.

AMD’s much anticipated “Big Navi” graphics card based on the RDNA 2 graphics architecture may feature a whopping 16GB of GDDR6 memory as per a Chiphell source. Before we continue, please keep in mind that this is an unconfirmed rumor and as such, we can’t confirm or deny the possibility. At the same time, considering the company’s recent campaign belittling 4GB graphics cards, it’s very possible that Big Navi will take this route.

At CES 2020 it seemed like every laptop manufacturer wanted to show off foldable devices, but wouldn't reveal what was powering them. However, Intel Lakefield processors have now been launched, and will be powering a whole slew of inventive computers.

Apple’s first Mac with its own ARM chips will be the 13.3-inch MacBook Pro, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. He believes that production will start in Q4 of 2020, with an A-series powered MacBook Air arriving shortly afterwards either in Q4 2020 or early 2021.

In 1996 John Perry Barlow, cofounder of internet rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation, wrote “A declaration of the independence of cyberspace.” It begins: “Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the…

As usual, Linux Mint's latest release, Mint 20, is better than ever, but its developers' refusal to make it easy to use Ubuntu Snap is a trifle annoying.

As expected, Apple's first MacBook Pro with a Retina display is now officially classed as "obsolete" worldwide, just over eight years after its release. In a support document, Apple notes that obsolete products are no longer eligible for hardware service, with "no exceptions." This means that any mid-2012 Retina ‌MacBook Pro‌ 15-inch models still out there that require a battery or other repairs will no longer be accepted by Apple.

Apple announced the transition to ARM at this year's WWDC and the move has been largely welcomed given its potential for seamless computing across mobile and desktop. Apple also made available a Developer Transition Kit (DTK) to enable developers to get started with creating apps that run on macOS 11 Big Sur powered by Apple Silicon. Now, several Geekbench 5 benchmarks have now leaked despite the use of the DTK being governed by a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).

As expected, developers with early access to Apple silicon-based transition kits have leaked some early benchmark scores. And it’s bad news for Surface Pro X and Windows 10 on ARM fans.

In the race for the most powerful computers, Fugaku, a Japanese supercomputer, recently beat American and Chinese machines.

Algoriddim has launched a major update of its djay Pro live music mixing app incorporating new artificial intelligence processing that leverages the Neural Engine on Apple's "Bionic" branded mobile chips. The new djay Pro AI enables live music separation of audio tracks into vocals, beats, and instruments, enabling real-time mixing of selected components of streamed or local tracks. The new feature is branded as Neural Mix, highlighting its use of Apple's Core ML frameworks to take advantage of dedicated Neural Engine hardware on modern mobile devices including the new A12Z Bionic powered iPad Pro.

The AMD Ryzen XT series will offer moderate clock speed boosts over the prior generation, but the cooler goes away for all but one model.

Twenty years ago, Microsoft released Windows 2000. A rock-solid, 32-bit business-oriented alternative to Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition, it paved the way for future consumer versions, including Windows 10. Here’s why we remember it so fondly.