Microsoft sues US government over secret data requests

From CNET: Microsoft is suing the US Department of Justice to try to prevent the government from forcing tech companies to turn over data without their customers' knowledge.

The software giant filed the case in federal court on Thursday with an aim to strike down a key legal mechanism used by the...

Intel starts baking speedy FPGAs into chips

From InfoWorld: With rivals Nvidia and AMD both offering graphics processors, Intel is now deploying screaming co-processors of its own in the form of FPGAs.

FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays) are extremely fast chips that can be reprogrammed to do specific tasks. Intel last year acquired...

Surprise! Next-gen Intel Pentium and Celeron chips are coming soon

From PC World: Intel's Core chips dominate PCs, but the company isn't giving up on its Pentium and Celeron brands.

The chip maker will release a new generation of Pentium and Celeron chips, code-named Apollo Bay, in the second half this year.

The chips will appear in low-cost laptops and desktops...

Uber to regulators: Enough with the blanket requests for user data

From CNET: Uber has a beef with government agencies that come knocking on its door for information.

The ride-hailing company released its first-ever transparency report on how it has complied with requests for user data by US law enforcement agencies and by state and local regulators such as the...

The HTC 10 could be a strong smartphone contender

From ComputerWorld: The wraps finally came off the long-rumored new flagship phone from HTC Tuesday morning. The HTC 10 looks to be a strong contender in a competitive market, emphasizing build quality and the multimedia functions that have always been HTC's signature.

The HTC 10 loses its...

Intel on the cheap: Chip maker ships $15 IoT developer board

From InfoWorld: At $15, the Quark Microcontroller Developer Kit D2000 is perhaps the least expensive computer Intel has ever shipped.

The single-board computer has all the components mashed onto a tiny circuit board. It can be used to develop gadgets, wearables, home automation products, industrial...

Intel bets on PCIe SSDs, and Optane storage as fast as RAM

From PC World: Intel’s storage czar has a thing or two to say about the future of drive technology, naturally, but it’s not all party line. PCWorld recently sat down with Bill Leszinske, who heads Intel’s NVM (non-volatile memory) Solutions Group, to get his take on interfaces, hard drives vs. solid...

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