From InfoWorld: The upgrade cycle for PCs has slowed down drastically, now extending to nearly six years, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich said on Wednesday.

"[The] replacement cycle for the PC has extended," Krzanich said. "Four years was the average, now it has moved to about five to six years."

Intel...

From PC World: Say what you will about Microsoft’s Windows 10 forced-upgrade scheme. As far as gamers on Valve’s Steam service are concerned, Windows 10 is the most popular OS.

On Wednesday afternoon, Steam released its Hardware and Software Survey for May. According to the survey, 41.48 percent of...

From CNET: During its keynote at Computex 2016, Microsoft went over many of the new features coming in the Windows Anniversary Update, as well as announcing the Windows Holographic shared platform for AR and VR and the company's strategy for what it's calling "mixed reality".

But before the focus...

From InfoWorld: Microsoft has agreed to transfer some patents to Xiaomi, ahead of plans by the Chinese smartphone maker to enter the U.S. and other advanced markets.

The deal with Microsoft also involves Xiaomi bundling Microsoft Office and Skype on its Android smartphones and tablets, according...

From PC World: The next-generation graphics card war is officially on—though it’s already shaping up very differently than previous versions. While Nvidia kicked things off with the overwhelming firepower of the enthusiast-only $600 GeForce GTX 1080 and $380 GTX 1070, AMD’s attacking the mainstream...

From CNET: Chinese handset maker OnePlus announced today that it will launch its anticipated OnePlus 3 flagship phone on June 14.

The OnePlus 3 marks the company's third generation of its powerful, yet competitively priced, marquee device. Though OnePlus didn't give out any pricing information, it...

From InfoWorld: The wait for Intel's Kaby Lake chip will end in the third quarter this year, as the first PC with the 7th Generation Core chip was announced at Computex.

Kaby Lake, the successor to Intel's Skylake Core processor chips, will be in the Asus Transformer 3 tablet. The device is much...

From PC World: Earlier in 2016, we saw the launch of a bunch of powerful all-in-one (AiO) PCs, including Origin’s Omni and Maingear’s Alpha 34. Now, custom PC-maker Digital Storm is bringing another entrant into the powerful gaming AiO trend with the launch of the 34-inch Aura, an all-in-one that...

From CNET: Intel has confirmed that it will launch its eagerly anticipated 7th Generation core processors by the end of the year, with production beginning within months.

Taking the stage at Computex in Taipei on Tuesday, General Manager of Intel's Client Computing Group, Navin Shenoy announced the...

From ComputerWorld: Asus has just unveiled what’s likely to be the most talked about product at this week’s Computex trade show in Taipei, a cute talking robot for the home priced at $599.

Called Zenbo, Asus pitched it as a personal assistant that can help look after elderly relatives or read...