HP cuts 27,000 jobs, profit tumbles 31 percent in Q2



Looks like rumors of major cost-cutting measures at HP are true: the company along with its fiscal Q2 results has just outlined plans to slash 27,000 jobs by the end of its fiscal 2014. The drop, or about eight percent of its workforce, is being offe…

Microsoft details Windows 8′s pre-boot world, helps you skip the F8 F8 F8 routine



Microsoft has been going into very exacting detail as to how Windows 8 works, but one area it hasn’t explored much is what happens before you even see the Start screen. As user experience manager Chris Clark notes, the days of mashing F8 repeatedly t…

Dell Precision R5500 lets four graphics pros work on one PC, we wish it did gaming



Workstations aren’t normally our focus, but when Dell shows off a new Precision system that lets four media pros share its graphics hardware at once, you can be sure the company has our attention. If your IT chief springs for a Precision R5500 with f…

Thunderbolt on Windows gets hands-on, lacks Mac’s hot-swapping



Thunderbolt’s 10-gigabit interface is only just making its way to Windows after spending more than a year as a Mac-only feature, so it’s not surprising that a lot of questions surround how well the Apple- and Intel-developed connection works for thos…

ASUS intros three new ROG TYTAN gaming desktops, Ivy Bridge on board



Those of you looking for a fresh, Ivy Bridge-powered gaming rig may want to look ASUS’ way. The Taiwanese outfit just welcomed a trifecta of new ROG TYTAN machines to its lineup, which include the CG8580, CG8270 and CM6870 — all sporting similar aes…