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Professionals using server-grade PCs in mission-critical computing will soon have a new version of Microsoft's operating system designed specifically for their needs: Windows 10 Pro for Workstations. Announced yesterday, the latest addition to Microsoft's expanding family of Windows 10 options was created based on feedback from Windows 10 "Insiders" who test-drive pre-release versions of the operating system. Set to be released as part of Microsoft's coming Fall Creators Update, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations will come with high-end persistent memory, support for faster file sharing, and an enhanced file system for handling large volumes of data. It will also feature expanded hardware support for advanced, server-grade processors, up to four CPUs, and as much as 6 TB of memory. Built To 'Take Advantage of Raw Power' "We know that power users have unique needs to run efficiently and we take the feedback we hear seriously," said Klaus Diaconu, ...

With more team projects being managed in the cloud and on the go, Google has added new collaboration capabilities to its G Suite productivity apps. They include the ability to name different versions of cloud-based documents, suggest editing changes from mobile devices, and use and create document templates with built-in add-ons for signatures, graphs, legal matters, and more. G Suite users with paid Business or Enterprise subscriptions will also see enhanced Google search capabilities integrated into their cloud-based Docs and Slides. Google has rolled out an ongoing series of updates to G Suite, once called Apps for Work, over the past year or so. In July, the analyst firm Gartner Inc. included Google as a leading company in its Magic Quadrant for content collaboration platforms. New Template Customization Capabilities Some of the changes Google announced yesterday will be familiar to users of Microsoft Word, which has long offered version control, "clean version"...

It is one of the unavoidable frustrations of modern life - phone batteries that last a day or less, leaving users stranded when a charger is out of reach. But the end of power anxiety could be on the way after scientists developed a battery-free mobile phone that is powered by radio waves and its owner's own voice. The low-power prototype can only make and receive calls, and lacks a touchscreen or data connection, but it could be vital in an emergency. The phone was created by researchers at the  University of Washington  and consumes between two and three microwatts of energy. When within range of a base station, it can pick up on modified radio waves that give it enough power to take calls. The phone can also transmit signals to the station through a combination of reflecting those radio wave signals back and the electromagnetic pulses generated by the vibrations of the phone's diaphragm when speaking into its microphone. It sends a series of digital pulses to a receiver,...

There may still be a sheen on USB-C, but already a new specification for all our gadgets, connectors and cables is on the way. The USB 3.0 Promoter Group, an industry cohort with members including Apple, HP, Intel and Microsoft, today announced the pending release of USB 3.2, a new USB-C specification.  The big deal here is that USB 3.2 allows for multi-lane operation, doubling the data throughput.  This means more data flowing at faster speeds between hosts and devices, specifically up to two lanes of 5 Gbps or two lanes of 10 Gbps,  according to the group . USB 3.2 will be compatible with USB 3.0 devices and below, and two-lane operation will work with current USB Type-C cables, so you don't have to swap your existing ones out to enjoy the perks of USB 3.2. Still, the best way to get the most out of the new spec is to have a USB 3.2 host, USB 3.2 device and a certified USB-C cable working together. No shock there. It's too early to tell what devices wil...

The value of the virtual currency Bitcoin has always been volatile. Even so, there has been particular turbulence in recent days as fears of a "civil war" among its adherents first grew and then subsided, although they have not gone away altogether. On Sunday, the value of one bitcoin dropped to about $1,863 (£1,430) before bouncing back to $2,402 on Wednesday, according to data  from the news site Coin-desk  - still some way off a June high of $3,019. What's at stake? Bitcoin risks becoming a victim of its success. The popularity of the financial technology has caused transactions to be processed slower, with some users complaining of  having to wait three days or more  for confirmation of trades when the  backlog was at its worst , in May. Moreover, fees have also risen, hitting a high of $5 per transaction at the start of June. That makes it too costly to justify its use for some purchases, such as buying a pint of lager in a Bitcoin-accepti...

There's one key way in which Android is massively different from its Apple-branded smartphone competition - the number of phones out there running Google's hot mobile OS. The big names are all here; Samsung, Sony, LG and HTC are all right at the fore. On top of that, there's a glut of other names in the mix, with the likes of Lenovo, Motorola and OnePlus all offering cheap smartphones - and Google's gone high end with the new Pixel range. The many variations in screen size, processor power, software features and design makes finding the best Android phone for you extremely tough. To help find the most fitting Android phone for you, we've rounded up the best Android handsets out there today, rating the phones on hardware performance, OS upgrade potential and, of course, how shiny and nice they are to have and boast about to work colleagues. This is according to my rating. Top ten android phones 1.  Samsung Galaxy S8 Weight: 155g | Dimensions: 148.9 x 68.1 x 8mm ...

HP  just took over the PC market lead world wide . You probably don't get how incredible this is, so here's an analogy: It's as if a crooked referee put a bunch of lead on a racer who already was overweight and shuffled him to the back of the pack, but in the end, the guy finished first. You'd seriously want to look under his T-Shirt to see if you'd find Superman's costume. This isn't Apple coming up with an iPod or iPhone and flanking the market -- this is a firm that simply pushed on the gas pedal at a time when everyone said it was going in the wrong direction (PCs were dead, remember?) -- and kicked everyone's ass. As impressive as that is, there's more. This is also basically a brand new firm with a new focus, but people still see it with all the baggage the "HP" name brings, including the bad reflection from the massive mismanagement over at its sister company, HPE -- which, in contrast to HP, had all the advantages but couldn...