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Google Chrome version 69, which will roll out to users next month, will bring with it a new looking Material Design refresh on all operating systems that the browser currently runs on.

Intel has announced a new set of its NUC kits and mini-PCs, all of which utilize the company's new 8th-gen core processors. One mini-PC model is also the first to feature a discrete graphics chip.

Google is testing a visual refresh of its Chrome browser in its Canary branch, with it following guidelines rumored to be a part of the company's upcoming 'Material Design 2' paradigm.

Today, Reddit has announced that its new visual update will be rolling out to select users. The full rollout will happen over the coming weeks and will also offer up new features for the website.

During the Indigo 2017 conference in the Netherlands, Valve, the desktop gaming leader, announced a much needed new UI refresh for their rather ancient desktop applications, amongst other things.

HP's beautiful Spectre x360 just got updated with new internals and a refined design. The new device offers significantly more battery life, by using Intel's latest processors and a larger battery.

Google's Play Store looks set to get a bit of a makeover as the company is testing different visual changes. These include ditching the search bar, new categories and a few other major changes.

Razer has unveiled the updated version of its Razer Blade gaming notebook, featuring upgraded specs, improved performance, and the signature Chroma keyboard, all at a lower price than its predecessor.

AMD has released new drivers unlocking CrossFire support for FreeSync and adding Windows 10 support. They also provide various new features and performance improvements to older cards.

Chinese manufacturer Elephone is refreshing its P3000 smartphone, adding a faster 64-bit chipset, an extra gig of RAM and LTE support, as well as a bump up to a full-HD 1080p display.

In perhaps an unusual move by Apple, the company has reduced the pricing of its Macbook Air by $100 each and introduced the newer, faster Haswell Intel CPU into their complete range.

Some people who have updated from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 have found that they no longer have any reset or refresh settings, but there is a workaround they can use to restore these features.

An image of what appears to be a re-designed Hotmail interface has been spotted in a Microsoft advertisement that provides the best look yet of the total-overhaul of the Hotmail platform.

Samsung has been focusing heavily on its Android devices of late, but a new report indicates that it hasn't given up on Windows Phone, with three new handsets due before the end of the year.

The Building Windows 8 blog has posted up another entry that details refreshing and resetting your PC. The detailed post goes indepth about the upcoming Windows 8 features.

Google has begun rolling out an update to their mobile platforms. The new interface refresh comes with additional options, making it easier to get to Google apps, such as YouTube, Gmail and others, much more...

A new report suggests that Apple is gearing up to launch an update to its MacBook Air line to include Sandy Bridge and Thunderbolt. An update in the summer would not be out of the...

Apple's line of hardware have been going under a pretty steady refresh rate in the past couple of months or so. First came an updated line of MacBook Pros; then came the successor to the...

Facebook has begun rolling out an updated photo viewer to all users following a limited trial last year and as with all changes to the site, Facebookers are divided over the new viewer. Around October 2010,...

Recently, supplies of the current Apple Macbook Pro line-up are starting to become tight, as signs are now showing that a refresh is imminent. 9to5mac have reported that Apple are no longer taking reservations of certain...

Google is known for sporadically rolling out new updates or test changes to the user interface for their search engine. Recently, the search giant has added something a little extra to their web page regarding...

Google on Wednesday announced the release of their latest homepage and search design. The new “metamorphosis” reveals a cleaner page design with a left-aligned navigation pane and a brand new logo. The new left-hand navigation...

Apple took their store down briefly this morning to introduce a refreshed line up of new MacBook Pros. The entire range of 13.3, 15.4 and 17 inch models have been updated with Intel Core processors...

Another rumor has hit the world of Apple just earlier, bringing some whispers that the company has a refresh of its iMac line all geared up and ready to be released. As usual, AppleInsider has...

Microsoft has been doing a lot this week to help boost the image of the future for their Live services, along with the recently released "wave 3" of Windows Live utilities, Microsoft has sent an...

Nintendo's hugely popular Wii console has entered the internal status of 'early warning' of a major American retail outlet, meaning the current stock-keeping unit will start being phased out within 90 days and will be...

A new "Refresh" version of Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate 2 was made available Tuesday on Microsoft Update, according to Microsoft representatives. The primary goal of the release is for its developers...

Today, the FolderShare Team is shipping a Beta Refresh of both the Windows Live FolderShare website and client that offers some great improvements to the Windows Live FolderShare service at https://www.foldershare.com/. Those improvements include: ...

The Windows team stepped up a gear and have released SP1 RC (Release Candidate) Refresh 2 today. In the past this probably would of been called RC3. Microsoft said this release would reach just 15,000...

Install Windows Vista SP1 Release Candidate through Windows UpdateWindows Vista Service Pack 1 RC Refresh is available to Beta testers through Windows Update. Experience the WU installation path for Windows Vista SP1 by following these...

Mary Jo Foley, an online journalist often given the title of “The Microsoft Watcher”, is reporting that the software giant has released a new refresh build of Windows Vista Service Pack 1 RC (build 17128...

applications. As a platform, our intent is also to enable third parties to supply support for new hardware, technologies, and tools, just as Microsoft Windows provides a platform for others to bring their products and...

Oh wow, Thanks Microsoft! They have just posted a refresh of Windows XP Service Pack 3. So if you are still stuck on XP, by choice or not and you're a tester.. then it's available...

Back in April 2006, we made a change to how Internet Explorer handled embedded controls used on some webpages. Some sites required users to "click to activate" before they could interact with the control. Microsoft...

Hello everyone, After months of waiting the new G2 bits are here for both Smartphone and Pocket PC devices! Before installing the new bits you will need to uninstall the current build from your...

The Windows Serviceability Team has posted the Beta 2 Refresh of Windows Server 2003 SP2 to connect. Testers have been invited to install build 2805 of the service pack both on Windows Server 2003 R2...

Thanks to slimy & nshahzad for posting this and many others who submitted this to our newsdesk. Microsoft will release a Technical Refresh build (4407.1005) for Office 2007 Beta 2 today. The UI is at...