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Sovereignty concerns over data residency and cloud routing are pushing more governments and enterprises to keep device management in-house.
New Surface models aim to give professionals longer battery life, faster graphics and mixed AI workflows across local and cloud computing.
Presenters face a pricier remote aimed at easing nerves and improving audience engagement, with haptics and digital highlighting built in.
Travelling professionals can now avoid laptop trackpads, as a pocket-sized foldable mouse cuts strain and works across multiple devices.
Portable gear is becoming a must for hybrid workers as Logitech targets comfort, connectivity and sustainability with its latest devices.
Business buyers in Australia can now get a 0.99kg 14-inch Copilot+ PC from AUD $3,399, with local AI tools and 26-hour battery life.
Businesses will get cheaper storage and wider backup coverage as Synology adds SATA-based systems, object storage and AI tools to its roadmap.
Demand for local AI development is reshaping HP's PC line-up, with new laptops, mini desktops and secure systems aimed at developers and enterprises.
The chip maker's desktop push could raise prices and force businesses to rethink upgrades around on-device AI, security and battery life.
Developers can now package .NET desktop apps locally in a browser, reducing toolchain setup and keeping source code on their machine.
Developers and enterprise customers will get more AI controls as Microsoft adds agents, in-house models and security tools across its software stack.
Mid-sized firms facing faster exploits can now outsource patching, exposure scanning and threat monitoring under one contract.
Smaller firms' shift towards higher-spec devices is widening Europe's pricing gap, with reseller average selling prices rising far faster than retail chains.
Remote technicians in patchy network areas should see clearer feeds as Microsoft's video sharpening tool cuts downtime and site visits.
Field teams in Australia and New Zealand gain Windows 11 tablets that can run offline in remote sites, hazardous zones and harsh conditions.
The compact desktop aims to cut cloud costs for AI developers by letting them fine-tune and run large models locally on Windows.
Developers using npm could have secrets exposed as 176 malicious packages were set up to hijack dependency resolution and run postinstall malware.
Windows users can now run trillion-parameter AI models locally as NVIDIA targets enterprise developers with a deskside workstation and new security controls.
Software groups in chip design and healthcare are already using Nvidia's new agent tools to automate complex workflows with tighter security controls.
Privacy-focused local AI agents are moving on-device, as Nvidia and Microsoft add security controls and wider app support to Windows PCs.
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