Intel

Windows 8 bugs irk Microsoft: Intel CEO

Tim Culpan and Ian King Intel chief executive Paul Otellini told employees in Taiwan that Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system is being released before it's fully ready, a person who attended the company event said.

Intel researching computers that mimic human brain

brain

Tova Cohen Intel is launching research in Israel into technology that mimics the human brain.

Computers

Microsoft to reboot Windows 8 to address gripes

Windows 8

Michael Liedtke Microsoft is retooling Windows 8 to address complaints and confusion that have been blamed for deepening a slump in PC sales.

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Computers

PC sales plunge as consumers look to tablets, smartphones

Tablet

Asher Moses PC sales have plummeted as consumers embrace portable devices such as smartphones and tablets and shift to web-based software.

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Hybrids

A touch above a laptop screen

Samsung Win 8

David Pogue They may be slick but the latest hybrids may not be worth the price.

Imaging

Mac Retina eyes future

Many pluses: The latest Retina MacBook Pro has minuses but plenty of ticks.

Imaging The latest Retina MacBook Pro has minuses but plenty of ticks.

Post-PC

Google shines up the Chrome

Chromebook

Adam Turner More than a tablet but less than a PC, the Google Chromebook joins the growing line-up of post-PC devices.

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Blog

Could the Chromebook spark a desktop Linux revival?

Acer C710 Chromebook

Adam Turner Is Linux on the desktop worth a second look if Chrome gives an old PC a new lease of life?

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Hands on

Hands on: Acer C710 Chromebook

Adam Turner Brimming with potential and priced to sell, Acer's stripped-down Chromebook is the perfect travel companion.

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Hitch up the workhorse

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Bleeding Edge Each quarter, the price of the 'workhorse PC' reflects movements in currency exchange rates.

Review

Transformer AiO P1801: Weird 'Windroid' better in theory than fact

The Transformer AiO P1801

Reviewed by Rich Jaroslovsky The Windows and Android operating systems have had one thing in common: Both are designed to work on many different kinds of hardware.

'People will give up a MacBook Air for this': Google challenges Apple with high-end laptop

A Chromebook Pixel.

Glenn Chapman Google unveils a touchscreen notebook computer designed for high-end users, throwing down a gauntlet for Apple and its MacBooks.

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Google's Chromebook Pixel - an oxymoron priced to fail?

Adam Turner Does a stripped-down computer need a budget price tag?

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Hands on

Hands on: Dell Latitude 10 Windows 8 tablet

Dell Latitude 10 Windows 8 tablet.

Adam Turner Windows 8 finally feels right when running on a tablet like the Dell Latitude 10.

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Toss-up: notebooks for students

toshiba

Adam Turner As students head back to school, it's time to look for a notebook that won't break your back or your budget.

Is it a tablet? Is it a PC? No, it's both

Surface Pro

David Pogue Microsoft's Surface Pro is a full-blown computer, complete with powerful i5 processor.

Apples and oranges

The latest iMac's launch last year was overshadowed by the zeal accompanying the new iPad Mini.

Macman The new iMac desktop gives users more freedom of choice than ever.

How Apple nixed the netbook

Farhad Manjoo We have Apple to thank for the demise of the netbook.

Holiday PC sales dip for first time in over five years

PC

Bill Rigby Holiday-season sales of personal computers fell for the first time in more than five years, according to industry tracker IDC.

Focus on 'convertibles' in new drive to revive PC

Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon

Farhad Manjoo Transformers represent the PC's best hope against the rise of tablets.