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We have news from Dell, Source R&D, Super Talent, Toshiba, and NZXT this week. Behold! New enhancements to Dell Precision portfolio...

Type: News story Tags: Cases Storage Systems Input devices

Earlier this month, IDC and Gartner gave us a glimpse at last quarter's shipment numbers for the entire PC industry. DigiTimes has now posted...

Type: News story Tags: Systems

Early this morning, Apple's online store went offline for maintenance. It returned with a bounty of new products, including updated iMacs and Mac Pros,...

Type: News story Tags: Systems Input devices

Looks like last month's rumors were true. As the Wall Street Journal reports, Dell was indeed able to pay a fine to the...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Systems

After several quarters of playing third wheel in the global PC industry, Dell is back in the saddle—at least by IDC's count. The market research...

Type: News story Tags: Systems

With the exception of my desktop, the next most often-used PC in my home sits in the living room. I've had one in there for...

Poll Question: • Do you have a home-theater PC?

Type: News story Tags: Multimedia Systems

Zotac's Zbox HD-ID11 brings a dual-core Atom, Ion GPU, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and XBMC support to a barebones nettop. Is it the ultimate bargain HTPC?

Type: Feature article Tags: Motherboards Cases Systems

In theory, I like the idea of all-in-one PCs like Apple's iMac. By packing everything behind the screen, you end up with a system...

Type: News story Tags: Cooling Systems

I built my first proper home-theater PC so long ago that I don't remember exactly when. Five years ago sounds about right, but it...

Type: Blog post Tags: Systems

Though he might not publicly admit it, I think I could detect some jealousy in Scott's voice when I called to say I was hanging...

Type: Blog post Tags: Systems Miscellaneous Mobile computing

Remember the capacitor plague early last decade? You know, when capacitors on motherboards spontaneously began bulging and leaking, causing PCs to die like so...

Type: News story Tags: Systems

Taking advantage of a short lull in component launches, we've refreshed our system guide with the very latest processors, graphics cards, and solid-state drives...

Type: Feature article Tags: Systems

What's this? An eMachines nettop with a bargain-basement price tag, a mobile AMD processor, and Nvidia integrated graphics? As unlikely as that combination might sound,...

Type: News story Tags: Systems

Welcome to the second iteration of our weekly launch roundup feature. This time, we bring you news of a Cooler Master heatsink, a Crucial SSD,...

Type: News story Tags: Cooling Storage Systems

Remember those new desktop Atom processors we wrote about during Computex? Intel has posted a quick update on its PR Chip Shots blog...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Systems

Despite our best efforts, we don't always have the time or energy to cover every new product launch in depth. But that doesn't mean items...

Type: News story Tags: Motherboards Storage Systems Mobile computing

Entry-level PCs are cheaper than ever these days, but don't tell Apple. The company...

Type: News story Tags: Systems

Intel and AMD may have settled their dispute months ago, but Intel's allegedly anti-competitive partnerships with PC makers are still causing a stir. The...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Systems