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The industry has lost another one of its pioneers. Jack Tramiel, founder of Commodore, passed away on Sunday at the age of 83. He...

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We don't usually cover the latest social media happenings here at TR, but this latest development almost beggars belief. Yes, as Reuters reports, Facebook...

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With fierce patent skirmishes erupting all around the industry, properly arming oneself has never been more important. Of course, you don't need to tell Microsoft...

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Love him or hate him, there's no question that Steve Jobs had an extraordinary career, an extraordinary life, and an untimely death that was met...

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With all of those iPads and ARM-powered handsets flooding the market, you might think Intel's slice of global semiconductor sales is on a downward trend....

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Score another one for the rumor mill. HP has pretty much confirmed the early morning rumors, announcing an "organizational realignment" that will see...

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Just seven months ago ago, HP was making preparations to get rid of its PC business. That move was eventually canceled, and now,...

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With the rise of e-readers and tablets, I've found myself trading time formerly spent watching TV for time spent reading books. Much of that...

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Thinking a little slowly this Monday? Why not overclock your brain? MIT's Technology Review blog has the goods on GoFlow, a startup...

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When I sit down at my desk in the Benchmarking Sweatshop, it feels like maybe I could tap into the Matrix. I've slowly added...

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Morning, all. We are getting our first real snow of the winter here in the KC area, and the kids are out of school...

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While I was out traveling last week, someone remarked to me that Best Buy may be having some financial trouble, a fact they found somewhat...

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Have you read the tea leaves? The PC is an endangered species, doomed to obscurity at the hands of tablets, smartphones, or whatever new...

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Apple has gotten big lately. Really big. So big that, last summer, it briefly became the highest valued company by market capitalization in the...

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After a mild start, it looks like this winter is gearing up a bit, dropping snow and ice around various parts of the U.S. this...

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Ah, Las Vegas. I had hoped never to return. Yet there I was last week, in the ticket line at the Vancouver airport, cursing myself...

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One of the funny things about going to CES is that you're expected to be plugged into the overall vibe of the show, so you...

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So it turns out both Geoff and I got Bradley electric smokers for Christmas this year. I'm pretty excited to try mine, but...

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