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Apple's share of tablet shipments surges
— 8:51 AM on May 4, 2012

According to the latest numbers from market research firm IDC, Android-based tablets had a rough first quarter of 2012. The whole market was down, which...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech

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It's official: Microsoft to kill its Windows Live brand
— 6:00 AM on May 4, 2012

The rumor mill predicted it some time ago, and now, Microsoft has made it official: Windows 8 will herald the death of the Windows...

Type: News story Tags: Software Operating systems Windows

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New materials to bring ultrabooks down to $599
— 5:11 PM on May 3, 2012

Plastic ultrabooks are coming. The ultrabook realm is populated almost solely by aluminum-clad systems right now, but according to Focus Taiwan, that will change...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing

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Mozilla to unify Firefox visuals across PCs, phones, tablets
— 5:01 PM on May 2, 2012

More user-interface changes are coming to Firefox—and this time, Mozilla isn't just freshening up the desktop version of its browser. In a presentation at the...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

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New Steam beta offers remote library management
— 10:48 AM on May 2, 2012

Valve has made a habit out of deeply discounting games on Steam. There's a new deal every day and often a multitude of games...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming Software

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Internet Explorer unpopular but maybe not that bad
— 12:53 PM on May 1, 2012

Internet Explorer seems to have been largely shunned by PC enthusiasts. Google Analytics tells me that only 18% of our traffic for the last month...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

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Firefox 3.6 to get auto-updated to Firefox 12
— 6:00 AM on April 30, 2012

Still using Firefox 3.6? That might not last for much longer. ComputerWorld reports that Mozilla will roll out Firefox 12 as an automatic update...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

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Leaked HP slide details iPad-sized Windows 8 slate
— 1:28 PM on April 27, 2012

HP appears to have a rather interesting tablet in the works. A "trusted source" has supplied Neowin with a presentation slide detailing the...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech

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Notebook makers preparing not-quite-ultrabooks
— 11:39 AM on April 27, 2012

Intel has been eager to push ultrabooks, but the skinny systems remain relatively expensive, and that appears to be driving notebook makers to consider other...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing

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Tim Cook not convinced about tablet, notebook convergence
— 5:12 PM on April 25, 2012

With Windows 8 putting so much emphasis on touch input, it's almost a given that touch screens will start to permeate the PC market after...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Operating systems Personal tech

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More high-DPI and sunlight-friendly displays on the way
— 11:05 AM on April 25, 2012

Exciting things are happening in the world of display technology. Engadget China has seen next-generation Asus ultrabooks with 1080p IPS displays, confirming an...

Type: News story Tags: Displays Mobile computing Personal tech

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Google Drive becomes official
— 4:15 PM on April 24, 2012

I guess the rumors were right—this time. Google has officially taken the wraps off its Drive service, which promises 5GB of free cloud storage...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

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Adobe CS6 supports OpenCL acceleration
— 12:23 PM on April 24, 2012

Applications that support OpenCL are still relatively rare. The API is designed to allow software to tap graphics horsepower for general-purpose computing tasks. ...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Software

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AMD unleashes higher-end, 28-nm Radeon HD 7000M GPUs
— 7:01 AM on April 24, 2012

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away—last December, actually—AMD introduced the first members of its next-generation mobile GPU series: the Radeon HD...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Mobile computing

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Transformer Pad 300 debuts at $400
— 2:47 PM on April 23, 2012

Asus' Transformer Pad 300 made its official debut yesterday. The tablet arrived in our labs late last week, but we've been busy with Ivy....

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech

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Future ThinkPads may all have chiclet keys
— 9:57 AM on April 23, 2012

The days of the famous ThinkPad keyboard may be numbered. As PC World reports, pictures of a couple of upcoming ThinkPads—the X320 and...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing

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Intel hypes unimpressive ultrabook battery life
— 2:00 PM on April 20, 2012

The PC hardware front is pretty quiet today, perhaps because everyone's observing the unofficial stoner holiday. To fill the dead, hazy air, Intel has...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing

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New Asus Transformer 300 tablet listed on Amazon
— 9:41 AM on April 18, 2012

Asus has a new Transformer up its sleeve, and the device has just broken cover on Amazon—albeit only in the form of a pre-order listing....

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech

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