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When we reviewed it last month, Samsung's 840 Pro Series solid-state drive wasn't exactly cheap—the 256GB version carried an incredible $270 price tag. Well,...

Type: News story Tags: Storage

In case you missed it, Entertainment Weekly posted a teaser clip of the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic starring Ashton Kutcher yesterday. The clip shows...

Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous Mac

BlackBerry maker RIM is in a precarious position. The firm continues to lose smartphone market share, and it seems like the only people still using...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech

Cloud-based storage services like Dropbox and Mega just got some fresh competition from an unexpected source. The folks at BitTorrent have announced Sync, a...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

Practically 10 years to the day after being snatched up by Cisco, Linksys is bracing for another change of ownership. This time, Belkin says...

Type: News story Tags: Networking

The Fantastic Four Bloomberg: Canada would look 'carefully' at Lenovo-RIM deal, Flaherty says Businessweek: Samsung drops on $2.8 billion Won profit-cut prediction DigiTimes:...

Type: News story Tags: Shortbread

There's been a lot of doom and gloom about Windows 8's popularity lately, but judging by Microsoft's latest quarterly results, at least some of the...

Type: News story Tags: Software Windows

Nvidia's Project Shield was one of the most intriguing new products on display at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. This handheld gaming device combines the...

Type: Blog post Tags: Gaming Networking

Well, would you look at that. All of the miscellaneous announcements in our inbox this week were cooling-related. We bring tidings of liquid coolers from...

Type: News story Tags: Cooling

Last month, we told you about Nvidia's GeForce Experience, a new software package designed to configure in-game graphics settings automatically based on your system's...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Gaming Software

Finished playing through the annual deluge of holiday releases? Good, because there are numerous new games on tap for February. One of them...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

On the heels of AMD and Apple, Western Digital has chimed in with its latest quarterly results. The hard drive maker says it raked...

Type: News story Tags: Storage

We often lament the dearth of game demos preceding major PC releases. Happily, Crysis 3 will be one of those few titles you'll be able...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

Eight is Enough Tim Cook: iPads are going after the Windows PC market - Neowin ZDNet: Is AMD preparing to carve out...

Type: News story Tags: Shortbread

Once again, Apple has posted substantial quarterly growth—and once again, it's disappointed Wall Street analysts. This time, Apple says its revenue, profits, and iPad unit...

Type: News story Tags: Systems Mobile computing Mac Personal tech

Sony and Microsoft are both expected to unleash new consoles this year, and you know what that means: rumors all around. Today, the guys at...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics

The market for solid-state drives has grown rapidly over the past few years, and that trajectory appears set to continue. According to research firm...

Type: News story Tags: Storage Mobile computing

Micron has a new SSD for the enterprise crowd. The P400m combines familiar technologies with a few new twists to provide a high-endurance drive...

Type: News story Tags: Storage Servers Workstations