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I don't know how many of you have observed this, but I think there's a growing trend over the past, say, 20 years or so...

Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous

Windows RT tablets are getting cheaper. That may be good news for bargain hunters, but it's bad news for Microsoft. So says PC World, which...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Windows Personal tech

There's been some speculation that Microsoft plans to enter the fast-growing world of 7- and 8-inch tablets. This evidence suggests the company may do so...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Windows Personal tech

Another hype-laden apple product launch is upon us. Here's the scene: I have to admit, now I...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech

First, to those of you who wondered if I exhausted six months of pent-up wordplay in the last MacHole, I'm afraid you'll be rather...

Type: Blog post Tags: Mac

We're doing our Friday Night Topic early this week, since tomorrow is a TR holiday. Also, because Scott is on a plane flying back from...

Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous

This past summer, the power button my Palm Pre started misbehaving. At last, I had an excuse to replace the aging handset with something...

Type: Blog post Tags: Mobile computing Operating systems Personal tech

Growing up, I sometimes wondered what my generation's contributions to the world might be. Now that I'm an adult, I can see those contributions...

Type: News story Tags: Miscellaneous

It's true. I have in my possession the mildly mythological Pebble watch. More...

Type: Blog post Tags: Mac

Jen-Hsun Huang, Nvidia's CEO, had a busy day at yesterday's GPU Technology Conference. We saw him announce next-gen GPUs, futue Tegra chips, and...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows Personal tech

Last month, the rumor mill claimed Apple is working on a "watch-like...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech

Hi folks. A few months ago, my first book, a sci-fi novella called...

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Warning: The following is by no means an in-depth review or related to PC hardware. I used a recent ski trip as an opportunity to...

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We're going to keep this week's deal post short and sweet, thanks to the magic of HTML lists—and because writing lists in prose is, like,...

Type: News story Tags: Storage Memory Mobile computing Gaming Personal tech

Samsung revealed its next-generation Galaxy S4 smartphone yesterday. Ars Technica has the goods on the new Android flagship, which seems to be more...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech

Amazon has fired the latest shot in the ongoing tablet price war. This...

Type: News story Tags: Personal tech

This week in our roundup of miscellaneous announcements, we have news of fresh products from Corsair and Thermaltake. We also have the skinny on an...

Type: News story Tags: Cases Cooling Miscellaneous Memory

Although Steve Jobs derided 7" tablets in public, he was apparently more enthusiastic about the idea behind closed doors. Jobs believed there would...

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