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We've gathered a pretty nice selection of deals this week. We've got a heavily discounted 23" IPS monitor, a Radeon that's on sale and bundled...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Storage Displays

Almost six months after the release of the Tegra 3-powered Yoga 11, Lenovo has introduced a version of the system featuring Intel Ivy...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing

It's true. I recently won the Charitybuzz auction for "coffee with...

Type: Blog post Tags: Mac

This week on the roundup, we've got news about flash drives from Adata, a Thunderbolt-enabled Haswell mobo from ASRock, and an arcade-style fighting game controller...

Type: News story Tags: Motherboards Storage Input devices

Quite often, our biggest complaint about PC notebooks and tablets is that their display resolutions are too low. 1366x768 has become the norm even...

Type: News story Tags: Displays Mobile computing

HP has introduced a pair of convertible tablets with detachable keyboard docks. The most interesting of the two is the SlateBook x2, which...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing

Since I have decried the dearth of weather-resistant smartphones, it's only fair that I take a moment to recognize Sony's Xperia ZR. ...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech

The time was January 1995. The smooth, Philly soul and pleated pants of...

Type: Blog post Tags: Mac

We'll keep this week's deal post short and sweet, starting with a few hardware bargains: Seagate's Desktop HDD.15 4TB hard drive...

Type: News story Tags: Power Storage Displays Gaming

The smooth exterior glass of touchscreen displays is great for letting your fingers glide freely while performing various swipes and gestures. However, the lack of...

Type: News story Tags: Displays Input devices Mobile computing Personal tech

About three months ago, Firefox's Modern UI interface made its first appearance in the nightly build channel. We haven't heard much Modern UI talk...

Type: News story Tags: Internet Software

Ah. Nothing to occupy one's Thursday afternoon like a new round of financial results. This time, it's Nvidia who's reported earnings for the first quarter...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics Mobile computing

Ever since WD announced its first SSHDs last month, we've wondered about...

Type: News story Tags: Storage Software

Traditional hard drive makers have been slow to get into the SSD business,...

Type: News story Tags: Storage Servers Workstations

Last week, we saw a premature listing of an eight-inch Windows 8 tablet with a $379.99 asking price. That's already a fair bit more...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing

For years, cable TV subscribers have asked for a-la-carte service that would allow channels to be purchased individually. Cable providers have resisted, but it...

Type: News story Tags: Multimedia Internet

Since their debut five years ago, Intel's Atom microprocessors have relied on the same basic CPU core. Next-gen Atoms will be based on the...

Type: Feature article Tags: CPUs Mobile computing Personal tech

Windows 8 tablets keep getting cheaper. The latest models are available for well under $500, and if that early listing we saw last week...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Windows