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Eight is Enough Gartner and IDC: PC shipments tumbled over 8% in Q3, only Asus and Lenovo escaped unhurt Eric Schmidt: Android-Apple is...

Type: News story Tags: Shortbread

Apple has poached another high-profile chip executive. This time, the new hire is making headlines because he's defecting straight from Apple's courtroom foe and smartphone...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Mac Personal tech

OCZ's aggressive discounting of SSDs may have gone too far. The drive maker has lowered its revenue estimate for the second quarter due to the...

Type: News story Tags: Storage

As SSD prices continue to tumble, consumers and businesses are snatching up an increasing number of drives. According to market research firm IHS,...

Type: News story Tags: Storage

ARM has its eyes set on the high-performance computing market. To help with that mission, it's developed a new interconnect to link multiple cores...

Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Servers

A couple of days ago, we learned about Acer's Windows 8-toting Iconia W510 tablet. Now, the PC maker has unveiled a pair of...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing

Things aren't looking too good for the PC market this year. According to the latest report from market research firm IHS, fewer PCs will...

Type: News story Tags: Systems

Eight is Enough Reuters: Microsoft CEO sees company becoming more like Apple PCWorld: Ballmer sees his bonus cut, Hastings leaves Microsoft board Fudzilla:...

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I should set a keyboard macro so I don't keep having to type "Windows 8" again and again this month. I guess you can't fault...

Type: News story Tags: Graphics

Notebook makers are coming up with all sorts of ways to make their Windows 8 systems transform into tablets. Lenovo's Yoga series takes an...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing

System RAM is pretty inexpensive these days. Dual-channel kits routinely serve up 8GB for as little as $40, making it easy for just about anyone...

Type: News story Tags: Memory Software

Windows 8 is going to be all about touch input. At least in the Metro interface, mice might feel a little like second-class citizens. That...

Type: News story Tags: Input devices

Everyone's busy fawning over Borderlands 2 and Dishonored this month, but there are some exciting games still to come. One of those is Crysis 3,...

Type: News story Tags: Gaming

Eight is Enough C|Net: Google to co-brand 10" Nexus tablet with Samsung Fudzilla: Intel plans few more Ivy Bridge Pentiums and Nvidia GTX...

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It's T minus 17 days until Windows 8's general release, and Microsoft is putting some final finishing touches on the release-to-manufacturing build of the operating...

Type: News story Tags: Operating systems Windows

Most of the Thunderbolt-equipped storage devices on the market employ arrays of mechanical hard drives. Not Promise's Pegasus J2, which is being billed...

Type: News story Tags: Storage

Logitech has rolled out a new addition to its gaming keyboard lineup. The G710+ combines Cherry MX brown key switches with special damping...

Type: News story Tags: Input devices

Many of the Intel-powered Windows 8 tablets that have been announced so far are priced well above the iPad—like Acer's own Iconia W700, which...

Type: News story Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech