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Samsung's Galaxy S III is the hottest Android handset on the market right now. We spent a few weeks with one to see...

Type: Feature article Tags: Mobile computing Personal tech

We learned a couple of months back that HP has no plans for ARM-powered Windows RT tablets—at least not yet. The firm still intends...

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Remember the Windows 8 hybrid Samsung teased earlier this week? The system was formally unveiled at the IFA show in Berlin, Germany, and it...

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Modern notebooks are loaded with wireless technologies. The 802.11 alphabet soup covers Wi-Fi networking, while various flavors of Bluetooth provide peripheral connectivity. NFC chips are...

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ARM-based Windows tablets are a couple of months off, and their gaming potential just got a nice boost from Epic. Unreal Engine 3, the basis...

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Asus has let loose a flurry of press releases at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, Germany. A lot of attention seems to be...

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Earlier this year, we learned that the Federal Aviation Administration was taking a fresh look at whether passengers should be able to use electronics...

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According to research firm ABI, tablet sales are expected to exceed 100 million units this year. The market is growing rapidly, and falling prices...

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Add Samsung to the list of PC vendors with a Windows 8 hybrid in the works. Although the system won't be unveiled formally until the...

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Keyboards and screen covers seem to be the most popular tablet accessories these days, but they're typically sold separately. Archos' new 101 XS tablet includes...

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AMD founder Jerry Sanders is famous for saying that "only real men have...

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Researchers have made a couple of new discoveries that could have an impact on how batteries are charged. The first comes from a team at...

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Join us for a review-packed episode in which we cover the spectrum of sound, graphics, clicky-ness, and all-in-one....ness. Plus, listener mail!

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ARM's practice of licensing its low-power CPU cores to practically anyone who wants to build a chip has been wildly successful in the past five...

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It's doubtful Microsoft's Surface for Windows RT tablet will launch at $199, as the rumor mill has suggested. However, Lenovo now suggests Windows RT...

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Most notebook hard drives conform to the 2.5" form factor. The standard, which calls for platters 2.5" in diameter, comes in multiple thicknesses. ...

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Last month, ARM announced a partnership with TSMC involving sub-20-nm chips with FinFET, or non-planar, transistors. That results of that partnership are expected in...

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Looks like next-generation Samsung smartphones and tablets will boast PC-class storage interfaces. Samsung's...

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