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• 16 January 2013

• News: The odds of a Dell buyout

  Could Dell fare better in private hands than as a listed public company?

• 15 January 2013

• Opinion: How to provide Mac help from far away

  It happens to me a lot. It happened just a couple weeks ago when Dad bought a new iMac. And it happened just a couple days ago when Uncle Mort found that Firefox was bizarrely loading with a bunch of extra tabs that he didn't want and couldn't get rid of. And it happened when my sister-in-law Sam wanted to get access to music she'd purchased with an older Mac.

• News: HP fends off Lenovo, reclaims PC crown

  In its battle for the top spot in the rocky PC industry, Hewlett-Packard has edged out rival Lenovo to take back its leadership position.

• 14 January 2013

• News: Windows 8 not saving the PC industry as shipments decline

  With the holiday shopping season behind us, it's clearer than ever tablets are cutting deeply into traditional PC sales, even after the launch of Windows 8.

• News: Gartner sees 'structural shift' in PC market

  Gartner reports another bad quarter for global PC shipments, says we're in the midst of a 'structural shift' in the industry.

• 12 January 2013

• News: IDC latest to pile on OEMs for poor Windows 8 PC sales

  Shortages of touch-enabled Windows notebooks led to a steeper-than-expected decline in PC sales last quarter, according to research firm IDC.

• 11 January 2013

• News: HP barely maintains PC lead over Lenovo in Q4, says IDC

  Despite a major push by rival Lenovo, Hewlett-Packard has held onto its position as the top seller of PCs worldwide, according to IDC.

• 10 January 2013

• Opinion: Answer Line: Prepare an old PC for a new owner

  James R. Miller has a new computer and will be donating his old one. He asked for advice about preparing his old PC for the transition.

• News: Wintel PC share to fall to 65% in 2013

  Windows laptops and PCs under full-frontal iPad and Android tablet attack.

• News: Gigabyte wants you to build your own all-in-one

  DIY is not dead.

• 09 January 2013

• News: CES reveals the four new rules of PC simplicity

  Behold the PCs of CES 2013. They are simpler, smarter, easier to use, and more portable than their now ever-so-clunky predecessors. No mice or keyboards are required. Indeed, these are not your daddy's computers. And let's not even call them PCs. How about: Tablets, hybrids, all-in-ones, and even Table PCs.

• News: Intel CTO says we're watching rebirth of the PC

  Intel CTO Justin Rattner said the traditional PC couldn't survive in the age of the gadget and that we're in the midst of the rebirth of the PC.

• News: Intel says more PC innovation is on the way

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• 08 January 2013

• News: Intel plans on controlling computers with a dirty look

  Users will some day soon toss aside their keyboard and command their computers with hand gestures and even the look on their face.

• News: Vizio doubles down on Windows 8 at CES

  It's a little odd to watch Vizio -- a company once known primarily for making inexpensive LCD TVs -- take a shot at the tablet market. But the company made good on the promise of a lightweight, powerful ultraportable with their Thin + Light laptops last year, and their new 11.6-inch MT11x tablet looks just as promising.

• 07 January 2013

• News: Fusion Drive can now be added to entry-level iMac

  If a lack of Apple's new Fusion Drive was pushing you towards a more expensive iMac, you may want to take pause. As first reported by MacRumors, Apple's now offering the new storage system as a build-to-order option on its entry level desktop.

• News: PC prices must rise, not fall, to solve Windows 8's lousy start, analyst argues

  The holiday slump in PC sales -- down 11% compared to 2011 -- means that PC makers must raise prices, not continue a race to the bottom, an analyst argued today.

• News: Lenovo comes out swinging with table PC, hybrid ultrabooks

  With Lenovo moving up the ranks of the global PC market, the company is looking to solidify its momentum at the International CES trade show this week, showcasing a table PC, a hybrid ultrabook and a mini-ultrabook.

• News: Windows 8 discounts end in three weeks

  Microsoft's Windows 8 Pro upgrade discount will expire in about three weeks, at which point the company will triple or even quintuple the current price of the new operating system, according to several online retailers.

• News: Lenovo Horizon 'Table PC' ushers old-timey board games into the Windows 8 era

  Don't be alarmed, children. Yes, mommy and daddy really are dragging the new PC from its perch in the office, and placing it flat on the living room coffee table. It's time to play Monopoly, and everyone's invited to roll the e-dice.

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