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  • 07 January 2013

  • News: HP highlights skinny monitors, media player, and budget Windows 8 laptops at CES

    Hewlett-Packard's top CES 2013 product announcement is about a display. That's right: Not a laptop, not a tablet, but a relatively pedestrian PC display. Now, perhaps, we can see why the company didn't rent any booth space in Las Vegas this year.

  • News: HP's touch Sleekbook cheaper alternative to ultrabooks

    Hewlett-Packard has priced its new Pavilion Touchsmart Sleekbook laptop at US$699, claiming it's the most affordable device in its category.

  • News: Lenovo storms CES with a deluge of Windows 8 hardware

    Lenovo, stop. Please -- just stop. The sheer volume of your CES offerings is out of control, and we're not sure the world can absorb so many new Windows 8 hardware announcements in a single day.

  • 04 January 2013

  • News: Future Tech 2013: The PCs, tablets and cutting-edge hardware of tomorrow

    The forward march of technology moves at a dizzying pace. Yesterday's gadgets look like quaint antiques. Today's gadgets are already tainted by the mark of familiarity. And tomorrow's gadgets appear to be magical, enchanting, engineering wonders.

  • 03 January 2013

  • News: Samsung showcases two new Series 7 laptops for CES 2013

    It's that time of year again. The holidays are over, people have finished their shopping splurges, and it's time to get back into the normal swing of things. Unless, of course, you're a tech enthusiast getting excited for CES next week. At CES 2013, we get our first look at what may end up on next year's Christmas list, starting with a couple announcements from Samsung.

  • News: IT investments will increase in 2013 thanks to software and device spending

    Enterprises buying new mobile devices and investing in security and storage management will give IT spending a boost in 2013.

  • 02 January 2013

  • News: New year's resolution: A clean Mac

    It's that time again when Mac users make their New Year's resolutions. How about a simple pledge to keep your computer clean? I'm not talking about deleting cache files or removing old apps you no longer use. I'm talking about your Mac's screen and keyboard, or its dusty, grungy innards. It's not difficult to do, but keeping a clean Mac can help it run smoother, and keep you from getting sick as well. Here are a few ways you can keep your Mac looking new and fresh.

  • News: Tobii plans to sell its PC eye-control add-on to developers from next week

    Tobii Technology will soon start shipping a device that allows users to control a PC using their eyes. Developers will be able to buy the REX next week, and Tobii will make it more widely available in the second half of the year, the company said Wednesday

  • 26 December 2012

  • News: 2012 in review: The year in Mac

    Some people have feared that Apple’s focus on mobile devices would leave the Mac gathering dust in a dark corner of 1 Infinite Loop, but 2012 has demonstrated that Apple’s longest-running product line isn’t out of steam yet. With some impressive product refreshes, a brand-new operating system for the second time in as many years, and the promise of more innovation to come, there has never been a better time to be a Mac user.

  • 22 December 2012

  • News: Turn your Raspberry Pi into a tiny Linux laptop

    Ever since the tiny $35 Raspberry Pi PC began shipping earlier this year, there's been virtually no limit to the fresh uses and extensions that have been envisioned for it.

  • News: The Forgotten eMate 300--15 years later

    Fifteen years ago, Apple released its first and only touchscreen laptop (so far), the often forgotten eMate 300. This translucent clamshell portable, which ran Apple's Newton PDA operating system, represented a bold experiment in educational computing and a drastic departure from Apple's traditional hardware design.

  • 19 December 2012

  • News: Apple MacBooks lead in laptop features and reliability

    The world of laptops continues to be dominated by Apple, which had the highest scores in almost all satisfaction measurements in our 2012 reader survey of satisfaction, reliability, and service. With a mere 6 percent of those polled reporting any significant problem with their Apple machine, users also gave top marks to almost all aspects of their MacBooks. Only in design, the number of ports, and performance for the price did readers award Apple-like scores to Windows PC makers.

  • News: 45,000 PCWorld readers name the brands they love (and love to hate)

    Although so many modern conveniences are eminently disposable--think ball-point pens, cheap umbrellas and any article of clothing purchased at a drugstore--this reality has failed to resonate with discerning technology enthusiasts. Computer and gadget buyers still want their gear to work well, to look good, and to last for the long haul. To find out how consumer technology products have been faring, PCWorld launched in August its annual survey of satisfaction, reliability, and service, polling more than 45,000 PCWorld readers (we tabulated the results in mid-November).

  • 13 December 2012

  • News: Microsoft: Most PCs running pirated Windows in China have security issues

    Microsoft has launched a new anti-piracy campaign in China, which intends to highlight the security risks of buying counterfeit software.

  • News: Acer offers a new $300 Chromebook

    It turns out that Acer had more than one new Chromebook up its sleeve.

  • 11 December 2012

  • News: When good Macs go bad: Steps to take when your Mac won't start up

    My friend Julian Velard is a musician and a geek. But as hard as JV drives his MacBook Pro—and he does push it to its limits, using live audio plug-ins for his keyboards onstage–when the computer acts up, I’m the one he texts for support. (Fair’s fair: If I can’t remember how to play a minor major seventh, Julian’s the one I call. We’re all experts in something.)

  • News: 'Tarzans with smartphones' help RIS scale new heights

    Australian height safety provider, Roofsafe Industrial Safety (RIS), has completed the construction of the Ardent Leisure concept in Gold Coast’s Skypoint Climb with the help of its modern day high rise construction team “Tarzans with smartphones”.

  • 10 December 2012

  • News: 3 Windows 8 ultrabooks: Lightweight and powerful

    While much of the attention surrounding the long-awaited introduction of Windows 8 has focused on the latest tablets and convertibles, ultrabooks seem to have been lost in the frenzy. But although they aren't Transformers that can assume several computing personalities, ultrabooks tend to be lighter and less expensive -- and, for most business users, more useful.

  • 07 December 2012

  • News: FCC urges FAA: Let passengers run gadgets during takeoff

    Airplane passengers aren't the only ones fed up with restrictions on the use of portable electronic devices during takeoff and landing.

  • News: AMD cuts chip orders to GlobalFoundries as PC market slumps

    Advanced Micro Devices has cut orders to contract chip manufacturer GlobalFoundries, expecting a "choppy demand environment" in the next few quarters.

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