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04 September 2013
Opinion: Will Nokia help Microsoft regain relevance with businesses?

Microsoft rocked the tech world today with the announcement that it is spending about $7 billion to acquire Nokia. The move has a variety of potential benefits and ramifications, and many of those could have an impact on how your business relates to Microsoft in the years to come.
03 September 2013
Opinion: Do specifications matter any more?

Gone are the days when you bought a PC because of its megahertz rating. The same is true of tablets and smartphones: Apple doesn't even quote the amount of RAM or processor speed. So why do companies still care about benchmark results?
26 August 2013
Opinion: Surface RT usage skyrockets after steep price cuts

It looks like you can stimulate demand for the Surface RT--if you give them away for practically nothing.
08 August 2013
Opinion: Acer: Expect more Android and Chromebooks, less Windows

Acer has shied away from venting its frustrations with Windows 8. The company is taking things a step further by vowing to sell more Android devices and Chromebooks.
06 August 2013
Opinion: Deep inside Razer's design lab, home to gaming hardware that shouldn't actually exist

Razer, the company that built its reputation on gaming mice and keyboards, is now doing what Acer, Dell, and Microsoft seemingly won't: building topflight laptops and tablets with hefty price tags. This year the upstart company introduced both the thinnest gaming laptop and the most powerful Windows 8 tablet we've ever seen--at a time when PC sales are struggling, and cheap tablets are predicted to outship laptops 2-to-1 in 2014.
22 July 2013
Opinion: Could Haswell laptops replace ARM tablets?

The latest generation of Intel laptops should offer vastly improved battery life, and that in turn may infuse the traditional Windows laptop with a new lease of life. Could Haswell laptops replace ARM tablets?
18 July 2013
Opinion: Surface RT can help small businesses reduce IT costs

Microsoft caved to market pressure and sagging demand this week by slashing the price of the Surface RT tablet by 30 percent. The Surface RT is better-equipped for business than rival tablets, and at $350 ( $470 once you add a Touch or Type keyboard cover, which it requires to be truly functional) it straddles the line between tablet and PC, and could help business customers rein in IT costs.
08 July 2013
Opinion: Windows 8 app review: IMDB

The IMDB app for Windows 8 gives you quick access to information about movies and TV shows as well as direct links to celebrities and other TV and film news
06 July 2013
Opinion: Windows 8 app review: Star Chart

The Star Chart app is designed to help you identify everything you can see overhead, and it really shines when used with a convertible laptop
03 July 2013
Opinion: NOOK HD+ available for just £149

Simply, it's the best full-sized tablet you can buy for under £150. The Barnes & Noble NOOK HD+ with 16GB storage is now available for just £149.
02 July 2013
Opinion: Windows 8 app review: The Telegraph

The Telegraph app brings you all the high quality journalism you’d expect from the print and web editions of the newspaper, but the software has been made to complement Windows 8's touchscreen interface.
21 June 2013
Opinion: Haswell laptops that can last all day

With its fourth-generation Core processor, codenamed Haswell, Intel has finally turned its back on the megahertz wars it once held with AMD, IBM and Motorola, instead welcoming reduced power consumption and longer battery life. And for laptops that can mean only one thing: tablets had better watch their backs.
17 June 2013
Opinion: The hunt for true portability

In order to be productive on the move you need a powerful, portable device and a great web connection. Technological advances mean that those options are now here.
11 June 2013
Opinion: Accessory of the month - XPS Leather Sleeve

Though modern laptops are incredibly well put together and robust you’ll still want a case to protect them from everyday spills and scratches
10 June 2013
Opinion: Windows 8 touch-compatible accessories

It might not seem obvious but a touch-compatible mouse will really help you make the most of Windows 8.
17 May 2013
Opinion: New tablet boots Ubuntu Linux, Android, and Windows 8

We've seen several Linux tablets emerge over the past year or so, but examples with triple-boot capabilities are much less common.
24 April 2013
Opinion: Mind-controlled tablets are real; no, you can't have one yet

In recent of years, touch control technology has completely changed the way we interact with our electronics. And you can't forget about voice-command systems and motion-based controllers like the Leap Motion and Kinect. Samsung, along with researchers at the University of Texas, are onto what could be the next step forward--controlling a tablet with our minds.
15 April 2013
Opinion: All PCs great and small: how competition and collaboration is driving tech innovation

A strange set of competitive and interdependent business relationships is driving innovation in PCs, laptops, smartphones and tablets. And for the consumer that's mostly good news.
20 February 2013
Opinion: Surface Pro: Microsoft asks PC makers to try something new

Microsoft's new tablet the Surface Pro has more in common with your laptop than your iPad. And that's the point.
29 January 2013
Opinion: Network not work: life without internet

Could you live without the internet? We certainly can't, and it seems even Google is beginning to rethink its online-only approach with its ARM-powered Chromebook laptops.