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Photos: building a Sandy Bridge PC

Photos: building a Sandy Bridge PC

We needed a testbed PC running Intel's latest-generation Core i7 processor, so we built our own. Here's how it turned out. Read more

1 February, 2011 by Manek Dubash

The Weekly Round-Up: Doomsday for desktop PCs, jargon busting and iPad vs Kindle

...height="289px" width="250px" /> Life over at 30? According to CIOs, the desktop PC mightn't have much life left in itPhoto: Shutterstock Yes, indeed... Read more

16 September, 2011 by The Round-Up

Xi3 prepares first Chrome OS desktop PC

...of minutes.Google recently announced the launch of Chromebooks and a forthcoming desktop PC, the Chromebox, both running on Chrome OS. For more on this... Read more

24 May, 2011 by Madalena Araujo
AMD A8-3850

AMD A8-3850

We recommend the AMD A8-3850 to mainstream desktop PC users in search of capable multithreaded application performance and gaming power... Read more

4 July, 2011 by Rich Brown

New PC, Old OS: A simple story

A while back my main desktop PC failed. Something let out the magic smoke on the motherboard. The... Read more

17 March, 2012

HP unveils Compaq 8200 Elite all-in-one business PC

HP has introduced a new all-in-one desktop PC for businesses, the Compaq 8200 Elite. The computer, announced on Monday... Read more

24 August, 2011
Asus Transformer Pad TF300T

Asus Transformer Pad TF300T

The Transformer Pad implements a number of cost-saving measures and consequently lacks the sparkle of the Eee Pad Transformer Prime. Still, the Pad is significantly cheaper than the Prime, so you may well be prepared to accept the trade-off. Read more

22 May, 2012 by Sandra Vogel

Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake

...data from its Windows Feedback Program shows that 85.32 percent of desktop PC users and 95.64 percent of laptop PC users have only... Read more

22 May, 2012

Microsoft SkyDrive users: claim your free 25GB

...depositing them in a cloud. Since SkyDrive allows remote access to your desktop PC, and lets you "fetch" any file from a Windows PC, perhaps... Read more

25 April, 2012
Samsung Omnia W GT-i8350

Samsung Omnia W GT-i8350

The Omnia W is attractively priced, and the screen is large enough to deliver a reasonable web browsing (if you can live without Flash) and mobile email experience. Build quality is solid, but the design is unremarkable. Read more

26 January, 2012 by Sandra Vogel

UK PC market grows as Western Europe declines

...The US company's UK-based research director Ranjit Atwal said the desktop PC market did best with a rise of 7.2 percent, as... Read more

11 May, 2012
Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Windows 8 Consumer Preview

The Consumer Preview is a major milestone for Windows 8. Microsoft's fine-tuning makes more sense of its Metro user interface, and the result is something very close to what should be the final release Read more

29 February, 2012 by Simon Bisson
Apple iPad: 20 useful apps

Apple iPad: 20 useful apps

...I've never been a big fan of The Weather Channel's desktop PC widgets, but they've done a great job with the iPad... Read more

1 January, 2012 by Jason Hiner
Windows 8 Server Developer Preview

Windows 8 Server Developer Preview

Windows 8 Server, now in pre-beta Developer Preview mode, contains multiple feature enhancements — including a new version of Hyper-V — that make it easier to deploy, manage and secure. Read more

14 September, 2011 by Simon Bisson

VideoMeet: cloud-based video communication

...of it — be it a high-end conference-room solution, a desktop PC or laptop, a tablet or a smartphone. Among the supported connection... Read more

17 May, 2012

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