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Asus sneaks into top five of PC makers

...Asus has joined the top five PC makers after reporting its second-quarter results. For the second quarter of... Read more

15 July, 2010 by Erica Ogg

Intel's Thunderbolt will see slow PC take-up, expert says

...data transfer technology Thunderbolt will not be picked up quickly by other PC makers due cost and functionality overlaps with USB 3.0, an industry... Read more

12 May, 2011 by Liau Yun Qing
Microsoft leaks point to Windows 8 plans

Microsoft leaks point to Windows 8 plans

...what appears to be an April presentation on Windows 8 made to PC makers. Microsoft has declined to comment on the slides, which leaked to... Read more

29 June, 2010 by Ina Fried

Lenovo and Asus to offer Sandy Bridge refunds

Dell and HP are also among the PC makers that have responded to the Intel Cougar Point chipset bug by... Read more

4 February, 2011 by Ben Woods
Dell Inspiron Duo

Dell Inspiron Duo

...That flat-topped island-style keyboard is typical for Dell and other PC makers and works fine for light typing, but Dell's keys differ... Read more

9 February, 2011 by Dan Ackerman
Intel Light Peak: a tech guide

Intel Light Peak: a tech guide

Has Intel solved the problems that have kept fibre-optic connections out of our hands for years? Read more

5 August, 2010 by Mary Branscombe

My fight with Microsoft: why APIs need to be free

...its own challenges — mostly revolving around the many different interpretations and shortcuts PC makers took with the 'standard' expansion bus — the software aspect smacked straight... Read more

18 April, 2012

Ultrabooks: Cheat Sheet

Don't believe the hype? Read more

17 January, 2012 by Natasha Lomas

CES 2012: still worth it, just the wrong time of year

...CPUs in ultra-thin machines already). And it's great that the PC makers have pointed out to Intel that people want 14" and 15... Read more

14 January, 2012
CES 2012 marches to the ultrabook beat

CES 2012 marches to the ultrabook beat

...of years of non-stop iMac knockoffs, it's refreshing to see PC makers take a divergent approach to design. On top of that, this... Read more

14 January, 2012 by Dan Ackerman, Rich Brown and Scott Stein
CES: Toshiba previews 14-inch ultrabook

CES: Toshiba previews 14-inch ultrabook

...the side), it's clear from what we've seen that many PC makers are going to push slightly larger 14-inch versions in 2012... Read more

9 January, 2012 by Dan Ackerman

Tablets can only be incompatible because Windows isn't

...hours of battery life with a stretch goal of eight hours and PC makers can put in whatever cheap digitiser they think will fit their... Read more

18 October, 2011

Can Intel save PCs from crapware?

If the thought of another app store on every PC you buy makes you think ‘shovelware’ as it's more politely known,... Read more

6 October, 2011

AMD and Nvidia quit SySmark benchmark group

...According to BapCo, the SySmark benchmark is used to measure performance by PC makers, hardware and software developers, IT departments, system integrators, publishers and testing... Read more

22 June, 2011 by Jack Clark

Analyst: Tablets will become commodities

...The tablet market, pushed by the arrival of PC makers and lower-cost products, will quickly transform into one dominated by... Read more

10 June, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

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