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Microsoft details Windows 8 for ARM devices
Microsoft has released technical design details about the new version of Windows for devices that use ARM chips, outlining in a lengthy blog post...
Report: Google building home entertainment system
Google is planning to enter the home entertainment market with a Google-branded wireless device that streams music within a house, according to the...
Report: Google building home-entertainment system
Google is planning to enter the home entertainment market with a Google-branded wireless device that streams music within a house, according to the...
Microsoft details 'Windows on ARM' program
Microsoft is fencing off a piece of Windows 8 called Windows on ARM (WOA) that is designed specifically for deployment on devices with low-power ARM...
Incoming Sony CEO: Hot gadgets aren't enough anymore
Sony's new CEO says the company needs to move on from its hardware roots.
Buyers lining up for Raspberry Pi's $25 PC
Raspberry Pi Foundation's US$25 PC will become available by the end of this month, and buyers hope it could fill in as a low-power desktop, while...
Feds look beyond LightSquared to set GPS interference standards
A high-ranking federal official and aviation industry leaders called on Wednesday for rules to prevent future interference with GPS, looking beyond a...
Microsoft fixes Windows 8 Consumer Preview launch event for Feb. 29
Microsoft Wednesday said it will host a launch event for the Windows 8 beta on Feb. 29 in Barcelona, the site of the Mobile World Congress.
iPad 3 rumor rollup for the week of Feb. 7
Even as the Patriot's hopes and dreams were strangled in the Super Bowl, the iOSsphere rumors for iPad 3 mounted anew on wings like eagles.
First-Generation Ultrabook Prices May Drop as Much as 25 Percent
Good news for people who want a good deal on a super-thin laptop: Acer, Lenovo, and HP are reportedly dropping their Ultrabook prices by as much as...
Acer sues former CEO Lanci for breach of contract
Acer has sued its former CEO and President Gianfranco Lanci in Italian courts for allegedly violating a non-compete clause, the company said Tuesday.
AMD execs tout firm's tablet plans
With new CEO Rory Read at the helm for about six months, Advanced Micro Devices has turned its attention to the lucrative and burgeoning tablet...
Macs take on the enterprise
Change can often be slow. It took many years for the Mac to begin to even threaten the PC in the enterprise. It is still a slow process, but Apple is...
Asus U47 Ultraportable Stuffs Power into 13-Inch Chassis
Asus has unveiled the U47, an ultraportable laptop based on Intel's next-generation Ivy Bridge processor. Thanks to thin bezels, the U47 boasts a...
Lenovo ordered to pay €1920 for making French laptop buyer pay for Windows too
A French laptop buyer has won a refund from Lenovo after a four-year legal battle over the cost of a Windows license he didn't want. The judgment...
AMD's move could pave the way for ARM in future chips
Advanced Micro Devices has loosened its commitment to the x86 architecture, announcing a new design strategy that could pave the way for using ARM...
Motorola, Woot 'fess up to reselling uncleared Xoom tablets
Motorola Mobility is warning people who bought but then returned Android-based Motorola Xoom tablets between March and October last year that the...
Goodbye e-books, hello apps
E-book sales are, surprisingly, flattening and Gibbs knows why: E-books don't really work very well.
AMD puts the brakes on adding more cores to server chips
Advanced Micro Devices has put the brakes on adding more cores to its server chips, stopping at 16, the company said Thursday during a financial...
AMD fundamentally shifts chip design methodology
Advanced Micro Devices will take a fundamentally different approach to designing chips as it tries to move away from playing second fiddle to Intel.