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Chrome OS gets a facelift, proves Google can’t always get its way

Google’s Chrome OS has always been about the web — indeed, the first version of the operating system was literally just a Chrome web browser that filled the screen. But with the latest developer...

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MacBook Pro makeover may be in the works, stores sell out of inventory

When stores start posting “out of stock” signs for Apple products, you know that means a product refresh might be in the works. MacBook Pros are starting to run out at designated resellers, adding...

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HP launches dozens of Intel-based Ultrabooks for back-to-school shoppers

Hewlett-Packard has joined the swarm of computer makers introducing Ultrabook laptops based on Intel’s new Ivy Bridge processors. HP introduced new consumer Ultrabooks and business laptops under the...

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Apple’s new 15″ MacBook Pro: Thinner, Retina Display, USB 3, coming in June

If you’ve been waiting for Apple to refresh its flagship MacBook Pro laptops, it looks like your patience will be well-rewarded. Apple’s next 15-inch MacBook Pro will reportedly sport a thinner design...

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Over a dozen Windows 8 tablets expected in November — including hybrids

Come this November, we’ll finally be able to see how Windows 8 tablets can take on the iPad. The first round of slates powered by Windows 8 will reportedly hit stores in November, CNet reports....

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Sony Vaio shows off its new Ultrabook laptops and gesture-control PCs for...

Like many other PC makers, Sony is launching its back-to-school line-up of new laptop computers based on Intel’s Ivy Bridge processors. These new machines include the Vaio T series Ultrabook (pictured...

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Dell debuts new Inspiron laptop family for back-to-school

Dell unveiled a new line of Inspiron laptops today for back-to-school purchases. The models use some of Intel’s newest family of Ivy Bridge processors, which combine a microprocessor and graphics on a...

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New Mac details leak: MacBook Airs with more RAM, crazy expensive Retina...

Update: This information has all been confirmed at WWDC. Check out our posts on the new thin Retina MacBook Pro, the new MacBook Air, and the updated MacBook Pros. Original story below. — As eager...

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Apple kills 17-inch MacBook Pro in high-end laptop reshuffle

The 17-inch MacBook Pro is dead. Long live the MacBook Pro with Retina Display. Apple’s MacBook behemoth met its quiet and unceremonious demise on Monday. Unlike the 13-and 15-inch versions, the...

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Why Windows 8 could be the next Vista

Thinking about Windows 8 fills me with a strong sense of unease. Whether it’s the thought of using the OS on my desktop on a daily basis or the coming backlash by consumers when the OS lands, it...

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Eyeing a tough PC market, Lenovo brings ThinkPad production back to Japan

  The ThinkPad is going back home. Lenovo is shifting some of the venerable laptop’s production back to Japan, where the ThinkPad was manufactured up until the 2000s, Japan’s Asihi Shimbun reports The...

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Tablet computer sales will overtake notebooks by 2016

Sleek, fast and slim notebook computers are coming as early as this fall. But that might be the last hurrah of the laptop, as tablet computers are expected to overtake sales of notebook computers by...

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Origin PC’s dual-graphics laptop could be the fastest portable gaming machine...

Origin PC is launching a new laptop today that the company considers to be the fastest portable gaming machine on the market. The Origin PC EON17-SLX laptop can house dual graphics cards based on the...

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Why Windows 8 is terrible for desktops

Microsoft released the final build of Windows 8, dubbed “RTM,” to developers and manufacturers last week. So how will it work on your desktop when it lands on Oct. 26? Based on my tests, not very...

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Samsung teases Windows 8 laptop-tablet hybrid (video)

Samsung appears to be close to releasing a hybrid laptop-tablet running Windows 8, according to a recently released video teaser from the South Korean tech giant. The cryptic video shows a laptop with...

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HP’s new Windows 8 Ultrabooks are all about touchscreens (and one makes a...

Say what you will about Windows 8, but it sure is getting PC manufacturers to bring out their innovation guns. Take HP, which is today announcing three new Windows 8 Ultrabooks with touchscreen...

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Lenovo unleashes new Windows 7 consumer laptops and Android tablets

Lenovo is the No. 2 computer maker in the world, and it’s unveiling some consumer laptops and tablets today that it hopes will push it closer to No. 1. The Windows 7 laptops are upgradeable to...

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HP marches out an army of Windows 8 consumer and business PCs

Hewlett-Packard is introducing a dozen new computers and accessories today that represent the core of its lineup for Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system coming on Oct. 26. This new pack of...

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Apple jump in global slump: Macbook sales up 30%, overall notebook sales down...

Apparently, Apple sells more than products preceded by the letter “I.” iPhones, iPads, iPods, and soon, iPad Minis are the hottest and most visible stories for the world’s most valuable company … but...

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Windows 8 stuns, amazes, and sometimes lets us down (review)

It seems like ages ago when Microsoft simultaneously dazzled and puzzled the hell out of the public when it showed off Windows 8 for the first time in June 2011. Since then, we’ve seen Windows 8...

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