Sony is making a Chrome OS laptop
Recently unveiled documents indicate Sony is preparing a Vaio laptop that will run Google’s Chrome OS instead of Windows. If this ends up being official it would mark another big name company putting...
View ArticleBest Buy to shutter 50 superstores & open 100 small shops
Best Buy announced on Thursday that it plans to axe 50 U.S. stores, lay off 400 employees and slash $250 million in spending by 2013. The drastic measures follow a less-than-exceptional fourth quarter...
View ArticleIDC: smart devices will top 1 billion this year, doubling by 2016
The smart revolution is in full swing, but based on new research from IDC it’s only getting started. The firm says more than 1 billion web-ready smartphones, tablets, TVs, video game consoles and PCs...
View ArticleStardock CEO: Windows 8 is ‘schizophrenic’
Microsoft is busy working the kinks out of Windows 8 in time for a big fall release, but Stardock CEO Brad Wardell is in no rush to see the new operating system hit the PC scene — at least as is. In a...
View ArticleLenovo unveils EET Tech for fast booting without an SSD
Lenovo will be launching its Enhanced Experience (EE3) Version 3 in April for its line of Think and Idea-branded PCs that promises to reduce Windows 7 start-up time to just 24 seconds without the use...
View ArticleMicrosoft Surface RT price rumors
Over the last couple of days, we’ve seen some confusing reports regarding the upcoming Surface RT tablet from Microsoft. One thing that is known is the shipping date of October 26th, but most of the...
View ArticleSurface RT tablets prices announced
Its been some time since we’ve had any word from Microsoft regarding their Surface brand tablets, but they have released the price list for various models, and some accessories that go with them....
View ArticleGoogle announces Chromebook Pixel
It’s Google’s most expensive product to date and it’s launching next week. Meet the Google Chromebook Pixel. It seems that Google is determined to make an impact on the hardware front with several...
View ArticleSamsung introduces new slot-loading, slim, portable DVD writer
Samsung announced a new portable slot loading, slim DVD writer, the SE-B18AB. The drive has a metallic-finished surface and is targeted to be a companion for Ultrabook users. The drive connects to the...
View ArticlePSA: HP recalling some notebook batteries
Within the past week or so (on June 14th, 2016), HP announced a recall program for select batteries from its various portable computer lineup (including Pavilion, ProBook, Presario, and Envy machines,...
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