Chromebooks, Windows touch laptops offer lifeline to PC makers
PC sales may continue to shrink, but hardware makers can point to a couple of bright spots--Chromebooks and touch-based Windows laptops.
Stories by Jared Newman
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USB 'condom' protects your dongle from infected ports
Plugging into strange ports can get you into trouble. So why not carry around a layer of protection?
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Sony banks on premium parts, funky names with Xperia Z1
With the Xperia Z1, Sony hopes that a high-quality camera and other premium components will help its flagship phone stand out from the pack.
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MakerBot Digitzer turns real objects to digital models
Finally, the technology exists to replicate garden gnomes.
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It's game over for Games for Windows Live: Microsoft shutters PC marketplace
Microsoft will be putting its PC games marketplace to bed this week, bringing an end to the company's efforts to rival Valve's popular Steam marketplace.
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Microsoft's Kinect and $US150 software transforms ordinary surfaces into touchscreens
Working with Microsoft, a company called Ubi Interactive is bringing us ever-closer to the day when everything is a touch screen.
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Google acknowledges Nexus 7 tablet problems with GPS, multi-touch
The new Nexus 7 may be the best tablet on the market right now, but only if you get one that isn't plagued with technical difficulties.
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Reports: Microsoft's holding Windows 8.1 until October to launch it with new hardware
While it looks like Microsoft is putting the finishing touches on Windows 8.1, a couple of reports say the release date is still a couple months away.
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ASUS and Motorola to make next Nexus devices, reports claim
More Nexus devices reportedly are coming this year, including a Motorola phone and a 10in ASUS tablet, according to a couple of unconfirmed reports.
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Bing apps make the leap to Windows Phone 8
Microsoft's Bing team is doing its part to help converge the software giant's operating systems, launching a suite of Bing apps for Windows Phone 8.
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Hands-on: Quip, the so-called 'modern word processor' is cool, but doesn't feel done
A new app called Quip bills itself as a "modern word processor", built primarily for phones and tablets with collaboration in mind.
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Android market more fragmented than ever, report says
Fragmentation has been both a blessing and a curse for Android since the beginning, and a new report says that's not changing anytime soon.
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Nokia exec vents about Windows Phone app gap
In a rare show of frustration, a Nokia executive suggests that Microsoft needs to rethink its approach to Windows Phone.
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When will your smartphone get Android 4.3?
Now that Google has released Android 4.3, so begins the agonising process of figuring out which phones and tablets will get the upgrade, and when. Not surprisingly, most Android phone makers are being cagey about their upgrade plans.
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Tune in or tune out: How does Windows 8 stack up on a home theatre PC?
It's no stretch to say that PC power users aren't united in their praise of Windows 8. The operating system's modern-style Start screen and its focus on touch-friendly apps has ruffled quite a few feathers among users who just want their old desktops back.
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