Microsoft’s modular PC patent is as clever as it is unrealistic
Microsoft dreams of a modular PC that makes replacing hardware components a breeze. We've heard this one before.
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Older Dell devices also affected by dangerous eDellRoot certificate
Users who have Dell Windows-based laptops, desktops, tablets and other devices that were bought before August should check if their systems have the self-signed eDellRoot certificate that can compromise their private communications.
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Intel's itty-bitty NUC mini PC fattens up for full-sized storage options
Intel is carving out a lot more room for storage in its "Next Unit of Computing" bare-bones PCs.
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Ouch: HP brings Windows 7 'back by popular demand'
With Windows 8 bearing a good share of the blame for the declining PC market, HP is falling back on Windows 7 for its latest marketing push. The world's second largest computer maker recently began promoting PCs loaded with Windows 7 on its U.S. website, buoyed by an email marketing push.
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Asus announces the world's first NFC-enabled PC tower
You've bumped your phone, you've bumped your speaker, and you may have even bumped your laptop or printer, but you've never been able to bump your desktop--until now. Asus has announced the M70 PC, a tower the company claims is the first NFC-enabled desktop PC. (We'll give 'em the nod for being the first NFC-enabled tower PC, but HP's Spectre One all-in-one had NFC all the way back in January.)
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Why Lenovo's surging mobile sales shouldn't freak out the PC faithful
Something ominous occurred earlier this week: Amid all the talk about the Windows 8.1 release date, Lenovo quietly announced that it shipped more mobile devices than desktops and laptops in the second quarter.
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Samsung's mobile Ativ line enhanced with new tablets, thin-and-light laptops
Samsung has expanded its Ativ PC line with new tablets, thin-and-light laptops, and just a touch of Android.
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New HP PCs include 20-inch all-in-one that lies flat for games
HP's consumer PC sales continue to languish, but the game's not over yet--certainly not on the company's new Envy Rove, a 20-inch all-in-one that can lay flat for multiplayer games. The company also announced a raft of other all-in-ones and desktops today.
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We're buying smartphones and tablets, but PCs still reign supreme
Smartphones and tablets are taking over our lives, but don't forget about the PC.
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In Pictures: The 6 best desktop PCs of 2012
Some of the features that set these PCs apart are speed, upgrade flexibility, and performance
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AMD Piledriver CPUs hit the market
AMD has announced that processors based on its much-anticipated Piledriver architecture are now available to the public, in a move that marks the company's competitive return to the world of high-end desktop PCs.
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AMD launches Fusion A-series for mainstream market
AMD has introduced its mainstream processors, the Fusion A-series, as part of its accelerated processing unit (APU) range which the vendor claims will revolutionise the computers industry.
