Microsoft and its PC partners Tuesday pressed ahead with the release of the first Copilot+ PCs despite delaying the AI-powered “Recall” feature to address security and privacy concerns. Rather than… Read More
Amazon is disclosing new details about the previously mysterious criteria behind the “Amazon’s Choice” designation given to selected products on the giant e-commerce site. On product pages for some “Amazon’s… Read More
Apple Music isn’t the place you would expect to find reality TV. But this week, the music streaming service announced it will be producing an original show: Planet of the… Read More
What’s old is new again. CES, originally known as the Consumer Electronics Show, was launched in 1967 — well before PCs — but for much of its life it was a computer-centric… Read More
Are you buying new PCs less frequently than you did in the past? You’re not alone. Worldwide PC shipments are now projected to decline by 7.3 percent this year, 2 percentage… Read More
Dell CEO Michael Dell is comfortable with Microsoft’s new role as both a partner for his company and a competitor in the PC business, he told an audience at the Dell World conference… Read More
Bad news, computer makers: IDC announced today that it predicts shrinkage in the PC market in both developed and developing countries this year. PC shipments are expected to shrink by… Read More
Last week, IDC issued a sobering report which indicated that PC shipments for the first quarter fell by 13.9 percent, despite the release of Microsoft’s new Windows 8 operating system… Read More
Updated below with HP comment criticizing the deal and making a pitch for Dell’s customers, as well as comments from Michael Dell. Microsoft’s involvement in the $24.4 billion deal to… Read More
Bloomberg News is reporting that Dell’s board plans to meet this evening to discuss a potential $24 billion buyout — a move that would take the Round Rock, Texas-based PC… Read More
Now, here’s one of the more interesting stories of the day. CNBC’s David Faber is reporting that Microsoft may invest between $1 billion and $3 billion in Dell as part… Read More
Worldwide PC shipments declined by 8 percent in the third quarter, in advance of the Windows 8 release, according to numbers released by the IDC and Gartner research firms this… Read More
The concept of the stylus as an input for computing has been around for a long time, with people dragging items around the screen with a pen and scribbling in… Read More
Apple CEO Tim Cook leads the most powerful technology company on the planet. But even as the top dog in tech (with a market value of $475 billion, which is… Read More
During a Consumer Electronics preview event tonight, Lenovo showed an array of new products, including several running Google’s Android operating system — even a new Android-powered TV set. One device… Read More
Vioguard, a company started by two Microsoft Hardware veterans and their business partners, says it has received U.S. Food & Drug Administration approval for use of its self-sanitizing computer keyboard… Read More
As much as Andy Rooney might have turned himself into a caricature over the years, he is an iconic crank, one of the best there ever was. His retirement from 60… Read More
Apple is set to report earnings Tuesday afternoon, amid expectations of a blowout quarter. While much of the focus will be on iPads and iPhones, it’s becoming increasingly interesting to… Read More
The IDC market research firm today reduced its forecast for PC shipments for 2011 to 4.2 percent, from its previous projection of 7.1 percent. IDC cited factors including an “increasingly… Read More
Sure, Windows 8 looks snazzy with that tile interface and stuff, but what are you going to buy in the meantime if you want a new Windows machine? Are Windows… Read More
Apple is just out with its quarterly earnings, reporting record revenues of $24.67 billion and profits of nearly $6 billion. Also notable: Macs don’t seem to be falling victim to… Read More
Allmyapps, an online app store for Windows PC reminiscent of Apple’s App Store for Mac, this morning announced that it has signed up 100,000 members worldwide in its three months… Read More
Hewlett-Packard, continuing to raise questions about Microsoft’s long-term dominance in PC operating systems, plans to ship its webOS operating system on every one of its PCs — alongside Windows —… Read More