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Acer's $199 C710-2856 Chromebook laptop includes SSD, will be sold at Walmart
The notebook swaps its 320GB hard drive for 16GB of solid-state storage, but otherwise keeps the same specs as a C7 Chromebook released late last year.
Carl Icahn now pressing $14-per-share alternative to Dell buyout
UPDATED: Dell's special committee responds to the American financier's latest proposal.
How much will AMD's new FX-9000 desktop processors cost?
An online retailer priced the forthcoming chips between $500 and $1,000 before removing them from its site. Would AMD really charge that much for its top-performing CPUs?
HP swaps PC, printer unit captains: It's all about China, Lenovo
Todd Bradley steps down from HP's PC and printer unit to be replaced by Dion Weisler, a former Lenovo and Acer executive. HP is hoping Bradley and Weisler can form an executive tag team that can tackle China and Lenovo.
Microsoft launches Surface RT discount for schools
Microsoft is targeting schools and universities directly with a Surface RT discount offer during the summer back-to-school buying season.
Google set to triple number of stores selling Chromebooks worldwide
Google is promising to add more national markets for the Chromebook later this year too.
Intel-based 'Milky Way 2' debuts as 'world's fastest' supercomputer
The 'surprise' win for the machine also known as Tianhe-2 marks China’s first return to top spot since 2010.
More Surface give-aways, Andy Lees on leave and other Microsoft news of the week
A quick round-up of Microsoft-related news of the week, with the latest on Surface, Microsoft reorg rumors and more.
Microsoft to launch dedicated Windows stores in Best Buys
Microsoft is launching in U.S. and Canada dedicated store-within-a-stores for Windows PCs, Surfaces and other related products.
Microsoft delivers June firmware updates, fixes for its Surfaces
Microsoft is continuing to roll out updates and fixes for its Surface RT and Surface Pro devices each month, as part of its Patch Tuesday process.
Apple's Mac Pro beautiful swan song is no match for Extreme SaaS
While the new Mac Pro may be the butt of jokes for its odd visual appearance, it's packed with state of the art desktop technology. But is it too late to make much of a difference in today's mobile world and the future of cloud computing and SaaS?
Canalys: Global PC market will grow this year only thanks to tablets
A new forecast from Canalys provides another glimmer of hope for PC makers -- if they pay attention to the right form factor.
Apple plots new Mac Pro, eyes desktop innovation
Mac Pro looked a bit like something Darth Vader would use to operate the Death Star and is an eighth the size of the previous version.
WWDC '13: Apple shifts Mac OS X brand with debut of 'Mavericks'
Apple jumps from big cats to California-themed names for the next decade of Mac OS releases.
Computex 2013: Asus shows Trio 3-in-1, $149 7-inch HD tablet
This week has been all about 2-in-1 devices, but Asus is attempting to top that with a system meant to do triple duty as tablet, laptop and desktop. The Transformer Book Trio was one of several products Asus announced at Computex.