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Windows 8: Microsoft's New Coke moment
The latest operating systems numbers are in, and Windows 8's failure is clearer than ever. Can Microsoft, like Coca-Cola before it, bring victory out of a defeated product launch?
The vanishing PC: Race to the bottom accelerates
The demand for more performance and features has traditionally kept the PC from falling too far, too fast. Those days may now be ending, hastened by cheap tablets. The industry is responding with new platforms for low-cost laptops and tablets running Windows 8 and Android.
'Jurassic Park' Proves That The PC Won't Die
In an "adapt or perish" world, the ever-evolving PC will still be the right tool for the right job, even if it lives alongside numerous other species of computing devices.
IHS: China led global PC market for first time ever in 2012
As the PC industry continues to fluctuate, its top markets are shifting as well, based on a new report.
What do people mean when they say 'the PC is dying'?
There's been much made of 'the death of Windows' or 'the death of the PC' over the past six months, but I've started to wonder recently what people actually mean when they say 'the PC is dying'?
Ubuntu 13.04: The Linux desktop for everyone (gallery)
Linux power users may not love Ubuntu, but everyone else can.
Ubuntu 13.04 Review: Linux for the average Joe or Jane
Hard core Linux fans won't care for it, but for the average user the new Ubuntu desktop Linux has a lot to offer.
Want the most reliable Windows PC? Buy a Mac (or maybe a Dell)
A new report from Soluto uses data from its massive online database of PC crashes, hangs, and performance metrics to identify the 10 most reliable Windows PCs you can buy today. Surprisingly, a MacBook Pro is at the top of the list. Even more surprising is who's not included.
Apple Q2 2013 hardware sales: By the numbers
Apple's Q2 2013 financial data is out, telling us, among other things, how much hardware the technology powerhouse sold over the past quarter. How does this three month period compare to previous quarters?
AMD unveils $999 Radeon HD 7990 dual-GPU graphics card beast
Packing a pair of Radeon HD 7970 GPUs and 6GB of DDR5 memory, the new card competes against Nvidia's GeForce GTX 690 behemoth.
SK Hynix Q1 revenue up from DRAM demand
South Korean chipmaker notches a 2 percent quarter-to-quarter increase to 2.78 trillion won from increased demand for PC and server DRAM for data centers.
Apple's fiscal Q2: $43.6B in revenue, doubles capital return program, misses outlook
Apple's Q2 earnings report didn't disappoint, and the iPhone maker also gave its share buyback program a significant boost.
Microsoft targets end of May for expanded Surface Pro availability
Microsoft is broadening availability of its Surface Pro PC/tablet hybrids during May and June, officials are saying.
OEMs have the power to make or break smaller Windows tablets
Consumers seem to prefer smaller tablets, and its down to the OEMs to try and turn out Windows tablets that work well at this smaller scale. But OEMs could muck it up for everyone.
Post-PC era spooks Blackstone into dropping Dell bid
Blackstone said the collapse in PC sales was enough to make it rethink its bid for Dell.