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Windows 8: How to touch-enable your PC without breaking the bank
It's easy to touch-enable your existing PC without breaking the bank. Here are a few recommendation,along with some pros and cons for you to note.
Chromebook Pixel running Windows 8 remotely (video)
The Chrome Remote Desktop app is a free web app for Chrome that can be used to run Windows PCs and Macs from Chrome. This video shows a Chromebook Pixel controlling a Windows 8 touch system.
ThinkPad T431s: Review in photos
The latest ThinkPad from Lenovo has a large trackpad with unique 5-button configuration and is made to withstand the bumps of the road.
Lenovo adds Yoga 11S convertible Ultrabook laptop to Windows 8 lineup
While the original Yoga 11 ran Windows RT and was powered by an ARM chip, the new version offers Intel's Ivy Bridge processors and runs either Windows 8 or Windows 8 Pro.
Windows 8 without touch is like a day without sunshine
Microsoft shook things up with the interface on Windows 8 designed to work well both with touch and without. It got it half right.
Price, not screen size, will determine whether Microsoft's Surface Mini sinks or swims
Buyers are unlikely to care about the odd half inch of screen size here or there. These days, only one thing matters: Price.
HP does Android with the SlateBook x2, big Windows with Split x2
HP knows hybrids as evidenced by the Envy x2. This summer will see a big Windows hybrid and a high-end Android hybrid from the company.
Windows 8.1 'Blue': Is it a service pack, a redesign, or a rebranding?
Windows 'Blue' represents an effort on Microsoft's part to change the way we think of the Windows update cycle, perhaps to get us ready for a subscription service.
Microsoft confirms Blue to be free for existing Windows 8 users
Microsoft plans to make its first update to Windows 8, codenamed Blue, free to existing Windows 8 users, company officials have confirmed.
The one big fix that could save Windows 8
There’s one big move Microsoft could still make to salvage Windows 8. Whether it will have the courage to do it remains a question mark.
Microsoft's mea culpa? Five things that Windows Blue should do
The tech media, and unlikely mainstream outlets, have given Microsoft a beating over the past year. But in recognizing the difficulties with Windows 8 (and Windows RT), the software giant is eating humble pie. Here are the next steps Microsoft should take with the Windows Blue update.
Asus VivoTab going back to Amazon
Having recently bought and shared first impressions of the Asus VivoTab tablet with laptop dock, it's fitting to explain why it's on its way back to Amazon.
Apple releases Mac firmware update for Thunderbolt fixes
While the Thunderbolt Firmware Update v1.2 appears to be solid, some users report problems.
With Windows Blue, Microsoft may (finally) do the right thing
Call it capitulation. Call it listening to customers. But whatever you call it, making Windows 8 more usable with expected coming Blue tweaks is a positive, not a negative.
My top gadget for 2013 (so far)
There are a lot of gadgets that come through my home office, which range in usefulness from not very to game changing for me. One of the latter is so good that it has changed my routine for the better.