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Asus to launch Chromebook in second half of 2013
Taiwanese PC maker Asus plans on getting behind Google's Chrome OS and will launch a notebook running the OS in the second half of this year, said company CEO Jerry Shen.
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Windows 8 Update: Smaller, less expensive gear on tap for autumn
Smaller, less expensive Windows 8 devices based on upcoming Intel processors are in the offing for later this year, the company says.
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Intel's new 'Bay Trail' chip to bring budget convertible PCs to the market
Intel's upcoming "Bay Trail" Atom processor is aimed at the low-end market, and promises to deliver convertible PCs and notebooks with all-day battery life at budget prices, the company said on Wednesday.
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Gartner: Tablet shipments to outstrip PCs by 72% in 3 years
Three years from now, tablet computers will outsell traditional Windows PCs, and do so by a whopping 72%, according to the latest projections from Gartner. In between, PC shipments drop at ever faster rates.
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Microsoft collects 13 design patents for Surface, keyboard covers
The US Patent and Trademark Office has awarded Microsoft 13 design patents for its Surface line of tablets, including their innovative Touch keyboards-slash-covers, according to published documents.
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Microsoft to refresh Windows 8 core app trio today
Microsoft will push updated versions of several long-criticised Windows 8 apps, including Mail, Calendar and People, the "Modern"-style program for keeping track of contacts, to the Windows Store today.
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Seagate upgrades hybrid drive family, adds desktop model
Seagate announced new models of its 2.5-in. hybrid laptop drives with 40% better performance, as well as its first 3.5-in. desktop hybrid drive.
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New touchscreen PCs are a threat to the iPad, analyst
Hybrid tablets incorporating touch screens and keyboards, and based on Intel's new Haswell processor, may threaten the iPad, according to an analyst.
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Gartner: Apple OS X will be as accepted as Windows by the end of 2014
By the end of next year Apple laptops and notebooks will be as well accepted by IT pros as their Microsoft counterparts, according to Gartner.
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Intel shrinks SSDs in bid for tablet market
Intel's new SSD 525 packs performance identical to a standard 2.5-inch SSD into a device one eighth of the size, the company said.
