The first Windows 8 ultrabook convertible by Asus was a tad too expensive than people would've liked. Thankfully, the company will be releasing a cheaper version of the device this week - but only in Japan.
A supposed technical error that removed European users' option to choose a default browser brought about by a Windows 7 update in 2011 ended up being a very costly mistake on Microsoft's part - a $731 million mistake, in fact.
It's not looking good for the PC market this year. Analysts and even PC hardware suppliers are expecting even more decline in sales after a less-than-stellar performance during the last quarter of 2012.
Researchers from a German university show off a prototype glove that can be used to translate words spelled on air into actual messages on the computer.
Thanks to a wireless brain implant developed by Brown University, people with movement disabilities may one day be able to control PCs with their mind.
No Kinect-like sensor is needed with the MYO gesture-control arm band; users control Macs, PCs, and even Android and iPhone devices by waving their arm.
A new default setting will block cookies on a future Firefox release (version 22), making many privacy-conscious users happy ... and many advertisers not.
In what could be seen as an effort to make its Office 365 subscription models more palatable, Microsoft silently raised the prices of Office for Mac 2011.
Researchers built a computer that never crashes. The crash-proof computer mimics nature's chaos, and is currently in use at the University College London.
Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet and its accessories will hit the market on February 9. The Surface RT will also be released in 13 new markets in the next few weeks.
Spilled water on your Surface Pro? Don't try taking it apart to fix it. iFixit tore down the tablet-laptop hybrid, revealing its low level of repairability.
Microsoft's Bill Gates visited social networking site Reddit to answer questions by the site's users, and giving us a peek into his thoughts on Apple, Bing, and more.
Thanks to two new features that make Google Hangouts a lot more user-friendly to those in areas with low connectivity, users can control bandwidth settings and chat without video.
According to research firm Canalys, Apple beat both HP and Lenovo in PC sales in 2012, topping the PC market in Q4 – that is, if you consider the iPad a PC.
The StormFly may look like one of those rubber LiveStrong bracelets, but if you plug it into a computer, it works its magic. This USB device comes with its own operating system, so you can turn any computer into your own.
The Raspberry Pi Foundation previewed a tiny camera to go with its credit-card-sized computer. The $25 camera is due to hit the market in a month or so.
The even more affordable version of the Raspberry Pi has stripped-down specs compared to the first model released, but it has a lot of potential applications.
Turns out SimCity 2013 isn't a Windows-only title after all. A Mac version is planned for spring, and it features cooperative play capability with Windows users on the same server.
