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Alexa Inside: What it’s really like to use Amazon’s voice assistant on a new Windows 10 laptop

by Todd Bishop on June 2, 2018January 16, 2019 at 11:46 am1 Comment

Alexa is all over the place these days, from the fridge to the bathroom mirror, and now on Windows 10 PCs, where Amazon’s voice assistant could teach Microsoft’s Cortana a… Read More

Amazon’s Alexa arrives on Windows 10 laptops for the first time this week via Acer devices

by Nat Levy on May 21, 2018May 21, 2018 at 11:37 amComment

Amazon’s Alexa is live on a Windows 10 laptop for the first time, making its debut on a pair of Acer devices with more on the way. The announcement follows… Read More

Alexa is coming to PCs: HP, ASUS and Acer bring Amazon’s assistant onto Microsoft Cortana’s turf

by Todd Bishop on January 8, 2018January 8, 2018 at 7:15 am 3 Comments

Amazon Alexa will soon arrive on Windows PCs, creating new competition for Microsoft’s built-in Cortana voice assistant. Hardware makers HP, ASUS, Acer and others plan to bring Alexa to their… Read More

Microsoft unveils first Windows Mixed Reality motion controllers

by Todd Bishop on May 11, 2017May 11, 2017 at 10:20 amComment

Microsoft unveiled the first motion controllers for Windows Mixed Reality headsets, scheduled to debut this holiday from the company’s third-party hardware partners. The controllers will work without installing hardware on the walls,… Read More

Acer unveils Windows 10 devices, including convertible laptop and battery powered desktop

by James Risley on October 12, 2015October 12, 2015 at 9:07 pmComment

Windows 10 has been out for 2 and a half months now, but the hardware race around Microsoft’s operating system is just heating up. Less than a week after Microsoft announced… Read More

Windows 10 PCs unveiled: Microsoft and partners prepare for big launch

by James Risley on June 3, 2015June 3, 2015 at 12:05 pm 3 Comments

Windows 10 is officially confirmed for release on July 29, and now we’re getting a glimpse of the hardware that will launch with the new operating system. Microsoft showed off some… Read More

CES: Here’s what Microsoft is showing behind the scenes

by Todd Bishop on January 7, 2015January 8, 2015 at 12:47 pm 9 Comments

LAS VEGAS — Microsoft doesn’t have the splashy booth or big keynote at CES any more, but the company is holding an small event (by CES standards, at least) tonight where it’s… Read More

Acer says it’s going to make more Chromebooks, dialing back on Windows

by Blair Hanley Frank on August 8, 2013August 8, 2013 at 5:00 pm 7 Comments

Taiwanese computer manufacturer Acer reported a surprising second quarter loss caused by slowing revenue and increased costs, with quarterly revenue down more than 19 percent year over year. It seems… Read More

Here is the first-ever 8-inch Windows 8 tablet — starting at $380, running on Intel

by Todd Bishop on June 3, 2013June 3, 2013 at 8:10 am 9 Comments

Acer this morning officially unveiled its long-rumored Iconia W3 tablet, billed as the first 8-inch tablet to run Windows 8. This is not a Windows RT device running on an… Read More

Acer’s leaked Windows 8 tablet aims to rival iPad mini at 8.1 inches, $380

by Todd Bishop on May 6, 2013May 6, 2013 at 7:17 am 4 Comments

Acer announced a new lineup of Windows 8 notebooks, tablets and hybrids last week, but one product missing from the unveiling was the company’s rumored 8-inch Windows 8 tablet. No… Read More

The other Microsoft Surface mystery: Keyboard included?

by Todd Bishop on August 16, 2012August 16, 2012 at 12:01 pm 8 Comments

In many ways it’s the signature feature of Microsoft’s upcoming Surface tablet computer — the magnetically attached cover that doubles as a keyboard. Microsoft says the keyboard/cover will come in two… Read More

Windows RT: Dell, Lenovo, Samsung, Asus to help Microsoft challenge iPad

by Todd Bishop on August 13, 2012August 13, 2012 at 12:11 pm 11 Comments

Dell, Lenovo, Samsung and Asus are among the PC makers that will release computers running Windows RT, the variation of Windows 8 that works with the ARM architecture common in… Read More

How the iPad made Apple the top ‘PC’ vendor, and what it means for Windows

by Todd Bishop on August 3, 2012August 3, 2012 at 7:56 am 11 Comments

What is a “personal computer” in 2012? Do tablets count? Most of the major technology research firms say no. As reflected in the chart above, they count PCs and tablets separately… Read More

Nerd Notes: The Winklevoss twins go away, video games go for the Grammy and Brazil plays with LEGOs

by Sarah Stackhouse on April 11, 2011December 3, 2014 at 8:53 amComment

Judge tells Winklevoss twins to take the money, settlements don’t come in pairs. Google launches a daily trivia game, a Google a day. We’re going to ask Jeeves the answer.… Read More