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 today unveiled its first line of “Always Connected” PCs, a new generation of computers with built-in LTE connectivity and extra-long battery life. The PCs, from Asus and HP, fulfill… Read More
HTC said it is not interested in being acquired by PC maker Asus, which hinted at the possibility on Friday that it would make sense to acquire the Android smartphone maker. “We strongly deny… Read More
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
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
Despite iPad sales that were down more than 9 percent year-over-year and below Wall Street’s expectations, Apple has held on as the company with the greatest share of the tablet… Read More
Google’s low-priced Chromebooks are adding a new wrinkle to a PC market already being undercut by tablets. Microsoft has promised to make it easier for computer makers to compete with lower-priced Windows… Read More
One of Asustek’s big announcements at CES this year was the creation of the Transformer Book Duet TD300: a tablet that could turn into a laptop, and run both Windows… Read More
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
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