Articles about PCs

Microsoft and PC makers release first Copilot+ PCs without flagship ‘Recall’ AI feature at launch

Microsoft and its PC partners Tuesday pressed ahead with the release of the first Copilot+ PCs despite delaying the AI-powered… Read More

Amazon starts revealing secret formula behind influential ‘Amazon’s Choice’ selections

Amazon is disclosing new details about the previously mysterious criteria behind the “Amazon’s Choice” designation given to selected products on… Read More

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Geared Up! Apple Music’s new TV deals, the war over wireless data plans, and a PC the size of an iPhone

Apple Music isn’t the place you would expect to find reality TV. But this week, the music streaming service announced… Read More

Despite a declining market, innovative computers still matter at CES thanks to Intel, Dell, HP, others

What’s old is new again. CES, originally known as the Consumer Electronics Show, was launched in 1967 — well before… Read More

PC sales even worse than expected as free Windows 10 update delays hardware upgrades

Are you buying new PCs less frequently than you did in the past? You’re not alone. Worldwide PC shipments are… Read More

Michael Dell tells Satya Nadella what he thinks about Microsoft’s hardware strategy

Dell CEO Michael Dell is comfortable with Microsoft’s new role as both a partner for his company and a competitor in the… Read More

IDC predicts PC market will keep shrinking

Bad news, computer makers: IDC announced today that it predicts shrinkage in the PC market in both developed and developing… Read More

Intel profit drops 17% on softening PC sales

Last week, IDC issued a sobering report which indicated that PC shipments for the first quarter fell by 13.9 percent,… Read More

Microsoft: $2B Dell loan supports key partner, helps Windows ecosystem

Updated below with HP comment criticizing the deal and making a pitch for Dell’s customers, as well as comments from… Read More

Dell board reportedly set to consider buyout, including big Microsoft investment

Bloomberg News is reporting that Dell’s board plans to meet this evening to discuss a potential $24 billion buyout —… Read More

Report: Microsoft in talks to invest up to $3B in Dell to help take the PC maker private

Now, here’s one of the more interesting stories of the day. CNBC’s David Faber is reporting that Microsoft may invest… Read More

Chart: This is what the ‘Post-PC Era’ looks like, so far

Worldwide PC shipments declined by 8 percent in the third quarter, in advance of the Windows 8 release, according to… Read More

Can Microsoft finally make the stylus go mainstream?

The concept of the stylus as an input for computing has been around for a long time, with people dragging… Read More

Apple boss Tim Cook takes a few cracks at Microsoft and Amazon, says tablets will ‘cannibalize’ PCs

Apple CEO Tim Cook leads the most powerful technology company on the planet. But even as the top dog in… Read More

CES Video: Lenovo’s Android notebook splits into a tablet

During a Consumer Electronics preview event tonight, Lenovo showed an array of new products, including several running Google’s Android operating… Read More

Self-sanitizing keyboard wins FDA nod for healthcare use

Vioguard, a company started by two Microsoft Hardware veterans and their business partners, says it has received U.S. Food &… Read More

Andy Rooney targets Bill Gates in 2nd best rant in PC history

As much as Andy Rooney might have turned himself into a caricature over the years, he is an iconic crank,… Read More

Apple, Microsoft and the divergence of the personal computer market

Apple is set to report earnings Tuesday afternoon, amid expectations of a blowout quarter. While much of the focus will… Read More

IDC cuts PC forecast as iPad, Kindle and friends take toll

The IDC market research firm today reduced its forecast for PC shipments for 2011 to 4.2 percent, from its previous… Read More

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Rewind: Microsoft’s ‘Ben the PC Guy’ on the new ‘Golden Age of PC Design’

Sure, Windows 8 looks snazzy with that tile interface and stuff, but what are you going to buy in the… Read More

Apple bucks trend with 28% increase in Mac unit sales

Apple is just out with its quarterly earnings, reporting record revenues of $24.67 billion and profits of nearly $6 billion.… Read More

Windows app store Allmyapps reaches 100,000 users

Allmyapps, an online app store for Windows PC reminiscent of Apple’s App Store for Mac, this morning announced that it… Read More

WebOS planned for every HP PC, alongside Windows

Hewlett-Packard, continuing to raise questions about Microsoft’s long-term dominance in PC operating systems, plans to ship its webOS operating system… Read More