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Is Microsoft putting too much emphasis on touch in Windows 8?

Can an operating system be optimized for both touch and standard input methods? Microsoft believes so. Read more

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Here come the ultrabooks: Evolution or revolution?

Lenovo and Toshiba launch their ultrabooks. They're thin, light and probably too pricey right now. Read more

Ultrabook Showdown: Lenovo IdeaPad U300s vs. Toshiba Portege Z830

Thin, stylish, energy efficient and powerful sub-$1000 Ultrabooks are finally hitting the market, with the 13.3" Lenovo IdeaPad U300s and Toshiba Portege Z830 both due this November. Read more

Toshiba goes head-to-head against Apple with tablet and ultrabook

Can Toshiba compete against Apple by going super-skinny? Read more

Lenovo to launch the IdeaPad A1, a 7-inch Android tablet for $199

Lenovo enters the 7-inch tablet market with the IdeaPad A1, coming soon for less than $200. Read more

Almost half of U.S. mobile users own smartphones, survey says

New research shows that smartphones is approaching the midway mark in the U.S. mobile market. Read more

UPDATE: HTC announces two new Windows Phone Mango devices, the Titan and Radar

HTC is the first to officially reveal some Windows Phone Mango devices and they appear to be decent evolutionary upgrades to their lineup. Read more

Google's Windows Azure competitor to finally shed its 'preview' tag

Google is preparing to turn Google App Engine -- its Windows Azure cloud-platform competitor -- into a fully supported product in the second half of September. Read more

Microsoft hit with mobile tracking lawsuit

Microsoft attracts a lawsuit over locations-based information being sent back to its servers by the camera app. Read more

Meeting Sony's Tablet S and P (first impressions)

My thoughts on the pluses and minuses of Sony's new "magazine-inspired" Tablet S and dual-screen Tablet P. But the question is: Will consumers even care? Read more

The promise and challenges of Benioff's social enterprise vision

Salesforce's Marc Benioff continued his now-epic stream of social business thought leadership at this week's Dreamforce 2011 in San Francisco. The messaging was certainly world class and the slew... Read more

Samsung Note: 5.3-inch phone with a stylus

The Samsung Note smartphone was unveiled today packing a massive (for a phone) 5.3-inch Super AMOLED display and pen input. Read more

Has HP done a "New Coke" with WebOS and tablets?

Could the cancellation of WebOS been a guerrilla marketing campaign on a grand scale? Read more

The Steve Jobs Way

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Most B2B employees think enterprise should go social (survey)

A new survey reveals that more than half of business-to-business employees think that enterprises need to get on board with social media at work. Read more

Wind technology game-changer snags another $15 million

By using magnets instead of conventional generators, Danotek helps build lighter turbines that are more efficient at lower wind speeds. Read more




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