Google Debuts Web-Only Laptop, Chromebook Google announced a new generation of Chrome OS-based laptops at the company's I/O developer conference on Wednesday. The new device will be called the Chromebook, and its interface will be based entirely on Google's Chrome browser.
Commodore 64 Goes on Sale. Amiga, VIC-20 Coming Soon Commodore has released an Intel Atom-based Commodore 64: a regular all-in-one Ubuntu PC in the shape of the classic C64 home computer, which can also boot into a game-playing C64 emulation mode.
Happy 30th Birthday to the Portable PC The portable computer was born 30 years ago this weekend, when Adam Osborne unveiled the Osborne 1 in San Francisco.
Father of Mac OS X Bertrand Serlet Leaves Apple Apple on Wednesday announced that Bertrand Serlet, Apple's lead developer of the Mac OS X, is leaving the company, just a day before the operating system turns 10 years old.
HP's 3-D Laptop: One More D, 300 More Dollars If you thought 3-D was a tough sell for the living room, now imagine if you had to lug the technology around with you. That, in fact, is the big sell of the HP Envy 17 3D, and any other 3-D-equipped laptop: it gives you the world of three dimensions on the go. Can you feel the excitement? No? Well, ahem.
Acer Phasing Out Netbooks in Favor of Tablets Taiwanese computer manufacturer Acer has announced plans to release both a 7-inch and a 10-inch tablet in 2011. These Android-powered devices will eventually replace the company's netbooks, sales of which are dwindling.
Windows Ill-Suited to Touchscreens, New Tablets Show We recently got a closer look at two tablets shown off in Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's CES 2011 keynote: The Acer Iconia and the Asus Eee Slate EP121. Together, they show the potential -- and the limitations -- of a Windows-based tablet strategy.
Report: 'PalmPad' Specs Surface Ahead of CES After months of speculation, HP appears ready to release its new PalmPad tablet PC at the Consumer Electronics Show in two weeks, according to one report.