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Google Launches 'Chromebook' PCs

Google Launches 'Chromebook' PCs

Macintosh, Windows, or Google? Search engine giant Google finally unveiled the first "Chromebook" notebooks at the Google I/O conference on Wednesday, laptop computers from manufacturing giants Samsung and Acer that use Google's Chrome operating system and will go on sale in June.

 

Are desktop PCs headed for extinction?

Are desktop PCs headed for extinction?

Roughly 80 percent of computers sold are laptops. But nearly 90 percent of U.S. homes still have a trusty desktop.

Senh: It sure sounds like it. I have a desktop just because I don't want to get rid of it. I'm using my laptop all the time now. With laptops so cheap and portable, it doesn't make much sense to have a desktop unless you're into heavy-duty video editing, computer animation, or print design.

 

Steve Jobs on the post-PC era

Events have just kicked off at the D8 Conference with Apple CEO Steve Jobs taking the stage for a conversation with All Things Digital producers Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher.

 

Mac or PC: Decisions, decisions

Across the universe of gadgets, few things inspire more angst and buyer's remorse than computers.

 

Windows sales 'please' Microsoft

Windows sales 'please' Microsoft

Microsoft says it is pleased with the demand for Windows 7 as it reports an 18% fall in quarterly profits.

 

Microsoft reveals large discounts for Windows 7

Microsoft unveiled bigger-than-expected discounts for some buyers of its forthcoming Windows 7 operating system, as it sought to stoke up demand for new PCs and put the poor reputation of Windows Vista behind it.

 

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