Here’s one of those sad facts of life that you just can’t avoid: Like cars, clothing, and people, batteries wear out. You can’t stop this process, but with proper care, …

Microsoft was hit with a double whammy last month as it made scant progress in either boosting the usage share of Windows 8 or depressing the share of Windows XP, …

If you’re new to Windows 8, we suspect you’re finding certain things confusing. (Never mind the lack of a Start button; that’s been covered to death.)  For example, if you’re using …

According to a survey from security training firm PhishMe, employees working from home could be an easy back door allowing targeted attacks to get behind an organisation’s email defences. In …

Today’s mobile spam and phishing attacks will increasingly delivered by mobile malware networks, despite mobile device operating systems being more secure than those of desktop or laptop computers, a report …

Acer’s Iconia W510 is a 16:9, wides-creen Windows 8 tablet with a nicely designed keyboard dock. When sidled down and locked into said dock, the W5 appears and functions as …

According to IDC, Windows 8 should shoulder part of the blame for a worse-than-expected dip in Q4 PC sales because it failed to spark a surge in PC buying by making …

Lenovo said its net profit for the fiscal second quarter increased by only 13 percent year-over-year, marking a shift from the high profit growth the company has previously seen. For …

Lenovo has announced a new range of Windows 8 and RT hybrid computing devices that can function as tablets or laptops. The devices include the IdeaPad Yoga 11, which is …

HP has no plans to launch a smartphone next year but will need to sell one eventually to avoid missing out on “a huge segment of the population,” CEO Meg …

HP has announced new Pavilion Sleekbooks, which the company is pitching as laptops that are cheaper than Ultrabooks but competitive in weight and thickness. The new Pavilion Sleekbooks will come …

A group of hackers has released a file containing unique identification data for over 1 million Apple iOS devices and claim that the information is part of a larger database …

One of the best ways to perk up the performance of an older laptop is by increasing its memory. Most of the time, the process of adding RAM is little …

Dell today announced the expansion of three open source software and cloud computing initiatives:  the formalisation of Project Sputnik resulting in a Dell product in autumn 2012, its Emerging Solutions …

Windows 8, the next major upgrade of Microsoft’s operating system for PCs, tablets and laptops, will be released to manufacturers in August and will ship commercially in October, the company announced yesterday. …

When one talks of computers today, he or she could be referring to a laptop, a desktop or maybe even a smartphone. Sergey Brin, CEO and co-founder of Google, wears …

Research firm NPD DisplaySearch expects tablet shipments to exceed laptop shipments by 2016, likely due to consumer desire for more portability. “Consumer preference for mobile computing devices is shifting from notebook to …

Advanced Micro Devices hopes to provide thin-and-light laptops that are less expensive but equally speedy to Intel’s ultrabooks with its new A-series chips, which the company officially announced yesterday. The …

Acer today launched the world’s thinnest Ultrabook, measuring 15mm at the maximal point and weighing less than 3lbs. The Aspire S5, which is the latest in Acer’s S Series of …

Dell today joined the region’s Ultrabook market with the launch of its XPS 13 laptop, which it says solves the ‘bring your own device’ trend by being a ‘prosumer’ (professional …

Lenovo’s profit in its fiscal third quarter ended Dec. 31 grew 54 percent year-over-year, as the company saw growth in many key markets. PC shipments increased by 37 percent, the …

Dell has joined the ultrabook market after announcing the release of the XPS 13 at the Consumer Electronics Show yesterday. The move comes as Dell continues to gear its focus …

Chip and system-level improvements that Intel is making with the Ivy Bridge microarchitecture will result in laptops out next year with longer battery life and better graphics, the company said. …

Microsoft showed today the next version of its Windows OS at a press event in Taipei, unveiling a completely new tile-based interface that it hopes will be better suited for …

Toshiba will launch its first tablet computer in late June in Japan and at around the same time in global markets, the company said recently. “With the tablet, Toshiba will …