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• New HP PCs include 20-inch all-in-one that lies flat for games

  By Melissa Riofrio | 23 May, 2013 13:27

  HP's consumer PC sales continue to languish, but the game's not over yet--certainly not on the company's new Envy Rove, a 20-inch all-in-one that can lay flat for multiplayer games. The company also announced a raft of other all-in-ones and desktops today.

• HP Envy 23 TouchSmart: Sleek, sturdy and a win for consumers

  By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 15 January, 2013 16:34

  HP's latest Envy 23 TouchSmart all-in-one desktop computer is a bit pricey at just over $1700, but it's a relatively good-looking machine with a nice, sturdy build.

• Windows 8 not saving the PC industry as shipments decline

  By Jared Newman | 14 January, 2013 23:38

  With the holiday shopping season behind us, it's clearer than ever tablets are cutting deeply into traditional PC sales, even after the launch of Windows 8.

• IN PICTURES: Windows 8 cheat sheet

  By Preston Gralla | 29 October, 2012 08:18

  With Windows 8, Microsoft introduces a brand new interface that feels designed more for tablets than for laptops and desktops. We'll help you find your way around the new OS and make the most of its features.

• Apple slims down iMac in latest update

  By Roman Loyola | 23 October, 2012 23:10

  At the Apple Special Event, the company introduced a redesigned iMac that Apple senior vice president Phil Schiller called, "the most beautiful Mac we have ever made."

• Build Your Own Network-Attached Storage System

  By Nate Ralph | 18 October, 2011 00:35

  With cheap storage readily available, the temptation to build vast libraries of music, movies, photos, and documents is ever present. But when each PC in your home is packed to its aluminum gills with gigabytes upon gigabytes of digital goods, managing all of that data can be a hassle.

• AMD's Bulldozer Packs Plenty Of Cores, But Not Enough Power

  By Nate Ralph | 14 October, 2011 01:01

  Earlier this year Intel made waves with its Sandy Bridge processors, which served up impressive performance gains over their predecessors while improving energy efficiency. AMD’s return salvo is finally here in the form of the AMD FX platform, previously codenamed Bulldozer.

• Google releases Chrome desktop-sharing feature

  By Christina DesMarais | 10 October, 2011 02:53

  Google isn’t reinventing the wheel with a new feature it is testing that allows any two computers using its Chrome browser to connect with each other.

• The new Mac Pro: Hands on, and what you need to know

  By Jason Snell, Dan Frakes | 12 June, 2013 08:15

  The new Mac Pro is a black cylinder dense with high technology, from powerful Intel workstation-grade processors to two shockingly fast graphics cards to an array of expansion ports. We got a brief chance to go hands-on.

• Predictions: What Apple will release in 2013

  By Dan Moren and Lex Friedman | 22 January, 2013 14:43

  If we can predict just one thing for Apple in 2013, it's this: The company will continue to release products. But we're going to predict more than one thing (because we're crazy like that): Apple won't close down the business and give its money back to its shareholders, and it won't stop developing its major product lines. Here's how we think that development could go this year.

• CES reveals the four new rules of PC simplicity

  By Loyd Case | 09 January, 2013 22:23

  Behold the PCs of CES 2013. They are simpler, smarter, easier to use, and more portable than their now ever-so-clunky predecessors. No mice or keyboards are required. Indeed, these are not your daddy's computers. And let's not even call them PCs. How about: Tablets, hybrids, all-in-ones, and even Table PCs.

• Six of the rarest Macs

  By Benj Edwards | 19 October, 2012 14:10

  If you’re a longtime fan of the Macintosh platform, chances are you are a bit of a collector and a historian. Aside from their being endearing machines that earned user loyalty, Macs retained their usefulness far longer than most PCs, encouraging people to hang on to them. Who among you doesn’t have an old Mac in your closet?

• How desktop PCs got their groove back

  By Nate Ralph | 09 January, 2011 04:44

  Is the desktop PC dead? Far from it.

• CES 2011: Lenovo announces IdeaCentre all-in-ones

  By Nate Ralph | 05 January, 2011 12:49

  Lenovo's IdeaCentre All-in-One desktops have been revamped for 2011, offering up a host of new features, and functionality. There's something for everyone here, with 3D displays, multitouch, TV tuners and new processors from AMD and Intel.