pc in pictures

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  IN PICTURES: Intel Solutions Summit 2012 in Bali, Day 2
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  In Pictures: Top 10 performance desktop PCs
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  In Pictures: Intel’s new Ivy Bridge chips
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  In Pictures: 10 PC apps to increase your business productivity

• New wave of ultrabooks to include 30 touchscreen models, Intel says

  By Agam Shah | 31 May, 2012 14:08

  A fresh crop of ultrabooks sporting Intel's latest "Ivy Bridge" Core processors will start to go on sale next month, including 30 models with touchscreens, according to Intel.

• yARN: Are we in for a fresh wave of interest in virtual desktops?

  By Stephen Withers | 30 May, 2012 08:45

  The traditional reason for considering virtual desktops in place of conventional PCs has been TCO, with much of the saving coming from the ongoing management and administration benefits. But those savings largely accrued because of the difficulty of managing large numbers of PCs, so small businesses couldn’t really benefit unless they went down the DaaS (desktop as a service) route.

• Dell introduces three new All-in-One PCs

  By Ian Paul | 30 May, 2012 08:06

  Dell has rolled out a new set of all-in-one PCs including a new addition to the XPS lineup for those who want an Apple iMac without actually buying an iMac.

• Samsung preps two new Chromebooks as Google updates Chrome OS, Apps

  By Juan Carlos Perez | 30 May, 2012 07:53

  Samsung will launch this week two new Chrome OS-based computers, a laptop and desktop that have been designed to be significantly faster and more versatile than previous models.

• PRODUCTS: latest from Acer and ASUS

  By Nermin Bajric | 25 May, 2012 12:22

  Acer adds the A510 to its tablet range and releases a 15.6-inch notebook, ASUS unveils multimedia notebook.

• Foxconn to build new Apple production line in China

  By Ashleigh Allsopp | 23 May, 2012 13:13

  Apple supplier Foxconn is investing $210 million (£133m) to build a new factory in China, which will house an Apple production line.

• UPDATED: HP slashes 27,000 jobs as part of restructuring program

  By Agam Shah | 23 May, 2012 20:52

  It's official. Hewlett-Packard will cut 27,000 employees as part of its long-term restructuring plan, the company said when it announced quarterly financial results.

• Revisiting RDP, discovering ReactOS, and finding Mindjet

  By Mark Gibbs | 23 May, 2012 20:25

  A second look at Microsoft's RDP client, considers a replacement for Windows XP, and delves into "Mind Mapping"

• Guide: How to use Microsoft Word as a desktop publishing tool

  By Helen Bradley | 30 May, 2012 08:21

  High-end desktop publishing programs, such as Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress, feature lots of tools to help designers produce stunning pages. But these programs are expensive, and novices require training to use them, factors that render their acquisition difficult to justify for most small businesses.

• BYOD battle: A tale of two opposing IT viewpoints

  By Ellen Messmer | 19 April, 2012 20:33

  EdSouth is a bank holding company active in the student-loan arena, and Arrow Container Corp. manufactures cartons and containers. Their ideas about letting employees use their own mobile devices at work for business — what's often called "Bring Your Own Device" (BYOD) — couldn't be more different.

• Marketing: Skating on thin ice

  By Patrick Budmar | 05 March, 2012 14:03

  Steven Bradbury not only won Olympic gold he also helped BenQ sell plenty of PCs

• Technology argument 5: iPad vs. everything else

  By John Cox | 02 November, 2011 21:33

  We debated whether to call this piece "iPad vs. Motorola Xoom" or "iPad vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1" or whatever the Android tablet du jour is. But really it's still "iPad vs Everything Else."

• Hands-on review: Xoom battles iPad 2 to a draw

  By Wayne Rash | 16 March, 2011 05:44

  We got our hands on the two hottest products in the tablet computing market -- the Motorola Xoom and the iPad 2 and put them to the test. This was a 15-round heavyweight fight and in the end, the Xoom stood toe to toe with the reigning champ, iPad 2.

• Android 3.0 tablet: Five key features

  By Brad Reed | 28 January, 2011 03:36

  Tablet application developers can rejoice now that Google has released its software development kit for Android 3.0, the new edition of the platform designed specifically for tablets.