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IN PICTURES: Windows 8 cheat sheet

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.

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In Pictures: The new breed, Windows 8 PCs that innovate

These eight next-gen tablets and laptops show a new spirit of innovation in PCs

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In pictures: HP ProBook 5330m

One of the nicest looking 13.3in business laptops on the Australian market

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Gallery: 25 years of Toshiba laptops

From the dinosaurs of yesteryear to the very latest Android-based Cloud Companion

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News about laptops

Article | 15/05/2013 Lenovo and Apple grew as bottom fell out of PC market in Western Europe
PC shipments in Western Europe declined by 20.5 percent during the first quarter: The only vendors to see shipments grow were Lenovo and Apple, which ...
Article | 14/05/2013 Tablet v PC - Asus straddles the fuzzy divide
In the face of a slump in PC sales and industry debate over whether the smartphone or tablet is now the preferred tool for a large segment of domestic...
Article | 7/05/2013 HP turns to design for reversal of PC fortunes
Hewlett-Packard is barely holding on to the top spot in the laptop and desktop market, but hopes a renewed vigor regarding product design will help re...
Article | 6/05/2013 Tablet shipments to outpace laptops in 2013, NPD says
New tablet shipments will outnumber laptops for the first time in 2013, as touch display capabilities drive buying patterns rather than new operating ...
Article | 6/05/2013 Asus to launch Chromebook in second half of 2013
Taiwanese PC maker Asus plans on getting behind Google's Chrome OS and will launch a notebook running the OS in the second half of this year, said com...

Tutorials about laptops

Article | 8/02/2011 Laptop not charging
Reader Bballgurl84life's laptop battery isn't charging.
Article | 21/07/2010 Laptop tips: Add RAM, recycle a hard drive
It's been almost a year since I served up some nice, hot laptop tips--and that's inexcusable. I'll make it up to you this week with some useful advice...
Article | 27/07/2010 Caring for your laptop
You're more likely to damage a laptop than a desktop PC (no one has ever driven off, forgetting the desktop on top of their car), and once damaged, la...
Article | 17/07/2010 Add RAM to a laptop
So my dad was griping that his Acer Aspire 9300 laptop takes forever to boot. I inspected it for spyware, excessive startup programs, and the other us...
Article | 1/07/2010 Jailbreak Your iPad (Plus 8 Things to Do With It)
Apple's iOS 4 enables multitasking and other new and useful features, but the iPad can't join the party until this fall. If you jailbreak your iPad, h...

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Features about laptops

Article | 19/03/2013 Chromebooks: Acer C710 vs Samsung XE303C12
A Chromebook is primarily designed to be used with Web-based Google apps and an Internet connection. It's not like a typical Windows or Mac OS laptop....
Article | 4/03/2013 Windows 8 tablet showdown: ASUS vs HP vs Samsung
Deciding on which hybrid-style Windows 8 tablet to go for can be difficult. In this comparative article we pit three Intel Atom-based models from ASUS...
Article | 13/02/2013 HP Elitebook Folio: Delivering the business goods
Business travelers willing to give Windows 8 a spin have a noteworthy option in the HP Folio Elitebook Folio 9470m.
Article | 6/12/2012 How to buy the best laptop in the age of Windows 8
Laptops used to be simple. Almost all of them had a clamshell design, with a display that folded onto the keyboard. You picked the laptop you needed b...
Article | 5/12/2012 How Windows 8 rewrites the rules of PC gaming
PC gaming is primed for a renaissance—or at least a reinvention—like we haven’t seen since the advent of 3D acceleration in the late 1990s. For this, ...

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Reviews

Medion Akoya E6232 (MD 99222) notebook

This 15.6in notebook has good speed and features for its $499 price tag, and also some expected design issues

Dell Inspiron 17R notebook

A big laptop that's perfect for anyone who wants a basic desktop replacement computer

Samsung XE303C12 Chromebook review

Samsung's Chromebook is designed to be used with an active Internet connection and could be interesting for those of you who already use Google's services

Acer Aspire S5 Ultrabook

A high-performing Ultrabook with a port cluster and vent that can be opened and closed at the press of a button

Toshiba Satellite L850 (PSKFWA-01R012) laptop

The Satellite L850 is a good all-rounder, but it's perhaps a little too expensive for what it is

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