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Woman Who Assembles iPads Shown iPad For First Time In Her Life

7:00AM February 7, 2012 | Sam Biddle

“Ms Chen”, as CNN calls her, works in a Foxconn plant installing iPad screens for virtually every waking hour of her life. Despite this, she never actually saw an iPad until CNN whisked her away. Her reaction will surprise you. More »


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New Apple Patent Is More Proof That Apple’s Working On A Touchscreen iMac

12:45PM February 3, 2012 | Casey Chan

Though it’s incredibly awkward and tiring to actively touch a 27-inch screen on a desk, touchscreen tech is still the obvious future for computers. So it’s no surprise that Apple has some patents up its sleeve that’ll make a touchscreen iMac a reality. Here’s the newest. More »


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Alleged iPad 3 Development Photos Confirm Key Details

9:30AM February 2, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

BGR is claiming that one of its sources has access to an iPad 3 prototype which, at this stage of development, it may be true. According to them, these debug screenshots confirm some of the speculation about the next Apple tablet: More »


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The Tablet Linux Lovers Have Been Waiting For

5:00AM February 2, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

While most people just want their devices to work so that they can do stuff, some people love tinkering with operating systems. Until now, the tablet sector’s been ripe for hacking, but there hasn’t been anything that’s truly open-source and easy to fiddle with from the get-go. This Spark tablet puts that straight. More »


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Is Nokia Working On A Windows 8 Tablet?

10:45AM January 27, 2012 | Kyle Wagner

Nokia bet the farm on its Windows Phone partnership with Microsoft, but so far it’s been mum on potential Windows 8 tablets. That changed a bit today when CEO Stephen Elop implied it might be time. More »


Computing

Kid Got Lost Inside A Computer In The 1950s

12:00AM January 27, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

TNW has a great little anecdote today: a 10-year-old kid got lost inside a computer in the 1950s. That was the time when computers less powerful than your current phone were bigger than most homes. This is his story: More »


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Apple Will Worry About iPad Competition When There Is Competition

10:15AM January 25, 2012 | Brian Barrett

When asked today about how Apple was handling the competition from lower-priced tablets — specifically the Kindle Fire — Apple CEO Tim Cook said, effectively, that it isn’t a competition at all. Which would sound like hubris, if the numbers didn’t back him up so strongly. More »


Gaming

This Alienware Gaming PC Couldn’t Look More Like A Console

5:20AM January 19, 2012 | Jamie Condliffe

I’m a big fan of small form factor PCs. Sure, they’re a pain in the arse to upgrade, but they’re less obtrusive. I’ve got a feeling gamers don’t think the same way, though — maybe Alienware’s X51 can convince them otherwise? More »


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Under The Hood: The Best Features Required Of Windows 8 Hardware

10:30AM January 18, 2012 | Adrian Covert

Microsoft dropped the hardware requirements for Windows 8 a month ago, but may of the choice bits were buried amongst the 1000-page sea of technical jargon and general obscura. The brave souls over at WithinWindows ostensibly just emerged from the depths with the choicest pearls of compatibility wisdom. More »


Gaming

How A Mouse Company Might Become King Of The PC Jungle

7:00AM January 18, 2012 | Matt Buchanan

Last week, I said that Razer’s kind of insane Project Fiona gaming tablet is the future of PC gaming, which sounds a little crazy. I guess I should explain. More »