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Twitter Just Killed Tweetdeck Apps For Good

Might be time to start looking for a new Twitter client if you’re a Tweetdeck user: the Android, iPhone and desktop clients of the once-amazing app have just been killed so that Twitter can focus instead on web-based clients.


Your Next Desktop Background. But What Is It?

Is it a wonderful new Christmas decoration come too late? Blood plunging into a pool of bath water? Or has someone just dropped the ketchup in the sink?


HP’s Phoenix Desktop: Hot Stuff?

HP’s launched a new range of consumer-centric laptops and desktops, including the glow-in-the-dark phoenix, touch screen all-in-ones and ultraportable models.


Windows XP’s Iconic Bliss Desktop Has Lost Some Of Its Bliss

A good desktop image is hard to find. Microsoft did very well with the default pretty “Bliss” Windows XP desktop, but that was years ago. The site where the photo was taken? It’s not quite as pretty as it once was.


Samsung May Buy HP’s PC Business Says Digitimes

Samsung has reportedly talked to manufacturers like Quanta Computers and Pegatron about outsourcing notebook orders. The Korean company is eyeing HP’s PC business and would need outside manufacturing help. It’s an interesting proposition. Too bad it’s a rumour. [Digitimes]


Are Tablets Really PCs As Microsoft Claims?

Microsoft insists tablets are Windows-powered mobile PCs. Even Windows Phone president Andy Lee, who should be pushing for a WP7 tablet, said, “We view a tablet as a PC.”


Intel Will Thin Out, Shrink In Size And Defy Moore’s Law

Intel officially let loose with a processor roadmap that’s filled with all sorts of goodies for hardware-loving geeks.


This Is The World’s Thinnest All-In-One PC

At 18.5 inches deep, the Lenovo IdeaCentre A320 is the thinnest all-in-one PC in the world. Lenovo’s held that distinction three years running—but this year’s model packs in performance to match.


Build An Attractive DIY Desk And Workspace From Wooden Pallets

Today we take a peek inside the offices of Dutch advertising firm Brandbase. Their offices are decorated with and furnished, unconventionally, with hundreds of wood packing pallets.


Note-Taking, Soccer-Playing Honda Asimo Desktop Widget

Asimo, Honda’s adorable humanoid robot, has been known to conduct symphonies and climb stairs, but what has he done for you lately? The new Asimo desktop widget maintains the little robot’s endearing demeanour while adding some new functionality.


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