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A Guide for PC Buyers Not Looking for a Tablet

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on November 9, 2011 at 6:02 pm PT

Walt’s annual fall laptop buyers’ guide offers tips for wading through the technobabble involved in buying a computer.

Intel Resumes Shipping That Troublesome Chip

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on February 7, 2011 at 2:22 pm PT

Remember that support chip of Intel’s with the “design issues”? The one that might cost it $300 million in revenue this quarter? It turns out PC makers want it anyway.

Intel Says Sandy Bridge Support Chip Has "Design Errors"

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 31, 2011 at 11:02 am PT

Intel finds an error in a chip alongside its Sandy Bridge processor. Its shares are taking a beating while those of rival AMD are up.

Hey Kids! Max Out Your Credit With Apple’s Back-to-School Season Refresh!

John Paczkowski in News on July 27, 2010 at 6:15 am PT

That tell-tale “We’ll be back soon” sign appeared on Apple’s online store early Tuesday morning and when it disappeared a few hours later the company had refreshed a number of its product lines and debuted some entirely new gear as well. Announced this morning: new Mac Pro desktops, new iMacs, a 27-inch LED Cinema Display, an eco-friendly battery charger and a multi-touch Magic Trackpad.

Intel’s CES Chip Blitz

John Paczkowski in News on January 7, 2010 at 4:10 pm PT

A city renowned for its excesses, Las Vegas provided the perfect backdrop for the chip bacchanalia held by Intel Thursday. At an event at the Consumer Electronics Show under way here, the chip maker unloaded a slew of new processors, chipsets and wireless adapters–many built with its latest 32-nanometer manufacturing process.

Apple Updates Mac Lineup, Announces Multitouch "Magic Mouse"

John Paczkowski in News on October 20, 2009 at 9:10 am PT

The Apple store went offline Tuesday morning and when it returned, it did so with a groaning board of new hardware, including a range of aluminum and edge-to-edge glass iMacs, new Mac Minis, a 13-inch unibody polycarbonate MacBook and a wireless, multitouch “Magic Mouse.”

Apple Updates Mac Lineup, Announces Multitouch “Magic Mouse”

John Paczkowski in News on October 20, 2009 at 9:10 am PT

The Apple store went offline Tuesday morning and when it returned, it did so with a groaning board of new hardware, including a range of aluminum and edge-to-edge glass iMacs, new Mac Minis, a 13-inch unibody polycarbonate MacBook and a wireless, multitouch “Magic Mouse.”