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HP Envy Spectre 14: A Premium Ultrabook, at a Premium Price

Lauren Goode in Product Reviews on April 2 at 6:00 am PT

HP’s Ultrabook, the Envy Spectre 14, is a good-looking, fast laptop. Is it worth $1,400?

HP’s NFC-Equipped Ultrabook Comes to Market

Lauren Goode in Commerce on February 8 at 7:46 am PT

How will the NFC tech in HP’s new Ultrabook actually work?

Corning Looks to Recreate the Viral Magic With New Video About Glass

Lauren Goode in Commerce on February 3 at 10:02 am PT

Last year, a video about Corning glass went viral. The sequel features more glass that looks a lot like … glass.

Ultrabooks From HP and Lenovo That Are (Kinda, Sorta) Different

Lauren Goode in Commerce on January 11 at 11:38 am PT

Lenovo and HP are looking to stand out from the rest of the Ultrabook crowd, with a bendy design and a touch of Gorilla Glass.

Coming to a Smartphone Near You: Gorilla Glass 2

Lauren Goode in News on January 6 at 5:30 am PT

Corning, maker of that super-thin, chemically-strengthened glass we swipe on our smartphones and tablets every day, is bringing Gorilla Glass 2 to CES next week.

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Apple's Glass Temple, Made in China

James T. Areddy, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 30, 2010 at 9:58 am PT

The tubular glass entranceway to Shanghai’s new Apple Inc. shop may be its most high-tech feature, considering the iPad hasn’t officially arrived in China. Twelve rounded glass panels stand over 12.5 meters (41 feet) to form the cylindrical dome. Inside, the computer maker’s distinctive bitten-apple logo is suspended above a glass stairway that corkscrews into the underground retail space

Kara, Walt and Katie Visit iPhone 4-Palooza at WWDC–With Special Guest Stars Schiller, Pincus and More!

Kara Swisher in News on June 7, 2010 at 4:37 pm PT

Earlier today, BoomTown hoofed it to downtown San Francisco to join a pair of All Things Digital A-Team members–Walt Mossberg and Katie Boehret–at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, where CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the newest version of the iconic mobile device, iPhone 4. As usual, I had to snark it up with a video of the proceedings at the Moscone Center West, where over 5,000 of the Apple faithful gathered to kibitz and ogle. Cue the excessive oohing and aahing.

Motorola Multitouch Investment Could Herald Buttonless Smartphone

John Paczkowski in News on December 3, 2009 at 8:26 am PT

Interesting investment news from Motorola today. The company’s investment arm, Motorola Ventures, has put some money into Sensitive Object, a French start-up that has developed haptic technology that can transform most any surface into a multitouch interface.

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.”