How Touchscreens Are Forcing the Reinvention of Keyboards

New technologies are making touchscreen typing easier — but is a tactile keyboard still the best solution?
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Acer Introduces “World’s Thinnest” Ultrabook and a “Me-Too” Cloud Service

Acer showed off “the world’s thinnest ultrabook” at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas today, as well as a suite of cloud services that looked … familiar.
The Acer Aspire S5 Ultrabook

Vizio Jumps Into PC Fray

Vizio Inc., which shook up the market with inexpensive high-definition televisions, now wants to become a computer manufacturer.

Microsoft Office on iPad

Walt answers readers’ questions about technology, including opening Office files on the iPad.

Beyond Tablets: The Next Five Computing Form Factors

With the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2012 a few short weeks away, it’s a good time to look ahead at what’s next for consumer technology.

Ultrabooks Bring Speed and Light to Windows

The Ultrabook combines low weight with good speed and battery life.
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Youth Is Wasted on the Young, and So Are Consumer Electronics

Ah, to be young again, spending that precious disposable income on gadgets.
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Samsung Launches Series 5 Ultra Ultrabooks

The ramp-up toward The Year of Too Many Ultrabooks continues: Now Samsung is getting into the game.
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iPad 3 Coming Soon?

Walt answers readers’ questions about the iPad 3 and avoiding having financial information stolen.

HP’s TouchPad: The Tablet That Refused to Die

A new deal bundling HP’s TouchPad tablet with its PCs is probably the device’s last hurrah. For real this time.
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Gogobot Goes Mobile With New iPhone App

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