The Longish Goodbye: Highlights From AllThingsD Staffers Johnson, Del Rey and Cha

I don’t know why you say hello, we say goodbye.

Will Microsoft Name Its CEO Before the New Year? Weary Employees Hope for Even Sooner. (Poll)

All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth — and a new leader.

Lenovo’s Bendy Yoga 2 Laptop Makes All the Right Moves

Last year’s flip-friendly Yoga felt like a PC gimmick. This time around, the Yoga 2 has gone legit.

Dell Tablets at Bargain Prices

The Dell Venue 7 is a heck of a buy for a brand-name Android tablet, says Walt Mossberg, but if you can spare more money, you’ll get a better experience in a more expensive small tablet.

China’s Kingsoft Raises $50 Million, Opens Palo Alto Office in Effort to Crack U.S. Market

The company offers free Microsoft Office-compatible document-editing software for PCs and mobile devices.

New Acer CEO Ousted in Ongoing Game of Musical Chairs

And founder Stan Shih returns.

Is This “The Last Console Generation”? And Nine Other Questions for Sony’s Jack Tretton.

The CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America talks about the launch of the PlayStation 4 and how it stacks up to competitors — both in the living room and in gamers’ pockets.

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Lenovo Group’s Profit Jumps, Beats Expectations

Chinese personal-computer maker Lenovo once again beat expectations, posting a 36 percent increase in its quarterly net profit.

Nvidia’s Solution for “Not Enough Games” on Shield: We’ll Do It Without the Developers

One of the advantages of controlling a device’s hardware: You can easily do stuff it wasn’t originally intended to do.

PC or TV? No Need to Keep Asking.