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Google announces international Chromebook rollout to Australia, Germany, and more

By Bryan Bishop on March 19, 2013 01:00 am + 60 comments

Google has been putting some weight behind its Chromebook line lately, and now it's making them Continue reading…
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Disgruntled employee spends three years destroying company computers with cleaning supplies

By Kimber Streams on February 4, 2013 06:01 pm + 62 comments

What would you do if your company didn't give you a raise? 44-year-old Edward Sobolewski decided to Continue reading…
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Apple's Mac sales drop as the post-PC era comes to Cupertino

By Bryan Bishop on January 24, 2013 07:02 am + 337 comments

Apple announced a number of impressive figures in its latest earnings call: record profits, record Continue reading…
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The complete history of Apple's computer platforms

By Ben Kersey on November 2, 2012 09:19 am + 27 comments

Macworld has compiled a roster of Apple’s various platforms used over the years, starting with the Continue reading…
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The computers that help aid the escapism of Hollywood movies

By Ben Kersey on October 18, 2012 06:56 am + 11 comments

It’s not uncommon to see a large bank of flashing lights and spinning tapes in the backgrounds of Continue reading…
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How photonic components will change the way computers are built

By Andrew Webster on February 24, 2012 02:23 pm + 6 comments

Now that scientists have figured out how to build photonic interconnect components on silicon Continue reading…
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HP x86 Windows 8 PCs will be available by the holidays, says Meg Whitman

By Dante D'Orazio on February 22, 2012 06:01 pm + 34 comments

On HP's earnings call today CEO Meg Whitman told reporters that the company "will be well positioned Continue reading…
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Generative art creators discuss the relationship between humans, data, and computers

By Thomas Houston on November 24, 2011 06:00 pm + 2 comments

PBS Arts OffBook has a fascinating short on generative art, a practice composer Luke Dubois Continue reading…
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HP upgrades Pavilion dm4, mixes in a Beats Edition and X7000 Touch Mouse

By David Pierce on November 16, 2011 12:01 am + 12 comments

HP's high-end Envy and Folio 13 laptops may be the stars of today's launch, but the company's not Continue reading…
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Work properly begins on the Babbage Analytical Engine

By Tim Barribeau on November 8, 2011 04:37 pm + 13 comments

Charles Babbage was a genius inventor who designed the first computers, but never saw them come to Continue reading…