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  • Microsoft's latest operating system, Windows 8, hit the market in late October and was supposed to make laptops cool again. It's failed to do so thus far. (PRNEWSFOTO)

    Windows 8 judged a flop as PC savior

    The reports of the PC's death may not have been greatly exaggerated after all.


  • Sony PlayStation 4 expected at NY event Wednesday

    Sony is expected to unveil its next-generation gaming system at a New York event Wednesday evening, a development that would give the struggling electronics company a head start over Microsoft and an Xbox 360 successor.


  • Sony PlayStation 4 unveiled NY event Wednesday

    Sony is unveiled its next-generation gaming system, PlayStation 4, at an event in New York, saying the console will be part of a new ecosystem focused on hardware, software and services.


  • PlayStation 4 unveiled at NY event

    Sony unveiled its next-generation gaming system, PlayStation 4, at an event in New York, saying the console will be part of a new ecosystem focused on hardware, software and "the fastest, most powerful gaming network."


  • Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell Inc., reacts to a question during a press conference in Beijing in 2009.  (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

    Dell going private to reinvent itself

    Dell, mired in the sluggish laptop and desktop business, may have gotten the breathing room it needs Tuesday to remake itself away from the glare of Wall Street — thanks to the company's billionaire founder and namesake.


  • Research firm: Apple now biggest US phone seller

    The launch of the iPhone 5 and the declining popularity of non-smartphones have made Apple the biggest seller of phones in the U.S. for the first time, research firm Strategy Analytics said Friday.


  • December video game retail sales drop 22 percent

    U.S. retail sales of video games and gaming systems fell 22 percent in December, capping a year of declining sales for the industry.


  • CES unveils big TVs with 'ultra-high definition'

    The race to make TVs larger and larger has created a colossal problem for manufacturers: As screens grow, picture quality worsens _ unless the viewer moves farther away from the screen.


  • CES unveils big TVs with 'ultrahigh definition'

    The race to make TVs larger and larger has created a colossal problem for manufacturers: As screens grow, picture quality worsens _ unless the viewer moves farther away from the screen.


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