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Missing CES 2013 may prove to be a setback for Microsoft

Many consumers are confused about Windows 8 and Windows 8 RT

Microsoft's absence from CES 2013 was quite striking, and could prove to be costly for the company.

CES 2013 - The invasion of touch laptops and tablets

Laptops which can double up as tablets are the rage

CES 2013 marked the invasion of a deluge of touch-enabled PCs, or in other words, laptops trying to be tablets.

IdeaPad Yoga 13 - A hybrid between a laptop and a tablet

IdeaPad Yoga 13 shows what the future holds for Windows 8 laptops

If you've been undecided about whether to go for a laptop or a tablet, the Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 could just be the device that you want.

HP launches Envy Spectre XP Ultrabook

HP hasn't added any new features in the product and is expected to face tough competition in the market

Toshiba shows off ultrabook at CES 2012

Every year the CES exhibition sees a host of exciting and innovative products by hardware manufacturers.

Chinese boy trades kidney for iPad 2

How far can you go to get the thing you desire? Definitely not to the ultimate extreme of selling your body part. But that's exactly what a Chinese teen did.

Oklahoma researchers lose cancer cure in laptop theft

For all those who are a little laid back in backing up data on computers or laptops, this story should serve as an object lesson.

Why Apple Is a Better Buy Than Microsoft

 One of the coolest things about Fooldom is that we're all encouraged to arrive at independent conclusions when it comes to analyzing stocks. We're investors writing for investors, after all -- not lemmings.

 

Laptop full of Afghan secrets sold on eBay

London -- An engineer who bought a damaged laptop on eBay for $30 says the hard drive contained unencrypted British military information from Afghanistan.

Once he discovered the files, the buyer turned the machine over to the Ministry of Defense, The Sun reported.

"It's scary. I couldn't believe it -- the laptop could have been bought by anyone," the buyer, who said the machine was listed as for "spares or repair," told the newspaper. "I realized straight away it wasn't the kind of stuff that should have been for sale on eBay. I contacted the seller to ask if he wanted a copy of the data -- but he said no."

Suspicious backpack held laptop, porn

Philadelphia -- Philadelphia authorities said an abandoned bag that sparked the closing of a major airport roadway turned out to contain a laptop computer and "a lot of porn."

Homeland Security Chief Inspector Joseph Sullivan said a police officer spotted the abandoned backpack about 7:30 p.m. Monday near the entrance to Philadelphia International Airport's Terminal A-West on Arrivals Road and a bomb-sniffing dog detected a suspicious scent within the package, the Philadelphia Daily News reported Tuesday.

Sullivan said Arrivals Road and portions of the terminal were closed for about half an hour while bomb technicians were sent to the scene.

He said the bag was eventually found not to contain any dangerous materials.

Young Americans addicted to internet

Youngsters in America are so hooked to cell phones, computers and social media that now it has become an addiction. A new study has revealed that college students are obsessed with social networking media and have started showing symptoms similar to drug and alcohol addiction.