Truth be told, I don't really use convertible laptops. I've used many, but the whole articulating hinge idea never resonated with me. However, it is a cool concept and, if done correctly, a nice featu
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The first thing you notice about the Aspire S 13: It’s not a MacBook Air. In a space in which Apple’s laptop has so dominated the aesthetic conversation around thin and light laptops, it’s worth
With PC laptop shipments projected to decline by 7.3% this year, Windows 8 machines desperately need a shot multiple shots of adrenaline. The Toshiba KIRAbook may be just that. The KIRAbook is Toshib
<a target="_blank" href="http://ideum.com">Ideum</a> has built a platform for developers to create complex gestures for apps that can run on 100-inch table top displays or the small screens of Ultrab
<a target="_blank" href="http://www.isuppli.com/Home-and-Consumer-Electronics/Pages/Ultrathins-and-Ultrabooks-Driving-the-Evolution-of-the-PC.aspx">An IHS report</a> has estimated that 10.3 million Ul
Most laptops are all the same these days, with very few exceptions. But when those exceptions creep up, we can't help but take a closer look. So is the case with Toshiba's Satellite U845W, which oddly
Ultrabooks are supposed to be the PC's answer to the MacBook Air. These notebooks are said to rock hardware platforms very similar to the Air's but, you know, run Windows instead of OS X. The first cr
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When the <a href="http://crunchgear.com/tag/ipad">iPad</a> first launched last year, the word “tablet” became mainstrea