A year ago, chipmaking giant Intel was touting Ultrabooks as the next wave of the PC revolution, boldly trumpeting forecasts that a new slim, sleek class of notebook computers — of course, powered by ...

When Intel announced Ultrabooks a year ago, the chip maker predicted that these thin and light laptops would account for 40 percent of the consumer market by the end of 2012. But according to Gartner, ...

This hot new laptop category is already diluting itself with optical drives, thicker bodies, and non-solid-state hard drives. But is that a bad thing? Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers ...

All-day battery life? “We really mean it this time.” All-day battery life? “We really mean it this time.” is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He ...

Intel, which competes with AMD in the PC microprocessor business, is set to announce its Q1 2012 results on Tuesday, April 17th. After three quarters of solid gains in 2011, the company's fourth ...

The PC industry is counting on ultrabooks to stir up growth, but it's not likely to materialize any time soon, says a J.P. Morgan analyst. Lance Whitney Contributing Writer Lance Whitney is a ...

When the Apple faithful convenue at the Yerba Buena Center for the Performing Arts in San Francisco next Wednesday to witness the unveiling of iPhone 5, the buzz will undoubtedly drown out everything ...

Apple’s most recent MacBook Air is selling like hotcakes, for good reason. Current Airs are incredibly thin and light, and–unlike the first version–they’re powerful enough for most everyday work. But ...

CES is done for another year, but before we can drop the microphone, we need to put together a reminisci-package to summarize the week in notebook computing. This year's show was chock-full with ...

PC vendors are generally bullish about the Intel-backed ultrabook device category as it serves as a bridge between laptops and tablets. It will also not cannibalize tablet sales, but grow alongside to ...

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PCs that are more expensive than Macs would seem to be against the laws of nature, but PC Ultrabooks — would-be MacBook Air killers — might be pricier than their Apple predecessors. When Intel ...