Death of the mouse: How eye-tracking technology could save the PC
First it was the mouse, then touch control, then motion. On Friday, we got our hands on Tobii's new eye-tracking laptop, which could potentially eliminate the need for the mouse by keeping tabs on what you're looking at with astounding accuracy.
Eight Windows 8 features that could save Microsoft
With Microsoft's mobile platform flailing and the "post-PC" age setting in, the company needs a winner to keep its empire intact. Here are the innovative features Windows 8 will need to keep its desktop OS relevant.
Windows 8 screenshots leak
The first look at Windows 8 is a mild one, but it may have to hold you over until June.
Report: Microsoft won’t release Windows for tablets until 2012
A new report indicates Microsoft will begin public tests for a tablet-ready Windows operating system by the end of 2011, gearing up for a 2012 launch.
Leaked Dell road maps show next-gen smartphones, tablets on the horizon
Some allegedly reliable sources have leaked internal Dell documents laying out plans for its coming smartphone and tablet products.
Imagining Windows 8: Embedded Xbox, Kinect, and Surface
Drawing technologies from across Microsoft’s many divisions could make Windows 8 the most drastically improved version of the OS yet.
Microsoft updates Kinect, offers sneak peak of Windows 8 running on mobile hardware
Microsoft's CES 2011 keynote with Steve Ballmer brought word of improvements to Kinect and even an early preview of Windows 8 that could drastically change the course of the OS.
Intel finally debuts Sandy Bridge core processors, Intel Insider
Intel's CES 2011 press conference brought the long-awaited launch of Sandy Bridge processors, Intel Insider for HD movies on PCs, and some interesting toys on the way.
10 technologies that will define 2011
Rob Enderle looks into his crystal ball for the technologies that will shape the year ahead, from the blossoming of 4G and the personal cloud to outdoor-viewable displays and new mobile technology from AMD.
Analyst warns Microsoft needs tablet to compete with iPad, or else
After failing to create much buzz in the tablet space this year, one analyst warns that Microsoft may be in for a dismal 2011 unless it can concoct an iPad challenger.
Microsoft’s Windows 8 Planning Leaked?
A set of unauthenticated slides show Microsoft pondering a more touch-based Windows operating system, faster boot and wake times...and a Windows app store.
Microsoft Tags Windows 8 as “Windows.Next,” Thinks Its Revolutionary
Don't expect more of the same with Windows 8, Microsoft claims.