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From Personal Computer to Impersonal Chameleon

When you switch a classic IBM PC compatible personal computer, what happens?

| Opinion | Hardware | 01/05/09 at 5:25 pm |


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Seagate squeezes data closer in new 1TB drive

Seagate has begun volume shipments of a new desktop hard-disk drive that offers 1TB of storage space across two disks.

| News | Hardware | Storage | 01/05/09 at 4:33 pm |


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The 7 Worst Tech Predictions of All Time

Even the most successful tech prognosticators make their share of foolish predictions. Here are a few favorite forward-looking flubs of the past 65 years.

| Opinion | Hardware | Personal tech | Security | 01/05/09 at 4:02 pm |


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New 'Wind' netbook pairs SSD with hard disk

MSI, the makers of the much vaunted U100 'Wind' netbook, have announced a new version of the machine featuring both an SSD drive and a conventional hard disk.

| News | Hardware | 01/05/09 at 11:14 am |


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