Microsoft uses Siri to slam Apple in new Windows 8 ad (video)

We all know Microsoft likes to challenge its competitors head on, especially Google. Now Microsoft is taking a swing at Apple in a new 30-second ad that uses Siri's voice to make fun of the iPad.

PC shipments post biggest quarterly sales drop ever — the IDC blames Windows 8

PC shipments fell off the proverbial cliff in the first quarter of 2013, according to IDC, with their biggest drop ever in recorded history.

Faster, thinner (and potentially cheaper) Nexus 7 tablet slated for July

As we near the Nexus 7's first birthday, chatter is building about the tablet's potential successor.

Android tablets keep chipping away at the iPad’s marketshare

Samsung, Amazon, and Asus continue to snatch some of the tablet market away from Apple and the iPad.

AMD rolls out new chips, graphics processors for mobile and desktop

AMD unveiled several new system-on-a-chip processors aimed at mobile devices, plus a pair of new graphics chips.

Leap Motion announces first OEM bundling deal (with ASUS) … and a massive new $30M funding round

The Leap adds physical gestures to the now-standard computer interface vocabulary of visuals, mice, keyboards, and touch, and "lots of other OEMs" are interested in the technology.

Tablet gift guide: With the iPad Mini and Nexus 7, it’s tough to go wrong this year

If you're looking for something special to give this year, can we recommend a tablet? Here are our picks for the best of the best.

Google prepping touch-compatible Nexus Chromebooks — and massively ramping production

Google's Android mobile OS is touch from the bottom up. So wouldn't you expect Google's ChromeOS to be touchable as well?

Europe and Asia adopting Windows 8 at double U.S. rate (plus more juicy Windows 8 data)

Windows 8 crashes 55 percent less and is 84 percent less frustrating than Windows 7, according to a new report.

Nexus 7 sales near 1M in October, but the iPad Mini may ruin Google’s November

Google and Asus are putting up some impressive Nexus 7 sales numbers, but the imminent launch of the iPad mini will make them tough to maintain.

Apple jump in global slump: Macbook sales up 30%, overall notebook sales down 4.5%

Apparently, Apple sells more than products preceded by the letter "I."

Windows 8 tablets late? Blame Intel (updated)

Now is a horrible time for Intel to delay Windows 8 tablets with the latest processors -- but that's exactly what's happening, according to Bloomberg.

Check out the Intel-based Windows 8 tablets from seven companies (photo gallery)

These tablets all run full PC applications. That's because they all have Intel processors and Windows 8.

Intel sets stage for new tablet announcements from HP, Dell, Acer and many others

At an event in San Francisco next week, Intel will show off the latest crop of Windows 8 devices running on its chips.

Doomed Asus tablets to cost $600 and up

Poor Asus. Its upcoming Windows 8 tablets will cost $600 to $1,300, according to a leaked roadmap published by ZDNet (and republished above), which means that almost no one will buy them.

Nvidia launches two new Kepler-based graphics chips

Nvidia's Kepler-based graphics chips are becoming more and more mainstream as the company puts the designs into lower-cost graphics chips.

Asus and Wikipad join Playstation Mobile, widening the reach of Sony games to more devices

Sony signs up new partners to expand PlayStation Mobile games to tablets that don't carry the Japanese media giant's name.

Where can you find the Nexus 7?

Google’s popular Nexus 7 tablet is selling out and it isn’t easy to find since retailers began selling it on Friday.

PC World reported that the new Android tablet is available at Sam’s Club and GameStop stores, but that was …