Why Windows 8 is terrible for desktops

August 21, 2012 6:00 AM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Editor's Pick With Windows 8, Microsoft favors tablets, touchscreens, and laptops with modern touchpads. Traditional desktops with a keyboard and mouse, on the other hand, have been left in the dust.

HP is selling ultra cheap TouchPads again (but there’s a catch)

October 31, 2011 11:07 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Hewlett-Packard is offering its previously discontinued tablet computer, the TouchPad, for the low price of $149.

The catch is that you only get that price when you purchase a new PC from Best Buy, according to the retail store’s website.…

Synaptics hires former AMD executive as CEO

September 28, 2011 4:24 PM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Synaptics, the maker of touch pads and other input devices for computers and phones, has hired former Advanced Micro Devices executive Rick Bergman as its new chief executive.

Bergman will lead Synaptics into the future of human interfaces for computers, …