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Chromebook Pixel review: A luxury laptop for life in the cloud

A deep-dive review of Google's new Chromebook Pixel laptop, which has high-quality hardware and an amazing touch-based display -- and a few limitations. So at $1,300, is it the laptop for you?

QuickPoll: Would you buy a touch-screen PC?

With Windows 8, Microsoft is betting that users want to touch the screen in place of using a mouse or touchpad. Apple has famously declared the opposite. What do you think?

Do touch screens belong on PCs? A debate

Is a touch display on a laptop user-friendly or an annoying productivity-killer? Computerworld editors hash it out.

The 28th Annual Editors' Choice Awards

Hundreds and hundreds of products are released for the Mac each year. A few products truly stand out as impressive examples of quality, value, and innovation. These are the products that we recognize with an Editors' Choice Award.

3 Windows 8 ultrabooks: Lightweight and powerful

A crop of ultrabooks is being introduced for the new Windows 8 operating system. We examine the HP Envy TouchSmart, Sony Vaio T13 and Toshiba Portege Z935 to see how they shape up.

Computerworld's 2012 holiday gift guide

Need some help choosing holiday presents for the technology fans on your gift list? We've rounded up this year's best tech gifts, from tablets and HDTVs to smartphones, laptops and an array of other gadgets and accessories.

How to buy the best portable hard drive

You can never have too much digital storage, and the day will come--sooner than you think--when you won't be able to squeeze a single new file onto your computer's hard drive. And if your primary computer is a laptop or an all-in-one desktop, you won't be able to solve the problem by opening the case and tossing in a supplemental drive.

When in China, don't leave your laptop alone

If you travel to China or Russia, assume government or industry spooks will steal your data and install spyware. Here's how to thwart them

What do you get with a $188 laptop?

Some laptops will be on sale for under US$200 from U.S. retailers like Best Buy and Wal-Mart this week. But what do you get in such inexpensive machines?

Apple 13-in. Retina MacBook Pro review: Vibrant screen, perfect size?

After spending some time with Apple's new 13-in MacBook Pro with a Retina display, columnist Michael deAgonia is ready to dump his 15-in. laptop for good.

Steven J. Vaughan Nichols: Losing the 'Personal' in 'Personal Computing'

Pretty much every tech company -- Apple, Microsoft, Google and more -- wants your data and your programs under their control and running on their machines, not yours.

The 'sealed-box' Mac: Cutting-edge design or planned obsolescence?

Apple's new top-of-the-line 15-in. MacBook Pro, with its ground-breaking Retina display, is drool-worthy, says columnist Richard Hoffman. But it comes with a cost: There are no user-replaceable parts whatsoever.

Elgan: I'm a digital nomad (and so are you)

New technology enables almost everyone reading this to live and work with more freedom and flexibility. Are you missing the boat?

HP Envy Sleekbook 6-1010us review: A low-cost ultrabook alternative

HP's new Envy Sleekbook 6-1010us offers an alternative to higher-priced ultrabooks: It's not as fast, but it's got a fine display and great audio.

MacBook Pro review: 15-in. Retina screen is revolutionary

The new Apple MacBook Pro -- with its super-high-resolution 15-in. Retina display, quad-core speed, and light weight -- is truly revolutionary.

Game on: 3 high-performance laptops duke it out

Gamers have always demanded the fastest and most powerful systems. We tested three screamers to find the best laptop for the job.

MacBook Pro with Retina Display redefines 'pro' laptop

Apple isn't afraid to stir things up, making people to rethink how they use technology. In recent years, most of that kind of innovation has focused on the iPhone, iPad, and iOS. But the MacBook Pro with Retina display now directs attention back to the Mac.

Ivy Bridge smackdown: Fujitsu's Lifebook U772 vs. Lenovo's ThinkPad X230

Intel's new Ivy Bridge processor is supposed to add high performance and long battery life to next-gen notebooks. We test Fujitsu's Lifebook U772 and Lenovo's ThinkPad X230 to see if it's true.

Restarting a remote Mac

Reader, tech dabbler, and Weeds actor Andy Milder, occasionally contacts me for technical advice. In exchange, I drop his name. I'd additionally like to drop this bit of advice in response to his latest query:

I have seen the future (and it's made of glass)

Expect to see incredible innovation in consumer electronics glass over the next few years from Apple, Google, and Microsoft, writes columnist Mike Elgan.