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By selling 40 million Windows 8 licenses, Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) new operating system is already a hit. But while some consumers have been eager to upgrade their existing machines, few are trading up to new devices. According to industry researcher NPD, the consumer Windows PC and tablet...

Sony (NYSE: SNE), Dell (NASDAQ: DELL) and Acer appear to have had a successful Black Friday. The three companies sold a large number of Windows 8 PCs last week as consumers endured massive crowds and long lines on the biggest shopping day of the year. In conducting a retail survey, Global...

Trading up Thursday morning on news that it is heading into the smartphone business, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) joins the likes of Yahoo (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) who have also been rumored to be launching cellular devices over the next few years. Intel Chief Executive Officer Paul...

Since Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) released its iPad in 2010, tablets have exploded onto the scene as one of the fastest growing segments of the personal computing space. Just over two and a half years later, the iPad remains the dominant device, maintaining a near monopoly over the 10-inch sector. The...

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) hopes to turn its first tablet, Surface, into a successful competitor to Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad. However, Windows PC and tablet manufacturer Acer fears that the Surface could also have a detrimental effect on their prized industry. "On one hand Microsoft is our...