Brad Chacos

Ultrabooks may get all the headlines these days, but not everybody who wants a lightweight computer needs a powerful processor or the sky-high price tags associated with the Windows version of the Mac...

The initial Windows 8 Developer Preview launched all the way back in September, a full 10 months ago, giving the world plenty of time to become used to playing with Charms and navigating the touch-fri...

Apple's victory over Samsung in court led to a wave of knee-jerk doom-and-gloom "Death of Android" predictions, along with more reasonable analysis that anticipated manufacturer migrations to the sanc...

Current biometric authentication tools found on smartphones suffer from some drawbacks; fingerprint readers typically require additional hardware -- the original Motorola Atrix being one notable excep...

A Metro interface by any other name is still a Metro interface, but it would be nice if Microsoft would clue us in on what to call it now. The Redmond company unceremoniously dumped the Metro branding...

Every ounce counts when you're traveling abroad; unless you've got an Ultrabook, lugging a laptop around France's wine country can get pretty tiresome, pretty fast. Some Internet tasks just don't tran...

The third quarter numbers are in, and it's official: Lenovo is the new king of the worldwide PC market. No, wait! HP wants a recount. You see, these other official numbers have HP hanging on to its nu...

New reports suggest that Microsoft's tablet hardware strategy may just be taking a distinctly mullet-like approach designed to appeal to professionals and casual users alike. The Surface RT and Surfac...

Verizon's new LG Spectrum 2 smartphone leans on an arsenal of technologies that you won't find in the iPhone 5 in order to create a completely wire-free mobile experience. Available for $99 after a $5...

The old saying about secrets and the lifespan of closed-lipped conspirators hasn't quite held true when it comes to Windows 8/RT tablet pricing; Microsoft and its OEM partners have managed to keep rem...

AT&T killed off its tablet subsidies earlier this year, but the company's resurrecting the program in promotional form just in time for the holidays. If you buy a tablet through the carrier and si...

After what seems like an eternity of stalling, delays, and plummeting RIM stock prices, BlackBerry 10 is now hurtling towards the world at full speed. The Canadian company recently pegged January 30th...

Archos already caters to kids with the child-friendly Child Pad; now, it's looking to appeal to moms, dads, and bigger siblings alike with the appropriately named FamilyPad, a gargantuan 13.3-inch And...

Microsoft's Surface may have sent Acer executives into apoplectic fits of fury, but the biggest PC manufacturers in the land don't seem to sweat Microsoft's dive into the hardware side of things. In f...

The push to allow wider in-flight electronic use on airplanes reached new heights this week, when Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill threatened to “pursue legislative solutions” if the FAA drags it...

Are cloud-based gaming services ready for the big time? Up until now, streaming playable 3D games have largely been relegated to smaller companies such as OnLive, but today, that changed with the news...

The iPhone 5's newly redesigned EarPods fit snug as a bug in one person's ear, but a newly granted Apple patent outlines intriguing next-generation headphones that can intelligently double as an ampli...

It's tough to be Nokia these days. The company's stock has been steadily slipping for a year and a half and is currently sitting at a 15-year low, and despite the Lumia 900's flagship beauty, all sign...

When is an iPhone not an iPhone? When it's transformed into a 14-megapixel "genius-phone" capable of taking better photos than Apple's stock shooter can provide. Musician Will.i.am launched his new i....

The numbers are starting to trickle in, and by IDC's count, it was an exceptional second quarter for Android tablets. Millions of Android-powered tablets flew off the shelves, and that doesn't even ta...

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's taste for the big and bold isn't limited to his oversized antics; he apparently likes his gadgets large to match. Yesterday, Microsoft VP Frank X. Shaw told Wired UK that...

Forget about making copies.Starting early next year, Staples stores in the Netherlands and Belgium will begin offering a new "Staples Easy 3D" service, bringing 3D printing to the masses with the help...

Lawyers, get your briefcases ready: Italy's Supreme Court just ruled that a businessman's brain tumor was caused by frequent, long-term use of a cellular phone.Innocente Marcolini developed the tumor ...

After China Labor Watch accused Samsung manufacturing facilities of hiring underage workers, the electronics manufacturer conducted a four week audit of more than 105 of its suppliers. What it found w...

Another day, another Motorola Droid RAZR HD leak. Over the weekend, a series of tutorial videos hit YouTube, showing off how to perform basic functions on a "Motorola XT926" -- a code referenced in ...