Makers of portable computers have spent the past 20-odd years striving to build systems that answer users' cries for "smaller, faster, cheaper." To a large extent, they have succeeded. One notable ...

With smartphones in our pocket and access to thousands of apps, we have become the mobile generation -- performing a wide range of information intensive activities on mobile phones wherever we are -- ...

The success of portable computing this decade is due at least in part to the pioneering work of many companies in decades past. Apple recently launched the iPad 2 to tremendous fanfare, and the device ...

I began covering the PC industry in 1981 and was one of the first professional analysts to study and chronicle the PC market. Over 38 years, the PC industry has produced close to $3 trillion in ...

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Whenever you think of mobile computing hardware, Arm is likely the first company that comes to mind, or it should be. While historically Intel has been recognized as the leader in chip making, for ...