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At CES 2012, HP was showing off its new Envy 14 Spectre, a high-end ultrabook. Keith Shaw gets a closer look at the new notebook.

Dell has teased its upcoming XPS 15z ultra-thin laptop on Facebook, posting photos and a video to pique consumer interest. The 15.6-inch laptop sports a slim and streamlined design and, like the late Dell Adamo, is meant to take on the MacBook Air.

Time to say goodbye to Dell's old MacBook Air rival.

The reference model Google released for the ChromeOS PC makes it look a lot like a cheap netbook, and maybe compute like one, too. And it won't be here until summer. Wake me when it shows up. Or don't.

Because I'm the editor in charge of laptop coverage for PCWorld, I'm frequently asked for advice by friends, family, and coworkers looking to get a new laptop. That's not really surprising, and it's not even unwelcome. What surprises me is just how similar the conversations are to one another. From home to business users, casual shoppers to dialed-in tech professionals, the memes are the same. Basically, every conversation I have about buying a laptop goes something like this...

Are physical keyboards soon going to be a thing of the past? At a splashy event here in New York City, Acer Tuesday announced its new concept for a laptop: The Acer Iconia. The name's gravitas is appropriate given that it's the first laptop to ditch a physical keyboard in favor of a two touch-screens attached by a hinge, just as with a standard laptop.

With the many choices and factors to consider, choosing a laptop of any kind can be a considerable challenge. Choosing one for use with Linux, however, brings its own special set of considerations, since it's not yet always a plug-and-play world for the open source operating system.

When you first take the 11.6-in. MacBook Air out of its box, the word "netbook" will almost certainly pop into your head. After all, the diminutive size and weight of Apple's newest ultraslim laptop -- not to mention its modest 1.4-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor -- are very netbook-like.

Puzzled by what Google has planned for its two operating systems? Here's what's what.

We're back with more awesome tech for the pool, the beach, and 20,000 leagues under the sea ... and this time it's personal.

More than half a million Sony laptops sold this year contain a software bug that could lead them to overheat, the company said Wednesday.

Hot on the heels of last week's Dell Streak leak, Android Central claims to have obtained Dell's "roadmap" for tablet releases, which shows not only the Streak tablet and the Lightning/Thunder/Smoke/Flash quartet of smartphones, but also two new netbooks, "Sparta" and "Athens".