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Microsoft Surface Pro Launching Here on May 23

Microsoft's higher-end tablet dream will be available in the UK next week, with Microsoft giving the folding tab a May 23 launch date. The Surface Pro will cost a stonking great £719 for the 64GB Core i5 Windows 8 machine, rising to £799 if you'd prefer the 128GB unit. You might want to read our Surface Pro review before investing that sort of life-changing sum in a thing to use to look at Twitter. [Microsoft Store] Read More >>

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Now Is a Horrible Time To Buy a Laptop

So your trusty laptop is starting to show its age. No one can blame you for wanting a new one, but we've got just one piece of advice: WAIT. This is a horrible, horrible time to get a new rig. If you can hold out for just a few months, you're going to do a whole lot better for yourself. Read More >>

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Sony’s New Cheap Laptops Are Actually Kind of Beautiful

We've sort of gotten used to having to spend a disproportionate amount of money on nice-looking computers. Cheap laptops are not the same as premium laptops. We understand that. For once, though, inexpensive doesn't mean "junky plastic mess". Read More >>

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Acer Aspire R7 Hands On: We’re Not Quite Ready for This Kind of Crazy

Can we start by saying the Acer Aspire R7 is nuts, and that's totally great? Because it is; it's great that Acer's doing this weird new thing that doesn't exactly make sense, just to see if it works. Read More >>

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Acer Aspire R7: The Craziest Thing to Happen to Laptops in Years

This is either brilliant or absolutely insane. Acer's new R7 ultrabook is the weirdest change to laptop design in years. Read More >>

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The Microsoft Surface Pro Is Finally Coming to the UK

We've waited long enough. After getting Microsoft's Surface RT late, we're finally going to get its bigger brother, the fully-fledged Surface Pro, but not until the end of May. Well, before the end of May, but that normally means May 31st. Is it too much future too soon? We can't wait to find out for ourselves. [Microsoft] Read More >>

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This Glowing Orb Keeps Your Laptop Running Cool in Extreme Conditions

The easiest way to keep your laptop running at peak efficiency is to just keep it cool and comfortable. Its processor can get pretty toasty crammed in that ultra-thin housing, so Thermaltake's created a miniature portable air conditioner called the GOrb II that promises to keep your system comfortably cool, even if you're not. Read More >>

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You’ve Never Heard of Inhon, But It Made This Laptop Which Is Just 10.7mm Thick

You've probably never heard of Inhon—but that might be about to change. The Taiwanese manufacturer has just launched the Blade 13: a laptop which is just 10.7mm thick. Read More >>

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Toshiba KiraBook: Is an Amazing Screen Enough to Make a Computer Great?

Toshiba is taking aim at the MacBook Air. We know this not because its new KiraBook ultraportable, with its 13-inch 2560x1440 display, resembles an MBA—it doesn't, really—but because, over and over, Toshiba referenced ways it's better than or on par with a MacBook Air, as reps explained how the company's focus with the Kira revolves around design. Read More >>

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The Gesture Control of the Future Will Be in HP Computers This Summer

Leap Motion isn't just going to be a stand-alone product. The motion-control brand just announced a partnership with HP, meaning that, sometime this summer, you'll be seeing several HP devices with Leap Motion technology bundled right in. Read More >>

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Stolen UK Laptop Is Sending Its Owner Secret Photos From Its New Home in Iran

Dom Del Torto is an animator currently living in the UK. Dom Del Torto's laptop is a MacBook Pro currently living 3,000 miles away in Iran. This was not a planned separation. Read More >>

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The BBC Managed to Lose £750,000 Worth of Gear in Just Three Years

It seems the MoD isn't the only publically-funded body that's good at losing things. While the military loses drones, the BBC apparently loses laptops, tablets and mobile phones; 785 of the things in fact, and in just three years too. Your Licence Fee put to good use right there. Read More >>

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Lenovo ThinkPads Are Getting Thinner and Prettier

The ThinkPad T series isn't traditionally the prettiest out there, and it's certainly not one you'd usually see highlighted. But Lenovo went and made them pretty. It's got a new thinner body (20.6mm), a thin bezel, and a carbon fibre top with a magnesium exterior. It doesn't look quite as great as the X1 Carbon, but it's nice just the same. Read More >>

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The 13-Inch Retina MacBook Pro Kicks All Windows 8 Laptops in Battery Life Test

If your laptop can't last long enough to get your stuff done, what's the point of having a portable? The product testing gurus over at Which decided to see how the current generation Windows 8 laptops and ultrabooks stacked up. Their conclusion? The 13-Inch Retina MacBook Pro is the best, even running Windows 8. Read More >>

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An 11-Inch Asus Touchscreen Laptop Is Your “I Want It All” Deal of the Day

It's the dream that some people said would never happen. The perfect marriage, like that of David and Victoria Beckham. We speak, of course, of the laptop that comes with touchscreen capabilities. Oh yes. Read More >>