Computing News & IT News

Alright, I admit it. When New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he's going to do something because it seems trendy, it makes whatever trend he's promoting completely fall off the map. But to encourage people to stop learning to code just seems plain ridiculous. Jeff Atwood, a professional developer who runs the Coding Horror blog recently took that stance in an editorial entitled,"Please Don't Learn to Code."… Read More

Struggling chipmaker AMD has formally announced its second-generation A-series APUs for notebook and desktop computers. Codenamed Trinity, these processors look to take on Intel's latest Ivy Bridge processors head to head, offering high performance computing, top-flight integrated graphics, and low-power designs that make then suitable for essentially every class of mainstream computer, from ultraportables and notebooks to all-in-ones,… Read More

Why tune into FM when you can listen to anything you want on Internet radio? The number of Americans listening to Internet radio rose another 8 percent in the last year, reaching 42 percent, according to a new study. Among those with broadband, 65 percent listen to Internet radio. Oh, and broadcast radio use is down 47 percent among younger generations from a year ago. Of course, these results aren't surprising when you consider that the… Read More

Ever wondered what happens to each e-mail you fire off Gmail between the moment you hit Send and the second it reaches the recipient's inbox? If the answer's yes, Google has released The Story of Send to share a timeline of how your e-mails travel between computers and networks, and how Google aims to keep your information private and secure. As part of the Google Green initiative, the story follows an unspecified e-mail that… Read More

Apple raised eyebrows when it introduced the iPhone 4 with its so-called "Retina" display. Although many dismissed the screen as a gimmick, once folks set eyes on one it was hard not to notice image quality and the readability of text on the iPhone 4 was often superior to anything on the market. Apple stuck with the Retina display with the iPhone 4S, and then upped the ante again with the third-generation iPad, which features a… Read More

 Lenovo today pulled the wraps off a new entry in its product line, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon. As the name suggests, the X1 Carbon features a carbon fiber roll cage that helps protect the laptop while keeping its weight at just three pounds. This is an improvement over the previous X1’s weight of 3.73 pounds. The new ThinkPad X1 Carbon also features a larger screen that its predecessors (14 inches vs 13.3 inches) which makes the weight… Read More

Apple plans to release an updated 15-inch MacBook Pro laptop with a high-resolution "Retina" display, according to a report from 9to5Mac. The upgraded MacBook Pro is also said to sport a new "ultra-thin" design, and a variety of top-shelf hardware. "Trusted sources in Apple's supply chain" tell 9to5Mac's Mark Gurman — a regular source of Apple rumors — that the next-generation MacBook Pro will… Read More

Though Microsoft likes to release 10,000 word posts on its Building Windows 8 blog, it still manages to say very little. We have many questions about Windows 8. All indications are that it's coming this year, but Microsoft has set no timetable. Luckily, CNET may have found the answer. The tech site claims that "a source familiar with the device makers' plans" told it that the first batch of Intel-based Windows 8 tablets… Read More

The discovery last month that some 600,000 Mac computers worldwide were infected with the Flashback malware must have come as a big embarrassment for Apple. The company's Mac OS operating system has for the most part managed to escape the attentions of malicious programmers over the years, though in recent times – due partly to its growing user base – it has become of increasing interest to such programmers. With a report on Monday that… Read More

Covered in depth by Digital Trends' Geoff Duncan, Adobe's Creative Suite CS6 announcement introduced an entirely new way to license the company's products: Creative Cloud, which provides access to a vast library of Adobe's software for a monthly or annual fee. Below, find out if Creative Cloud makes sense for you, no matter who you are. What is Creative Cloud Creative Cloud makes Adobe's most powerful applications… Read More

It’s official: The first Ivy-Bridge-powered laptops are now for sale at a variety of online retailers or direct through many manufacturers. These new laptops are often similar or identical to the older models, but the pack new hardware under the hood. Our first full reviews of Ivy Bridge laptops are still on the way, but in the meantime, we have had the chance to run benchmarks and enjoy hands-on time with several models running the new Ivy… Read More

There are few things more annoying than trying to connect to Wi-Fi and failing, or thinking you're connected only to lose connection randomly. Despite our advances in mobile technology throughout the last decade, Wi-Fi remains a problem. We want it to work, but whenever too many people start using it, data tends to jam up. Edgewater thinks it has solved this. A couple days ago, the company unveiled WiFi3, a new technology that can… Read More

The average Ultrabook is an amazing piece of hardware. It combines the portability of a tablet with the power of your typical notebook. Just ask Intel. Of course, Intel isn’t an unbiased source. To cut through the hype about Ultrabooks and their performance we’ve decided to use the benchmark data we gather from our laptop reviews to perform a by-the-numbers comparison of Ultrabooks with your average laptop. We’ve taken a look at the hardware… Read More