Frederick P. Brooks Jr., whose innovative work in computer design and software engineering helped shape the field of computer science, died Nov. 17 at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was ...

Here’s yet another doodad that nobody asked for: a laptop with a typical landscape screen that mechanically unrolls into a tall, portrait mode. It increases its vertical resolution so you can, say, ...

As AI platforms go mainstream, power bills from their usage are exploding, so researchers are racing to build hardware that would use less energy.

Via aims to make customization easier and shorten design cycles by releasing the design for a low-cost laptop with WiMax support under open source license Via Technologies released the hardware design ...

An interesting new gaming laptop concept is hoping to raise funds on Kickstarter, bringing together a laptop-style form factor using top-spec desktop components. The unique project claims to be the ...

Foldable displays have earned a cult following in smartphone design, giving us a more functional and fun alternative to the ever-popular glass bricks. Given their popularity, It was only a matter of ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Fifth-year applied physics Ph.D. candidate Ben Bartlett, postdoctoral scholar Avik Dutt and electrical engineering professor Shanhui Fan proposed a new computer hardware design in November that could, ...

For those who find it impossible to sleep while crammed into an airplane seat, a long flight is a good chance to get some work done, although plopping a giant laptop onto a tiny seat tray can make ...