COMPUTERS

HP recently revealed new touch-based products. These include a range of all-in-one PCs and notebooks. As the company offers devices like the Envy Rove, the Pavilion 11, SlateBook x2, the Split x2 and the Envy TouchSmart 14 Ultrabook, including the Slate 21 All-in-One, one thing is clear – HP is ready to join the competition.

The possible selling prices of Nexus 7 2 tablet had spread like wild fire on the Internet exciting many awaiting fans and techied. Is it worth the wait and your well-earned cash?

iPhone 6 release date may happen in November or December, a recent internal memo from Apple execs has implied.

Search engine giant Google is set to release the successor of Nexus 7 tablet on July 24, says a consumer electronics expert.

Apple fans may have to wait longer for the release of iPhone 6 as the handset is currently experiencing some issues in the production line.

Many people have surely heard that human or animal urine is a good fertiliser. However, researchers at the University of West England have discovered another good use for the liquid human waste product that gives eco-friendly and sustainability a fresh spin. The researchers invented a method to charge mobile phones using urine. First, they created a new microbial fuel cell (MFC) that converts organic matter such as piss into electricity.

Windows-based PC sales continue to decline but Chromebooks are experiencing otherwise. For the last couple of months, shipments for Chromebooks have been increasing. Analysts expect the shipments to increase by as much as 200% to 300%. This trend now shifts the focus of companies. As Lenovo, HP, Acer and Samsung capitalize on launching Chromebooks, can Windows 8 devices survive?

The Amazon Kindle Fire is one of the tablets that reportedly will have a next-generation model, which is why tech experts recommend for people who are on tighter budget and want to take advantage of price cuts on 2012 models to consider this gadget.

It seems Android will be taking the market by storm. Several devices running on the Android OS will hit stores this week and the coming months. Namely, Sony just introduced the Sony Xperia Z LTE, LG will be unleashing the G@ and HTC One will be featuring pure Android or Sense.

Apple’s upcoming tablets, iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2, will be released next month, according to reports.

U.S. carrier Verizon has scheduled an event on July 23, Tuesday, and hinted it would be the release date for three Motorola DROID phones.

The market previously only offered a limited number of tablet-sized smartphones. Gone are those days as companies like Asus and Sony reveal their plans about releasing phablets some time soon. Specifically, Sony will introduce Xperia Z Ultra whereas Asus will release the Fonepad Note FHD 6.

In Australia, the price of Apple iPad 4 (16GB WiFi) starts at $609.95. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 (16 GB WiFi only) price tag is marked $399.99 (AU$435). It is pretty clear which full-size tablet is cheaper. But does the more affordable choice really offer real value for money?

Sony refuses to play safe in the smartphone market. The Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, and the new Xperia Z Ultra boosted Sony’s position in the market emphasizing that the company is a formidable competition for leading phone manufacturers. With already three devices out, Sony is not stopping. The company wants to release another smartphone called the Sony i1.

Apple’s next iOS 7 big tablet, the iPad 5, promises to deliver better productivity and provide highly efficient navigational features thanks to a newly approved patent and the very popular Google Map.

In the coming few weeks, we’ll get to see what really are the features stuffed by Google with the Nexus 7 2 and a 15-year-old kid bravely shared his vision of how and what the 7-inch vanilla Android tablet would be.

As the separate release dates for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 5S approach, rumours and leaks intensify that pretty much paint the big picture about the two handsets, especially the so-called killer features they will showcase.

The Nexus 7 2nd generation release date is said to be sometime in late July or early August. Those who have been big fans of the original N7 are thrilled about the news, but others have spotted some dealbreakers in reported specs.

The PC market has been in a slump for quite some time now and chipmakers especially Intel (INTC) is losing sales. Analysts expect Intel to post another declining sales record for the fourth consecutive quarter.

The long wait for Jelly Bean 4.2.2 is reportedly further extended to December 2013 at the latest, disheartening anew tens of millions of Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2 users around the world, new reports said.

Tech giant Apple’s iPhone 6 could feature Xbox 360 Kinect-like motion sensor technology.

The release date of the highly anticipated Google Nexus 5 is still unknown but the device has amazing specs and features that will surely dominate the smartphone market.

Production activities for the iPhone 5S should begin by end of July leading to its rumoured September release date though component issues would likely limit the initial batch of global shipment for the iOS 7-powered device, new reports said.

As the release of the rumoured iPhone 6 nears, more concept images of the device emerged. The most recent iPhone 6 concept shows an iPhone that is 20% thinner than the iPhone 5 with an octagon-shaped body.

Sony's Xperia Z waterproof smartphone will soon hit stores through T-Mobile. As reviews for the Xperia Z offers positive response from the market, the question now is whether Sony’s Xperia Z waterproof line can compete with the likes of Samsung Galaxy S4?

Reports claimed that the iPad Mini 2 will arrive before the holidays without Retina Display as the feature will be ready by 2014.

U.S. retailer Best Buy started offering iPad trade-ins to its consumers.

Samsung is popular for releasing several variants of any smartphone offering they have. From the looks it, the company will continue to uphold this tradition. A recent leak indicates that the Korean tech giant is working on dual-SIM version of the Galaxy Mega 6.3.

While humans are making more and more exciting progression in tech, it seems that we're not likely to leave our much loved furry friends behind just yet.