We had plenty of nice things to say about the HP Envy Spectre XT when we reviewed it last year, but we were already looking ahead to the HP Spectre XT TouchSmart, which steps up to a 1080p touchscreen ...

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If you thought laptop / tablet mashups were trendy, we can think of at least one other theme you're going to see repeated ad nauseam over the coming months: PC makers putting touchscreens on things ...

What do you get if you take the HP Envy 6T ultrabook, replace the 15.6 inch display with a higher resolution full HD panel, add a touchscreen, and replace Windows 7 with Windows 8? You get the ...

Taking advantage of Intel’s upcoming Haswell processors, due to launch next week, HP refreshed its lineup of PCs, desktops, and all-in-ones to make them thinner, lighter, and faster. Though school isn ...

We have recently spent some time working (and playing) with the HP Spectre XT TouchSmart notebook computer. Specifically, we have been using the 15-4010nr Ultrabook model. This is a Windows 8 machine ...

The TouchSmart 15z-b000's plastic chassis is decked out in a glossy black finish speckled with glittery sparkles, giving it the cool, smooth appearance of a meteor. One of the TouchSmart 15z-b000's ...

This notebook boasts a Core i7 processor, a discrete Nvidia GPU, and a 1920-by-1080 display. It’s a very good value. HP’s Envy TouchSmart 15t would be a much better computer if it were equipped with a ...

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Last September, HP introduced one of the ...