So, this sounds nuts, but Dell's new 18-inch desktop-cum-tablet actually feels... light. Like something that isn't insane to hold and carry around and, more importantly, like something that might have a chance at being more than a gimmick.

Did you hear that Dell is going private? HP sure did! And the Palo Alto company would like you to know that it has serious thoughts about the whole thing that you definitely didn't ask for but seriously everybody listen up for real this is important:

After what seemed like ages of hints and feints, Dell has finally, officially reached a deal to go private. It's going to be led by its founder Michael Dell, with a financial assist from private equity firm Silver Lake and PC enthusiast Microsoft. Will it be enough to make the company—and more specifically, its…

Bloomberg is reporting that Michael Dell, founder of the eponymous computer company, is seeking to take majority control of the firm using his own cash. He currently holds a 15.7 per cent stake—and will need to stump up as much as $1 billion of his personal funds to seize 50 per cent.

You associate the Netherlands with Tulips and THC, not tax-evasion, but that's exactly what some tech companies are using the country for. According to Bloomberg, Yahoo, Dell, and Google have set up offices in Holland in order to take advantage of the country's lenient tax laws and funnel millions and millions of…

There's a lot of confusing legal language being thrown around today about Dell continuing its plan to go private, and Microsoft's involvement. But it's not actually that complicated. Here's a relatively simple breakdown of what we know is going on.

According to Bloomberg sources, Dell is considering taking its company off the public stock market. Trading has been halted on the company for the time being while the situation plays out. Dell has told CNBC that it won't comment on "rumors and speculation".

2012 was a big year for laptops. Windows 8 came along with its touch-centric worldview, Intel kept plugging away on its ultrabook crusade, and Apple finally started pumping out Retina MacBooks. Here's our list of the most important machines of the year.