Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Person using old laptop. Q: I finally upgraded my old, slow laptop for a newer model. I know throwing old computers in the ...

When you’ve spent a long time as a PC user, there’s a high possibility you’ve got a spare rig or two gathering dust. With modern games raising the hardware ...

Ah, the start of a new year. Out with the old, in with the new. Easier said than done, especially if “the old” refers to old computers piling up around the office. What can you do about them? Every ...

Have an old computer lying around the house? Don't just throw it away. Computers house all sorts of toxins that are bad for the environment and all of us who live in it. Not to mention the personal ...

A brand new computer can cost hundreds, even thousands of dollars. But you don’t necessarily have to spend anything to get ...

Our basement bedroom has a huge desktop computer that we never, ever touch -- except to dust. Why are we keeping it? A recent CNET survey found that nearly a third of us are hoarding old electronics, ...

Two local nonprofit agencies have a reminder for those who bought a new computer during the holidays: The community and Mother Earth both benefit when people don't put old computers in the trash ...

It's often advisable to reuse your old hardware in a new system, be it your CPU or another piece of kit, but sometimes this simply isn't possible. Whether you've broken a mounting pin or there's some ...