Published on: 16th May, 2010

Lenovo has modernized its IdeaCentre desktops by making its first high-end all-in-one computer. The A700 upgrades from Core 2 Duo to a quad-core 1.73GHz mobile Core i7. It has a 1,080-pixel, 23-inch touchscreen display and is the first PC that uses a Surface Acoustic Wave panel. Lenovo claims this panel is extra-responsive compared to other [...]
Published on: 16th May, 2010

Samsung has announced it would begin offering desktops for the first time in the United Kingdom. The event would happen later this month when the U200 and U250 all-in-one PCs are scheduled to launch. Technical specifications reveal the U250 will feature a 23-inch screen with full 1,080-pixel resolution, while the 20-inch screen will have a [...]
Published on: 7th April, 2010

The first multi-touch all-in-one PCs, the U200 and U250, have recently been revealed by ASUS. They take advantage of the finger input provided by Windows 7. The U200 has a 20-inch touchscreen with a 1,600×900 resolution. The U250 has a 23-inch screen with full 1,080-pixel. There is no information on whether the PCs are capable [...]
Published on: 2nd April, 2010

A number of manufacturers, such as CyberPower, Hewlett Packard, Maingear and Velocity will use in their high-end desktop PCs the recently unveiled Core i7-980X six-core processor. The new chip works at 3.33GHz in its standard form and uses Hyperthreading to allow 12 tasks to work simultaneously. Some computer makers have even assumed the responsibility to [...]
Published on: 14th March, 2010

ASUS has rolled out what it claims to be the smallest five-channel speaker array in the world. The Cine5 is meant to provide computers with surround sound in a special single piece design. It uses standard analogue 3.5mm connections for surround instead of optical ones, but can restore details lost while a track is downmixed [...]
Published on: 5th March, 2010

Intel has recently announced the imminent launch of the second-generation Learning Series Classmate PC designed for young children. The new computer will sport a 10.1-inch LCD screen with a resolution of 1,024×600 instead of the 8.9-inch screen of the original computer. A low-power Intel Atom processor is used, although few details are provided. Wi-Fi is [...]
Published on: 25th February, 2010

Lenovo has recently updated its highest-end series of ThinkPad W. The first ThinkPad with USB 3.0 is the W701, which should support the 5Gbps standard dedicated to very fast external hard drives as well as future peripherals down the line. The large case of the W701 supports up from 8GB up to 16GB of DDR3 [...]
Published on: 25th February, 2010

Habey has presented the new ultra-compact PC equipped with the Intel’s embedded Atom platform BIS-6620. The new PC has a small 4.5 square-inch footprint and a height of only 1.5 inches. It is considered a very green device with its total power consumption of less than 5.5W. The system is fanless and uses the low [...]
Published on: 17th February, 2010

Digital Storm has recently presented a new flagship gaming PC: Black|OPS. This is a customizable PC, which can have overclocked CPUs ranging from AMD’s Phenom to Intel’s Core i7. All versions of this PC come with Digital Storm’s Sub-Zero Liquid Cooling System, which is able to keep the system stable, with less noise. All variations [...]
Published on: 25th January, 2010

Stan Shih, Acer’s creator and former chief, said in an interview for the Taiwanese Commercial Times that he would not expect PC makers form the United States to survive more than the next 20 years. He thinks that the tendency towards budget PCs is still valid for the next years and US companies do not [...]