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  If Acer’s Veriton nettop is not your style, you can consider the Veriton Z280G all-in-one computer. Starting from $499, the AIO makes movie watching a better experience on its 18.5-inch (1388×768) 16:9 display and also gives decent computing power to carry your daily tasks effectively. The Z280G is powered by 1.6GHz N270 Atom processor, [...]

Dell has announced a new all-in-one PC meant for small businesses, under its Vostro line. With an assurance to unclutter the office desks, the AIO brings in performance too. The 19-inch PC comes with an option of going either with a Core 2 Duo or Pentium Dual-core processor, 2GB RAM, 160GB HDD, DVD writer, Ethernet [...]

  Microsoft will be launching a free anti-virus application replacing its unsuccessful paid security suite, Live OneCare. The software code-named as Morro has been taken from Brazil’s Morro de Sao Paolo beach and will be launched in public beta as a download. Though analysts and investors are keeping a close eye on how the free [...]

  Microsoft has released the second ad from its Laptop Hunters series. This time it’s Giampaolo who is more technically savvy and emphasizes on value for money rather than paying more for a brand. Needless to say he picks up a PC (HP again!) because he felt Macs are pricey because of its aesthetic appeal.

  Taking some insight from the retail channels, Digitimes is reporting that Asus will advance to blur the line between the netbooks and notebooks. Sometime in mid-April, Asus will reveal Eee PC 1004DN with an optical drive. Other info associated with this is that it will have an Intel Atom N280 processor with GN40 chipset, [...]

  Fujitsu will be revealing their zero-watt PC at the upcoming CeBIT in March. The computer dubbed as Esprimo Green is touted to be the first PC that consumes no electricity when in standby mode and is still able to manage LAN, Bluetooth or even UMTS when needed. We are interested to know how are [...]

  Anything for geekiness! A guy named Chris took his small Eee PC to a Brooklyn store and etched complete maps of Super Mario Land (Game Boy) on the screen lid. Needless to say, it looks awesome. From his Flickr page: Last night I laser-etched the top of my Eee PC with the complete level [...]

  In a hands-on session by LaptopMag, Intel has confirmed to them that they will announce its student friendly Classmate PC with a touchscreen interface at the upcoming CES. It will be a convertible tablet which is expected to give birth to a new category called as ‘netvertibles’. LaptopMag say that the device looks good [...]

  Despite the promise from Asus, we will their fashionable S101 bearing the Eee PC tag. The specifications of the netbook is same as before with a 1.6GHz Atom processor, 10.2-inch LED backlit display, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, VGA-Out, card reader, USB ports, webcam and multi touch trackpad. The prices vary with the choice of HDD [...]

  In a bid to win an Asus Eee PC, a contestant tries to give the netbook an underwater experience. He cams the whole video with Eee PC’s webcam, puts the netbook in a Ziplock bag and submerges it into the pool. Unsurprisingly, the Ziplock saves the Asus Eee PC from being drenched. Watch the [...]

  We mentioned about Stix gaming controllers which mimics Wii style gaming on PC. MTV gaming blog received a review unit and they have put it into action all on video. [Via MTV Multiplayer]

  Asus’s onslaught of Eee range continues. This time they unveiled a high end S101 Eee netbook in Taiwan. But reportedly the Eee tag will be stripped from it when it goes to retail this September. The 10.2-inch snobby netbook is equipped with an Atom processor, LED backlit screen and comes in interestingly thin profile [...]

  Rockstar Games have announced the release date of GTA IV on PC. November 18 is the set day to convert the world PCs into a gangster. No wonder I am itching to get my hands on it. And no, I won’t behave like this guy. Promise!   Press Release Rockstar Games, a publishing label [...]

  Gadget making companies offer only those color(s) which will be widely accepted. And because of this companies like Colorware PC make into the scene by offering custom color solutions to spruce up your common looking monotonous gadget. They have announced that they are now offering custom color options for the new iPhone 3G. This [...]

  Dell has officially introduced its energy efficient range in the form of Studio Hybrid. The Hybrid PC looks very compact, stylish and petite and packs a decent spec’ed PC capable of emitting less of CO2. The Studio Hybrid PC has got a Energy Star 4.0 accreditation and burns 70 percent less electricity than the [...]