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The Windows 7 Desktop and UI – Customization and Flexibility

The Windows 7 desktop and graphical user interface are right on track to delivering an evolution compared to Windows Vista, and in this context, provide a high degree of customization and flexibility, superior to what is available with the successor of Windows XP. But at the same time, Microsoft is not going to satis...

6 October 2008
12:18 GMT

Sony Vaio All-in-One JS-Series Better than Apple's iMac

Earlier this month, Sony decided it was about time it released a couple of new all-in-one Vaio systems, so it unveiled the JS and RT series, two quite different-looking desktop computer systems that offered almost everything a user might need, in a single compact form. Now, it seems that one of these systems, namely...

24 September 2008
11:02 GMT

New Mac Mini Code-Named 'Brick' Rumored

Some claim Apple's got more than a MacBook refresh up its sleeve. While next-gen Apple notebooks are said to be already shipping to retailers, a new rumor has it that Apple's “one more thing” this year could very well be a new Mac Mini.“Sources have indicated Apple's 'one more th...

22 September 2008
05:15 GMT

Back to School with New Inspiron Systems

Today is clearly shaping up to be one of Dell's best days, as the American systems vendor has just unveiled one very interesting and highly anticipated product, the Studio Hybrid PC. But that's not all that Dell has prepared for this year's "Back to school" season, as the company has also announced two...

29 July 2008
05:13 GMT

Dell's Hybrid PC Already Tested

It has become somewhat of a trend for various hardware manufacturers to have their products tested and reviewed even days before the official launch. This also goes for Dell, which has rolled out today its small-sized, energy efficient desktop computer system, the Studio Hybrid PC. On that note, it looks like the fir...

29 July 2008
04:21 GMT

Dell's Studio Hybrid PC Is Out

This may come as somewhat of a surprise for all of you Dell fans out there, but it looks like the Round Rock, Texas-based computer systems vendor will finally roll out one of its highly anticipated products. What we're dealing with here is a new desktop computer system that has been in the news for quite some ti...

29 July 2008
03:25 GMT

Lenovo's IdeaCentre Brand Marks the Company's Debut in the Global Consumer Desktop Market

Lenovo is undoubtedly one of the leading manufacturers of portable computer systems, but the company has a strong position in the desktop computer systems market. Taking the expertise even further, the manufacturer decided it is time to bring something new. As a result, Lenovo announced today the launch of their Idea...

30 June 2008
11:09 GMT

New Icons for Your Old Desktop

Occasionally, we all feel the need to change something about our surroundings or about ourselves - no matter if it's the hairdo, the place of our furniture or simply our daily habits. If you don't want to try anything big (the new hairstyle might be 'uninspired' or you could end up breaking your f...

27 June 2008
07:41 GMT

Maclings, a Different Kind of Mac Apps

Apparently, the guys at Spritec Software have started a new trend for Mac apps. The company's recently-released Maclings come in "paks" containing four fun and practical apps each. Macling paks are priced at $9.99. Demos are not available but you can check out the official Maclings web page to see them in action...

28 May 2008
03:41 GMT

How to Move Web Applications to Your Desktop

Although many people have their favorite web apps setup as their homepage on their browsers, there are times when running a web app inside its own window - in a separate process - could come handy. Think about having your browser clogged up with way above 30-40 tabs open and crashing at random times. Then, you will j...

29 April 2008
12:06 GMT

Now You Can: Run Yahoo Messenger for the Web on Your Desktop!

As you surely know, there are multiple types of Yahoo Messenger out there compatible with certain versions of operating systems or especially addressed to users who don't want to download and install applications. Beside Yahoo Messenger for Windows and Mac OS X, the Sunnyvale company has also released the Web ve...

9 April 2008
03:02 GMT

HP to Introduce Linux-Based Computers

HP will start shipping Linux-based notebooks and desktop computers in the second quarter of the year. The company has been reported to introduce PCs with a pre-installed version of Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop operating system on the selected markets worldwide. The two companies will start working on t...

18 March 2008
05:02 GMT

Asustek Unveils Desktop PC Model

Asustek has been rumored to work on a desktop computer since January, but the upcoming Eee PC 900 got all the customers' attention. However, the new desktop system from the Taiwanese PC manufacturer can be regarded as the desktop alternative to the Eee. The EP20 desktop computer is officially called the "Digital...

15 March 2008
05:21 GMT

Move Your Office on Your Desktop

How many times didn't you wish you had a huge board at the office where you could attach all the sticky notes and reminders related to your work? Or maybe you happened to get late to a meeting because you accidentally overlapped it with another one… In a nutshell, your organizational skills sometimes are simply ...

29 February 2008
13:38 GMT

Asus Launches Mac Mini Clone ($899)

Asus too saw the potential of a mini-PC in their repertoire and so they rolled out the P22 Nova. The small (9x7x2), light (under 4 lbs), yet sexy living room PC is powered by a 1.86 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, sports 160 GB HDD, a Slot Loading DVD Burner, 1 GB of RAM, 802.11n WLAN. And it sports Bluetooth connectivity as w...

20 February 2008
09:23 GMT

Seagate: Laptop HDDs to Sell Better than Desktop Ones by 2011

Storage specialist Seagate Technologies published a second-quarter revenue of $3.4 billion, with a net income of $403 million. Laptop sales had a tremendous impact over the final sales figures as they have continued to grow for some years now. The quiet battle between the notebook and the desktop PC segments is about...

19 January 2008
06:57 GMT

Google Search Downgraded in Google Desktop

The Google Search option that was included in the Google Desktop for Windows, as its main point, has been downgraded with the latest version of the application released. Except for the fact that it was originally built around it, no longer does it hold the focus point, the other gadgets do.The search feature enabled ...

14 January 2008
06:51 GMT

Google Has Gadget Frenzied Engineers

I've always considered Google to be a sober company because of the all-white background that it has and because of the simplicity that it displays in every aspect of the many domains it has gotten involved in. Apparently, this isn't the policy of the company, about a month ago I enviously found out about th...

20 December 2007
05:10 GMT

How About Some Twitter?

In case you're not all that familiar with Twitter, it's a service that allows the communication between friends, family, co-workers etc., through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to just one simple question: "What are you doing?"It might sound a bit weird to constantly update your status every time y...

22 November 2007
03:03 GMT

Google Gets Ready for The Halloween Party

We all know that Google likes to celebrate in style every new event or special moment in our lives. This time, Halloween will receive Google's 'gratitude' and the Mountain View company can' wait anymore to roll out its special goodies for the real fans. Today, the super giant presented some new ga...

30 October 2007
15:31 GMT

Google Earth to Get Leopard Support

If you're one of the numerous Mac OS X fans, you probably know that the Cupertino company scheduled the release of Leopard, the latest version of its operating system on Friday. Because of that, the software developers from all over the world struggled to make their applications compatible with Leopard in order ...

25 October 2007
03:34 GMT

Gadget Lover? Google's Designer Helps You Build One!

Google's gadgets rose in popularity since the Mountain View company started a powerful campaign to promote it and some of the users became real fans of them. Because they are able to work with Google Desktop or iGoogle, the gadgets target a large segment of consumers who are already registered for these technolo...

22 October 2007
03:34 GMT

Asus Intros a New High End Computer Chassis

Asus just announced the launch of a new and friendly desktop computer case that is aimed at users wanting to experience the ''do it yourself'' adventure of building a computer system from the ground up. The new VENTO TA-D5 series of cases comes with many features as well as an ergonomic design tha...

16 October 2007
06:14 GMT

Gateway's GT Desktop Series: The All Purpose Computer

After the announcement of the new P series of mobile computer systems, Gateway now launched a new range of desktop computers that are aimed at various users while being extremely customizable and feature rich. The advanced technology found integrated into these new desktop computers from Gateway means that users can ...

16 October 2007
04:03 GMT

New Google Desktop for Linux Waiting For Your Download

Back in June the Mountain View giant Google released the first Linux flavor of Google Desktop, its desktop searching solution which is supposed to bring the power of the famous search engine in offline mode. Although most of the Google technologies are only compatible with Windows-equipped systems, the company seems ...

15 October 2007
03:44 GMT

New Dell Desktop Computers Hitting the Market

Dell just announced the launch of a new range of desktop workstations computer systems that are aimed at business and office use, while providing a new level of performance with the Dell Precision T3400. Coming from a line of desktop and mobile computer systems that goes back for years, the new Dell workstation is de...

11 October 2007
04:24 GMT

Acer Launches a Desktop PC with Blu-ray and HD DVD Capabilities

There are two popular formats nowadays that battle for supremacy when it comes to optical discs and multimedia content. On one side we have the Blu-ray format and on the other side there is HV DVD, both offering similar capabilities and resolutions. As the two formats are each supported by groups made up of big playe...

10 October 2007
09:06 GMT

Alienware Boosts Performance with 64GB SSDs

Solid state drives are gaining some ground and market acceptance on the mobile computing segment as their low power consumption, light weight and shock resistance are highly valuable and are compensating for the higher price tag and lower data storage capabilities. On the desktop market segment, solid state drives ar...

10 October 2007
03:23 GMT

Google Technology to Control Your Music Online

In case you're one of those addicted Google Gadget users, this is probably the best piece of news you could read today. As you know, Google Desktop and iGoogle are two different products which are fully compatible with the gadgets developed by the same company. The gadgets represent some tiny tools which can be ...

9 October 2007
02:16 GMT

Philips Intros a Wireless Mouse and Keyboard Set

Philips just announced the launch of a new set of computer peripherals that are now available for users willing to switch from the traditional wired setup for mouse and keyboard to the wireless technology that allows more freedom of movement without the burden of wires and such.The two new Philips computer devices ar...

6 October 2007
04:40 GMT

Leopard-Ready Application Waiting For Your Download

AOL is not only a company which struggles to expand its offering into the European market but it also targets new consumers using special applications intended to run on multiple platforms. Today, AOL officially introduced a new version of AOL Desktop for Mac, a new technology which brings a handy toolbar for the App...

28 September 2007
06:46 GMT

Get Your Free YouTube Desktop Now!

In case you're a YouTube fan, this is probably the best you can get from a web-based technology able to work with Google's video sharing platform. YouTube Desktop is an interesting solution which is able to replace the main page of YouTube, offering all you need just like a downloadable solution for your co...

24 September 2007
09:33 GMT

Portable TV-Tuners from Pinnacle: PCTV HD Ultimate

Pinnacle announced the launch of a TV tuner that is specially designed for laptop and notebook users and which can bring High Definition TV programs to your mobile computing platform in just a few minutes. Apart from being extremely mobile and easy to install and operate the new Pinnacle TV tuner comes packed into a ...

21 September 2007
06:56 GMT

GNOME 2.20

The GNOME team has announced last night the immediate availability of the 2.20 version, which brings important features, bug fixes and improvements: "GNOME 2.20 is the latest version of the GNOME Desktop: a popular, multi-platform desktop environment. GNOME's focus is ease of use, stability, and first class inte...

20 September 2007
08:00 GMT

Lenovo Launches New Desktop PCs

Lenovo recently announced the launch of a new desktop computer system that is aimed at business use and which is expected to provide increased enterprise manageability and security. The newest ThinkCentre M57p desktop from Lenovo is designed to meet the unique demands of large commercial organizations and it provides...

19 September 2007
07:00 GMT

Kensington Launches a Notebook Docking Station

Notebook and laptop users are very fond of the mobility offered by their computing platforms, but there are times when the optimized layout and capabilities of such platforms are not very well suited for some tasks. In those cases, most users really miss the comfort provided by the desktop computer systems that come ...

18 September 2007
12:18 GMT

Lenovo Launches Blue Sky, The Ultrasmall Desktop PC

Lenovo Group just announced that it launched a new desktop computer system named Blue Sky that breaks all records when it comes to the power consumed, as it is the smallest and the most energy efficient desktop on the market today. The new desktop comes under the formal name of ThinkCentre A61e and it is supposed to ...

12 September 2007
02:54 GMT

Thin Computing vs. Desktop PCs vs. Datacenters

Most companies worldwide are using a quite large number of desktop systems and as that number grows by the year, so does the cost of the energy bill, alongside with additional costs like service and maintenance. Desktop virtualization aims at replacing the currently large number of desktop computer systems that are t...

10 September 2007
08:19 GMT

Dear Santa, All I Want for Christmas Is KDE 4.0!

While the KDE 4.0 final release was postponed for Christmas, the second beta release of the most awaited project of 2007, was just announced today by the hard-working people behind the KDE project: "The KDE Community proudly presents the second Beta release for KDE 4.0. This release marks the beginning of the feature...

6 September 2007
10:04 GMT

Lenovo Renews Its Olympics Range

The Olympic Games that will be held in China in 2008 are sponsored at the computer hardware department by the Chinese hardware and system manufacturer Lenovo which now tries to capitalize offering a new line of computer systems inspired by the Games.Coming with silver and black casings, the new Lenovo Olympic Games d...

3 September 2007
10:41 GMT

Hey, Mac Users! Google Desktop Updated. Free Download Here!

Google Desktop for Mac was recently updated with several goodies for the English users and with new languages for the rest of the world. Although the Mac version of the offline search application is not too old, the Mountain View company has been continuously focused on the program and implemented no less than 9 new ...

3 September 2007
04:07 GMT

HP Introduces Linux Computers

Following the example set by its competitors Dell and Acer, the Hewlett-Packard, HP for short, decided that it is time to launch a Linux based desktop computer system in Australia. So, soon HP's client will be able to opt for a computer based on the HP dx2250 PC hardware that comes preinstalled with a copy of th...

30 August 2007
11:43 GMT

Fujitsu Siemens Pushes The Energy Efficient Design Even Further

Fujitsu Siemens announced the release of a new line of computers designed for office and business use, the ESPRIMO 5925 Professional that is a series oriented towards high performance computing, ergonomics and energy efficiency. The new line of professional desktop computer systems is available in two models, the ESP...

28 August 2007
06:09 GMT

AMD Is Doing Better on The Retail Market

During the last year, the computer processor manufacturing company AMD encountered a series of hard bumps along its road to a new line of products. Competing against a giant company like Intel is always hard, but doing it without the necessary tools - in this case a line of products capable of smashing or at least eq...

28 August 2007
04:49 GMT

Virtualization Technologies Everywhere

Virtualization technologies are nothing new on the computer market, but the startup company Pano Logic is really bringing them to the next level by creating a system that may very well make desktop computers in offices and small and medium businesses as obsolete as the wooden abacus. Pano Logic simply proposes an alt...

27 August 2007
08:55 GMT

VIA Enters the Mexican Market

VIA Technologies announced a partnership with the Mexican ASI Corporation in order to produce and distribute through the Wal-Mart stores in Mexico a line of energy efficient computers called Alaska Wolf PC. The Alaska Wolf PC is centered on low power consumption and a high energy efficiency rating while allowing for ...

27 August 2007
07:20 GMT

Dell Strives for Efficiency on the Desktop Market

Dell announced today the launch of a new desktop computer system that is designed for flexibility and easy management allowing customers to reach high business efficiency. The OptiPlex 755 desktop system is also rated by the EPEAT (Electronic Products Environmental Assessment Tool) with a gold rating while being of c...

27 August 2007
04:43 GMT

Dell's XPS 420 Desktop PC

Dell goes again for the high-end computer desktop market with its next generation of XPS systems and this time the new model is called the XPS 420. Larger, better equipped with state of the art computer hardware components, and offering top of the line quality and performance in all kinds of application from video en...

23 August 2007
04:51 GMT

Dell XPS 410 Desktops with CableCARD

Dell finally decided to equip some of its top of the line desktop computer series with the hardware necessary to support CableCARD and now it is ready for customers. Coming out with a better hardware selection and allowing end users to customize the hardware layout of their machines, Dell's XPS desktops feature...

20 August 2007
11:13 GMT




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