11.6'' Acer ultraportable sports Turion II Neo CPU
Now, that's not something you see every day: a genuine dual-core ultraportable with a 11.6" form factor and AMD components. That's what Acer's new $550 Aspire AS1551 looks to be all about. The system is already available at both Amazon and Newegg for $549.99. Amazon offers free...
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Trailer shows three minutes of Portal 2
gameplay
We got to feast our eyes on plenty of Portal 2
media while E3 was in full swing earlier this month. Valve isn't done showing off the upcoming first-person action puzzle game, though. Shacknews has posted a brand-new video that shows about three minutes of Portal 2 gameplay. The... Read More ...
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Eight is Enough TechFlash reports MSNBC.com bags the banner ad Samsung's new ultra-light N230 netbook claims to run on an Energizer Bunny have up to 13.8 hours of battery life TC Magazine reports AMD Phenom II X6
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Report: Windows 8 to have app store
Apparently, seeking out new software using the Google will soon become a bygone fad, like cargo pants and clean beaches in the Gulf. Neowin reports that Microsoft, too, will succumb fully to the app store craze and outfit Windows 8 with a centralized "Windows Store." If you haven't heard any...
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Best Buy would rather not show you that laptop, thanks
The Toshiba Portégé R700, with which I'm rather taken, was due to make its way into Best Buy stores today, and I had hotly anticipated the chance to see if its vitals—the all-important quartet of keyboard, screen, touchpad, and build quality—match up to its impressive specs. I checked...
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DigiTimes suggests Asus will outsource some production to ECS
DigiTimes' nebulous "industry sources" have told the site that Asus intends to outsource some motherboard and graphics card production to ECS. Asus already outsources production to Pegatron, which was spun off the motherboard giant in 2007. Foxconn and Quanta have reportedly been lending a hand in manufacturing...
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