Wednesday, March 30, 2011

IT News HeadLines (Tech Report) 29/03/2011




HP lets you grab the Pavilion dm1z for $399.99
It's a bit early for a deal-of-the-week post, but no matter—a bargain is a bargain, and deals like this don't come up all that often. As PC World reports, HP is letting folks grab its Pavilion dm1z ultraportable laptop for only $399.99 with free shipping, down from the usual...
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Acer Iconia has dual 14-inch touch screens
We've been hearing a lot of noise about inexpensive, ARM-powered slates lately, but there are other uses for touch screens. Acer has aptly demonstrated that with its Iconia-6120 dual-screen "touchbook," which the company says is now available for pre-order in the United States and Canada. The $1,199 system features a...
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Crysis 2 DX11 patch could be on the way
Could we see a patch that brings DirectX 11 graphics options to Crysis 2 sooner rather than later? Maybe so, judging by whispers emanating from Germany. A thread on the Crysis-HQ forums quotes an alleged Tweet from Crytek staffer Tiago Sousa, who reportedly stated: Cooking some great DX11 tech...
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PlayStation phone has great controller, lousy screen
While waiting for a movie this weekend, I was amazed at just how many folks in the audience were passing the time by playing games on their smartphones. They looked ridiculous, not because there's anything wrong with smartphone gaming, but because they all seemed to be rubbing their screens...
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