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ASUS ET2700 All-in-One PC packs a beefy 27 inch multi-touch display

January 26th, 2012 12:50pm No comments

ASUS ET2700 All-in-One PC packs a 27 inch touchscreen

Packing a curious shaped sub-woofer and a big 27″ screen, the Asus ET2700 All-in-One PC is looking to woo its way into the living rooms and bedroom of the denizens of Blightyland.

The 1080p-supporting full HD (1920 x 1080) 27-inch display comes with 10-finger multi-touch, while inside beats a Core i5-2400S processor.

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Asus B23E 12.5-inch ultraportable aims to win over cold business hearts

January 23rd, 2012 11:48am No comments

Asus B23E 12.5-inch ultraportable aims to win over business hearts

Aiming directly at the ThinkPad business market is the new Asus B23E ultraportable laptop, the B23E, served up in a rather splendidly austere, none-more-black finish.

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Acer Aspire S5 ultrabook is world’s thinnest laptop at just 15mm thick [photos]

January 9th, 2012 12:25pm No comments

Acer Aspire S5 is world's thinnest laptop at just 15mm thick

Slenderer than a shaved slither of something very slim indeed is Acer’s stunning new Aspire S5, the world’s slimmest ultrabook.

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Rack mounted Tranquil MMC-12 PC claims to be ‘the ultimate in HiFi style media centres’

January 3rd, 2012 11:05am 1 comment

Rack mounted Tranquil MMC-12 PC claims to be 'the ultimate in HiFi style media centres'

UK company Tranquil have released a novel, super-slim Windows 7 media centre PC designed to slip into a home hi-fi stack.

Measuring just 1.5in thick and minimally styled in a stylish matt black finish, the unit looks more like an audiophile CD player than a PC, with the  front panel containing nothing more than an on/off button and a CD/DVD writer slot.

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Asus U46 ultra-skinny 14 inch notebook runs wild on the streets of the UK

September 13th, 2011 2:59pm No comments

Asus U46 ultra-skinny 14 inch notebook runs wild on the streets of the UK

Shinier and skinnier than a Kate Moss statue hewn out of extra-shiny solid silver is the new ultra-slim Asus U46 notebook, designed as a ‘perfect travel companion for discerning mobile professionals’ (actually, some may prefer Kate Moss for that, but there you go…)

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Windows 8 will boot in just eight seconds [video]

September 9th, 2011 11:39am 3 comments

Windows 8 will boot in just eight seconds [video]

It looks like the days of having a quick snooze before your machine boots up in the morning could be over, with Microsoft promising a mere eight second boot up for their new Windows 8 operating system.

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CrashPlan Pro offers online back ups for small businesses

July 29th, 2011 2:00pm No comments

CrashPlan Pro offers online back ups for small businesses

We’ve been using the CrashPlan online backup service for over a year now, and so far have been happy with the service (check our online backup services comparison feature), and the developers Code 42 are now offering a ‘pro’ backup service.

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Sony’s Vaio Z – thinner than a MacBook Air and with added Power Media Dock goodness

June 28th, 2011 12:53pm No comments

Sony's Vaio Z - thinner than a MacBook and with added Power Media Dock goodness

Thinner than a whippet with a crack habit, Sony’s devilishly slender Vaio Z laptop manages to be both lighter and thinner than the Macbook Air, but at a price.

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ACDSee Pro 4 image editing suite for photo pros released

May 25th, 2011 10:21am No comments

ACDSee Pro 4 image editing suite for photo pros released

After a long session in beta, ACD Systems has slammed down the latest version of its popular ACDSee Pro 4 image editing, browsing and organisation software.

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NoteSync Google Docs desktop sync for Windows and Mac – review

April 19th, 2011 12:49pm No comments

Notesync Google Docs desktop sync for Windows and Mac - review

If you tend to spend a fair bit of time working with Google Docs, you may like to give this handy desktop app a look, which offers a fast way to take notes and sync them with your Google Docs account.

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Lenovo ThinkStation E30 and ThinkCentre M81 – serious business indeed

March 29th, 2011 9:45am No comments

Lenovo ThinkStation E30 and ThinkCentre M81 - serious business

There’s no denying that the scoot-stick motorin’, Frapucinno-supping fashionistas aren’t going to warm to these bad boys, but when it comes to no-nonsense, getting-on-with-the-job prowess, things don’t get much better than a shovelful of Lenovo goodness.

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Samsung’s ultrathin 11.6-inch 9 Series laptop takes on the MacBook Air

March 22nd, 2011 10:47am No comments

Samsung's ultrathin 11.6-inch 9 Series 900X1A laptop shines in video

We’ve been gently salivating in the direction of Samsung’s ultrathin and gorgeous Series 9 laptop ever since it was first announced back in January, and now there’s a smaller 11.6-inch version to tempt our recession-addled wallets.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X220 notebook boots in 20 secs, 15hrs battery as standard

March 7th, 2011 1:02pm 3 comments

Lenovo ThinkPad X220 notebook boots in 20 secs, 15hrs battery as standard

It seems that Lenovo has accidentally unveiled the full specs for its new X220 laptop, sporting an unusual 12.5″ screen and an extended battery option serving up an astonishing 23 hours of battery life.

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FastStone Capture 6.7 – a great, fast screen capture tool

March 7th, 2011 11:00am No comments

FastStone Capture 6.7 - a great, fast screen capture tool

One of the tools we use every single day is FastStone Capture, a fast, lightweight screen capture tool that lets us quickly grab anything onscreen.

It’s not exactly what anyone might term a ‘sexy’ app, but we’ve been using it for years on end without complaint, so we figured to was time to give credit where it’s due, and rightly sing the praises of this workhouse performer.

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Thrill to 25 years of Microsoft Windows upgrades [video]

March 3rd, 2011 11:03am No comments

Thrill to 25 years of Microsoft Windows upgrades [video]

There’s dedication and then there’s Roy Castle-style dedication, and it certainly must have taken some heroic gumption to sit down and create a 9.5 minute video showing every install of Microsoft Windows from version 1.0 right through to the latest Windows 7.

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