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

Monday, Jan 9, 2012Monday, Jan 9, 2012 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

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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computing / Windows

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

Tuesday, Jan 3, 2012Tuesday, Jan 3, 2012 - by Lee J. - 1 Comment

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 …

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computing / portable / Windows

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

Tuesday, Sep 13, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher

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 …

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computing / software / Windows

Windows 8 will boot in just eight seconds [video]

Friday, Sep 9, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher - 3 Comments.

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 …

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Apple / computing / software / Windows

CrashPlan Pro offers online back ups for small businesses

Friday, Jul 29, 2011Friday, Jul 29, 2011 - by Pete Railton

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 …

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computing / hardware / Windows

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

Tuesday, Jun 28, 2011Tuesday, Jun 28, 2011 - by Tony Fletcher

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
photography / software / Windows

ACDSee Pro 4 image editing suite for photo pros released

Wednesday, May 25, 2011Tuesday, Sep 25, 2012 - by Tony Fletcher

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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Apple / Google / reviews / software / Windows

NoteSync Google Docs desktop sync for Windows and Mac – review

Tuesday, Apr 19, 2011Tuesday, Apr 19, 2011 - by mike s

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 …

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computing / Windows

Lenovo ThinkStation E30 and ThinkCentre M81 – serious business indeed

Tuesday, Mar 29, 2011Tuesday, Mar 29, 2011 - by Pete Railton

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 …

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computing / portable / Windows

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

Tuesday, Mar 22, 2011 - by Pete Railton

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 …

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computing / Windows

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

Monday, Mar 7, 2011Monday, Mar 7, 2011 - by Lee J. - 3 Comments.

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 …

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computing / Microsoft / Windows

Thrill to 25 years of Microsoft Windows upgrades [video]

Thursday, Mar 3, 2011 - by Pete Railton

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 …

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computing / hardware / portable / Windows

Fujitsu STYLISTIC Q550 Windows 7 tablet packs 10.1-inch screen and SSD storage

Monday, Feb 28, 2011Monday, Feb 28, 2011 - by mike s - 2 Comments.

Fujitsu has flipped out the details of their new business-focussed Stylistic Q550 Windows 7 tablet, with their European order book creaking open on St David’s Day (that’s March 1st in case …

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reviews / software / Windows

Review: PhotoEQ lightweight digital photo app with batch processing

Friday, Feb 18, 2011Friday, Feb 18, 2011 - by mike s

It may be a lightweight app, but the Windows-only PhotoEQ application aims to be the app you reach for when you need some quick image editing tasks done.

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computing / portable / Windows

Samsung 9 Series laptop – the ‘thinnest and lightest 13-inch notebook’

Thursday, Jan 6, 2011Thursday, Jan 6, 2011 - by Lee J.

Now here’s a real purdy curvy number, with Samsung’s stunning Samsung 9 laptop looking to give the wafer thin MacBook Air a run for its money.

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