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ASUS Eee 1215N 12.1-inch Netbook | Posted on: 31/08/2010 @ 16:36

ASUS puts the shiny new Eee 1215N netbook in our hands with Ion graphics and Optimus tech. How good is it? Read on to find out.

Intel Atom N550 Notebooks | Posted on: 31/08/2010 @ 5:48

Intel has launched their first dual-core Atom processor designed purely for netbooks, the N550. The new CPU has led to the netbook manufacturers scrambling to update their products to feature the latest silicon. Intel promises that there will be a significant boost in performance while maintaining the same battery life. Intel plans to make the most of the market dominance of their Atom CPUs ...

RightWay Spotter Dale Jr. Edition 4.3" Touchscreen GPS @ Mobility Digest | Posted on: 30/08/2010 @ 1:24

http://mobilitydigest.com/mobility-digest-review-rightway-spotter-dale-jr-edition-4-3-touchscreen-gps/ (http://mobilitydigest.com/mobility-digest-review-rightway-spotter-dale-jr-edition-4-3-touchscreen-gps/) Today for review Geeks has sent me over another of their GPS Devices (http://www.geeks.com/products_sc.asp?Cat=970), this one though is bit special in that it’s a themed type with Dale Jr ...

Cooler Master USNA 95 Slim Notebook Power Adapter Review | Posted on: 26/08/2010 @ 21:36

Today, we are taking a look at a brand new ultra slim notebook power adapter from Cooler Master called the USNA 95. This is not a cheap generic power brick. This power adapter was designed by Choiix for Cooler Master and it was designed from the get go to be small, but powerful. In fact Cooler Master informed us that the USNA95 is the world's smallest 95 Watt (has a peak power output rated at ...

Puget Systems Serenity Custom Gaming PC | Posted on: 25/08/2010 @ 15:12

Today we take a look at the super-quiet Serenity gaming PC from Puget Systems.

Review: SMT Jacket Laptop Bag – Perfect Investment for Gadget Lovers | Posted on: 24/08/2010 @ 14:36

International Laptop bag creators STM, have a new line of stylish, rugged, hardwearing, lightweight laptop bags. Founded in 1998 outside Sydney Australia in a trendy Bondai Beach suburb. Their mission remains the same to this day; they want to come up with a more comfortable, secure and stylish means of transporting your laptop.Review: SMT Jacket Laptop Bag – Perfect Investment for Gadget ...

Intel Atom N550 brings dual cores to netbooks | Posted on: 24/08/2010 @ 1:24

Intel has announced that partners have started selling netbooks with a new dual-core Atom processor. Atom N550 is the first Intel processor with dual cores on the netbook market and even though it doubles the processing power it will offer battery power on the same level as other models.

HTC ‘gpad’ to feature an N-trig multi-touch screen | Posted on: 24/08/2010 @ 0:24

Google have done great this year with their Android phones. The amount of Android phones on offer and the amount of apps in the market are growing daily. The next big step for Google is to translate some of this success over to the tablet market. There’s been a lot of talk about Android … [...]HTC ‘gpad’ to feature an N-trig multi-touch screen is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Zalman ZM-NC2500Plus Notebook Cooler Review | Posted on: 23/08/2010 @ 20:48

An Update On The SystemD System & Session Manager | Posted on: 23/08/2010 @ 20:00

There's an update on systemd by Lennart Poettering, the Berlin developer that created this project to serve as a new system and session manager for Linux. The systemd manager is compatible with existing SysV and LSB init scripts while it leverages D-Bus activation, heavily supports parallelization, and has many other features that makes it of interest to distribution vendors and end-users. Red ...

ASUS G73JH Gaming Notebook | Posted on: 23/08/2010 @ 19:12

Mit dem G73JH stellt ASUS ein Gaming Notebook vor, das vor allem Alienware das Fürchten lernen soll. Zu einem Kampfpreis steht, das im "Stealth-Bomber"-Look auftretende, G73JH in den Startlöchern um roher Leistung zu überzeugen.

Thecus says Add next-generation 10Gb Ethernet connectivity to your system | Posted on: 23/08/2010 @ 1:48

As digital files grow larger in size, the amount of data being transferred over networks is ever increasing. Today, Thecus Technology is pleased to announce the C10GT 10Gb Ethernet PCI-e Adapter. Featuring lightning-fast transfer speeds, dual cable connectivity, and simple installation and setup, the C10GT is a high-speed 10Gb ready network card designed to ...

Thermaltake Massive23 LX Notebook Cooler @ iGadget Life | Posted on: 22/08/2010 @ 22:36

http://igadgetlife.com/reviews/review-of-thermaltake-massive23-lx-notebook-cooler/ (http://igadgetlife.com/reviews/review-of-thermaltake-massive23-lx-notebook-cooler/)Quote: "Surprises are nice aren’t they? The other day my door bell rang and it was UPS delivering one of the latest products from Thermaltake called the Massive23 LX. It’s a cooler for netbooks and notebooks ranging from 10” ...

Lian Li PC-Q11 takes on mini-ITX systems | Posted on: 21/08/2010 @ 2:24

Taiwanese case maker Lian Li continues to roll out new aluminum cases. The latest addition is a mini tower model called Lian Li PC-Q11 housing systems based on the mini-ITX or mini-DTX formats.

Acer Aspire One D260 netbook review | Posted on: 20/08/2010 @ 17:24

At under £250, has Acer hit the netbook sweet spot with the Aspire One D260?

IBUYPOWER Paladin XLC Phantom Series System Review | Posted on: 19/08/2010 @ 20:12

Today's toy isn't a single system component, it is a complete system from iBUYPOWER! The iBUYPOWER Paladin XLC Phantom is a newly released system that is based on the X58 platform and has some of the latest bells and whistles! The question of the day is, how will it perform in our battery of tests? Read on to find out!

ASUS G73JH-A1 17.3-Inch Gaming Notebook | Posted on: 17/08/2010 @ 0:00

The ASUS G73JH-A1 may look like an F-117 stealth fighter, but will the gaming notebook's performance fly under the radar?

Texas Memory Systems Joins Linux Foundation | Posted on: 16/08/2010 @ 20:12

Texas Memory Systems (TMS), also known as the maker of World's Fastest Storage, has joined the Linux Foundation. The Linux Foundation is a non-profit organization working to accelerate the growth of Linux. TMS will focus on improving the SSD support from in the mainline Kernel by supporting developers.

Dell Inspiron M101z notebook review | Posted on: 13/08/2010 @ 18:00

AMD's 2010 Nile platform takes on Intel's Atom and CULV in a sleek 11.6in ultra-portable from Dell.

Thermalright Releases New Fanless Heatsink: HR-02 | Posted on: 12/08/2010 @ 19:25

Thermalright has recently brought to market a huge new 'fanless' CPU heatsink for most sockets including 775, 1156, 1366, AM2/3, and 939 called the HR-02. The HR-02 is touted as having the cooling capacity to be able to run fanless. According to Expreview.com, who is one of the few sites that has had a chance to review this piece, there are several design implementations that help this monster ...

CoolIt ECO Advanced Liquid Cooling (A.L.C.) System - CPU Cooler Review | Posted on: 12/08/2010 @ 19:25

For years, water cooling your processor was a difficult and often frightening task relegated to enthusiasts with a penchant for risk (and reward). You needed to basically engineer your own device based on parts that may or may not have been designed to work together, and then cross your fingers that it would all work out.  In recent times however, liquid cooling has become substantially more ...

Antec Notebook Cooler Designer | Posted on: 11/08/2010 @ 12:24

Expanding our horizons in bringing more coolers to TweakTown's readers, today sees the first of TweakTown's laptop cooling pads from Antec.

HP ProBook 6540b: Business Reliability | Posted on: 10/08/2010 @ 21:50

HP's ProBook series has imposed itself a great deal to business users and put potential buyers in a difficult position, having to make their pick among many options. HP has invested a lot in this segment, and good results were consequential. The popularity of ProBook worldwide is noticeable, and new models seem to keep pouring in. HP ProBook 6540b is a strictly business machine which performs all ...

AnandTech 13-year Anniversary Giveaways Continue: G.Skill 2GB DDR3 Notebook Memory #2 | Posted on: 10/08/2010 @ 1:00

The giveaways are back! Our previous contest was for a 4GB G.Skill memory kit. The winner? donebu. Check your email and respond to claim your prize :) Thanks to G.Skill we have even more memory to give away. Today we've got another 2GB DDR3-1066 SO-DIMM for your notebook. It's the F3-8500CL7S-2GBSQ, you can find the full specs on it here (note that page has multiple products on it, we're ...

AMD Fusion in netbooks in Q1 2011 | Posted on: 06/08/2010 @ 1:00

AMD revealed that it will be focusing on getting the mobile Fusion APU Ontario out first. The processor circuit is made with 40nm technology and will be the first to bring integrated graphics from AMD. Several major notebook builders are expected to adopt the platform early on.

Zotac ZBOX: The New ION Generation | Posted on: 05/08/2010 @ 20:47

The first Nvidia ION was true refreshment in the HTPC world. Not only because of the power-saving Atom CPU, but also graphics performance that were head and shoulders above Intel's GMA950 and similar solutions. However, it was evident that performance was still insufficient to run the newest games, even in the lowest resolutions and detail levels. This is exactly what the new revision of ION set ...

Running The Linux 2.6.35 Kernel With A Core i7 Notebook | Posted on: 05/08/2010 @ 19:48

While we benchmark the latest Linux kernel code on a daily basis at kernel-tracker.phoromatic.com using our automated testing platform built on the Phoronix Test Suite, now that the Linux 2.6.35 kernel was released, we have run a formalized set of kernel benchmarks on a ThinkPad W510 notebook with an Intel Core i7 CPU to see how the Linux 64-bit kernel is running with this high-end notebook under ...

Samsung R780 17-Inch Core i5 Notebook Review | Posted on: 05/08/2010 @ 15:12

AVADirect 3D Gaming Notebooks | Posted on: 05/08/2010 @ 11:24

Recently, AVADirect launched two new 3D gaming notebooks. The Clevo W860CU 3D and ASUS G51JX-3D both use NVIDIA’s 3D Vision technology to make the most of the increasing amount of 3D content available and promise to make the most of existing 2D media. Both models include active shutter glasses, which coupled with the 3D compatible screens will give the full stereoscopic 3D experience. As usual ...

Mystery HTC Android Device Hits Verizon’s Inventory System: Could it be the HTC Scorpion? | Posted on: 03/08/2010 @ 21:48

A brand new and what appears to be a HTC device, has just appeared in Verizon’s inventory system in the last day or two. The device does not have a name but it has been listed under the code of ADR6325VW. The reason why many believe it to be an Android device over a Windows [...]Mystery HTC Android Device Hits Verizon’s Inventory System: Could it be the HTC Scorpion? is a post from: UK Gadget ...

CoolIT Systems Vantage A.L.C. CPU Cooler | Posted on: 02/08/2010 @ 16:36

Take a CoolIT ECO, mix in some customer input, some cool new options and a bit of hidden tech yet to be displayed, and what do you have? - The Vantage A.L.C. of course!

Rigs of Rods Simulator Game Gets Marked 0.37-r1 | Posted on: 02/08/2010 @ 11:24

One of the free software projects we have been talking to as of late about better enhancing their benchmarking capabilities for likely integration into the Phoronix Test Suite is Rigs of Rods. While the graphics within this driving simulator may not be the best (at least when compared to Unigine, or within the open-source world, Nexuiz) it's not the graphics that the developers pride themselves ...