Posts Tagged ‘Computer News’

Microsoft has announced its thinnest keyboard ever, the Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 6000. It's intended to complement the rising tide of netbooks that sport Bluetooth links but suffer from cramped, uncomfortable keyboards. Also available is a separate, portable number pad, with its own carrying case. ... Full story

What a great day to be a gamer. And what an enjoyable day to be running benchmarks in a lab full of hardware. Intel’s X58 Express was the first chipset to support ATI’s CrossFire and Nvidia’s SLI multi-card rendering technologies (I’m purposely ignoring the D5400XS—a $600 board all on its own), giving enthusiast more choice in deploying graphics horsepower than ever. But even the ... Full story

SlashGear have carried out a brief review of Asus’ new ultraportable UX30, part of their new upcoming notebook line. No definite price or release date has been announced yet, however it is expected to retail at a price that will maybe be its major downfall. The Asus ultraportable UX30 runs a Intel CULV processor the entry level processor runs at 1.3GHz, it has ... Full story

If you have a netbook or ultraportable laptop, chances are it doesn't have an internal optical drive. While most users will stick with the same operating system and setup for the life of the computer, some might want to restore or even upgrade to a newer configuration. This is where an external USB optical drive comes into play. In this review we take a look ... Full story

Dell has added a cheap and cheerful widescreen laptop to its Inspiron line, with the new range starting at £369 and featuring a widescreen 17.3 inch display. Dell's new Inspiron 17 also has an LED backlight for its large display, and offers various multimedia capabilities and upgrade options, including an optional Blu-ray drive and a high-definition 1,600 x 900 display. A ... Full story

According to the press release, Philips' Brilliance Lightframe monitor "stimulates your visual senses for improved concentration and promotes an overall feeling of well-being." How is it supposed to do this? Simply put, the monitor's bezel has a blue light-up surround. It's a bit like the company's Ambilight televisions, only the colours don't change. Has it at all improved my concentration or ... Full story

Mozilla has released mockups that show how Firefox 4.0 conceivably might look, and two words spring to my mind: Google Chrome. Last week, Mozilla showed some mockups for the nearer-term Firefox 3.7 that eliminated the browser's ... Full story

If you have a big 20-year-old TV in your basement, then New York City's new electronic recycling law may help with the spring cleaning. All you'll need to do is contact the manufacturer, which will be required to remove it, and probably send over a delivery truck to pick it up for free. Two industry groups that represent electronic makers are livid about the ... Full story

HP's Business-based netbook grows up--and introduces some long-overdue improvements. HP pioneered the notion of transforming a netbook into a corporate raider. The idea seems like a budget-conscious no-brainer now, but 18 months ago the HP Mini 2133 was a wolf pack of one. Since then, the netbook market has evolved--and so have HP's entries in it. The Mini 5101 is a smart update, with ... Full story

Cold War paranoia may have brought the world to the brink of destruction, but it sparked an era of invention on both sides of the pond. In September 1950, fearing that Soviet computing trailed America by 15 years, Director of the Moscow Institute of Precise Mechanics and Computer Technology Mikhail Lavrent'ev outlined the problem in a speech to colleagues. The Russians ... Full story