AMD have outed their latest 2010 Mainstream and Ultrathin Notebook Platforms, together with their 2010 Desktop Platform, and the emphasis looks to be on multimedia strength. The new push brings AMD VISION system - first announced back in September 2009 - to the desktop, with both dual- and quad-core Athlon II CPUs for the mainstream and quad- and six-core Phenom II CPUs for enthusiasts. Meanwhile AMD reckons its new dual-core 23w Turion II Neo and Athlon II Neo, together with the Athlon II Neo chips will be storming the Ultrathin market, while there are twelve new Mainstream notebook CPUs for regular laptops.
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AMD 2010 Mainstream & Ultrathin Notebook and 2010 Desktop Platforms unveiled
Digital Storm Black|Ops Assassin vertically cooled PC debuts
Digital Storm has been making desktop and workstation computers for a while now and we have talked about some of them like the DAVINCI workstation in the past. Digital Storm has debuted a new desktop PC called the Black|OPS Assassin.
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HP All-In-One 200 desktop debuts, plus Core i3/i5 updates for TouchSmarts
HP have announced new updates to their TouchSmart all-in-one touchscreen desktop range, together with a new ultra-slim desktop PC. The HP All-In-One 200 is a new 21.5-inch Full HD desktop, complete with a Pentium E5400 2.7GHz processor, 4GB of RAM and Intel GMA X4500HD graphics, WiFi b/g/n and gigabit ethernet.
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Lenovo ThinkCentre A70z Review
Lenovo’s attempts at all-in-one PCs have so far been confined to their consumer-centric lines, but with the ThinkCentre A70z they’re pushing for your office (or at least your home-office). A sober black monolith with a surprisingly affordable price tag, Lenovo have paired the A70z with ambitious boot-time promises; is that enough to score a place on your desk? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.
Toshiba All-in-One PC plans for Q2 2010 leaked
Toshiba isn't known for its range of all-in-one PCs outside of Japan, probably because the company hasn't actually bothered exporting them. However, that's apparently all set to change; according to industry sources, Toshiba has been working on a new line of all-in-ones and is set to launch them in North America and Europe come Q2 2010.
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HP EliteBook 8740w and Z200, Z400, Z600 & Z800 workstations get Intel CPU updates
HP have updated their workstation range, and of the new tower, SFF and notebook models perhaps the most interesting is the HP EliteBook 8740w. Toting Intel's latest Core i7 Extreme processors, up to 16GB of DDR3 memory and a 17-inch LED-backlit display running at either WXGA+ or WUXGA, the 8740w can be spec'd with either ATI FirePro M7820 1GB graphics, NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800M 1GB graphics or Quadro FX 2800M 1GB graphics.
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iBUYPOWER Paladin F Series Desktop Review
With the arrival of Intel’s Core i7-980X hexacore processor, we’re told we can expect even greater extremes of performance; several gaming and workstation manufacturers have already announced new models using the desktop CPU. Custom desktop builder iBuyPower sent over their latest machine, the Paladin F Series Desktop, pairing the i7-980X with dual ATI graphics and liquid-cooling. Could this be the fastest desktop we’ve ever tested? Read on for the full SlashGear review.
Velocity Micro Z55, Raptor Lx665 and Lx775 get hexacore i7-980X Extreme
Okay, we're getting the feeling that just about every high-spec PC manufacturer plan to put Intel's new hexacore Core i7-980X Extreme processor into their gaming offering, and they they plan to tell us all about it. Velocity Micro are the latest - following in the steps of MAINGEAR and Digital Storm - to update their range, packing the new CPU into their Edge Z55, Raptor Lx665 and Lx775 machines.
As with the other firms, the rest of the specs for each desktop don't change from before, only the CPU. So, the Z55 remains Velocity Micro's configurable machine, priced from $1,799 normally but jumping to $2,824 when you throw in the hexacore.
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MAINGEAR SHIFT gets Core i7-980X hexacore CPU
The job of a high-spec PC manufacturer is never done; just when you think your crazy gaming desktop is done and dusted, there are new processors to be slotted inside. MAINGEAR have announced an update to their SHIFT "everyday super computer", using Intel's new Core i7-980X 3.33GHz hexacore CPU. That goes into the mixture with Crucial's RealSSD C300 - hooked up to a SATA 6G connection, naturally - and USB 3.0.
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Consumer Reports: Apple Has Best Tech Support
A new Consumer Reports survey has put Apple comfortably ahead of Lenovo, Toshiba, Dell and other computer manufacturers for after sales care, with consistently strong performance in phone support, online support and general problem-solving ability. The results lend further weight to Apple's all-encompassing hardware and software experience, reducing the amount of bounce between companies that PC notebook owners are often faced with.
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Intel Dual-Core Atom Processor for Netbooks in the Works
Intel's Atom chips are well known for being the low-cost alternative to "better" processors on the market, and up until now, it's been a general rule of thumb that their presence in the mobile industry has been stymied to a single-core layout. Their dual-core processors are well known in the desktop realm, where tradition speaks that more power is needed (even if dual-core Atom chips don't offer that much power). But it looks like the times are changing, because a rumor has begun to sprout that something in the dual-core vein of things is on the way to a netbook near you.
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Desktops “irrelevant” in 3 years says Google Europe boss
We know Google would prefer us to be tapping away on our Android phone or pecking at a Chrome OS notebook, but it still comes as a moderate surprise to hear the company's execs predicting the death of the desktop within just three years. That's the opinion of Google Europe head John Herlihy, who took to the stage at the recent Digital Landscapes conference to tell attendees that "mobile makes the world's information universally accessible" as well as make his outlandish prediction.
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