Asus has announced that it has launched a new program for build-to-order desktop computers. Asus says it will be working closely with its custom system integration partners, and the new program is called Powered by Asus. The program is available in North America and pairs consumers familiar with Asus components together with trusted system integrators to create the computer of the customer's dreams.
Read The Full Story
- Acer Aspire R7 Hands-on: Spock’s Choice
- Verizon Samsung GALAXY S 4 Unboxing and Hands-on
- Google Glass gains ClockworkMod Recovery for future hacks: have a peek!
- Solar Impulse: interviewing a man on an 18-hour solar-powered flight
- Chrome 27 brings desktop features to Android, we go hands-on
- Verizon invites Jennifer Lopez on stage for Viva Movil team-up
- Google Glass team talks hardware principles: Lightness, Simplicity, Scalability
‘PC’ Stories
Asus launches Powered by Asus program for custom PCs
Cubieboard blasts at Raspberry Pi with $49 power boost
If you're on the lookout for a cheap prototyping/testing/tinkering board, and Raspberry Pi and Arduino haven't yet won your dollars, the $49 Cubieboard hopes it can win you over. Like the others, it's a palm-sized board that's fair bristling with connections, but it's also capable of quite a turn of speed, using a 1GHz AllWinner A10 Coretex A8 processor and Mali-400 graphics.
Read The Full Story
Panasonic Toughbook 19 gets Ivy Bridge boost
If you were thinking of getting a Panasonic notebook with the ability to beat the elements in a high-powered next-generation build, now's you're opportunity. The Toughbook 19 has been updated by Panasonic with Ivy Bridge processors and Intel Turbo Boost Technology this week, bringing the machine up to the current wave of future-ready PCs. This notebook will be ready to work with you anywhere, be it in the line of fire in the military or right down deep and dirty in your law enforcement job.
Read The Full Story
Xbox games revealed for Windows 8 PCs for continued cross-platform action
Microsoft is taking the next step towards full cross-brand integration with a giant set of Xbox game titles being announced for Windows 8. With this set of games coming to the Windows 8 desktop platform, Microsoft's top-selling Xbox brand expands to a whole new level - beyond even the first wave in Windows Phone 8 and glimpses of game cross-overs in Windows 7. The full list of games that Windows 8 will be working with right out of the gate will also integrate a list of high-powered developers that in come cases have been chomping at the bit to work with the desktop universe - this is it!
Read The Full Story
Dell XPS One 27 Hands-on
The Dell XPS One 27 isn’t a new all-in-one PC, but with Windows 8 and full multitouch it really comes into its own. Fronted by a huge 27-inch Quad HD LCD – that’s 2560 x 1440 – and mounted on an adjustable stand, it’s an interesting alternative approach to all-in-ones to what we’ve seen from the other big name in the marketplace, Apple’s iMac.
Samsung ATIV Tab Windows RT tablet hands-on
Samsung‘s cheapest new Windows tablet for IFA is arguably its most interesting: no removable keyboard, but Windows RT on an incredibly lightweight form factor. Strongly reminiscent of Samsung’s Android tablets – no great surprise there, really – it’s a well-made and impressively slim slate with a tactile brushed aluminum rear panel that feels great in the hands.
Samsung ATIV Smart PC Pro hands-on
Samsung‘s second ATIV Smart PC hybrid, the Smart PC Pro, is the more serious of the Windows 8 docking pair, packing a more powerful processor but giving up battery life along the way. Under the hoot is an Intel Core i5 CPU with 4GB of RAM and up to a 256GB SSD, while runtimes are up to 8hrs. Read on for our first-impressions.
Samsung ATIV Smart PC hands-on
Samsung’s Windows 8 range was a surprise addition to the IFA 2012 line-up, kicking off with the ATIV smart PC. A hybrid tablet/notebook following in ASUS’ Transformer footsteps by pairing a slate “brains” section with a detachable keyboard dock, the ATIV Smart PC runs Windows 8 and impressively promises up to 13.5hrs of battery life. We grabbed some hands-on time.
Google live election hub streams DNC and RNC action
If you're ready for 2012 Election Day here in the United States, you're more than likely fooling yourself - that's why Google has prepared a lovely online voter guide for us all. This guide takes us back to the original presidential nomination convention in 1832 and brings the original sense of democracy back to the common online citizen with a history lesson that eventually leads to your understanding of how to get in on the fun. Google is also providing both the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention with live video streams and social networking so you can stay involved from start to finish.
Read The Full Story
MAINGEAR Solo 21 custom all-in-one PC gets sleek styling
The folks at Maingear have revealed their next generation all-in-one PC design with the MAINGEAR Solo 21, a beast that truly appears to be ready to take on the most beautifully designed exterior casing designs on the market. While the innards of a Maingear custom-built PC are certainly bound to be well put together, it's their exterior look that sets them aside from the competition - when you buy a Maingear computer, you buy an amazing looking machine just as much as you buy a powerful machine.
Read The Full Story
Giada i35v mini PC packs mSATA storage
Giada has added a new mini PC to its lineup called the i35V. This new mini PC comes with solid-state storage inside rather than a hard drive making for quieter and quicker operation. The computer ships with a 32 GB mSATA SSD providing the user with faster boot speeds and lower power consumption. The new computer is aimed at home and small office users looking for a highly compact computer for small spaces.
Read The Full Story
Samsung Series 5 all-in-one PC brings Windows 8 to the kitchen
With Windows 8 on the horizon, Samsung is wasting no time preparing for the touch-friendly Microsoft offering with not two, but three all-in-one units, the Series 5 selection here bringing on a lovely 21.5-inch display. The display on this machine has a sharp definition of 1920 x 1080 pixels and, like the other AIO units revealed today, brings 10 point capacitive touchscreen action for the next generation of computing. This unit is unique in Samsung's collection at IFA 2012 in that it's made specifically to work with the wireless keyboard and mouse it comes with - it all packs together so well!
Read The Full Story
REVIEWS
![JH Audio JH16 Pro with Freqphase Custom In-Ear Monitor Review [2013]](http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/P2111170-sg-320x80.jpg)
- POPULAR STORIES THIS WEEK
- Xbox One release date "later this year"
- Verizon HTC One tipped for today's press event [UPDATE: Nope]
- Xbox 720 prototype secrets leak: TV, DVR, streaming, AR and more
- Verizon HTC One speculation returns as DROID DNA offer arrives
- Big Xbox Dashboard update tipped to pave Xbox 720 transition
- Xbox 720: what's to be expected at tomorrow's announcement
- Verizon HTC One Google Edition tipped for summer
- Verizon HTC One tipped for "later" by HTC ROM creator
- RECENT COMMENTS
