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DC Universe Home Turf DLC now available to purchase

, Jan 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you're a fan of the video game from Sony Online Entertainment called DC Universe, the latest download content is now available for the game. The video game is available for the PC and PS3 gamers as is the new download content called Home Turf. The big feature of the download content for players is that you can now have your own lair. Read The Full Story

Lenovo notebooks put in Q3 2012 star showing as desktops struggle

, Jan 30th 2013 Discuss [0]

Lenovo saw notebook sales rise but desktop PC struggled in Q4 2012, the company has revealed today, with the shipments of portables up 9.5-percent year-on-year while sales of their desk-bound brethren managed a mere 1-percent rise. The Chinese PC company saw sales of $9.4bn over the three month period, shipping 14.1m PCs for pre-tax revenue of $246m. It also saw a profit from its Chinese smartphone division, the first time that's been recorded. Read The Full Story

HP ENVY 23 TouchSmart Review

, Jan 28th 2013 Discuss [5]

HP dove into the Windows 8 ecosystem without hesitation, and the results of that effort are tons of new laptops and desktop computers, some of which are the company’s new ENVY TouchSmart all-in-one series of Windows 8 machines, which we first heard about back in September. They have an entry-level 20-inch model, as well as a 23-inch variant that we took for a spin. It has a fast quad-core processor, quick graphics, a lot of system memory, and a huge hard drive, not to mention the 1080p touchscreen. It’ll cost you, though: around $1,700 for this particular build, but the ENVY 23 TouchSmart (model d060qd) definitely has all the specs to make anyone happy. However, is it right for everyone? Let’s find out.

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GeForce Experience Open Beta hands-on: optimization for all!

, Jan 24th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the teams behind the NVIDIA GeForce Experience have unleashed the Open Beta version of the software, available for download by not just the select few (40,000 users, to be fair), but the greater public – you can grab it now! This Open Beta allows you access to the one and only GeForce Experience, a system where the teams of professionals and undeniably powerfully-minded graphics know-it-alls of NVIDIA’s GeForce ranks have for you sets of optimizations for the games you play all the time. In short: your PC games are about to get a whole lot more awesome.

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Amazon launches in-app purchases for Mac, PC, and web games

, Jan 22nd 2013 Discuss [1]

In-app purchasing is nothing new, and it's actually how a lot of free apps and games make their money, but Amazon today announced that they're extending their own in-app purchasing system to Mac and Windows computers, as well as web-based games. This will allow developers to widen their reach and increase revenue from their apps and games. Read The Full Story

Office 365 retail packaging makes an appearance in Future Shop listing

, Jan 18th 2013 Discuss [1]

Many consumers have been waiting patiently to hear more about Office 365's release date, but so far Microsoft has remained quiet on the matter. Who needs Microsoft, though, when retailers seem to be able to let slip release details with stunning frequency? As spotted by Neowin.net, listings for Office 365 have appeared on Canadian retailer Future Shop's website, and they not only give us a look at the software's retail packaging, but they also gives us an idea of when copies will begin shipping. Read The Full Story

APC Paper puts $99 Android PC in a recycled book

, Jan 17th 2013 Discuss [2]

Android in a cardboard case and with a sub-$100 price tag: that's what VIA is offering with Paper, a novel (excuse the pun) take on the cloud-computer and prototyping platform trend. The book-shaped system, clads a new version of VIA's Cortex A9-based APC 'board, named Rock - complete with an optimized copy of Android 4.0 - in a recycled cardboard chassis, hooking up to a TV or monitor for web browsing, document editing, gaming, and more. Read The Full Story

BioShock Infinite PC requirements announced

, Jan 15th 2013 Discuss [1]

The officially release of the third installment in the BioShock series is slowly creeping in on us. While it's still a couple months away, it'll be here before we know it, and Irrational Games has released PC specification requirements for the new game, BioShock Infinite. This will give you a little bit of time to save up some cash and buy a new graphics card, because you may need it. Read The Full Story

New Borderlands 2 DLC Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt launches

, Jan 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you're a fan of the video game Borderlands 2 the latest add-on content for the game is now available to purchase. The new add-on content is called Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt and is the third add-on campaign for the game since it launched. The DLC is available for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. Read The Full Story

Declining global PC shipments signal market shift says Gartner

, Jan 14th 2013 Discuss [1]

Gartner recently published its latest metrics for the computer market for Q4 2012. According to the company, worldwide PC shipments totaled 90.3 million units in Q4 of 2012 for a 4.9% decline compared to Q4 2011. The analytics firm says that tablets have dramatically changed the landscape in the PC market. Read The Full Story

Tiny Z3ro Pro Computer starts at $399

, Jan 14th 2013 Discuss [5]

A new small form factor computer debuted recently from computer maker Xi3 Corporation. The little machine is called the Z3ro and has a small form factor roughly the size of a paperback book. The chassis of the tiny computer measures 1.875 x 4.875 x 3.625-inches making it impressively small. Read The Full Story

CES 2013 wrap-up: PCs and Windows 8

, Jan 11th 2013 Discuss [1]

This year at CES we saw one whole heck of a lot of PCs, quite a few of them working with Windows 8 – but most of them focusing on their unique hardware offerings to the point where Microsoft’s offering seemed almost secondary. One cannot deny the influence of the touch-friendly nature of Windows 8 on the other hand, and starting right away with the very first PC we had hands-on time with, touchscreen controls were right at the center of our attention: the Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC is first on our list of hands-on deliveries.

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