SlashGear for iPad and iPhone
RSS Feed

‘vista’ Stories

Willcom D4 UMPC import on sale in US

, Apr 24th 2008 Discuss [3]

Willcom's D4 UMPC might be rocking the smartphone look but its guts are pure PC.  Running Vista on a 1.33GHz Intel Atom processor with 1GB of RAM, a 40GB hard-drive and 5-inch touchscreen, plenty of people were interested in the QWERTY-blessed device but Willcom are showing little interest in releasing it outside of Japan.  In situations like these, if you've the money, imports are your only option, and GeekStuff4U have just thrown up a pre-order page for the D4 which suggests they could be in the US by June 20th. Read The Full Story

HP MediaSmart SL4282N, SL4782N Media Center Extender TV’s up for sale now

, Apr 17th 2008 Discuss [0]

HP has apparently been working on these televisions for quite some time now and they have finally arrived. The TV’s connect to your home network and then subsequently to whatever XP MCE PC, Vista Home Premium, or Vista Ultimate PC that you have them setup to connect to and from their can stream music, pictures, and even video directly to the TV. Read The Full Story

eMachines catches budget computing bug – coughs up T5254 and T3646 desktops

, Apr 17th 2008 Discuss [0]

These two new machines from Acer’s subsidiary Gateway’s subsidiary eMachines are squarely aimed at users that will never use the max capacity of a quad-core processor with 13GB of RAM and 657GB of HDD storage in RAID 0 using SAS or some other junk like that. They are prices at $299.99 and $399.99 just to give you a hint, but neither of them is systems to scoff at. Read The Full Story

HP 2133 Mini-Note PC coming with a new Windows XP option

, Apr 17th 2008 Discuss [0]

The 2133 is still being hyped up and I am sure that a lot of future owners of the machine will be happy to know that your two options aren’t the unfamiliar Linux and the likely slow-booting Vista; you’ll now be able to get Windows XP installed. The reason is quite obvious; XP is loads faster on systems with such limited resources. Read The Full Story

Psystar Back Up! Mac clone now called Open Computer instead of OpenMac

, Apr 15th 2008 Discuss [1]

A simple name change has Psystar back on their feet selling their cheap desktop computers that are configurable with OS X on them. They’ve also added a new computer to their lineup, the OpenPRO which is available with a lot better case, comes standard with an 8000 series GeForce card and a 10k RPM HDD as well as a couple gigs of RAM. Read The Full Story

Willcom D4 WSO16H from Sharp and Willcom – the little UMPC that could!

, Apr 14th 2008 Discuss [6]

Sure, this little UMPC can fit in the palm of your hand and is only marginally larger than a lot of the larger smartphones being released these days, but this is no smartphone, this is a full on computer. It has an Intel Atom processor inside, a 40GB HDD, a 5” touchscreen, and so much more. Read The Full Story

NVIDIA working on under $45 integrated chipset capable of 36 GFLOPS

, Apr 11th 2008 Discuss [1]

NVIDIA is fighting with everyone in the business, first it was their long time feud with competitor ATI, and then AMD bought them and inherited that beef, now NVIDIA is fighting with Intel claiming they can easily out-perform Intel’s Celeron-based 945 IGP/ICH4 setup. They are also claiming that their system will be the most affordable Vista Premium Certified system available at under $45. Read The Full Story

Sony BDU-X10S internal BD-ROM drive for your PC – not too pricey

, Apr 7th 2008 Discuss [1]

This may be the cheapest way to get your Blu-Ray on. It comes with the necessary player software and should work with XP SP2 but definitely works with Vista. The drive plays Blu-Ray discs, VCD’s, and DVDs. Read The Full Story

HTC Shift CDMA EV-DO UMPC review

, Mar 30th 2008 Discuss [4]

HTC have made a name for themselves with capable, business-friendly smartphones, and when back in March 2007 they first suggested they were turning their hand to the UMPC market there was no shortage of interest. Boasting full Windows Vista support, as well as a cut-down quick-start SnapVue interface for basic tasks, QWERTY keyboard, touchscreen and multiple wireless options, the HTC Shift was hailed by some as likely to be the first decent UMPC. The subsequent journey from announcement to actual launch – a point first estimated for Q3 2007 – has been punctuated by delays, wavering interest and more than a little criticism of how competitive its specs are in light of the latest competition; HTC sent over the new CDMA version of the Shift, complete with Sprint EV-DO support, for SlashGear to see whether time has been kind to the UMPC.

Read The Full Story

Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 finally officially released

, Mar 18th 2008 Discuss [6]

It has 23 security updates, 550 hotfixes, and is packed into a 434.5MB package or 726.5MB for the 64-bit version. That’s a fat service pack if I do say so myself. Read The Full Story

Lenovo ThinkCentre M57/M57P Eco ultra small PC – received lots of environmental awards

, Mar 7th 2008 Discuss [0]

So far it has received GREENGUARD certification, an EPEAT Gold rating, and an Energy Star 4.0 rating. It is made, at least partly, from recycled materials and received the first GREENGUARD certification of any desktop only after undergoing stringent testing for up to 2000 different chemical emissions. Read The Full Story

Microsoft trying to satiate the “Save XP” campaign

, Feb 7th 2008 Discuss [0]

In case you didn’t know, there is a movement on the internet, an effort to save Windows XP from extinction. Its being run by Infoworld and so far has over 75k people signed up. Read The Full Story
Pages: Prev 1 2 3 4 5 Next