Tag: PC
Microsoft about-turns on Games for Windows Live pricing, offers refund
PC gaming news was kind of thin on the ground at the recent E3. Well, in fairness, gaming news was widely considered to be thin on the ground at this year’s E3, but directly PC-relevant news especially so. Microsoft must have been a bit too embarrassed to announce this one to the attending masses (despite how appealing it is to our wallets): Games for Windows Live is now free to use on PC.
Ripple Mini Chocolate – mini PC gets an overhaul
Remember the Ripple-Mini? It was a small-form PC with a matching price tag – the equivalent of £67 at the time. I don’t believe it made it to the UK, but we might have a fighting chance of seeing the follow-up – The Ripple Mini Chocolate…
The CherryPal ultra-losable ultra-portable PC
Check out this ridiculous little thing. It looks like a USB hub or some sort of budget-brand router you might buy off eBay for £7.99. But no – it’s the CherryPal. It is a proper PC.
Inside the minuscule case there’s a Freescale 5121E processor with integrated graphics powers, accompanied by 256MB of main memory and a 4GB flash drive – CherryPal users are expected to store files online. This frugal little lot helps the little CherryPal to bravely run using only a frankly stunning 2Watts of energy…
E3 2008, best twenty video games, now done in Haiku
According to my watch, E3 is now finished. The conference has been shifted and downsized and generally turned upside down by format changes but it is still one of the biggest video games spectacles in the world. Nearly everything worth looking out for in the coming months and, in several cases, years was on show. I'm can't write up each one individually as it would take me till September, so here they are in a convenient Haiku form. I take no responsibility for whether these actually conform to rigorous Haiku format requirements.
Acer shows off seven new notebook PCs: two Aspire and five TravelMate
Acer has announced seven new notebook PCs coming to the UK soon, though pricing and exact timing haven’t been revealed yet.
Two, the 2930 and 5930G, are additions to their Aspire range, while the 6493 3G, 6293 3G, 5730G, 7730G, and 6593G 3G form part of the TravelMate series.
The Aspire 2930 features a T9600 or T9400 Intel Centrino 2 processor running at up to 2.8GHz, plus a Mobile Intel GM45 Express Chipset, up to 4GB of RAM, 12.1-inch widescreen LCD with 1,280 x 800 resolution, Dolby Home Theatre audio enhancement, high definition audio support, up 320GB hard drive, and x DVD Super-Multi drive.
MEDION and Novatech launch their first Centrino 2-based notebook PCs
The onslaught of new notebook PCs continues, as both MEDION and Novatech have announced the imminent arrival of machines based on Intel’s new Centrino 2 processor.
First up, the MEDION AKOYA S5610 is a slim, lightweight 15.4-inch notebook featuring a 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 processor, 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 graphics, 3GB memory, 320GB hard drive, HDMI port for outputting high definition, HD audio, dual-layer DVD writer, wireless connectivity, 1.3 megapixel camera, and microphone…
Lenovo intros ThinkPad X200 ultra-thin notebook PC
Not content with the thinness of its ThinkPad X300, Lenovo has announced the ThinkPad X200, weighing in at 1.34kgs when fitted with a four-cell battery, and offering 12.1-inch display, 64GB solid state storage or 320GB hard drive, Intel Core 2 Duo chips running at between 2.26GHz and 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM, Wi-Fi and mobile broadband options.
In fact, the X200 is slightly chunkier than the X300, by a whopping 1.8mm, and has the option of an ultra-thin Blu-ray optical drive. In future, Lenovo will also offer UWB and WiMax connectivity plus GPS…
Adeona: free laptop tracking software can even take a photo of the thief
Losing your laptop to a dirty rotten thief can be a painful experience, particularly if you work for the government and half the population’s names. addresses, and vital statistics were stored unencrypted on it, but now a new piece of free software aims to help you locate your beloved portable PC.
Adeona was developed by researchers at the Universities of Washington and California. This bit of software is installed on the laptop (before it’s nicked, obviously) and then sends encrypted notes to Internet servers about the PC’s location…
Averatec intros 22-inch widescreen All-In-One PC
Possibly riding on the coattails of Apple’s iMac success, Averatec has launched its All-In-One PC featuring a 22-inch high definition widescreen display and in-built HD TV tuner, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz processor, 2GB of memory, 320GB hard drive, nVIDIA GeForce 8400 graphics card, and slot-loading optical drive…
NZXT Sentry LX fan controller: monitor and control your gaming PC's temperature
Lacklustre, namby-pamby, average Joe PC users needn’t bother reading any further, for the NZXT Sentry LX fan controller is designed purely for the hardcore gamer who is just a little concerned about melting down his entire system due to gaming exertion…
