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Dell Zino HD mini desktop PC launches in the UK

Dell has announced a cute'n'colourful small form factor PC, or full-featured nettop, or mini desktop (whichever you'd rather) the Inspiron Zino HD.

A Mac Mini rival from the world of Windows, if you will, the Zino HD offers space-saving measurements of 7.8-inches...

Acer Ferrari One gets US date, AMD XGP box no where to be seen...

Acer's Ferrari One laptop is expected to be hitting the US in January Pocket-lint has learnt, however it is unlikely to ship with the external graphics card designed by AMD that would give it the power of a desktop PC.

Already available in the UK, the new laptop...

PHOTOS: Acer announces 7540 and 5542 multimedia notebooks

At the same time as the Ferrari One, Acer announced the slightly less glitzy but certainly more powerful Aspire 7540 and 5542 multimedia laptops.

The main difference between the two is that the 7540, as pictured, has a 17.3-inch LED backlit display, whereas...

PHOTOS: We catch up with the Acer Ferrari One netbook

2009 may mean a lot of things to a lot of people but for Acer it's time to remind the world of its partnership with Ferrari by the launch of the annual motor car inspired laptop. This year sees the arrival of the Ferrari One, the first netbook to be handed the label....

Acer Ferrari One netbook races on to the scene

Acer has launched a Ferrari branded netbook called the Ferrari One hoping to appeal to racing fans on a budget.

Coming in the Ferrari racing red the model will feature a 11.6-inch high-definition 1366x768 pixel resolution, ultra-thin and light form factor,...

MSI Wind U210 available in the US

MSI has announced the availability of the new Wind U210 notebook in the United States.

Weighing in at 3.2 pounds, the U210 is MSI's first notebook to feature the AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 1.6GHz processor.

The 12.1-incher also features a 250GB hard...

AMD Vision to simplify computer choice for consumers

AMD is "going to change the game" according to the company's corporate vice president and general manager Alberto Bozzo at the launch of the Vision marketing scheme in London this week.

The chip manufacturer's research has shown that 66% of the public chose...

BenQ nettop all-in-ones to offer Full HD video playback

BenQ's new range of all-in-one desktop PCs will soon feature new Broadcom tech, that will see full 1080p video playback possible on a budget set-up.

Thanks to Broadcom's recently announced Crystal HD, an HD video decoder solution for netbooks (and now also...

Packard Bell relaunches ixtreme desktop

Packard Bell has announced that it's revamping its "ixtreme" product range, adding better specs and new features.

Targeted at families the new design has a "sleek glossy black chassis with matt accents". All the media ports are front mounted, so you don't have...

AMD talks up DirectX 11, ultrathin notebooks

AMD, which demonstrated its new DirectX 11 graphics chips last month at Computex, has been talking to Pocket-lint about the technology, when its cards will be available to buy, about the notebook market and about battery life on PCs.

Microsoft's DirectX technology...

Medion Akoya Mini E1312 announced

Medion has announced the launch of a "next-gen" netbook, the Akoya Mini E1312.

Offering a 11.6-inch screen, the new netbook provides a high definition 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, 16:9 display with ATI Radeon TM Xpress, 1250 graphics and an HDMI port.

Packard Bell imedia desktops refreshed

Packard Bell's "imedia" desktops have been "refreshed" with a new design and features, aimed at those looking for a "fully featured and cost effective PC".

The range is offered in various configurations and specs, including an Intel Core 2 Quad processor or...

Packard Bell dot m/a AMD-powered netbook announced

Packard Bell has added the first AMD processor-based netbook to its dot range, for some reason naming it the "m/a". It's been launched as the more sensibly named Gateway LT3100 in other territories.

Apparently showing PB's "deep conviction in the key importance...

Toshiba reveals summer Satellite laptop range

Toshiba has announced the launch of its Satellite consumer laptop series, giving a brief overview of four new models due to the UK this summer.

Angled from the casual everyday user to those looking to manage and create their own multimedia, feature highlights...

Mio announces Litepad netbooks and notebooks

Mio, best known for its GPS devices, has launched a range of new notebooks and netbooks at Computex which all come with a built-in 3.5G modem, but luckily, this isn't the only interesting feature on offer.

Mio has taken a leaf out of Apple's book and gone for...

AMD demonstrates DirectX 11 graphics chip

One of the best things Microsoft ever did for PC gaming was the creation of DirectX. It unified a set of diverse and tricksy APIs into one package that gamers could download to make sure games worked on their hardware, so long as it was fast enough.

DirectX...

AMD reveals three new Yukon notebooks

At a press conference during Computex, AMD displayed three new thin and light notebooks based on its Yukon platform from Gateway, BenQ and Medion.

All three models were quite different and all had some unique features. The designs differ quite a lot from the...

Intel hit with record EU fine for anti-competive practices

Intel has been hit with record fines by the European Commission for anti-competitive practices.

The chipmaker has been fined 1.06 billion euros, around £950 million, for bribing companies to use its products over those of rival AMD.

Between 2002...

VIDEO: AMD Fusion Media Experience

AMD has announced the launch of the Fusion Media Explorer, a new "3D immersive social media and digital media browser".

Designed to work on PCs with AMD hardware, the FME combines local media items, plus related online content from providers such as Flickr,...

AMD to cut over 1000 jobs

It's not just Intel suffering in the economic slowdown, but rival AMD too.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc will cut 1100 jobs and slash salaries as part of measures announced to try and see the company through a difficult period.

Chairman Hector Ruiz...

Intel boss says netbooks only good for an hour

Intel, the company that makes the Atom processor that is present in a large majority of netbooks sold, has spoken out to criticise the small form factor.

Stu Pann, vice president in the sales and marketing group at Intel, was quoted at a recent IT conference...

Intel rejects EU deadline in antitrust case

It's been rumbling on for ages but now the antitrust case levelled at Intel by EU authorities has taken another twist.

Intel is supposed to be answering accusations from way back in July that it slashed prices below cost and offered huge rebates in an illegal...

HP launches TouchSmart tx2 tablet PC

HP has announced the TouchSmart tx2 notebook PC, describing it as the first multi-touch enabled consumer notebook, featuring HP's TouchSmart technology and HP MediaSmart software.

The TouchSmart tx2 features capacitive touch, which HP says means more accurate...

Internet access more important than a car to Brits

AMD-commissioned YouGov research into British notebook usage and connectivity reveals that 90% of 18-24-year-olds own a notebook with 73% saying that they "couldn’t live without" it.

Britons apparently consider access to the Internet (67%) as more important...

Intel shocks market with forecast drop

Intel has slashed its predictions for its fourth quarter revenues sending a shudder through the market.

The chip giant has opted to cut its forecasts for its Q4 revenues by 14% and has pointed to weak demand across the world.

Its forecast is $9...