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Commodore relaunches storied Amiga brand with high-end Amiga Mini

Commodore relaunches storied Amiga brand with high-end Amiga Mini

Posted on Mar 22, 2012 by MG1

Filed in: Desktop Computers

Commodore teased relaunching the Amiga in 2010, and now the company has made good on the return of the retro-computer brand with the introduction of a high-end gaming PC in a small form factor. The...

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HP confirms reorganization, PC and printer groups to merge

HP confirms reorganization, PC and printer groups to merge

Posted on Mar 22, 2012 by MG1

Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday confirmed earlier reports of a major reorganization within the company. The firm plans to merge its Personal Systems Group, responsible for PCs, with its Imaging and Printing Group. Current boss of the company’s printer division Vyomesh Joshi will retire after 31 years at the company, and current PSG executive vice president Todd Bradley will run the combined operations. ”This combination will bring together two businesses where HP has established global leadership,” HP CEO Meg Whitman said. “By providing the best in customer-focused innovation and operational efficiency, we believe we will create a winning scenario for customers, partners and shareholders.” HP’s...

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Raidmax Unveils New Gundam-Themed Agusta Gaming Chasis

Raidmax Unveils New Gundam-Themed Agusta Gaming Chasis

Posted on Mar 19, 2012 by MG2

Filed in: Desktop Computers

If you're a Gundam fan from back in the early '80s Mobile Suit days or more of a newcomer who jumped onto the SEED bandwagon, you'll get a kick out of the new Gundam-themed Agusta case Raidmax showed off yesterday. Not the cartoony type? That's okay -- the ATX and MicroATX-compatible case still looks pretty cool even if you have no concept of the lore behind the Augusta Newtype Lab.
The front of the Agusta sports five tool-less 5.25-inch drive bays with pop-off panels, all of which are covered by the case's "Gundam themed armor-shield," which opens outward like a door. Illuminated fans in front and on top (there are 7 fans total) add to the sci-fi appeal, while you'll find six additional 3.5...

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AMD buys SeaMicro, enters server hardware business

AMD buys SeaMicro, enters server hardware business

Posted on Mar 15, 2012 by MG3

Advanced Micro Devices announced Wednesday it is buying low-power server vendor SeaMicro, a surprise move that puts AMD in the systems business and disrupts Intel by acquiring one of its close partners.
AMD will pay $334 million in cash and stock for SeaMicro, a 40-employee Silicon Valley startup that has gained attention for building highly dense and power-efficient servers for use in large-scale cloud computing environments. SeaMicro CEO Andrew Feldman will become general manager of a new division at AMD, the Data Center Server Solutions group.

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Gigabyte Officially Launches GB-AEGT Whitebox All-in-One PC

Gigabyte Officially Launches GB-AEGT Whitebox All-in-One PC

Posted on Mar 14, 2012 by MG15

GIGABYTE introduces its latest whitebox All-in-One PC based on the Thin Mini-ITX standard and addressed to channel resellers, VARs and system integrators. Being the biggest screen size (24") in GIGABYTE's All-in-One PC offering, the GB-AEGT aims at establishing its supremacy as the ultimate entertainment All-in-One PC. To do so, it offers the worldwide exclusive ability to receive off-the-shelf double slot desktop graphic cards up to 400W. Gaming on an All-in-One PC won’t be a dream anymore, and to complete this dream the GB-AEGT has a full load of multimedia features detailed below. In addition to these features, the GB-AEGT naturally keeps GIGABYTE homemade modular design and is fully upgr...

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New Cisco servers have Intel Xeon E5 inside

New Cisco servers have Intel Xeon E5 inside

Posted on Mar 12, 2012 by MG3

Cisco this week expanded its data center portfolio with servers and networking gear to better support virtualization, cloud computing and big data.
Cisco says the rollout represents its third-generation fabric computing platform and addresses data center scale and promptness in responding to changing business needs.

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Lenovo recalls 50,500 PCs due to fire hazard

Lenovo recalls 50,500 PCs due to fire hazard

Posted on Mar 12, 2012 by MG3

Chinese PC maker Lenovo issued a recall of about 50,500 ThinkCentre desktop computers due to fire hazard:
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

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ZOTAC Starts CeBIT 2012 With Three New ZBOX mini-PCs

ZOTAC Starts CeBIT 2012 With Three New ZBOX mini-PCs

Posted on Mar 07, 2012 by MG15

ZOTAC International, a global innovator of graphics cards, mainboards and mini-PCs, today starts CeBIT 2012 with three new mini-PCs in standard, nano and Blu-ray form factors. The new ZBOX ID82, ZBOX nano ID61 and ZBOX Blu-ray AD05 series mini-PCs are perfect matches for users seeking a powerful tower PC replacement, home theater PC or energy-efficient PC. A high-performance Intel Core i3-2330M processor with Hyper-Threading technology takes the spotlight in the ZOTAC ZBOX ID82 series to bring mini-PC performance to a whole new level with dual-cores for performance that can dominate much larger-sized tower PCs. Intel HD Graphics 3000 with Intel Quick Sync Video, InTru 3D and Clear Video HD t...

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Shuttle's Z77-based XPC Z77R5 Pictured

Shuttle's Z77-based XPC Z77R5 Pictured

Posted on Mar 07, 2012 by MG15

Shuttle unveiled the XPC Z77R5 mini-PC barebone at CeBIT. It is built into a familiar-looking XPC chassis, but with a new motherboard based on the Intel Z77 chipset, which lends it support for "Ivy Bridge" Core i7/i5/i3 processors out of the box, apart from support for LGA1155 "Sandy Bridge" processors. Connectors include six USB 2.0, four USB 3.0, HDMI, DVI, RJ-45 (gigabit Ethernet), 2x SATA 6 Gb/s, eSATA, and 8-ch HD audio. There are four expansion slots, one PCI-Express 3.0 x16, one PCI-Express 2.0 x4, and two mini-PCIe. The chassis includes drive bays for 1 5.25" drive (such as optical drives), two internal+exposed 3.5" bays, for gadgets such as card readers. The power supply is rated at...

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Sapphire Unveils AMD E450-Powered Edge-HD3 Mini PC

Sapphire Unveils AMD E450-Powered Edge-HD3 Mini PC

Posted on Feb 22, 2012 by MG3

Not too long ago, Sapphire rolled out the diminutive Edge-HD Mini PC, which was hailed as the teeny-tiniest PC in all the land. (The company also oddly claimed the PC's "less than half a liter in volume!" You know, in case you wanted to fill it with Kool-Aid or something.) Despite its small size, the Atom-based Edge-HD packed a decent punch and racked up a lot of fans. Now, Sapphire's pulled the curtain off the Mini PC's follow-up. The aptly named Edge-HD3 ditches Intel for a 1.6GHz AMD E450 APU that gives the PC a performance boost over its predecessors.

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Raspberry Pi wears a new Fedora

Raspberry Pi wears a new Fedora

Posted on Feb 22, 2012 by MG1

Filed in: Desktop Computers

If you've been keeping an eye on this tasty little computer, you'll know it's a pretty exciting concept already. To further sweeten the deal, it just got its own version of Fedora. A special "remix" edition has been ported over to the micro-machine by a team at Seneca College. Although there's already a Debian release for the diminutive device, the project's official blog states that Fedora Remix is the distribution it'll be recommending to users. The OS image fits on a 2GB memory card, and comes complete with a GUI, programming and system administration tools, web browser and other essential apps to get you going. If you want to see the Pi in action, there's a video after the break demonstr...

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HP Z1 Workstation AIO has a 27-inch flip-up screen, lets you easily open its chassis

HP Z1 Workstation AIO has a 27-inch flip-up screen, lets you easily open its chassis

Posted on Feb 20, 2012 by MG15

It looks like HP isn't satisfied with its current workstation lineup: the company has added an all-in-one to the powerful, business-class series. It's called the Z1 Workstation, and other than desktop-grade silicon, the AIO makes a bit of a statement with its chassis. Sure, it is a bit chunky, but it makes up for that by being easy-to-access and customizable. The Z1's 27-inch IPS 2560 x 1440 display snaps open like a lid, leaving its 4 PCI express card slots (one full-sized 16x), three hard drive bays, and four memory slots laid bare for you to tinker with. The base configuration is expected to arrive in April for $1,899 with a 3.33GHz Core i3-2120 and integrated graphics. Of course, being a...

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CyberPower PC Unleashes Zeus Gaming Desktops (Sans Thunderbolt)

CyberPower PC Unleashes Zeus Gaming Desktops (Sans Thunderbolt)

Posted on Feb 16, 2012 by MG3

Boutique system vendor CyberPower PC is out to prove that Zeus doesn't need a Thunderbolt to whip up a storm (but we'll gladly take USB 3.0, thank you very much). Zeus is the name of CyberPower PC's newest gaming desktop line with half a dozen models to choose from, including the Zeus Thunder 1000, 2000, 3000, and MAX, all of which feature Intel processors, and the Zeus Lightning 1000 and 2000 models built around AMD's FX platform.

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More smartphones were shipped than PCs in 2011

More smartphones were shipped than PCs in 2011

Posted on Feb 06, 2012 by MG1

Canalys research firm issued a report today that makes us all think back to our very first time getting a blue screen of death on a PC. According to combined statistics from 2011, manufacturers shipped more smartphones than computers in 2011 – 488 million smartphones hit shelves last year, while only 414.6 million PCs did. Though tablets were supposed to reign in the “post-PC” era, the PC numbers do factor in tablet shipments.
“Smart phone shipments overtaking those of client PCs should be seen as a significant milestone,” VP and Principal Analyst of Canalys, Chris Jones, commented. “In the space of a few years, smart phones have grown from being a niche product segment at the high-end of th...

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Arctic Cooling Announces New AMD Trinity APU-Powered HTPCs

Arctic Cooling Announces New AMD Trinity APU-Powered HTPCs

Posted on Feb 03, 2012 by MG15

Arctic Cooling may have earned its reputation on the back of its cooling products -- hence its name -- but late last year, it introduced a line of home theater PCs based on Intel's Atom chip. It must have been pretty well-received, because Arctic recently announced it was launching a new line of HTPCs. Why is that notable? Because the Arctic MC101 line will be powered by AMD's next-gen Trinity APU, combination CPU/GPU chips that haven't even hit the streets yet.

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