Tag: computer
BBC iPlayer users 'should pay licence fee'
BBC viewers who avoid paying the annual licence fee by only watching television via the iPlayer may not get away with it for much longer. Acting BBC Trust chairwoman Diane Coyle said the BBC will propose that those using just…
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook is "world's lightest" 14-incher
Lenovo have unveiled their latest Ultrabook offering, the ThinkPad X1 Carbon, with it's headline feature being its claim to the title of "world's lightest" 14-inch Ultrabook. The successor to the ThinkPad X1, the Carbon manages to add another inch to…
CES 2012 VIDEO: Lenovo IdeaCenter A720 All-In-One hands-on
Giant tablet, or touchscreen PC? Ah, the first world problems we face every day in consumer technology. Lenovo have at least removed that quandary from your trembling brain this week, by introducing the gigantic Lenovo IdeaCenter A720 All-In-One PC….
Budget iMac for students to be revealed next week?
iMacs, Apple's lustworthy all-in-one computers, are a bit out of reach of the majority of penny-watching students. That may change next week however, as rumour has it that the Cupertino kings are preparing to launch a budget-friendly version of the…
Lighten up: Natural daylight cycles for your computer with F.Lux
It was never all that realistic to ask us to get up from behind our computers anyway, so at least there's an app that realises this. F.Lux software will change the light on your computer depending on the time…
NVIDIA see 3D becoming a whole "new category" of PCs
The first wave of 3D TVs may now be hitting UK shores and grabbing all the limelight, but there's every bit as exciting a revolution beginning to flourish on PCs. NVIDIA are so sure of the potential of their 3D…
Steam for Mac gets a release date
There's not long to wait now before Mac gamers get their hands on the Steam gaming platform. After missing its April launch date, the popular game library and download software will now be hitting Apple's machines on the 12th…
Testers play with Steam for Mac – Video
Getting hold of computer gaming software has never been all that easy for Mac gamers, often having to wait ages for a slim chance of even the biggest titles hitting Apple's computers. However, the news that popular digital distribution…
Packard Bell unleash monster ixtreme Maestro dektop PC
If you actually own three devices that connect via Firewire, and you don’t happen to use a Mac, then the Packard Bell ixtreme Maestro is probably for you; all three of you.
It comes with up to 3TB of HDD; a choice of Core i7 processor, Intel Core 2 Quad or AMD Phenom II X4 quad-core processors and you’re unlikely to find yourself bottlenecking on the RAM with up to 12 GB of DDR3 to play with. There’s a Blu-ray combo drive, a piffling 10 USB slots, 2 x eSATA, HDMI and a multi-card reader too. So many holes, it’s a surprise the thing stays together.
You get a choice of NVIDIA GPUs, up to the full 1GB GeForce GTS250, plus there’s support for 7.1 surround sound with a SPDIF connector and an optional DVB-T tuner. I’d recommend a nice monitor to go with it.
It runs Vista, is all sleek and black and starts at £599 from this month. Expect the specced up version to cost one hell of a lot more.
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HP launch Pavilion Slimline s5100 desktop PC
HP today announced the release of the HP Pavilion Slimline s5100 PC, a slimmed down tower desktop.
Reduced to a mere 11 litres in sizes, the tower will look positively diminutive in the presence of its more common 25 litre brethren.
“The HP Pavilion Slimline s5100 PC is a great full-function performance PC that will appeal to young-minded, style-conscious consumers”, says Charl Snyman, vice president, Personal Systems Group, HP Europe, Middle East and Africa (his title is 10 words long! Compensating for something their Charl?).
Running Windows Vista Home Premium or Ultimate, the Slimline comes complete with built in 801.11 n WiFi and Bluetooth, as you’d expect, and an optional wireless keyboard and mouse. The Intel CoreTM 2 Quad and PhenomII X4 processor supporting Slimline is certainly a handsome brute, but it isn’t the TouchSmart is it?
It’s not a svelte all-in-one, although you could probably hide the tower behind the screen and pretend it was, that’s what I’d do.
It’ll be available from late July from around £339
