Intel on Thursday introduced its next-generation of PC chips that could make laptops and desktops faster and more power efficient. New chips, including Core i3 and Core i5 processors, are already in mass production and shipping to PC makers, said Stephen Smith, director of PC client operations at Intel at a press event in San [...]

Lenovo’s just announced their newest desktop – the Lenovo IdeaCentre A600 – for all to wonder at. This puppy’s got a 21.5-inch (1920×1080) HD panel with a 16:9 aspect ratio, and the PC packs a choice of Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs, optional ATI Radeon graphics, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, and an up to 1TB [...]

After seeing how well Psystar did with its Open Computer, we think we’ll just build our own Hackintosh rather than jump into this OpeniMac we’ve recently been hepped to. But who knows? Maybe you’ve been dying to send your hard earned money down to some shady Argentinean characters. In that case, this 2.53GHz machine should [...]

There was nothing wrong with the Eee Box, a PC not so dissimilar to the Wii, except that it lacked any real reason for existence with processing no more powerful than a netbook. The new Eee Box B204 and B206 look to beef up the line’s capabilities into something worthy of HTPC application. While still [...]

Sony has announced its latest series of All-in-One VAIO desktop PCs, the JS-series, which the company envisages being used in kitchens and dens.  Based on a 3.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 processor with 4GB of RAM, a 500GB 7,200rpm hard-drive and a 20.1-inch LCD display, the JS-series will have optional Blu-ray. Sony have combined [...]

Can you feel it? That dull sense of ennui isn’t the result of the diminished hours of daylight, oh no, it’s the sensation of the Eee Top‘s imminent launch in Taipei. ASUS has a news conference scheduled for Thursday to out the ET1602 and ET1603 XP PCs into the wonderfully erect world of all-in-ones. Something [...]

Windows only: If you’re in no hurry to adopt Windows Vista but you’ve taken a shine to the Vista Sidebar, Joshoon over at Deviant Art has uploaded a port of the actual application to Windows XP. Using a combination of resources such as Alky for Applications, a Windows Vista to XP compatibility client, and the [...]

Face it, the whole point of buying a touchscreen anything is, um, touching the thing, so it’s usually nice to get a bit of touching in before the sale, just to make certain sure it’s throwing off the right touching vibes. Touching. Well, HP’s TouchSmart 2, which started shipping late last month from HP’s online [...]