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Asus, a leading laptop manufacturer, gives serious gamers a laptop the Asus ROG G73JH – the latest Intel Core i7 processor, DirectX 11-capable ATI Radeon HD5870 graphics, and up to 8GB of DDR3 system memory. The new ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) G73JH is an exclusive gaming notebook.. Giving up the usual flash and gimmicks of a typical gaming notebook, the G73JH boasts a unique design that is inspired by a stealth fighter known as the F-117 Nighthawk.

All the heat and noise-generating components of the G73JH are well-positioned at the back of the notebook and a unique twin rear venting system is incorporated to keep the heat away from the gamer as far as possible. The design also allows palm rest to be exceptionally thin, continue reading…

Microsoft acknowledged and Symantec also confirmed that it has spotted in-the-wild attacks exploiting the critical vulnerability in IE6 and IE7. Security researchers told that the just-disclosed unpatched bug in Internet Explorer (IE) to launch drive-by attacks from malicious Web sites.

“This attack appears to be rather targeted at the moment, but as with other unpatched vulnerabilities in the past, this has the potential to explode now that the word is getting out. Visiting the page is enough to get infected,” said Craig Schmugar, a threat researcher at McAfee.

Attacks are launched from Web sites in a classic drive-by fashion, said Schmugar and others. “We’re still seeing just limited attacks,” said Ben Greenbaum, a senior research manager on Symantec’s security response team. “The exploit is carried out simply by visiting a Web page hosting the vulnerability. When the browser opens the page, the exploit causes the user’s computer to download and execute another piece of malware.” continue reading…

Samsung is going to launch a new range of consumer laptops; including Blu-ray models on March 7, exclusively at Best Buy. The line is highlighted by the $829 Samsung R580, a 15-inch with both discrete graphics and a Blu-ray drive.

These are certainly less expensive Blu-ray laptops. The R580’s are combination of an Intel Core i5 processor, Nvidia M310 graphics, and Blu-ray, all for under $900.

The Samsung R580 has a look, which calls as crystal wave design. The back of the lid had black edges fading into a deep burgundy toward the center of the lid. With the subtle lined pattern underneath, it made the system look a bit like a sunburst finish on a guitar.

The Samsung R580, along with the 14-inch R480 (Blu-ray but no discrete graphics) and 17-inch R780 (discrete graphics but no Blu-ray) are all launching on March 7. Some Best Buy stores may have them in stock already.

Acer introduced the Aspire One 752 netbook along with a wide range of new computers, desktop systems and notebooks. The netbook integrated with an Intel CULV processor and GS45 chipset, replacing Atom component in the current 751 model. Intel 4500MHD integrated graphics enables HD video playback and 3D content handling. The netbook has11.6-inch display featuring LED-backlighting and 1366×768 resolutions.

Under the bonnet of the Acer Aspire One 752, you’ll find Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, to 320GB of storage space and room for a stonking 4GB of RAM, so just browsing the web won’t feel glacially slow as it’s often prone to on netbooks. The ULV processor and LED backlighting helps the battery life up to five hours.

Acer also introduced the TravelMate 8×72 Timeline series of notebooks based on Intel’s Core i3, i5 and i7 CPUs. The notebooks are available in size from 13.3- to 15.6-inches, are claimed to extend battery life past eight hours.  continue reading…

HP Mini 210 Vivienne Tam Edition has an elegant design on the inside and out and features custom software to help fusionists be efficient, stay connected and look their best .

The built-in webcam to create and upload videos, take snapshots and chat with friends over the web.  With a click of a button, the webcam turns into an instant “mirror.”

HP Quick Web, the company’s instant-on software, lets users post to Facebook, send a tweet, listen to music, browse the web, check an appointment, send an email or chat in seconds

Coordinated accessories that further complement the HP Mini 210 Vivienne Tam Edition including  a continue reading…

On Wednesday Spanish police collaborated with the FBI to smash the world’s biggest network of virus-infected computers, which hijacked over 13 million PCs, stealing credit card details and other data, and arrested three people who ran the operation.

The men were suspected of running the Mariposa botnet, named after the Spanish word for butterfly, Spain’s Civil Guard said on Tuesday.

Mariposa had infected machines in 190 countries in homes, government agencies, schools, over half of the world’s 1,000 largest companies and at least 40 big financial institutions. “It was so nasty, continue reading…

HP introduced, business laptop, EliteBook 2740p convertible tablet weighs 3.8 pounds and includes a 12.1-inch LED display or optional outdoor-view display for viewing in natural light. It has a multi touch screen which rotates to lay flat on the keyboard.

The 2740p is available with an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, up to 8 GB of system memory, a 250 GB hard drive and 2GB or 4 GB 1333 MHz DDR3 SDRAM with memory bus running maximum of 1066 MHz.  The system includes a six-cell battery that provides up to five hours backup. A second add-on battery is available to extend battery life to 11 hours. Intel® HD Graphics  Microsoft DirectX 10 (Shader 4.0) and OpenGL 2.0 capable with Optional 2 MP webcam with Business Card Reader Software. These may be available in April 2010.

$550 Apple iPad Tablet Computer Releasted at March: Apple brings out its iPad tablet computer in late March, but other companies are already preparing a new batch of tablets running Windows. Judging by a model that’s already out, the $550 Archos 9, the Windows tablets have a rough road ahead.

Windows just doesn’t seem at home when squeezed into this 1.8-pound slab, with a touch-sensitive screen that is 8.9 inches on the diagonal. It’s sluggish, and the controls aren’t adapted to the size of the screen or the fact that there’s no real keyboard or mouse.

On-screen keyboards kept popping up in the wrong places, blocking the fields where I wanted to enter text and the buttons I wanted to push. I struggled to hit the little “x” in the corner of the window to close it, so I had to fall back on guiding the mouse cursor with a small touch pad that’s built into the tablet’s frame.

It’s also a bad idea to couple a touch screen with a slow computer. When I pressed an on-screen button, I found myself wondering whether the computer had failed to register the press or whether it was just working on reacting. I kept jabbing at the screen like I was poking at a lazy dog, just to be on the safe side.

Archos 9 is lethargic because it runs Windows 7 on a processor that’s even slower than those used in netbooks — those slow, small laptops. How slow is it? Windows rates computers from 1.0 to 7.9 based on how fast the hardware is, and places the Archos 9 at a 1.3 — the lowest I’ve seen. It takes nearly two minutes to boot up. TV shows on Hulu.com stutter so badly they’re like slide shows with a soundtrack.

It’s a little disconcerting that the Windows tablet experience is so poor, nine years after Microsoft made a big push for its Tablet PC version of Windows XP. Clearly, Microsoft hasn’t really adapted Windows properly for this type of device.

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