Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook Lands This Week for $899

From DailyTech: Intel has been working hard to get the notebook realm to adopt its new Ultrabook platform. The chipmaker has vowed to secure a large portion of the notebook market with the Ultrabook platform. The big selling point of the Ultrabook that has been touted so far is the...

Apple iPhone 4S Preorders Top 1 Million in 24 Hours

From eWeek: Apple announced that preorders of its iPhone 4S have topped 1 million in a single day, surpassing the previous single-day preorder record of 600,000 held by iPhone 4. The iPhone 4S is the company's latest smartphone and comes with new features including Apple's dual-core...

Qwikster is No More, DVDs to Remain at Netflix.com

From DailyTech: Qwikster, a subsidiary of Netflix that was created last month, was set to be Netflix's separate DVD-only business. This means an entirely different account with a different website and billing for customers, despite the fact that it is owned and operated by Netflix...

NZXT Avatar S Review

Stereotypes can be quite hilarious. Whether we like it or not, we tend to know a few of these racial tendencies for every race out there. Heck, it doesn't even need to be a race. I can say the phrase, "old married couple", and a small list in your head would have already put out: McDonald's in the early morning, tea in the afternoon, and going to bed at 8pm. I can say the word "glasses", and already you think of nerds with no...

Microsoft to ship last service pack for Office 2007 this month

From InfoWorld: Microsoft yesterday announced it will ship a third and final service pack update for Office 2007 before year's end.

It appears that Microsoft will deliver Office 2007 SP3 (Service Pack 3) this month.

"The October 2011 release provides a six-month window to test and...

Acer, Asus Using Fiberglass to Keep Ultrabook Cost Low

From Tom's Hardware: Industry sources report that Acer plans to launch a 15-inch ultrabook in early 2012 built with a fiberglass chassis manufactured by Mitac Precision Technology. Acer was originally scheduled to ship the ultrabook in Q4 2011, but reportedly chose to stall its...

Ice Cream Sandwich Launch Delayed

From PC World: Google and Samsung mysteriously pulled the plug Friday on the expected release of a new version of the Android operating system code named Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS).

The new release of Android is highly anticipated because it is expected to tie the smartphone version...

Galaxy Nexus launch delayed due to Jobs' death

From CNET News.com: Google and Samsung have delayed the arrival of the next, much-anticipated Android smartphone, due to the passing of Steve Jobs.

In a statement today, the companies said they won't be showing off the upcoming device at the Samsung Unpacked event next week during...

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