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Long considered the bastard child of the PC industry by computing enthusiasts, All-in-One (AiO) computers have recently seen a surge in desktop PC market share, thanks in no small part to the popularity of Apple’s iMac. The popular machine accounted for about 40 percent of AiO sales in 2010, according to Taiwan-based industry publication DigiTimes (no relation to the site you’re currently perusing). To many observers (and more than a few forum… Read More

Japan's Sony on Wednesday issued a warning to customers worldwide that a system glitch affecting more than half a million of its VAIO laptop computers may cause overheating and possible burns. The electronics giant said a heat-monitoring chip in some of its VAIO F and C series models that were launched in January this year could be defective, leading to possible overheating, a company statement said. Although the defect has not been known… Read More

HP Mini 5102 Starting at $399 The HP Mini 5102 Netbook offers a 10.1 inch touchscreen display with multitouch support, 1GB of RAM, and the Intel Atom N450 processor. The touch-enabled HP Netbook ships with Windows 7 Starter Edition (including face recognition) or SUSE Linux Enterprise 11. The HP Mini 5102 goes on sale later this month.

Using Beyond TV for the software and their tuner add-on pack, you can build a computer that rivals the Sony VAIO Type X. “Beyond TV Link provides a good opportunity to use all of Medusa's recording power. With Beyond TV Link, while you record two shows at once, four people at different places in the house could be watching (and pausing, rewinding, etc) their own live TV stream. Pretty cool if you've got a lot of people… Read More