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How many of you out there use Google Now? It can be a pretty handy tool actually if there are enough users around in your circle. For instance, you will be able to know whether your other half’s flight has been delayed, and results of the recent Super Bowl rout being made available right at your fingertips without having to ask. Well, considering how Google Now already provides you with the right information at the right time on both Android and iOS platforms, here is additional good news for you. From this week onward, as you make use of Chrome beta, you will be able to be on the receiving end of your Google Now notifications through the notifications center on your Mac, Windows or Chromebook computer.

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Receive Notifications From Google Now In Chrome original content from Ubergizmo.

Over the weekend, Japanese broadcaster NHK did report that Sony happened to be talking to Lenovo concerning a strategic partnership which might eventually see Lenovo own the international PC business of Sony’s – where the Vaio name would be the most identifiable one here. Of course, just like how the saying goes, “there is no smoke without fire”, this particular report was hot on the heels of Sony’s recent sharing that their PC division will in all probability report a loss where the existing fiscal year is concerned. Sony has denied that they are discussing on a joint venture with Lenovo, but has yet to close the door completely to potential suitors since they mentioned, “Sony continues to address various options for the PC business, but the press report on a possible PC business alliance between Sony and Lenovo is inaccurate.”

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Sony Denies Selling Vaio To Lenovo original content from Ubergizmo.

Apple’s MacBooks have always been nicely designed and despite what detractors say about OS X, laptop OEMs have no trouble attempting to copy the look and design of the MacBook but tossing Windows onboard instead. Well it seems that in a little advertising snafu, Dell has accidentally advertised its Dell XPS 15 laptop that shows the computer running both Windows 8 and OS X! Given that the laptop was not designed to run OS X, this is obviously a mistake and an example of when marketing/advertising gets a little too creative to the point where it becomes a little unbelievable.

The video which was hosted on Dell’s YouTube page has since been taken down (the reuploaded video can be found on The Verge’s website). The video was actually hosted on its page for a little over a month so we’re actually surprised it was not taken down sooner. The video depicts the XPS 15 being used for creative purposes and in an attempt to show the laptop’s features, it showed off how the laptop would be able to swap between Windows 8’s Start Screen and an app that looks like it’s running in OS X. This is evident in the menu bar as well as the buttons in the app itself which are distinctly that of the OS X flavor. No word on Dell about the marketing hiccup but perhaps the removal of the ad from its YouTube page is enough.

Dell XPS 15 Advertised Running OS X By Mistake original content from Ubergizmo.

Here’s another newly released gaming PC from Dospara, the GALLERIA HX ‘Ragnarok Online’. This Ragnarok Online certified gaming PC sports a 3.40GHz Intel Core i7-4770 quad-core processor, an Intel H87 Express Chipset, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2GB graphics card, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 1TB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a 500W 80PLUS BRONZE power supply and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS. The GALLERIA HX ‘Ragnarok Online’ is priced at 129,980 Yen (about $1,273). [Product Page]

Tsukumo Japan has just dropped another gaming PC namely the G-GEAR ‘BATTLEFIELD 4′. This Battlefield 4 certified gaming PC is equipped with a 3.40GHz Intel Core i7-4770 processor, an Intel H87 Express Chipset, an AMD Radeon R9 280X 3GB graphics card, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 120GB SSD, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a 700W 80PLUS BRONZE power supply and runs on Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (SP1) OS. The G-GEAR ‘BATTLEFIELD 4′ is available now for 144,980 Yen (about $1,414). [Product Page]