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MSI has introduced another all-in-one desktop PC to its range, the AP200. Powered by either a 3.0GHz Intel Pentium G3220 or 3.40GHz Intel Core i3-4130 processor, this space-saving system is packed with a 20-inch 1600 x 900 LED-backlight flicker-free display (multi-touch optional), an Intel H81 Chipset, an Intel HD Graphics, a 4GB DDR3 RAM, a 3.5-inch SATA III HDD, a 1M-pixel Full HD webcam, a tray-in DVD Super Multi Drive, a 3-in-1 card reader, WiFi and runs on either Windows 7 or 8.1 OS. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing yet. [MSI]

If you’ve seen Motorola’s “Lazy Phone” ads for its Moto X, you’ll know just how silly our current “dumb” phones can be considering how much we have to interact with them with our hands in order to get anything out of them. The purpose of the commercial was to show how the Moto X has the ability to always listen to the user, making it possible to interact with it hands-free. If you’ve been envious of those with a Moto X, you won’t have to any more as Google has brought its hands-free voice control features to Google Chrome. (more…)

Google Chrome Receives ‘OK, Google’ Voice Search Extension original content from Ubergizmo.

It’s no secret that Microsoft and Google don’t particularly like each other, especially when Microsoft launched their Scroogled campaign whereby they poke fun at a number of Google products. This ranges from Gmail, to Google Docs, to Chrome, and the latest being Google’s Chromebooks which are essentially laptops running Chrome OS instead of your more typical Windows. In the latest Scroogled campaign, Microsoft has hired Rick Harrison and Richard “The Old Man” Harrison of reality TV show fame, Pawn Stars.

The ad basically shows a young lady coming into their shop trying to pawn off a Chromebook so she can go to Hollywood, but unfortunately Rick turns her down laughing, stating that without an internet connection, the Google Chromebook is essentially a brick. He goes on to slag other aspects of Google, saying that by using Chromebooks, it allows Google to spy on you and use your data for more targeted advertising. Granted a good deal of Chrome OS’s functionality requires internet connectivity, but lately there has been support for offline use, especially for those looking for productivity such as Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, and etc.

In any case it certainly looks like Microsoft is stepping up their Scroogled campaign and if you have a few minutes to spare, perhaps this is a vide you’ll want to watch, just for some laughs.

Microsoft’s New Scroogled Campaign Targets Chromebooks original content from Ubergizmo.

Microsoft today rolled out a major update of its OneNote app for Windows. The updated app comes with a host of new features, improvements have particularly been made to the app’s ability to capture, find and display notes. Using Windows 8.1 Share Charm, users can easily capture notes, they can now also scan objects with the camera and search them and the app now displays recent notes with page previews.

Taking notes of something on the device’s screen is now easier than ever before. Users simply have to capture what’s on the screen and send it to the updated OneNote app through the Windows 8.1 Share Charm. The Camera Scan feature lets users take pictures of documents and whiteboards in the app. The pictures are automatically cropped, rotated, straightened, sharpened and even the shadows are removed to make them look like a document that was scanned. Using OCR or optical character recognition, the new OneNote app can now search text in an image which means that its easy to search for images of documents stored in the app. The app will also display recent notes taken across all of your devices, including those on other platforms like iOS and Android. Instead of the page title, previews will now be shown so that users can easily get a glimpse of text, images and even ink content without actually having to open the note. The updated OneNote app is love now and available as a free download from the Windows App Store.

OneNote App For Windows 8.1 Gets New Features original content from Ubergizmo.

Faith Japan has dropped another powerful gaming PC namely the PASSANT Ex i7AZ8EN77 SAC-AVA. This Alliance of Valiant Arms (AVA) certified gaming PC is equipped with a 3.40GHz Intel Core i7-4770 processor, an Intel Z87 Express Chipset, an ELSA GeForce GTX 770 SAC 2GB graphics card, a 16GB DDR3 RAM, a 120GB SSD, a 2TB hard drive, a DVD Super Multi Drive, a 700W 80PLUS certified power supply and runs on Windows 8.1 64-bit OS. The PASSANT Ex i7AZ8EN77 SAC-AVA is available now for 179,800 Yen (about $1,776). [Product Page]