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Samsung has announced that it’s releasing an update to its existing Series 7 All-In-One PC that will bump the Intel processors up to Ivy Bridge and also add discrete graphics from AMD. The new version of the Series 7 will add one of Intel’s Ivy Bridge Core i5 CPUs, and graphics will be handled by an AMD Radeon 6470M GPU. A 1TB hard drive is also onboard for all your storage needs.

The design of the PC otherwise remains unchanged. The 23-inch display has a 1920×1080 resolution and is capable of 250 nits of brightness. It’s also touch enabled, which will come in handy when Windows 8 drops later this year. The Series 7 adds JBL speakers for improved sound, and features a DVD drive, HDMI input so that it can double as a television, and its own HDTV tuner.

This refreshed version looks to be a Korean only model for now, with the PC costing 1,740,000 WON (~$1,529). You’ll just have to sit tight for now and hope Samsung brings the new version to the United States.

Samsung Series 7 AiO gets Ivy Bridge refresh in South Korea is written by Ben Kersey & originally posted on SlashGear.
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We’ve seen a fair share of space-saving nettops pass through our very own crowded halls, so what’s one more to add to the list? Especially when it’s one being flaunted as the most eco-friendly, energy-efficient PC. That’s exactly what ASUS thinks of its EeeBox EB1030, which aside from sporting a relatively minimalist design (as is usually the case with nettops), it’s also boasting Intel’s latest batch of Cedar Trail CPUs. To go along with those Atom processors (1.86GHz), ASUS is making this mini machine as configurable as it could get, giving users the option to load it with up to 4GB of RAM and a 500GB hard drive combined with 32GB of SSD goodness. Ports-wise the unit’s pretty standard, offering options such as an HDMI, VGA, microphone, audio jack, card reader and four USB two-dot-ohs. Of course, the amount of cash you’ll have to shell out will depend on the setup of choice, with pricing set to start at €296, or around $370 in American dollars.

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Shuttle has announced the debut of a new graphics card in its slim computing solutions. The company has crammed an AMD GPU inside its new XS35GTA V3 SFF machine, and the XS35V3 gets integrated Intel graphics. Both computers retain their silent fanless designs. One of the two new models has an integrated GPU, and the other has discrete graphics.

The Shuttle XS35GTA V3 is the machine using a discrete ATI Radeon HD 7410M GPU with 512 MB of DDR3 VRAM. The machine runs an Intel dual core Atom D2700 processor and an Intel in M10 Express Chipset. The machine has dual RAM slots supporting up to 4 GB and can support an optional DVD or Blu-ray slim line drive. It also has space for a single SATA HDD or SSD. Shuttle recommends the bare-bones machine to sell for €233.

The other machine is the XS35V3, and it uses a dual-core Intel atom the 2700 processor. Graphics are via an integrated Intel GMA 3650 GPU, and the PC supports an optional DVD or Blu-ray drive. Users can put up to 4 GB of RAM inside the drive and a single SATA storage drive. The XS35V3 will sell for €172.

Shuttle Computer outs new XS35GTA V3 and XS35V3 mini PCs is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Microsoft is definitely thinking ahead when it comes to its Surface tablet. At a TechEd event held in Amsterdam today, the company has said that it believes tablet sales will overtake PCs within the next year. Antoine Leblond, vice president for Windows Web Services, spoke about how touch interfaces will become the dominant platform in the coming years, and that tablets will outsell traditional PCs for the first time.

“Touch is coming to PCs and that’s going to change the way UIs are designed very dramatically, just like the mouse did,” Leblond said at the event, going on to detail how Microsoft’s new Metro interface has been specifically optimized for touch operations. Still, the company won’t be shunning those keen to cling to laptops and PCs: “[Metro] works equally well on a desktop or a tablet.”

Microsoft introduced two Surface tablets at an event its event in Los Angeles, one based on the ARM architecture while the other runs on Intel’s low-voltage Ivy Bridge processor. The ARM version will be running Windows RT, while the Intel variant will run full blown Windows 8. The company was keen to point out the magnesium construction of the device along with the integrated kickstand, and impressed those in attendance with the introduction of a cover that doubles as a keyboard.

Manufacturing partners apparently aren’t quite as impressed. Details of the Surface tablet reportedly weren’t revealed to them until the last minute, with an executive at Acer believing the tablet is nothing more than an attempt to spark interest in Windows 8 tablets among OEMs. A report from an analyst has also detailed how Microsoft looked at OEM partners’ tablet lineups yet went ahead with the Surface announcement, something which is said to have changed the dynamics of the relationships between the company and its partners.

[via PCPro]

Microsoft predicts tablets overtaking PCs next year is written by Ben Kersey & originally posted on SlashGear.
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The PC versus Mac user divide could see users sleeping apart, if online travel agency Orbitz has its way. The site is testing tailored recommended travel options based on what type of computer users are browsing from, having discovered that Mac users apparently spend up to 30-percent more per-night on hotels than their Windows counterparts. In a new trial, the WSJ reports, Orbitz will promote more expensive options to Mac-using customers in the hope of cashing in on the trend.

Orbitz system is in its early stages, the site has said, but the experiments have already gone live. In our own testing today, we could see no difference in the top search results produced on a Mac or on other platforms, suggesting the trial is not being pushed to all shoppers.

Of course, the final – and full – list of possible hotel options will be equally accessible to users whatever machine they’re browsing on. What will differ is the default view Orbitz first shows: that of its “recommended” or “suggested” hotels. Usually all users would see the same promoted options, but those on a Mac may have more costly picks filtered through to the top.

Importantly, the price any user pays is always the same; Orbitz execs confirmed that it is only tweaking the order of recommendations, not the actual cost of each hotel stay. It’s unclear what metric the site is using to identify users, whether it’s the (default) Safari browser ID or something else, and Orbitz may not necessarily continue using the system.

Orbitz cashes in on Mac users’ looser spending habits is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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