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eMachines releases trio of white and green desktop
PUBLISHED: Thursday, July 02, 2009
California-based eMachines introduced a series of all white PCs this week with a matching glossy white monitor. With all three coming in at well under $500, the affordable new computers are likely part of the manufacturer's slow push into the back-to-school season.

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Acer Aspire easyStore H340 Review
PUBLISHED: 7/1/2009  BY: J.R.
While the concept of servers is definitely not new, using them within the confines of the home definitely is. Acer's new easyStore H340 packages WHS in an attractive, inexpensive format, but how well does it actually work? Read on for our full review.
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Windows 7 Beta to stop functioning today
PUBLISHED: 7/1/2009  BY: J.R.
It's now July 1st, 2009, which means that the Windows 7 beta will officially stop functioning today. For those worried, the Win 7 Beta was the version released to testers several months ago, NOT the currently available Release Candidate version that users could recently download.
FULL STORY (129 Reads) | DISCUSSION (4 Replies)

Dell Studio One 19 First Look Review
PUBLISHED: 6/29/2009  BY: J.R.
Despite reactionary news about the desktop market shrinking in recent months, manufacturers are continuing to innovate in the space and Dell is certainly no exception. There has been an explosion in touch technologies lately and the Round Rock OEM has responded with the Dell Studio One 19, an all-in-one, multitouch desktop. Read on for our first thoughts on this unique new machine.
FULL STORY (515 Reads) | DISCUSSION (8 Replies)

TechnologyGuide Week in Review
PUBLISHED: 6/27/2009  BY: J.R.
Here at TechnologyGuide, we don't just concentrate on cell phones or laptops; we cover the whole technology spectrum. From new iPhones to new cameras, check out what else has been going on across the TechnologyGuide network.
FULL STORY (272 Reads) | DISCUSSION (1 Reply)

Western Digital My Book World Edition II Review
PUBLISHED: 6/24/2009  BY: J.R.
Today Western Digital updated their My Book series of external hard drives with the WD My Book World Edition II, an upgrade and redesign from the original World Edition line. WD designed the older World Edition drives as networked storage that could be accessed from anywhere. The new drives literally expand on this idea by adding a second drive for redundancy. Bundled with automatic backup software and streaming media utilities, the new and improved My Book World Edition II puts some pretty features in a pretty package. Read on for our full review.
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Seagate BlackArmor NAS 420 Review
PUBLISHED: 6/22/2009  BY: J.R.
Network attached storage, in a nutshell, is the idea of making hard drives available through a network connection. Despite solid state drives taking the spotlight in recent months, rotating magnetic storage isn't dead yet, and still manages to offer capacities unmatched by their electronic brethren. Seagate's new BlackArmor series of NAS boxes offer 2 - 4 TB of remote storage, and with features like hot swappable drives and automated backups, could be a great fit for your needs. Read on for our full review.
FULL STORY (529 Reads) | DISCUSSION (1 Reply)

Samsung shows off world's first 32GB DDR3 module
PUBLISHED: 6/19/2009  BY: J.R.
Samsung, no strangers to the memory game, finally introduced the world's first 32GB DDR3 module today.
FULL STORY (334 Reads) | DISCUSSION (7 Replies)

AMD prepping new motherboards with 6Gbps SATA III
PUBLISHED: 6/18/2009  BY: J.R.
AMD is prepping for the launch of it's next-generation desktop motherboard chipsets early next year, according to the register.
FULL STORY (280 Reads) | DISCUSSION (3 Replies)

How to Build Your Own Desktop Computer Tutorial Series
PUBLISHED: 6/14/2009  BY: J.R.
Now that we've laid out the groundwork for choosing a case in our last video, let's move on to the next step. In this video, we'll talk about installing a motherboard and power supply into your new case. Check out the full story to see the newest video tutorial.
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Ink Survey - How do you buy ink?
PUBLISHED: 6/12/2009  BY: Ben
There has been a lot of recent marketing about ink. Many top manufacturers are pushing their messages about how their ink is cheaper, or greener, or better in general. We'd like to get a feel for how you feel about buying ink.
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Brando releases wireless keyboard with multitouch trackpad
PUBLISHED: 6/9/2009  BY: J.R.
Brando, the Hong Kong purveyor of unnecessary and excessive USB products, has come out with a new wireless keyboard that comes with a built-in multitouch trackpad.
FULL STORY (567 Reads) | DISCUSSION (2 Replies)

Dell OptiPlex 755 Review: Windows 7 in the Workplace
PUBLISHED: 6/7/2009  BY: J.R.
Microsoft has announced that Windows 7 will be generally available right at the tail end of October, later this year. We've discussed before what that might mean for consumers, but what about businesses? Many enterprise customers have simply skipped Windows Vista; whether it was due to pricing, application support or just the PR disaster surrounding Microsoft's last OS is now irrelevant. Windows XP, for all its stability, is starting to show its age and Windows 7 is looking more attractive by the day. Let's take a look at a late model Dell Optiplex 755 PC, a standard business desktop, and see how it looks running Windows 7.
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