HTPC is the most topical issue when it comes to discussing the home theatre system. Let’s assume that a DVD payer that costs about $60 doesn’t satisfy everyone even though it can play back a score or two of formats. It’s much better to connect a computer to an LCD TV, which enables to gain greater independence in case new codecs appear and to improve the quality of the displayed image. And it’s a lot easier to update hardware stuff. But a full-fledged computer costs a lot even if you cut down on some “extras”. A single-purpose player is cheaper and more compact. And the price depends on its functionality. A device that provides the basic scope of playing back digital content and doesn’t cost much at the same time is at issue in this article. We are happy to introduce Apacer AL460.

Electronic paper (e-paper) and electronic ink (e-ink) are inventions which are 30 years old. They came into our life comparatively not long ago. The first prototypes ready for mass production were introduced as early as 10-15 years ago but only now real product has appeared on sale. As usual it had begun with single hardware devices, the number of which rose to a score in the course of time. This market is still in its initial stage of development. Yet even now one can estimate its prospects. The prospects of this sector and the technology of e-ink itself are at issue in this article.

In the middle of 2008 AMD presented a new mobile platform Puma. Among its plural innovations technology was meant ATI XGP, which allowed connecting external videocards to the notebooks. By the end of 2008 the first products began to appear on retail sale. A company differed in particular Fujitsu Siemens Computers, producing a notebook AMILO Sa 3650, to which it is possible to connect AMILO GraphicBooster external accelerator. We’ve got both of these products and now we are glad to present their review, combined with the detailed description of ATI XGP technology.

Already ears about Windows 7 exist more than a year. Microsoft, unerstanding the low popularity of Vista, decided to tell about the next OS version's plans. At the beginning of 2008 its first preliminary build was ready and performed to a few partners of the company. And at the end of October, 2008 there is the 6801 build in Internet. We were able to get it in the order and suggest to familiarize with it in this article.

Many people pay attention for the time of it unmanaged mode time when buy laptop for usage without net. But do not all aspects depend from accumulator and energy consumption of processor. Any, even the most save mobile computer is able to discharge it accumulator, if it was very loaded. Not everybody knows the laptop component that consumes a lot of energy and the component consumes a little one. We've found out it. The results are in this article.