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Microsoft’s Arc Touch Mouse Finally Unveiled, But Launches In December *frowns*

I really want the Arc Touch Microsoft. Pretty please?

The Arc Touch’s main features are a touch sensitive silver strip which is programmable on Windows computers, and a design where applying pressure to the ‘arc’ turns it off by setting it flat, and turning it on by doing the exact opposite motion. For $69.95 Microsoft will begin taking pre-orders today, and a launch is set in stone sometimes this December (which disappoints a little). The mouse is officially only supported on Windows, but Joanna Stern (from Engadget, mind you) managed to get it working automatically with the USB dongle which comes in the box on a Mac.

Full presser after the jump!

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HP Mini 5103 and 210 netbooks get bumped up with dual-core Atoms

The ‘professional-aimed’ $399 Mini 5103 netbook (seen right) will be getting a dual-core 1.5GHz processor option that will offer a 20% boostin power, without any shortcomings on battery life. The system also will offer the HP Day Starter OS, but no webOS yet *frowns*.

On the flipside, for the ordinary consumer, the HP Mini 210 has a new design, the same heavily-praised keyboard, a ton of very clever colors, a Broadcom Crystal Accelerator option for 1080p playback, and will retail for $330 with a single core Atom CPU and six-cell battery, but will have the optional upgrade to the faster N550 processor for a bit more greenbacks (probably $75).

HP Mini 5103 & 210 Press Shots

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Microsoft FLIGHT Simulator Is Back! This Time, As Flight 2010.

Microsoft Flight Simulator 10 was some of the most fun I’ve ever had playing games. Come on, what would be more fun than using a simulator that major airline pilots I knew trained with? It was like the real deal, even if it wasn’t real (but the physics of course would blow your socks off).

After the whole economic crisis of 2008 and onwards, Microsoft fired the entire team that made the series, thus ending it. Millions of fans where — let’s say bummed. Well, now Microsoft wants to make Microsoft Flight 2010, with a release date of sometimes this year.

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Nook for iPhone, iPad, and PC are re-done and re-loaded to new versions

So Nook for PC has been brought to life again, while the iPhone and iPad versions also get new features. While the PC gets the least of the bunch, the iPhone and iPad app updates bring in tons of new goodies (themes, day / night content options, line spacing, font styles, preferred justification, previews, etc.), along with a load of other stuff not worth the extra writing time.

TIME FOR PLAN B!

That means check out the source link below!!

Source: Barnes & Noble

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DiRT 3 Trailer Released…And I’m On Time With This One.

As you may have not known (you didn’t, for sure), I didn’t fill the site with my musings today due to 2 reasons. One being of which, I didn’t feel like it, which is mainly attributed to the fact that I was playing DiRT 2 all day, then waiting for Test Drive Unlimited 2 to land on my doorstep in September.

Anyways, here’s the first DiRT 3 trailer. I reckon it’ll be much better than the redneck Colin McRae rally sim — called DiRT 2. Don’t mess this up Codemasters. **

At least GRID was good. I also played that. All day. Ahem.

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Dell Inspiron R Series Launches, Brings Plenty Of Style On Low Costs

The Dell Inspiron R series are probably the most excited Dell systems that have ever gotten me excited since the Studio XPS and the Alienware M11x. Starting off at your options, the Dell Inspiron R series is very back-to-school (and even more than that). All 3 units – the 14R, 15R and 17R – come in much better build materials than used in the original Inspiron line (which in this case is metal), have Core i CPUs, and supports Intel’s Wireless Display tech, which allows you to basically extend your screen to a TV or monitor without any cables. and the starter model starts at $449. Nice.

While the bezel and lids are glossy, just as I thought they might be, the magnesium alloy chassis is built to last. And believe me, I’ve owned Dells that were built of magnesium alloy, and they didn’t take drops to lightly. They took it, and kept on working. In all of the laptops, there’s options for Core i3 or Core i5 CPUs, 1GB discrete ATI graphics, up to 640GB of hard drive space, up to 6GB of RAM (max 8GB), and optional HD resolution displays; all available in the nicely named colors Mars Black, Peacock Blue, Tomato Red and Lotus Pink. A review for one of these bad guys will hopefully be scheduled sometimes this month.

Source: Dell

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ORIGIN’s EON15 3D Gaming Laptop Brings Tons Of Power, And Tons Of Costs

The Origin EON15-3D was just released in a full-blown presser sent to our inbox, this morning. Starting with a variety of Core i7 processors, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M discrete graphics card, wireless NVIDIA 3D Vision active-shutter glasses, and the 15.6 inch HD 1366×768 3D LCD screen.  Off the bat, the EON15 3D is a monster. There’s even options to design the front cover yourself,and upgrade it up to 8GB of DDR3-class RAM, with SSD and regular hard drive options. Full presser, after break. Oh, and it starts at a price that I haven’t found out about yet, but I’m sure it doesn’t come cheap.

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Alienware updates the M11x to Core i5/i7 and NVIDIA Optimus chips

The Alienware M11x, by far the most powerful “netbook” ever (our thoughts on it is in our review here) has just gotten a fair update: that option, starting at $$949.99 to have a Core i5 chip installed, instead of an overclocked 1.73 GHz Core 2 Duo found in the older $799 model. You can also make more upgrade and buy yourself a Core i7, up to 8GB of RAM (getting 4GB of the DDR3 is a must), a 250GB to 500GB 7,200 rpm drive, or the 256GB SSD option. But due to the NVIDIA Optimus chip being installed, Alienware had to give the boot to one of the ports (USB, HDMI, DisplayPort, media card reader, etc. are still there), but VGA had to go. So, you can’t make a direct VGA connection from the M11x, but you can now have your dream gaming machine for no more than $1,200 bucks (the price of our previous config, but now with Core i5).

Source: Alienware

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Apple quietly announces Safari 5

This is interesting. A press release just got outed by Apple’s PR website, presenting the new release of the safari desktop browser, Safari 5. There’s a claimed 30 percent increase in speed, much like the iPhone 4′s version, and the debut of the Safari Reader. There’s also the ability to completely nuke Google search as the default option and choose Bing. Interesting. Press release below the break.

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Alienware M11x Review: The Light Powerhouse War Begins

The Alienware M11x is one heck of a beast. It grunts, runs, and speaks Alien(ware). After getting it from our local friendly FedexMan a day before my trip to New York for pre-SSAT math preparation with Dad, and some sightseeing, I was able to pull off as many tests needed to say one thing: it’s awesome. But what makes the M11x awesome? Read on after the jump!

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