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Double vision on the third dimension:<br /> Acer’s 3D laptop and Nvidia’s 3D Vision

The $779 Acer Aspire 5738DG takes a different approach to 3D than Nvidia’s 3D vision setup, using a special screen coating and standard polarized-lens glasses to produce the 3D effect.

Originally posted at Quick Takes

From its glass house, Nvidia throws stones at AMD over Windows 7 support

With its next-gen 3D cards still absent from the market, Nvidia chides AMD over Windows 7 legacy support.

New Apple iMacs plagued by choppy Flash video playback?

After reading Engadget’s report citing complaints about Flash video playback mucking up system resources on the latest 27-inch iMacs, we decided to test the claims using our own system.

Maingear introduces clean-lined Shift gaming PC

As impressive as we find the design of Maingear’s new Shift gaming desktop, we like the starting price of the system even more.

Acer aims to overtake HP in notebook sales

Buoyed by record third-quarter earnings and a line of new notebooks, Acer is looking to outpace HP as the No. 1 portable PC seller, according to Chairman J.T. Wang.

HighPoint ships first 6Gbps SATA controller card

HightPoint introduces the first SATA 3.0 add-in controller cards for desktop computers.

G-Tech refreshes high-speed, high-capacity external storage lineup

G-Tech uses high-speed 2TB hard drives for all of its 3.5-inch-based external storage products.

Digital City No. 56: Mixed news for Nintendo, plus the social utility of the iPhone

Episode 56 of the Digital City, where we discuss Apple’s plans for a monthly iTunes TV subscription service; Joey wonders why everyone

The Real Deal 186: Essential software for a new PC (or Mac)

Tom and Rafe discuss the apps they put on first thing when they get a new computer.

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CNET’s holiday 2009 retail desktop and laptop review roundup

The all-important holiday season is here again, and with it the inevitable confusion about how to find the best deals on desktops and laptops. In order to help cut through the clutter, we are once again scouring the shelves of big retail stores to find bo