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HP TouchSmart Laptops, Desktops Sport Windows 7, Touch Screens

Hewlett-Packard is getting more touchy by the day about how it wants computer users to interact with its new machines. Thanks to hot-selling devices like the iPhone, iTouch and others, people are getting more accustomed to using touch technology in both home and business environments. So HP has responded: The giant hardware and software manufacturer on Oct. 13 introduced its 2010 lineup of touch-screen laptop and desktop computers that run Windows 7. Several of them will become available Oct. 22, the same day the consumer version of Microsoft’s latest OS version is launched.

The new devices include some cool mostly home-oriented applications such as Pandora (customized Web radio), Hulu (on-demand television), Netflix, Webcam software and the HP Music Store.

Following is a slideshow highlighting the most interesting new products in the 2010 HP Touch lineup. Enjoy!
(All Photos by Chris Preimesberger)
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HP Preps for Windows 7 with a Slew of New Laptops, Desktops

Hewlett-Packard has introduced new devices for every category, including its fastest notebook ever, a notebook it calls the “thinnest full-performance notebook in the world and a netbook dreamed up by Dutch designer Tord Boontje.
– Hewlett-Packard introduced more than a dozen new products on Sept. 15,
offering something for enterprises, as well as on-the-go consumers and device-heavy
households.

On the enterprise front, HP introduced the ProBook 5310m, which it calls the
worlds thinnest standard-voltage full-performan…


Dell Rolls Out Intel ‘Nehalem’-Powered Desktops

Dell is taking advantage of the performance, energy efficiency and multimedia capabilities in Intel’s Nehalem microarchitecture in launching two new desktops, the Studio XPS 8000 and 9000. News of the new systems comes the same day Intel unveils the latest Nehalem-based chips for PCs and low-end servers.
– Dell is rolling out desktop PCs powered by Intels newest
“Nehalem” processors.
Dell on Sept. 8 unveiled the Studio XPS 8000 and XPS 9000 PCs aimed at
gamers and users who need high-end multimedia capabilities.
The systems run Intels quad-core Core i5 and newest Core i7 processors,
which are ba…


Desktop PC`s Corporate Reign Fading with the Rise of Mobility

News Analysis: Desktops sales are shrinking and its not just the economy thats to blame. The desire for mobility is making laptops, notebooks and now netbooks the choice for computing at the office as well as at home. A new study shows that while desktop sales are going to fall sharply this year, notebook shipments will show a substantial increase.
– Although desktops were, at one point, integral to business operations at practically every organization around the world, today, they’re on their way to becoming a relic of the past. Those desktops that were in almost every cubicle are being replaced with slim, lightweight, and portable notebook…