Acer's new Windows 8 Notebooks offer multi-touch screens and 8-hour battery life

By Nicholas Montgomery

Acer announced their new lineup of Aspire V5 Windows 8 notebooks. The Acer Aspire V5 Series notebooks are loaded with Windows 8, with full 10-point touch support on Aspire V5-471P and V5-571P models. With multi-gesture support, the new Aspires allow users to use multi-touch gestures for web browsing, flicking through pages of documents and controlling media. The new notebooks boast 8-hour battery life.

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Video: Hands on with the HTC Windows Phone 8S and 8X

Contributing editor Nicholas Montgomery attended the launch of the new HTC Windows Phones in New York recently. Here is a quick hands-on video showing the upcoming 8S and 8X smartphones slated for release later on this year.

Lenovo passes HP to become the world's No.1 PC maker

Lenovo has surpassed HP as the number one maker of PCs. HP lost the top spot after maintaining the position for six years. Lenovo grabbed the lead by consistenly growing shipments 10 percent year over year. HP's PC shipments, on the other hand,  declined by 16 percent.

Worldwide, PC shipments totaled 87.5 million units in Q3, a decline of 8.3 percent year over year. Lenovo jumped into the limelight in 2005 when it bought IBM's PC business. It has held the no.2 slot behind HP for a number of years even if it doesn't share as wide a presence in the consumer space. Lenovo is famed for its focus on enterprise as well as its build-to-order business.

Source: Forbes

WishList: Orée Board walnut wooden wireless keyboard

Gorgeous and impeccably crafted, the Orée Board Walnut is a made to order Bluetooth keyboard that made out of durable wood. Each Board is made from a single piece of wood to preserve wood grain across shell and keys. The modern minimalist design preserves and magnifies the wood material. Each Board is polished, oil-rubbed and assembled by hand in our workshop to offer a genuine & perfect finish. Wow, you can almost smell it. Available for both Windows and Mac, the keyboard costs € 125.00 plus shipping.