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The Consumer Electronics Show seems like a world away, but in truth it was only four months ago. In all that time, we haven't seen an official device intended for a retail release that used AMD 's new Temash APU that they announced at the show. This week, we may have gotten the first of many - the Acer Aspire V5 . The specific model is the V5-122P-0643 (as you might guess, there are a lot of different Aspire V5s so proper nomenclature is important). According to the Acer product page, the computer comes with the AMD A6-1450 APU . That includes a quad-core 1 GHz processor (which can 'turbo' boost 1.4 GHz) and a Radeon HD 8280 GPU. The APU has an unusually low power requirement - less than 5W - that allows for passive cooling in tablets. That'd be equally useful in a laptop. I actually reviewed the current generation Aspire V5 and found it to be pretty lacking, with one of the biggest issues to be the terrible battery life, with the machine's 2500 mAh...

Navigation systems in vehicles are an essential tool for drivers. Long gone are the days of a paper map, which is hard to fold and can become a hazard if trying to read and drive at the same time. Over the years, many drivers have become unimpressed by the on-board navigational systems and opt to use their  smartphone apps  for accuracy and clarity. Smartphone usage while driving can be a dangerous mix because it may require as much attention as a paper map. What many drivers need and want are apps that are installed into their vehicle’s navigational system, as fumbling around with a smartphone, while driving, can cause a car accident. Fortunately, for many luxury car owners, there are car apps already on-board for easier navigation . For the rest of us, we might have to wait awhile. Mercedes Benz’s mbrace According to the official Mercedes Benz website, “ mbrace brings the internet to your dashboard…it connects you to your car from your smartphone...

Data security is the eternal theme for Windows users. Windows 7 involves in many topics, including how to recover Windows 7 password safely, the selection of Windows 7 applications, tips to secure Internet surfing, etc. For most of Windows 7 users, system security starts with setting a Windows password and ends at installing an antivirus program. This may indeed deter the casual hackers or phishing sites. However, creating a layered defense system can be the only way to stop, or at least hinder, attempts of illegally accessing your Windows 7 computers. Windows 7 user account and login password  In Windows 7, there are two kinds of accounts, administrator account and standard account. Administrator account is not necessary to complete access for most of users' daily tasks. Since standard user accounts lack the ability to alter or delete system files, try to create an administrator account as well as a standard account. In this case, even if a standard user account has ...