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Acer unveiled a line of multimedia-optimized laptops in New York on Wednesday at its splashy, first-ever U.S. press conference, where it also announced the close of its acquisition of Dutch computer-maker Packard Bell.

The number of students enrolled in computer science programs is at its lowest in at least a decade. 'Comp Sci' was one of the hottest majors during the dot-com boom of the late '90s. Now, despite a strong market for IT professionals and a resurgence in Web millionaires, college students just aren't interested in studying computing.

Back in October 2007, Taipei-based Asustek computer proved that less can be more with its two-pound, $400 Eee PC. Since then, other subnotebooks have followed (or are soon to follow) in the Eee's wake. However, only the Everex CloudBook has dared to take the Eee head-on, matching its weight, screen, and keyboard size as well as its reliance on the Linux operating system, open source applications, and a $400 price tag.

Now that the MacBook Air has been in the field for awhile, users are starting to size up the new computer. Paul Venezia was totally impressed, accroding to his note at Infoworld on Wednesday.

AMD said on Wednesday that it has started shipping its triple-core 'Phenom' processor to PC makers, with Dell and HP already hinting at its inclusion in desktop computers.

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