Editor's Note

This week, HP launched their 'Tech Envy' showcase of products, with new updates in their printer, notebook, netbook, desktop and touchscreen ranges. We've got a couple of stories detailing the new Ion-powered Mini 311 and a budget priced home server for less than $600.

In addition, there's a great photo gallery of all the new netbooks and notebooks to look out for from HP in the coming months.

In other news, a new WiFi spec threatens to do away with hotspots and the need for routers, there's more amazing apps for your iPhone, a movie making video software review for home editors and the next installment in our successufl HDTV guide. This one is a must-read: how to compare HDTVs in store, a feeling many of us have no doubt experienced before.

Enjoy your weekend,
PC Authority

Top Stories This Week

• HP's 2009 Tech Envy product showcase: Part 1: Netbooks and Notebooks
• New Wi-Fi spec will support peer-to-peer networking, remove need for hotspots
• A netbook finally made for HD video? HP's Mini 311 netbook gets power of Nvidia Ion
• HP targets families with 1TB home media server under $600
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• Amazing Apps for your Phone: Tick Tock, Tick Tock - Ten Time Telling Apps
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• Canon's Pixma MP620 is among the best all-in-one printers money can buy
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Reviews

Sony's VGN-P13Gh/Q is an overpriced, under performing netbook with poor battery life by Staff writers | October 16, 2009 It may be lovely, but Sony's under-powered P-series costs too much and features features poor battery life.		Iomega's eGo Ruby Red PS puts in a bold performance with superior external hard disk by Staff writers | October 15, 2009 A bold drive whose attraction proves more than skin deep with great performance and a generous software suite.
Artisteer 2.1 is the ultimate web design tool for CSS coding themes by Tom Arah | October 15, 2009 Revolutionary approach to modern web design that removes the pain from CSS-based theme designing.		AMD deals Intel a major blow with their A-listed Phenom II X4 965 Black edition CPU by Staff writers | October 13, 2009 While Intel is rolling out new designs, AMD's focus is on getting the most out of its existing Phenom II process. The AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black edition is just what the doctor ordered.
Canon's Pixma MP620 is among the best all-in-one printers money can buy by Staff writers | October 13, 2009 Superb print quality at consistently high speeds, and it's packed with useful features too.		CyberLink captures movie magic with PowerDirect 8, rivals top editing suites by James Morris | October 12, 2009 Packed with features and closer to Adobe Premiere Elements, CyberLink PowerDirector 8 is close, but still not close enough.
Olympus's PEN E-P1 might be the retro camera king, but it's riddled with modern flaws by David Fearon | October 12, 2009 The Olympus PEN E-P1 may look like a throwback to retro photography, but it's expensive and flawed. However, it's beautiful image quality renders almost impossible to dislike.		Kogan's Agora netbook lacks real innovation - but at least there's Linux by Staff writers | October 9, 2009 As one of Australia's few locally designed netbooks, the Kogan Agora lives up to some lofty netbook ideals, but it's sadly ho-hum in too many aspects to be seen as a real netbook contender.
HP's Mini 5101 is another stylish netbook let down by poor battery life by Staff writers | October 9, 2009 Sleek and professional, the Hp Mini 5101 is another attractively pitched netbook that can't shake its very poor battery life. When will manufactuers learn that battery life is all-important to netbook success?		Exclusive First Look Review: Sony's Vaio X might be the thinnest and lightest notebook ever by Daniel Long | October 8, 2009 In a world first, we've managed to get our hands on a review unit of Sony's stunningly thin ultraportable. Most surprisingly, it sports the newest Atom chip from Intel - the Z550 2.0GHz and GMA 500 graphics.

Group Tests

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