Acer delivers Norton

Acer has chosen Symantec to aid in protecting its clients by pre-installing a trial of Norton AntiVirus or Internet Security on all Acer computers, explains Computer World.

Says Jim Wong, president of IT Products Business Group, Acer, "The inclusion of Symantec security solutions with Acer desktop and notebook computers helps ensure that our customers are able to enjoy the safest, most productive computing experiences."

The trial version of Norton Internet Security 2006 or Norton AntiVirus 2006 will run on customer`s machines for 90 days, and thereafter a 12-month subscription can be purchased.

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According to News.com, Dell is introducing Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)-based processors as early as October.

Dell`s consumer notebooks will be based on Turion X2 and Sempron processors with 40cm displays, and is working on desktops as well.

Although both companies are being vague about the partnership, Samir Bhavnani, an analyst with Current Analysis says, "Offering AMD chips on notebooks is a no-brainer for Dell. AMD is clearly not the second-class citizen it once was and there is no question that Dell hears requests from customers about AMD in notebooks."

Notebooks are once again in the lead over desktops in Australia, says the Sydney Morning Herald.

This is according to the latest Gartner report which indicates notebook sales surged by 17.5% over April-June compared to the same period last year, while desktops slumped by 4.3%.

Total PC sales grew by 2.7%, representing a total of 1.1 million new PCs sold.

PC World says despite plunging prices for CPUs, semi-conductor sales rose 9.4% this year.

Although it was thought the industry would be affected by the likes of Intel and AMD slashing chip prices and driving the average price of a laptop down by 18%, sales were boosted by an increase in laptop and desktop sales and a healthy demand for cellphones.

For June, the Asia Pacific region had the fastest rise in semiconductor sales, which increased 12.8% year-over-year, and the slowest growth happened in Europe, where sales rose only 1.4%.