MSI has unveiled a new gaming laptop in the MSI Turbo Drive Laptop series. Heading the new series is the GX723 gaming laptop which boasts of a 17 inch WXSGA screen and an Intel Core Duo processor. It also comes with an NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M video card, memory of up to 4GB ram and a choice of either a 320GB or 500GB hard drive.

Such monster specs from a new mobile device solution that is sure to capture the eye of people looking for a reliable laptop used for gaming. However, it may not be surprising if people purchase this laptop for their own personal or business use. But that would depend on how much it would cost, something that has yet to be released as well as availability.

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Here is a great app you can download for your iPhone. If you love those racing games, perhaps you will love this new car racing app, Stunt Car Racing 99 Tracks. Stunt Car Racing 99 Tracks is a fun, multiplayer, side-scrolling racing game where gamers are propelled through a frantic, high speed race with flips, tricks and mammoth jumps. The game has previously received a 9/10 review score and Gold Award from influential authority PocketGamer.

As the title suggests, there are 99 expertly designed tracks offering high replay and production value. Players can turn up the risk factor in Stunt Car Racing 99 Tracks by using nitro boost packs to increase their speeds and performing aggressive stunts.

The app also leverages the innovative Multi-Touch user interface of the iPhone and iPod touch by letting players command the monster vehicle using intuitive touch screen controls. By tapping the up or down controls, players can rotate the car to pull off extreme jumps, 360 degree spins and wheelies to overcome dangerous obstacles.

Stunt Car Racing 99 Tracks is available for $5.99 from Apple’s App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.

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When one says Dr. Dre, first thoughts would be rapper and hip-hop. But what do CES and Dr. Dre have in common? The Beats headphones by Monster, of course. The Dr. Dre endorsed headphones promise deep-rich bass to sync with Dre’s rhyming. But then again, Dre, you haven’t released an album within this decade. Beats would retail at USD$399.95. Overpriced and backed by a 1990’s celeb? Unless the headphones have something extremely impressive to offer, market may be limited.

According to Dr. Dre:

“I spend a lot of time in the studio listening to my music through headphones…with Beats, people are finally going to hear it the way they should: the way I do.”

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