What's hot in the PC side of things (well, the Windows side of the PC side, that is)? It's what you've been waiting for, Windows gamer. At this year's D: All Things Digital, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer of Microsoft have demoed one of the new facets of Windows 7 in front of an audience that once witnessed the one-on-one between Gates and Jobs. And guess what? Windows 7's new features starts off with touch.

Willcom and Sharp Corporation managed to come up with one of the sleekest UMPCs created in the market. They just unveiled Willcom D4, also known as WSO16H.

Having physical stats of 470g and sizing up with 84x188x25.9mm, this little gadget pack quite a punch. Find out more on this baby in the full article.

If you put pit laptops running on the Mac OS, Windows Vista, and Linux against hackers, which OS do you think would last the longest? Apparently, it's Linux. In this year's PWN 2 OWN contest, no one was able to hack the laptop running on the Linux OS. Which of the other two went down first? Better read the full article to find out.

If all else fails, the best thing to do is move on. Toshiba is keeping their hands busy with Dynabook SS RX1 - the first notebook with a 128GB solid-state drive. Not only that, see how this big-capacity baby ward off four-foot falls and coffee spills over at the full article.

After Sony had its big ad campaign for the PlayStation 3, it's about time that Microsoft followed suit as well. The software and gaming mogul is said to be setting aside a hefty US$ 300 million in advertising most of its wares. More details in the full article.

This is a warning to those using the Windows Home Server. Reports have it that using certain applications to edit or save your files may cause the corruption of your valuable data.

This problem has already been reported to Microsoft who is looking in to the issue. Want to find out the details regarding this problem? Check out the full article for more information.

Looking for a new laptop to replace your aging system? Well, you might want to consider Averatec's latest offering from its 2500 series. This new laptop sports a 12.1-inch LCD screen and some pretty decent specs.

Want to find out what the system is packing under the hood? Head on over to the full article for more details!

Looks like the game console war isn't the only rough spot in the relationship between Microsoft and Sony. The two giants have recently found themselves in a crossfire regarding the alleged inability of the initial Windows Vista release to support Intel's Turbo Memory technology.

If you're blurry on what Turbo Memory or Robson is, it's often referred to as a "third-stage" memory that boosts computer performance in the areas of start-up and disk-intensive activities. In a manner of saying, it's flash memory designed to add more oomph to your PC.

As a direct effect of their stance, Sony refused to include the optional Turbo Memory feature in their summer range of Sony Vaio laptops, triggering a response of Vista maker Microsoft.

In a statement, the software giant said "Windows Vista supports Intel's Turbo Memory, and Microsoft and Intel have worked together to ensure that Turbo Memory works with Windows Vista technologies that support intelligent NVRAM cache management: SuperFetch, ReadyBoost, and ReadyDrive."

However, the Japanese consumer electronics titan remains firm on its position. David Spaeth, a product specialist from the Vaio wing said that Microsoft's push to get the Vista OS in the market in time caused this problem. "Microsoft sat down and said 'OK, to get Vista into the market, what are the really important parts of the software we need for launch?' They had to cross out or skip some parts of the OS, and one of these things was the support of this third-stage memory," narrates Spaeth.

Ultimately, Sony says that the Japanese mindset in the company's core will prevail. Spaeth said that straightaway consumer satisfaction was the target and in this case, they're willing to bench turbo memory until Service Pack 1 comes along and smoothens things out.

We just got hold of this short demonstration video of AeroExperience's Metro Laptop. As you can see, the platform it's using is a Windows Vista and it seems to be running the OS pretty smoothly.

The laptop's design is pretty sleek compared to a lot of gear that we've seen before. What's more, it has a live feed receivable by Wi-Fi to update you on weather conditions and other details.

The full spec and feature range of this product is yet to be revealed because at this point, there's still no assurance that it will ever be commercially available. Right now, it's still a concept design and it's bound to have a lot of changes if it makes it into mass production.

Sony will launch a host of pretty interesting notebooks heading into the summer. The most significant of which is the VAIO FZ19 which carries Intel's new Santa Rosa chipset. Users who are planning to jump to Windows Vista will find this one suitable as it has an X3100 graphics adapter built into its board. It's 15.4 inches across, so you'll have a nice, big screen to work and view on.

Smaller units such as the TX and the TZ series will also be at hand coming into June. They both have 11.1 inch screens for users who prefer a lighter, less powerful and space-saving model. CZ series units are reportedly shipping in July, though the specs are still unrevealed.

Specs for the FZ series are still a mystery, but we did catch a leak of those of the TZ. They are as follows:

• integrated DVD-DL
• 2GB of RAM
• 100GB HD
• WLAN A/B/G
• Fingerprint scanner
• Integrated WebCam

We'll keep you posted as soon as new word comes our way.