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Sleepless in Miami

Too many DJs. No, really, way too many DJs.

As the electronic dance-music wave crests, its hard to imagine what it would have felt like to hang out through all of the just concluded Miami Music Week. We spent less than 24 sleepless hours there over the weekend, and we left with our ears ringing, exhausted and wondering when we would ever want to hear Feel So Close again. (OK, now that weve slept, well be happy to hear it today.)

Our Saturday started around 1 p.m. at the Shelborne for photographer Seth Browarniks Art of Night: The DJ Series exhibit and the Pacha Ibiza bash poolside (where DJ Jazzy Jeff and Bob Sinclar would spin later in the day), and it was close to 4 a.m. when we wrapped up at the W South Beachs Wall lounge (where we enjoyed sets by Swedish House Mafia proteges Tim Mason and Third Party).

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Steve Aoki climbs out of the DJ booth at the Dream South Beachs Highbar.

These spots would have been enough partying for most people on most days, but this is what we also did in between:

* We popped by the Dim Mak party at the Dream South Beachs Highbar just in time to randomly run into XS co-owner Jesse Waits, who was holding court with DJs including R3hab and Steve Aoki. XS is part of Steve Wynns collection of Las Vegas nightclubs, and Wynn made a monster announcement earlier in the week about 34 exclusive DJ residencies, including Tiesto, David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Skrillex and Swedish House Mafias Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. Wynn, no doubt, is one of the largest forces financing the DJ craze in America. Vegas, in general, is responsible for keeping so many of the biggest international DJs well-fed. Both Wynn and the group behind Vegas clubs Marquee, Tao and Lavo (which ran the VIP tables at the Ultra Music Festival) flew huge banners above the beach to remind visitors of that.

Aoki jumped into the DJ booth and was soon joined by Lil Jon. Aoki took off his shirt, climbed into an inflatable raft, got thrown in the pool and jumped back into the booth, soaked. S.S. Aoki fans were delighted. Not long after, Afrojack (who brought girlfriend Paris Hilton) joined Aoki in the booth.

* The outdoor Belve Music Lounge at the W South Beach fit maybe a few hundred people. So imagine the crowds delight when Sander Van Doorn spun a fantastic intimate set while Kaskade and Guetta were doing interviews nearby. We were lucky to catch the Dutch up-and-comers set after seeing another Holland hero, Hardwell, get things started in the early afternoon at the W.

* Swedish House Mafia created its Masquerade Motel at Grand Central Park as an alternative to the massive Ultra Music Festival nearby. Friends and family including Alesso, Harris and AN21 spun, but the highlight was SHM itself, with its elaborate light show and special ability to get people to dance happily to songs about love and loss and redemption while wondering if you need all three to save the world.

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7 Great All-in-One Desktop PCs

Traditional tower desktops have had a good run. All-in-one PCs--expensive upstarts just two or three years ago--have all but usurped the throne.

Towers will always have a special place in our hearts, as well as under the desks of enthusiasts and professionals who need more power and versatility. But for many PC users today, all-in-ones just make more sense. They take up a fraction of the space of a traditional PC, without sacrificing much in the way of performance. And that performance has improved while prices have dropped, so you dont have to compromise. Most important, all-in-ones are paving the way for touchscreen adoption outside of tablets and smartphones. Touch and gestures are baked into the very core of Microsofts Windows 8, and all-in-ones will be ahead of the curve.

Youll find no stronger evidence of the trend than the great selection of all-in-one PCs available today. Big-name desktop makers such as HP and Lenovo offer a wide array of all-in-ones, and Dell has jumped in on the action. Even laptop manufacturers like Samsung have recently introduced their first all-in-ones (and, not coincidentally, their first desktops) in years. You can expect plenty more once Windows 8 arrives, and Intels Ivy Bridge CPUs will make all-in-one PCs faster and slimmer still.

Overall, the options are great: If youd like a large display to complement (or replace) a television, they dont come any bigger than the HP Omni 27, a goliath with a gorgeous 27-inch screen. If you need to do some work, youll find plenty of strong performers: Lenovos ThinkCentre Edge line stands out, providing machines that are attractive, powerful, and stocked with security software and utilities that small businesses can appreciate.

We tested all of these all-in-ones with our revamped WorldBench 7 benchmark suite, which pits PCs against a battery of tests based on real-world usage models. Be sure to read "How We Test PCs" to learn all about our new methods and the apps we use.

1. HP Touchsmart 9300 Elite: The Consummate Workhorse

HP's 23-inch TouchSmart 9300 Elite is a business-centric, all-in-one powerhouse. It may not be much to look at--it's boring yet functional--but it delivers excellent performance and sits on an easy-to-adjust stand; the reclining design is very comfortable to use. It even tackles multimedia rather well. As befits a business PC, our test model ran the 64-bit version of Windows 7 Professional. If youre seeking to get things done, this all-in-one fits the bill very nicely.

2. HP Omni 27: Big Things in a Big Package

When we first saw HPs Omni 27 sitting in the PCWorld Labs, we were absolutely taken by its gorgeous, edge-to-edge, 27-inch glass screen. The rest of the design leaves a little to be desired, but this screen is definitely a step in the right direction. The only real complaint we have is that its not a touchscreen, which is pretty much standard for all-in-ones these days. Nevertheless, this is definitely an all-in-one that can double as a small television. In our tests, for example, Blu-ray playback was excellent, and HD video streaming looked very smooth.

3. Lenovo IdeaCentre B320: HDTV, Budget All-in-One, or Just Confused?

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Facebook stocks up on patent artillery

It seems that Facebook is preparing its artillery for the patent infringement battlefield. The social network company has confirmed that it bought several patents from IBM Corp. but did not disclose any other details regarding the patent acquisitions. IBM was also mum on the topic.

Just several weeks ago, rumors spread that Facebook acquired around 750 software and networking patents from IBM right after Yahoo! accused Facebook of infringing 10 of its patents.

The patent buying spree came as major Internet players battle it out in patent infringement courts and also right after Facebook prepared for an initial public offering.

Yahoo! has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California accusing Facebook of infringing its patent on areas such as advertising, privacy and messaging. It asked the court to stop the alleged infringement activities of Facebook and to assess the damages the brought about by the patent infringements. In the suit, Yahoo! said that Facebook's growth to more than 850 million users "has been based in large part on Facebook's use of Yahoo!'s patented technology."

"We're disappointed that Yahoo!, a longtime business partner of Facebook and a company that has substantially benefited from its association with Facebook, has decided to resort to litigation," a Facebook spokeswoman said.

In the suit, Yahoo! said that Facebook's growth to more than 850 million users "has been based in large part on Facebook's use of Yahoo!'s patented technology."

"For much of the technology upon which Facebook is based, Yahoo! got there first and was therefore granted patents by the United States Patent Office to protect those innovations," Yahoo! said. "Yahoo!'s patents relate to cutting edge innovations in online products, including in messaging, news feed generation, social commenting, advertising display, preventing click fraud and privacy controls," the Internet giant added.

In recent years, Yahoo! has been struggling to build a profitable business and maintain its image as the Internet's leading light.

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