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Acer has been busy over the last week, introducing everything from new Aspire Timeline notebooks to fresh desktop families. Today, the company is debuting a new line of laptops that puts digital entertainment in the forefront.

Oh The Aspire Ethos will come in 15.6-inch and 18.4-inch varieties, with the larger model sporting a 1,920×1,080 full HD screen. Both have displays made of Corning Gorilla glass to resist scratches. The bigger Ethos 8951G comes with five built-in speakers and Acer’s Tuba Cinemas subwoofer. The two configurations announced today — the Ethos AS8951-9600 and AS5951-9696 — include an Intel Core i7-2630QM processor, NVIDIA George GT555M graphics card with 2GB of video RAM, 750GB hard drive, and a Blue-ray reader/DVD writer combo drive. This 18.4-inch Ethos comes with 8GB of memory, whereas the 15.6-inch config has 6GB. Both have four USB 2.0 ports, a USB 3.0 connection, HDMI output, and a USB/eSATA combo port.

One interesting design wrinkle with the Ethos is a detachable LED-backlit touchpad that can double as a remote control and can be used horizontally or vertically. There’s also a backlit chic let-style keyboard and a fingerprint reader for added security.

Oh The Ethos AS5951G will cost $1,399.99, and the AS8951 is priced at $1,599.99. Both will be available starting this week at online retailers. Kick off your day with ZDNet's daily e-mail newsletter. It's the freshest tech news and opinion, served hot. Get it.

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Warner Bros offer films in China...interienment..

LOS ANGELES -- Warner Bros Entertainment will begin offering its new releases and catalog films to Chinese consumers this summer in a tie-up with its Chinese partner, marking its advance into one of the world's most populous markets, the company announced on Tuesday. Ok the Chinese consumers will be able to access Warner Bros' classic films including the latest releases like "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1," as the Hollywood mogul launches a partnership through a distribution agreement with YOU On Demand Media, affiliated with YOU On Demand Holdings Inc in

China

. Oh YOU On Demand will operate under an exclusive 20-year joint venture with CCTV-6's pay TV arm China Home Cinema (CHC), to become the first national Pay-Per-View and Video on Demand platform in China, Warner Bros. said in a press release seen in Los Angeles. Oh Warner Bros Entertainment will leverage YOU On Demand' s platform to provide a potential 200 million cable households access to the studio' s films on their television sets, the Hollywood firm said. Oh YOU On Demand anticipates their service will be available in three million cable TV homes in China by the end of this summer, which is comparable to the subscriber base of top cable operators in the

United States

. Oh China is developing methods for consumers to view movies outside the cinema in a legitimate fashion," said Jim Waterish, President, International Home Video and Digital Distribution, Warner Bros Home Entertainment Group. "Through YOU On Demand's platform, millions of potential consumers will be able to view our films." Ok "Our distribution agreement with Warner Bros. marks a historic milestone for our company," said Shane McMahon, YOU On Demand's Chairman and CEO. "I'm excited for the millions of Chinese consumers that will be able to experience and enjoy the very best content that Hollywood has to offer through the YOU On Demand platform