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AMD Athlon 64 FX-62

AMD's Athlon 64 FX-62 represents a major shift in design for AMD. The chip itself is straightforward; it's a dual-core performance CPU that offers a marginal performance increase over the older Athlon 64 FX-60. More importantly, the FX-62 is the flagship of AMD's new AM2 motherboard chipset, which introduces several...

Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, AMD Athlon 64 FX-62, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon 64, DDR2 Memory, Athlon 64 FX-62, Intel Corp., chip, Intel Core 2 Duo, AM2, CPU, performance

Product reviews 2006-05-23

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Tags: Home entertainment, 64-bit, Operating systems, Games, SKU, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft NEEDS, real question, home theater

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

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Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, C'MON, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

Asus announces quad-core gaming laptop again

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Tags: Games, Network technology, game, 64-bit, 32-bit, operating system, ASUS, quad-core, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

How a Mac Mini can beat a quad-core Vista behemoth (or how Apple can't write good software for Windows)

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Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital music, Desktops, Digital media, Operating systems, software, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Vista behemoth, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple QuickTime, quad-core

Discussion threads 2008-10-07

Sony AW series: The best laptop display?

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Tags: Notebooks, Sony AW series, Sony AW, Sony Corp., laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-10-07

Slimming down the bloated iTunes 8 installer

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Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iTunes, installer

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

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Tags: Desktops, Network technology, PC, chip, CPU, USB

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

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Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Semantic guardians for our computers?

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Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Development tools, Processors, Semantic Guardians, programmer, computer

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Apple aims to dismiss Psystar countersuit

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Tags: Apple Macintosh, Antitrust, Apple Inc., Computer, Psystar, Productivity, Corporate Law, Desktops, Security, Business Operations, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-01

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Tags: Flash Player iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Apple iPhone, Macromedia Flash Player

Discussion threads 2008-10-01

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Tags: Broadband, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, NB

Blog posts 2008-10-01

First reviews of Toshiba Qosmio with SpursEngine

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Tags: Toshiba Qosmio, Desktop, Quad-core, Desktop Replacement, Video, Toshiba Corp., PCMag.com, ComputerShopper.com, Qosmio G55, Qosmio G55 Series, Quad-Core HD Processor, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Processors, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-09-30

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Tags: Blog, Broadband, Home, Internet, Social Networking, Blogging, Broadband Internet, Podcasts, Government, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Networking, NB

Blog posts 2008-09-30

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Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Windows Kernel, Craig, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, parallel-processing tweak, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Win32, tweak, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

Microsoft Image Composite Editor (64-bit) (msi)

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Tags: Format, Microsoft Corp., Panorama, Microsoft Image Composite Editor, 64-Bit, Engineering, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2008-09-30

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Tags: Advertisement, Media, Carrier, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, NB

Blog posts 2008-09-29

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Tags: Digital music, Branding, Digital media, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

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Tags: Online Game, Female, Games, Personal Technology, NB

Blog posts 2008-09-28