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What Mac hardware do you need for Leopard's "good, better or best" iChat conferencing?: One charm of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is its expanded A/V conferencing capabilities: on the serious side that includes slideshows, movie projections, desktop sharing and video chat recording; and on the fun side iChat provides real-time effects and video backdrops. And you can add up to up to 9...; Tags: Processor, Bandwidth, Apple Macintosh, Apple iChat, Video, Intel Core Duo, Corporate Communications, Desktops, Processors, Marketing, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2007-11-07
The calm before an Apple announcement: It's anyone's guess what Apple will announce at tomorrow's Product Presentation in Cupertino although new aluminum iMacs fake pics here are the odds on favorite. I got a little excited when it was rumored that Apple would also release an "all brushed aluminum 15% smaller" Mac mini tomorrow, but that...; Tags: Jason D. O'Grady, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Cupertino, Aluminum, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Intel Core Duo, Apple iMac; Blog posts 2007-08-06
Fujitsu LifeBook A6025 (Core Duo 2GHz, 2GB RAM, 120GB HDD, Vista Business): The boxy, slate-gray Fujitsu LifeBook A6025 shares the same unexciting case design as the Fujitsu LifeBook A6030 we recently reviewed. The key difference: inside the A6025's case you'll find an older-model Core Duo processor and previous-generation Intel Centrino platform that together bring the price below the $1,000 mark. The LifeBook...; Tags: Notebooks, Processors, hard drive, Fujitsu LifeBook, LifeBook A6025, Intel Core Duo, Fujitsu Ltd.; Product reviews 2007-08-01
Entertainment Company Improves Security, Reduces Costs With New Operating System: The company needed to improve security and strengthen administrator control and reduce IT support demands through remote PC management. The challenge was to provide troubleshooting and self-help support for users. The company engaged Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Nexus Technologies in late 2006, to deploy a single platform Windows Vista solution...; Tags: Security, Operating System, Intel Core Duo, Microsoft Corp., Entertainment, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components; Case studies 2007-06-01
Entertainment Company Improves Security, Reduces Costs With New Operating Systems: ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation is the largest integrated media and entertainment company in the Philippines. The company needed to improve security and strengthen administrator control. The challenge was to reduce IT support demands through remote PC management and provide troubleshooting and self-help support for users. The company engaged Microsoft Gold Certified...; Tags: Security, Operating System, Intel Core Duo, Microsoft Corp., Entertainment Company, Entertainment, Advertising & Promotion, Processors, Marketing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components; Case studies 2007-06-01

Toshiba Satellite P205-S6237 (Core Duo 1.73GHz, 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD, Vista Home): On the surface, the Toshiba Satellite P205-S6237 is a winner. Its sleek, reflective black exterior and upscale silver interior look more expensive than its $999 price tag might indicate. It has a beautiful 17-inch display and a remarkably comfortable keyboard. But the cliche about books and their covers applies to...; Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Desktops, hard drive, Toshiba Corp., Intel Core Duo, satellite, Toshiba Satellite, laptop computer; Product reviews 2007-05-18
Systemax Pursuit 4155 (intel core duo T2250, Vista Ultimate): We just don't know what happened. When we reviewed a $999 configuration of the Systemax Pursuit 4155 running Windows XP earlier this year which is still available on TigerDirect, it had a strong set of features and a Core 2 Duo processor that delivered solid performance. But the Windows Vista...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Keyboards, Processors, Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel Core Duo, Intel Corp., Systemax, Systemax Pursuit 4155; Product reviews 2007-04-21
Intel's Nehalem processor: Biggest leap since the Pentium Pro: Intel's Nehalem processor: Biggest leap since the Pentium ProMan, Intel just keeps dumping on AMDGlad I don't have any AMD stock...Yet another vaporware 'release'...Intel is yet again trying to freeze the market in anticipation of losing more market share in the 4 socket market. Octal core? They keep...; Tags: Processors, Intel Pentium, Intel Core Duo, Intel Corp., memory controller, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., integrated memory controller, IMC, Intel Nehalem, processor, Intel Pentium Pro; Discussion threads 2007-03-28
Dell Inspiron E1705 (Core Duo T2250 1.73GHz, 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD, Vista Home Premium): Dell's high-end 17-inch XPS M1710 is a popular choice for hard-core gamers who need a desktop replacement system, but the company's mainstream Inspiron E1705 offers a more media-center-oriented take on big-screen laptops. Minus the flashing lights and overwrought industrial design of the XPS line, the $1,909 Inspiron E1705 (configurations start...; Tags: Notebooks, Keyboards, HD DVD, Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, Intel Core Duo, hard drive, Inspiron E1705, Dell Inspiron, XPS M1710, Dell Computer Corp.; Product reviews 2007-03-16
Comparing the temps of a Core Duo to a Core 2 Duo: Comparing the temps of a Core Duo to a Core 2 DuoDon't bother to think about it NZHow many OSX apps do you need to have before you can admit that there's been a "first OSX application?"BTW who wants to pay $399 for XP SP3, er "Vista" anyway?This article and...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Processors, Intel Core 2 Duo, Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel Core Duo; Discussion threads 2006-11-22
Comparing the temps of a Core Duo to a Core 2 Duo: I took some temperature benchmarks comparing the MacBook Pro Core Duo and MacBook Pro (Core 2 Duo). The results substantiate what I uncovered in a previous post about the Core 2 Duo running significantly cooler than the Core Duo.For this test I took both a Core Duo MBP (2.0GHz) and...; Tags: MacBook Pro, Benchmark; Blog posts 2006-11-21
Apple's new 13" MacBook is a good buy, but in specific cases: Depending on where Google or your favorite search engine takes you when youre looking for more information on Apples latest notebook MacBook offerings, youre likely to get a different opinion on whether its worth a looksie. What makes the latest round of MacBooks different (Ill refrain from using the word...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple, Wired &, Wireless, Personal Technology, Mobile, Hardware Infrastructure, General; Blog posts 2006-11-17
Apple's new 13" MacBook is a good buy, but in specific cases: Depending on where Google or your favorite search engine takes you when youre looking for more information on Apples latest notebook MacBook offerings, youre likely to get a different opinion on whether its worth a looksie. What makes the latest round of MacBooks different (Ill refrain from using the word...; Tags: General, Personal Technology, Hardware Infrastructure, Wired & Wireless, Mobile, Berlind, Apple, Apples, Apple MacBook, Intel Core 2 Duo; Blog posts 2006-11-17
CoolBook adjusts Core Duo voltage and frequency: CoolBook adjusts Core Duo voltage and frequencyCool MathIt seems some Math must be recalculated..."temperature decreased by as much as 14°C (57.2°F)"A 14ºC temperature change is 25.2ºF, not 57.2.bad ideaElectronics engineers good ones anyway design things worst case. This is why this even works at all. But it is...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Processors, Semiconductors, CoolBook, Intel Core Duo; Discussion threads 2006-11-15
CoolBook adjusts Core Duo voltage and clock speed: Hot on the heels of my story yesterday about undervolting your Core Duo CPU to save on battery and heat comes a nifty piece of shareware. CoolBook is a GUI to control CPU clock speed and voltage. Its like the author was reading my mind!CoolBook is a $10 shareware application...; Tags: Processors, voltage, Intel Core Duo, Apple MacBook, clock speed; Blog posts 2006-11-15
Apple MacBook Pro (15.4-inch 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo): The MacBook Pro was introduced earlier this year with Intel's Core Duo processor, and now Apple's high-end laptop gets a boost to Intel's latest-and-greatest processor, the Core 2 Duo. Other than the updated CPU, the rest of the MacBook Pro remains largely the same, with appreciated bumps to the memory...; Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Intel Corp., game, Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Intel Core 2 Duo, Apple Computer Inc., laptop computer, Intel Core Duo; Product reviews 2006-11-03
Gateway E-100M (Core Duo): Editor's note: The specific configuration reviewed here will be available from Gateway starting October 5, 2006. (10/3/06)Gateway's basic black E-100M is a tidy grab-and-go package for workers on the move. This ultraportable's no-nonsense design clearly evokes the black IBM ThinkPads of yore, certainly a good bit of psychological free...; Tags: Processors, Memory, Gateway E-100M, Gateway Inc., Intel Core Solo, Intel Core Duo; Product reviews 2006-09-28
On the trail of the $1000 Vista PC: Mary Jo Foley is normally one of the smartest, most perceptive Microsoft watchers around. So I was particularly baffled when I read this post: What Is the Business Case for Upgrading to Vista? It's a transcript of a conversation she had via IM with an enterprise user on the subject...; Tags: Biz; Blog posts 2006-08-31
Notebooks embrace the Core 2 Duo: Notebooks embrace the Core 2 DuoBest Buy already sold Core 2 Duo laptopsBest Buy about 2 or 3 weeks ago alreadysold Toshiba Satellite Core 2 Duo laptops.They had 2 or 3 models.ZDNet, late as usual.Gateway and Toshiba get a mention......but I guess little ole HP is an "others".Wow.So, where is...; Tags: Processors, notebook, Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core Duo, Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-08-28
Core Duo supply & demand means premium pricing. But on price/performan: Core Duo supply & demand means premium pricing. But on price/performanBait & switchIt's clear that Intel launched the Core 2 Duo as a publicity stunt to get some cheap marketing advantage over AMD. When Intel started moving the shipment dates forward, it really had nothing to do with whether...; Tags: Processors, pricing strategy, Intel Core Duo, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-08-09