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- Via's open source laptop designs
- Via has open sourced its designs for its OpenBook, a device that promises to usher in a new breed of ultra mobile personal computing devices. The game for Via is simple: Give away designs to sell chips and motherboards. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Open Source, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan, Via, UMPC, semiconductors, motherboards
- Image galleries 2008-05-27
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- What's on my Thanksgiving/Holiday disks
- What's on my Thanksgiving/Holiday disksI just thought it was interesting because most of the software......wasn't for troubleshooting. The previous article suggested it was primarily for troubleshooting. And I don't think I was the only one who interpreted it that way given the ensuing discussion in the talkbacks.Interesting list given the...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Thanksgiving/Holiday disk, Thanksgiving/Holiday, Microsoft Windows, Parted Magic LiveCD, GParted LiveCD, disk, Acronis, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-11-26
- Benchmarks: AMD's 45nm 'Shanghai' Opteron
- AMD's 'Shanghai' processors are the company's first chips to utilize the improved performance and efficiency of 45nm technology. ZDNet Germany tests show that they have made up important ground on Intel Xeon chips. AMD's 'Shanghai' processors are the company's first chips to utilize the improved performance and efficiency of...
- Tags: Performance, Level 3 Communications Inc., Shanghai, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., Nehalem, Dunnington CPU, Processor Development, Performance Management, Servers, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, AMD, Opteron, Intel, Xeon, benchmarks, processors, Shangahi, Christoph Hochstatter, ZDNet Germany, Christoph Hochstatter, ZDNet Germany
- News items 2008-11-24
- Gigabyte GA-EX58 Extreme motherboard (Going Core i7 - What you need!)
- Gigabyte GA-EX58 Extreme motherboard (Going Core i7 - What you need!)Finally some PCI-e 4x slots on MotherboardsI am impressed with the initial batch of X58/ICH10R motherboards by both Asus and GigaByte. Some if not all of them finally have PCIe 4x slots which are perfect for lower end ($300) real...
- Tags: PCI, motherboard, RAID
- Discussion threads 2008-11-19
- Simplified wireless networking (A deep dive into Windows 7)
- Simplified wireless networking (A deep dive into Windows 7)Congratulations!You've won today's best SSID award: bottnet!:)RE: Simplified wireless networking (A deep dive into Windows 7)Microsoft Engineers told me back in 1994 that the mission was to go to some kind of subscription format if possible and if not they will...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Wi-Fi, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, wireless networking, Microsoft Windows Vista, wireless, Microsoft Windows, network, operating system, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-18
- Next-generation USB revealed
- Next-generation USB revealedHo hum, Intel late to the party... againIt's hard to get enthused about USB 3 when eSATA has been around quite some time at 3Gb/s (say 300MB/s). The physical standard for SATA 6Gb/s was ratified back in July, the full standard should be available by the end...
- Tags: Next-generation USB, USB, eSATA, FireWire, Lossless DVD-A, Fire Wire, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2008-11-17
- How Intel's Nehalem will benefit AMD
- How Intel's Nehalem will benefit AMDinteresting Paul...I hope you are right. I'd like to see AMD coming back to life. I personally don't care too much if Intel stays ahead of Intel. What I would like is that AMD becomes able to offer a good price/value product. Until now, AMD...
- Tags: Desktops, Processors, benefit, Xenon, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Intel Nehalem, desktop
- Discussion threads 2008-11-17
- How Intel's Nehalem will benefit AMD
- Although enthusiastic benchmark claims for Intel's Nehalem have been available for over a year now, the actual product ihas only recently made it into early production servers featuring the new motherboards and firmware needed to make use of technology AMD has had for years but couldn't get integrated into...
- Tags: Benefit, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Servers, Hardware, Paul Murphy, Motherboard, Nehalem, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- AMD introduces 45nm quad-core "Shanghai" Opteron processors
- AMD introduces 45nm quad-core "Shanghai" Opteron processorsAnd what's your opinion?In the past you have been harsh with AMD, and it might have been for good reasons. However, you do not tell us what's your opinion of Shanghai. Will it allow AMD to compete better with Intel or not? What's your...
- Tags: Processors, quad-core, AMD Opteron, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., processor
- Discussion threads 2008-11-13
- Best Buy cuts outlook; Sees 'most difficult climate ever seen'
- Best Buy cuts outlook; Sees 'most difficult climate ever seen'Typo?Quoting:Best Buy isn’t even coming close to what Wall Street was expecting. The company said earnings would be $3.25 to $3.40 a share in fiscal 2009 with same store sales up 2 to 3 percent. Wall Street was looking for earnings...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Financial accounting, Sam Diaz, Best Buy Co. Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-12
- Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition
- In the last few months you may have seen previews and news stories regarding Intel's new Core i7 desktop processor family, formerly known as Nehalem. Today, we're able to publish our impressions of Intel's new chip and ultimately its new platform. We've selected the flagship, $999 Core i7-965 Extreme Edition...
- Tags: Chipsets, Corporate governance, Processors, Semiconductors, Intel Core Microarchitecture, Intel Corp., CPU, motherboard
- Product reviews 2008-11-03
- Linux to out ship Windows by next year ... maybe not!
- Linux to out ship Windows by next year ... maybe not!What version are you using?The one I use it 100% GUI driven and doesn't require a recompile of anything nor does it require command line. Update to a modern distribution already. The 90's are over. ]:)Congratulations - that's a 10...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Instant-On, Fast Boot, Linux, Microsoft Windows, predication, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-10-31
- First look at the HP Mini 1000 netbook
- First look at the HP Mini 1000 netbookRE: First look at the HP Mini 1000 netbookNice, but sorry no more HP laptops for me.Stuck with 2 already with burnout motherboards!First look at the HP Mini 1000 netbookAs I said on the other blog about the new netbooks, I'm glad to...
- Tags: Linux, Memory, OPEN SOURCE, Notebooks, Hewlett-Packard Co., netbook, HP Mini 1000, HP Mini 1000 netbook, First Look
- Discussion threads 2008-10-29
- Do HP Pavilions have a Wi-Fi problem?
- Do HP Pavilions have a Wi-Fi problem?HP Is HistoryHP seems to have no plans on producing any good motherboards to replace the bad ones. They keep replacing bad motherboards with different styles of bad motherboards.The best thing that HP can do is to give everyone their money back, and close...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, motherboard, Hewlett-Packard Co., Wi-Fi
- Discussion threads 2008-10-24
- Gmail outage: Not enough reason to avoid the cloud
- Gmail outage: Not enough reason to avoid the cloudAnd, Google has an army working 24x7 to keep it all working. When there isan outage, it is GOOGLE'S problem, NOT yours, and it gets fixed faster. Gmail is more reliable than any other email I have used - especially those supplied...
- Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, e-mail, Google Gmail, Google Inc., outage
- Discussion threads 2008-10-17
- Report: Three Intel Nehalems in November
- Intel will launch its first three Nehalem processors on November 17, according to a report on the site Expreview.com. These Bloomfield high-end chips will include the 3.2 GHz Core i7-965XE ($999), 2.93GHz Core i7-940 ($562) and 2.66GHz Core i7-920 ($284). Nehalem is manufactured using the same 45nm...
- Tags: Desktop, Mobile, Intel Corp., Chip, Nehalem, Server Processor, Chipsets, Semiconductors, Processors, Network Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-10-11
- BIOS settings demystified
- BIOS settings demystifiedVery good info - thanks!One thing I found which maybe everyone else already knew, and I don't know if it is common to all BIOS versions or just the ASUS KV8 that I have, but under the Advanced tab, there's a Legacy USB support option - having it...
- Tags: BIOS, BIOS Settings
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- The "As close to $150 as you can get it" PC
- As usual, my mailbox is brimming with great comments and questions from Hardware 2.0 readers. Here's one that caught my eye: I notice that you talk about building PCs regularly. If you wanted to build a PC but spend as close to $150 as possible, what components would you...
- Tags: PC, Motherboard, CPU, RAM, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-09-16
- OEM licensing confusion starts at Microsoft.com
- OEM licensing confusion starts at Microsoft.comKind ofone of the reasons MS can cut Dell or large OEMs such a price cut is the OS is tied to the hardware. It lives and dies there, so obsolescence and the next sale of course is built into the hardware. So...
- Tags: Operating systems, OEM, Windows 7 Home, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-09-08
- Dell repair adventure, day 5
- Dell repair adventure, day 5No Backup!I find it hard to believe that a IT consultant, one that finds it necessary to attend conferences does not have a backup options in place. A) Is the writer a independent contractor? I guess that I need more information about the writers...
- Tags: Notebooks, Dell Computer Corp., laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
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