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VIPRE performance shoot-out - Does it really not slow down your PC?: The other day when I blogged about Sunbelt Software's latest VIPRE antivirus solution I took the claims that it doesn't slow down your PC pretty much at face value. Time to see if there's any validity to these claims. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: 32-bit, 32-bit system, performance, pc, norton co., antivirus, symantec norton antivirus, ram, 64-bit, viruses and worms, security, processors, semiconductors, hardware, components, adrian kingsley-hughes; Blog posts 2008-08-07
Report: Intel's Atom chip, Netbooks demand strong: Demand appears to be stronger than expected for Intel's Atom chip and the netbooks that they power, according to a Citi report. In a research note, analyst Glen Yeung said: Field checks from Japan suggest Intel has ordered 20M Atom flip-chip packages for 3Q08 and 25M...; Tags: intel atom, intel corp., chip, semiconductors, network technology, processors, hardware, networking, components, larry dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-07
Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change: The other day I received a challenge from a reader. Put together the parts list for a cheap and cheerful PC. The criteria were pretty straightforward: - Cheap - Good quality - Be able to run Vista Here's what I came up...; Tags: pc, board, microsoft windows vista, motherboard, cpu, masscool 5t568s1h3, corporate governance, processors, business operations, corporate law, semiconductors, hardware, components, adrian kingsley-hughes; Blog posts 2008-08-06
The 8GB/64-bit advantage: Running a 64-bit operating system allows you to break the 4GB memory barrier. But are there advantages to loading up with 8GB or RAM? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Tags: advantage, memory, network technology, processors, semiconductors, hardware, components, networking, adrian kingsley-hughes, 64-bit, ram, 8gb; Image galleries 2008-08-05
Why x86 is perfectly fine for now: I, and most people use, a 32-bit (x86) version of Windows. "So what?" you may think, and rightly so. I've been looking into 64-bit (x64) Windows for a while now and I cannot see any advantages. Ed can, and his article has certainly made me think twice, but I can't...; Tags: 32-bit, intel x86, ram, x64, 64-bit, microsoft windows, network technology, processors, semiconductors, hardware, components, operating systems, software, networking, zack whittaker; Blog posts 2008-08-05

You've got Vista x64 questions, I've got answers: I got a lot of great questions and comments via e-mail and in the Talkback section of my previous post on the sudden surge in adoption rates for Windows Vista x64. In this follow-up, I summarize the answers I've found for questions like whether Vista x64 uses more memory than...; Tags: 32-bit, memory, microsoft windows vista, vpn client, ram, mark russinovich, microsoft windows, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), 64-bit, operating systems, software, processors, semiconductors, hardware, components, ed bott; Blog posts 2008-08-04
Multi-core Intel chips to be used in handhelds and supercomputers?: Intel's "Larrabee" family of multi-core chips, originally aimed at the personal-computer graphics market, may now see action in "an increasingly broad spectrum of the computing world, from Windows and Macintosh desktop personal computers to handhelds and even supercomputers," reports the New York Times. Larrabee is slated to...; Tags: supercomputer, handheld, multi-core, graphics, intel corp., chip, larrabee, semiconductors, network technology, processors, hardware, networking, components, andrew nusca; Blog posts 2008-08-04
BinEditor Personal (exe): BinEditor is a Windows application which allows viewing, searching, and editing binary files. It has hexadecimal and text windows to display binary file content and a separate window which displays values of the standard types. BinEditor provides fast 64-bit navigation, binary and text searches, binary and text edit. It has...; Tags: window, file, gb research, bineditor, construction, 64-bit, processors, semiconductors, hardware, components; Software downloads 2008-08-04
Plat'Home OpenBlockS Linux Microserver: The Plat'Home OpenBlockS Microserver, manufactured in Japan, is a low-power PowerPC-based embedded Linux device that can be customized for a variety of applications. by Jason Perlow; Tags: jason perlow, embedded linux, linux, processors, operating systems, software, semiconductors, hardware, components, embedded, open source; Image galleries 2008-08-03
News to know: 64-bit Windows; JavaFX; Net neutrality; Apple: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream Dear Adobe, can we please have a 64-bit Flash player? Larry Dignan: JavaFX SDK preview launches: Can Sun play the RIA game? Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft launches new search...; Tags: apple iphone, larry dignan, broadband, apple inc., net neutrality, microsoft windows, 64-bit, network technology, operating systems, software, processors, semiconductors, hardware, components, networking; Blog posts 2008-07-31
Half a million Classmates headed for Portugal: Several news sources are reporting on Portugal's agreement to purchase 500,000 second-generation Classmate PCs. The exact details of the transaction are still emerging, but parents will have the option of selecting either Windows XP or Linux pre-installed on the laptops. The most significant aspect of this...; Tags: laptop computer, portugal, notebooks, processors, hardware, notebooks & tablets, semiconductors, components, christopher dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-30
Dear Adobe, can we please have a 64-bit Flash player?: In the TalkBack section of my earlier post on the sudden popularity of x64 Vista, a commenter notes that Adobe's Flash player is not yet available in a 64-bit version, which means that if you go to a site that uses Flash, your 64-bit browser will not render the content...; Tags: adobe systems inc., macromedia flash player, microsoft internet explorer, 64-bit, network technology, processors, semiconductors, hardware, components, networking, ed bott; Blog posts 2008-07-30
Suddenly, 64-bit Windows is mainstream: Last year, x64 editions of Windows Vista were hard to come by and seen as mainly for early adopters. This year, with little warning, the tide seems to have shifted dramatically. By my back-of-the-envelope calculations, at least 20% of all Vista PCs sold in the second quarter of this year...; Tags: microsoft windows vista, 64-bit, microsoft windows, network technology, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), processors, semiconductors, hardware, components, operating systems, software, networking, ed bott; Blog posts 2008-07-30
HP, Intel, Yahoo join NSF, schools for global cloud research: Hewlett-Packard, Intel, and Yahoo will join universities and the National Science Foundation to launch a "global collaboration" into researching and experimenting with cloud computing, the companies announced Tuesday. The group will build a computing network comprised of six data centers on three continents in order to create a large-scale...; Tags: national science foundation, hewlett-packard co., yahoo! inc., intel corp., cloud computing, processors, semiconductors, hardware, components, richard koman; Blog posts 2008-07-30
The more things change: Linux and Windows have an unexpected commonality: development in both groups is constrained by the relative lack of change in Intel's x86 products - relative, that is, to hardware progress being made in the PPC, SPARC, and IBM/Cell communities where things like transactional memory, hardware scout, and parallel ultra-high...; Tags: sun microsystems inc., sun ray, linux, thin clients, ethernet, microsoft windows, unix, operating systems, processors, software, hardware, networking, semiconductors, components, paul murphy; Blog posts 2008-07-30
Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 08: OK, it's time once again for The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 08. Here I've put together a list of the best high-end and mid-range components currently available, with some decent budget parts listed too, along with a few honorable mentions. So if you're thinking of buying, building...; Tags: asus, card, video card, performance, board, motherboard, price, cpu, list, ram, graphics, intel corp., radeon, lga775, q9300, ddr3, xfx geforce gtx 280, psu, western digital raptor/raptorx, galaxy egx1000ewl, corporate governance, video cards, processors, business operations, corporate law, hardware, components, semiconductors, adrian kingsley-hughes; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Remote Process Explorer (exe): Remote Process Explorer manage remote processes and control remote computers. Remote Process Explorer replaces Windows Task Manager with a more advanced version. Remote Process Explorer allows monitoring all local and remote processes through a single user interface, accessing vital information about processes such as Process ID, Parent PID, CPU, Memory...; Tags: lizard systems, microsoft windows, productivity, processors, operating systems, software, semiconductors, hardware, components; Software downloads 2008-07-25
Intel launches new chip for consumer electronics: In its latest bid to expand beyond PCs and servers into industrial and consumer electronics applications, Intel has announced a new family of embedded processors. These chips are not based on the Atom processor already used in netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices MIDs--those versions won't arrive until...; Tags: consumer electronics, electronics, intel corp., chip, atom, socs, semiconductors, network technology, processors, hardware, networking, components, john morris; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Dark Knight Virtual Wallpaper (exe): This batman virtual wallpaper is designed to make your desktop the envy of your office, home, or school. This is the first wallpaper of its kind because it allow the wallpaper to actually move virtually making it look like the image is alive or in some cases make you feel...; Tags: wallpaper, crazyanimations, processors, semiconductors, hardware, components; Software downloads 2008-07-23
Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?: A few days ago an industry colleague and I were having a discussion about Linux and whether or not it is necessary for it to be application compatible or simply just "interoperable" with Windows from a protocol and data exchange standpoint. His view is that Linux...; Tags: intel x86, architecture, ibm corp., linux, microsoft windows, processors, operating systems, software, semiconductors, hardware, components, jason perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-22