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ZDNet Holiday Gift Guide: Top desktops for any budget

Desktops get little love these days as more and more users opt for notebook PCs. Laptops have closed the gap in recent years in terms of features and performance. But the fact remains that desktops deliver a lot more bang for buck. In fact, you can...

Tags: Game, Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Gateway Inc., PC, Memory, Microsoft Windows, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Intel Corp., Quad-core System, Studio, Flash Memory, Desktops, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Crysis on the Alienware m9750

A few people have e-mailed in to ask me how the m9750 I have on loan from the kind folks at Alienware handles Crysis.  Given that I'm on a bit of a gaming bender as of late, I'm happy to oblige. Check out the complete screenshot gallery here. ...

Tags: Game, Alienware, Quad-core, Graphics, Crysis, Windows Experience Index Here, Quad-core System, Games, Processors, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2007-11-28

Additional Resources

(Photos: At Air Force Academy, a B-52 tells the story)

(Photos: At Air Force Academy, a B-52 tells the story)B-52 tells a storyI enjoyed the photos of the B-52 at the academy. Your descriptive information gives the impression that the B-52 served for 27 years. The B-52B Entered service in June of 1955. The B-52 is...

Tags: photograph, Air Force, B-52, B52

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

PeaZip 2.6.2 (Windows)

PeaZip is a free, open source file and archive manager for 32 and 64 bit Windows and Linux. It is available either as installable and portable application not needing installation. Full support: 7Z, 7Z-sfx, ARC/WRC, BZ2/TBZ2, Custom user defined, GZ/TGZ, PAQ/LPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, split, TAR, UPX, ZIP. Open, browse, extract,...

Tags: Job, Giorgio Tani, PeaZip, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, OpenOffice, Software, Office Suites

Software downloads 2009-06-12

Samsung SGH-A177 (AT&T)

Photo gallery:Samsung SGH-A177In case you haven't noticed, messaging phones are in. Once the domain of high-end smartphones, full alphabetic keyboards have trickled down over the past year into a broad variety of basic, midrange handsets. These messaging phones are built primarily for texting--POP3 e-mail is offered as an afterthought only...

Tags: Keyboards, Instant messaging, Groupware, space bar, AT&T Corp., A177, Samsung SGH-A177, phone, keyboard, messaging phone, messaging, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-06-11

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900

Editors' note: The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 for AT&T is similar to T-Mobile's Curve 8900 in design. For this review, we will be concentrating on the different features and performance compared with the T-Mobile version. For a full description of the smartphone's design, please see our review of the RIM...

Tags: Handhelds, 3G, Cellular phones, Blackberry Curve 8900, RIM BlackBerry, AT&T Corp., RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900, RIM BlackBerry Curve, T-Mobile, Research In Motion Ltd., Curve 8900

Product reviews 2009-06-10

HDMI 1.4 promises Ethernet support, but with a catch

HDMI 1.4 promises Ethernet support, but with a catchEasy fix: only offer the HIGH-bandwidth version on the marketNo need to say anything elsee.Minor quibble.[i]Considering there are plenty of people who still don?t realize they need to order high-definition programming from their cable providers before they can start seeing shows in...

Tags: Network technology, HDMI, cable, HDMI 1.4, catch, Ethernet

Discussion threads 2009-05-16

Samsung Magnet SGH-A257 - orange (AT&T)

Messaging phones are the hot trend right now. We saw at least half a dozen QWERTY handsets debut at CTIA 2009, one of which was the Samsung Magnet for AT&T. The Magnet offers a nice alternative to the recent slider messaging phones from the carrier, such as the Pantech Matrix...

Tags: Instant messaging, Keyboards, Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., full-QWERTY keyboard, Samsung Magnet, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., phone

Product reviews 2009-05-14

Samsung to release Android phone in June

Official news coming from Samsung says that they are releasing a new phone (the I7500) that runs Android this June. So far, the only company with handsets that run Android is HTC, but it sounds like that won't be for long. The quad band phone has...

Tags: Phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Handset, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2009-04-28

2009 BMW 335d

Photo gallery:2009 BMW 335dWe know that modern diesel cars no longer spew foul-smelling black smoke from the tailpipe, that the engines don't rattle so much you'll think the sun visors are going to fall off, and that they can accelerate quicker than the time it takes the light to turn...

Tags: car, BMW AG

Product reviews 2009-03-24

$800 Mac Mini? I'm all set, Apple

$800 Mac Mini? I'm all set, AppleBusiness strategyApple's business strategy is completely different from other computer makers. As opposed to the Dell's and Lenovo's of the world they refuse to sell commodity products. What does that means? It means that they have found a niche in market who see value...

Tags: Desktops, business result, Mini, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-03-03

Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for Microsoft

Windows 7 on older hardware: A Catch 22 for MicrosoftI hope....Dell is the WORST at getting a 64-bit edition out of, not sure why either - its much more stable than 32-bit..just requires signed hardware drivers. Hell my uncle who bought an HP at best buy got Vista Home Premium...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, hardware, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-01-14

Windows bit-rot - fact or fiction?

Windows bit-rot - fact or fiction?A fix which does not involve "nuking the system" is best.If the problem is coming from residue in the registry, 5 minutes with a registry cleaner will suffice. Try the registry cleaner in CCleaner as a first step. That should be sufficient. ...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, fiction, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, hard drive

Discussion threads 2009-01-12

The bell tolls for your magnetic media

The bell tolls for your magnetic mediaWhat are you going to replace your magnetic media with?While I agree that it's good to take old data and put it on fresh magnetic media, users should not fool themselves into thinking that there's something better than magnetic media, and that is even...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, SSD, media, magnetic media, bell toll, disk

Discussion threads 2009-01-04

Quad Registry Cleaner 1.5.67 (Windows)

QUAD Registry Cleaner helps to prevent system slowdowns, freezing or crashing problems, Windows startup issues, partial program removal, oObsolete application shortcut, Java Script Errors, Missing DLL or OCX, Internet Explorer mistakes, ActiveX Components difficulties, Outlook Express wrongdoings. QUAD Registry Cleaner effectively scans your entire system registry & restores your PC...

Tags: PC, Microsoft Windows, Registry Cleaner, Interactive Brands, QUAD, QUAD Registry Cleaner, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-12-24

Pantech C630 - gray (AT&T)

We've seen simple Pantech phones like the Pantech C150 and the Pantech Breeze, and we've also seen more advanced Pantech handsets like the Pantech Matrix and the Pantech Duo. But it's rare to see a phone that combines a simple design with an advanced feature set. The Pantech C630 is...

Tags: 3G, WIRELESS, Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., Pantech, Pantech C630

Product reviews 2008-12-16

Pantech Slate (AT&T)

Most of Pantech's messaging phones have been of the high-end variety. The Pantech Duo is a smartphone, the Helio Ocean is as close to a smartphone as you can get without having a third-party operating system, and the Pantech Matrix has HSDPA speed, along with multimedia features like a megapixel...

Tags: Instant messaging, Keyboards, Pantech Duo, AT&T Corp., SLATE, Pantech, phone

Product reviews 2008-11-06

Energizer Power & Play Charging Station (Wii)

Performance Design Products, which is simply known as PDP, recently licensed the Energizer brand to slap on its line of Power & Play Charging Systems for the Sony PS3, Microsoft Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii. Indeed, the Energizer brand should give these chargers some added visibility in the market place....

Tags: Engineering, Energizer, Nintendo Wii, Play Charging, battery, Play Charging System

Product reviews 2008-10-30

Velocity 103

We've seen plenty of Windows Mobile devices in our day, and at times they all start to blur together--same story, just different packaging. However, back at CTIA Spring 2008, a new company called Velocity Mobile caught our eye, impressing us with a fresh approach to the user interface. Recognizing that...

Tags: Smart phones, Keyboards, Cellular phones, Monitors & displays, Handhelds, Velocity, Velocity 103, High Tech Computer Corp., HTC Touch

Product reviews 2008-10-03

T-Mobile G1: Specs, pricing breakdown

With all of the hooplah surrounding T-Mobile's announcement of the G1, I thought it useful to lay out the details of the phone: T-Mobile G1 Fact: First phone using Google Android platform Looks like: A Sidekick Price: $179...

Tags: Google Inc., T-Mobile G1, T-Mobile, Pricing Strategy, Pricing, Scanners, Keyboards, Marketing Research, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-09-23