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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

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Hands-on with the HTC HD2, most impressive Windows Mobile device to date

I like what HTC is doingYou've got the Hero and the HD2. I'd like to see what the difference is in performance between the two, but the Hero has a slower processor. Personally, I like the Windows Mobile platform, and it is the best option for Windows-based IT...

Tags: Smart phones, Notebooks, Operating systems, mobile device, Apple iPhone, HTC HD2, High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Mobile

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

HTC Tilt 2 (AT&T)

Editors' note: Portions of the Features section were taken from our review of the HTC Pure since the two smartphones share a number of same features.After waiting in the wings, AT&T's business customers are finally getting their turn with the HTC Touch Pro2. Dubbed the HTC Tilt 2 (and obviously...

Tags: Keyboards, Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, High Tech Computer Corp., smart phone, AT&T Corp., Tilt2

Product reviews 2009-10-20

HTC Touch2 (unlocked)

Photo gallery:HTC Touch2On September 1, Microsoft announced that the first batch of smartphones running its updated mobile operating system, Windows Mobile 6.5, would start shipping on October 6. The next day, Taiwanese handset manufacturer HTC wasted no time in announcing one of its first Windows Mobile 6.5 offerings, the HTC...

Tags: Smart phones, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Mobile operating systems, Keyboards, Operating systems, HTC Touch2, High Tech Computer Corp., smart phone

Product reviews 2009-10-06

PeaZip 2.7.1 (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/ZPAQ, PEA, QUAD/BALZ, split, TAR, UPX, ZIP. Open, browse, extract,...

Tags: Job, Giorgio Tani, PeaZip, Linux, Microsoft Windows, OpenOffice, Recruitment & Selection, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Office Suites, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2009-09-25

Quad Registry Cleaner 1.5.86 (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 2009-08-10

Pi-Vu Basic + 1.2.0.5 (Windows)

Pi-Vu Basic Plus is the advance single-server IP video system that can manage up to 36 major brand IP cameras. It's designed to provide features included in our "Basic" version, plus the following advance features: 1. Live views of all cameras (5x5 and 6x6) 2. Support MegaPixel Resolution 3. Support...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Camera, SEEnergy

Software downloads 2009-07-17

HTC Ozone (Verizon Wireless)

The HTC Ozone is Verizon Wireless' answer to Sprint's HTC Snap. Though its design is slightly different, it offers many of the same features and is positioned toward the same group of messaging-savvy users. In a great move, Verizon added Wi-Fi and dual-mode CDMA/GSM support, but we missed support for...

Tags: space bar, Verizon Wireless, volume rocker, ozone, High Tech Computer Corp., Snap, HTC Ozone

Product reviews 2009-07-10

(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

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