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- Forget about the name - The real question is how many flavors will Windows 7 come in?
- Forget about the name - The real question is how many flavors will Windows 7 come in?They'll all be bitter.Don't get me wrong. I'm what passes for a happy Microsoft user, but all the "flavors" have and shall continue to leave a bitter taste and confused consumers. Another plus for...
- Tags: Home entertainment, 64-bit, Operating systems, Games, SKU, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft NEEDS, real question, home theater
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- Can two AMDs be better than one?
- Can two AMDs be better than one?They should never have bought ATIATI was content with competing with NVIDIA, and if market conditions had let them fail at it, so be it. What we're seeing now is the failure of 2 companies, not just one.ExpensiveThe cash infusion may have been...
- Tags: Research & Development, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- Put your PC on an energy diet!
- Put your PC on an energy diet!The wonders of USB and Firewire...Almost all of my new "toys" are either USB or Firewire; I don't know how much power these things draw when they're not in active use, but the really infrequently used ones can at least be hot-plugged on demand.But...
- Tags: Desktops, Network technology, PC, chip, CPU, USB
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- HP's first 13.3-inch Pavilion vs. the competition
- HP is shipping its first laptop with a 13.3-inch widescreen display. The HP Pavilion dv3500t series is already available on HP's site starting at $1,000, and a slightly higher-end configuration, the dv3520nr, is available for pre-order at Best Buy for $1,200. Other sites have reported that this model will be...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, Dv3520nr, DVD, Desktops, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- NVIDIA: Goodbye 9000-series, hello G100-series
- Does anyone else here find NVIDIA's latest naming convention for GPUs a little confusing? I know that I find it hard to explain to people why a G200-series GPU is better than say an 8000-series - after all, 8000 is a bigger number than 200! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: NVidia Corp., GPU, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-09-29
- Dell Studio Desktop
- With its new Studio Desktop, Dell finally brings its mainstream desktop line into the 64-bit era. The glossy black midtower PC presents little in the way of innovative design, but by offering the 64-bit version of Windows Vista, Dell now competes on even footing with HP, Gateway, and other vendors...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Network technology, Microsoft Windows, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Studio Desktop, Dell Studio, 64-bit, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows Vista, wireless, desktop
- Product reviews 2008-09-24
- Microsoft Tinker - Best Ultimate Extra so far (although the bar is set pretty low)
- Microsoft Tinker - Best Ultimate Extra so far although the bar is set pretty lowTinker editor...is here:http://www.fuelgames.com/Tinker/RE: Microsoft Tinker - Best Ultimate Extra so far although the bar is set pretty lowActually, if you have a decent video board, DreamScene should have very little impact on your CPU. All of...
- Tags: Digital video, Microsoft Tinker, Ultimate Extra, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-24
- Sony Vaio JS190J (black)
- Finally, a Windows-based all-in-one computer earns our admiration. We've seen new all-in-one PCs from Hewlett-Packard and Averatec this year, and Apple also refreshed its popular iMac. None of them deliver as much in the way of features and performance as Sony's new, $1,499 Vaio JS190J. A full-size desktop processor helps...
- Tags: Desktops, Blu-ray, Vaio JS190J, Sony Vaio, Sony Corp., Apple iMac
- Product reviews 2008-09-23
- Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended
- After spending a few weeks working with a beta version, I've concluded that there's just enough that's better in the CS4 updates to Photoshop and Photoshop Extended--most notably, usability improvements for core features--that many people will find themselves sighing, biting the bullet, and upgrading. That bullet biting stems from Adobe's...
- Tags: panels architecture, Adobe PhotoShop, Photoshop Extended, Adobe Systems Inc.
- Product reviews 2008-09-23
- Adobe Photoshop CS4
- After spending a few weeks working with a beta version, I've concluded that there's just enough that's better in the CS4 updates to Photoshop and Photoshop Extended--most notably, usability improvements for core features--that many people will find themselves sighing, biting the bullet, and upgrading. That bullet biting stems from Adobe's...
- Tags: panels architecture, Adobe PhotoShop, Photoshop Extended, Adobe Systems Inc.
- Product reviews 2008-09-23
- Mythbusters display colourful insight into CPU and GPU differences
- Mythbusters display colourful insight into CPU and GPU differencesLove the MythBusters!Love the MythBusters, and love that demo :).RE: Mythbusters display colourful insight into CPU and GPU differencesNow, I love the mythbusters, and I love nVidia, but name one nvidia card that has 1100 stream processors. I understand what they are...
- Tags: Processors, MythBusters, colourful insight, GPU difference, GPU, processor, CPU
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- News to know: IE vs Chrome; Microsoft's TV pack; Oracle; Pandora CEO
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Should Microsoft do an IE 8 'Lite'? Larry Dignan: Google: Chrome likely to land on Mac before Linux Ed Bott: TV...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Microsoft TV, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., TV, E-mail, Open Source, Tv & Home Theater, Online Communications, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2008-09-19
- Shuttle XPC P2 4800X
- Shuttle says that the idea of its tiny XPC P2 4800X gaming PC is to compete with the Falcon Northwest FragBox 2. We suggest that Shuttle head back to the lab. The chief hallmark of this $3,200 configuration is its Intel X48 chipset and its Core 2 Extreme QX9650 processor....
- Tags: Chipsets, Games, Processors, Shuttle, FragBox 2
- Product reviews 2008-09-18
- Mythbusters display colourful insight into CPU and GPU differences
- A little off topic today as the world has gone all quiet. You can be an all-knowing computer science boffin and still not grasp the concept of the "GPU" and what it does. Pretty much everyone knows what the CPU is and does, but when it comes to graphics, a...
- Tags: CPU, GPU, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-09-18
- SeePerf (zip)
- SeePerf provides performance graphs of all Vista/XP counters and can generate alarms when the counters exceed a specified threshold. It is a logical combination of Windows Task Manager plus Performance Monitor with these distinguishing features: Windows and nVidia GPU performance monitoring, custom alerts in small on-screen pop-up windows, saving and...
- Tags: Performance, Performance Monitoring, PhoZone, SeePerf, Performance Management, Microsoft Windows, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2008-09-16
- Ubuntu should not copy the Mac
- Ubuntu should not copy the MacUbuntu does not want to be OS XI agree ubuntu should not try to copy the Mac, but my own understanding is that copying the Mac is not Mark Shuttleworth's intention. What he wants to copy is Apple's knack for designing intuitive, productive interfaces. The...
- Tags: Linux, Desktops, Operating systems, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Ubuntu, Palm Inc., Apple Macintosh, Canonical
- Discussion threads 2008-09-14
- (The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC)
- (The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC)$2000 build-it-yourself PCGreat article would do it if I didn't already have a pretty good PC. How about a build-it-yourself gaming laptop?RE: (The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC)I have a similar system with only 4Gb of cheaper ram , 2 Tb...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Games, Desktops, PC, video, game
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- News to know: Windows 7 Beta; Google; $2,000 PC; Gates & Seinfeld; iTunes 8 fix
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Secunia launches pay-as-you-go exploit shop Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC Gallery: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, PC, Apple Inc., Video, Beta, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Apple iTunes, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Wiki, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, David Grober
- Blog posts 2008-09-12
- The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC
- The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PCWhy such an expensive processor?Surely you can cut a couple of hundred dollars off the price and not lose too much performance by getting a lower spec processor.That way you could keep both hard drives (great for keeping the data separate from the...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), video, PC, game
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
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