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What AMD has in store for us?

What does AMD have in store for us over the next three months? According to slides leaked by the German site Planet3DNow it seems that we can expect a number of Athlon CPUs based on both 90nm and 65nm architecture.Theres some interesting stuff. This month we can expect...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., S 939

Blog posts 2006-10-04

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Gadget Gal's daily deals: Logitech Harmony One remote, LG plasma HDTV, Sony upscaling DVD recorder

A Logitech Harmony One remote control, an LG 50-inch plasma HDTV, and a Sony DVD recorder with HD upscaled playback. Here are your daily deals for Thursday, October 15, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the refurbished Logitech Harmony One remote control at CompUSA for $149.99....

Tags: Sony Corp., DVD-recorder, LG Electronics Inc., Logitech, HDTV, Sony RDR-GX255, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-10-15

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Philips universal remote, Casio Exilim digital camera, Sharp LCD HDTV

A Philips universal remote, a Casio Exilim digital camera, and a 46-inch Sharp LCD HDTV. Here are your daily deals for Wednesday, October 14, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Philips SRU8015/37 Prestigo 15-Device Universal Remote at Woot.com today for $29.99. The remote can control...

Tags: HDTV, Sharp Corp., Digital Camera, Camera, Philips Electronics N.V., Casio Inc., Casio Exilim, Prestigo, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-10-14

Intel shakes up mid-range CPUs with Lynnfield Core i5 750, Core i7 860 and Core i7 870

Business Class PCs to get Core i5Last winter when the Core i7 was released, it was pretty much placed in high level consumer gaming PCs. Even the lower end Core i7 did not find its way into business class PCs.I would certainly like to see Lenovo and HP get working...

Tags: cloud computing, Storage management, Utility computing, Processors, CPU, Virtualization Technology, Core i7, virtualization, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., socket, processor

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

Will the 'real' Windows 7 testers please stand up?

Will the 'real' Windows 7 testers please stand up?Can you tell me how long I'll have to wait for the pudding? :-) I agree with you on waiting for the finial version to arrive. I tried both the 32 & 64 bit RC versions on a 3 yr AMD...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Windows 7 RC, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Win 7, beta tester, RTM, Windows 7 tester, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

AMD Istanbul: Field Upgrade Only If Your Hands are Nimble

AMD Istanbul: Field Upgrade Only If Your Hands are NimbleIf you can't plug a CPU into a socket....you can't call yourself a computer guy. Seriously. Who the heck can't rotate the CPU to match the alignment marker and drop it right in?Bravo, for owning up tosomething everyone does, and that...

Tags: Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., pin, CPU, AMD Athlon, socket

Discussion threads 2009-06-01

Dean's Law Dictionary 7.1 (Windows)

The third edition of Dean's Law Dictionary has over 227,992 words and terms defined in over 169,939 entries with enhanced search functions. This edition has over 381,703 case cites; 7,700 + Statutory Legal Definitions from federal statutory law; 1000's of Web address links; 4,500+ Abbreviations; Over 9,200+ Quotations from famous...

Tags: Dictionary, Edition, Abn Study Partner, Dean, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Search, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-05-20

HP Pavilion Elite m9500y

Sold exclusively at Best Buy, the HP Pavilion Elite m9500y is a preconfigured desktop PCs with a respectable array of midrange components--$939 nets you a 2.4GHz quad-core processor, 8GB of DDR2 memory, 750GB of storage space, and a competitive Nvidia GeForce graphics card with ample opportunity for expansion on the...

Tags: Desktops, TV & Home Theater, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion Elite, Dell Computer Corp., HP Pavilion, Dell XPS 430-121B, Gateway Inc., Dell XPS

Product reviews 2009-02-19

Going "Core i7" - What you need!

Going "Core i7" - What you need!Is there a use for it?I don't know but it seems to be a very expensive solution looking for a problem. The average user simply can't leverage it and a 10% or 15% improvment in speed will go un-noticed in daily use.From all...

Tags: ROI/TCO, Video cards, Games, Processors, Core-i7, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-11-17

Adobe allays worries; Sets up for CS4 launch

Adobe's third quarter earnings handily topped Wall Street estimates and the company projected fourth quarter results that are in line to better than what analysts were expecting. Adobe on Tuesday reported third quarter earnings of $191.6 million, or 35 cents a share, on revenue of $887.3 million,...

Tags: Revenue, Adobe Systems Inc., Earnings, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-16

Samsung 2693HM

The Samsung SyncMaster 2693HM is a 25.5-inch LCD monitor that can be found online for as little as $444. It boasts a pleasing aesthetic, good performance, especially for movies, in the warm preset, and includes 360-degree rotation and 90-degree pivoting. It's hampered by a flimsy-feeling stand, a bad lower viewing...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Performance management, bezel, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., display, neck, LCD

Product reviews 2008-09-08

Can Apple stop Psystar from selling Mac clone?

To hear Psystar tell it, they can install MacOS on their own hardware, despits Apple's end user license agreement to the contrary, because said EULA is an illegal "monopoly." "What if Honda said that, after you buy their car, you could only drive it on...

Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, EULA, Apple Inc., Psystar, Tools & Techniques, Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-04-15

Triple-core Phenom - Where does it fit in to the big picture?

Triple-core Phenom - Where does it fit in to the big picture?give me IntelI would pay more for the Intel Q6600 because it has been out in the market longer with no serious issues unlike the phenom processor.RE: Triple-core Phenom - Where does it fit in to the big picture?We...

Tags: Processors, Phenom, quad, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., dual-core

Discussion threads 2008-03-13

Costs: Wintel vs. open source

One of the true wonders of our age is the ability lots of otherwise reasonable people have to tell you with every evidence of believing it themselves that PCs cost a few hundred bucks and last for years - and then go off to spend well over a thousand replacing...

Tags: Wintel, Hewlett-Packard Co., Open Source, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-03-05

Building a sub $1,000 gaming PC

Building a sub $1,000 gaming PC3 ArgumentsFirst, your timing is horrible. Any gamer with the patience for the kill would tell you that while your system is cheap, you are on the eve of a Videocard/Processor Refresh. Second, I don't like your Motherboard because it lacks quad core...

Tags: Games, Processors, gaming pc, game, DX 10, PC, processor

Discussion threads 2008-01-15

Hands-on with the AMD Spider - Phenom 9700, 790 chipset and Radeon 3850 graphics

Hands-on with the AMD Spider - Phenom 9700, 790 chipset and Radeon 3850 graphicsOh, that's right. I did forget. Thanks Adrian! ;)How come such a 'slow' drive? What? Only 10,000 rpm? ;)Seriously, spin that puppy up. Rock and Roll.I'll be waiting for a 65w Quad-Core...

Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, Games, Processors, 64-bit, Network technology, 64-bit computing, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Phenom 9700, GPU, Radeon 3850, Hands-On, Radeon, chipset, graphics

Discussion threads 2008-01-08

The most disappointing products of 2007

The most disappointing products of 2007Haup & VistaNow my Haup HD tuner is USB, so maybe that makes a difference, but after following the installation instructions to a tee I had a perfectly working tuner/capture card on Vista HP. Now mind you, Haup's software is vintage mid-1990's quality, but with...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, security, Haup USB TV tuner, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux, ATI Technologies Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-12-11

Undercover video: Why Apple only takes credit cards for iPhones & the legal questions raised

Undercover video: Why Apple only takes credit cards for iPhones & the legal questions raisedI personally...have nothing wrong with what apple is doing - it seems to be a perfectly valid reason for asking for credit cards as consumers SIMPLY cannot be trusted... (im not too sure how sarcastic i...

Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, video, credit card, credit card number, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., digital signature

Discussion threads 2007-11-02

In core wars, AMD carves out some open field

In core wars, AMD carves out some open fieldSounds like a clean up move....One, this is something that Intel can't do with their Core Pairing chips. Also, this is something that cleans up inventory of chips that only have three working cores instead of four. My guess is...

Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, Network technology, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., processor, quad-core, chip, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-09-18

AMD's Hector Ruiz facing down the unmentionable

AMD's Hector Ruiz facing down the unmentionableHealthy CompetitionCongrats AMD for Launching Barcelona!We all know that it is because of you that we are getting prices competitive !Imagine, if it was only one chip maker in the world! we always support you.RE: AMD's Hector Ruiz facing down the unmentionableI repair computers...

Tags: Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Hector Ruiz

Discussion threads 2007-09-11