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12 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
Intel is preemptively launching the first hexa-core desktop CPU weeks ahead of actual availability. But how does this 32nm monster perform when we take a deeper look into performance per watt? After yesterday's preview, today we look closer at efficiency.
Intel Core i7 - Intel Core - Central processing unit - Intel Corporation - Intel
10 Mar 2010 at 11:00pm
Already the performance leader in desktop processing, Intel is following its quad-core Bloomfield design up with Gulftown, a hexa-core design sporting 12MB of shared L3 cache. Is the lone Gulftown model, Core i7-980X Extreme, worth a $1,000 asking price?
Gulftown - Intel Core i7 - Intel Corporation - Intel - Intel Core
10 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
Would you rather use 7-Zip, FreeArc, WinRAR, or WinZip? We put four of the most popular file archiving tools to the test, analyzing compression ratios and performance. Spoiler alert: WinZip 14, the latest version of this popular title, gets creamed.
WinZip - 7-Zip - WinRAR - Data compression - FreeArc
10 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
9 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
Think your Athlon or Phenom processor is already tuned to deliver the best balance between performance and power consumption? Think again. We show you how to tweak Cool'n'Quiet for more aggressive power savings at standard speeds using several AMD CPUs.
Advanced Micro Devices - Central processing unit - AMD Phenom - Hardware - Athlon
8 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
With three new Radeon HD 5000-series cards launched last month, older models being put out to pasture. And an upcoming next-generation launch from Nvidia later this month sees GPU prices fluctuating quickly. Check out this month's recommendations!
Nvidia - Graphics processing unit - Radeon - Zune HD - GPU
6 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
SSDs might be the fastest storage option today, but by no means is it the most popular. Magnetic media offers high throughput and proven reliability for existing ecosystems. We looked at developments in four enterprise hard drive generations.
Solid-state drive - Hard disk drive - Hardware - Magnetic storage - Storage
5 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
If you're the sort of power user who's hard on technology, especially out in the field, then ruggedized mobile storage might be apropos. Today, we're looking at a pair of portable disks that can take drops and spills, while serving up 500GB of capacity.
Today - Technology - Business - Hardware - Storage
4 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
We've put Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla FireFox, and Opera through a gauntlet of speed tests and time trials to find out which Web browser is truly the fastest. How does your favorite land in our rankings?
Opera - Safari - Internet Explorer - Microsoft - Google Chrome
3 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
Intel has S-models for several Core 2 processors that offer lower power consumption and comparable performance. However, the first S-model in the Core i5 family is actually slower than its regular counterpart?and it's even less efficient, overall!
Intel Core i5 - Intel Core - Intel Corporation - CoreI5 - processor
2 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
AMD?s new chipset promises big performance increases with its Radeon HD 4290 graphics core and built-in SATA 6Gb/s controller. Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI sent their latest motherboards to help us find out how well 890GX and SB850 deliver on those promises.
Motherboard - Micro-Star International - Gigabyte Technology - Advanced Micro Devices - Hardware
1 Mar 2010 at 1:00am
Say what you will about AMD, Intel, and Nvidia's product lineups as they stand today. But all three employ undeniably-different philosophies in how they approach development and execution. Alan Dang explores how the next decade might look for this trio.
Nvidia - Intel Corporation - Advanced Micro Devices - Hardware - Components
28 Feb 2010 at 6:20pm
Most of our graphics card coverage centers on 3D performance. But that's not the only reason enthusiasts buy new video cards. Eyefinity, ATI's technology supporting up to six displays from a single graphics card, is changing the way people use their PCs.
Video card - ATI Technologies - Advanced Micro Devices - Personal computer - ATI
27 Feb 2010 at 2:30am
Nvidia's "Fermi" GF100 GPU is just over the horizon. With it, comes new technology as well as a new host of cards all vying for your dollar. But before that happens, we take an amazing photographic look into Nvidia's GPUs, present, and past.
Nvidia - Graphics processing unit - Technology - NVIDIA GPU - Benchmark
27 Feb 2010 at 2:30am
The BlackBerry App Planet developer stand was bustling with people yesterday. While I'm sure that yesterday's announcements and the BlackBerry developer experts on hand were the main draw, I can't help but feel that our little LEGO robot friend played a part. Nicknamed "Johny 5", our motorized companion - controlled by a BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone ? entertained the crowd outside the stand and tried not to get into too much trouble. Click the link below to see another video on how "Johny 5" is controlled, as well as a slideshow outlining how the robots and courses were built for the Developer Day Robot Challenge at the BlackBerry Developer Conference in November.
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