To what end is AMD's corporate culture contributing to its decline? We contacted several current and former staffers along with partners in and around AMD's ecosystem to ask just that question. Read more
Glittering watches, silk ties and tailored suits are what you would expect to buy from a shopping center in Asia, but what about illegal software? Software pirates in the U.S. typically download their programs from peer-to-peer download sites, people in countries like China and Thailand can simply head to a nearby mall. Chances of criminal penalties for the buyers are slim. Read more
The terabyte hard drive era came about 50% closer to becoming a reality this morning, as Seagate announced the availability of what it's calling the industry's first 750 GB 3.5" hard disk drive. But will performance problems that turned up in the 500 GB 7200.9, in Tom's Hardware Guide tests, also plague the "dot-ten?" Read more
Over the last few weeks, the European Union’s antitrust beef with Intel’s behavior has come to a head. Today we learn that Intel could face similar trouble at home. Read more
We recently had the chance to play a bit of Cryostasis, the latest title supporting Nvidia's PhysX technology. In fact, we played the game on five different hardware configurations. Want to play this one? We'll tell you what you need in order to enjoy it. Read more
Hard drive capacities have increased in large increments over the last few years, while trends indicate reduced spindle speeds of 5,400 RPM instead of 7,200. We looked at three generations of Samsung hard drives to analyze the performance ramifications. Read more
This month, ATI's new Radeon HD 4770 is missing in action, since online stores are not only unable to keep it in stock, but also de-listing it completely. With violent movements in pricing, though, it'd have been taken off the recommended list anyway. Read more
Nvidia's Ion for the do-it-yourselfer launched last month in the form of Zotac's mini-ITX motherboard. Though sexy in principle, the platform had some teething pains right out of the gate. Chris Angelini revisits those issues and uses Ion as a real HTPC. Read more