Have you ever wondered why the wide screens have invaded our living rooms and computer desks so rapidly? It’s a matter of cost. A wide screen, 16:10 display costs less to produce than a 4:3 screen since. The cost lies in the cutting stage of manufacturin Read more
Samsung today unveiled a small, low-power multimedia memory card (MMC) designed for mobile phones. Read more
Thousands of computer security gurus and hackers are returning to Las Vegas this week for the Blackhat and Defcon conventions. Defcon's new home hotel, the Riviera, is bracing for computer problems and appears to have taken some pre-emptive action. A quick look at a casino Internet kiosk area shows disabled computers and missing ATM/Credit Card readers. Extra: Day 0 Image Gallery Read more
No more doubts about the impact of physics processing in the graphics industry. Following Ageia's announcement to offer a physics card last year, Nvidia and ATI have been somewhat quiet about the future of hardware-based physics processing. Now, the two firms appear to be trying to catch up quickly. Read more
AMD recently launched its Radeon 4830 to take on Nvidia's GeForce 9800 GT. With PowerColor and Sapphire flavors in single- and CrossFire-configurations, we pitch the card against factory-overclocked 8800 GTs and see who is left standing. Read more
Most modern drives can be set to deliver maximum performance or to operate quietly. We looked at how performance, acoustics, and power requirements change when switching from fast to quiet using Hitachi’s Deskstar 7K1000.B. Read more
AMD's 790GX and 780G support onboard memory to help improve the performance of integrated graphics. Is it worth paying a bit extra or is the feature a mere gimmick? Read more
Does your aging CrossFire-compatible motherboard have enough PCI Express bandwidth to make a second card worthwhile? We compare every Core 2-based platform in order to find out. Read more
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