Following Microsoft's Origami campaign last year, we expected a world-changing mobile PC - and were disappointed by a product that was too large, too slow, too expensive and lacked important wireless features. Samsung has redesigned its Q1 for 2007 - and believes that the Q1 Ultra will fill the Q1's gaps. But we still have the impression that UMPCs remain half-baked products. Read more
Gateway announced two new desktop PCs today, the gaming-oriented FX6710 and the LX6200, which the company says was designed with “digital media enthusiasts” in mind. Read more
Stanford's Stanley was the first vehicle to cross the finish line early afternoon on Saturday, followed by Carnegie Mellon and the Gray Team. While Terramax also conquered the race on Sunday, DARPA announced Stanford as the winner and presented a $2 million cash prize. Read TG Daily's up-to-the-minute coverage of the race and Stanford's way to victory. Read more
Do MacBooks intentionally throttle back on performance when missing a battery? We find out. Read more
Perhaps you've heard about Bill Gates' remote-controlled home and thought to yourself that the technology to automate your own home was decidedly out of reach. Today, Tom's Hardware reader John Knutson walks us through what it took to get his home wired. Read more
We compare the latest 500 GB notebook drives from Fujitsu, Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate, Toshiba and WD. Seagate is first manufacturer to reach 500 GB at 7,200 RPM, but which is really the best drive? We loaded up our updated test system to find out. Read more
You don’t always need the fastest graphics card around. For somewhere between $135 and $235, you can game like crazy in DirectX 10 without a problem at 1920x1200. We test and compare five graphics cards from this mid-range price segment. Read more
The new USB 3.0 interface is just about ready. It'll accelerate throughput from the 480 Mbit/s of today's USB 2.0 to 5 Gbit/s, which is important for storage and peripheral devices. But USB 3.0 also introduces power saving options. Read on for more. Read more
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