AMD today released its second Catalyst graphics driver for Windows Vista, promising performance gains between 21% and 48% in certain games. Nvidia also caught up with Vista and recently released its first final driver for the new operating system. Read more
ATI today released the Radeon Pro PC and Mac Edition, which the company claims is the first graphics card that can be used in x86-based PC as well as Apple computers: It's not quite the newest generation graphics chip - but an opportunity for PC users to connect Apple's Cinema displays to their PC. Read more
ATI today announced a new version of its All-in-Wonder (AiW) TV tuner. The new AiW X800 XL card is based on the current X800 chip generation and delivers the graphics performance of an X800 XL graphics card while bringing back support for Microsoft's Windows Media Center Edition operating system, ATI said. Read more
According to graphic card manufacturer Tul, some graphics cards using its brand name "PowerColor" were found available in a retail store. Read more
The latest 2 TB hard drives are still expensive, but 1.5 TB disks provide low power consumption at a better cost-to-capacity ratio. We look at offerings from Samsung and Western Digital to determine the value of taking a step down from the flagships. Read more
When a new paradigm like cloud computing or a new platform like Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) comes along, it’s smart to ask tough questions. Read more
With 36 lanes of PCIe 2.0, 3-way SLI could be the X58 chipset’s biggest challenge. If that turns out to be true, is Nvidia’s nForce 200 controller hub, which multiplexes the platform's connectivity, a solution? We compare three configurations to find out. Read more
Once we make the jump to Gigabit Ethernet, the expected tenfold increase in network speed doesn't seem to materialize. We'll look at the basics of gigabit networks, what limits their performance, and how we can get the best possible speed out of them. Read more
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