Intel's marketing machine already is running full speed in order to support the nearing launch of the first generation dual-core processors. Read more
Tom's Hardware has published its first in-depth review of a prototype notebook equipped with Intel's dual-core "Core Duo" processor. While the device demonstrated convincing performance, the system's surprisingly high power consumption leaves questions to be answered in the future. Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it will review wireless phone safety following a recently published study that raised concerns about a heightened risk of brain cancer. Read more
AMD, Intel and Microsoft dominated the headlines this week. AMD had a one-two punch with its new AM2 socket processors and good server numbers. Intel answered with first official - and impressive - benchmark numbers for its first processor with "Core" microarchitecture - the upcoming Xeon 5100 "Woodcrest". 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
Do you want a quick Core i7 system, but don’t feel confident sticking to Intel's spec and using the DDR3-1066 memory supported by the processor? We benchmark the most relevant memory speed and timing combinations to check the benefit of going faster. Read more
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