Someone apparently pulled The Inquirer clan away from the pub long enough to think a clear thought about 2008. They've put together a top ten list of events they believe will happen. What are your thoughts? Is The Inquirer clan on the mark? Or off the wagon? Read more
NewScientist went all out in preparing some top ten lists for 2007. Well, not really, but it is a way to pass an hour of your time if you have nothing better to do. The Inquirer has a brief listing as well. Enjoy! Read more
Intel traditionally closes its Developer Forum with a visionary keynote that provides a glimpse into Intel's labs and how the company's engineers think about how technology could shape the world in five, ten or - in this case - 40 years Read more
Graphics processors shipments increased in the third quarter of 2008 by the biggest margin in six years, defying expectations in light of a presumed global recession according to industry analyst Dr. Jon Peddie, of Jon Peddie Research. 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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