Frank Völkel

In Germany AMD received a subsidy of over $384 million to help it survive its current economic situation. What does the future look like for the company.

Sony's smallest HD video camera costs upwards of $1,200, but is the way to go for serious amateur videographers looking to raise the level of their game.

When it comes to converting camcorder or DVD video, it pays to look at the space-saving Divx format. We analyzed the new Divx version 6 in the THG Lab, and compared it to WMV 9 and MPEG-2.

This computer is one of a kind. Hours of precise work produced a technical masterpiece, able to prepare flavorful coffee or espresso. An outstanding system, which we demonstrate for you, with video.

It's light, much smaller than any SFF PC and is priced starting at $499. It's also stylish, quiet and frugal in its power requirements. Is the Mac mini a worthwhile investment?

The stresss test ran for 24 days. What are the results for AMD and Intel?

More color, better shape and design and plenty of power, at a starting price of $350. Who can resist these mini-PCs anymore?

Chip-con's cooling base broke clocking records. Now it's Athlon 64 FX-51's turn to show its stuff at 2.8 GHz.

One supplier says its software package for $60 will enable you to store up to 15 GB of camcorder footage on a single tape. We put the DVStreamer PRO to the test.

Low-cost boards for AMD Athlon XP: The best of six well-equipped mainboards starting at $77 (€70).

The workstation version of the Xeon now has an additional L3 cache. Facing off: Dual Xeon 3.06 GHz with and without L3 cache. That begs the question - what good is it?