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In Pictures: Google Android L Feature Tour And Preview

By Matthieu Lamelot Published

Android L looks to be major, but how does the new interface, abandonment of Dalvik and the introduction of new features affect performance?

Tom's Hardware Visits STMicroelectronics In Rennes, France

By David Civera, Matthieu Lamelot Published

"French factory," they say, is almost an oxymoron. When was the last time you saw a news story about the success of a manufacturing plant in the land of Beaujolais and Brie? Our French team took a tour of STMicro's operation in Rennes and reports back.

In Pictures: Iconic Machines From Computing History

By Matthieu Lamelot Published

In the relatively brief history of computing, only a few machines have become iconic. Not necessarily because they were a commercial success, mind you, but because they introduced technologies or concepts that went on to become influential.

Nvidia's Ion: Lending Atom Some Wings

By Matthieu Lamelot Published

We got our hands on an early reference Ion platform, based on Nvidia's GeForce 9400 platform and Intel's Atom, and put it up against an Intel D945GCLF. Eager to see which one offered the best experience, we benchmarked Nvidia's latest.

Where Do Hard Drive Heads Come From?

By Matthieu Lamelot Published

A few days ago we were lucky enough to visit Seagate's Springtown, Ireland factory, where it manufactures 80% of its read/write heads. We'll show you some of what we saw there and explain how a hard drive head comes to be.

MSI Overclocking Challenge: French Final

By Matthieu Lamelot Published

When pushed to extreme limits, overclocking can become a sport in its own right, and the team that set the world overclocking record last February is particularly adept at it. We went along with them to the MSI European Overclocking Challenge.

Making Motherboards The Gigabyte Way

By Matthieu Lamelot Published

Unless something goes horribly wrong, you only see your motherboard in its final form, decked out with copper cooling and flashing LEDs. Gigabyte showed us how much work goes into getting a board from blank PCB to action-ready.

Extreme Graphics Card Tuning

By Matthieu Lamelot Published

Overclocking is more popular than ever, but the fun is not just limited to boosting your CPU's speed - your GPU can be overclocked too. We tell you why and how to do it.

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