Earlier it became known that Microsoft will launch its latest operating system -branded Windows 7- on the 22nd of October, later this year. As of yet, only beta versions were available of the software, but according to the German website Hartware.de, Microsoft already gives the RTM status to Windows 7 on the 13th of July. This would reportedly be done during the Worldwide Partner Conference 2009, … Continue to read more…
After years of trying (unsuccessfully) to build a HTPC that a family would actually use, Chris Angelini thinks that AMD and Microsoft may have finally gotten it right. He outlines his hardware, software, and asks for reader input in this How To. Continue to read more…
After years of pro printer market dominance by Epson, Canon and HP have caught up. Pro and prosumer photographers are jumping up and down with glee. Click in to see why. Continue to read more…
Reports on the cominc of a special AMD Phenom II processor were already made a few weeks ago. The ‘TWKR’ edition of the quadcore Phenom will be a limited edition specially selected by AMD to feature maximum overclocking capability. This places TWKR one step beyond AMD’s Black Edition processors, which usually fare quite well when it comes to overclocking the 45nm chips. The TWKR edition will not … Continue to read more…
If the server market in 2000 was a trip to the Elysian Fields, 2008 was like a break at Butlins, and 2009 will be remembered as a trip to grandma’s for a painful weekend. That weekend will be longer and more difficult in EMEA, apparently.…
Do iPhone 3G and 3G S handsets overheat during regular use? According to unconfirmed reports iPhone 3G S handsets can get get hot enough that they turn pink. I’ve not see one first hand so it’s hard to confirm the reports, but it seems that the reports/rumors have prompted Apple to issue an advisory.
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Yesterday AMD launched a new version of its ATI Catalyst driver for grpahics cards, which brings us to version 9.6. Catalyst 9.6 is compatible with all Radeon graphics cards from the HD 2400 series and up, as well as a number of integrated chips, three professional FireStream cards and some products from the Multimedia line-up. The updated driver can be downloaded from AMD’s website and supports W … Continue to read more…
Network storage is great for centralizing data on a home or small business network. The real question is: do you build your own NAS or buy one that’s already primed for action? We round up three ready-made units to see if any of them suit our fancy.
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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.
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The software scores major points for its Popular Topics box, which searches your blog and news subscriptions for subjects most frequently written about. Continue to read more…