Archive for February, 2008

Apple Macbook Pro with Multi-Touch trackpad input

Apple has revamped its laptop line up and its new Macbook Pro now features the same Multi-Touch trackpad as seen on the Macbook Air. Unlike a normal trackpad, it supports gestures similar to those used on the iPhone, so you can zoom in on an image by pinching your fingers together, for example. The entry […]

AMD: To Merge Or Not To Merge?

The past 19 months haven’t been easy for the green team from Sunnyvale. Lately, there have been persistent rumors that AMD has become an acquisition target. What’s really going on? Continue to read more…

AMD CPU Efficiency Compared

We already compared performance per watt over four generations of Intel CPUs. Now we compare AMD’s Sempron, Athlon and Phenom CPUs to see if efficiency has increased over time on the AMD side. Continue to read more…

Thermalright’s New Graphics Card Coolers

Thermalright has a track record of delivering some of the best coolers money can buy. Has the firm hit another home run with its HR-03 Plus and V2? Continue to read more…

Employees’ expense claims cost UK plc millions

Sam Trendall, CRN, Thursday 28 February 2008 at 00:00:00
Fraudulent expense claims costing £350m a year, service provider claims
Employees of UK businesses are claiming more than £1bn in fraudulent or incorrect expenses, a survey has revealed. UK companies spend almost £6bn a year on employee expenses and the…
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And so our Xbox 360 goes in for repair…

As any Xbox 360 owner knows, the red rings of death are something to fear. As such, I felt I've taken every possible precaution to keep my 360 free of this disaster scenario. I kept my power supply brick always elevated off of the ground, sitting on top… Continue to read more…

DIY Solar-Powered PC: Solar Components

In Part 3 we focus on the hardware for the solar arrays used to generate power for our PC. We fretted over every half-watt to obtain the longest possible up time even on cloudy or rainy days. Continue to read more…

Avoiding document management mayhem

Tony Sumpster, CRN, Monday 25 February 2008 at 00:00:00
As the industry consolidates, fewer vendors with true enterprise content management skills are left to cover the market
Enterprise Content Management (ECM) has never been so exciting. With consolidation among vendors, much of the industry’s expertise is now fading within large corporations….
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Lite-On factory fire threatens PC monitor biz

Dell, HP and Lenovo may get burned
A fire at Lite-On’s main flat-panel monitor factory in China could disrupt LCD display supplies across the PC industry.…
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Hardware.Info TV: Build your own PC!

For many Hardware.info visitors building their own PC is a piece of cake, however there are still many out there who have not taken the plunge to assemble their own PC. This is a shame, as by doing it yourself, your configuration will be completely to the specifications that you want it to be. This […]