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  • Intel sues Via as chipset wars begin anew

    Chipmaker Intel has filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Via Technologies and will seek to have Via's new Pentium 4 chipsets pulled off the market.

  • AMD, others unveil new wares at Computex

    Advanced Micro Devices, ATI Technologies, Benq and other computing companies unveiled at Computex on Tuesday a bevy of new products that will likely begin to appear in the United States and Europe over the coming months.

  • AMD taps loyal fans to spread the word

    Shout, sing, or cover yourself in body paint - AMD is relying on loyal customers to help it do its marketing.

  • The need for speed is still prevalent

    Despite the prevailing sentiment about today's over-powered CPUs, it appears there will always be a need for faster processors.

  • ATI revamps mobile Radeons

    AMD is looking to snag a bigger slice of the mobile graphics pie with a new series of ATI Mobility Radeon chips, called the HD4000 series.

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  • 'Strained silicon' to pump up chips

    Processor powerhouses IBM and Intel are set to reveal their plans to use the 'strained silicon' technique to build faster, power-efficient chips--and maybe break free of Moore's Law.

  • Can Google break Microsoft's enterprise chokehold?

    A tie-up with Saleforce.com sees Google pushing even further into Microsoft's businesss applications territory

  • Intel hyperthreading shows Digital roots

    Next month, Intel will bring its hyperthreading technology to desktops, another advance in the chip world that can be traced to Digital Equipment Corp.

  • Celebrating three decades of Apple

    In the 1970s, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak were going door-to-door at the UC Berkeley dorms selling "blue boxes" -- electronic devices that tricked the telephone network into allowing free long-distance phone calls.

  • With RFID, corporate might makes right

    Retail powerhouses such as Wal-Mart gather in the United States to push development of controversial tagging technology.

Reviews (23)

  • The need for speed is still prevalent

    Despite the prevailing sentiment about today's over-powered CPUs, it appears there will always be a need for faster processors.

  • Dell Inspiron One 19

    Following the trend of all-in-one desktops, the Dell Inspiron One 19 is aimed at the budget market and clearly shows in both design and performance.

  • Fujitsu LifeBook T1010

    The Fujitsu T1010 has tablet features and a somewhat striking price point, but the rest of the package feels a bit lifeless.

  • Dell Inspiron 8500: Mobile media powerhouse

    With its wide-aspect 15.4in. screen, excellent performance and reasonable battery life, Dell's redesigned Inspiron 8500 series is a mobile media powerhouse.

  • HTC Shift

    HTC's Shift is yet another UMPC and another white elephant to add to the pile. By trying to be everything to everyone, the Shift succeeds at being nothing to anyone.

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