Fluff, The Silent Killer
Fluff can be a PC killer as I recently discovered, but the solution to the problem is straightforward. As a true geek, I built my own PC, but it’s no speed demon with a mid-range quad-core processor. However, I’d been…
MIPS Technologies Introduces a $99 Android 4.0 Tablet
The Ainovo NOVO7 is a sub-$100 tablet using the MIPS JZ4770 XBurst processor.
Price of Sand Falls
Anyone who’s been around technology knows that over time you get more for less. Whether it’s more GB, more GHz, more pixels, it’s a side effect of Moore’s Law and market forces. You always pay a premium for the new…
Intel Builds the GPU into the CPU on Core
Jeffrey Power talks to Mike Martin of Intel, which announced the incorporation of the Intel graphics processor (the GPU) onto the CPU across the whole of the Core range (i3, i5, i7). The stand at CES had an impressive artistic display showing off the…
AMD Releases 64-Bit Athlon
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) will launch its new 64-bit Athlon microprocessor tomorrow. This chip gives AMD a significant edge over rival Intel. Microsoft is slated to release a version of the Windows operating system optimized to run on AMD's new chip, forcing Intel to model the AMD component architecture or convince Microsoft to create a Windows version for the as-yet-unreleased 64-bit chip from Intel.