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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 suffering from intermittent PC shutdowns that would always happen when I was at the PC and never when the PCs

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 stuff but over time the price falls. Sometimes, it's not always readily apparent how much it falls. Perhaps it's because

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 power of the new Core processors, which you can see in the video. Available now - look for the Intel

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.