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AMD reboots server strategy with first ARM chips

Advanced Micro Devices is building its future server strategy around chips used in smartphones and tablets. The company said its first ARM server processors - which will be released in the second half of next year - will be faster and more powerful than its existing low-power x86 server processors.

By Agam Shah | 18 June, 2013 15:03

Tags: Arm Holdings, servers, Advanced Micro Devices, hardware systems, Components, processors
Rambus, STMicroelectronics settle lawsuits, sign patent agreement

Much of Rambus' past is associated with lawsuits, but the company is moving forward with dispute settlements.

By Agam Shah | 17 June, 2013 22:06

Tags: rambus, intellectual property, ST Microelectronics, legal, Components, processors, memory
Scientist out to break Amdahl's law

Many attempts have been made over the last 46 years to rewrite Amdahl's law, a theory that focuses on performance relative to parallel and serial computing. One scientist hopes to prove that Amdahl's law can be surpassed, and that it doesn't apply in certain parallel computing models.

By Agam Shah | 17 June, 2013 20:41

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices, hardware systems, Components, processors, University of Alberta
Japan's Sharp looks to cleaning robots and strawberries to supplement TV biz

Ailing Japanese TV maker Sharp says it will try to break into a host of new industries, from industrial cleaning robots to raising strawberries, to supplement its core LCD business.

By Jay Alabaster | 14 June, 2013 08:57

Tags: popular science, robotics, sharp, Components, displays
Smartphone chips to power prototype supercomputer

Smartphone and tablet chips are now making their way into high-performance computers, providing an energy-efficient alternative to the power-hungry server chips used in the world's fastest supercomputers.

By Agam Shah | 12 June, 2013 18:20

Tags: supercomputers, High performance, hardware systems, Components, processors, Barcelona Supercomputing Center

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There's never been a better time to upgrade RAM

In case you haven't noticed, memory prices have dropped through the floor. As such, I've been busily upgrading every computer I can get my hands on. For example, my 2009 MacBook Pro has been maxed-out to 8GB, which involved buying two 4GB SODIMM modules. The cost? Just US$97. I dare say I could have got them even cheaper if I'd shopped around.

By Keir Thomas | 14 January, 2011 09:06

Tags: ram, desktops, desktop, Components, memory
How to get more from a quad-core PC

QUESTION: My Windows 7 Home Premium computer has a quad-core processor and 4GB of RAM. I've not found any advantage to using four cores. How can I use the processor more effectively and allocate different processes to the individual cores?

By Chris Byers | 13 August, 2010 02:20

Tags: desktop pcs, quad-core, Components, Windows 7, dual core, PCs & laptops, CPUs, processors, PC Peripherals, notebooks
Upgrade your motherboard the easy way

Even accomplished geeks shy away from motherboard upgrades on their main PCs. Years ago, I would often upgrade gaming and test systems in my own basement lab, but keep chugging along with a production machine using a two-year-old motherboard and CPU.

By Loyd Case | 15 July, 2010 01:10

Tags: upgrading, Components, intel, Motherboards
Part Six: Building a PC -- inserting the drives

This article is the sixth in a series of how-to stories on building a computer.

By Nick Barber | 03 July, 2010 01:55

Tags: pc components, hardware systems, desktop pcs, Components, western digital
Part Five: Building a PC -- connecting the PSU

This article is the fifth in a series of how-to stories on building a computer.

By Nick Barber | 02 July, 2010 23:45

Tags: pc components, hardware systems, desktop pcs, Components