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News about pc components
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TI buys National Semiconductor for $6.5 billion
Texas Instruments on Monday announced it has agreed to acquire semiconductor company National Semiconductor for US$6.5 billion in an all-cash transaction.
By Agam Shah | 05 April, 2011 09:10
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New tech boosts processor's "IQ"
The problem with the smartphones, laptops, and tablets of our day is that the tools are multifunctional, but the energy that powers them can’t be divided up by function. Well, until now. Harvard graduate student Wonyoung Kim has unveiled a prototype device that could change the way that processing chips receive power, and eventually lead to slimmer smart-tools, and longer lasting batteries.
By Megan Geuss | 03 March, 2011 08:55
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AMD puts Fusion processors into embedded systems
Advanced Micro Devices on Wednesday announced Fusion processors for embedded systems as it tries to put its chips in new devices such as set-top boxes and small form factor PCs.
By Agam Shah | 20 January, 2011 04:08
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Casemod adds a projector
When Lenovo had its recent Mod Contest, modder Boddaker submitted this gem: A Lenovo A700 IdeaCentre PC with an HD projector built in underneath. The A700 itself is an all-in-one desktop PC with a 23-inch widescreen LCD and slot-loading Blu-ray drive. The projector is attached to the bottom of the unit, so the whole thing can be used as a chalkboard projected onto a wall, among countless other things.
By Jason Kennedy | 19 January, 2011 02:23
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Lower prices to hurt DRAM vendors this year
A huge decline in memory prices could hurt DRAM vendors this year, with overall revenue projected to decline by 11.8 percent in 2011, research firm IHS iSuppli said in a study released Wednesday.
By Agam Shah | 13 January, 2011 08:31
Tutorials about pc components
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Keep your keyboard clean and germ-free
Happy Clean-Your-Keyboard Day! Okay, I made that up, but think about it: when was the last time you did anything with your keyboard besides drop cookie crumbs on it?
By Rick Broida | 30 July, 2010 08:24
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Part Seven: Building a PC -- configuring the BIOS
This article is the seventh and final in a series of how-to stories on building a computer.
By Nick Barber | 03 July, 2010 02:05
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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
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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
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Part Four: Building a PC -- adding RAM and cards
This article is the fourth in a series of how-to stories on building a computer.
By Nick Barber | 02 July, 2010 23:42
Features about pc components
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ARM CEO: PC market not our target
Chip design firm ARM grabbed the spotlight at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last week when Microsoft announced that its new Windows OS would work on the ARM architecture. ARM processors go into most of the world's smartphones and tablets, and with Windows support, the company can now focus on the wider market for PCs, where it has virtually no presence. Nvidia also announced that it was building its first ARM-based chip, code-named Denver, for PCs and servers.
By Agam Shah | 12 January, 2011 05:41
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What's new in PC components
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) isn't just all tablet, cameras, and laptops; there's plenty of news for the PC component geek, too, ranging from tiny flash drives that pack a lot of heat to the hand-held gaming console.
By James Mulroy | 11 January, 2011 02:35
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Is the Microsoft-Intel marriage finally over?
Cringely here, reporting from CES in Vegas, where rude beasts walk the earth (at least, the ones that don't crawl or slither), impeded in their forward progress only by hip-deep mounds of tablet PCs. Everyone appears to be tapping, swiping, and gesturing on some kind of sleek black touch-sensitive device, when they're not squinting at blurry 3D screens waiting for their turn with the polarized glasses.
By Robert X. Cringely | 08 January, 2011 09:25
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AMD Radeon HD 6800 series is the new midrange graphics champ
With the release of the Radeon HD 6850 and Radeon HD 6870 graphics cards, AMD delivers fantastic value for the average PC gamer.
By Jason Cross | 04 November, 2010 11:31
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The 10 best hacks of 2010 (so far)
In honor of Towel Day, and the Glorious 25th of May, here are ten of our most favorite hacks featured in Geek Tech in the last five months, running the gambit from phone, car, and CPU mods. Read on for some great moments in geek!
By Alessondra Springmann | 26 May, 2010 03:14
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