• Sapphire builds Intel 'Sandy Bridge', USB 3.0 motherboards

  AMD GPU stalwart Sapphire has announced it is building a range of Intel motherboards. The Intel products are all being made by Sapphire in Taiwain, and will be available direct from the company.

  By Matt Egan | 12 January, 2011 01:27

  Tags: CES, Components, Intel, PC Peripherals, PCs & laptops, processors

• Upgrade your PC to run cooler and quieter

  Liquid coolers were once the preserve of hardcore modders with money to burn: the kit was expensive and notoriously leaky, but it was the only way their high-end processors could cope with the heat generated from all-night gaming sessions.

  By Spencer Dalziel | 30 July, 2010 02:08

  Tags: desktop pcs, hardware systems, PC Peripherals, PCs & laptops

• Set up your printer to save ink and paper

  Whatever else you may do with your PC, it's likely that you print out at very least the odd letter, document or photograph. Papers and inks can be expensive, so printing wisely isn't just a matter of choosing the right printer for the job; you also need to ensure it's properly set up.

  By Sandra Vogel | 30 July, 2010 02:10

  Tags: PC Peripherals, peripherals, printers

• How to use touch to control your Windows 7 PC

  QUESTION: I want to use touch to control my Windows 7 Home Premium PC. Is it as simple as plugging in a touchscreen display? I'd also like to view a 3D image - will I need a new graphics card?

  By Chris Byers | 14 August, 2010 03:16

  Tags: 3D display, graphics cards, hardware systems, Microsoft, PC Peripherals, PCs & laptops, touchscreens

• Initialise your PC's microphone

  QUESTION: My Windows 7 PC plays audio through headphones but is unable to pick up sound from them. I've got a Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi card and a Logitech USB phone/microphone. The drivers are up to date.

  By Chris Byers | 03 August, 2010 02:46

  Tags: creative labs, Digital audio, hardware systems, logitech, PC Peripherals

• How to restore an iPhone

  QUESTION I've bought a number of apps for my Apple iPhone via iTunes and the App Store. To avoid draining the battery by downloading apps directly to the handset, I'd like to connect my iPhone to my Windows XP PC using USB and transfer them over. However, when I connect the phone its icon doesn't appear on the desktop (although it does charge up). I've tried updating iTunes, restarting the PC and using a different USB port, all to no avail.

  By Chris Byers | 13 August, 2010 02:19

  Tags: Apple, consumer electronics, iPhone, iphone apps, iTunes, Mac, PC Peripherals, Phones, Phones & PDAs, smartphones, software

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  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: Components, CPUs, desktop pcs, dual core, notebooks, PC Peripherals, PCs & laptops, processors, quad-core, Windows 7

• Motorola Atrix 4G mightiest smartphone yet?

  The Motorola Xoom was the most advanced tablet that we got to try out at Mobile World Congress. Other tablets, including the HTC Flyer, certainly look promising, but the Xoom is the launch device for the Google Android Honeycomb OS - the version of Android developed specifically for tablets - and the devices on show at MWC were fully working ones used for live demonstrations.

  By Rosemary Hattersley | 20 February, 2011 02:59

  Tags: consumer electronics, Digital audio, gadgets, Google, Google Android, hardware systems, home entertainment, Internet & broadband, laptops, Linux, mobile phones, Motorola, networking, non-Windows, operating systems, PC Peripherals, PCs & laptops

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