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by Rafael Hernandez on April 13, 2009 · 0 comments

The very concept of a gaming notebook is to cram as much computing power into as small a space as possible, slap a battery on it, affix high price tag, and you’re done. Gateway has something else up its sleeves.The…

Read more Gateway P-7808u, Mobile Gaming Goes Quad-Core

by Rafael Hernandez on April 12, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD’s 790 chipset series has a complete set of features more than capable of making your next machine last for the forseeable future. Paired with the company’s recent move to DDR3 support in their Phenom II CPU lineup you’re looking…

Read more AMD 790 Roundup, Phenom II DDR3 Joy

by Rafael Hernandez on April 11, 2009 · 0 comments

Intel’s Core i7 has the sort of breakneck performance that is truly worthy of that upgrade you’ve been putting off, of course you’ll need the perfect memory kit in order to match its insatiable bandwidth needs. Given the tight voltage…

Read more DDR3 Memory Kit Roundup, Keeping Your Core i7 Happy

by Pedro Hernandez on April 10, 2009 · 0 comments

TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington wasn’t ready to pull the covers off it quite yet, but pictures of the low-priced Web tablet emerged nonetheless. Called the CruchPad, the machine is meant to basically let you enjoy the Internet and nearly all that…

Read more $300 Linux-Powered CruchPad Web Tablet Outed

by Rafael Hernandez on April 9, 2009 · 0 comments

Intel’s Atom processor, and its accompanying chipset, have spurred the very popular netbook format of portable computers. Its low-power usage and fast-enough-for the-web performance are prime examples for why you’d want to pick one up.Its prime downfalls are its….lack of…

Read more Intel Questions Your Maturity, Says Netbooks Are For Kids

by Rafael Hernandez on April 8, 2009 · 0 comments

Nvidia’s Ion platform has had all of the makings of a great option for a compact and energy efficient machine, so good in fact one wondered if it’d ever see the light of day. Well wait no longer as Acer…

Read more Nvidia Ion Finds Its Way Into Acer AspireRevo

by Rafael Hernandez on April 7, 2009 · 0 comments

In the past motherboards were something that just helped the pricier stuff in your computer communicate with all of the other pricier stuff. Seeing as how it has increased its workload and is expected to handle quite a bit more…

Read more Foxconn Renaissance Motherboard, Well La De Da

by Pedro Hernandez on April 7, 2009 · 0 comments

If you were wondering what Intel had in store in terms of new chip decals, you’re in luck. Cnet has scored a matrix of the “badges” you’ll soon see festooning new PCs. The new decals have a new chip die…

Read more Intel Chip Logoverload

by Rafael Hernandez on April 7, 2009 · 0 comments

Apple’s Mac Pro lineup has catered to those seeking a ton of computing performance for their multi-threaded applications such as graphics design programs. Given Intel’s latest chips are sporting a whole new design it was only a matter of time…

Read more Apple's Mac Pro, Blitzing Your Multi-Threaded Apps Never Looked So Good

by Rafael Hernandez on April 6, 2009 · 0 comments

Integrated Graphics Processors are a great stop-gap measure, perhaps even a competent multimedia handling GPU, but it is by no means a gaming platform. Intel wants to change that and is launching a set of tools and asking developers to…

Read more Intel Pushes Its IGPs For Gaming, Pigs Learn To Aviate

by Rafael Hernandez on April 5, 2009 · 0 comments

Intel’s Core i7 processor gave memory manufacturers a bit of an upside and downside. The upside is that they could sell customers a triple channel memory kit to get the most out of their systems, their issues just so happen…

Read more G.Skill Triple-Channel 1600 MHz 6GB Memory Kit, Speedy Core i7 RAM