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by Rafael Hernandez on January 9, 2009 · 0 comments

Creative Labs has had a successful run as an audio DSP making/3D audio standard producing company, now they’re expanding their portfolio of products with the Zii system on a chip. Creative’s PR team has the skinny on the chip that…

Read more Creative Labs Follows Nintento's Naming Scheme, Announces Zii SOC

by Rafael Hernandez on January 8, 2009 · 0 comments

AMD’s quad-core Phenom processor had a bit of a struggle keeping up with Intel’s offerings, so what better way is there to even the playing field with further tweaks to their design? The Phenom II promises better performance and a…

Read more AMD Phenom II, A Refresh To Be Proud Of

by Rafael Hernandez on January 6, 2009 · 0 comments

MacWorld tends to bring about the largest product announcements that Apple has under its fashionable turtleneck, this time around is no different. In comes the 17″ MacBook Pro with a spec-sheet that’s very similar to its 15″ sibling. For your…

Read more Apple Announces 17" MacBook Pro, Your Desktop Prepares Itself To Be Put To Pasture

by Rafael Hernandez on January 6, 2009 · 0 comments

If you’ve found yourself in the mood for a stylish mini-PC which combines desktop and mobile components into some sort of hybrid that’ll be the center piece of your desktop then look no further than a HP/Voodoo Firebird PC.As we…

Read more Firebirds Are Go, But Camaros Are Obviously Cooler

by Rafael Hernandez on January 5, 2009 · 0 comments

Hindsight is always 20/20, be it that poor stock pick or choosing that exotic dish at the restaurant there’s no going back on regretful decisions. Thankfully bit-tech has compiled a list of the best hardware of 2008 so you can…

Read more 2008 Hardware Awards, AKA What You Should've Gotten In The First Place

by Rafael Hernandez on December 26, 2008 · 0 comments

If over the top naming schemes are any indication of product performance then the Asus Rampage II Extreme should be the most kick-ass Intel Core i7-based motherboard in existence. InsideHW has a look at the board and its performance in…

Read more ASUS Rampage II Extreme, YEAH!

by Rafael Hernandez on December 23, 2008 · 0 comments

If there’s one thing to learn about business it’s that time is money, so waiting on your servers to get you the data you need invariably ends up costing you. AnandTech has thoughtfully decided to run the latest in server…

Read more Server CPUs Compared, Database Query Fun

by Rafael Hernandez on December 19, 2008 · 0 comments

The ultra-portable market has had a few issues with trying to set themselves apart from the whole netbook frenzy going around. They both offer convenient on-the-go computing in a light-weight package but ultra-portables bring that extra oomph that Intel’s Atom…

Read more MSI's PR200 Ultra Mobile Notebook, No It Isn't A Netbook

by Rafael Hernandez on December 17, 2008 · 0 comments

AMD’s CrossFire multi-GPU technology is featured on quite a few motherboards from both Intel and AMD. It allows you to bridge two of the same GPU for much higher frame rates than a single card would be able to spit…

Read more Diamond HD 4870 1GB CrossFire, Gets Your Frame Rates Up

by Rafael Hernandez on December 16, 2008 · 0 comments

Getting your game on is a difficult, if confusing, process now-a-days. You’ve got your last gen quad cores that offer bang-for-the-buck and the new stuff obviously tempting you with their increased performance. If you haven’t got the time for that…

Read more CyberPower Gamer Xtreme XT, Prepped For Gaming

by Rafael Hernandez on December 15, 2008 · 0 comments

In general low-end CPU launches are nothing to get excited about. Sure they have the same feature sets as their cousins above them in the pricing charts but they don’t contain the same performance. In comes AMD’s Athlon X2 7750…

Read more AMD Athlon X2 7750/7550, Phenom Halved