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Best Laptops Under $500
Digital Trends Guides - June 26, 2008
ThinkPad R61e $487.69 Although ThinkPads have a reputation for being pricier premium notebooks intended for business travelers, a little smart shopping can land you this budget model on a shoestring. It’s not as fast as the flagship T-seri...
Replace Your CPU
PC World Articles - July 23, 2007
A processor upgrade can breathe new life into your old PC.
What is the Intel Viiv?
TechLore - June 26, 2007
(Syndicated from MyDigitalEntertainer.com )  You’ve probably seen the commercials and heard the hype. But what exactly is Microsoft’s Intel Viiv? Simply put, Intel Viiv (rhymes with “five”) is a catch-all for the latest i...
Intel Centrino Processor Update Spurs Massive Laptop Releases
Digital Trends Features - May 10, 2007
Intel’s unveiling of their latest-generation Centrino processor technology (formerly known as Santa Rosa) for use in notebook computers in the consumer and business arenas, has of course sparked a flurry of new laptop announcements as majo...
Intel Jumps on UMPC: Will the Video iPod Become Endangered?
Digital Trends Talk Backs - April 18, 2007
In Beijing this week, Intel is showcasing a massive number of technologies that will come to market over the next couple of years. From processors that are so enhanced you won’t need separate GPUs, CPUs, or Physics chips, to massively multi-cor...
The Bloatware Co-Processor
Digital Trends Talk Backs - January 29, 2007
Once upon a time PCs were terrible gaming platforms. *gasp* Why, you ask? Well, beside the obvious lack of horsepower or gaming-centric graphics accelerators, the CPUs were simply not capable of processing in hardware the necessary floating-poin...
Quad-Core Lust and Vista: Getting Ready For Megatasking
Digital Trends Talk Backs - December 3, 2006
With the entry of AMD’s Quad FX processors into the market and Intel clearly pushing the future of quad-core, let’s talk about why you might want one.It wasn’t too long ago that we were chasing the almighty MHz and the faster the pr...
Ask Our Expert: Can You Upgrade to Core 2 Duo?
PC World Articles - October 25, 2006
Socket and chip-set issues complicate proposed upgrade to a Core 2 Duo processor.
GeekTech: AMD Buys ATI: Should You Care?
PC World Articles - August 10, 2006
What happens to your desktop when the perennial processor underdog buys a graphics powerhouse?
Plugged In: Faster Dual-Core Processors
PC World Articles - May 31, 2006
Plus: Business notebooks go wide screen, and Wi-Fi gets tiny.
GeekTech: Will Your Next Upgrade Be a PPU?
PC World Articles - April 14, 2006
Ageia's PhysX processor will bring better physics to computer games, but will you buy it?
Holy (Xbox 360) Processor, Batman!
TechLore - October 25, 2005
"IBM's power-based PC chip [which powers the Xbox 360] includes three cores, each with two simultaneous threads and clocking speeds greater than 3 GHz [actually 3.2Ghz], the company officials said at the Fall Processor Forum in San Jose, California. ...
How to use your televisions video controls
TechLore - December 14, 2004
Understanding the video controls This article explains the operation of the video controls on your TV and will help both novices and experts achieve a better television picture. Many people try to adjust the controls without a good understanding of w...

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