When it comes to desktop processors the AMD Phenom series of processors hasn’t been too phenomenal, but that could all change today as AMD is launching the Phenom II series. Will this new processor usher in a new era of value and performance or leave consumers wanting more. Read on as we go in-depth on the Phenom II and compare it to the Intel Core i7 920 processor to see how each processor does in a battery of tests.
CES 2009 is about to go full force, but on the eve of opening day, many companies take the opportunity to showcase their next generation of products during Pepcom's Digital Experience. Tonight Kingston has given us the rundown of their new SDHC Video cards for digital camcorders, ultra low-latency (ULL) DDR3 triple channel memory, and their debut into the solid-state drive market!
The marketing team over at Kingston sent over a link to a demo video on Youtube.com for a preview of what they will be showing off at CES later this week. It looks like they will have a 3GB DDR3 triple channel HyperX memory kit that runs at 2133MHz and a desktop system that will be running an amazing 24GB of Kingston ValueRAM at 1066MHz. It looks like Kingston will have some very interesting things at the show, so be sure to check out the video!
We’ve got a couple of editors out in Las Vegas currently at the whirlwind that is the Consumer Electronics Show (myself included), and saw some cool stuff at an event this evening that we thought many of you would like to check out. There are a few big announcements coming over the next couple of days that we’ll be talking about in due time, and the show technically doesn’t start until tomorrow, but that didn’t stop some major players from showcasing their wares a bit early…
AMD has been fighting an uphill battle on two fronts for the last few years. For a time, fierce competition from NVIDIA, coupled with some of their own problems executing, put the ATI graphics division in a deep hole. And ever since the introduction of the original Core 2 processors, and more recently the Core i7, AMD’s processor division has fallen well behind Intel in terms of overall performance. Starting in November of last year though, we got a sense that AMD was slowly, but surely, clawing its way back
Corsair Memory showed off the the industry’s first thermoelectric (TEC) cooled memory modules today at CES and Legit Reviews was on hand to take a look at this ice cold memory cooler. Read on to see how this cooler works and what it means for memory cooling in the months ahead. We also take a look at the Dominator GT memory modules and several custom painted cases at the suite.
Netbooks seem to be one of the hottest items being previewed at this year's CES. For the road warrior's, thin and light are two of the most important requirements of a notebook or netbook. MSI has shown us their new netbooks, the U120 and U115, featuring 3.5G or WiMAX capabilities. Read on to find out if these netbooks fit your needs!
With the imminent release of Windows 7 Beta, reports are starting to surface saying that Microsoft will offer free or discounted Windows 7 upgrades to users who buy Vista PCs after July 1. According to some, we could see Window 7 Beta trials as early as next week at the MSDN Developer Conference.
Upgrades will be available from Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Home Premium, and from Vista Ultimate to Windows 7 Ultimate, said TechARP. Buyers of PCs equipped with Vista Business will be able to upgrade to a Windows 7 Professional.
HDMI Licensing, LLC, the agency responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia Interface – or HDMI – announced today the specifications for their next-generation HDMI standard. The new HDMI standard will add networking, higher speeds, and HD for your car.
“HDMI has reached an installed base of more than 600 million devices and now touches almost every consumer device that plays HD content. We want to give the industry a preview of where the HDMI specification is headed as we continue to innovate and meet the needs of this dynamic marketplace,” said Steve Venuti, president of HDMI Licensing, LLC.
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