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Xbox 360 Slim taken down to the screws
Written on 18 Jun, 2010 at 19:02 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Did you order yourself an Xbox 360 Slim? Do you have an innate desire to rip that sucker down to the frame once you get it? If so, AnandTech has got an article for you. The hardware analysis website... (Continue reading)
Apple’s A4 ain’t that special
I really don’t understand what the big deal is about the A4. ARM designed the chip, Apple customized it, and Samsung built it. How is that any different from any other phone or device manufacturer? The A4 variant (an... (Continue reading)
Intel Arrandale shortages leading to premium prices, potential product delays
Written on 24 Apr, 2010 at 5:12 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Now this might explain Apple's curious choice to not upgrade the 13-inch MacBook Pro to a Core 2010 CPU. Yahoo! News is reporting shortages of the more budget-minded Core i3 and i5 laptop processors launched by Intel this January... (Continue reading)
Firefox Lorentz beta doesn’t crash entirely when plug-ins get fussy
Written on 10 Apr, 2010 at 8:51 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Admit it, your love for Firefox is tempered by sometimes sluggish performance and a penchant for perennial plugin crashes. Google did what it could with Chrome to isolate such issues by ensuring the entire browser didn't crash when Flash... (Continue reading)
Intel’s 48-core processor destined for science, ships to universities soon
Written on 10 Apr, 2010 at 8:51 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
If you've been hankering to get your hands on that stamp-sized 48-core processor Intel introduced last year, you'd better brush off your doctorate -- the chipmaker says it will send samples of the CPU to researchers and academic institutions... (Continue reading)
Alienware’s Core i7-980X-infused Area-51 desktop gets reviewed, puts other rigs to shame
Written on 24 Mar, 2010 at 0:01 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Surely you recall that snazzy new Alienware Area-51 desktop that popped up last week with Intel's flashy Core i7-980X Extreme Edition within, right? ... (Continue reading)
iBuyPower crams Core i7-980X Extreme Edition into Paladin desktop line
Written on 19 Mar, 2010 at 14:17 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
If you somehow held off on buying a Core i7 rig as soon as they popped out last year, you're in luck -- and your poor Pentium II system is flat out of it. Just about everyone has updated... (Continue reading)
Apple Mac Pro refresh coming Tuesday?
Written on 11 Mar, 2010 at 5:54 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
Apple fans waiting to scoop up the latest and greatest Mac Pro have been drooling at every rumor and waiting patiently for these half-truths to come true. Circulating today is yet another rumor to get those technology taste buds... (Continue reading)
Pentium 4 takes on modern CPUs in a benchmarking showdown, suffers ignominious defeat
Written on 17 Feb, 2010 at 9:55 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
If there's one thing that bugs us about desktop component reviews , it's that they tend to compare the latest hardware against the stuff immediately preceding it. Everyone wants to know what the improvements between generations are, but for... (Continue reading)
New Samsung chips bring HD image sensors to slimmer, smarter mobiles
Written on 15 Feb, 2010 at 0:24 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
In case you haven't noticed, Mobile World Congress is upon us, and you can bet that Samsung is here in a big way. The outfit is kicking things off with a couple of low-key releases: the S5K4E2 and S5K5CA... (Continue reading)