The AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition processor is a 3.20GHz quad-core processor with 6MB of L3 cache and support for socket AM3 motherboards. This is the fastest quad-core processor every released by AMD and retails for just $245. Read on to see how the processor does against other popular CPUs.
Dell said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit fell 63 percent as the recession continued to crimp computer sales around the world. The results, coupled with a cautious outlook from the world’s top PC seller, Hewlett-Packard, Continue reading “Dell profit falls 63 percent as PC sales stay soft”.…more
Media giant Time Warner announced Thursday morning that it will cast off its AOL division to become a standalone company. Before that separation can take place, Time Warner will buy the 5 percent of AOL Continue reading “Time Warner to spin off AOL”.…more
By running applications on the GPU rather than entirely on the CPU, it has been found to reduce the time required to perform computer intensive tasks. Read on to see if either GeForce 9800 GTX+ or a Radeon HD 4770 is quicker for video conversion on Cyberlink’s MediaShow Espresso application.
Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO), the consortium dedicated to sustaining the quality, integrity and dissemination of serial ATA (SATA) technology, today released the Serial ATA Revision 3.0 specification. The new specification ushers in lightning-fast transfer Continue reading “SATA-IO Releases SATA Revision 3.0 Specification”.…more
Arriving just in time for summer vacation planning, this unique travelers’ guide covers 128 interesting destinations around the globe where major breakthroughs in science, mathematics, or technology occurred–or are happening now. The book is called Continue reading “A Travel Book For Geeks – The Geek Atlas”.…more