VIA EPIA-P910 stuffs 3D display support, quad-core into a Pico-ITX size
If there’s been a race in the Pico-ITX realm to catch up to full-size PCs, VIA just leapt ahead by a few bounds with the EPIA-P910. The tiny PC mates one of VIA’s 1GHz QuadCore E-Series processors...
View ArticleWestern Digital builds 5mm-thick hybrid hard drive, Ultrabook makers sign on...
Those 7mm-thick hard drives you’ve seen in some Ultrabooks are already looking a tad on the chunky side. Western Digital has started producing sample versions of a hybrid hard drive (you’re not yet...
View ArticleNVIDIA ticks budget boxes with the $229 GeForce 660 and $109 GeForce 650
NVIDIA’s had some trouble shaving its Kepler GPUs down to an entry-level price point, but it looks to have put the problem behind it with the new GeForce 660 and 650 graphics cards. The company’s...
View ArticleIHS iSuppli: PCs no longer command biggest share of DRAM market
Times change, this is an indisputable truth. But nothing reminds us of this fact as well as a landmark statistic. If there was ever any doubt about the shift towards of mobile computing, then let this...
View ArticleHGST develops helium-filled, high-capacity hard drives: no, they won’t float...
With certain exceptions, talk of advanced hard drive technology regularly has a tough time escaping research labs. Western Digital’s HGST is promising a much more tangible project that could boost...
View ArticleHP unveils first NFC-enabled mouse, various other PC accessories
In addition to unveiling all those laptops, HP just announced a boatload of peripherals. Of the bunch, the most compelling might be the NFC-enabled Touch to Pair Mouse, which, as the name suggests,...
View ArticleAMD Piledriver CPU pre-order pricing leaks out
It’s always just been a matter of “when” and “how much,” but it looks as if PC gamers looking to score a powerplant upgrade can start planning on specific amounts. AMD’s impending FX Piledriver CPUs...
View ArticleSamsung SSD 840 Pro caters to speed seekers with faster random access
It’s difficult to thrive in the solid-state drive world. Unless you’ve got just the right controller and flash memory, most performance-minded PC users will rarely give you a second glance. Samsung...
View ArticleAMD to launch Trinity APUs on October 2
According to a report, AMD slipped the launch date of October 2 in its channel newsletter. It did not exactly refer to any processors specifically, but the statement “October 2nd marks an exciting new...
View ArticleAMD Trinity APU overclocked at 7.3 GHz, kept cool with liquid nitrogen
AMD’s Trinity APUs have only been in the wild for a few days, but some have already taken on the challenge of pushing the new desktop silicon to its limits. By giving the A10-5800K model 1.956 volts,...
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