Posts Tagged ‘ Desktop ’

Small Linux Kernel Patch Brings Massive Speed Boost

November 18, 2010

An upcoming Linux kernel patch has Linux patriarch Linus Torvalds very excited about the huge performance boost it promises. His enthusiasm is not unfounded either. The 233 line patch by Linux kernel developer Mike Galbraith  punches way above …

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Maximum Interview: the Science Behind Folding @ Home

November 3, 2010
Maximum Interview: the Science Behind Folding @ Home

Walking into the Pande Lab at Stanford University is somewhat of a hardcore geek’s ultimate dream. This is, after all, where the real work gets done—or should we say, work units. For the various desktop systems and consoles scattered around the are…

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Acer Unleashes New Predator Gaming Desktops

September 28, 2010
Acer Unleashes New Predator Gaming Desktops

Acer probably takes the name of its gamer-specific Predator desktop range too literally. The world’s second largest PC maker has left no stone unturned in making every singly Predator desktop look curiously intimidating. The latest members of the Pr…

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Sony’s BDX-S500U Burns BD-R Media at 6X, Supports Blu-ray 3D

September 22, 2010
Sony’s BDX-S500U Burns BD-R Media at 6X, Supports Blu-ray 3D

Blu-ray champion Sony has dispatched its BDX-S500U external Blu-ray writer to the US to burn BD-R, BD-R DL and BD-RE media at up to 6x, 4x and 2x speeds, respectively. In other words, the BDX-S500U can write onto single-sided 6x BR-D disks at a maxim…

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HP Announces New AIO PCs, Revamps TouchSmart Interface

September 21, 2010
HP Announces New AIO PCs, Revamps TouchSmart Interface

Hewlett-Packard has announced two new all-in-one (AIO) desktops with an eye on the upcoming holiday season. The world’s leading PC maker has embarked on a generational overhaul, or so it claims, with the new TouchSmart 310 PC. According to the compan…

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5 Freeware Apps for Searching Thy Desktop Awesomely

August 29, 2010
5 Freeware Apps for Searching Thy Desktop Awesomely

This week’s Freeware Files come courtesy of podcast aficionado (and mother of the epic dream date winner from podcast #36) R. Ellen Ferare. Or, rather, you can thank her for the idea. We got to talking this past weekend and she noted that she’…

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AIT Accuses Dell of Withholding Evidence in PC Suit

August 16, 2010
AIT Accuses Dell of Withholding Evidence in PC Suit

Dell has been embroiled in a legal battle with web host Advanced Internet technologies for the past three years, with the latter accusing the PC maker of deliberately shipping faulty OptiPlex desktops. AIT claims to have lost business worth several …

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iBuyPower Pushes Out USB 3.0 On Entire Desktop Line

August 11, 2010
iBuyPower Pushes Out USB 3.0 On Entire Desktop Line

If iBuyPower were to write a boutique system vendor’s Declaration of Independence, it would go something like this this:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all systems are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain u…

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