[Latest CPU] - - Windows Vista's OEM hardware requirements give glimpse of new hardware

Windows Vista's OEM hardware requirements give glimpse of new hardware
Ars Technica - Come 2007 when you pick the Windows Vista box off shelves, the printed requirements on that box will be simple: 800MHz CPU, 512MB RAM, and a DirectX 9.0-Capable graphics card. Users who want the "premium experience" (read: Aero interface) will need

Trigger tactics
San Jose Mercury News - Video games are catching up with the imagination of novelist Tom Clancy. That may explain why ``Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter'' from Ubisoft is such a hot-selling game. I first saw a preview of this game in a conference room at

Last of three parts
Baltimore Sun - If you're buying a PC for a recent graduate, or even for yourself, you may already know how confusing today's hardware market can be. But there's good news - almost any PC will make quick work of basic computing chores - word processing, Web browsing

Core 2 Duo preliminary benchmarks
MacNN - Preliminary benchmark results for the Core 2 Duo, the next interation of the CPUs found the first-generation Intel-based Macs, show significant performance improvements over an over-clocked AMD FX-60, according to ExtremeTech : "The Core

Optima WorkPro K8X - PCs
PC Authority - Features/Specs: 2GHz Athlon 64 3200+; 512MB PC3200 DDR RAM; Gigabyte C51-MCP51 motherboard; 160GB HDD; dual-layer DVD writer; 256MB Geforce 6100 integrated graphics; 17in Optima LCD; Windows XP Home. 3yrs RTB Warranty. Verdict: A tidy PC at a

Build a dual-core PC without busting your budget
ITnews - The heart of any dual-core PC is the processor; it can also be a budget buster unless you choose your CPU carefully. Currently, the ne plus ultra of dual-core processors are Intel's 3.2-GHz Pentium Extreme Edition, which sells at a street price of

Averatec Expands Portable Series With Stylish, Feather-Light Notebook
Market Wire - SANTA ANA, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 06/14/2006 -- Averatec, Inc., a leader in innovative mobile computing products, today announced the expansion of its feather-light portable notebook line with the introduction of the 1100 Series. Featuring sleek

Acquisition module uses wireless communications
Electronics Talk - Plextek has developed a processing and communications module for use with advanced unattended ground sensors (UGS). These are small electronics devices used for perimeter security, surveillance, tracking and intrusion detection etc, and typically

Driving away Intel's blues
Electronic Engineering Times - The world's largest semiconductor company is stuck between a rock and a hard place. Its core computer business is maturing, and its new businesses in communications are generating losses instead of hoped-for growth. Some of those new businesses are

eMachines T6532
ABC News - The eMachines T6532 ($600 direct), which sits at the high end of the company's desktop line, is a solid budget PC. Geared toward the entry-level power user, the low-cost machine provides a good amount of power and features while retaining a very