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Building a Better Budget PC
AnandTech - Jul 10 5:59 AM
People often ask about which components they should use for a budget PC. We'll try to answer exactly that question, as we will be running benchmarks on several popular budget platforms.Save to My Web

Gateway gears up for back to school
ZDNet - Jul 06 4:59 PM
Twelve new models released to PC retailers as the company embraces AMD's dual-core notebook chips and low prices.Save to My Web

Microsoft Vista's PC-Rating Tool Gets A Revamp
Michigan Technology News - Jul 10 7:37 AM
SEATTLE - Microsoft has reworked the PC assessment tool in Windows Vista after fielding complaints from hardware makers-but the changes may not be enough to completely quell concerns.Save to My Web

AOL may drop member fees
ZDNet - Jul 06 2:59 PM
May ax charges for services like having an AOL.com e-mail account, to entice customers to keep using the offerings.Save to My Web

House style
The Register - Jul 07 6:46 AM
Hands off the keyboard: it's in crash Stob I'm not usually a great one for American TV comedy, the cartoons excepted. But recently I came upon a wonderful thing called House , featuring Hugh Laurie as the eponymous hero, a consultant at a New Jersey hospital. Laurie is an effective counter to that arch-enemy of all American hospdrams, Doctor Mawk. Save to My Web

Altium offers 'drop in' tool for Nios II IDE
Embedded Systems Programming Magazine - Jul 06 9:48 AM
SAN FRANCISCO Altium Ltd. Thursday (June 29) announced the release of a new Tasking VX-toolset for the Nios II family of embedded processors from programmable logic supplier Altera Corp.Save to My Web

Portable Linux DAW Records, Mixes
eWeek - Jul 06 7:49 PM
Startup Trinity Audio Group is using open-source audio applications in a portable, inexpensive digital audio workstation that targets field recordists, podcasters and producers. (LinuxDevices.com)Save to My Web

RAID Problems With Intel Core 2?
Slashdot - Jul 06 1:17 PM
Nom du Keyboard writes "The Inquirer is reporting that the new Intel Core 2 processors Woodcrest and Conroe are suffering badly when running RAID 5 disk arrays, even when using non-Intel controllers. Can Intel afford to make a misstep now with even in the small subset of users running RAID 5 systems?" From the article: "The performance in benchmarks is there, but the performance in real world Save to My Web