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AMD Launches 3.2GHz Version of Phenom II CPU
The latest Advanced Micro Devices CPU to hit the market relies on the good old trick of increasing the clock speed to raise performance levels. AMD’s new champ is the Phenom II x4 955 Black Edition, which is set to supersede the Phenom II x4 940 Black Edition as AMD’s new top-of-the-line processor. We took…
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Windows 7 Starter Edition: Right or Wrong Choice for Microsoft’s Netbook Play?
In an attempt to maintain market share and not lose out on the swelling netbook market, Microsoft is planning to offer a stripped-down version of Windows 7, called Starter Edition. Windows 7 Starter Edition will be a crippled version of Windows 7 that will only be able to run three concurrent applications and will lack…
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DLP: Plugging Costly Data Leaks Creates Big Opportunities
An analysis by the Association Press found that more than 800 million data records were exposed or compromised in 2008. The data loss prevention opportunities are growing and the market for this technology is expected to top $2 billion by 2012. Resellers of data loss prevention (DLP) are finding a golden opportunity, but digging for…
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General Dynamics Itronix GD8000 Is One Battle-Ready Notebook
In the realm of tough and sturdy notebooks, champions are far and few between. Sure, there’s Panasonic’s ToughBooks, Gammatech’s Durabooks, and even Dell has a rugged notebook. They’re all fine machines, but no one is about to dunk a ToughBook in 30 gallons of water or throw one on concrete over and over. That is…
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Fujitsu LifeBook T2020 Set New Standard for Tablet PCs
With the rumors floating around that Steve Jobs is quietly inventing Apple’s next portable device, perhaps a tablet PC, Jobs will have to crank up the creativity to beat what’s already available from other manufacturers. Although Fujitsu is one of the smaller computer manufactures and only has a small piece of the portable PC market,…
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Review: Presto Instant-On Revives Old PCs
Despite the hype, despite the value and despite the technology, Linux hasn’t made a significant impact on the desktop PC market. Sure, there are exceptions and some low-end PCs or netbooks come with Linux preinstalled, but for the most part Microsoft Windows rules supreme on the PC. Xandros is taking a new approach to fuel…