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Zonbu redefines green PC

Flash-based, no disk and very low carbon. Green winds of change are blowing through the world of PC design, and Zonbu's flash-based, diskless and non-Windows ultra small box reflects them. While Windows Vista has advanced power management, leading to energy savings, it cannot match the claimed power-savings of Zonbu's desktop.
8/2/2007 4:16:31 PM



Debugger detects hardware problems 'on the floor'

Wind River has released its On-Chip Debugging for Manufacturing and Test, a standards-based offering that allows engineers to diagnose hardware problems on the manufacturing floor.
8/2/2007 4:14:03 PM



Monitor Board communicates system parameters to remote PC.

Monitoring health and status of chassis systems, 6U CompactPCI System Monitoring and Control Board monitors critical system parameters in telecom, datacom, ISP, and wireless server applications. It installs in system enclosure and communicates to remote PC via 100Base-T Ethernet connection. Storing all configuration parameters in non-volatile flash, board monitors 8 fan tachs, 8 temperature ...
8/2/2007 10:15:48 AM





In Other News...

If you're going to bring a PC game like Crysis to consoles, how much of its graphics (not to mention gameplay features) can you gut allowing it run on the lesser hardware without fundamentally changing the experience?
8/2/2007 8:55:44 AM



New comScore Tech Metrix Service Tracks Computer Hardware Configurations and Software Usage

RESTON, Va., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- comScore ( Nachrichten ), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced the launch of comScore Tech Metrix, a new service to provide a detailed view of Internet users' individual technology profiles, including computer hardware, software configurations, and usage.
8/1/2007 4:06:21 PM



Sun grants hardware contract to distributor

Storage vendor Sun Microsystems has given software distribution partner Aptec the green light to begin selling products from its volume hardware portfolio.
8/1/2007 3:27:57 PM



Set my PC port free

Wireless USB brings the Ultra Wide Band’s speed to the PC’s most-used connection point
8/1/2007 2:58:33 PM



Building Block - Asus P5B-E Plus

Hardware giant Asus offers a wide range of motherboards based on Intel’s P965 chipset, and of these the P5B-E Plus is the one model the firm is aiming at overclocking-mad PC builders and enthusiasts.
7/31/2007 9:30:37 PM



Redemtech Acquires Texas-Based PC Asset Recovery, Inc.

Redemtech , a leading provider of Technology Change Management services, today announced the acquisition of PC Asset Recovery, Inc., an IT asset recovery and computer recycling company targeting the mid-market.
7/31/2007 7:49:00 AM



Job vacancy: West Lancashire District Council - Temporary Technical Assistant (N

A vacancy has arisen for an ICT Technical Assistant within the Information and Communications Technology Section. This challenging opportunity will involve the successful applicant in all aspects of the provision of PC hardware and software support within the authority.
7/31/2007 1:34:21 AM



Bootcamp 487: Moving to a new PC part 3

Keep abreast of the latest issues in computer technology with Rick Maybury.
7/30/2007 6:08:35 PM



Review: PC Specialist Fusion 6000XT gaming PC

At first glance the Fusion 6000XT looks expensive, but a quick scan through some online component dealers reveals that you couldn’t do it much cheaper if you built it yourself.
7/30/2007 6:02:43 AM



Electronics makers clean up their act

After learning Greenpeace ranked Lenovo dead last for green credentials out of 14 consumer electronics brands, the Chinese-American PC maker committed to phase out hazardous chemicals from all products by 2009 and initiated a global hardware recycling program. It worked. Within a year Lenovo had soared to the top of Greenpeace’s quarterly chart and has remained near the top since. The intensity ...
7/28/2007 11:16:36 PM



AMD Analyst Day sliced, diced

YESTERDAY'S ANALYST DAY in Sunnyvale took hardware and news sites by storm, just as we expected. The blizzard of codenames raised a few eyebrows too. If you want to read what AMD is planning and go through slideware, check out PC Perspective , or TechReport , while HardOCP spread the coverage between Bulldozer here and QuadFire, or 4-way CrossFire here .
7/27/2007 11:14:36 AM



Build An Entertainment Center For The Mac Or The PC

If you've already got a Mac or a PC, you can build a home entertainment center around your current computer. Here are two sample systems to help show what can be done.
7/27/2007 9:26:06 AM



How Low Can PC Prices Go?

Everex is offering its full-featured PC in Wal-Mart stores for $298, which isn't much more than a proposed $350 consumer laptop.
7/25/2007 1:03:00 PM



Intelligent Living Corp. Announces Release of Microsoft Vista(TM) Optimized NextG Media PC Using Intel(R) Hardware

Elgrande International announced today that the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Intelligent Living Corp.,, has released its next generation media PC. ILC's NextG media PC utilizes Intel's® G965 Express Chipset in combination with Intel's® Core™ 2 Duo E6600 processor and a 4 MB L2 memory cache to deliver incredible performance and innovative capabilities to digital home consumers.
7/24/2007 8:15:00 AM



PC World to sell wooden PC

The latest green PC is brown. A supposedly zero carbon PC is being developed by PC World, featuring wood casing for keyboard, screen and mouse. Use of recycled materials and low electricity needs will reduce its carbon footprint to 85 percent of a standard PC. (Photo here.)
7/23/2007 9:51:10 AM



Acer: PC industry 'disappointed' with Vista

Poor OS means poor sales, says Acer boss Acer president Gianfranco Lanci became the first major PC manufacturer to openly attack Microsoft over the Windows Vista operating system in the Financial Times Deutschland on Monday.
7/23/2007 9:51:00 AM



Last Week's Reviews: COSMOS PC Case, Logitech MX Air, Logitech PlayGear

Last week we reviewed several interesting electronics, gaming accessories and PC hardware. We tested the upcoming Cooler Master COSMOS PC Case> and gave this excellent case our Editor's Choice award. We looked at a Sony PSP case and PSP headph...
7/22/2007 3:21:32 AM



PC gaming hardware is 'overpriced'

IN AN ENTRY posted to the official Nvidia Developer's Blog, top-rank Nvidia blogger Roy Taylor has spoken out against "over priced PC hardware better suited to winning magazine reviews than equipping end users with what they need."
7/18/2007 4:43:50 AM



Tom's Hardware Launches System Builder Marathon

Tom's Hardware launches a special editorial feature, the System Builder Marathon. The editors at Tom's Hardware will build, test and evaluate do-it-yourself PC systems at varying costs, using individual component brands that performed best in Tom's Hardware tests.
7/17/2007 9:57:00 AM



Fujitsu Extends Its Leadership in Pen Computing, Adding Latest Processor Technology to Stylistic ST5100 Tablet PC Series

Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today refreshed its Stylistic ST5100 lightweight slate Tablet PC Series with the new Intel Core 2 Duo Ultra Low Voltage processor offering superior performance levels with extended battery life.
7/17/2007 7:00:00 AM



The Systematic Destruction of PC Gaming?

Loyd Case: Are the powers that be in the PC universe conspiring to kill off PC gaming? Or is just a series of incompetent coincidences? I'd like to know.
7/16/2007 9:10:51 AM



Do Xbox 360s Scratch Discs? (PC World)

PC World - Just days after Microsoft Corp. took a more than US$1 billion earnings charge to fix hardware problems in Xbox 360 consoles, a class-action suit says that the consoles also damage game discs.
7/14/2007 10:25:49 AM



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