Palm VII Closes The Gap On Star Trek?s Communicator
Skipping right past the Palm IV, V, and VI, 3Com announced its Palm VII organizer today. The latest version of the popular PDA puts the focus on wireless communication, including Internet access. But the price may surprise you.
June 18, 2009
Finding GeForce3: nVidia Announces Committed Manufacturers
Having the next-generation graphics chip ready to drop into desktop computer systems is something entirely different than getting that chip onto retail shelves. But with this week’s launch of the GeForce3 graphics chip, nVidia also sent word of a formidable list of graphics card manufacturers and computer makers committed to using the new chip.
May 24, 2009
Registry Hack: Tweaking Windows ME’s Pesky System Restore Feature
One of the most often noted features of Windows ME, system restore takes up hard disk drive space, and disabling it still won’t take out the trash. Ars Technica looks at hacking the system registry to clean up after system restore.
May 7, 2009
Fuel for the Fire: Yamaha’s CRW2100EZ Burner
Yamaha’s new CRW2100EZ delivers a complete package ready for CD burning right out of the box. But despite high marks, the Tech Zone says, the CRW2100EZ doesn’t come close to the fast, coaster-free performance of the leading CD-RW drives.
May 1, 2009
Intel Lauds a Bevy of Desktops and Notebooks
(SAN JOSE) Even while awarding PC vendors for producing easier-to-use computers, Intel execs say the need for ‘boring beige boxes’ will continue. At the spring Intel Developer Forum today, company officials awarded Compaq, Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens, Samsung, Sony and SOTEC for producing machines that raised the bar not only on performance but also on personality and simplicity.
April 22, 2009
IDE, ATA, et al: A Complete Guide to Drive Interfaces
A drive might hint at blistering performance on a spec sheet, but if it doesn’t communicate effectively with the rest of a PC’s system, then it doesn’t matter. Storage Review takes a comprehensive look at hard disk drive interfaces — an element in a PC system that’s in some ways as important as the characteristics of the hard disk itself.
April 18, 2009
Zip-y CD Burner a Solid (But Slow) Upgrade
Iomega zips into optical data storage with the ZipCD 12×10x32x. Neoseeker says that the burner’s slow write performance is offset by bonuses like Burn Proof technology.
April 16, 2009
