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Article | 9/05/2013 APC Messiest Office competition winners announced

From the look of the entries that we received for our Messiest Office competition, it seems many of us still have a deep desire to hoard every little ...

Article | 29/04/2013 Intel starts countdown clock for next-gen Haswell chips

In just a few weeks, Intel's one-chip-fits all family of core processors will finally meet Microsoft's one-design-fits all operating system, Windows 8...

Article | 15/02/2013 Product snapshot: ASUS ARES II graphics card

Huge graphics cards are nothing new. Since the 3DFX Voodoo 5, graphics cards longer than the motherboards they sit in have amused high-powered PC enth...

Article | 12/09/2012 IDF 2012 cool gear: Meet the Core i7-powered Coke machine

Eight countries in South America are said to currently have the coolest Coke vending machines in the world. Featuring an Intel Core i7 CPU inside, not...

Article | 5/09/2012 Intel adds reduced-power CPUs to its fourth generation roadmap

Intel has today announced a new addition to the roadmap of its fourth generation processor line-up, which will be introduced in 2013. A line of 10W CP...

Article | 27/08/2012 Catch of the Day's Technothon: cheap tech

Daily deals website Catch of the Day is running its Technothon until midday today, with low prices on a wide range of technology products.

Article | 30/07/2012 Microsoft announces new hardware for Windows 8

Microsoft on Monday announced new keyboards and mice optimized for tablets and laptops running the Windows 8 operating system.

Article | 23/05/2012 Vivid Sydney 2012 gets some love from will.i.am

The member of the Black Eyed Peas will be participating in an arts project facilitated by Sydney-based arts company, Spinifex, which will be an intera...

Article | 26/04/2012 In Pictures: Intel’s new Ivy Bridge chips

Nano-transistors powering big gains in power, efficiency

Article | 9/03/2012 Intel aims for faster Thunderbolt with PCI-Express 3.0

Intel is working to boost data transfer speeds with a faster pipe on Thunderbolt, a high-speed connector technology that link computers with periphera...

Article | 29/02/2012 Intel confirms Ivy Bridge processor delay

Chip giant Intel has confirmed that its next-generation microprocessors, code-named Ivy Bridge, will arrive around two months later than initially pla...

Article | 1/12/2011 Top tech Christmas gifts under $200

Deciding what to buy friends and loved ones gifts for Christmas is never easy, but there are plenty of little gizmos to choose from if they are techni...

Article | 3/08/2011 Graphics Card Museum Gives Geeks A New Excuse to Travel

Ukrainian PC enthusiasts now have one more place to visit on their summer vacation this year, as a museum dedicated to the history of graphics cards i...

Article | 13/07/2011 It takes 1m ARM processors to make 1b brain neurons

A group of British researchers led by the daddy of the ARM processor, normally found in smartphones, went to find out how many how many neurons can an...

Article | 21/05/2011 Intel: We own Thunderbolt trademark, not Apple

Intel has firmly insisted that it is the owner of the Thunderbolt trademark, not Apple.

Article | 23/05/2011 The low-down on Intel's 3D tri-gate transistor

Intel has announced that its future processor generations will be based upon a completely new transistor design known as the 3D tri-gate transistor.

Article | 9/05/2011 Magic Mouse vs. Magic Trackpad

Shoppers buying one of Apple's shiny new Thunderbolt-equipped iMacs are faced with a choice before they check out: Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, or bot...

Article | 6/05/2011 ARM to bite into Intel's PC dominance by 2015, IDC says

IDC on Thursday predicted that ARM will capture a 15 percent share of the PC microprocessor market by 2015, as the company dials up development of pro...

Article | 5/05/2011 What is Ivy Bridge?

Ivy Bridge is the codename for Intel's next microprocessor. The Ivy Bridge processor will be a follow-on from the company's successful Second Generati...

Article | 5/05/2011 Moore's Law enters the third dimension as Intel hopes to find way into handheld devices

Intel today announced that it will transition to Tri-Gate transistors in its new 22 nanometre microprocessors, which will allow it to build upward in ...