Most high-end and bleeding-edge PC configurations are characterized by oversized chassis that are meant to inspire awe and 'live up' to the significant performance capabilities housed within. Knowing this, companies have been putting special effort in developing new, imposing and overall good-looking towers or mid-towers. Unlike them, SilverStone seems to have had something else in mind when it made the Sugo SG07. While using the mini-ITX form factor, this chassis can actually house components more powe...
[read more >>] While NVIDIA may have not made any groundbreaking unveilings at CeBIT when it came to the upcoming GeForce GTX 470 and GTX 480 cards, it did bring out a graphics solution aimed at netbooks and entry-level systems. This next-generation ION has already been incorporated in several PCs that will become available over the next months. Adding to the growing list of companies that are adopting the new graphics is Giada, which took advantage of CeBIT to officially reveal a nettop with media center capabilities.It is alr...
[read more >>] Following a long and difficult waiting period, which has already lasted for months, NVIDIA seems to have finally broken the silence. After it kept quiet about its upcoming cards' performance even at CeBIT, end-users had most likely resigned themselves to waiting for the official launch before finding out anything specific.Now, however, the GPU maker has finally released the first real video demonstration of one of its upcoming GF100-based Fermi graphics adapter, with the not so little bonus of revealing trip...
[read more >>] Acer has already revealed its Aspire 5738PG multitouch notebook but, of course, the company's laptop lineup definitely does not reduce itself to that single model. In addition to DirectX 11 graphics and multitouch capabilities, there is a third technology set to take off during 2010, namely 3D. While aiming to be among the first to produce 3D-capable mobile computers, the company decided to merge the advanced DirectX 11 technology with support for 120Hz videos, the end result being the Acer Aspire 5740DG.Unl...
[read more >>] While NVIDIA again refused to hand out any sort of details on the upcoming Fermi cards, it did make a step on the graphics market by introducing the next-generation ION at CeBIT 2010 in Hanover, Germany. With a number of companies having already showcased their respective netbooks and other devices running the new graphics solution, the ION is poised to become a strong presence on the mobile front.A new addition to the line of such devices is the M1000N netbook from Gigabyte, which merges the low-power consumptio...
[read more >>] There are two main technologies that have been given the most attention over the past months. One is the already famous DirectX 11 graphics technology, which gives an entirely new degree of realism to 3D games. The second capability, namely multi-touch input, is more multimedia-oriented and it increases interactivity. Seeking to provide users with a laptop that is both performance-packed and interactive, Acer has brought along its Aspire 5738PG notebook PC at CeBIT. The mobile personal computer is powered by the...
[read more >>] Seeking to satisfy the enthusiasts' ever-growing need for better graphics, high overclocking capabilities and overall top-tier performance, most, if not all, PC hardware makers that attended CeBIT tried to grab attention with new motherboards or high-end graphics cards. Still, while 4GB adapters and motherboards that can push a CPU's frequency over the top deserve their attention, they cannot exactly make a great system on their own. To provide consumers with high-quality audio that complements bleeding...
[read more >>] Seeing the growing popularity of network-attached storage devices, Intel has decided to update its low-power Atom platform and optimize it for use in such installments. NAS units are generally used by home and small office networks as central storage hubs and, as such, they need good streaming and data-transfer rates, as well as low power usage and storage expandability. Intel promises that its new D410 and D510 chips, along with the 82801IR I/O Controller will achieve these goals. With LG having already showcase...
[read more >>] Besides netbooks and DirectX 11 graphics, there is another product category that, while not as rapidly, saw an increasing adoption over the past year. Network-attached storage devices (NAS) are being used more frequently in home and small office environments, as they can centralize data for use by multiple PCs. In order to improve both the performance and energy efficiency of such products, Intel has announced that it has optimized its latest Atom central processing units for use in such storage mechanisms. One n...
[read more >>] The 4GB ATI Radeon HD 5970 model known as ARES has been in development at ASUS for a while now. Unsurprisingly, the hardware maker's rivals were not slow in devising their own models, even showcasing them at this year's edition of the CeBIT expo in Hanover, Germany. Now joining Sapphire and XFX, ASUS has made the official announcement of the Republic of gamers adapter, which, the company says, “goes where none have ventured before.” Still, in order to raise the stakes, the company has showca...
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