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NVIDIA Optimus technology: mobile GPU implementation done right?

NVIDIA Optimus technology: mobile GPU implementation done right?

tech | reviews

We take an in-depth look at NVIDIA's Optimus technology, destined to be made available on 50 lapt...

Sapphire Radeon HD 5570 1,024MB graphics card: the jigsaw is now complete

Sapphire Radeon HD 5570 1,024MB graphics card: the jigsaw is now complete

tech | reviews

Filling in the gap left by the last two launches, £65 will buy you a Radeon HD 5570 1,024MB card...

AMD Radeon HD 5450 graphics-card review. £40 of value?

AMD Radeon HD 5450 graphics-card review. £40 of value?

tech | reviews

Bringing Radeon 5000-series goodness down to £40, we examine if the GPU is a good buy.

 
 
 

latest content (last updated: Tue 9th Feb 2010, 19:36 UTC)

Google announces Buzz social networking product

9th Feb 10 19:36 | business | news

Google announces Buzz social networking product

New service integrates Gmail and other Google tools in a Facebooky way, with an emphasis on mobile use.

Samsung and LG on course to deliver 3D TVs in March

9th Feb 10 13:24 | lifestyle | news

Samsung and LG on course to deliver 3D TVs in March

Been itching to get your hands on a 3D TV? The first consumer sets could reach stores as soon as next month.

Netgear announces MBRN3300E 3G Mobile Broadband Router

9th Feb 10 11:30 | tech | news

Netgear announces MBRN3300E 3G Mobile Broadband Router

Using Ericsson's 3G mobile broadband technology, Netgear's latest router could bring broadband to rural areas.

Sapphire Radeon HD 5570 1,024MB graphics card: the jigsaw is now complete

9th Feb 10 05:00 | tech | reviews

Sapphire Radeon HD 5570 1,024MB graphics card: the jigsaw is now complete

Filling in the gap left by the last two launches, £65 will buy you a Radeon HD 5570 1,024MB card. We find out how good it is.

BenQ unveils ultra-slim V Series monitors

8th Feb 10 17:03 | tech | news

BenQ unveils ultra-slim V Series monitors

LED-backlit range topped by a 24in model that measures just 15mm thick.

Windows Mobile 7 rumours pick up pace

8th Feb 10 14:17 | lifestyle | news

Windows Mobile 7 rumours pick up pace

Zune and Xbox to be integral to the next-generation Windows Mobile experience, say Internet sources.

Remember, the Windows 7 Release Candidate won't last forever

8th Feb 10 11:49 | tech | news

Remember, the Windows 7 Release Candidate won't last forever

Still running the RC release of Windows 7? You have seven days to go until Microsoft begins to encourage you to upgrade.

Thermaltake launches wave of revamped Toughpower XT PSUs

8th Feb 10 10:22 | tech | news

Thermaltake launches wave of revamped Toughpower XT PSUs

More power, more potential, says Taiwanese manufacturer.

British firm laughs in the face of the iPad, launches the iTablet

5th Feb 10 15:04 | tech | news

British firm laughs in the face of the iPad, launches the iTablet

Runs Windows, has Flash support, offers multi-tasking, a web cam and USB ports.

Sparkle's low-profile GeForce GTS 250 vies for a place in your HTPC

5th Feb 10 11:44 | tech | news

Sparkle's low-profile GeForce GTS 250 vies for a place in your HTPC

Chassis size constraints restricting your HTPC build? Sparkle reckons its low-profile GTS 250 could be the solution.

MSI trots out souped-up Radeon HD 5770 Hawk edition

5th Feb 10 10:07 | tech | news

MSI trots out souped-up Radeon HD 5770 Hawk edition

Is this the best Radeon HD 5770 money can buy?

Early opening for Symbian

4th Feb 10 12:43 | business | news

Early opening for Symbian

Mobile phone OS completes its migration to open source four months early.

Intel's hexa-core Gulftown processor on course to debut on March 16th?

4th Feb 10 10:32 | tech | news

Intel's hexa-core Gulftown processor on course to debut on March 16th?

Arriving as part of a refreshed Apple Mac Pro, say industry sources.

Dell Inspiron Zino HD mini-desktop PC: all things to everyone?

3rd Feb 10 17:48 | tech | reviews

Dell Inspiron Zino HD mini-desktop PC: all things to everyone?

What's a cross between an Apple Mac mini and a nettop?

SilverStone's HDDBOOST promises to boost system speed by merging your SSD and HDD

3rd Feb 10 16:59 | tech | news

SilverStone's HDDBOOST promises to boost system speed by merging your SSD and HDD

The idea is to create "one virtual super storage solution". Confused? So are we.

Toshiba's Pineview-based NB300, NB305 netbooks make UK debut

3rd Feb 10 14:33 | tech | news

Toshiba's Pineview-based NB300, NB305 netbooks make UK debut

Picking up where the popular NB200 left off.

Internet Explorer 8 becomes world's most popular browser

3rd Feb 10 12:01 | tech | news

Internet Explorer 8 becomes world's most popular browser

Google's Chrome and Mozilla's Firefox continue to gain, but Microsoft's IE8 now commands almost a quarter of the browser marker.

Eurosport HD makes its way to Virgin Media

3rd Feb 10 10:10 | lifestyle | news

Eurosport HD makes its way to Virgin Media

Virgin Media's HD channel count will rise to eight with the addition of Eurosport HD in April.

Corsair set to unleash 512GB Performance series SSD

2nd Feb 10 15:40 | tech | news

Corsair set to unleash 512GB Performance series SSD

Desktop-bound 3.5in drive doubles the maximum capacity of Corsair's Performance series.

How Chrome OS tablet UI might look

2nd Feb 10 14:45 | business | news

How Chrome OS tablet UI might look

It took less than a week for Google to issue its first riposte to the launch of the iPad.

QNAP gives mid-range NAS serves a Pineview upgrade

2nd Feb 10 11:30 | tech | news

QNAP gives mid-range NAS serves a Pineview upgrade

Intel's latest Atom architecture finds its way into QNAP's TS-239 Pro II and TS-439 Pro II.

ARM earnings drop, but still beat expectations

2nd Feb 10 09:50 | business | news

ARM earnings drop, but still beat expectations

UK low-power chip designer out-performs the market as speculation continues about what’s in the iPad chip.

Freeview to gain two new nationwide channels

9th Feb 10 16:07 | lifestyle | news

Freeview to gain two new nationwide channels

Can't find anything to watch? Spare multiplex capacity from the BBC and Arqiva will be used to create two new channels.

Google expected to add social networking to Gmail

9th Feb 10 12:31 | business | news

Google expected to add social networking to Gmail

The evidence is mounting that Google plans to introduce a Twitter-like status update stream to Gmail.

Microsoft teams up with the CEOP, launches child-friendly Internet Explorer

9th Feb 10 10:38 | tech | news

Microsoft teams up with the CEOP, launches child-friendly Internet Explorer

Microsoft, in collaboration with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, has made available a safer version of its IE8 browser.

Apogee Convertor makes an SSD out of your spare CF cards

8th Feb 10 17:31 | tech | news

Apogee Convertor makes an SSD out of your spare CF cards

Latest creation from Walton Chaintech takes a duo of CompactFlash cards to create a low-cost solid-state storage solution.

BT to open access to cable ducts

8th Feb 10 15:30 | business | news

BT to open access to cable ducts

Allowing other network companies use its underground infrastructure could speed-up broadband competition.

Microsoft announces enhanced cooperation with Facebook

8th Feb 10 13:51 | business | news

Microsoft announces enhanced cooperation with Facebook

It’s looking like Microsoft considers Facebook to be its wild-card in the search battle with Google.

HEXUS.sharewatch: ARM best performer in resilient markets

8th Feb 10 11:45 | business | analysis

HEXUS.sharewatch: ARM best performer in resilient markets

Despite jitters over European sovereign debt, most of our stocks gained slightly last week.

Consumers not convinced by iPad

8th Feb 10 10:06 | business | news

Consumers not convinced by iPad

A recent survey reveals fewer consumers wanted to buy an iPad after the launch than before it.

Patriot gets in on ultra-high-speed DDR3 with 2.25GHz Sector 5 kit

5th Feb 10 12:18 | tech | news

Patriot gets in on ultra-high-speed DDR3 with 2.25GHz Sector 5 kit

4GB kit guaranteed to run at 2,250MHz, and there should be plenty of overclocking headroom, too.

YouTube considers recent experiments a success

5th Feb 10 11:26 | business | news

YouTube considers recent experiments a success

The video site has recently experimented with video rentals and political engagement.

Intel unveils vPro 2010

5th Feb 10 10:03 | business | news

Intel unveils vPro 2010

The latest version of its enterprise processor platform comes to the Core i5 and Core i7 families.

JooJoo tablet enters production, prepares to lock horns with Apple's iPad

4th Feb 10 11:30 | tech | news

JooJoo tablet enters production, prepares to lock horns with Apple's iPad

Controversial tablet could be in consumer hands by the end of the month.

Amazon reacts to the iPad

4th Feb 10 09:45 | business | news

Amazon reacts to the iPad

Expected to improve the spec of its Kindle with the acquisition of a touch-screen technology start-up.

Motorola launches Devour, but just in the US

3rd Feb 10 17:46 | business | news

Motorola launches Devour, but just in the US

Looks like an entry-level Android smartphone featuring Motorola’s own social networking delivery service.

Dell introduces thin, light and sexy Latitude 13 notebook

3rd Feb 10 16:10 | tech | news

Dell introduces thin, light and sexy Latitude 13 notebook

Who says enterprise users can't have good looking notebooks?

Samsung launches 2TB EcoGreen hard drive

3rd Feb 10 12:54 | tech | news

Samsung launches 2TB EcoGreen hard drive

Successor to the 1.5TB F2EG unveiled.

One download per second for free Ovi Maps

3rd Feb 10 11:36 | business | news

One download per second for free Ovi Maps

The Finnish handset giant emphasises its commitment to cloud services as the key to its future.

Escalation: Google releases multi-touch for the Nexus One

3rd Feb 10 10:02 | business | news

Escalation: Google releases multi-touch for the Nexus One

Another glove is taken off in the mounting conflict between Google and Apple.

Corsair rolls out new 128GB Flash Voyager GTR USB pen drive

2nd Feb 10 15:03 | tech | news

Corsair rolls out new 128GB Flash Voyager GTR USB pen drive

Faster than the Flash Voyager GT, but still no love for USB 3.0.

Nokia launches its first location-based game

2nd Feb 10 13:02 | business | news

Nokia launches its first location-based game

The acquisition of NAVTEQ yields further fruit as Ovi Maps Racing kick-starts the location-based gaming category.

Sony and Qualcomm both pushing mobile TV

2nd Feb 10 11:19 | business | news

Sony and Qualcomm both pushing mobile TV

The two tech giants are independently trying to highlight the possibilities of watching TV on a mobile device.

ViewSonic launches ‘Buy and Try’ scheme

9th Feb 10 15:51 | business | news

ViewSonic launches ‘Buy and Try’ scheme

Display outfit looks to establish itself as a PC vendor through an innovative deal with UK e-tailers.

TDK plots route to 3TB hard drives

9th Feb 10 12:23 | tech | news

TDK plots route to 3TB hard drives

3.5in hard drive platters with a capacity of 640GB now just around the corner?

Intel finally launches new Itanium

9th Feb 10 10:35 | business | news

Intel finally launches new Itanium

The delayed next generation of Intel’s RISC enterprise processor emerges blinking into the daylight.

Tablet market to grow to $4 billion by 2014

8th Feb 10 17:27 | business | news

Tablet market to grow to $4 billion by 2014

Not only does the market look set to boom, it’s expected to be complementary to other mobile Internet devices.

Canon releases 18 megapixel EOS 550D digital SLR

8th Feb 10 15:24 | lifestyle | news

Canon releases 18 megapixel EOS 550D digital SLR

Latest addition to the EOS range vows to take aspiring photographers beyond the still with advanced video features.

ASRock unveils P55 Deluxe3 motherboard

8th Feb 10 12:52 | tech | news

ASRock unveils P55 Deluxe3 motherboard

Features "True 333" technology to facilitate USB 3.0, SATA 3 and eSATA 3.

Microsoft to address 26 vulnerabilities with upcoming security update

8th Feb 10 11:07 | tech | news

Microsoft to address 26 vulnerabilities with upcoming security update

Patch Tuesday to fix multiple flaws in Microsoft's Office and Windows software suites.

Can Adobe Flash survive?

5th Feb 10 16:44 | business | analysis

Can Adobe Flash survive?

Apple’s iPad famously doesn’t support Flash. Is Adobe in danger of losing its grip on web video and animation?

Recovery threatened by US unemployment and European debt

5th Feb 10 12:18 | business | news

Recovery threatened by US unemployment and European debt

Global markets wobble as the 2009 recovery is put into perspective.

GIGABYTE launches range-topping P55 board, the GA-P55A-UD7

5th Feb 10 11:06 | tech | news

GIGABYTE launches range-topping P55 board, the GA-P55A-UD7

Support for USB 3.0? Check. SATA 6Gbps? Check. Three-way NVIDIA SLI or ATI CrossFire? Check.

Facebook is fourth biggest traffic driver to news sites

4th Feb 10 16:09 | business | news

Facebook is fourth biggest traffic driver to news sites

Hitwise says the social networking site was the number four source of visits to news and media websites last week.

Smartphone market grows by 39% in Q4

4th Feb 10 11:13 | business | news

Smartphone market grows by 39% in Q4

The latest IDC figures confirm smartphones as one of the fastest growing parts of the technology market.

AMD Radeon HD 5450 graphics-card review. £40 of value?

4th Feb 10 05:00 | tech | reviews

AMD Radeon HD 5450 graphics-card review. £40 of value?

Bringing Radeon 5000-series goodness down to £40, we examine if the GPU is a good buy.

A peek at Crucial's RealSSD C300 solid-state drive's performance: 350MB/s+

3rd Feb 10 17:10 | tech | first looks

A peek at Crucial's RealSSD C300 solid-state drive's performance: 350MB/s+

An early look at the fastest single SSD we've come across.

Microsoft has high hopes for Yahoo deal

3rd Feb 10 15:51 | business | news

Microsoft has high hopes for Yahoo deal

A Microsoft exec has revealed that he expects Bing to make a profit once it controls 30 percent of the US search market.

ARM to replace Cadbury in FTSE 100

3rd Feb 10 12:29 | business | news

ARM to replace Cadbury in FTSE 100

The low-power chip designer is now one of the UK’s 100 biggest companies.

HP introduces quad-core TouchSmart all-in-one PC

3rd Feb 10 10:46 | tech | news

HP introduces quad-core TouchSmart all-in-one PC

Intel's mobile Core i7 processors make an appearance at the heart of Hewlett-Packard's TouchSmart 600 Quad series.

Sony VAIO E series notebooks are anything but dull

2nd Feb 10 16:50 | tech | news

Sony VAIO E series notebooks are anything but dull

Ever wanted a notebook finished in Caribbean Green? Or how about Hibiscus Pink? Iridescent Blue, maybe?

Alienware M11x notebook hits UK retail

2nd Feb 10 14:49 | tech | news

Alienware M11x notebook hits UK retail

The beefiest CULV notebook we've ever seen gets detailed, put up for order.

Enermax refreshes mainstream power supplies

2nd Feb 10 12:07 | tech | news

Enermax refreshes mainstream power supplies

Modu82+ II, Pro82+ II and LibertyECO II arrive with a handful of new features and a freebie, too.

NVIDIA's Fermi to be productised as the GeForce GTX 470 and GTX 480

2nd Feb 10 10:03 | tech | news

NVIDIA's Fermi to be productised as the GeForce GTX 470 and GTX 480

GPU giant gears up for GeForce 400 series.

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