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  • 15 August 2011

  • News: AMD pushes Microsoft virtual desktops through new GPU

    Advanced Micro Devices on Monday announced a FirePro graphics processor for businesses that can deliver Windows desktop sessions to remote client PCs through support for Microsoft's desktop virtualization technology.

  • Opinion: The Best of Both Worlds: An SSD and a HDD

    Patrick Couzens asked about using both a solid state drive (SSD) and a hard disk drive (HDD) in the same computer.

  • 12 August 2011

  • News: Software costs a concern for AMD in data center hunt

    AMD is looking at tax and software costs as it looks for ways to reduce the number of its data centers.

  • News: Box.net Leads the Way to Embracing Mobile Diversity

    Box.net--a cloud storage and collaboration provider--understands that it is a diverse mobile world, and that part of what makes a service like Box.net valuable is the ability to access data from anywhere and from virtually any device or platform. To fulfill that goal, Box.net has launched new Android tablet, BlackBerry PlayBook, and HTML5 browser-based tools.

  • 11 August 2011

  • Opinion: Cleaning Malware: Slave Drive or Bootable CD?

    Kent knows that you can better scan and clean an infected PC's hard drive by not booting from it. He asked the Antivirus & Security Software forum if it's better to boot from a Linux CD and run security software from that, or to remove the hard drive, and attach it as a secondary drive to another computer.

  • News: Intel gives Ultrabooks a $300M investment boost

    Intel on Wednesday said it would invest US$300 million in companies that develop new technologies for Ultrabooks, a class of thin and light laptops promoted as an alternative to tablet PCs.

  • 10 August 2011

  • Opinion: Breakthrough Could Lower Costs of Ultrabooks

    One of the main drivers behind the high price of ultrathin or ultraportable laptops is the steep cost of their solid state drives, but that might all be changing soon. SandForce, the company responsible for the processors in many of the drives, announced a breakthrough manufacturing process that should result in more affordable solid state drives - and the laptops that use them.

  • 09 August 2011

  • News: Sony London optical disc warehouse destroyed in fire

    Sony's main optical disc distribution warehouse for the U.K. was hit by a large fire on Tuesday morning that has apparently destroyed most or all of the building.

  • News: Hyper-V & virtual PCs: How to handle virtual disks

    Choosing the right format for the right scenario is critical when it comes to performance and management of virtual hard disks (VHDs). We'll look at the pros and cons of the three methods -- fixed, pass-through and dynamic disks -- and highlight some necessary steps to maintain VHDs and reduce unnecessary I/O in your virtual environment.

  • 08 August 2011

  • News: Start-up to release 'stone-like' optical disc that lasts forever

    Start-up Millenniata is planning to introduce a new optical disc and player that etches bits of data into a stone-like material that it claims lasts forever and can be played on any moden DVD or Blu-ray player.

  • 07 August 2011

  • News: Security, Hacker Conferences Have Tech Industry Buzzing

    Stories about lost wages aren't the only scary things being talked about in Sin City this week. The best security researchers and hackers from around the world have gathered in Las Vegas, and news about their work has been creeping out like a toxic flood.

  • 05 August 2011

  • How-Tos: How to install a solid-state drive (SSD) in a laptop

    A solid-state drive offers faster transfer rates and quieter operation than a hard-disk drive. It also has no moving parts, making it less fragile. PC Advisor explains how to make the switch to SSD.

  • How-Tos: How to liquid cool a PC

    A cooler PC will run smoother, faster and more quietly. Applying cooling components is fiddly, but worth doing. PC Advisor shows you how to liquid cool a PC.

  • How-Tos: How to overclock a desktop PC

    Overclocking used to be a dirty word, but with the two main desktop PC processor manufacturers now selling CPUs designed for speed-tweaking, it's now a tried-and-trusted upgrade. PC Advisor shows you how.

  • News: Fusion-io to buy IO Turbine to reach virtualized servers

    Flash storage vendor Fusion-io has agreed to buy IO Turbine for up to US$95 million to extend its on-server cache products to virtualized environments.

  • 04 August 2011

  • News: Flash storage moves closer to CPUs

    In a bid to maximize the speed advantage of solid-state storage, more vendors are promoting approaches that move it closer to the CPUs that process stored data.

  • News: Barracuda doubles capacity of cloud storage, retains pricing

    Barracuda Networks today announced it has doubled the amount of cloud storage capacity available to customers of its backup service, but it kept the price at $50 per month.

  • 03 August 2011

  • Buying Advice: Graphics Cards Buying Advice

    Desktop PC graphics cards are more powerful than any games console. Orestis Bastounis looks at the cards that can run modern games in all their intended glory and also boost everyday visuals

  • How-Tos: How to stop MP3 files skipping or jumping

    A reader had a problem with MP3 files that are part of a playlist skipping or jumping in Windows Media Player. Our Helproom expert shows you how to prevent this.

  • News: Enterprise data warehouse key to national health reform

    The federal government’s Department of Health and Ageing is seeking information from suppliers in preparation for the upcoming national health reform enterprise data warehouse (NHR EDW) program.

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