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Tech Guide What is VoIP, how much does it cost, how does it work and what are the alternatives? Our Tech Guide provides the answers.
Dual-core AMD Turion: slow out of the gate
Tech Guide Preliminary benchmark results for AMD's new dual-core mobile processor suggest that Intel has little to fear.
Intel Core 2 Duo preview benchmarks: a different approach
Tech Guide How does Intel's new Core 2 Duo E6700 processor cope with multitasking? We have some preliminary test results.
Inside Intel's Napa platform
Tech Guide Intel's latest mobile platform, now officially christened Centrino Duo, introduces the Core Duo (Yonah) chip with dual CPU cores. This and other developments should deliver useful -- if not revolutionary -- increases in notebook performance and battery life.
Tablet PC productivity tips
Tech Guide Pen-based computing can be highly productive -- especially if you follow our expert advice.
Dual core shoot-out: Intel versus AMD
Tech Guide AMD's Athlon 64 X2 3800+ is an affordable entry-level dual core processor. But how does it match up to Intel's equivalent Pentium D? We have the benchmarks.
Give public biometrics the finger
Tech Guide Like it or not, fingerprint scanners are becoming ever more widespread. Are they more secure? No.
Proceed with care
Tech Guide When your computer breaks down, think first before you try to fix it.
Managing a two-computer installation
Tech Guide What's the best way of keeping two computers -- a home PC and a work notebook -- synchronised? Here's one solution.
AMD's dual-core CPUs come out fighting
Tech Guide How does AMD's new dual-core Athlon 64 X2 processor stack up against Intel's Pentium Extreme Edition 840? We have some preliminary – and dramatic – benchmarks.
More wires, more fire: FireWire 800
Tech Guide FireWire 800 ups the speed ante, promising twice the data transfer rate of FireWire 400. But what does this mean for you? Read on to learn about this new development in data transfer.
Catch the new wave in wireless networking: 802.11n
Tech Guide The 802.11g wireless networking standard is overtaking its predecessor, 802.11b, and already plans are being made to introduce a new extension to the 802.11 spec that will increase its reliability, security and speed. Here are some factors to consider when planning the future of your Wi-Fi network.
How to avoid obsolete storage hell
Tech Guide Don't get suckered into using a backup medium that your next computer won't be able to read.
Intel's first dual-core CPU benchmarked
Tech Guide Preliminary tests on a PC powered by Intel's new dual-core Pentium Processor Extreme Edition 840 show great promise for improving productivity.
Benchmarks: Intel's 64-bit Pentium 4 660
Tech Guide The Pentium 4 6xx-series sees Intel finally entering 64-bit desktop CPU market. The new chips also offer improved power management (EIST) and memory overflow protection (XD bit).
