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Keep your PC quiet

Tech Guide Your PC's cooling system can be distractingly noisy -- especially if you work at home, away from the background hum of the office. Here's how to minimise the problem.

AMD's Thoroughbred leaves the starting gate

Tech Guide AMD's latest Athlon XP processor uses a smaller fabrication process and runs at a higher clock speed than its 'Palomino' predecessors. ZDNet puts it through its benchmark paces.

Athlon XP/2200+: workstation performance

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Athlon XP/2200+: gaming performance

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Athlon XP/2200+: Internet performance

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Athlon XP/2200+: rendering performance

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Athlon XP/2200+: encoding performance

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Athlon XP/2200+: application performance

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Athlon XP/2200+: how we tested

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Intel 850E v VIA P4X333

Tech Guide VIA has released a Pentium 4 chipset that supports a 533MHz frontside bus and DDR333 memory. We test it against Intel's 850E Rambus chipset.

Intel's new 845 chipsets

Tech Guide Intel has released three new variants of the SDRAM-supporting 845 chipset, aimed at different segments of the PC market. Here's a technical guide with all the details.

Pentium 4 v Athlon XP

Tech Guide Intel has upgraded the Pentium 4 architecture to support a 533MHz frontside bus. Check out our comprehensive benchmark tests to see how this affects the balance of power with AMD.

Pentium 4 v Athlon XP: conclusion

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Pentium 4 v Athlon XP: gaming performance

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Fully equipped: the mobile professional

Do you spend a lot of your working life out of the office? If so, check out our selection of the best kit to take out on the road.

Mobile devices: a buyer's guide

Businesses going mobile need to consider whether to buy notebooks, handhelds, smartphones or other mobile devices. Then there's the various wireless connectivity options, and the extra management burden on the IT department. We take a look at some of these issues.

Buyer's Guide: smartphones for business

Want to work on the move but don't want to lug a laptop? You'll need a smartphone of some kind that lets you do email, open business documents and browse the web, among other things. Here are ten recent contenders.