Can AMD hit back with Phenom II?Recent benchmarks of AMD's new 45nm Phenom II desktop CPUs reveal them to be very competitive when compared with Intel chips at similar prices, but is it enough to bring AMD back from the brink?February 8, 2009 by Alex Serpo in Processors
Five reasons SSDs are greatIt's rare that we see a genuinely new technological paradigm land on retail shelves, but solid state drives, or SSDs, are one such technology. Here are five reasons we're looking forward to their ascendancy.January 21, 2009 by Alex Serpo in Developer
USB 3.0 will crush eSATA, FireWireIntel demonstrated a working version of USB 3.0 at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week. Here's what we can look forward to with the new technology.January 12, 2009 by Alex Serpo in Laptops
64-bit Windows: It's time to get seriousWhat do Windows 7 and Windows NT have in common? Despite being separated by 16 years, they're both available as 32-bit operating systems; and it's time for Microsoft to move on.January 7, 2009 by Alex Serpo in Windows
Will the NSW Govt put Linux in schools?The NSW Government's release this week of an expressions of interest tender to give low-cost laptops to every senior public school student in NSW is a big step, but will these systems be Windows or Linux?December 3, 2008 by Alex Serpo in Open Source
Hullabaloo about OLEDIt's been a long time coming, but it seems that OLED displays are finally beginning to creep onto the market.November 27, 2008 by Alex Serpo in PCs
Why isn't the business PC dead yet?It's not everyday you look forward to a funeral, but I can't wait for the death of the business desktop PC.November 23, 2008 by Alex Serpo in Hardware
Is green IT a marketing fad?It seems that green IT has dropped off the radar, with other technology issues moving to the fore. But was green IT ever a real technology movement, or was it just a marketing fad?November 20, 2008 by Alex Serpo in CXO
How many Windows 7s will there be?The internet has been awash with rumours about Windows 7, with a pre-beta release being handed out to attendees at the Professional Developers Conference in the US this week. But how many Windows 7 versions will there be?October 30, 2008 by Alex Serpo in Windows