Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Desktop computers
A lot has changed since I last compiled this list a year ago. Here are my top desktop picks for the 2009 ZDNet Holiday Gift Guide.
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Intel pushes FPGAs into the data center
GPUs are not the only game in town. FPGAs are also gaining traction in data centers to speed up a wide range of applications, but they still require lots of expertise. Intel aims to make it easier for the rest of the world to use programmable logic for server acceleration.
Holiday Gift Guide 2010: Desktop computers
Much of the world may be going mobile, but the desktop PC is still going strong. The reason is simple: A desktop still gives you a lot more per dollar. Here are holiday picks that cost $1,000 or less.
Does a tablet really need eight cores?
The core wars have reached a détente on the PC, but mobile is another matter. Some smartphones and tablets are already packing four cores, but chipmakers apparently aren’t stopping there.
Handspring Visor Edge
The Visor Edge packages the functionality of the high-end Visor Platinum in an attractive slimline design.
Dell XPS 27: An all-in-one made for Windows 8
The PC industry is obsessed with tablets and convertibles, but it is all-in-ones like the Dell XPS 27 that show what Windows 8 can be.
Dell gets serious about tablets and 2-in-1s
Dell unveiled a line of Venue Windows 8 and Android tablets, an 11-inch hybrid and a couple premium XPS Ultrabooks that it hopes will shake the PC market out its slump.
Intel's Haswell-Y promises PC performance in tablets
The latest Y Series processors use so little power that they are now a viable option for fanless tablets and 2-in-1 devices. HP is the first to announce a 2-in-1 with the latest Haswell-Y chip, but will others follow?
SC13: Intel reveals Knights Landing high-performance CPU
Once a niche, high-performance computing has become a key growth area for the tech industry. Intel’s announcements at Supercomputing 13 today---including new details of a completely redesigned Many Integrated Core processor—show just how important technical computing has become.
Microsoft takes a mulligan with Windows 8.1
Windows 8 landed in the rough, but Microsoft gets a second shot with the release later this month of Windows 8.1. For the past few weeks, I've been testing out the consumer preview on both a premium touchscreen laptop and a smaller, cheaper tablet. Is it enough to get Windows back in the game?