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AMD and Nvidia quit SySmark benchmark group

...as the only major chip participant. The resignation of AMD from the BapCo group, which administers the SySmark benchmark, was revealed on Tuesday. Its announcement... Read more

22 June, 2011 by Jack Clark

HP tweaked Vista over power concerns

PC companies are modifying the power-management settings of Windows Vista, due to the Aero interface shortening the battery life of notebooks Read more

4 May, 2007 by Tom Krazit

AMD on the attack in processor performance row

...a recently released version of the Sysmark benchmarking tool, from industry consortium BAPCo, has been revised to downplay the strengths of AMD's Athlon XP... Read more

30 August, 2002 by Matthew Broersma
Linux Laptop Battery Life: Measurement Tools, Techniques, and Results

Linux Laptop Battery Life: Measurement Tools, Techniques, and Results

...improving Linux laptop power management. Battery life measurements require repeatable workloads. While BAPCo MobileMark 2005 is widely used in the industry, it runs only on... Read more

26 June, 2006

HP Compaq Business Desktop dc7100

A strong performer with a flexible design and an excellent warranty, the HP Compaq dc7100 is a perfect desktop PC for corporate environments. Read more

20 August, 2004 by Rick Broida
ecoquiet RM ONE 50: a first look

ecoquiet RM ONE 50: a first look

Intel is talking up its new Atom processor as a basis for low-cost, low-power 'Netbooks' and 'Nettops'. Here, we examine RM's education- focused ecoquiet ONE 50. Read more

3 June, 2008 by Charles McLellan

How to configure a notebook

...capacity 4X DVD burner To gauge performance and battery life, we used BAPCo's MobileMark 2002 benchmark software, which runs nine real-world programs: Microsoft... Read more

16 January, 2006 by Brian Nadel

Dual core shoot-out: Intel versus AMD

...840. It's worth noting that Intel's processors perform better under BAPCo's SYSmark thanks to its greater prevalence of Pentium 4-optimised applications... Read more

3 November, 2005 by Kai Schmerer

Hush ATX Media PVR

If you're looking for a silent PC with a bit of style about it, consider Hush Technologies' Hush ATX: it does what it says on the tin. Read more

11 November, 2004 by Charles McLellan

IBM ThinkPad X40

Business travellers who like to travel light should definitely consider IBM's sleek and full-featured ThinkPad X40. Read more

8 November, 2004 by Charles McLellan and Xiao Ming Wu

PC-cillin Internet Security 12

PC-cillin Internet Security 12 delivers speedy virus scanning and a host of other Internet protection tools -- all for the price of most antivirus-only programs alone. Read more

1 November, 2004 by Jeff Bertolucci

Acer TravelMate 4501WLMi

This is a fully featured desktop replacement notebook that's not too heavy to take on the road. It performs well, delivers impressive battery life and is reasonably priced. Read more

19 October, 2004 by Charles McLellan

McAfee VirusScan 9.0

VirusScan 9.0 is a worthwhile upgrade for current VirusScan users, who will benefit from the improved spyware detection. But VirusScan lacks a firewall, making it an incomplete security solution. Read more

7 October, 2004 by Jeff Bertolucci

Norton AntiVirus 2005

Norton AntiVirus 2005 is a tenacious virus fighter that, given its premium price, should also -- but doesn't -- include a firewall. It's a good bet for Norton users who want to upgrade, though. Read more

6 October, 2004 by Jeff Bertolucci

Acer Aspire 1714SMi

...replacement systems delivering Office Productivity scores of 210 and 203 respectively under BAPCo's SYSmark 2002. However, when it comes to 3D graphics, the Inspiron... Read more

15 September, 2004 by Xiao Ming Wu

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apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

34 minutes ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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Atangana

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BrownieBoy

Well done to IDC for producing a report that says using XP is a waste of money. Only 11 years too late with it is all....

3 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Jack Schofield

@Burn-IT ...which doesn't mean it isn't true ;-) I'll be interested if you can find any properly-researched, independent data from any of the...

4 hours ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Burn-IT

As said, sponsored by Microsoft........

5 hours ago by Burn-IT on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
mrbigdong

@620W, I mine 1 BTC/daily for cost of 1.7eur, they naysayers regurgitate the rubbish they read as usual

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Mike Denton

If the link to the next section existed that would be awesome.... Guess I have to ask uncle google where it is

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minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

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Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

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knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

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JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

21 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

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SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

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Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

1 day ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

1 day ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

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archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

1 day ago by archerthom on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

1 day ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
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