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Dell Dimension 8200 (2.4GHz P4 with 533MHz FSB) review
Reviews Before getting too excited about the new components, it's worth pointing out some of the shortcomings of the first 533MHz-bus Pentium 4 systems. Intel has released three new chips with the faster FSB, running at clock speeds of 2.53GHz, 2.4GHz and...
[May 13, 2002, 17:32]
Intel readies 2.4GHz Xeon
News Intel will roll out a new version of its Xeon chip on Tuesday in what will be a major day for processor releases. The chipmaker plans to release a 2.4GHz version of its Xeon chip for one- and two-processor servers during its developer conference in...
[April 23, 2002, 9:03]
802.11-ngratitude
Blog Comment Hi there J A Looking at the specs of the routers you mention, it seems like you are still on the 2.4GHz band. I tend to agree with Rupert, that I'm not likely to move to 802.11n until I can get a reasonably priced dual-band router, to take...
[February 27, 2008, 15:08]
Wi-Fi hot spots to hit UK
News The government has been advised to end the restrictions that prevent the commercial use of the 2.4GHz spectrum band that is used by the 802.11b standard. If implemented, this would allow British companies to operate "Wi-Fi hot spots" in areas such...
[March 7, 2002, 15:04]
Inside Intel's Pentium M/Centrino
Talkback Dear Sir, I am fascinated by the Pentium M Centrino 1.7GHz outperforming the 2.4GHz Pentium 4-M. But, does the Centrino still outperforms the 2.4GHz Pentium 4-M when both notebooks are plugged in and the latter can run at its top clock speed of 2.4...
[October 7, 2003, 16:14]
New P4 outstrips Athlon - just
News The performance of Intel's new 2.4GHz Pentium 4 desktop processor merely edges ahead of AMD's latest Athlon XP 2100+, running at 1733MHz, despite the Intel processor's 667MHz lead over the Athlon, according to new ZDNet benchmark tests.
[April 4, 2002, 16:33]
Windows 7 on the Apricot netbook
Blog Comment Does this mean that an old petnium 4 note book could handle windows7? That would be a revelation. The ones I come across with 2.4ghz and above are very nippy still. Oh and whilst I'm at it, one of my laptops is a 2.4ghz P4 and it's fully up to date...
[November 19, 2008, 15:50]
Buffalo AirStation WBR-G54 review
Reviews The AirStation WBR-G54 uses a draft of the 802.11g standard, running at 54Mbps. Unlike the other 54Mbps wireless standard, 802.11a, the 'g' variant uses the 2.4GHz band, which is unlicensed. Although at the time of writing the government is...
[January 24, 2003, 17:04]
Intel revs up notebook chips
News Intel introduced six new chips for notebooks on Tuesday, not long after cutting prices on its mobile processors. The chipmaker, which slashed prices on its mobile Pentium 4 and Celeron chips on Sunday, launched a new flagship 2.4GHz Pentium 4-M...
[January 15, 2003, 9:47]
Opteron upgrades ready for launch
News AMD plans to announce faster new models of its dual-core Opteron processor on Monday, an attempt to stay ahead of rival Intel in the market. The company is introducing its Opteron 180, 280 and 880, which are 2.4GHz chips geared for computers with...
[September 26, 2005, 12:05]
'WirelessUSB' could beat Bluetooth on the PC
News Cypress Semiconductor is introducing a new technology that it says could leapfrog Bluetooth and other standards to create a standard for wirelessly linking peripherals such as mice and keyboards to a PC.
[November 5, 2002, 13:34]
AirMagnet Spectrum Analyzer review
Reviews AirMagnet’s Spectrum Analyzer is a combination of software and hardware that provides a notebook not just with the ability to detect signals and plot them, but also delivers an expert system that recognises and diagnoses common interference...
[September 20, 2005, 9:50]
French army takes aim at Apple's AirPort
News Researchers from France's National Centre for Scientific Research warned in a newsletter last week that French buyers of Apple's new iBook notebook computer could be in for a nasty surprise if they use the machine's AirPort wireless transmitter...
[September 29, 1999, 9:25]
Glitch keyboard setup defeats cordless
Member Review Used this keyboard a few weeks and found it unusable. Though it did work for a few days, eventually mouse and keyboard would have a delay of ~10 sec -- i.e.you type something in and it takes 10 secs for the computer to respond.
[February 17, 2004, 10:11]
Government clears way for public Wi-Fi hot spots
News The government moved on Monday to end commercial restrictions on the deployment of wireless local-area networks (WLANs), opening the door to the introduction of wireless Internet access "hot spots" around the country.
[June 11, 2002, 14:36]
A to Z of wireless standards
News Wireless networking is part of the furniture these days, but the zoo of standards still baffles the non-specialist. This can in part be put down to the 802.11 wireless LAN working group, which has 250 supporting companies, 650 active members and an...
[March 26, 2003, 8:04]
IEEE's 802.11g WLAN standard seems doomed
News A faster variation on the 802.11b wireless LAN standard seems certain to arrive in the market too late to have any real use. The 802.11g specification may cause little more than confusion as it will be beaten to the market by the superior 802.11a...
[December 18, 2001, 15:56]
Proxim ORiNOCO AP-700 review
Reviews Those features starts with support for 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE), where power is squirted over the data cables rather than via a separate AC supply. Of course that’s of little value in companies where PoE has yet to be deployed, and a...
[March 10, 2005, 12:10]
Second Celeron price cut in a fortnight
News Intel reduced the price of several of its Celeron processors for desktop PCs over the weekend, marking its second round of price cuts in two weeks. The chipmaker lowered prices for the chips, designed for low-price desktops, by as much as 24...
[April 28, 2003, 14:47]
802.11g boosts wireless hardware sales
News Worldwide sales of wireless networking products grew in the first quarter, a seasonally slow selling period, according to a report released on Tuesday from research firm Dell'Oro Group. Revenue for wireless networking equipment was $411m in the...
[May 14, 2003, 9:19]
