processor
The processor is a component of your PC that is extremely important. It is the central brains of your computer's operation. Essentially, the processor makes decisions and routes information to its intended destination. The higher the number of Gigahertz — 1.8GHz, 2.0Ghz, 2.8GHz, and so on — the faster the processor. The speed of the processor also depends on the size of the Front Side Bus (think of it as determining how many lanes on your highway that information has to travel).
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11/02/09 5:25pm Computing, Home A/V, Mobile Apple pitches $30 per month iTunes TV program to studios, Snow Leopard 10.6.2 kills hackintosh Atom netbooks, Sprint WiMAX goes live in Chicago, Dallas, and eight North Carolina cities
Apple is reportedly trying to get content producers (TV studios and the like) to agree to a plan by which Apple would offer an… dig deeper
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06/30/09 1:58pm Gaming Sony patents PlayStation 2 emulation tech for PlayStation 3
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01/23/09 11:10am Computing Intel cuts quad-core chip prices by 40 percent
To combat dropping sales, Intel is cutting prices on many of its processors meaning you may get a better bargain than what you were aiming for. dig deeper
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01/16/09 11:30am Computing Apple may use NVIDIA Ion platform for next Mac mini, Apple TV
The Ion platform combines NVIDIA graphics with an Intel Atom processor for a cheap, relatively powerful combo. dig deeper
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01/08/09 11:17am Computing AMD Phenom II X4 quad-core CPU is AMD's first 3.0 GHz desktop processor
AMD is releasing its first quad-core 45-nanometer chips for desktops today, the Phenom II X4, mirroring the Opteron server chips… dig deeper
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01/02/09 9:00am Computing Asus S121 pictures appear
From the looks of pictures that have appeared on German site Eee PC News, the slim Asus S101 is getting a slightly larger cousin… dig deeper
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12/22/08 11:30am Computing feature PC 101: An overview of the components inside your computer
Save money and empower yourself by getting familiar with your machine; let's take a look at what's under the hood of your PC. dig deeper
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