Archive for the ‘Desktops’ Category

Dell XPS One A2010

Monday, October 29th, 2007

Information Dell posted on the Federal Communications Commission website has opened the curtains to reveal the Dell XPS One A2010, the company's upcoming computer-in-a-monitor. Details are liable to change, but from the looks of it the XPS One A2010 will have an Intel Core 2 Duo, 22 inch LCD with a ...

Leopard hacked to run on PC?

Sunday, October 28th, 2007

We've come to expect our Apple-related hacks early and user friendly these days, but we've still got mad respect for the folks at OSx86 Scene who've managed to get Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard up and running on Intel PCs on launch day -- the day before if you felt ...

NEC SX-9 (world’s fastest Vector supercomputer)

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

  NEC looks to have earned itself some new bragging rights in the supercomputer club with its new SX-9 model, which it claims is the "world's fastest vector supercomputer" on the market today. Helping it earn that distinction is a peak processing performance of 839 teraflops, and a peak vector performance ...

Apple halts Boot Camp downloads

Wednesday, October 24th, 2007

With just three days to go before Leopard hits the scene, Apple's gone ahead and made Boot Camp unavailable to download -- a move that shouldn't surprise anyone, because we knew it was coming the day Leopard was announced. Tiger users with Boot Camp partitions who aren't ready to make ...

Dell XPS 420

Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007

Dell XPS 420 is now prepped for your ordering on Dell's online store. Prices start at $1,499, which will get you a fairly speed system and a 20-inch LCD. Other perks: * Bluetooth keyboard and mouse * 13-in-1 card reader * SideShow * an option for an "Xcelerator" (to speed up video encoding) * Vista ...

Super Computer in your palm

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Some scientists claim that they have invented a tool that will correct the strange behavior or nano-wires, effectively allowing the creation of "supercomputers the size of a matchbox." Previously this was not possible because, according to University of Edinburgh's school of engineering and electronics Dr Michael Zaiser, as they reduced ...

Dell XPS 420 Specifications

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Should anyone be wondering what Dell's got up its sleeve with its next-gen XPS system, here's the scoop: the XPS 420 will be appropriately bigger, badder, better equipped, and even have fun features like a hardware MPEG-4 encoder and SideShow display up top. Core 2 Duo, Extreme, or Quad (up to ...