Bus

Introduction to Wireless USB (WUSB) August 20, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres Wireless USB (WUSB) products are finally arriving at the market and in this article you will learn more about this technology and see some usage examples. Firewire Bus (IEEE 1394) October 27, 2004 - By Ricardo Zelenovsky and Alexandre Mendonça Learn in depth how the Firewire bus (a.k.a. IEEE1394) works. USB 2.0 August 23, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Learn more about the new USB bus.

CE

Anatomy of the Playstation 3 October 9, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres We completely disassembled the Sony Playstation 3 video game console (80 GB version) to show you how it looks like inside and the components used. Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD January 18, 2007 - By Cássio Lima Learn about the main technical differences between the two main candidates for the DVD succession: Blu-Ray and HD-DVD. Intel ViiV vs. AMD Live! July 12, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres and Cássio Lima Everything you need to know about Intel ViiV and AMD Live! standards for digital entertainment PCs and the difference between them. Updated. The Resurrection of LCoS February 27, 2006 - By Steve Kovsky LCoS is a TV display technology thought to be dead. In this article, we’ll take a look at LCoS TVs and their miraculous reappearance, and we’ll discuss why you may want to consider owning one yourself.

Cooling

ESA Technology Explained December 1, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres A look on the new Enthusiast System Architecture (ESA) technology, available for monitoring and controlling power supplies, cases and cooling devices. Water Cooling Solution from Intel March 9, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres On an unexpected move, Intel decided to release its own water-cooling solution. Take a look on the forthcoming Intel Advanced Liquid Cooling Technology and all its technical details.

CPU

nVidia Tesla Technology November 14, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres Everything you need to know about Tesla, a series of “video cards” from nVidia that are used to process regular programs and not video under a concept called GPGPU. Penryn Core New Features March 29, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres Learn about the new features brought by the forthcoming Penryn core, which is a 45 nm core that will be used on Core 2 and Xeon CPUs in 2008. Includes a small peek on the next Intel microarchitecture, codenamed Nehalem, and also the latest Intel roadmap up to 2010. Details on Intel’s Forthcoming 45 nm Manufacturing Technology January 29, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres An overview of Intel’s 45 nm manufacturing technology and Penryn core. AMD Quad FX Platform January 26, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres and Cássio Lima Everything you need to know about AMD's new "four-core" Quad FX platform. Intel Quad-Core CPU Overview and Roadmap September 27, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres A quick look on the forthcoming Intel quad-core CPUs. AMD Turion 64 X2 Prototypes March 9, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Some pictures of the reference boards for the dual-core version of Turion 64 based on chipsets by ATI (Xpress) and nVidia (SLI Power). IDF Spring 2006 Coverage March 7, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Highlights of the opening keynote given by Justin Rattner, Intel’s CTO, with the latest announcements by Intel on the CPU arena, including Intel's new microarchitecture, called Core. Interview With Phil Hester, AMD’s Corporate VP and CTO February 9, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Exclusive interview with Phil Hester, AMD’s Corporate VP and CTO, discussing AMD’s plans, strategies, new CPUs and a little bit of his professional life and experience. Intel Fab18 Factory Tour in Kiryat Gat, Israel November 25, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Have you ever wondered how is like a CPU factory from inside? We visited Intel's Fab18, located in Israel, where Pentium 4 CPUs, chipsets and flash memories are manufactured. IDF Tel Aviv 2005 Coverage November 3, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Our coverage of the first IDF held in Israel, home of the design team that created the Pentium M and the forthcoming Merom, Conroe and Woodcrest CPUs. Read our coverage to learn more about the new CPUs from Intel. VIA C7-M Processor September 12, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Learn about the new CPU from VIA targeted to the mobile market, C7-M. IDF Fall 2005 Coverage August 26, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Learn about the new Intel CPU architecture and the latest advancements in mobile computing in our IDF Fall 2005 coverage. Intel Dual Core Technology May 17, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Learn about the new dual-core processors from Intel, Pentium D and Pentium Extreme Edition, and the new chipsets i945 and i955. Dual Core AMD Processors May 9, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Learn about the new dual-core Athlon 64 X2 and the new dual-core Opteron processors from AMD. 64-bit Xeon MP and Intel E8500 Chipset April 28, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Learn about the new 64-bit Xeon MP CPU and the new Intel E8500 chipset. The New 64-Bit Pentium 4 Processor March 1, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Learn about the main features of the new 64-bit Pentium 4 processors (6 series) that were just released. AMD 64-bit architecture (x86-64) October 27, 2004 - By Ricardo Zelenovsky and Alexandre Mendonça Learn in depth how the 64-bit architecture from AMD works. Intel 64-bit architecture (IA-64) October 27, 2004 - By Ricardo Zelenovsky and Alexandre Mendonça Learn in depth how the Intel IA-64 architecture works.

Memory

Super Talent Factory Tour in San Jose, CA, USA March 10, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Our factory tour to Super Talent memory manufacturing plant in San Jose, CA. Kingston Factory Tour in Fountain Valley, CA, USA October 16, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Take a look inside Kingston's factory located in Fountain Valley, California, USA. Corsair New Factory Tour in Fremont, CA, USA September 30, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Corsair has moved to a new and bigger building, so we've been there to see their new facilities. Take a look on our tour and see what's happening there. Patriot Memory Factory Tour in Fremont, CA, USA September 21, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Check out how was our factory tour in Patriot Memory. Kingston Factory Tour in Shanghai, China July 25, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Check it out our visit to Kingston factory in Shanghai, mainland China. Corsair Factory Tour in Fremont, CA, USA July 14, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Check it out how was our visit to Corsair factory in Fremont, California, USA. Kingmax Factory Tour in Hsin Chu, Taiwan June 3, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Check it out our tour to Kingmax factory in Hsin Chu, Taiwan. This is a great opportunity for you to learn how memories are manufactured, since Kingmax manufactures both memory chips and memory modules.

Mobile

Explosive Cell Phones May 18, 2006 - By Alessandra Carneiro Learn more about the cell phones that explode, an increasing problem all around the world. Which Technology is Better: GSM or CDMA? June 18, 2005 - By Alessandra Carneiro A lot of discussion has been done recently around the GSM and CDMA cell phone standards. But which one is better? PIC: AMD April 22, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Learn about AMD's 50x15 program and their PIC (Personal Internet Communicator) computer targeted to emerging markets.

Motherboard

ECS Factory Tour in ShenZhen, China July 21, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Check it out our visit to ECS factory in ShenZhen, mainland China. ABIT Factory Tour in SuZhou, China June 20, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Check it out how was our visit to ABIT factory in SuZhou, China. ATI Radeon Xpress 200 for Intel Platform May 5, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Learn about the new ATI Radeon Xpress 200 chipset for Intel Platform, also known as RS400. Who Are the Biggest Board Manufacturers? October 13, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Some data about the motherboard market.

Other

AMD Technology on Ferrari Formula 1 Cars October 20, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres We visited Ferrari boxes today during the preparation for the last race of the 2006 F1 World Championship that will happen next weekend, to check out all the electronics involved, which is sponsored by AMD. Check it out!

Power

Hardware Secrets Power Supply Test Methodology February 7, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres A complete description of the methodology used in our power supply reviews. How Much Power Do Electronic Equipment Consume When in Standby Mode? January 22, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres Do electronic equipment consume a lot of power when they are on their standby mode and presumably turned off? We measured several equipment and came to very interesting conclusions. Check it out. Why 99% of Power Supply Reviews Are Wrong December 20, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Learn why the vast majority of power supply reviews published on the web are wrong. The Truth About NiCd Batteries March 6, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Evertything you need to know about Nickel-Cadmium (NiCd) batteries, including the infamous "memory effect" and how to prevent it.

Printer

Lexmark HQ Tour in Lexington, Kentucky, USA July 26, 2005 - By Alessandra Carneiro Lexmark's HQ is a huge R&D center. Check it out how was our visit there and understand why ink cartridges are not so cheap.

Storage

Robson Technology Overview September 27, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres The next Centrino platform (Santa Rosa) will feature an integrated disk cache using flash memory in order to speed up disk access and also save energy, codenamed Robson. Learn how it will work. RAID6 Advantages Over RAID0 and RAID5 April 15, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres Learn the reliability advantages of RAID6 over RAID0 and RAID5. CE-ATA Standard August 23, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Learn about the new CE-ATA standard, a new hard disk drive standard targeted to consumer electronics products.

Video

GeForce GTX 200 Series Architecture June 16, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres An overview of the architecture used by the new GeForce GTX 200 series of graphic processing units (GPU’s) from nVidia. SLI vs. CrossFire April 15, 2008 - By Gabriel Torres Everything you need to know about SLI and CrossFire, including the latest 3-way SLI and CrossFireX technologies. Updated to include Hybrid SLI and Hybrid CrossFireX technologies. AMD + ATI: One Year Later July 26, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres An analysis of what happened on the market one year later after AMD announced that they would buy ATI. AMD ATI Radeon HD 2000 Series Architecture July 9, 2007 - By Gabriel Torres Everything you need to know about the new ATI Radeon HD 2900, HD 2600 and HD 2400 graphics chips. Updated to include Radeon HD 2600 and HD 2400 final specs. GeForce 8 Series Architecture November 9, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres nVidia has just released their new GeForce 8 series (a.k.a. G80) using a totally new architecture. Learn how this new architecture works. Inside Radeon X1900 Architecture February 14, 2006 - By Gabriel Torres A brief look inside the new ATI Radeon X1900 chip family. ATI Radeon X1000 Series October 5, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Everything you need to know about the new Radeon X1300, X1600 and X1800 series that were announced today. BrightSide High Dynamic Range Display Technology September 25, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Learn about a display technology proposed by BrigthSide that enables high dynamic range on LCD monitors. nVidia GeForce 6100 and nForce 400 Chipset Family September 22, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Everything you need to know about the new GeForce 6100 and nForce 400 chipset family, which has integrated graphics ("on-board video"). GeForce 7800 GTX Launch Coverage June 22, 2005 - By Gabriel Torres Everything you need to know about the new GeForce 7800 GTX graphics chip from nVidia that was released today. Alternative Graphic Chips October 13, 2004 - By Gabriel Torres Ok, nVidia and ATI are the biggest players at the VGA chip market. But how about the other companies like XGI, S3 and Matrox?