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Back at Computex 2024, AMD unveiled their highly anticipated Zen 5 CPU microarchitecture during AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su's opening keynote. AMD announced not one but two new client platforms that will utilize the latest Zen 5 cores. This includes AMD's latest AI PC-focused chip family for the laptop market, the Ryzen AI 300 series. In comparison, the Ryzen 9000 series caters to the desktop market, which uses the preexisting AM5 platform. Built around the new Zen 5 CPU microarchitecture with some fundamental improvements to both graphics and AI performance, the Ryzen AI 300 series, code-named Strix Point, is set to deliver improvements in several areas. The Ryzen AI 300 series looks set to add another footnote in the march towards the AI PC with...
Jasper Is Here: A Look at the New Xbox 360
We've finally got a Jasper in house, meaning we've also got die measurements, power consumption and more hardware details than we should have to provide about a closed box...
84 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 12/10/2008Jasper Found in the Wild: 65nm Xbox 360s are Appearing
After entirely too long, Jasper has finally been discovered in the wild.
22 by Michael Andrawes on 11/28/2008The Jasper Hunt Continues: Still Looking for the 65nm Xbox 360
So far, there has yet to be a confirmed Jasper sighting, despite a lot of false information. I don't have a lot of new info myself, but I did...
17 by Michael Andrawes on 10/24/2008Jasper Hunting 101: Waiting for the 65nm Xbox 360
On the verge of buying a new Xbox 360? The first models to include a 65nm GPU and CPU are on their way. Their arrival is imminent...
43 by Michael Andrawes on 10/6/2008Apple's iPhone 3G Firmware 2.1 Update: More Battery Life?
I ran some quick tests on the latest iPhone firmware which claims to improve battery life. While talk times didn't improve, battery life while using data did go up.
23 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/30/2008Anand Reviews the Apple iPhone 3G
It's time for round two of the iPhone. Apple managed to create and steal its own hype with the iPhone 3G. On the one hand we got...
57 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/16/2008iPhone 3G Preview - Buying Today? Find out if you Should
We're hard at work on a full iPhone 3G review, but here are some of our initial impressions for those of you buying today. The big features are...
18 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/11/2008iPhone 3G - First Battery Life Results
We just got the first battery life test results back, and as expected, they aren't good. The iPhone 3G lasts a bit over 3 hours in 3G mode...
34 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/11/2008Anand's Home Theater PC - Part I: The First Builds
I've been building a theater now for several months, but more recently I've been focusing on building a HTPC to drive the whole thing. Follow me on my...
52 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 5/1/2008iPod vs. Zune: January 2008 High End MP3 Player Roundup
We're re-launching our gadget coverage, starting with a look at the latest high-end MP3 players from Apple and Microsoft
51 by Ryan Smith on 1/21/2008Microsoft's Xbox 360 goes 65nm: Falcon Dissection and Power Consumption
With Intel shipping 45nm CPUs and AMD is moving 55nm GPUs, it's about time that Microsoft made the transition to 65nm in the Xbox 360. We tell you...
46 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 11/15/2007No 3G on the iPhone, but why? A Battery Life Analysis
We look at the impact of 3G vs. EDGE on battery life, as well as Wi-Fi vs. EDGE on the iPhone. Did Apple make the right decision by...
36 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/13/2007Apple's iPhone: The Future is Here
In the coming pages we'll walk through the iPhone, looking at what it does right and what it does wrong. We'll figure out what it needs, and maybe what...
85 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 7/2/2007Apple's iPhone Dissected: We did it, so you don't have to
Want to know what's inside the iPhone? So do we.
40 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/29/2007Apple iPhone: Unboxed
Like many others waiting in line around the country, we finally laid hands on our iPhone. As we work on the review we'd like to provide you with some...
20 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/29/2007The New Theater 650 TV Tuner Solution from ATI
The latest installment of the Theater series of TV tuner cards from ATI has some impressive new features. We'll take a look at them and see how the 650...
78 by Josh Venning on 6/14/2006NVIDIA DualTV MCE TV Tuner
The NVIDIA DualTV MCE looks to be a cut above the rest with the ability to record/watch two separate programs at once. We'll see how it compares with two...
68 by Josh Venning on 5/19/2006Speech Recognition - Ready for Prime Time?
Have you ever tried out speech recognition and been underwhelmed? Do you yearn to play the role of Scotty and call out instructions to your computer? We...
39 by Jarred Walton on 4/21/2006HTPC - TV Tuner Reviews
Ever thought of using your PC as a Home Theater device? We have some advice along with several of the more interesting TV Tuners, and we're going to put...
77 by Jarred Walton on 12/7/2005X-Fi and the Elite Pro: SoundBlaster's Return to Greatness
Creative has jam-packed quality and features galore into their newest line of sound cards based on X-Fi technology. The end result is a very high quality product, but is...
110 by Derek Wilson on 8/30/2005