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Apple Is Now Worth More Than IBM, Thanks To iPhone Envy

Digg / Tech Industry News  Tue, 10/19/2010 - 06:28

Apple for the first time crested over $20 billion in quarterly revenue, thanks in large part to insatiable demand for the iPhone.

Indeed the iPhone-ization of consumers worldwide caused researchers to study the phenom. They determined that a particular kind of envy causes people to buy them and a less nice form of envy drives people to the...


 

AMD's Six New Processors Reviewed

Extremetech  Fri, 09/24/2010 - 00:28

Offering six new CPUs at a variety of price points, AMD makes a compelling case for choosing Athlon or Phenom over Core i3 or Core i5.


 

AMD Launches Salvo of New Phenom II and Athlon II Processors, Su...

Digg / Tech Industry News  Tue, 09/21/2010 - 18:34

With the new Phenom II X6 1075T, AMD brings an affordable, yet high performance, sub-$250 6-core CPU to market.

And the Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition and Athlon II X4 645 represent great values in their respective price segments.

Additionally, the Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition represents the highest clocked quad-core processor to ever leave AMD’s labs.


 

AMD Releases New Phenom II, Athlon II CPUs

Extremetech  Tue, 09/21/2010 - 06:39

The six new CPUs, along with lowered prices on previous models, help fill out AMD's enthusiast and mainstream processor lines.


 

The Phenom II X6 Is Coming

Extremetech  Mon, 03/01/2010 - 23:00

AMD's upcoming six-core processor was previously code-named "Thuban."


 

Testing Lynnfield, Clarksfield, and the Latest Phenom II X4

Extremetech  Mon, 10/05/2009 - 10:45

I've written a lot about the newest processors from AMD and Intel, and finally was able to get my hands on some systems and do some real testing in the PCMag Labs.


 

Top Tip: Power connection and power supply problem!

Extremetech  Thu, 06/11/2009 - 09:15

I just received my flamant new Gigabyte GA-MA790GP-UD4H motherboard and a Phenom II 940 Black Edition CPU, but when starting the "installation party"...

I noted the motherboard comes with a 8 pin 12V connector.


 

Phenom II X4 955 and Radeon HD 4770 Podcast

Extremetech  Mon, 04/27/2009 - 19:45

In this week's Podcast: Linux Mint, Phenom II X4 955, Phenom II X4 955, Windows 7 Build, and Demigod Game.


 

Three AMD 790 Motherboards Reviewed

Extremetech  Thu, 04/09/2009 - 09:00

AMD's Phenom II and AM3 parts are pretty compelling considering their prices. Here are three motherboards on which to build.


 

Phenom II X4 810 Performance Scaling

Extremetech  Mon, 03/23/2009 - 06:15

We overclock the Phenom II. What's the impact of boosting the CPU clock rate? Do higher DDR3 speeds make a difference?