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IBM's Cell processor is such a great game console and supercomputing chip that Toshiba decided to put a variant of it in a laptop. Read More...

The Intel Core 2 Extreme processor X9000 is the flagship mobile processor and we got a chance to take it for a test drive in the Dell XPS M1730 notebook. We took the time to overclock the 2.8GHz processor in the notebook and was able to get 3.4GHz out of this killer 45nm processor. If you are looking for the ultimate gaming notebook processor look no further!

AMD recently invited some key members of the press down to their Austin, Texas headquarters to take a look at Phenom II. This processor has been known under the code name ‘Deneb’ for many months now, but Phenom II is what the processor will be launched as. While we were at AMD they showed off overclocking performance of the Phenom II X4 processor and you'll be shocked to see what they hit.

Ars takes a look at the question that all mobile users have asked at one point or another: what's up with the number of "bars" of signal that we're getting on our cell phones, and why does that number so often seem to lie?Read More...

After years of using the codename Nehalem, the new-generation Intel processor finally has an official name - the Intel Core i7 processor! Like previous Intel Core processors, the new processor family will also feature Extreme Edition versions of the processor.

US consumers just aren't buying cell phones like they once were, according to the NPD Group. Unit sales are at the lowest level since the firm started tracking them in 2005, although consumers do seem to be buying more expensive units. Read More...

Toshiba's fuel cell technology is finally coming to market—no really, they mean it this time. Look for a DMFC-powered device within the next six months.Read More...

An appeals court has upheld the 2005 law banning cell phone possession in New York City schools. The judge said that although she sympathizes with parents, the devices are disruptive, and kids can't be trusted to turn them off at the right times if adults can't.Read More...

A search on the Internet for free cell phone ringtones usually leads to websites that claim to offer free ringtones but normally require the visitor to signup and pay for the ringtones anyway. Ringtones are quite a bit market which is somewhat surprising considering that many cell phones are capable of using audio files on the cell phone as ringtones. A visit to a site that can convert the audio of Youtube videos ensures that basically any song can be downloaded for free.