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HP is one of the biggest names in the consumer computing industry, but Sony is no slouch either. Which of these two brands is the better choice for a new desktop PC?

If you’re looking for an external analog video capture card, you might find yourself overwhelmed with the options available in the computer peripheral market. This article will help you make a decision that won’t leave you sore when you leave the store!

AMD’s Fusion APUs have hit the market, combining a CPU and GPU into a single, low-power processor architecture. According to early AMD press material, this design offers “90% of mainstream performance” but draws much less power. Does Fusion deliver?

Zotac is one of the newer motherboard manufacturers, but they’ve quickly made a name for themselves by offering a variety of high-quality mobos including an excellent line for Mini-ITX systems. Let’s have a look at the best this company has to offer.

If you feel a new graphics card is out of your reach, you might consider software meant to enhance its performance - but is it worth the trouble?

Any 21st century computer can process images - but with the right CPU a PC, notebook or Mac can process images at blazing fast speeds.

More and more people are turning to home theater solutions to enjoy TV and movies, either bought from a shop or the result of their own efforts. But how to you choose a motherboard for a HTPC project?

Laptops lose their portability and battery life the moment you slap on a monster video card in them. Can an external graphics card solve this problem?

There are many choices of notebook video cards, and it is hard to decide which ones are great. Most of them are just incremental upgrades from the previous generations. The best notebook video card is right in here, so come on in.

Intel’s x86 microprocessors have been the basis of all consumer computers for the last three decades. However, new types of devices like smartphones and tablets are using a different technology called ARM. This article takes a look at the differences between these two technologies.