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As the semiconductor industry continues to evolve, Arm stands at the forefront of innovation for its core and IP architecture, especially in the mobile space, by pushing the boundaries of technology to deliver cutting-edge solutions for end users. For 2024, Arm's year-on-year strategic advancements focus on enhancing last year's Armv9.2 architecture with a new twist. Arm has rebranded and re-strategized its efforts by introducing Arm Compute Subsystem (CSS), the direct successor to last year's Total Compute Solutions (TSC2023) platform. Arm is also transitioning its latest IP and Cortex core designs, including the largest Cortex X925, the middle Cortex A725, and the refreshed and smaller Cortex A520 to the more advanced 3 nm process technology. Arm promises that the 3 nm process node will deliver unprecedented...

Microsoft's Windows Media Player 10 - Providing Some Pointers

Microsoft's newest iteration of Windows Media Player has been out and about. Read on to find out what other companies can learn from it.

12 by Andrew Ku on 9/19/2004

Meedio Essentials 1.15.22.0, Part 2 - A Sleek and Clean HTPC Interface

The second part of a two-part article, covering an up-and-comer in the HTPC area with their first software title to hit the market.

1 by Andrew Ku on 9/11/2004

Meedio Essentials 1.15.22.0, Part 1 - A Sleek and Clean HTPC Interface

In this first part of a two-part series, we take a thorough look at an up-and-comer in the HTPC area. Already making enough buzz on their own, we go...

5 by Andrew Ku on 9/4/2004

ATI and NVIDIA: Quick Look at HDTV Overscan Compensation

A quick look at how the two big GPU manufacturers compensate for HDTV overscanning.

14 by Andrew Ku on 8/25/2004

Beyond TV 3.5 - Adding Multi-Tuner Support, a Quick Beta Look

SnapStream adds multi-tuner support for their PVR software title, Beyond TV, now at version 3.5, and we take a look at their latest public beta release.

9 by Andrew Ku on 8/24/2004

eVGA's GeForce FX 5700 Personal Cinema - Nipping at ATI's heels

NVIDIA and eVGA bring another card to challenge ATI's All-in-Wonder line. Read on to find out how the Personal Cinema design has changed and how it outputs HDTV.

10 by Andrew Ku on 8/15/2004

Creative Labs' Sound Blaster Wireless Music - Music at Home Minus the Cables

MP3 players take the home music library mobile for those on the go. But what about the home entertainment center? Creative's Sound Blaster Wireless Music tries to fill the...

8 by Andrew Ku on 8/8/2004

Frey Technologies' SageTV 2.0 - A SnapStream Alternative

We have already had Beyond TV 3 pass through the labs, and now we are onto the on "other white meat" of Microsoft's MCE OS: SageTV 2.0. Read on...

25 by Andrew Ku on 7/25/2004

NVIDIA's ForceWare Multimedia - An In-House Production

After months of waiting, we have NVIDIA's ForceWare Multimedia in our labs. With plenty of days of testing behind it, here are our results...

5 by Andrew Ku on 7/11/2004

Creative Labs' Nomad Jukebox Zen Xtra 40GB - Extra Storage

Creative Labs' flagship Jukebox makes its way into our labs, and we take the time to put it though the paces. With a swappable battery, find out how it...

14 by Andrew Ku on 7/3/2004

Dell's Digital Jukebox 20 - Music, the Dell Way

Dell's MP3 player makes its way into our labs. At 15GB and 20GB capacities, find out how it compares to Apple's iPod and others.

12 by Andrew Ku on 6/20/2004

Future Format Frenzy: Digital Audio and You

With Intel's newest 8-channel digital audio process only a week or so away, we have some more info on DVD-A, SACD, BluRay and Azalia.

23 by Kristopher Kubicki on 6/11/2004

Apple's In-Ear Headphones and Sony's MDR-EX71SL - Searching for Decent In-Ear Headphones

We are after the best pair of in-ear headphones, and we have come back shopping with two of the most popular options currently in stores. Read on to find...

18 by Andrew Ku on 6/3/2004

Creative Lab's Nomad Muvo TX - Best of the micro MP3 players

An awesome MP3 player of the smallest class, Creative Labs has itself a winner. Read on to find out why it leads the pack of the micro-sized MP3 players.

15 by Andrew Ku on 5/27/2004

Creative Lab's Nomad Muvo2 4GB - Hitting the Mark Right Below Massive Storage

Not quite a MP3 jukebox, but 4GB is still enough to enjoy more than a day and a half worth of MP3s. With a unique removable battery pack and...

15 by Andrew Ku on 5/25/2004

SnapStream's Beyond TV 3 - The Must-Have Home Multimedia Software

We have taken a look at ATI's EazyShare in MMC 8.8 and NVIDIA's Forceware Multimedia is still in absentia. What are we to do until then? SnapStream works...

17 by Andrew Ku on 5/12/2004

MSI Mega Stick 1 - The Mini Wonder

MSI takes its baby steps into a new market with an uncharacteristically new product. Introduced at Computex, the Mega Stick 1 is MSI’s first MP3 player, and it is...

31 by Andrew Ku on 11/12/2003

Apple's New iPod - Evolutionary, not Revolutionary

Apple's next-generation iPod has finally arrived, find out everything there is to know about it and have a look as we dissect the latest and greatest MP3 player around.

0 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 6/3/2003

Apple iPod

Curious about Apple's latest non-computer product since the Newton? Wondering how you, the PC owner, can make use of the highly anticipated iPod? Whether other iPod reviews leave you...

2 by Matthew Witheiler on 1/10/2002

Altec Lansing ADA 890

Altec Lansing brings us yet another set of surround solutions with their ADA890 speaker set. Read on to see how this THX certified system did in our tests.

2 by Jim Warren on 8/25/2001

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