AnandTech: Gadgets Section

The Jasper Hunt Continues: Still Looking for the 65nm Xbox 360

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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 want to clarify a number of things that seem to still be confusing. Some of my own suggestions from my previous article may not be as useful as I'd hoped.

October 24, 2008, 16 comments

Jasper Hunting 101: Waiting for the 65nm Xbox 360

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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, but read on to see what you can do to help identify ones as soon as they hit.

October 6, 2008, 33 comments

Apple's iPhone 3G Firmware 2.1 Update: More Battery Life?

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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.

September 30, 2008, 21 comments

Anand Reviews the Apple iPhone 3G

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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 a new iPhone, on the other hand we got tons of new features for the old iPhone as well. There's a lot of sifting to do, so let's get started.

July 16, 2008, 58 comments

iPhone 3G Preview - Buying Today? Find out if you Should

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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 3G and assisted GPS, as it turns out, their usefulness will really depend on how you use your phone.

July 11, 2008, 16 comments

iPhone 3G - First Battery Life Results

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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 while surfing the web.

July 11, 2008, 31 comments

Anand's Home Theater PC - Part I: The First Builds

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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 journey for the perfect HTPC...

May 1, 2008, 50 comments

iPod vs. Zune: January 2008 High End MP3 Player Roundup

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We're re-launching our gadget coverage, starting with a look at the latest high-end MP3 players from Apple and Microsoft

January 21, 2008, 50 comments

Microsoft's Xbox 360 goes 65nm: Falcon Dissection and Power Consumption

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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 how to identify a 65nm console, talk about die size reductions, the red ring of death and power savings of course. These new Xboxes use less power under load than the old ones did at idle!

November 15, 2007, 43 comments

No 3G on the iPhone, but why? A Battery Life Analysis

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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 stripping its most important product to date of a fast cellular standard?

July 13, 2007, 36 comments

Apple's iPhone: The Future is Here

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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 we could expect in the near term from Apple. We'll look at its competitors; the argument that the iPhone does nothing new is valid, but is that ultimately what matters? And we'll look ahead to the long term significance of the iPhone and where Apple wants to take it.

July 2, 2007, 79 comments

Apple's iPhone Dissected: We did it, so you don't have to

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Want to know what's inside the iPhone? So do we.

June 29, 2007, 36 comments

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Apple 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 shots of the unboxing process, as well as some initial feedback on use with other SIM cards.

June 29, 2007, 18 comments

The New Theater 650 TV Tuner Solution from ATI

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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 stands up to the older Theater 550 and the recently reviewed NVIDIA DualTV MCE.

June 14, 2006, 78 comments

NVIDIA DualTV MCE TV Tuner

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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 other TV tuners from ATI.

May 19, 2006, 70 comments