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Intel debuts new Core i7 desktop CPU

Intel takes the wraps off a brand new desktop CPU family today. Core i7, formerly named Nehalem, will hit stores and desktop vendors' config pages before the end of the month, but reviews with benchmark and pricing information had the greenlight this morning.

We ran our own tests and found the flagship $999 Core i7-965 Extreme chip is the new fastest game in town. The usual round of enthusiast sites also found lots to like about both this chip and the other members of the new Core i7 family. A required new motherboard will add $300 to the price of … Read more

The Digital Home Video: The PC business sucks

HP may need to downsize Voodoo, Alienware is a shadow of its former self, and the PC business is consolidating. I think it all sucks.

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The Digital Home 33: Is Vista the best OS of all-time?

In this episode, Don explores porn on a plane, whether or not the Playstation 4 will have Blu-ray, and why more people want Macs than any other computer. After that, he sits down with Velocity Micro to find out why the company prefers Vista over everything else. Listen now: Download today's podcast EPISODE 33 … Read more

Velocity Mobile ships first smartphone

Five months ago at the main CTIA show in Las Vegas, Velocity Mobile made its debut. The new company, which brought together a firm called Inventec plus a host of wireless industry veterans, promised to jump headfirst into the competitive smartphone market with a host of original models. At the time, we were quite excited by not only the promise of a new player in cell phone land, but also by its innovative recasting of Windows Mobile.

Now as CTIA Fall 2008 begins on Wednesday, the company announced that it would start shipping its first smartphone, the Velocity 103. Sporting … Read more

Dell: We'll install XP for you, even after the deadline

It seems that Michael Dell is breathing new life into his company.

A year ago, Dell was brave enough to backtrack on its Vista-only policy for consumer machines (Dell brings back XP on home systems). It also showed some independence from Microsoft by offering Linux to consumers. And again, Dell is innovating.

Fact 1: As of June 30, large computer manufacturers such as Dell and Hewlett-Packard can no longer offer Windows XP preinstalled on new computers, though Microsoft has said it would consider re-evaluating the deadline if there's enough customer demand.

Fact 2: Anyone who buys a copy … Read more

CTIA 2008: Cream of the crop

Every year at CTIA we dole out praise for those companies that are deserving. CNET's cream of the crop awards recognize the best of the show in four categories: best cell phone, best smartphone, best accessory, and best service. Though the 2008 CTIA wasn't the most exciting on record, we still saw some pretty cool things in Las Vegas. And without further ado, here they are.

Best cell phone: Samsung Instinct In some ways this wasn't a tough choice because so few cell phones were officially unveiled at CTIA. But even if it was facing a more … Read more

Gadgettes 84: The Li'l Critters Episode

Molly must say "nubbins" at some point, because this episode is pretty much dedicated to the cute li'l critters of the world. Listen now: Download today's podcast EPISODE 84

The Duck Show http://duckshow.com/

Meet Tengu the Next American Idol http://chipchick.com/2008/04/meet_tengu_the_next_american_idol.html

Pool-cleaning robot powered by the sun http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9910173-1.html

USB Home Pregnancy Test Kit http://www.everythingusb.com/pteq-usb-pregnancy-test-14515.html

KickTrak pregnancy monitor http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2008/04/review_kicktrak.html

Itch Cat Scratch Pad http://www.popgadget.net/2008/03/itch_cat_scratc.php

Stop Motion … Read more

Photos: Smartphones at CTIA 2008

It's a wrap! CTIA 2008 has come and gone and the show produced quite a number of smartphone announcements. Research in Motion unleashed a fleet of new BlackBerrys; Microsoft unveiled its latest mobile operating system; and we even saw a new entrant into the field. There was plenty more action, so take a look at all the new smartphones in this photo gallery.

Velocity Mobile breaks into the smartphone biz

Call me jaded, but it's been a while since a new smartphone has knocked my socks off. I mean, of course, I get excited when a new product comes out, but (iPhone aside) it's usually pretty much the same innards in a slightly different package. So perhaps that's why I'm stoked on a new company called Velocity Mobile, which debuted at CTIA.

Velocity Mobile is a collaboration between Inventec and a team of industry veterans (including some from the Microsoft Windows Mobile camp). It's not so much the hardware that wows me, but it's … Read more