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CNET.co.uk has 6 stories on chips
What kind of camcorder is best for night-time shooting?
Digital Living The problem is that lightweight consumer camcorders often cash in their chips in darker conditions, so you'll need to spend closer to the top end of your budget to get decent night-time performance. It isn't a patch on a 3CCD shooter, but it...
19 September 2007, 16:13
Build the ultimate quiet PC
Digital Living We've chosen an Asus N4L-VM DH motherboard (£98 from Dabs.com -- picture 1) as it's designed for desktop use, but accepts Socket 479-type laptop CPUs, including the Intel Core Duo and Core Solo chips found in modern laptops.
7 September 2006, 15:49
What is the difference between Intel's Centrino and Core Duo?
Digital Living These chips have twice as much Level 2 cache memory for better performance, have optional high-speed 802.11n Wi-Fi access, plus Intel 64 technology, which lets you take advantage of 64-bit operating systems.
30 May 2007, 10:34
Can I put two SIM cards in one mobile phone?
Digital Living You have to cut out the metal chips found on both your SIM cards and then place them on the dual SIM adaptor (pictured above). Hi, I've got a work mobile phone and a home mobile phone. This means that I have to carry around two handsets with me at...
29 June 2006, 11:41
Format wars: The tech that should have won
Digital Living While pre-recorded VHS tapes were as cheap as chips, Laserdiscs were $50 each. We hate format wars. Not because we're afraid of good old-fashioned tech fisticuffs, but because they're often completely unjust.
23 July 2007, 9:49
The BBC: Absolutely Fabulous or Balderdash and Piffle?
Digital Living I'm sure Intel would be perfectly happy to pop a piece of code on to its PC chips that ensures everyone receives a PayPal request for a licence fee, along with a scary pop-up that threatens them with incarceration at Her Majesty's pleasure unless...
15 May 2006, 13:43


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