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A brief history of computer displays

From blinking lights and punch cards to LCDs and 3D flat panels, we trace the 70-year history of the tech that users rely on to see what a computer is doing.

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10 Dream Machines Almost Nobody Can Afford

Whether you're in the market for an insanely high-end rig or you just feel like doing a little high-tech window shopping, these pricey PCs deliver serious bang for a whole lot of bucks.

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News about desktops

Article | 14/10/2011 AMD's Bulldozer Packs Plenty Of Cores, But Not Enough Power
Earlier this year Intel made waves with its Sandy Bridge processors, which served up impressive performance gains over their predecessors while improv...
Article | 10/10/2011 Google releases Chrome desktop-sharing feature
Google isn’t reinventing the wheel with a new feature it is testing that allows any two computers using its Chrome browser to connect with each other.
Article | 29/07/2011 5 more PC upgrade mistakes (and how to avoid them)
As PCs get more powerful and easier to use, the challenges involved with upgrading them have remained about the same. For the novice, a hard drive upg...
Article | 24/05/2011 First Chrome OS desktop PC will ship in July
As the U.S. arrival date approaches for the first Chromebooks from Samsung and Acer, hardware maker Xi3 on Friday announced its own entrant in the for...
Article | 5/05/2011 How 'new' is the new iMac? iFixit teardown tells all
Apple announced its new upgraded iMacs earlier this week, and sure enough, the geeks over at iFixit have already cracked one open to discover their de...

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Tutorials about desktops

Article | 14/01/2011 There's never been a better time to upgrade RAM
In case you haven't noticed, memory prices have dropped through the floor. As such, I've been busily upgrading every computer I can get my hands on. F...
Article | 31/07/2010 How to troubleshoot your home-built PC
Building a PC is a little like walking a tightrope without a net. Okay, it's not quite that dangerous, but unlike buying an off-the-shelf system, you ...

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Features about desktops

Article | 13/08/2011 Can You Do Real Work With the 30-Year-Old IBM 5150?
When IBM released its first personal computer, the 5150, 30 years ago, it was deliberately drab--black, gray, and low-key. That's because IBM intended...
Article | 9/01/2011 How desktop PCs got their groove back
Is the desktop PC dead? Far from it.
Article | 5/01/2011 CES 2011: Lenovo announces IdeaCentre all-in-ones
Lenovo's IdeaCentre All-in-One desktops have been revamped for 2011, offering up a host of new features, and functionality. There's something for ever...

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Reviews

HP Z1 all-in-one workstation PC

The expensive Z1 all-in-one has both brains and beauty, but it also has some issues

AMD Radeon HD 6990 graphics card

AMD Radeon HD 6990 review: AMD's dual-GPU Radeon HD 6990 is the world's fastest single-slot graphics card. But with that power comes a massive price tag

Origin Genesis gaming PC

The Genesis gaming PC is arguably worth the arm and leg that Origin is asking

Origin Genesis Midtower gaming PC

The midtower variant of Origin's Genesis is every bit as potent (and pricey) as its larger sibling.

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