Graphics power is key to playing HD videos on a PC

Published on July 28, 2006 to Digital Entertainment Miscellaneous

Games may not be the only applications anymore that create an incentive for buying a faster graphics card. HD DVD and Blu-ray videos require enormous processing power to decode codecs and overwhelm virtually all CPUs available today. So, how much does it take to make HD look good on a PC screen? TG Daily got a first impression at an exclusive meeting with Nvidia. Read more

Intel Chipset Shootout! 945GM vs. 915GM

Published on April 24, 2006 to Notebooks and Laptops

Intel's dual core Napa (Centrino Duo) platform features the 945GM chipset, the first chipset with integrated graphics for Core Duo mobile CPUs. We used two Asus W5 laptops to compare the 945GM and the older Sonoma (Centrino) platform's 915GM to see if the former is really faster and more energy efficient. Read more

Multi Monitor Madness for Notebooks

Published on February 19, 2007 to Notebooks and Laptops

Add monitor real estate to your notebook with Village Tronic's VTBook. Read more

GeForce Go 6800 Reaches For Desktop Graphics Performance

Published on November 8, 2004 to Notebooks and Laptops

NVIDIA's latest mobile graphics chip comes with a plethora of features including twelve pixel pipes, DirectX 9c Shader 3.0 support, and a programmable video processor. The GeForce Go 6800 is thus not only powerful, but innovative. Will it finally be able to compete with desktop graphics? Read more

How You Are About To Become Responsible For Credit Card Fraud

Published on May 4, 2006 to Networking

3D Secure is the new protocol being developed by the main players in the credit card payments business to try to combat credit card fraud. The kicker, however, is that it shifts responsibility for the cost of fraud from the acquirers (merchants and their banks) to us - consumers and our banks. Pat McKenna shows you just what 3DS is all about. Read more