Intel’s and AMD’s Newest Chips Compared

Intel's Sandy Bridge vs. AMD's Fusion: A Comparison

The two biggest processor manufacturers released their next-generation designs last week, and for once the news is more about how they're alike than how they're different. Both Intel's second-generation Core (aka, Sandy Bridge) CPUs and AMD's Fusion Accelerated Processing Units (APUs) combine formerly disparate systems within the same processing die, promising capabilities and communication beyond what we've seen before. So you might be wondering how the two compare.

What Would Apple Be Like If It Loses Steve Jobs?

The latest medical leave for Apple CEO Steve Jobs has observers wondering if he will return. And if Jobs doesn't return, could COO Tim Cook fill his influential shoes? The stock market isn't sure, and an analyst said Jobs "wouldn't leave if it wasn't serious." Without Jobs to strike fear in Apple employees, some will want to do things differently.

Netflix downgrades app experience by dumping DVD option

A small change to the Netflix service over the weekend generated some negative feedback from customers - something that shouldn’t come as a surprise, given how consumers tend to resist any change to products or services that they already like. But this time around, the company deserves the criticism, mostly because the change downgrades the user experience instead of making it better.

Confessions of a Windows 7 pirate

In the interest of research, I've been digging into message boards and forums run by unabashed Windows enthusiasts who are intent on breaking Microsoft's activation technology. I've had these forums bookmarked for years and stop in every once in a while just to see what's new. This time I decided to drop by and actually try some of tools and utilities to see if I could become a pirate, too. Unfortunately, I succeeded.

Send to Kindle Pushes Web Articles from Chrome to Your Kindle

Chrome: If you prefer spending more time reading on your Kindle than in your browser, you can quickly push content from your browser to your Kindle with Chrome extension Send to Kindle. Instead of relying on Instapaper as the middle-man to sync articles, Send to Kindle syncs the article of your choice immediately.