This article was published in the September 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Demystifying Processor Power Consumption My recent column on AMD’s advanced voltage/frequency scaling confused some readers. It’s worth tackling this subject again, because power consumption is the most challenging problem for chip designers. It’s also…
Following the release of its cube-shaped PC chassis last week, Lian Li has introduced a new mini tower case called the PC-Q21. The company boasts that PC builders can cram a “full-powered” mini-ITX system within the case’s aluminum walls with a little planning and “finger flexibility” on the builder’s part. “The small size of the…
Today marks 20 years since the launch of the original PlayStation in North America. And what better way to celebrate than by testing your knowledge of the original PlayStation hardware and software? Below, you’ll find two trivia quizzes, one “easy” and one “hard.” Each quiz consists of 20 questions. Now, I expect that loyal PlayStation.Blog…
A dedicated graphics team AMD is getting serious about graphics. So serious, in fact, that it’s created a new Radeon Technologies Group to tackle the future of graphics development and the various avenues that graphics will play a role, such as virtual reality, augmented reality, integrated solutions, and of course discrete graphics. Heading up this…
Bigget iPad yet Up until now, the iPad came in two sizes — 9.7 inches (iPad Air 2) and 5.3 inches (iPad mini 3). That changes with the introduction of the iPad Pro, a 12.9-inch slate that aims to offer users the ability to get work done, not just play Angry Birds. Apple also introduced…
Woo-hoo! The original PlayStation launched in North America 20 years ago today! To commemorate the big day, I thought it might be fun to crack open a sealed original PlayStation system — something I haven’t done since I was in middle school. Let’s revisit a time before dual analog sticks and force feedback were considered…
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One of several codecs coming to Edge Microsoft this week announced that it’s planning to support the open source VP9 codec first developed by Google and the WebM container in its Edge browser for Windows 10. Initial support will roll out to Windows Insider Preview builds sometime “soon,” and we suspect general availability won’t be…
An 800×480 resolution touchscreen display for Raspberry Pi It doesn’t take much effort to connect the Raspberry Pi to a display using its HDMI port, but if portability is what you’re after, you’ll be happy to know that the Raspberry Pi Foundation has finally made available an official display with touchscreen support. It’s a 7-inch…
Where were you 20 years ago? I was in Tokyo, already enjoying my PlayStation as it had launched over nine months earlier in Japan, December 3, 1994, and I am sure I was still chasing the final black racer in Ridge well into 1995. By the time the PlayStation launched in North America on 9/9/95,…