PC

Lenovo brings Wii functionality to PCs

ITworld staff — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:56:59 -0500

Lenovo's new all-in-one PC comes with a remote control that can be used as a motion-based gaming controller, like Nintendo Wii's Wii Remote.

How should I prepare a new computer?

ITworld staff — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:46:56 -0500

Reader question about prepping a new computer.

IDC: Economic crisis will kill off some PC makers

ITworld staff — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:41:45 -0500

With credit in a tight squeeze and the economy in free fall, the next few years should see the collapse of some small PC makers and a restructuring of the rest of the industry, according industry research firm IDC.

Test your PC with 10 (mostly) free sites and tools

ITworld staff — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:19:10 -0500

Check under your PC's hood with the following mostly free diagnostic tools, and see if anything is amiss -- before disaster strikes.

5 easy hacks for your PC and wifi network

ITworld staff — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:37:48 -0400

Without spending a dime, you can boost your processor's speed, give your graphics card a performance boost, increase your wifi range, or add sophisticated features to your old router. You can even beat the rising cost of energy by underclocking your CPU to a more modest, power-saving level. Here's how...

Five insane upgrades that you should never do

ITworld staff — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:08:21 -0400

Just because you can do something, that doesn't mean you should. That old truism goes double for computers. But some PC geeks are so fanatical about performance, so doggedly determined to push their hardware to extremes, that they'll go to ridiculous lengths to wring a few more clock cycles out of their components or add a little more cool factor to their rig.

Sierra Leone set for solar-powered school PC center

abennett — Mon, 26 May 2008 21:08:02 -0400

Plans are set to install the first computer center powered by solar energy in Sierra Leone.

Good riddance: The end of the desktop is near

jnaze — Mon, 12 May 2008 10:58:51 -0400

Years ago, the desktop could be found everywhere. Whether you were checking your email at work or surfing the Web at home, that ugly beige box was sitting everywhere you went. And although I've longed to write this column for years, I can finally say with confidence that the desktop is on its way out and I couldn't be more excited.