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Mobile CPU Charts 2007
Tom's Interactive Mobile CPU Charts focus on popular mobile processors, which are used in laptops and notebooks because of their increased energy efficiency. We tested nine AMD and Intel processors tested across 15 different benchmarks using Windows XP. Core 2 Duo is the dominating processor in the notebook/laptop space and AMD's Turion 64 X2 has become a budget option. However, all of these dual core processors deliver sufficient performance for mainstream applications. The Price/Performance Index relates US$ costs to the overall performance.

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Mainstream LCD TV segment to remain at 32" this year
Friday 31 March 2006 – 05:25
DisplaySearch estimates that the 40-/42" LCD TV segment is growing faster than the 37" segment, but the mainstream segment will remain 32" this year, according to the research firm.
MicroSD cards to become mainstream in Q2 2006, says Silicon Motion
Friday 27 January 2006 – 05:14
MicroSD cards will become mainstream in the memory card market in the second quarter of this year due to increased popularity of MicroSD-supported handsets and a rise in the number of MicroSD card makers, stated Wallace Kou, president and CEO of Taiwan-based IC design house Silicon Motion Technology.
Quad-core CPUs to move into mainstream in 2009, iSuppli says
Tuesday 17 April 2007 – 09:13
If you are planning to upgrade from a dual-core to a quad-core processor, but shy away from spending more than twice as much for four cores than for two, then you will have to be patient. Quad-core CPUs will become more common over time, but it will take more than two years until these CPUs will be in more than half of all mainstream PCs, iSuppli predicts. ...
Nvidia extends DirectX 10 cards into the mainstream
Tuesday 17 April 2007 – 09:02
Nvidia today launched the second wave of DirectX 10 graphics cards, which now reach into the entry-level and mainstream market. The announcement comes several weeks before AMD is expected to introduce its first family of DirectX 10-capable graphics chips. ...
Quad-core PCs starting to play with mainstream market
Tuesday 1 May 2007 – 07:49
Gateway today announced one of the first quad-core PCs to become available in retail stores across the country. The systems are still carrying lofty price tags, but are substantially cheaper than the enthusiast quad-core PCs that have been available so far. ...

Articles & reviews

Mainstream Runners: 5 Allround Graphic Cards with nVIDIA's GeForce2 MX*
Tuesday 6 February 2001 – 06:00
nVIDIA is storming the business and home market with their GeForce2 MX chip. Their TwinView technology allows people to use two monitors, giving Matrox' Millennium G450 a run for its money. We tested four cards from Asus, Cardexpert, Leadtek and Suma which all offer this new technology plus one card from MSI.
The new mainstream Radeon: The 9000 series*
Thursday 18 July 2002 – 07:00
In addition to the coming top product R300 (alias Radeon 9700), ATI is launching a successor to the mainstream 7500 series, which goes by the name Radeon 9000. Apart from a version with a moderate clock rate, there will also be a faster 9000 PRO version on the market. ATI has already released a test sample of the Radeon 9000, although it has not yet released a test sample of the Radeon 9700. We were able to take a look at the Radeon 9000 PRO.
Bluetooth scanning goes mainstream*
Monday 31 October 2005 – 03:11
In the last week, two companies released free Windows utilities that scan for Bluetooth devices. Humphrey Cheung spoke with the author of one of the programs to find out whether we are on the verge of a "Bluedriving" age.
Which is the Best Mainstream CPU?*
Friday 4 May 2007 – 06:20
AMD and Intel are cutting prices faster than ever, which has moved high-end CPUs into the previous mid-range. We compare the Core 2 Duo E6400 against AMD's Athlon 64 X2 5600+, to see which might be the better choice for you.
Is nForce 650 the Mainstream Master?*
Monday 19 March 2007 – 12:56
How good is Nvidia's mainstream nForce chipset? The 650i SLI takes on the competition by AMD and Intel.