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• AMD really will drop Athlon 64 prices to compete with Intel Core 2 Duo
  Friday 14 July 2006 – 02:26
  Yes, AMD does intend to drop its prices for Athlon 64 processors, at or about the same time Intel announces its Conroe processor availability later this month. TG Daily re-confirmed the news with AMD spokesperson Damon Muzny. Now that Intel may have at least evened the stakes in the performance-per-watt battle, AMD's plan appears to be to shift the focus to performance-per- dollar.
• AMD 1GHz Athlons really 1.5GHz chips?
  Tuesday 10 April 2001 – 08:10
  Tony Smith of The Register reports that Advanced Micro Devices may already be shipping 1.5GHz Thunderbird Athlons labeled as either 1GHz or 1.33GHz chips.
• Update: Vista not really helping PC sales, says report
  Thursday 24 May 2007 – 12:27
  Although Microsoft wants consumers to believe that Vista has reinvigorated the computer market, research firm In-Stat says it really has no impact at all. ...
• Microsoft didn't really pioneer open source...did it?
  Tuesday 11 April 2006 – 11:21
  A TG Daily article last Friday on Microsoft's new open source software laboratory, and the blog devoted to it, opened by saying Microsoft may have pioneered the open source movement. Whenever there's a floodgate, leave it to us to open it.
• IBM 'really committed' to Java community
  Thursday 30 June 2005 – 06:12
  IBM made a public show of its love for all things Java on Wednesday, following an agreement to renew its Java license with Sun Microsystems for the next 10 years.

• When Size Really Matters: Smallest Flash Cards*
  Friday 5 August 2005 – 07:00
  You can find CompactFlash memory cards today with capacities of up to 8 GB, and 4 GB Secure Digital flash (SD) cards are just around the corner. While rather small, their size still makes them unsuitable for use in ultra-small devices like cellphones, smart phones, PDAs, and so forth. Here, we take a look at smaller memory formats, including MMCmicro and MicroSD, which promise mass data storage in truly tiny packages.
• Yes, the Linksys WRT54G V5 Really Is a Lousy Router*
  Friday 9 June 2006 – 07:06
  User forums around the web have been abuzz with complaints about the non-Linux version of one of Linksys' most popular products. Tim Higgins tested it and the WRT54GL Linux-based version and found at least one reason why the V5 has so many unhappy buyers.
• How Much RAM Do You Really Need?*
  Monday 12 December 2005 – 06:00
  How much RAM do you really need? Is 512 MB enough? What about 1 GB? Our gaming and other application tests show that 2 GB of RAM is often not overkill.
• Is Intel's 'Turbo Memory' really turbo?*
  Friday 11 May 2007 – 12:19
  Flash memory is great for portable USB drives and cameras, but does it belong on your motherboard? ...
• Can Your PC Really Handle Vista?*
  Monday 26 February 2007 – 01:46
  Our £200 / €350 PCs are powerful enough to take on everyday workloads, but can they cope with Vista's requirements? It's all in the components.