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• IDF Spring 2006: Will Intel's Core Architecture Close the Technology Gap?*
  Monday 13 March 2006 – 03:22
  Is Intel about to close the technology gap after its CPUs have largely lagged behind AMD's devices for the past few years on a performance-per-watt basis? We scrutinized what Intel was willing to divulge about the Core Micro architecture and how it could boost PC and server performance during the next couple of years.
• Spring 2003 IDF - Day 3: Final Report News And Notes*
  Friday 21 February 2003 – 06:00
  In our coverage of Day 3, we talk with Analog Devices about db Cool, Promise Technology about the advancements in Serial ATA, and Rambus about developments on the R658 platform. We also throw in some additional news and pictures from the Spring 2003 IDF.
• Spring 2003 IDF - Day 2: 13 Instructions For Prescott*
  Thursday 20 February 2003 – 06:00
  In the keynote speech from Louis Burns today, we found about 13 new instructions that will be added to Prescott. This isn't all we found out about Prescott - many of the blanks were filled in on what we can expect from it. More news and notes from San Jose in day 2 of our IDF coverage.
• Spring Speed Leap: AMD Athlon64 FX-53*
  Thursday 18 March 2004 – 06:00
  AMD seeks to regain the performance crown with the Athlon64 FX by raising the processor's clock speed from 2.2 GHz to 2.4 GHz. But besides clock speed, the processor also has many more performance tricks up its sleeve.
• Spring Case Madness: 24 Of The Best*
  Monday 28 April 2003 – 07:00
  The avalanche of cases that arrived in our lab for review nearly buried us, but we sorted through all of them and in this review we bring you 24 of them. Innovation runs wild with case manufacturers finding more ways to separate you from your cash. Exciting new features, designs, and the promise of more to come. So, get your favorite beverage, get comfortable and read on.
• Spring 2003 IDF - Day 1: Triple "C"*
  Wednesday 19 February 2003 – 06:00
  The "Convergence Cowboy" kicks off the 2003 Spring Intel Developers Forums by introducing some great new concepts. In addition, we got a look at some of the first Centrino notebooks. We spent some time with AMD, InterVideo, Nero, Tyan, and Analog Designs. We even managed to squeeze in time for a little racing. It is Day 1 at IDF and we are in good cheer!
• IDF Spring 2002 Days 2 and 3*
  Thursday 28 February 2002 – 06:00
  Intel demonstrates a Pentium 4/4000, mentions the specs for the P4 successor "Prescott" and makes its way towards new form factors. What will continue: support for serial ATA and commitment to DDR SDRAM.
• IDF Spring 2002 Day 1: The 64 bit Future*
  Tuesday 26 February 2002 – 06:00
  The first day of the Intel Developer Forum brought no groundbreaking news. Still, we discovered some interesting facts about their technology.
• IDF Spring 2001 Part II: USB 2.0 and Extended PC*
  Monday 5 March 2001 – 06:00
  Here's the second part of our IDF-blurb. What about USB 2.0 or 1394b? What's the 'Extended PC' and who needs it? Will P2P drive Pentium 4? How much of Intel's future projections is fact and how much is fiction?
• IDF Spring 2001 Part I: Pentium 4 and RDRAM*
  Wednesday 28 February 2001 – 06:00
  Some people might be surprised to know that we have a team of undercover agents reporting from the IDF show floors, but our readers know that we wouldn't keep this event from you. This here is the first classified report.
• Intel Developer Forum Spring 2005: From Multi-Cores To Domination*
  Thursday 3 March 2005 – 06:00
  Intel is flexing its muscles at its spring 2005 forum. Never before has the chip firm talked about so many upcoming products and technologies, with multi-core platforms leading the way. We discovered the deeper sense of the platform strategy at this spring's IDF.
• IDF Spring 2004: Day 2*
  Thursday 19 February 2004 – 06:00
  Intel's upcoming Grantsdale launch will also coincide with the introduction of the BTX form factor, Dolby approved 7.1 high definition audio and as well as more USB ports per system. Wireless USB is already under construction, but is not expected to see launch before next year. Intel also plans to debut its Alviso mobile chipset that, like Grantsdale-G, comes with Extreme Graphics 3. keywords
• 19" LCD Monitors: The Spring 2006 Collection*
  Monday 27 March 2006 – 01:55
  We rounded up the best-of-the-best LCD monitors available in retail channels this year - and let us just say we were not disappointed. But what ultimately determines whether a display stands out or not depends on whether you are an office user, gamer or graphic designer.
• Spring VGA Charts 2007*
  Wednesday 25 April 2007 – 12:27
  April showers bring May flowers, and new graphics parts that require new VGA charts...
• 2.5" External HDD Spring Fever*
  Thursday 12 April 2007 – 11:24
  Along with spring comes new storage products. Seagate and Toshiba sent us their latest external drives while Hitachi offered an upgrade kit for notebook hard disks.