After I got my Dual Athlon rig, I booted up UT for the first time in a while... and it was AMAZING. The game play just was sooo smooth. Thought I know not a dual proc capable game, each of my new ...

Designers and programmers face several obstacles when an 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) no longer meets the performance needs of their application and a change in architecture is required. At the top of ...

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Seeing how Intel and AMD are supposedly going to release their 64-bit chips soon and many software vendors are looking to convert their programs to 64-bit code to accomodate these chips I was ...

Why should microcontroller (MCU) “bit size” matter to a system designer? After all, developers are looking for an MCU that does the job for a particular application at a reasonable price. Next on the ...

Operating systems (OS) are the intermediary between computer hardware and software, an essential piece of any digital device. Much like an orchestra conductor, they ensure harmonious communication ...

Unlike video tech, which seems to change every 10 years or so, audio has stayed largely the same for decades. If you bought a decent microphone and interface a decade ago or more, there’s a good ...