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Friday, February 13, 2009
Starting a Blog on tkArena
By fiona @ 8:40 AM :: 4751 Views :: 1 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge, Internet, Google & Online Software Guides
[All Levels] Calling all bloggers. We want you to help build tkArena. So start your free blog today. This is a guide on how to use our blogging tools.
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
DirectX Explained
By Binod @ 11:29 AM :: 11746 Views :: 3 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge

[All Levels] Without DirectX we probably wouldn’t enjoy the PC games we do. But why? What is DirectX and what are all the different versions? Find out here.

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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Are We Living in a Wirelessly Connected World?
By Jason Frye @ 10:43 AM :: 5773 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge, Internet, Google & Online Software Guides

[All Levels] Even with the Apple iPhone and broadband cards for notebooks, we a long way from being a seamlessly wirelessly connected world. Jason Frye takes a look at the technology giving us mobile voice, data and Internet connectivity today and into the future.

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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
VoIP – The Next Generation Voice Communication
By Jaishankar @ 12:27 PM :: 9813 Views :: 1 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge, Internet, Google & Online Software Guides

[All Levels] VoIP is a technology that can transfer voice over the Internet in the form of data packets. This article gives you an overview on the technology behind VoIP, a guide to several options on how to set up VoIP at home and some musings on the future of VoIP.

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Thursday, August 21, 2008
The Past, Present and Future of Notebook Batteries
By Jaishankar @ 7:51 AM :: 6856 Views :: 1 Comments :: :: PC Hardware Guides, Tech Knowledge

[All Levels] In this article we give you the skinny on the types of batteries in use today, plus a look at what might power your notebook of the future.

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Wednesday, June 11, 2008
A Guide to High Definition Televisions
By Jason Frye @ 7:15 AM :: 4918 Views :: 1 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge

[All Levels] If you don't already have a high definition television set, it must surely be on your agenda of things to buy by now, as high-def TV broadcasting and Blu-ray enter our lounge rooms. This guide should set you up with the knowledge you need to make the right purchasing decision.

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Thursday, June 05, 2008
Computex 2008 Day Two
By fiona @ 7:09 AM :: 2454 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge

[Event Coverage] Cases and cooling seems to be the main theme today. But first John catches up with Abit and their enthusiast motherboard plans. Then on to Arctec Cooling and Silverstone for some cases and cooling, before finally seeing home automation at Web Provision.

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Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Computex 2008 Day One
By fiona @ 4:45 AM :: 2652 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge

[Event Coverage] Day one of Computex 2008 saw John out in the new exhibition hall in Nangang, catching up with Aopen, Foxconn, Intel, Jetway and VIA.

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Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Sneak Peak at the VIA Booth - Computex 2008
By fiona @ 9:54 AM :: 7741 Views :: 0 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge

[Event Coverage] VIA's display at Computex 2008 was a sea of mini-notes - many different sizes and a few different colors as well!

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Death of the GPU as we Know It?
By John @ 3:12 AM :: 29657 Views :: 37 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge

[High] A look at a new technology that uses Point Cloud Data as oppossed to polygons in graphics, that may offer a lot more detail in games.

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Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Is Your Laptop Running Hot? NZXT Cryo LX Notebook Cooler
By John @ 3:11 AM :: 10455 Views :: 1 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge

[All Levels] You may be surprised to know that your high-end notebook runs too hot for comfort. In this article John explores the safe operating temperature of notebooks and how a cooler can help.

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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Widescreen vs Pan and Scan PC Gaming
By John @ 4:21 PM :: 12711 Views :: 15 Comments :: :: Tech Knowledge

[High] The purpose of this article is two fold. Firstly, I wanted to investigate the differences between widescreen (16:9) and pan and scan (4:3) aspect ratios. Widescreen monitors are becoming more popular, but what games support it and does it actually give you any gameplay advantages? Secondly, I wanted to explain to our readers why we test at the resolutions we do.

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