李嘉强
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Estimating CPU Performance Using Amdahl's Law
If you are in the market for a new computer, or thinking of upgrading your current system, choosing...
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The Homebrew Litecoin Mining Project
It's hard not to be intrigued by Bitcoin, the peer-to-peer digital currency devised by the mysteriou...
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How to Secure Your Android Phone and Get the Most Out of Smart Lock
Hackers, malware, thieves, today's Android users are facing more threats than ever before. As such,...
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Virtual Reality: The True Cost of Admission (and Why It Doesn't Matter)
Oculus VR, the company that is single-handedly responsible for the modern virtual reality movement,...
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When SSD Performance Goes Awry
An unfortunate tale about Samsung's SSD 840 read performance degradationAn avalanche of reports emer...
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The Five Stages of Video Game Disappointment
I didn't want to believe that Fallout 4, the sequel to one of my favorite games of all time, wasn't...
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Anatomy of a Storage Drive: Optical Drives
It's magnetic. It's electric. It's photonic. No, this isn't going to be about a new superhero trio i...
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10 Electronic Devices That Are Nearly Impossible to Repair
It's becoming tradition that with every new high-profile gadget release, we showcase whatever findin...
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Anatomy of a Motherboard
You might have a desktop PC at work, school, or home. You might use one to work out tax returns or p...
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Why Building a Gaming PC Right Now is a Bad Idea, Part 3: Bad Timing
In the first part of this series we looked at DDR4 memory, discussed pricing and availability, and s...
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The State of PC Gaming in 2015
Unlike the other gaming platforms we've been evaluating here at the end of the year, the PC's been a...
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I Deleted All My Social Accounts: Three Weeks Without Social Media
To say that a lot of people use social media is an understatement. At last count, Facebook had more...