What Is Intel Centrino?Written by Cody Kahl
You have probably heard term ‘Centrino’ thrown around laptop world lately. It seems to be new craze in notebook technology, but do many people actually know what it is?In this article we will take a look at this advanced technology, as well as discuss its advantages. Introduced in March of 2003, Centrino was marketed by Intel to be best new thing since laptops themselves. Centrino machines were described as lighter and faster while conserving more power and running much more efficiently. The fact is that Centrino actually does work just as good as its creators claim. Not only does technology allow notebooks to run much cooler, but they are also lightning fast. Let’s take a closer look at what components make up a Centrino equipped machine. Pentium M Processor – This is definitely most important piece of Centrino puzzle. The Pentium M processor uses about ¼ power of a P4 Hyper-Threaded processor and is so efficient it offers almost a 2 times increase in performance. That’s right, a 2.0 GHz Pentium M Processor is going to be faster than a 3.4 GHz Pentium 4 laptop processor. Since Pentium M processor is much more efficient than its counterparts it also has advantages of running cooler and conserving more battery power. Intel 855 Chipset – The 855 chipset works so well because it is just as efficient as Pentium M processor. It uses less power than standard Intel chipset, and only runs parts of chip that are actually needed. This equals out to even more battery time.
| | Reclaim Your PC from the Internet SpiesWritten by Jason Frovich
Viruses are, however, not only malicious software programs out there. The newest addition to evil software family is so called Spywares and a good anti-virus program or firewall is not enough to safeguard against these clever programs.Spywares are known by many names such as adware, trojans, malware, browser hijackers etc. The thing they all have in common is that they will transmit your personal information to companies and individuals who have an interest in knowing about your surfing habits, online purchases, credit worthiness, interests, web searchs, chats, birth date and even your credit card number. The list goes on and on, since Spywares are constructed by promotional companies who need to know as much as possible about online consumers to target them effectively. By ewes dropping on you online, these companies hope to be more successful when sending out promotional materials. Spyware usually enter your PC by piggybacking on other software downloads. Every time you use downloaded or otherwise shared files, including Freeware, Shareware or p2p sharing programs, you stand risk of unknowingly infecting your computer with Spyware. Even confirmed virus free music files, films and computer programs can have Spyware stowaways. Once inside your computer, they will hide, monitor all your actions and promptly start telling your secrets to anyone willing to listen.
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