CPU (August 2008)

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CPU, short for Computer Power User, is a magazine that was a competitor to Maximum PC. While I enjoyed it, I never thought it was quite as good as Maximum PC which probably explains why it isn't around anymore. There's barely enough room in the physical magazine world for one such title. The August 2008 issue includes:

Spotlight

Power Mobile - The Past, Present & Future of Portable Computing
Smartphone IQ Test - Just how Smart Are They?
Small Wonders - Subnotebooks & UMPCs That Are Worth Their Weight

Frontside

What's Happening
Digital Economy

Heavy Gear

Dream Hardware
Sound Card Clash - The Best Of Add-In Audio
Robocop Or Keystone Cop - Are Consumer-Grade UTMs Worth It?
Lite-On DH-401 - Iomega REV 120GB USB
Dell XPS M1730
NZXT Tempest - Antec Mini P180
Lenovo ThinkPad X300 - Trendnet TS-S402
Pinnacle Video Transfer - Sony Walkman NWZ-S718 8GB
TomTom GO 930 - GE E1235

Hard Hat Area

PC Modder

Tips & Tutorials
The Soundless Savage - High-Powered Quiet Computing

PC Challenge - Best Gaming PC For Less Than $2,000
Advanced Q&A Corner
X-Ray Vision - OLED Optimus Maximus Keyboard

Loading Zone

The Bleeding Edge Of Software - Inside The World Of Betas
Up To Speed - Upgrades That'll Keep You Humming Along
TrustWare BufferZone - Stealthsurfer
Ringtone Media Studio 3 - NovaBackup 10

Caught In the Web

Booting Up Blockbusters - Film Rentals Now Playing On A PC Near You
The Department Of Stuff - design.txt

Digital Living

Road Warrior - Lenovo IdeaPad, Mobile Fuel Cells, New BlackBerry, Mobile Power From Kingston & More
At Your Leisure - Games, Gear, Movies & Music

Tips & Tricks

Software Tips & Projects - Get The Color Right
Warm Up To Penguins - The Audacity Of It All

What's Cooking

Shavings From The Rumour Mill - Nano Chips Away At Intel's Atom
Wagging The Dog - Apple Fanboys
Technically Speaking - An Interview With Joshua Levy, Managing Editor Of Change.org

Back Door

Q&A With Mark Bernstein - PARC Director On The Next Big Thing(s)

Infinite Loops - Strange stats and other oddball items from computing's periphery