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Corel VideoStudio Pro X6

The latest release of Corel Studio focuses on building up its consumer-level video-editing and production suite. Version X6 of VideoStudio is essentially Corel's response to the rise of HD content on affordable consumer gadgets. Corel has diligently kept up with consumers' pace when it comes to supporting such file types.

Using VideoStudio Pro as a primary editing program was a mixed bag; as someone who frequently produces videos on both a casual and professional basis, I had trouble envisioning the audience that Corel is targeting with VideoStudio. But first let's cover the core features.

Editing videos clips in … Read more

Are Intel, AMD six-core chips worth it?

The enduring Intel-Advanced Micro Devices desktop PC rivalry may be hitting a ceiling at the very high end where adding processor cores doesn't always translate to better performance.

On Tuesday, AMD announced the six-core Phenom II X6 1075 processor, priced at only $250, adding to its stable of six-core desktop chips. And Intel has its well-received but much pricier Core i7 980X and 970, among other six-core processors.

All of this means more choice at the high end for consumers, but are those extra cores really necessary? Do the newest six-core systems, such as the HP Pavilion Elite HPE-460z series and Dell Studio XPS 9100, offer an appreciable spike in performance? (Note: this same argument can be applied, to some degree, to dual-core versus quad-core systems.)

I asked a couple of experts for their opinions.

Rich Brown, senior editor, desktops at CNET Reviews. For most consumers, six-core CPUs will be overkill. Few apps will really use all six cores well, and the trade-off tends to be slower performance on the apps that don't use them.… Read more

Nokia announces 16GB X6

Only a few months after the launch of the Nokia X6 comes its more compact sibling in the form of a 16GB model. The original X6 had 32GB of storage and has Comes with Music built-in, while the smaller model does not. Still, it retains that nice 3.2-inch wide-screen touch display from its bigger brother, plus it has the series 60 Symbian operating system, a 5.0-megapixel camera, dual-LED flash, it's quad-band GSM and tri-band 3G, a Web browser with Flash Lite, GPS, and more.

It also comes in four finishes: white with yellow, white with pink, all … Read more

Could this be the world's heaviest drag race?

Having spent time behind the steering wheels of the BMW X6 M, the Porsche Cayenne Turbo, the Infiniti FX50S, and the Range Rover Sport, I was fairly certain that I could predict the outcome of Autocar's drag race between the four sporty SUVs (is that a bit redundant?). And for the most part, I was right. I won't spoil the ending for you, but I can't help but to think that the outcome would be decidedly different and much more interesting if this race where held off-road! I mean, these are SUVs after all.

Place your bets … Read more

Video: A closer look at Nokia's X6 music phone

STUTTGART, Germany--Earlier Wednesday, we told you about the X3 and the X6, two high-end music phones announced by Nokia at the Nokia World Conference here.

The non-3G slider, the X3, is the first S40 device with Ovi Store enabled and comes bundled with the portable MD-9 mini speaker in selected markets. The higher-end X6 phone has a 3.2-inch capacitive touch-screen glass display and will be available only with the Comes With Music service. Watch a video introduction to the X6 below.

(Source: Crave Asia)

Nokia debuts X6 and X3 music phones

Nokia announced two high-end music phones at the Nokia World Conference in Stuttgart, Germany. The Nokia X3 and X6 handsets build on the company's established Xpress Music line, but offer revamped designs and upgraded features. Both models support Nokia's Ovi service and access to Facebook.

With a trim design and a 3.2-inch touch screen, the Nokia X6 is a looker by all regards (you can watch a video of it here). You can get it in red or blue. Music, of course, is front and center on the handset. Besides the music player, which should resemble that … Read more

131: 230, 367, hike! What in hell do these new mpg numbers mean?

Chevy Volt gets 230 miles per gallon (for a day) while Nissan says we can play that game, too. BMW gets hybrid religion (again), and we take you for a ride in an Audi Q5 and point out what we love and what we wish we could.

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• We take you for a ride in a Chevy Volt test mule

• CNET Review and video of the Audi Q5

• BMW has a hybrid x6 and 7 Series on the way

• Sneak peek of the new Jaguar XJ

• GM still believes in hydrogen fuel cells… Read more

BMW unveiling two big hybrid models at Frankfurt

BMW announced today the production versions of the BMW ActiveHybrid X6 and ActiveHybrid 7, two very different hybrid models with very different drive trains. Both vehicles will make their world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. The Hybrid X6 will reach U.S. BMW Centers in fourth quarter 2009; and the BMW Hybrid 7 will reach America shores in spring 2010.

The BMW ActiveHybrid X6's power train starts with a 400 hp twin-turbocharged V8 gasoline engine and adds two electric synchronous motors delivering 91 hp/192 lb-ft and 86 hp/206 lb-ft, respectively. Maximum system output is … Read more

BMW X6 gets M power

Are you the kind of person who likes to go really fast in a really big vehicle? Well, the boys from Bavaria have just the thing for you: the BMW X6 M.

Powered by BMW's twin-turbocharge gasoline V-8, and putting power to the wheels through the xDrive all-wheel drive system, the X6 M and its sibling the X5 M will get you where you're going in a hurry.