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Intel "vPro" business desktops arriveSep 8, 2006 - in News
Stressed out IT managers may get some help with the availability of PCs based on Intel's "vPro" platform. The computers, part of the firm's professional business platform, use the Q965 chipset that not only integrate virtualization, but also Intel's second generation Active Management Technology with a circuit breaker support.
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Lacie offers biometric hard drivesSep 5, 2006 - in News
Lacie has upgraded its biometrically-protected SAFE hard drive line with a desktop edition, adding an internal firmware lock to help prevent data from being accessed if the actual hard drive is removed from the chassis.
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Dell reportedly to use about 20 million AMD CPUsSep 4, 2006 - in News
Market sources say that about 20 million Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) processors will be used in Dell's servers, desktop PCs and notebooks between the fourth quarter of 2006 and the fourth quarter of 2007.
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Apple increases its share in the notebook market, but desktop sales declineAug 23, 2006 - in News
Global shipments of Apple Computer's Intel-based laptops totaled 780,000-800,000 units in the second quarter of this year, with the MacBook becoming a hot model in the mainstream market, according to sources at Taiwan notebook makers, citing data available from IDC and Gartner Dataquest.
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Unisys reports missing PC containing veteran personal dataAug 8, 2006 - in News
Unisys has lost a desktop computer used for its work with the Department of Veterans Affairs that contains personal information on as many of 38,000 veterans.
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Powerspec to introduce overclocked Core 2 Extreme PCJul 24, 2006 - in News
PC makers are gearing up to announce their refreshed lines of desktop and notebook PCs when Intel will launch its Core 2 Duo processors this Thursday. One of the first companies to announce a system is Powerspec - the desktop brand of notebook builder Winbook - which will be offering a decked out enthusiast system.
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Matrox releases desktop management software for multi-monitor usersJul 18, 2006 - in News
Matrox Graphics has released a free desktop management utility that lets users organize and save application positions. Matrox PowerSpace works with Matrox multi-display cards and can create up to nine workspaces per display. Workspaces can be toggled on or off via keyboard shortcuts or the PowerSpace task-bar icon.
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Revised Dell XPS 700 to feature overclocked Intel Core 2 Extreme CPUJul 13, 2006 - in News
On the day Intel announces Conroe - which is expected within days - Dell Computer will upgrade its top-of-the-line XPS 700 desktop computer model to offer not only an overclocked Core 2 Extreme CPU, but also the option of two Nvidia GeForce 7900 GTX cards in SLI mode. This news comes straight from Chairman Michael Dell, who posed for pictures beside his team's new baby.
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Microsoft's Private Folder application may not be so privateJul 11, 2006 - in News
Yesterday we wrote about Microsoft's free Private Folder 1.0 application that encrypts and password protects a folder on a desktop. According to our research and the astute eyes of one of our readers, the contents of the folder may not be so private. Johnny Granlund emailed us saying that he was able to access the folder simply by rebooting into Safe Mode. However upon further inspection, we found that files inside of the folder were still encrypted.
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Gateway throws out PCs with single-core processorsJun 29, 2006 - in News
The third largest PC retailer in the U.S. today announced that all desktop PCs and "nearly" all notebook computers offered through its website now come standard with a dual-core processor.
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Intel postpones launch of new desktop CPUs to 27 JulyJun 29, 2006 - in News
The launch of the Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800, Core 2 Duo E6300, E6400, E6600 and E6700 processors, which were originally expected to arrive on 23 July will be postponed to July 27, according to a recent review of Intel's product roadmap by sources at Taiwan motherboard makers.
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Microsoft's Live.com updates with new themes and templatesJun 19, 2006 - in News
Microsoft has updated their Live.com user controlled startpage, desktop and search engine service with new updated theme and features.
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Dell readies AMD-powered desktop?Jun 15, 2006 - in News
Dell is gearing up to release a desktop PC powered with a microprocessor from Advanced Micro Devices in September, according to analysts at Wall Street brokerage house Citigroup.
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SiS to begin producing DDR3 chipsets in late 2007Jun 13, 2006 - in News
As a follow-up to its recent announcement of next-generation desktop chipset products targeted to hit the market in 2007, Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) stated that the SiS665, the company's first northbridge that will support DDR3 memory technology, will reach production phase in the end of 2007, but volume shipments are currently not expected to start before 2008.
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Desktop LCD market moves rapidly towards widescreen displays - reportsJun 12, 2006 - in News
During a sharp seasonal downturn of the desktop LCD market in the first quarter of this year, widescreen LCDs maintained their pace of growth and emerged as the winners of the quarter.
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Intel's LaGrande security platform to arrive in H2 2007Jun 2, 2006 - in News
Intel's LaGrande technology (LT), an approach to protect applications and data from software and simple hardware attacks will be arriving in mobile and desktop business platforms in the second half of 2007, TG Daily has learned.
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Desktop-PC vendors anticipate rising demand from emerging marketsJun 1, 2006 - in News
Desktop PC vendors, including Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer, expect to see strong demand for entry-level models in coming years.
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Intel to launch next-gen desktop processor Conroe on 23 JulyMay 26, 2006 - in News
It appears that Intel will be introducing its new Desktop Core 2 Duo E6000 series earlier than previously expected. While industry sources hinted to a September launch date at the beginning of this year, slides obtained by enthusiast website HKEPC Hardware indicate that the desktop processor, formerly code-named Conroe, will make its debut on 23 July.
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Intel Santa Rosa SFF platform to shape future design for the desktopMay 11, 2006 - in News
Scheduled to debut in the first quarter of 2007, Intel's Santa Rosa platform will utilize the Core2 Duo mobile processor, previously code-named Merom, for small-form-factor (SFF) implementations for the desktop.
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Google introduces Desktop 4May 10, 2006 - in News
At its annual press day, Google today assured analysts and journalists that the firm is still very much about improving search features.
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Entry-level desktops with SiS662 northbridge chipsets to debut in JuneMay 5, 2006 - in News
A number of entry-level desktops built based on the SiS662 chipset from Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS), will be available in June from some OEM makers and the channel market, according to sources at SiS.
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Linux supporters deliver desktop standardsApr 25, 2006 - in News
The Free Standards Group is due to launch version 3.1 of its Linux Standards Base, delivering the first fruits of its LSB Desktop Project to create new standards for Linux on the desktop.
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Core Duo an ideal CPU for a low-power desktop system?Apr 24, 2006 - in News
With only 25% the power consumption of a regular Intel dual-core processor, Core Duo has been speculated to be the best choice for users who need to run a low-power desktop computer.
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New Fedora Core 5 Linux includes virtualization and JavaMar 20, 2006 - in News
Fans of the Fedora Core distribution will be happy to know that version 5 has just been released. FC5 includes many bug fixes and security updates. It also has several new features like a photo manager, integrated virtualization and a Java run-time stack.
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Ricoh intros color laser multi function printerMar 20, 2006 - in News
Ricoh announced the Aficio SP C210SF, a desktop color laser multi-function printer for small offices and workgroups. The device combines printing with copying, scanning and IP faxing capability.
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Desktop PC sales predicted to stagnate in 2006Mar 9, 2006 - in News
Desk-based PC replacement activity has peaked and is expected to drop shortly, slowing PC growth in the process, according the latest research from Gartner.
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Dell doubles standard hard drive and memory sizes on XPS desktopsMar 2, 2006 - in News
Dell today said that it now installs 1 GB of system memory and 160 GB hard drives standard in its multimedia and enthusiast PC of the XPS series. The numbers are up from 512 MB and 80 GB, respectively.
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3D Systems drops price of 3D printer below $15,000Mar 1, 2006 - in News
3D printing is not quite what we would call a mainstream application, but the creation of realistic plastic models of products using a "printer" is becoming more popular with more businesses, product and marketing managers, designers and engineers as well as universities.
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Intel roadmap update: Conroe to launch with up to 2.66 GHzFeb 11, 2006 - in News
Intel is counting down to the launch of its next-gen desktop CPU: Conroe will begin to ship to system builders in Q2 of this year with the official introduction to follow in late Q3. Details are already leaking out of Santa Clara - the chip will carry the sequence numbers E4000 and E6000 and will arrive in six versions with clock speeds of up to 2.66 GHz, TG Daily has learned.
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The return of Google OS rumorsJan 31, 2006 - in News
May as well put a hockey mask on the face of the Google operating system stories that keep cropping up; another version of the story that will not die contends an internally developed version of the Ubuntu Linux distribution from Google is in the works.