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MLC SSDs to Challenge Faster SLC DrivesApr 13, 2009 - in News
A company called SandForce is in the last stages of prepping its new SF-1500 SSD processor for the mainstream. According to SandForce, its new SSD processors will give lower-cost, and slower MLC-based SSD drives a huge performance boost.
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AMD Radeon HD 4890 X2's ComingApr 13, 2009 - in News
AMD clarified with press late last week about the immediate future of its line of Radeon HD graphics products, particularly the HD 4870 X2.
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Overclocking Core i7: Power Versus PerformanceApr 13, 2009 - in Reviews
A couple of weeks ago, we showed you how to best overclock your Phenom II to maximize performance and power consumption. This week, we run an Intel Core i7 920 at various clock speeds ranging up to 4 GHz with the same goal.
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Why Cable ISP Capping is the New DRM, and SuckApr 11, 2009 - in News
I, like many people, have been subscribing to Internet connection services since the days of 3600 baud modems. Then, I upgraded to 14.4k, 36.6k, 56k, DSL and now cable.
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Hot News of the Week: Good Friday EditionApr 11, 2009 - in Picture Story
Check out the hottest news of the week in our special Easter Edition, which includes Wolverine, Wall•E, baby Canadian seals, and more!
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QOTD: Do You Shut Off Your PC At Night?Apr 10, 2009 - in News
Because of mechanical wear and tear in traditional hard drives and fans, I've never really liked turning off my computing devices. A steady on state is better for the hard drive in the long run.
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OCZ Jumps On Mac Hardware BandwagonApr 10, 2009 - in News
OCZ is adding Mac compatible solid state drives to its Vertex series of SSDs, and also debuted several different Apple specific memory kits.
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Time Warner COO Talks Revised Capped PlansApr 10, 2009 - in News
Time Warner Cable COO has posted a public letter announcing revisions to the proposed bandwidth capped internet plans.
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CompUSA takes Another Shot at RetailApr 10, 2009 - in News
The new CompUSA has emerged from bankruptcy and is now slowly returning to the brick-and-mortar retail scene. However, the Systemax-owned company is pushing a new "retail 2.0" philosophy.
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New Microsoft Ad Says Macs are Cool With KidsApr 10, 2009 - in News
Microsoft’s back with episode 3 of the Laptop Hunters, where real-life similes shop for their ideal laptop, only to arrive at a PC.
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Nvidia, ATI Release New DriversApr 10, 2009 - in News
Both Nvidia and ATI released new drivers over the past few days: Nvidia's GeForce 185.68 beta driver and ATI's Catalyst 9.4
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Facebook Blocks Pirate Bay Torrent LinkingApr 10, 2009 - in News
This week Facebook decided it didn't want to be associated with illegal software distribution and consequently blocked The Pirate Bay's torrent linking on its site.
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Winners of Our AMD Overclocking Contest!Apr 10, 2009 - in News
After two months of intense overclocking, two champions have emerged victors of the AMD Virtual Overclocking Contest.
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Bill Gates Patents Plasma Injector, for Your CarApr 10, 2009 - in News
Bill Gates has invaded most home PCs, laptops, netbooks, and even cell phones with the Windows operating system. Now he wants to redesign how cars work.
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Network Storage: Three NAS Units Rounded UpApr 10, 2009 - in Reviews
Network storage is great for centralizing data on a home or small business network. The real question is: do you build your own NAS or buy one that's already primed for action? We round up three ready-made units to see if any of them suit our fancy.
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Wall•E PC Case Mod is Simply AwesomeApr 9, 2009 - in News
You won’t believe your eyes when you see this what this enthusiast from Russia has done. Best. Case. Ever.
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QOTD: Are You Always Fixing PCs for Others?Apr 9, 2009 - in News
Computers break down and produce problems for people on a daily basis. Things can go wrong, and sometimes, the problems are not even fixable--like a fried CPU. Sometimes some things just have to be entirely replaced.
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AT&T and Sprint Fiber Lines SeveredApr 9, 2009 - in News
Last night around 1:30 AM PST in San Jose, four fiber optic lines belonging to AT&T were severed by vandals, knocking off landlines, cellular and net connections for thousands of residents in the San Jose, California area.Two hours later, two more
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Intel Aims for Two Second Boot TimesApr 9, 2009 - in News
Imagine an operating system that would boot in two seconds -- that’s what Intel is aiming for with Moblin.
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XRAID ES 4 and 16 TB Storage for MacApr 9, 2009 - in News
Active Storage said that its new XRAID ES for the Mac OS X will come in both 4 TB and 16 TB versions. However, both solutions may require a monthly payment plan.
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AMD's 'Sabine' Platform Will Support DirectX 11Apr 9, 2009 - in News
Apparently, AMD's Sabine platform will support DirectX 11 and UVD Technology when released in 2011.
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Conficker Gets Update, Does ... SomethingApr 9, 2009 - in News
Conficker has started doing its thing apparently. Its thing has yet to be defined but everyone should panic anyway, okay?
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Teen Hacker Contracted By Telco CompanyApr 9, 2009 - in News
A teenage hacker from New Zealand believed to be the ring-leader of a cyber-crime gang has managed to nab himself some work courtesy of his exploits.
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Nintendo Chief: No Price Cuts PlannedApr 9, 2009 - in News
Despite the fact that no one has any money and its competitors are dropping their prices to make their consoles more attractive to cash-strapped consumers, Nintendo remains adamant that it will not be cutting its prices.
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Microsoft Fined $11.9 Million for Office Price-fixingApr 9, 2009 - in News
Microsoft has been dealt a second blow in the courts as a ruling from Germany sees the software giant fined nearly $12 million.
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Ex-Sun CTO Jumps Sinking Ship to MicrosoftApr 9, 2009 - in News
Former Chief Technology Officer of Sun Microsystem’s chip unit, Marc Tremblay, has jumped ship and found employment elsewhere. Hardly surprising when if you’ve been reading the news about Sun as of late. However, what is surprising is where he’s headed.
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Microsoft Hit With $388 Million Piracy Patent ChargeApr 9, 2009 - in News
Microsoft has been ordered to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to software company Uniloc Inc, which specializes in the protection of infrastructure as well as software and games.
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Pirate Bay's Anonymity Service Attracts 113,000Apr 9, 2009 - in News
At the end of last month, the people behind the Pirate Bay launched a new VPN designed to protect users from new piracy laws set forth in Sweden and it seems people are all for it.
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Super Talent's 512 GB SSD is Nearly $1,500Apr 9, 2009 - in News
Super Talent has let loose its new MasterDrive RX family of Solid State Drives in capacities up to 512 GB.
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Desktop Backplane? Three 2.5" HDD Solutions ReviewedApr 9, 2009 - in Reviews
Using 2.5” hard drives in RAID arrays provides increased storage and I/O performance with improved efficiency—as long as they are properly installed. We looked at three backplane solutions that operate and manage either two or four 2.5” SAS/SATA drives.
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