High Tech - News, Reviews and Tests
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Wal-Mart Picks Blu-ray Over HD DVDFeb 15, 2008 - in News
Perhaps the biggest blow to HD DVD yet, the country's largest retailer Wal-Mart announced today it will drop HD DVD and focus exclusively on Blu-ray in the high definition video battle.
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Industry Publications Hint At Toshiba Dropping HD DVDFeb 15, 2008 - in News
Toshiba may be ready to pull out of HD DVD, effectively putting an end to the format, according to various trade publications.
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Verbatim Releases Sleek-looking Mobile Hard DrivesFeb 15, 2008 - in News
Given the fact that the market for mobile hard drives grew by 90% in Europe, and US sales is doubling on a year-to-year basis, it seems that market for external hard drives is the place to be.
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Thermaltake PC Hardware Gets Nvidia ESA CertificationFeb 15, 2008 - in News
Thermaltake announced recently that three new products in its PC case, power supply and cooling system lineups have recently received Nvidia ESA (enthusiast system architecture) hardware platform certification from Nvidia.
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LG.Philips LCD To Launch 18.9" Widescreen Monitor Panel In Q3Feb 15, 2008 - in News
While Taiwan-based panel makers are aggressively developing new widescreen LCD monitor panels, LG.
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Vista Workshop: More RAM, More SpeedFeb 15, 2008 - in Reviews
Combine 64 bit Microsoft Vista and 8 GB of RAM ($198) and you'll see a measurable improvement in performance. We show you how to do it, talk about the gotchas, and provide pointers on tweaking your system.
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AMD: To Merge Or Not To Merge?Feb 14, 2008 - in Reviews
The past 19 months haven't been easy for the green team from Sunnyvale. Lately, there have been persistent rumors that AMD has become an acquisition target. What's really going on?
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NASA Helps Build World's Fastest SwimsuitFeb 14, 2008 - in News
NASA and Speedo have teamed up to develop the world's fastest swimsuit.
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6x Blu-ray Drives On The HorizonFeb 14, 2008 - in News
Sharp has developed new 250 mW blue-violet laser diodes which promise to bring a substantial speed boost to Blu-ray writers - up from 72 Mb/s today to a maximum of 216 Mb/s.
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AMD's CrossFireX Details Leak OutFeb 13, 2008 - in News
Some more information about AMD's CrossfireX architecture is leaking out, and it is about what you would expect. Up to four GPUs, mix and match to a degree, and one really bad part.
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Microsoft Punches Out 11 Security FixesFeb 13, 2008 - in News
Six "critical" updates join five more "important" vulnerability fixes in this month's regularly scheduled security bulletin from Microsoft.
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Wolfdale Shrinks Transistors, Grows Core 2Feb 13, 2008 - in Reviews
Intel's new 45-nm E8000 series is more powerful and more efficient than any other dual-core processor architecture on the market today. But just how good is it, and more importantly, should you upgrade right away?
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HD DVD Responds To Slate Of Bad NewsFeb 13, 2008 - in News
The HD DVD Promotional Group has issued a statement in response to this month's announcements regarding huge industry players Netflix and Best Buy moving away from its format.
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VIDEO - Open Source, Scavenged Hardware, Powers Life-sized 747 SimulatorFeb 12, 2008 - in News
Retired Air Force pilot John Wojnaroski can't seem to get away from flying and he's been constructing the "ultimate" flight simulator with authentic screens, switches and even throttle controls.
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Russia Emerges As Spam Superpower, Sophos SaysFeb 12, 2008 - in News
Spam originating from Russian computers have seen a dramatic rise in recent months, according to Sophos.
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Portable Storage: Convenience is the KeyFeb 12, 2008 - in Reviews
Buffalo, Fujitsu, Maxtor, SimpleTech and Western Digital - all offer portable 2.5" hard drives at up to 320 GB, but some still lack features to make backup and synchronization an easy process.
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British May Face Internet Ban For Illegal DownloadsFeb 12, 2008 - in News
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Air Force Developing Hypersonic Missiles And BombersFeb 11, 2008 - in News
The United States military wants to reach out and touch someone - fast. According to an article in the Dallas Star-Telegram, Air Force researchers are developing bombers and cruise missiles capable of flying Mach 6 or 4,000 miles-per-hour and faster.
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Patent For Textile-based Electrodes AwardedFeb 11, 2008 - in News
Textronics has received patent approval for "stretchy" textile electronics that can be integrated into clothing to monitor certain body functions.
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Optimus Maximus Keyboard Sold On Ebay For $2750Feb 11, 2008 - in News
One of the first OLED keyboards from Russian design studio Art Lebedev has been sold on Ebay.
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Nvidia Enters CPU MarketFeb 11, 2008 - in News
Nvidia today unveiled its first CPU. The APX 2500 is a system-on-a-chip (SoC) product that is aiming for Windows Mobile handhelds. Despite the fact that it is not scheduled to hit the market until late this year, the chip is bound to raise more than just one eyebrow.
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Woman Tasered At Florida Best Buy For Leaving The StoreFeb 11, 2008 - in News
A woman was recently tasered at a Florida Best Buy store because she left the store before she finished checking out.
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How Hardware-Based Security Protects PCsFeb 11, 2008 - in Reviews
Memory resident software can provide a level of security, but it can always be altered. We show you how special hardware on the motherboard works to shield PCs from a variety of threats.
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Complete Data Security A Mission Impossible, Study ClaimsFeb 9, 2008 - in News
Even what we perceive to be foolproof IT systems will never be able to safeguard sensitive information, according to researchers from the University of Leeds. The "human autopilot" gets the blame.
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Nvidia Posts Specs Of GeForce 9M SeriesFeb 8, 2008 - in News
Nvidia's next-generation mobile graphics aren't officially announced yet, but curious minds can already find some technical information about the new GPUs on Nvidia's website.
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"Green" Glider Propelled By Heat Energy In Ocean WaterFeb 8, 2008 - in News
Imagine a watercraft that has no needs for refueling, but simply takes most of its energy needs directly from the temperature differences in Ocean water surrounding the hull. Technically, you will get a transportation device with a virtually unlimited energy resource. It's not science-fiction, but research units are already in operation today.
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Intel Skulltrail 3: 8 vs 4 Core PerformanceFeb 8, 2008 - in Reviews
We compare the performance of the dual-socket Skulltrail system to that of Core 2 Extreme QX9770 and QX9650 CPUs. All three are Penryns and share identical features, but the test results were not what we expected.
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Chicago Auto Show 2008: Riding The Hybrid WaveFeb 7, 2008 - in News
If you haven't visited a North American Auto Show in recent years, you'd be surprised to see how much these shows have changed: The dominating topic at the Chicago Auto Show 2008 are hybrid drivetrains and other technologies that make our cars more efficient. Join us for a walk around the show floor to see what manufacturers are offering today and what we can expect for the future.
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Biofuels Could Actually Increase Greenhouse Gases - StudyFeb 7, 2008 - in News
Two new studies published in Science magazine claim that biofuels use could actually increase the amount of greenhouse gases in our planet's atmosphere. Researchers say converting forests and grasslands to ethanol producing corn or oil palm plants could actually double the CO2 levels over the next thirty years.
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Apple Patches Quicktime Flaw For Vista, Mac OS XFeb 7, 2008 - in News
Apple has released an update for Quicktime to fix a potentially dangerous flaw that affects most versions of Mac OS X and Windows Vista, as well as Windows XP Service Pack 2.
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