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Production cost of Optimus keyboard expected to be well above $1000Dec 19, 2006 - in News
The developers of the forthcoming Color OLED keyboard Optimus 103 are facing higher development and production costs than what was generally estimated.
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Samsung starts supplying SD cards from DecemberDec 19, 2006 - in News
Being a major advocate of the MultiMediaCard (MMC) format, Samsung Electronics started supplying SecureDigital (SD) cards in finished goods form to memory module makers from December and is not requiring downstream customers to pay the 6% SD licensing fee, according to sources at memory module makers.
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PowerColor to launch passively cooled X1950 Pro and XT cardsDec 19, 2006 - in News
PowerColor and Arctic Cooling will launch in the first quarter of 2007 a solution for PowerColor's X1950 Pro and X1950 XT passive cards, which are claimed to be the fastest passive cards in the world, according to industry sources.
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TI unveils management chips for multi-cell, Li-ion battery packsDec 19, 2006 - in News
Texas Instruments (TI) has unveiled several new battery management ICs, including its next-generation Impedance Track "gas gauge" chipset, to improve battery performance and protect multi-cell, lithium-based battery packs used in notebooks and other systems.
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CPL to Develop Its Own Multiplayer Shooter for Pro CompetitionsDec 18, 2006 - in Picture Story
Team 3D, one of the top American Counter-Strike teams, in the heat of battle.
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10 Things You Didn't Know About Professional GamingDec 18, 2006 - in Picture Story
A team competes during a Counter-Strike match on the first day of competitions at the CPL Winter Championship Finals.
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800 MHz enough to run Vista, says MicrosoftDec 18, 2006 - in News
Microsoft has an answer for all those who have been wondering whether to buy a new computer or upgrade the hardware for Windows Vista. The company has posted the minimum requirements for Windows Vista, and there is a good chance that your four or five year old PC can run Vista.
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Stanford researchers explore flexible transistorsDec 18, 2006 - in News
Organic - or carbon-based - transistors are not new and can be used to design flexible computer displays, RFID tags and sensors.
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Tasers gets tougherDec 18, 2006 - in News
Stun guns could soon be able to deliver a disabling shock even to recipients wearing insulating clothing.
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Intel silently revs Core 2 Duo CPUsDec 18, 2006 - in News
Intel has silently improved its Core 2 Duo line-up.
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Sony working on video download serviceDec 18, 2006 - in News
After fighting stagnant sales of its PSP handheld for several months, Sony is now working on a video download service that it hopes will pose a real threat to the iTunes video store.
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Lightscribe CD disc labeling now available in five colorsDec 18, 2006 - in News
Hewlett-Packard today announced the availability of color Lightscribe CDs, which join the plain grey etching on a gold background. The labeling is still a monochromatic process, but can now be applied to discs with red, orange, yellow, blue and green backgrounds.
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Prices for 42" LCD TVs to drop to $999 by end of 2007Dec 18, 2006 - in News
Prices for 42" LCD TVs are likely to drop to US$999 by the end of 2007 in North America, according to LCD TV makers amid heated competition in the TV market.
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Hynix introduces 60nm made DDR2 800 MHz modulesDec 18, 2006 - in News
Hynix Semiconductor today introduced a family of components and high capacity modules based on its 60 nm-made 1 Gbit DDR2 DRAM chips.
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AMD Fusion ProcessorDec 17, 2006 - in Picture Story
The general layout of the Fusion vision: Graphics integration and floating point enhancements.
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Processor prices settle for final holiday swingDec 15, 2006 - in Reviews
As we approach the end of the Christmas shopping season, there is a certain kind of calmness in the microprocessor space: AMD rolled out the final products for this year, but they come too late to bring a visible impact to the pricing of most processors. Most of them are sitting in a comfortable space. Time to look at pricing histories to identify which CPUs are good deals around Christmas.
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XFX releases 630 MHz, triple-x Geforce 8800 graphics cardDec 15, 2006 - in News
Graphics card vendor XFX today announced its first two overclocked add-in cards.
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New tricks in automated image analysisDec 15, 2006 - in News
Using software to analyze images is not new. In fact, it's almost a mature technology. But there are still issues to solve, especially when you need to analyze images in real time.
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Race to the moon for nuclear fuelDec 15, 2006 - in News
NASA's planned moon base announced last week could pave the way for deeper space exploration to Mars, but one of the biggest beneficiaries may be the terrestrial energy industry.
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Nano-cables convert light into electricityDec 15, 2006 - in News
Nanocables that convert light into electricity could one day be used to power nano-robots.
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Microsoft updates Vista in latest piracy crackdownDec 15, 2006 - in News
Microsoft released an update to Windows Vista that will shut down unauthorized versions of the OS that allow users to skip the product's activation system.
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DRM is "too complicated" - just rip CDs, says Bill GatesDec 15, 2006 - in News
Even Microsoft founder Bill Gates finds it easier to "just buy a CD and rip it" than grapple with the copyright protection used by online music stores.
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Gore tells scientists to be vocalDec 15, 2006 - in News
Former Vice President Al Gore has told scientists to speak out more on the issue of climate change.
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The Web Is My Castle: Secure Backup Over the InternetDec 15, 2006 - in Reviews
Hamachi is a free tool for establishing secure VPN connections between two PCs by mediating p2p connections (like Skype does). Its potential for Internet backup and data replication is huge.
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TG Daily Top-10: Most significant Hardware of 2006Dec 15, 2006 - in Reviews
Here's the second installment of our year-end top-10 series. Following the rather negative top-10 disappointments of 2006, we are continuing with ten (actually twelve) contestants which we believe had the greatest impact on the hardware industry this year.
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Toshiba, Sony, NEC develop 45 nm production platformDec 14, 2006 - in News
Toshiba, Sony and NEC announced that the companies have completed the development of a mass-production platform for 45 nm LSI devices.
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FCC approves DS-OFDM UWB modulation techniqueDec 14, 2006 - in News
Focus Enhancements today announced it has received FCC approval for its Ultra Wideband (UWB) DS-OFDM modulation scheme. The approval was granted without the waiver restrictions that are currently being applied to the WiMedia Standard UWB technology.
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Handheld device sees more colours than humansDec 14, 2006 - in News
A handheld device sensitive to changes in colour not detectable by the human eye could be used to spot objects hidden by camouflage or foliage.
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AMD questions current multi-core trendDec 14, 2006 - in News
AMD chief technology officer Phil Hester voiced concerns over the implications of the trend to integrate an increasing number of similar cores into one package. The company indicated that it could part with a strategy of using dozens of cores in one CPU and would turn to developing "Accelerated Processing Units," short APUs instead.
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In-Stat predicts iTunes may offer HD versions of Disney movies in 2007Dec 14, 2006 - in News
In-Stat has released its annual predictions for 2007, saying iTunes is likely to provide high-definition (HD) versions of Disney movies for "download-to-own," as HDTV programming will be will be available via broadband Internet.
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