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SMBs to get Office 2007 on Nov 30 at CompUSANov 13, 2006 - in News
Small business owners will be able to pick up a box of Vista Business and Office Small Business 2007 at certain CompuUSA stores beginning on November 30.
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AMD's Opteron shows muscles in supercomputer listNov 13, 2006 - in News
The 28th list of the world's 500 most power supercomputers was published one day ahead of the official opening of the SC06 supercomputing conference. The top-10 of the list saw major changes, partially due to three new AMD Opteron systems, which are ranked in Position 2, 9 and 10. Extra: Image gallery
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Vista RTM downloads on BittorrentNov 13, 2006 - in News
It hasn't even been out of the nest a full week yet, but already those nefarious software pirates who drive prices up for everyone else have taken the little birdie known as Windows Vista and begun passing it around the interwebs like a hot potato.
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Demand for DirectX 10-compliant graphics cards may not pick up until Vista launchNov 13, 2006 - in News
Despite Nvidia's launch of its DirectX 10-compliant GeForce 8800 GPU last week, demand for high-end graphics cards supporting DirectX 10 may not pick up until Microsoft's Vista operating system (OS) hits the market, according to industry sources.
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NEC develops new 3.5" LCD moduleNov 13, 2006 - in News
NEC LCD Technologies announced the successful development of a 3.5", quarter high definition (QHD) system-on-glass (SOG) LCD module (LCM) for mobile devices.
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Sales of 1080p microdisplay RPTVs overtakes those of 720p, says Quixel ResearchNov 13, 2006 - in News
Revenues for 1080p microdisplay (MD) models topped those of 720p MD for the first time in the third quarter, accounting for $682 million in sales, according to research firm Quixel Research, which noted that sales for the 1080p MD segment grew 124% sequentially and 333% on year.
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Shootout at the Core 2 Corral: Seven P965 Motherboards ComparedNov 13, 2006 - in Reviews
Launched as a companion to Intel's Core 2 Duo processors, the P965 chipset can be found in a range of products, from fancy to inexpensive. In this review, seven motherboards from six manufacturers compete for your buying dollar.
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G'day mate: Microsoft Office 2007 to understand AustralianNov 13, 2006 - in News
Australian words like g'day, Sheila and bogan will be added to the Microsoft Office 2007 dictionary. More than 24,000 Australians voted for the top 20 words with g'day, short for good day, leading the pack. Office currently misrecognizes the words, thinking that they are misspellings and tries to correct them.
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Top 10 Supercomputers November 2006Nov 12, 2006 - in Picture Story
BlueGene/L - eServer Blue Gene Solution (IBM/131072 Power cores)
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Intel unleashes first quad-core processors: Overview and upcoming processorsNov 12, 2006 - in Picture Story
Intel's first quad-core processors are out the gate. This picture shows Intel's new flagship processor Core 2 Extreme QX6700.
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Parallels Between US Election And Nintendo vs Sony Console BattleNov 12, 2006 - in Picture Story
President Bush and the Republican Party were riding high not too long ago, just like Sony and its PlayStation business.
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Exchange 2007 to RTM in DecemberNov 10, 2006 - in News
Exchange Server 2007 will be released to manufacturing in December and be available to customers within a number of days after that, Microsoft officials have confirmed.
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E-voting worries focus on failures, not fraudNov 10, 2006 - in News
Major electronic voting machine problems occurred in at least six U.S. states during the country's midterm elections, underscoring that system failure, not fraud, is the biggest issue facing future races, voting-rights activists and technologists said this week.
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Intel quad-core QX6700 makes official debut in price/performance chartsNov 10, 2006 - in Reviews
The holiday shopping season begins to kick into gear these weeks, marked by a handful of the biggest electronics debuts of the entire year. On the CPU side, average prices of current processors for the Intel and AMD have formed two completely different trends, the latest edition of our price/preformance processor charts reveal.
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Kentsfield quad-core processors to sell for less than $1200Nov 10, 2006 - in News
While Intel reportedly is gearing for a launch of its quad-core processors on Monday next week, a wide range of etailers has begun pre-selling or even selling the Core 2 Extreme QX6700 processor.
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IBM announces quad-core servers, supercomputer clusterNov 10, 2006 - in News
IBM will offer its System x servers with Intel's upcoming Xeon 5300 quad-core processors, which are expected to be announced early Monday next week. The company claims that the new x models will deliver "three to four times performance of systems that IBM offered less than twelve months ago."
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AMD previews 4x4 platformNov 10, 2006 - in News
AMD chose to reveal first official details about its 4x4, dual-socket processor platform at a PR event in Munich. 4x4 apparently is still on track for a November release, while AMD's U.S. representatives aren't ready yet to talk about the firm's answer to Intel's quad-core CPU. AMD confirmed at the event that 4x4 will be introduced with an Nvidia chipset and prices around $1000.
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PS3 fans postpone engagements and quit jobs to wait in lineNov 9, 2006 - in Picture Story
Most Best Buy stores will receive a limited number of Sony PlayStation 3 consoles.
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World of Warcraft expansion pack beta test: Update 4 - Silvermoon City (High resolution gallery)Nov 9, 2006 - in Picture Story
The Blood Elf inn in Silvermoon is lavishly furnished. High Resolution Picture - 1024 pixels wide
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Gateway announces 24" 1080p desktop LCDNov 9, 2006 - in News
Gateway has added two new desktop LCDs to its monitor lineup. A 22" and a 24" complement the already existing 19" and 21" models and also integrate HDCP functionality that allows users to watch movies from HD DVD or Blu-ray media.
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Velocity Micro dives into holiday season with Vector GX PCNov 9, 2006 - in News
Semi-Custom PC builder Velocity Micro introduced today the Vector GX Holiday Edition computer, and as the name suggests, becomes the company's frontrunner for spiking holiday sales.
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Google became unwitting mediary for Kama Sutra worm, affected 50,000Nov 9, 2006 - in News
Due to posts on Google's official Google Video blog group that contained a link to a computer worm, the Internet search giant is now apologizing, with reports that some 50,000 viewers and subscribers to the group were potentially affected.
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Qimonda intros 183 MHz DDR memory for handheld devicesNov 9, 2006 - in News
Qimonda today announced availability of 183 MHz, DDR-366 mobile RAM devices. Targeted for use in compact mobile devices such as smartphones and PDAs, the new chips come in a 512 Mbit (64 MB), 60-ball FBGA package and use the same 1.8 volt power supply of preceding 133 MHz (DDR-266) chips.
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LG.Philips LCD forecasts downstream LCD market trendNov 9, 2006 - in News
Global shipments of LCD TVs, monitors and notebooks will reach 256 million units in 2006, with shares of LCD TVs and notebooks to continue growing in the next three years, according to LG.Philips LCD.
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PDP TV shipments grow only in North America in Q3, Displaysearch saysNov 9, 2006 - in News
Global plasma display panel (PDP) TV shipments hit a record high in the third quarter of 2006, buoyed by strong growth in North America, but demand was down in other regions because of strong competition from LCD TVs, according to research firm Displaysearch.
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Intel announces volume shipments of 65 nm NOR flash MLC productsNov 9, 2006 - in News
Intel has announced what it called the industry's first volume shipments of 65nm NOR flash multi-level cell (MLC) products, including the 65 nm 1Gb monolithic part for cell phones.
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Holiday Buyer's Guide 2006, Part 2: NetworkingNov 9, 2006 - in Reviews
Your network has been very good this year, so why not reward it with a shiny new toy? Our Networking Holiday Buyer's Guide will guide you to the goodies and keep you away from the lumps of coal.
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44 quad-core CPUs = 9000 Pentium Pro processors, says IntelNov 8, 2006 - in News
Ahead of the Super Computing 2006 (SC06) conference, which will open its doors on November 11, Intel announced new server cluster software tools and provided more information about its Clovertown quad-core processor, which industry sources expect to debut on November 12.
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DARPA funds automatic language translation projectNov 8, 2006 - in News
Real-time translation of television, phone or web sites could come in a few years if the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has its way. Its funding the Global Autonomous Language Exploitation (GALE) project that will aim for 90 to 95 percent accurate translations of Arabic or Mandarin by 2010. Competitors are large companies like IBM, SRI and BBN who must make the grade every year or risk being cut from the project.