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Tul unveils PowerColor X1650 XT in PCIe and AGPOct 31, 2006 - in News
Tul, a Taiwan-based graphics card supplier, has announced the PowerColor X1650 XT, its second graphics card to include a chipset manufactured at 80nm process and to feature the new CrossFire Bridge Interconnect.
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The Best Gaming Graphics Cards for the Money: November 2006Oct 31, 2006 - in Reviews
Graphics card specifications and reviews are great, but what do you do if you don't have the time to spend hours doing the research? Here is a simple list of the best gaming cards on offer for the money.
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Microsoft releases Windows Media Player 11Oct 30, 2006 - in Picture Story
Using back and forward buttons, users can go back and forth between various options, like now playing, CD ripping, and MTV's URGE service.
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Kingston offers 2 GB notebook memory modulesOct 30, 2006 - in News
Kingston expanded its "Value RAM" mainstream notebook memory with 2 GB modules. The SO-DIMMs are available in 533 MHz (CAS 4, 5) and 667 MHz (CAS 4, 5) versions.
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Microsoft unveils new retail packaging for Vista and OfficeOct 30, 2006 - in Picture Story
Windows Vista Home Basic
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Valence N-Charge Model 130HL01 Power SystemOct 30, 2006 - in Picture Story
This is the Valence N-Charge Model 130HL01 Power System's battery. It is 11.8 inches wide, 9.1 inches deep, 0.5 inches thick and weighs 2.97 pounds.
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Seagate debuts content protection technology in hard drivesOct 30, 2006 - in News
Seagate today announced a first hard drive that integrates a hardware- and software-based content protection technology: Called "Drive Trust," the security platform can prevent unauthorized access to data stored on the drive. It promises users a greater peace of mind when storing critical data, but the technology is very likely to end up as a new digital rights management (DRM) solution as well.
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Gateway introduces factory over-clocked desktop computerOct 30, 2006 - in News
Gateway is trying to take all the guesswork out of over-clocking with its new factory over-clocked FX530 desktop PC. The computer will come with Intel Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Extreme processors and ATI x1900 or x1950 graphics cards. Over-clocked processors traditionally have rarely failed, but Gateway is offering a one-year limited warranty on the FX530.
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PowerColor debuts X1650 XT graphics cardOct 30, 2006 - in News
Graphics card supplier TUL Corporation today announced the PowerColor X1650 XT graphics processing unit (GPU). According to the company, it is the second GPU to be manufactured at 80nm fabrication process and to feature CrossFire Bridge Interconnect technology. It will be available in both a PCI-E and AGP versions.
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LGE opens new PDP module plant in MexicoOct 30, 2006 - in News
LG Electronics (LG) said it started operations at its PDP (plasma display panel) module plant in Mexico on October 25, 2006, according to a press release from the company.LGE started building its PDP module faculties in Reynosa, Mexico in early 2006 with the plant to assemble PDPs from LGE's Gumi plant in South Korea.
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Fujitsu updates notice, reports Sony battery incidentOct 30, 2006 - in News
On October 24, 2006, Fujitsu received a report from a customer in Japan that a Fujitsu notebook with a battery pack subject to a recent replacement program by Sony had an incident in which the battery pack overheated and sparked. After investigating the incident together with Sony, it has been concluded that the incident resulted from the Sony-made battery pack, and Fujitsu is now pursuing further detailed investigations.
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Epson develops frame buffer embedded digital video encoder for NTSC and PAL systemsOct 30, 2006 - in News
Seiko Epson has announced the S1D13771 digital video encoder LSI to be added to digital video systems for TV output from embedded products. With a built-in display buffer, high-performance DAC and high-quality scalar providing bi-cubic input/output scaling, the S1D13771 enables the production of high-quality TV output with low material cost, according to the company.
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OSD introduces 7" WVGA LED-based TFT LCDOct 30, 2006 - in News
OSD Displays has introduced a new 7" WVGA transflective TFT LCD with white LED backlighting. This new low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS) TFT LCD is fully Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) compliant, according to the company.
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First 7/7.5G LCD plant in China expected online by 2009, says research firmOct 30, 2006 - in News
China-based Shanghai SVA-NEC Liquid Crystal Display (SVA-NEC) will be the first China panel maker to invest in a seventh-generation (7G)/7.5G TFT LCD plant with the plant expected to come online in 2009 at the soonest, according to research firm Displaybank.SVA-NEC's 6G plant will also enter mass production in 2008.
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MTV acquires video game developer HarmonixOct 30, 2006 - in News
Viacom's MTV Networks today announced that it has finalized a deal to acquire Harmonix, a video game development company that specializes in music/rhythym based games. The $175 million acquisition gives MTV ownership of Harmonix's popular technology that has resulted in games like Guitar Hero and Karaoke Revolution.
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The CalDigit S2VR Duo RAID EnclosureOct 30, 2006 - in Reviews
Does this external RAID enclosure offer the speed and convenience you're looking for?
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Flood of game releases for HalloweenOct 29, 2006 - in Picture Story
Final Fantasy XII - Cast of characters. Released 10/30/2006 for the PlayStation 2.
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The Scariest Games of the DecadeOct 29, 2006 - in Picture Story
Condemned: Criminal Origins isn't a great game but it has plenty of scary moments.
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QuickVid - Logitech Z10 SpeakersOct 27, 2006 - in News
Logitech is trying to spice up normally boring speakers with its new Z10 series. The speakers have a touch-sensitive control panel and an LCD panel that can display CPU and RAM usage along with typical song information. You can see the speakers in operation in the following video.
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Price/Performance Charts: U.S. retail still waiting for effect of AMD price cutOct 27, 2006 - in Reviews
As we are heading into the Christmas season, AMD this week adjusted the prices of some of its processors. So far, most of the price cuts have not made it into etail/retail and some of the processors impacted even increased their prices this week. Get the update in our Intel and AMD processor price/performance analysis.
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More than one-third of Americans using the Net to get election infoOct 27, 2006 - in News
According to a recent poll conducted by the Associated Press and America Online (AOL), 35% of all Americans are going online to become more informed about the upcoming election. When looking just at people who are likely to vote, according to the poll, that number is even higher, at 43%.
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Vision-body link tested in robot experimentsOct 27, 2006 - in News
Experiments involving real and simulated robots suggest that the relationship between physical movement and sensory input could be crucial to developing more intelligent machines.
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Red Hat promises to keep charging customers doubleOct 27, 2006 - in News
Red Hat has struck out against Oracle's Linux support move by reassuring customers that it won't lower its prices.
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Dell recommends 2 GB of memory for VistaOct 27, 2006 - in News
After Samsung, Dell is the second major company that tells its customers that Vista may need more system memory than what Microsoft is listing in its system requirements. According to a report in the Seattle Post Intelligencer (SPI), chief executive officer Kevin Rollins promoted an upgrade to 2 GB.
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IBM promises cooler chips with capillary-action and water jetsOct 27, 2006 - in News
IBM's Zurich labs have developed a new heatsink and water-cooling that promises to cool chips up to six times better than conventional air cooling. The heatsink contains tiny channels similar to the capillaries you would see in tree leaves and in human circulator systems. The channels allow either water or heatsink compound to spread more uniformly and thereby dissipate more heat.
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Carnegie Mellon University developing real-time translatorOct 27, 2006 - in News
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is developing a real-time translation device that works with facial movements instead of audible speech. Speakers talk silently while electrodes translate the facial movements into another language. The translated words are then sent through computer speakers or headphones in real-time which, from a third-person's perspective, looks like a normal conversation.
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Gigabyte mobo receives Vista premium certificationOct 27, 2006 - in News
With Windows Vista being finalized these days, it's time to have a closer look at operating system support when you buy a new computer or add-ons.
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MS Office developer to become next space touristOct 27, 2006 - in News
The billionaire software engineer set to become the next space tourist said he's been interested in space since his boyhood in the Soviet Union.
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Samsung SDI to volume produce AM OLED in Q1 2007Oct 27, 2006 - in News
Samsung SDI plans to volume produce 2- to 2.6" QVGA active-matrix (AM) OLED (organic light-emitting diode) panels in the first quarter of 2006, according to sources at the maker.
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