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Samsung develops first 50nm DRAM chipOct 20, 2006 - in News
Samsung Electronics announced that it has developed the world's first 50nm DDR2 dynamic random access memory chip (DRAM). According to Samsung, the chips use a new three-dimensional transistor design which helps the chip retain memory better and increases production yields by 55 percent.
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Microsoft to develop future Xbox chipsOct 20, 2006 - in News
Chipping away from former and current hardware partners Intel IBM, Microsoft has decided to develop game console processors itself, reports The New York Times. Design and testing of new chips is headed to Microsoft's own internal labs in Redmond, WA and Mountain View, CA.
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Lite-On IT looking to produce Blu-ray Disc drives for HPOct 20, 2006 - in News
With Hewlett-Packard (HP) deciding to adopt the Blu-ray Disc (BD) format for its optical disc drives (ODD), Lite-On IT is actively competing for such orders, according to industry sources.
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Mobile games market shows growth, but major challenges remainOct 20, 2006 - in News
The mobile games market is growing, but will need to overcome several hurdles to gain mass-market acceptance, according to research firm Informa Telecoms and Media.
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UMC has doubts about Moore's Law, may soon produce ATI chips on 80 nmOct 20, 2006 - in News
Moving ahead to deeper submicron design rules, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) questions the constancy of Moore's Law, according to company chairman and CEO Jackson Hu.
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Welcome to Your Worst Malware NightmareOct 20, 2006 - in Reviews
Spyware and adware have have emerged as a more pervasive and insidious threat than worms and viruses, which previously ruled the highways and byways of the Internet as sources of chaos and ruin.. Without some kind of software protection in place, no one active on the Internet is safe and sound.
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PC Personality Clone: It's Ethical, It Works, But Is It Enough?
Oct 19, 2006 - in Picture Story
The SaberData smart USB cable makes two connected computers look like disk drives to each other. Without the PC Personality Clone software, you can freely copy files from one computer to another. With the software you can migrate (really copy) one compute
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Nvidia offers performance boosting debugging kit for Linux and WindowsOct 19, 2006 - in News
Nvidia is releasing a new version of its NVPerfKit application that promises to find rendering bugs and increase graphical performance. NVPerfKit version 2.1 is a suite of tools designed for analyzing and debugging OpenGL and Direct3D programs on both Linux and Windows. Nvidia claims the kits can increase average performance by as much as 35%.
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Scientists create 'invisibility' cloak that bends microwavesOct 19, 2006 - in News
A team of British and U.S. scientists has demonstrated the first working "invisibility cloak," although don't expect it to appear in the Halloween costumes aisle just yet.
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Nvidia releases Vista graphics driversOct 19, 2006 - in News
Nvidia announced that it is the first GPU company to ship WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) certified graphics drivers for Windows Vista. The version 96.85 Forceware drivers were released for download on 17 October from Nvidia's website.
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Wired catches a paedophile and promises to arm vigilantes to do the sameOct 19, 2006 - in News
Kudos is to be dished out to Kevin Poulsen, Wired Senior Editor and former code monkey (to say the least); who has written an extremely interesting article about how he, using a search algorithm he programmed himself, managed to do what MySpace has said is not possible in catching registered sex offenders on the site.
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Samsung sees printing as key to lowering TFT LCD costsOct 19, 2006 - in News
Samsung Electronics aims to reduced the cost of TFT LCD production to $100 per square meter, down from the current $1500, by adopting printing techniques, according to Souk Jun-hyung, senior vice president of the Samsung Electronics LCD Business.
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NEC develops system-on-glass LCD modulesOct 19, 2006 - in News
NEC LCD Technologies has announced the successful development of four new system-on-glass (SOG) LCD modules (LCMs) for personal digital assistants (PDAs) and portable GPS terminals.
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Enterprise Storage Solutions Solid Integration for EnthusiastsOct 19, 2006 - in Reviews
Tom's has got the lowdown on Enterprise storage offerings, including the Barracuda ES series tailored for 24/7 operation, and the new WD Raptor 74B ADFD. Should you open a SATA slot in your tower for them?
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Internet Explorer 7: Overview of new featuresOct 18, 2006 - in Picture Story
An overall view of Internet Explorer 7. Unlike previous versions of IE, there is no toolbar above the URL bar. Taking a page from the list of Firefox features, tabbed browsing has also been introduced.
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Sun wants to be different in virtualization marketOct 18, 2006 - in News
Sun revealed some details of its virtualization strategy, which is anchored in its Solaris 10 operating system. In a sea of very similar virtualization platforms and approaches, Sun believes that being different and adding value will be a significant contributor to success in this segment.
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Symbian for Playstation on the horizon?Oct 18, 2006 - in News
Smart phone OS-maker Symbian has hinted it would be open to expanding beyond the cellular.
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Volume risks of MP3 players sounded outOct 18, 2006 - in News
The design of in-ear headphones that come as standard with many portable music players, can cause users to crank their music up to damaging levels, research suggests.
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Nvidia expected to launch Geforce 8800 on 8 NovemberOct 18, 2006 - in News
November will be one busy month for gadget lovers and gaming enthusiasts.
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Sanyo Epson unveils high-resolution cellphone displayOct 18, 2006 - in News
Sanyo Epson today said that it has developed a 2.2" cellphone display that is just 1.1 mm thick and can display QVGA (320 x 240 pixel) resolution.
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The New GraphicsOct 18, 2006 - in Reviews
A tale of Direct X 10, and rumors of the hardware to drive it. While the demand for Direct X 9 hardware is not slipping, and more graphics cards are constantly being launched, there is much interest in this new standard and the hardware that will support it.
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Microsoft opens up Virtual Hard Disk specificationOct 17, 2006 - in News
Virtualization software, the kind that lets you run multiple operating systems at the same time, is getting a big boost from Microsoft. The company is allowing developers to use its Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) specification for free and without any licenses. The terms are quite simple with Microsoft saying, "The specification(s) could be used for free, easily, now and forever."
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Intel to tape out first 45 nm processor by year-endOct 17, 2006 - in News
Despite a quarter result that did not quite show the strength of the traditional Intel, the processor manufacturer apparently is on its way up again. During a conference call, chief executive officer Paul Otellini back up the claim of the promised massive launch of its recently introduced Core micro architecture.
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Some Americans are Internet addicts: Stanford studyOct 17, 2006 - in News
Are we a nation of Internet addicts? Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine think that some of us are. In a telephone-based study, researchers say one out of eight Americans showed signs of excessive Internet use. They also concluded that the typical addict is a single white male who spends approximately 30 hours a week surfing the net.
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Mozilla releases Firefox 2 RC3Oct 17, 2006 - in News
As the introduction of the next generation version of Mozilla's Firefox Web browser continues to draw closer, the organization today announced a new release candidate of Firefox 2.
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Yellow Dog Linux to run on PS3Oct 17, 2006 - in News
Terra Soft Solutions, a Linux company specializing in Apple Macintosh and IBM Linux distributions, has announced a distribution for upcoming Sony PlayStation 3. Yellow Dog Linux version 5.0 is being developed with the permission of Sony and will include the 2.6.16 kernel, compilers and OpenOffice 2.0.1. Terra Soft also promises a one-click installer.
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ATI releases new mainstream card into the gaming arenaOct 17, 2006 - in News
ATI today heated up the battle in the midrange of the graphics field, offering a new contender for Nvidia 7900 GS graphics cards. The manufacturer claims that the new Radeon X1950 Pro will offer 10 to 35% more more gaming performance than its its competitor and - for the first time- includes native Crossfire support by default.
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ASRock announces motherboard with Vista Premium logoOct 17, 2006 - in News
ASRock recently announced that its ConRoeXFire-eSATA2 motherboard officially received the Windows Vista Premium logo, which makes it among the first Vista Premium motherboards in the world.
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LG.Philips LCD to show new LCD technology at FPD InternationalOct 17, 2006 - in News
LG.Philips LCD announced today it will showcase a new range of TFT LCD panels for high-definition TVs (HDTVs), LCD monitors, notebooks and mobile phones at FPD International 2006 in Yokohama, Japan.
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