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NEC shows 2800x2100 pixel LCDOct 17, 2006 - in News
NEC LCD Technologies today announced the development of a new monochrome, 21.3" a-Si (amorphous silicon) TFT LCD module (LCM), claiming the panel has the industry's highest resolution, according to the company.
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CMO to go quad high-definition with new 47" LCD TV panelsOct 17, 2006 - in News
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has announced plans for a consumer-grade, high-resolution 47" Quad High Definition (QHD, 2560x1440) LCD TV panel slated for mass production in the second quarter of 2007.
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Sanyo Epson develops 7.1" full HD LCD panelOct 17, 2006 - in News
Sanyo Epson Imaging Devices today announced the development of a 7.1" direct-view full high-definition (HD) low-temperature poly-silicon (LTPS) LCD panel.
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Game On With the Ultimate X9 from ABS ComputersOct 17, 2006 - in Reviews
Loaded with an overclocked Core 2 Extreme X6800 processor and ATI's Radeon X1900 in CrossFire dual-graphics mode, the ABS Ultimate X9 delivers nothing less than tremendous performance.
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Samsung's solid state flash disk gets Vista certificationOct 16, 2006 - in News
Samsung today said that it has received a certification for its flash-based solid state disk drives (SSDs) from Microsoft's Windows Hardware Qualification Lab (WHQL). The company will offer the drives as a 32 GB 2.5" form factor version as well as slim-type devices with capacities of 16 and 32 GB.
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Targeted trojan attacks on the riseOct 16, 2006 - in News
On 1 December 2005, two e-mail messages were sent from a computer in Western Australia to members of two different human rights organizations.
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How Horror Films and Video Games Have Bled TogetherOct 16, 2006 - in Picture Story
Legendary make-up and effects artist Tom Savini
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New Plextor drive "obliterates" data on CDs/DVDs with laser blastsOct 16, 2006 - in News
Plextor has announced a new drive that erases CDs and DVDs by blasting them with laser light. The PlexEraser PX-OE100E "obliterates" the data layer on almost every format of recordable CD and DVD and can even handle dual-layer discs. Each disc takes about three minutes to erase and the drive then marks the disc to show it has been processed.
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Intel quad-cores expected to arrive on 13 NovemberOct 16, 2006 - in News
Intel is expected to introduce its first quad-core processors on 13 November. According to an invitation sent to media, Hewlett-Packard and Intel will be hosting a "Quad Fest" that day to share news about "workstation technology solutions including the business behind quad-core technology."
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Kyocera intros 8.5" widescreen displayOct 16, 2006 - in News
Kyocera today announced a compact mass-market LCD, which the company is aiming at industrial applications.
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Freescale intros dual-core Flexray controllersOct 16, 2006 - in News
Freescale today announced a series of 32-bit, dual-core microcontrollers for use in automotive applications. The company said that the new devices are targeted at enhancing the performance, power efficiency and flexibility of automotive body electronics.
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Solar cells inch up in efficiencyOct 16, 2006 - in News
Kyocera today said that it has achieved a new world record of 18.5% energy conversion efficiency with a 15 cm x 15 cm (5.9" x 5.9") multi-crystalline silicon solar cell. According to the company, the new results exceeds prior records, which were set by the company, including 14.5% in 1989, 17.1% in 1996, and 17.7% in 2004.
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Reuters to bring news to Second LifeOct 16, 2006 - in News
News agency Reuters has become a news target itself as it announced today plans to open a virtual bureau in the online life-simulation platform Second Life. Users will now be able to look up Reuters reports about the world of Second Life as well as the real world within the virtual environment.
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Widescreen display to account for 90% of notebook market in 2008Oct 16, 2006 - in News
Nearly 90% of the notebooks to be shipped by the end of 2008 will use widescreen panels, compared to 69% in the second quarter of 2006 and 76% by year-end, according to research firm Displaysearch.
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Kingston to continue evaluating PCBs with embedded resistorsOct 16, 2006 - in News
Long-time DRAM-module market leader Kingston Technology will continue evaluating the possibility of using PCBs (printed circuit boards) with embedded resistors in its DRAM-module product lines.
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Building a Low-Power Home Theater PC SystemOct 16, 2006 - in Reviews
Heat and noise are the enemies of quiet home theater enjoyment, but good component selection addresses these concerns. As we walk through our own Home Theater build we'll consider what changes might have improved the final product.
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Killer Notebooks Executioner: Unique FeaturesOct 15, 2006 - in Picture Story
The Killer Notebooks Executioner has two distinctive badges. This classy badge is on the rear of the top. You can vaguely see the components on the back of the notebook.
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Performance: Eurocom Divine Duo M570U/Killer Notebooks Executioner
Oct 15, 2006 - in Picture Story
At a resolution of 1024x768 without and with anti-aliasing (AA) and anisotropic filtering (AF) the Executioner does a little better than the Divine. The Executioner has an Nvidia GeForce Go 7900 GTX graphics processor that is optimized for applications us
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Eurocom Devine Duo M570U/Killer Notebooks Executioner: Common FeaturesOct 15, 2006 - in Picture Story
This is the cooler for the graphics processor.
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Eurocom Divine Duo M570U: Unique FeaturesOct 15, 2006 - in Picture Story
As with cars, badges are an important part of the mystique of gaming notebooks. Here's the badge on the top of the Eurocom Divine Duo M570U.
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What If EA Hadn't Cancelled Ultima Online 2? A Visit to the Tangent UniverseOct 15, 2006 - in Picture Story
The logo for Ultima Online 2.
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Intels' Core 2 Duo E6400 joins the Price/Performance ChartsOct 14, 2006 - in Reviews
How could we have left out Intel's Core 2 Duo E6400 from our Price/Performance charts? Several readers complained last week about the lack of Intel's E6400/E6300 mainstream processors in our charts which provide a weekly update on the best value in the retail processor market. This week, the data of the E6400 became available - and began to cause more headaches for the green team.
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Watchful car monitors its driver's every moveOct 13, 2006 - in News
A car that monitors a driver's every move could further researchers' understanding of the way driving behaviour is affected by road design, other vehicles and new in-car gadgetry.
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Memory upgrade slows Microsoft Vista right downOct 13, 2006 - in News
Vista has rather an illogical performance rating tool. It tests some of your computer subsystems and gives you a total score that can give you an indication whether or not your machine is fit for Vista.
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Microsoft adjusts EU, Korean versions of VistaOct 13, 2006 - in News
Following recent complaints by companies such as Symantec and McAfee, Microsoft today announced that it will revise the feature set of Windows Vista, which is on track for a global launch in January 2007. The European and Korean editions will see changes in the areas of security, search and the new file format XPS, the company said.
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OSD Displays releases low-cost 1.5" full color OLED displayOct 13, 2006 - in News
OSD Displays recently introduced a new low-cost 1.5" color OLED (organic light-emitting diode) display.
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