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AMD to ship 90% of desktop CPUs at 65 nm by end-2007Oct 3, 2006 - in News
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is proceeding to switch 90% of its desktop-processor production to the 65 nm node by the end of 2007, according to motherboard makers familiar with AMD's latest roadmap.
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SATA may replace ATAPI as mainstream for DVD burners in 2007Oct 3, 2006 - in News
Although advanced technology attachment packet interface (ATAPI) is the mainstream interface standard for optical disc drives (ODDs) currently, serial ATA (SATA) stands a chance of replacing the former in the second half of 2007, according to sources in Taiwan's ODD manufacturing industry.
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AMD to launch quad-core K8L platform in Q3 2007Oct 3, 2006 - in News
AMD has indicated to motherboard makers that it will advance the launch of its quad-core K8L desktop platform to the third quarter of 2007, according to sources at the motherboard makers.
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Price war for 40" LCD TVs intensifies in N. AmericaOct 3, 2006 - in News
Brand LCD-TV makers are offering more aggressive prices for their products in North America amid a traditionally strong season and support from panel makers, with prices for 40" and 42" models competing more fiercely than before.
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Notebook makers scramble for CPU supplyOct 3, 2006 - in News
Unexpectedly strong demand in the notebook market has resulted in CPU shortages, sending notebook makers scrambling to secure CPU supply for the fourth-quarter high season, according to industry sources.
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Fall IDF 2006 Technology ShowcaseOct 2, 2006 - in Picture Story
StreetDeck shows off their upcoming UMPC cup holder mount.
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Inexpensive podcast studios are no excuse for low-quality audio says podcast expertOct 2, 2006 - in News
Hobbyists and professionals from all walks of life are trying their hand at making podcasts and it doesn't take thousands of dollars to get started. Speaking at the Podcast and Portable Media Expo in Ontario California, Paul Figgiani, a Senior Production Engineer at GigaVox, told attendees that basic podcasting rigs can be bought for less than $100. But while the entry costs may be low, Figgiani warned that listeners today are much less forgiving of poor audio quality.
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Microsoft and Hughes to roll out 5000 satellite-based Internet kiosks in IndiaOct 2, 2006 - in News
Microsoft and Hughes India have partnered up to roll out thousands of satellite-based Internet kiosks in India. Around 5000 Information and Communications Technology (ICT) kiosks will be built in 200 small towns and rural regions across the country. In addition to Internet access, the kiosks will have international voice calling and business to business services.
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Maxtor hard drives get Seagate genesOct 2, 2006 - in News
Seagate today introduced new hard drives under the recently acquired Maxtor brand. The desktop series has been "refreshed" and there is a new Maxtor mobile hard drive - both now carry the core technology of other Seagate drives, but will not offer the same capacities of their more premium sister models.
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Toshiba unveils slim HD DVD write drive for notebooksOct 2, 2006 - in News
Toshiba on October 2 unveiled a slim HD DVD drive for notebooks, the SD-L902A, that can read and write to HD DVD, standard DVD and CD discs with sample shipments of the new drive scheduled to start by year-end.
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IBM, Infineon, Chartered and Samsung tape out 45nm chipsOct 2, 2006 - in News
The collaboration between IBM, Infineon Technologies, Chartered Semiconductor and Samsung Electronics on 45nm production process has progressed, with the first tape out proceeding at IBM's 12" fab, and other members of the alliance stating they are on schedule to introduce their own production by end of 2006, according to officials from the companies at a recent Chartered technology forum in Santa Clara.
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Lite-On IT to start volume production of Blu-ray disc burnerOct 2, 2006 - in News
Lite-On IT, the largest maker of optical disc drives in Taiwan, recently unveiled a Blu-ray Disc (BD) burner.
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Nvidia to launch DirectX 10 chip in mid-NovemberOct 2, 2006 - in News
Nvidia is expected to announce the world's first DirectX 10-compliant graphics chip, the GeForce 8800 (codenamed G80), in the middle of November, graphics card makers revealed.
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US still leads in electronic design influence but China catching upOct 2, 2006 - in News
The United States in 2006 is expected to maintain its lead in the worldwide electronic equipment design business, with the nation's activities in this area driving the most semiconductor purchasing of any country on earth, according research firm Isuppli.
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HTC to ship Ipaq rx5915 to HP in OctoberOct 2, 2006 - in News
High Tech Computer (HTC) is expected to begin volume shipments of the Ipaq rx5915 GPS-enabled PDA to Hewlett-Packard (HP) this month, according to market sources.
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Thecus YES Nano N1050 OTG: More Than Just a Mobile Backup Box?Oct 2, 2006 - in Reviews
Thecus makes an affordable and ingenious storage solution to get some usable mileage out of 2.5" hard disks you might have laying around. The option to back up files directly from your digital camera and MP3 player makes it more than just another enclosure.
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Samson Shows Off The "Ultimate" Portable RecorderSep 30, 2006 - in Picture Story
The Samson H4 digitally records up to 320kbps bitrate MP3s to SD cards. Uncompressed WAV files can also be recorded.
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Sony Reader is a work in progressSep 29, 2006 - in News
Electronic Jane on the left, paper Jane on the right. Holding a paperback version of Pride and Prejudice next to the Sony Reader's prerelease e-book version is a study in similarities and contrasts.
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Solar flares will disrupt GPS in 2011Sep 29, 2006 - in News
Navigation, power and communications systems that rely on GPS satellite navigation will be disrupted by violent solar activity in 2011, research shows.
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Via debuts 1-chip x86 chipset with HDTV supportSep 29, 2006 - in News
Via Technologies earlier this week unveiled a new single-chip chipset meant to be paired with its low-power, x86-compatible C7 and Eden processors.
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Casual games market belongs to middle-aged womenSep 29, 2006 - in News
Video games, which have become intensely closely related to teenage and twenty-something males, are not as gender specific as the societal norm makes them out to be, according to studies from two game publishers. RealNetworks, Inc, and PopCap Games, who specialize in the growing market of "casual games", said that their target audience, casual gamers, is dominated by women. According to them, 70 percent of casual gamers are females over the age of 40.
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GPUs to increase Folding@Home processing power up to 500xSep 29, 2006 - in News
Stanford University's Folding@Home project today announced a new software that will enable the use of graphics cards within the distributed computing project. Project leaders will tap into the floating point horsepower of graphics chips and hope to see a massive jump in processing power that can lead to more research results in less time.
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Now this is an upgrade, Virgin Atlantic frequent flyer converts miles into a space tripSep 29, 2006 - in News
A north Londoner will be getting the ultimate upgrade with his Virgin Atlantic frequent flier miles. Alan Watts, a former electrician, has amassed more than 2 million miles and has converted them into a space trip on the newly formed Virgin Galactic. He will be one of the first 1,000 people scheduled to fly to 75 miles above Earth.
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Low Profile Multi-Display Graphics on the CheapSep 29, 2006 - in Reviews
Diamond Multimedia offers MultiView graphics cards for low-profile systems with BizView BV200 for PCI and BV300 for PCIe.
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VW Cyber-Passat surfs web, plays video at freeway speeds (Picture Gallery)Sep 29, 2006 - in News
Intel is partnering up with Volkswagen to build UMPC-enhanced cars capable of surfing the web and playing video at freeway speeds. At the Intel Developer's Forum, attendees gawked at a prototype 2006 Passat that could playback music, videos and podcasts. It could even stream two different videos to the backseat monitors.
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Goggles - A Google Maps Flight SimulatorSep 28, 2006 - in Picture Story
The Goggles homepage contains a Flash-based flight simulator based on Google maps. Players can pick from four starting locations.
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The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Resistance: Fall of Man
Sep 28, 2006 - in Picture Story
“I’m the Tiger Woods of fantasy games, so don’t mess with me!”Yes indeed, Link is back and this time, he’s coming to Nintendo’s Wii. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess puts a wrinkle in Link’s newest adventure – he travels to the Twilight Realm and is
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