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Logitech puts a double-spin on miceAug 24, 2006 - in News
Computer mice are fairly boring devices and companies have tried adding lasers, vibration sensors and scrolling wheels to spice them up. Now Logitech has announced its new MX and VX Revolution mouse line that has not one, but two metal scrolling wheels that can scroll through thousands of pages in a single flick. Extra: Image gallery
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Seagate 500 GB External Hard Drive Goes eSATAAug 24, 2006 - in Reviews
Seagate enters the external SATA market with a bang: the 500 GB model has lots of capacity, and better performance than any USB or Firewire drive.
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ATI leads Nvidia in GPU price/performance across the boardAug 23, 2006 - in News
In the first test results compiled using Tom's Hardware Guide tests of relative graphics card performance, and average sale prices sampled yesterday by PriceGrabber, ATI-brand graphics cards led Nvidia across the board, with a few noteworthy exceptions. In our new projected price/performance curve for GPUs, ATI takes the lead in both the value and premium segments.
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Logitech MX Revolution MouseAug 23, 2006 - in Picture Story
Side view of the Logitech MX Revolution mouse.
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New passport holder claims to block unwanted RFID signalsAug 23, 2006 - in News
An Orem Utah-based forensics company is now selling metal mesh bags that it claims will stop identity thieves from accessing the newer US E-Passports. Paraben Corporation, known for their mobile phone forensic kits, is selling a nickel, copper and silver mesh "Passport StrongHold" bag will block RFID transmissions from hitting unopened passports.
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Apple increases its share in the notebook market, but desktop sales declineAug 23, 2006 - in News
Global shipments of Apple Computer's Intel-based laptops totaled 780,000-800,000 units in the second quarter of this year, with the MacBook becoming a hot model in the mainstream market, according to sources at Taiwan notebook makers, citing data available from IDC and Gartner Dataquest.
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EDGE handset shipments to reach 148 Million units in 2006Aug 23, 2006 - in News
EDGE enabled handsets have never attracted the same levels of attention that "sexier" technologies such as WCDMA and HSDPA have enjoyed. In fact EDGE can best be described as the Cinderella of the cellular handset world.
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ATI's Radeon X1950XTX: You Say You Want A RAM RevolutionAug 23, 2006 - in Reviews
Many have speculated that there would be few, if any, new graphics cards before the release of DirectX 10. Think again: Nvidia released Quad SLI and now ATI launches another card family that should make gamers and enthusiasts very happy.
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ATI releases first GDDR4 memory graphics cardAug 23, 2006 - in News
ATI today announced two new high-end and two entry-level graphics cards. The Radeon X1950 series carries the firm's brand-new R580 graphics chip and introduces GDDR4 graphics memory running at 2 GHz to enthusiasts. The manufacturer claims that the new cards X1950 XTX flagship card beats the performance of rivaling dual-GPU solutions.
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Mobile breakthrough doubles chip speedAug 22, 2006 - in News
Engineers at the University of Southampton have developed technology to double the speed of chips commonly used in mobile devices.
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ATI's New Radeon X1950 Graphics Cards
Aug 22, 2006 - in Picture Story
ATI's new flagship graphics card: The Radeon X1950 XTX runs at a core speed of 650 MHz and is the first graphics card to use GDDR4 memory, which – in this case – is clocked at 1 GHz. Yours for a suggested retail price of $450.
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Google's Writely service back in beta testingAug 22, 2006 - in News
Google's Writely online word processing service is now up and running, providing a new challenge to Microsoft's Office applications dominance.
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Wholesale USB flash stick prices sink to new lowsAug 22, 2006 - in News
Just how low can USB flash stick prices go? Try $12.99 for a 1 GB USB flash stick. Hong Kong-based Starline International Group is selling the sticks as a promotional offer, but the average consumer can't exactly run out and buy them. A minimum quantity must be ordered and the company requires several days of lead time to produce the sticks.
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Nvidia disputes Dell XPS 700 customer assertions of inaccurate parts listAug 22, 2006 - in News
As Dell customer forum members tell the story, at least some customers awaiting their XPS 700 shipments are being told by customer service representatives that last-minute modifications to the on-board Nvidia nForce 590 chipset - not a fix to the cooling assembly - are to blame. Today, an Nvidia spokesperson disputed those claims to TG Daily .
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Computer helper speeds neuroscience experimentsAug 22, 2006 - in News
A computer system that monitors the behaviour of simple creatures for neuroscience experiments could ultimately help scientists develop new drugs, researchers say.
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AMD's Dual Core Laptops Have Arrived: Introducing the Turion 64 X2Aug 22, 2006 - in Reviews
AMD's mobile 64 bit dual core CPU 64 X2 is neck and neck with Intel competitor Core Duo - at least in some areas. Is there enough here to convince you to opt for a Turion 64 X2 laptop?
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Core 2 Duo processors now included in Tom's Hardware's CPU chartsAug 21, 2006 - in News
Tom's Hardware has updated its interactive CPU charts with the latest processors from Intel and AMD.
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Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 invades AMD territory on price/performance chartAug 21, 2006 - in News
The latest round of seasonal CPU charts updates from Tom's Hardware Guide reveals what we expected, now that we've had a chance to test Intel's Core 2 Duo E6400 dual-core CPU: At $247 average selling price, according to today's figures from PriceGrabber, it could be the most powerful CPU you can buy today for the fewest dollars.
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BFG announces Nforce 590 motherboardAug 21, 2006 - in News
BFG will is gearing up to offer its first SLI motherboard. The company today announced that it will be launching an Nforce 590 SLI-based motherboard in October.
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Infineon supplies RFID chips for US passportsAug 21, 2006 - in News
Infineon is the first company to announce a major contract to supply RFID chips that will be integrated in US passports. The chips will carry digital copies of the citizen's picture as well as the printed documentation in the passport. Infineon promises that more than "50 individual security mechanisms" are protecting the data saved on the chip.
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High-power LED lights brightening up car interiorsAug 21, 2006 - in News
ar modders - people who hate anything slow, quiet and dim - have begun banishing their anemic incandescent dome lights with newer and much brighter LED lights. At the recent Hot Import Nights car show in Los Angeles we got a first impression on a new technology trend that not only provides much more light than your traditional lights, but last longer and uses far less energy as well.
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Lite-On IT to produce HD-DVD burners in March 2007Aug 21, 2006 - in News
Lite-On IT, the largest maker of optical disc drives in Taiwan, announced it is developing half-height (H/H) HD-DVD burners, with a volume production target set for March 2007.
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Motherboard makers prepare shift of ATI chipsets to AMD-based solutionsAug 21, 2006 - in News
The impact of a combined AMD-ATI Technologies has begun to be felt in Taiwan, with motherboard makers likely to reduce or even suspend their efforts to develop Intel-based motherboards built utilizing chipsets from ATI, while switching more resources to manufacturing models with ATI's AMD-based chipsets, according to sources at Taiwan motherboard makers.
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Monitor panel ASP expected to surge in H2 AugustAug 21, 2006 - in News
Following a 5.8% increase in the price of 17" monitor panels in the first half of August, surging demand is pushing mainstream panel prices higher in the second half of August, according to WitsView Technology.
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Tom's Summer CPU Charts AssaultAug 21, 2006 - in Reviews
Intel's Core 2 might be the cure to Pentium pains, but it isn't necessarily the best choice for everyone. We test-drove 83 processors across a 37-benchmark parcours and once again offer the best processor comparison on the web.
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High-Power LED Lights Brightening Up Car InteriorsAug 20, 2006 - in Picture Story
Japanese writing is always a hit with the car modding crowd.
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Updated price/performance chart reflects single-day AMD price dropAug 18, 2006 - in News
A surprisingly steep single-day average price drop in nearly all AMD dual-core processors, including its top-of-the-line FX series, plus a drop in Intel Pentium D 8xx series prices, characterized the last 24 hours of consumer CPU purchases, according to the latest data obtained by PriceGrabber.
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ATI improves OpenGL and Direct3D performance with Catalyst 6.8 driverAug 18, 2006 - in News
ATI today released a new version of its Catalyst driver package. The eighth update for this year focuses on OpenGL and Direct3D applications which improve game performance by up to 30%, ATI claims.
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AMD: '4x4' launch on course for second half, but not immediatelyAug 18, 2006 - in News
AMD spokesperson Damon Muzny told TG Daily this afternoon that prospects remain good for the company's upcoming double-dual-core platform, code-named "4x4," but that a product launch for that platform "is not on the immediate horizon in the desktop segment."
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