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Abit intros Intel quad-core motherboardAug 18, 2006 - in News
Abit announced its AW9D and AW9D-MAX motherboards which can be used with Intel's current LGA775 processors such as the Pentium D and Core 2 Duo as well as future quad-core versions of the Core 2 Extreme CPU ("Kentsfield").
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CBS raises the ante in online news race with Evening News simulcastAug 18, 2006 - in News
When CBS re-launches the Evening News broadcast next month, with Katie Couric in the seat that was originally dubbed "the anchor chair" for Walter Cronkite, it will be making the broadcast available on television and online at the same time, for the first time. Is this a long-overdue technological innovation in news delivery? Or will the simulcast create new problems as CBS continues to struggle - along with the other networks - with how to integrate itself with the Web?
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Hannstar to roll out 17" widescreen monitor panelsAug 18, 2006 - in News
Hannstar Display plans to begin producing 17" widescreen monitor panels in small volumes in October.
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LCD TV to overtake PDP TV in 40"-range TV market by year-endAug 18, 2006 - in News
The combined shares of 40" and 42" LCD TVs will exceed that for PDP (plasma display panel) TVs in the global 40" to 49" TV market by the fourth quarter of this year.
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Renesas: 90nm dual-core MCU for automotive to hit market by 2010Aug 18, 2006 - in News
Renesas Technology anticipates that its dual-core microcontroller (MCU) for automotive vehicles could hit the market by 2010 at the latest, and possibly as early as 2008.
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Locking up Linux: Creating a CryptobookAug 18, 2006 - in Reviews
Laptop computers have become indispensable to business because of the portability they offer, but this mobility inherently conflicts with another modern essential: security. One common solution to this dilemma is the use of encryption. To that end, we examined the cost, capability, and complexity of three cryptographic solutions for Linux laptops.
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'Ballistic' nanotransistors?Aug 17, 2006 - in News
Computer designers at the University of Rochester (UR) say they've invented the next generation of transistors.
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Some AMD Athlon 64 X2s now 41% below Intel price/performance curveAug 17, 2006 - in News
Almost one month after AMD signaled it would respond to Intel's then-forthcoming Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme releases with substantial price cuts, based on the latest performance data from Tom's Hardware Guide , TG Daily now projects that average street prices for Athlon 64 X2 processors now fall as much as 41.4% below the price/performance curve set by comparable Intel processors.
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PC TV survey gives away 21" widescreen LCD, HDCP graphics cardAug 17, 2006 - in News
Jon Peddie Research is currently running a survey on "PC usage and desires."
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Acer has good chance of beating Toshiba in global notebook ranking in 2006Aug 17, 2006 - in News
Acer's total volume of notebook orders is estimated to exceed eight million units in 2006, slightly ahead of Toshiba with 7-8 million notebooks, according to sources at Taiwan notebook manufacturers.
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Intel roadmap confirms 2.67 GHz quad-core Core 2 ExtremeAug 17, 2006 - in News
A new version of a roadmap distributed by Intel to its closest partners lists the upcoming quad-core "Kentsfield" as the new flagship of the firm's desktop processor portfolio. The new Core 2 Extreme will arrive with a clock speed of 2.67 GHz, more L2 cache and substantially higher power consumption.
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Displaysearch: Global LCD TV shipments up 28% in Q2; Philips still on topAug 17, 2006 - in News
Last quarter, global LCD TV shipments reached 9.4 million units, up 28% from 7.4 million units in the first quarter, according to Displaysearch.
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Creative Sensor to produce liquid lenses by year-end 2006Aug 17, 2006 - in News
Creative Sensor Incorporated (CSI), a Taiwan-based maker of color contact image-sensor modules for multi-function peripherals, will invest about $3.1 million in a production line for liquid lenses, with small-volume shipments slated to begin by the end of 2006, according to company president Doris Hsu.
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Can You Run Nvidia Dual Graphics Without SLI?Aug 17, 2006 - in Reviews
Nvidia says you need an SLI motherboard to support dual- and quad-Nvidia graphics. But will a cheaper mobo from Epox that isn't SLI certified do the job?
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Apple releases Boot Camp beta updateAug 16, 2006 - in News
Apple today released version 1.1 beta of its Boot Camp software that allows Apple users to run MacOS X side by side with Windows XP on an Intel-based Mac.
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Sun intros new Fire Opteron servers, workstationAug 16, 2006 - in News
Following AMD's introduction of Socket F- and AM2-based Opteron processors, Sun has announced updated version of its x86 server and workstation products.
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'Electron-spin' trick boosts quantum computingAug 16, 2006 - in News
A new silicon chip capable of manipulating the spin of a single electron could ultimately allow futuristic quantum computers to be built using conventional electronic technology, researchers say.
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A SWAN to guide blind peopleAug 16, 2006 - in News
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed SWAN (an acronym for "System for Wearable Audio Navigation"), a wearable computing system to help blind people navigate in unfamiliar environments.
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Sony ships 50 GB Blu-ray recordable mediaAug 16, 2006 - in News
Sony today said that it has started shipping 50 GB Blu-ray recordable media in the U.S.
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Tyan supports next-generation Opterons with 18 new productsAug 16, 2006 - in News
Tyan Computer yesterday announced 18 server platforms and motherboards designed to support new AMD Opteron processors, including those utilizing the new Socket F (1207 pins) infrastructure.
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Gigabyte to ship AGP version of GeForce 7600GS graphics card in volumeAug 16, 2006 - in News
Gigabyte Technology has announced that it will start volume shipments of GV-N76G256D-RH, an AGP version of the GeForce 7600GS graphics cards.
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Penetration of HDTV service estimated to rise 35% in H2 06Aug 16, 2006 - in News
The number of households with HDTV services, which are homes with an HDTV set that can receive HDTV signals and watch HDTV programs, are projected to grow 35% from 15 million units in mid-2006 to 20.3 million at the end of 2006, according to research firm In-Stat.
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Summer 2006 Memory Stick Fashion ShowAug 16, 2006 - in Reviews
The market is flooded with Flash memory products - how do you choose? We took a look at 12 cool solutions with capacities ranging from 512 MB to 8 GB.
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First evidence Dell has shipped some XPS 700sAug 15, 2006 - in News
A long-time poster to Dell's community forum has reported that he received his Pentium D 930-based XPS 700 unit via next-day air this morning, after a long round of delays.
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Kingston packs data recovery software on Compact Flash cardsAug 15, 2006 - in News
Kingston today said that will be upgrading its "ultimate" line of Compact Flash (CF) cards by preloading Ontrack's Easy Recovery Professional software 6.1 onto the devices.
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OCZ announces 1100 MHz DDR2 memoryAug 15, 2006 - in News
OCZ is the first performance memory maker to announce PC2-8800 memory modules.
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Dell recalls suspect notebook batteries made by Sony, including XPS M1710Aug 15, 2006 - in News
An estimated 4.1 million Dell notebook computers sold worldwide are being voluntarily recalled by the manufacturer, cooperating with the US Consumer Products Safety Commission, after admitting to having received six reports of notebooks spontaneously catching fire.
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Intel and Micron offer 8 Gbit NAND flash to spot market playersAug 15, 2006 - in News
Intel and Micron Technology recently started releasing 8Gbit NAND flash memory chips, fabricated by their joint venture IM Flash Technologies, to the spot market, and customer feedback is satisfactory, according to market sources.
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