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ASP for 17" panels jumps to $110Aug 3, 2006 - in News
The ASP (average selling price) for 17" panels rose from $102 in July to $110 in August, amid rising demand and flat supply, according to panel makers.
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AMD aims to ship more than million Socket 754 Sempron CPUs in emerging markets in Q3Aug 3, 2006 - in News
AMD aims to ship a total of 1.41 million of Socket 754 Sempron CPUs in emerging markets in the third quarter, trying to clear the present inventory as well as enlarge its market share, according to sources at Taiwan-based motherboard makers.
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Gateway intros $1200 Core 2 Duo desktop PCAug 3, 2006 - in News
Gateway today announced the new E-6610 series as flagship of its business desktop PC portfolio. The computers come standard with Intel's Core 2 Duo processor and can be configured with standard PC or workstation components. Prices start near the $1000 mark for a base system. Consumers are promised to get their PC by mid-August.
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The Scientists' Opinions on Gaming PhysicsAug 3, 2006 - in Reviews
Ageia recently released its PhysX card to the public, and it didn't take long for Nvidia and ATI to in turn present their own take on how to calculate physics. There are some, however, who say that none of these methods is especially good for the task. According to physics scientists, there are just no algorithms good enough to yield satisfying results.
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Blackhat 2006: Explosive risks in RFID-enabled passports?Aug 2, 2006 - in News
Security experts speaking today at Blackhat 2006 warned about potential vulnerabilities in RFID passports. Criminals can identify very specific passports from several meters away - which creates a whole new threat: Security firm Flexilis claims that terrorists could build explosives that would detonate in the proximity of certain passports. Extra: Chat with Flexilis audio download
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Google and Microsoft blog sites driving Internet record growthAug 2, 2006 - in News
The Internet added 4.4 million new hostnames during July - the single largest gain of new sites in a single month, according to Internet services firm Netcraft. The growth surpassed the previous records set in June of this year, which saw a 3.96 million site gain.
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Apple security update plugs holes in Mac OS XAug 2, 2006 - in News
Apple Computer on Tuesday clamped down on a number of vulnerabilities in its Mac OS X operating system that could pose as backdoors for hackers or malicious users.
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MS launches Live spacesAug 2, 2006 - in News
Microsoft has launched the updated version of its MSN Spaces blogging software, Live Spaces, which it says allows users to connect with their friends online in real time.
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Scientists to launch underwater autonomous robot fleetsAug 2, 2006 - in News
Inspired by the coordination of bird flocks and fish schools, oceanographers will launch this month an entire fleet of undersea robots in Monterey Bay, California.
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Sensory illusions dazzle at graphics conferenceAug 2, 2006 - in News
Gadgets and gizmos designed to astound the senses are the highlights of the SIGGRAPH 2006 computer graphics conference, which opened in Boston, US, on Monday.
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Holographic storage on track for December ship dateAug 2, 2006 - in News
The first holographic storage media will begin shipping by Christmas, executives at media maker Hitachi Maxell have indicated.
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Blackhat 2006: The BlueBag Bluetooth TrolleyAug 2, 2006 - in Picture Story
The motherboard, battery and Bluetooth electronics easily fit inside a small luggage carrier.
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KDE 3.5.4 releasedAug 2, 2006 - in News
The KDE Project today announced the immediate availability of KDE 3.5.4, a maintenance release.
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Las Vegas braces for computer security gurusAug 2, 2006 - in News
Thousands of computer security gurus and hackers are returning to Las Vegas this week for the Blackhat and Defcon conventions. Defcon's new home hotel, the Riviera, is bracing for computer problems and appears to have taken some pre-emptive action. A quick look at a casino Internet kiosk area shows disabled computers and missing ATM/Credit Card readers. Extra: Day 0 Image Gallery
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Nvidia to launch MCP61S IGP chipset by end of AugustAug 2, 2006 - in News
Nvidia is expected to launch its MCP61S integrated graphics processor (IGP) chipset for the AMD AM2 platform at the end of August, unspecified motherboard makers noted.
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Intel unveils NOR flash products for low-cost handsetsAug 2, 2006 - in News
Intel on Tuesday introduced its first NOR flash products aimed at the emerging low-cost cell phone segment.
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UPDATE: First Core 2 Duo T7600 performance and battery benchmarksAug 2, 2006 - in News
Tom's Hardware has received one of the very few available final test units of Intel's Core 2 Duo T-series CPUs, formerly code-named "Merom". During its initial two benchmark runs, the chip delivered first evidence that it can be up to 20% faster than Core Duo ("Yonah"), while consuming less or equal power. Our update includes a slideshow with benchmark numbers.
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THG Tuning Test: Core 2 Extreme vs. Athlon 64 FX-62Aug 2, 2006 - in Reviews
Tuned and tweaked to the max, the Intel 3.68 GHz processor faces off against AMD's 3.06 GHz all-purpose threat. Is the race over yet? Hasn't Intel won already? Let's see...
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Monster.com founder launches senior citizen social networking siteAug 1, 2006 - in News
Monster.com founder Jeff Taylor is launching a new social networking site for senior citizens. The site, Eons.com, is for anyone aged 50 and up and will have tips on love, finances and health. Members can also create and share their important moments with an online "Lifemap".
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Autodesk announces 3ds Max 9 and Maya 8Aug 1, 2006 - in News
Autodesk is demonstrating the upcoming versions of 3ds Max 9 and Maya 8 at the Siggraph convention in Boston. Both applications will support 64-bit Windows operating systems and Maya 8 will support 64-bit on Linux.
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BlackHat/Defcon Day 0Aug 1, 2006 - in Picture Story
Defcon is being held at the Riviera Hotel this year. Will it survive?
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Software meshes photos to create 3D landscapeAug 1, 2006 - in News
Software that automatically stitches together hundreds of photographs to create a virtual world that can be explored using a computer is to be released by Microsoft.
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3-D software for 'virtual surgery'Aug 1, 2006 - in News
Computer scientists at Brigham Young University (BYU) have developed a new software tool to perform 'virtual surgery.'
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AMD and IBM try next-gen power saving architecture for 'System x' serversAug 1, 2006 - in News
In an elaborate unveiling ceremony featuring no less than the Red Bull Formula 1 racing team, senior executives from IBM and AMD, including AMD CEO Hector Ruiz, introduced a new line of IBM xSeries blade servers - now re-christened "IBM System x" - that promises to slash operations and maintenance costs through the creative use of Opteron processors.
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Nvidia intros 80 billion pixels/s graphics machineAug 1, 2006 - in News
If you wondered about Nvidia's business options once ATI has been acquired by AMD, here's one idea: High-end graphics.
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Firefox hits 200 million downloadsAug 1, 2006 - in News
Mozilla announced that the Firefox web browser has been downloaded more than 200 million times since its launch in November of 2004. And Firefox isn't slowing down: The latest 50 million downloads were added in a record time of less than five months.
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Prices for 37" LCD TVs may fall below $1000 by year-endAug 1, 2006 - in News
Prices for low-end 37" LCD TVs may fall below $1,000 before year-end and the 37" segment will see its share rise significantly throughout the period, according to Hsiung Hui, executive vice president of AU Optronics (AUO), who spoke at a recent investors conference.
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PMA: Flat panel TV shipments in North America rise 9% in JuneAug 1, 2006 - in News
Shipments for flat panel TVs and business displays in North America rose 9% on month, but the average street price dropped nearly 6% in June over the previous month, according to research firm Pacific Media Associates (PMA).
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Global large-size panel shipments up 5% in Q2Aug 1, 2006 - in News
Global large-size panel shipments increased 5% to 61.5 million units in the second quarter of this year, boosted mainly by TV panel sales with a 12% sequential growth and a 6% increase in monitor panel sales, according to research firm WitsView Technology.
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