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Dead Rising and Neverwinter Nights IIJul 17, 2006 - in Picture Story
What's the best way to make a game sell, no matter how good or bad it is? Ban it. Thank you Germany, the country that'll make the action adventure, ultra-gory adventure game Dead Rising a success.
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SGI claims 4.35 TB memory bandwidth on Itanium 2 serverJul 17, 2006 - in News
SGI said that it has built 1024-processor Altix 4700 system that has achieved a sustained memory bandwidth of 4.35 TB/s.
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Intel launches dual-core Itanium "Montecito"
Jul 17, 2006 - in Picture Story
Better late than never: After a number of delays, Intel's first dual-core Itanium processor, code-named "Montecito" is finally available. Originally planned for Q2 of 2006, the processor slipped into Q3. Intel also scrapped a 667 MHz FSB - the chip is ava
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'Private Folder' Powertoy still available, though Microsoft removed linksJul 17, 2006 - in News
In a baffling display of crossed wires, the Private Folder utility which Microsoft said late last Friday would be discontinued, after admins complained about its inability to be managed by group policy, actually remains available for download, though links to the file have evidently been removed. Was there a plan in mind when Microsoft released the software?
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Flash drives may replace hard drives in notebooks - analystJul 17, 2006 - in News
Despite their lack in capacity and lofty price tags, Flash hard drives may become a serious threat for traditional hard drives in notebook computers. In-stat analyst Frank Dickson believes that solid state disk (SSD) storage may "dethrone the hard drive as the top laptop storage choice within 10 years."
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Intel to launch dual-core Itanium 2 tomorrowJul 17, 2006 - in News
Intel has been sending out invitations to a product introduction tomorrow, Tuesday 18 July. While the invitation itself is worded in a very fuzzy, there appears to be little doubt that Intel will unveil its new dual-core Itanium 2 processor.
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Lite-On IT to offer 20x DVD burners in Q4Jul 17, 2006 - in News
Lite-On IT, given the fact that several global leading brands will follow Japan-based Plextor and unveil 18x DVD burner models this quarter or early next quarter, is preparing to offer 20x DVD burners in the fourth quarter to enhance its competitiveness, according to industry sources.
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Dell says XPS 700 will not ship overclocked after allJul 17, 2006 - in News
In a clarification this morning, Dell Computer communications specialist Liam Nguyen told TG Daily that the company's revised XPS 700, which will be featured with Intel's Core 2 Extreme processor on the day Intel makes its formal announcement, will not be available pre-overclocked by the factory after all.
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Summer 2006 GeForce 7 Graphics GearJul 17, 2006 - in Reviews
GeForce it is, but which model should you choose? We put mainstream and high-end models to the test to find the best seven-series graphics boards for your summer gaming sessions.
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Quo vadis, Viiv?Jul 16, 2006 - in Reviews
Entertainment PCs have been available for some time, but don't penetrate the market as quickly as some would have hoped. AMD and Intel launched their entertainment platforms earlier this year to speed up the adoption of family room PCs - apparently with little impact so far. It's time for an update: We spent some time with Intel VP Don MacDonald to chat about the status of "Viiv."
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Summer 2006 GeForce 7 Graphics Gear - XFX GeForce 7900GTJul 16, 2006 - in Picture Story
The 7900 GT comes with a power splitter cable, two DVI to D-Sub adapters, a composite video cable and two S-Video cables for input and output operation.
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Summer 2006 GeForce 7 Graphics Gear - PNY GeForce 7800GTXJul 16, 2006 - in Picture Story
PNY's GeForce 7800 GTX relies on Nvidia's reference card design. The board has twin DVI outputs.
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Summer 2006 GeForce 7 Graphics Gear - EVGA GeForce 7800GTJul 16, 2006 - in Picture Story
The GeForce 7800 GT requires an additional power connector. EVGA supplies a component cable, an S-Video cable and a DVI to D-Sub adapter.
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Summer 2006 GeForce 7 Graphics Gear - XFX GeForce 7600GTJul 16, 2006 - in Picture Story
A cool product requires a cool box
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Intel ViivJul 16, 2006 - in Picture Story
"Job number one [in 2006] is not so much selling Viiv; it is creating the usage model. And that's an industry thing we are trying to get done - Don MacDonald, Intel vice president and general manager
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AMD: Intel's Conroe power advantage claim based on skewed metricJul 14, 2006 - in Reviews
With Intel's upcoming Core 2 Extreme processor boasting a thermal design point (TDP) of as low as 75 watts, it would appear Intel has regained the advantage over AMD's Athlon 64 FX-62 at 125 watts. But TDP measures power dissipation , not consumption, AMD claims, as part of its campaign to re-educate Intel's would-be customers on the eve of that company's most critical product launch ever.
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Applied Materials: First 45nm-process ICs to arrive in 2007Jul 14, 2006 - in News
While introducing several new fabrication tools at the ongoing SEMICON West, Applied Materials indicated that the first ICs manufactured on a 45nm process should be available in 2007, while chips produced at the 32nm node would only be seen after 2007, according to company president and CEO Michael Splinter.
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Could 10 - 20% yields for Cell processors lead to problems for Sony PS3?Jul 14, 2006 - in Reviews
Comments made by an IBM engineering VP in last week's Electronic News have raised concerns about the Sony/Toshiba/IBM alliance's capability to produce Cell processors at the rate, and in the quantities, required by Sony for that company to meet its sales goals for PlayStation 3. IBM indicated that certain redundancies in Cell architecture can compensate for defects in production.
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AMD really will drop Athlon 64 prices to compete with Intel Core 2 DuoJul 14, 2006 - in News
Yes, AMD does intend to drop its prices for Athlon 64 processors, at or about the same time Intel announces its Conroe processor availability later this month. TG Daily re-confirmed the news with AMD spokesperson Damon Muzny. Now that Intel may have at least evened the stakes in the performance-per-watt battle, AMD's plan appears to be to shift the focus to performance-per- dollar.
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Tom's Hardware: Core 2 Duo smokes AMD's Athlon 64 X2Jul 14, 2006 - in News
Just about two weeks ahead of the official launch, Core 2 Duo's true performance capability comes to light. In tests conducted by Tom's Hardware Guide, Intel's new processor delivered stunning results, outpacing its AMD rival in almost every discipline. For the first time in about two years, Intel is offering a superior desktop processor that may cause more than just a headache for AMD.
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Game Over? Core 2 Duo Knocks Out Athlon 64Jul 14, 2006 - in Reviews
Hardly anything about Intel's new processor remains secret: Core 2 beats Athlon 64, period. Our in-depth analysis focuses on scaling, temperature, overclocking and power consumption.
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NTSB investigating laptop batteries as the cause of UPS cargo plane fireJul 13, 2006 - in News
Laptops get hot, but can they cause a plane to catch on fire? The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is holding hearings on whether laptop batteries caused a UPS cargo plane to catch on fire last February. The DC-8 plane with three crew members made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport after a fire broke out in the cargo hold. The fire continued to burn for four hours destroying the plane and most of the UPS packages inside.
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Microsoft and Yahoo marry their instant messaging clientsJul 13, 2006 - in News
Some instant messaging addicts won't have to keep multiple chat programs for too much longer. Microsoft and Yahoo are testing new chat clients that let MSN Messenger and Yahoo Messenger users talk to each other. The combination would, according to Microsoft, form the largest instant messaging community and eclipsing the current king of the hill, AOL Instant Messenger (AIM).
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Game Over? Core 2 Duo Knocks Out Athlon 64 - MotherboardsJul 13, 2006 - in Picture Story
Asus P5WDH Deluxe
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US Government to send emergency broadcasts to computers and mobile phonesJul 13, 2006 - in News
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has unveiled a new program to send SMS and other alerts to mobile phones and computers. The Digital Emergency Alert System will also include radio and televisions stations - the traditional avenue of emergency broadcasts. Mobile phones will receive SMS messages while computer users will se a video message along with downloadable instructions.
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Revised Dell XPS 700 to feature overclocked Intel Core 2 Extreme CPUJul 13, 2006 - in News
On the day Intel announces Conroe - which is expected within days - Dell Computer will upgrade its top-of-the-line XPS 700 desktop computer model to offer not only an overclocked Core 2 Extreme CPU, but also the option of two Nvidia GeForce 7900 GTX cards in SLI mode. This news comes straight from Chairman Michael Dell, who posed for pictures beside his team's new baby.
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