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Intel aims for 32 cores by 2010Jul 9, 2006 - in News
Five years ago, Intel envisioned processors running at 20 GHz by the end of this decade. Today we know that the future will look different. CPUs will sacrifice clock speed over core count: Intel's first "many core" CPU will run at only two thirds of the clock speed of today's fastest Xeon CPU - but achieve 15x the performance, thanks to 32 cores.
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StreetDeck Car ComputerJul 9, 2006 - in Picture Story
The StreetDeck software was installed inside of a Volkswagen Golf GTI.
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Image Preview: TimeShift and Justice League HeroesJul 9, 2006 - in Picture Story
Chap gets tasked with testing time machine equipment. Chap gets sent back to early 1900's by bad guys. Chap comes back to his time to find it completely altered by bad guys. Err, wasn't that a movie?
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X-rays create 3D image of the inside of nanocrystalsJul 7, 2006 - in News
Roland Piquepaille writes in on his Technology Trends website about a new approach that could show scientists a way to create three-dimensional photographs of actual molecules: Researchers from the University College London say that they were able to create full 3D images of the inside of nanocrystals by using a process known as coherent X-ray diffraction imaging.
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Via rolls out mini chipset for UMPCsJul 7, 2006 - in News
Miniaturization of hardware components that use less power the today's devices will be critical for the success of future ultra mobile PCs, short UMPCs. Via is taking the segment seriously and if first to offer a single-chipset solution - a package that combines northbridge and southbridge - that is targeted for use in UMPCs.
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"Print" key derails copy protection in first-gen HD softwareJul 7, 2006 - in News
Copy protection has never been more sophisticated than in the high-definition age: An armada of hardware and software aims to fend off hackers and restrict access to high-definition content and prevent especially movies from being copied. But at least for now, you don't have to take the back road to disable HD copy protection. Just use the front door.
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First stage of NYC 'WiFi in the Parks' project finally underwayJul 7, 2006 - in News
Nokia announced this morning it has reached an agreement with the New York City Parks and Recreation Dept. to become a "primary provider" of mobile multimedia services for 18 locations throughout ten public parks.
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AUO to launch more widescreen panels in H2Jul 7, 2006 - in News
AU Optronics (AUO) will launch a series of widescreen panels in the second half of 2006 to pad out its widescreen panel line up, the company said.
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Asian Excel versions hit by spreadsheet vulnerabilityJul 6, 2006 - in News
Security company Secunia identified a new vulnerability in Asian versions of Microsoft Excel style sheets that theoretically allows malicious code to be executed.
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Mouse potatoes and googling go mainstreamJul 6, 2006 - in News
Mouse potatoes joined couch potatoes, google officially became a verb and drama queens finally found the limelight on Thursday when they crossed over from popular culture to mainstream English language.
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Microsoft to issue seven security updates on 11 JulyJul 6, 2006 - in News
Microsoft is preparing a total of seven security patches for Windows and Office in is security update package for July.
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Moms catching up with dads for electronic giftsJul 6, 2006 - in News
Market research firm NPD Group says Mother's Day gadget buying is catching up with Father's Day. Sons, daughters and husbands purchased over $865 million dollars in gadget gifts for mom, while $873 million in gadgets were purchased for fathers day.
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Microsoft includes Encarta with Student softwareJul 6, 2006 - in News
Microsoft will offer an updated version of its "Student" software that includes a few new features as well as the encyclopedia Encarta Premium 2007.
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Ebay bans Google Checkout, for nowJul 6, 2006 - in News
Checkout, Google's idea how to pay for goods and services on the Internet, has been added to Ebay's "not permitted" list of payment methods.
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"Ride" the Tour de France without breaking a sweat on Google EarthJul 6, 2006 - in News
Experience the Tour de France cycling race from a somewhat elevated position and the comfort of your office chair: Google has released a new KML file for Google Earth that lets users see all the stages of the race in 2D and 3D. The entire course has been superimposed on the Google Earth satellite imagery - and users can even tilt the map to get an almost 3D view of some of the insane mountain climbing the cyclists face.
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Microsoft to offer "bridge" to ODF in Office 2007Jul 6, 2006 - in News
Microsoft is bending to the forces promoting the Open Document Format (ODF) and announced that it will be offering an open-source add-in for Office 2007 applications that will be able to translate its Open XML formats into ODF.
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Microsoft approves Intel 915 chipsets for VistaJul 6, 2006 - in News
Although Intel is experiencing heavy GP chipset (915GM) inventory pressure as it transitions to the Napa platform, industry players noted that the chip giant may gain relief from Microsoft, which has approved the 915GM chipset - as well as the desktop 915G IGP chipset - for supporting the Vista operating system (OS).
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Prices for 17" LCD panels stabilize in H1 JulyJul 6, 2006 - in News
The average selling price (ASP) of 17" LCD-monitor panels has stabilized during the first half of July, while prices for LCD-TV panels have continued to decline during the period, according to WitsView Technology.
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Promos 1 Gbit DDR3 samples to be available in H1 2007Jul 6, 2006 - in News
DRAM vendor Promos Technologies announced that its third 300mm facility (Fab 4), which will be built in Daya Township, Taichung County, will mainly operate as a DRAM fab, but the company does not reject the idea to allocate some capacity there for manufacturing NAND flash memory chips.
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Four Quiet and Powerful Mini PCs for Intel CPUsJul 6, 2006 - in Reviews
It didn't take long for Pentium D barebones systems to make their market appearance. Now, three vendors are ready to provide support for dual core CPUs in their models, which all promise to operate quietly. Do they live up to their promises?
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ArF laser light source to enable production of sub-45 nm semiconductorsJul 5, 2006 - in News
Cymer, a supplier of deep ultraviolet (DUV) laser light sources currently used in semiconductor manufacturing, today unveiled what the firm claims to be the world's first argon fluoride (ArF) laser light source for 45 nm production immersion photolithography.
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Sophos recommends Macs for home usersJul 5, 2006 - in News
Computer users tired of spyware and viruses should consider switching to Macintosh computers, says Sophos in its new "Security Threat Management Report." The report ranks the top ten malware threats of the past six months along with outline current and future security threats.
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Google Earth's Tour de France Gallery:Jul 5, 2006 - in Picture Story
Overview of Google's Tour de France plug-in. Left side has links to the prominent stages and sights.
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SiS662 chipset launchedJul 5, 2006 - in News
Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) today announced the SiS662 chipset, which is targeted at mainstream computer systems based on Pentium 4 and dual-core Pentium D processors.
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Samsung sends GDDR4 graphics memory into mass productionJul 5, 2006 - in News
Graphics cards could soon see a boost in speed with the next generation of graphics memory having entered the first stage of mass production. Samsung says that the technology is able to process images about 33% faster than today's GDDR3 memory.
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Apple's new "Emac" is a $900 ImacJul 5, 2006 - in News
Time for a change: Apple today replaced the Emac computer, which resembled the look of the first-generation CRT Imac, with an updated version that sports the design of the current system. The "education configuration" is available from $900 and is priced $100 below from regular Imac computers.
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Konica Minolta claims OLED breakthroughJul 5, 2006 - in News
Konica Minolta has developed an OLED (organic light-emitting diode) device with a brightness of 1,000 cd/m2 and an expected lifetime of about 10,000 hours.
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Nvidia preps 7900-series cards with HDCP supportJul 5, 2006 - in News
Nvidia will launch upgraded versions of the GeForce 7900 GTX and GeForce 7900 GT graphics cards that support HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) between July and the middle of August, with the cards continuing to be manufactured by Flextronics, according to sources at Taiwan graphics card makers.
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Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth IIJul 4, 2006 - in Picture Story
Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II for Xbox 360
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Four Quiet and Powerful Mini PCs for Intel CPUsShuttle XPC SD31PJul 4, 2006 - in Picture Story
The front connections lack ports for optical audio input or output
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