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FBI says data on stolen VA laptop was not accessedJun 29, 2006 - in News
FBI agents have recovered a stolen Veteran Affairs laptop that was taken during a May 3 home burglary.
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Tyan Personal Super Computer arrives to marketJun 29, 2006 - in News
Back in March, we reported that Tyan was showing off prototypes of their 8 and 16 core Typhoon Personal Supercomputers at CeBit. Now, the company is officially making those computers available. The Typhoon can support up to eight physical processors, which gives you up to 16 processor cores.
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Gateway throws out PCs with single-core processorsJun 29, 2006 - in News
The third largest PC retailer in the U.S. today announced that all desktop PCs and "nearly" all notebook computers offered through its website now come standard with a dual-core processor.
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Intel postpones launch of new desktop CPUs to 27 JulyJun 29, 2006 - in News
The launch of the Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800, Core 2 Duo E6300, E6400, E6600 and E6700 processors, which were originally expected to arrive on 23 July will be postponed to July 27, according to a recent review of Intel's product roadmap by sources at Taiwan motherboard makers.
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ADSL routers with built-in WLAN modules to account for 60% of global shipments in 2006Jun 29, 2006 - in News
Of the total global shipments of ADSL routers in 2006, the proportion of those with a built-in wireless LAN (WLAN) module is expected to climb to 60% by year-end, up from about 33% currently, according to sources at WLAN chipmaker Broadcom.
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AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ to be priced in range of $139-160Jun 29, 2006 - in News
In an attempt to compete against Intel's plan to offer dual-core processors at competitive prices, AMD will add the Socket-AM2 Athlon 64 X2 3600+, a 2 GHz Athlon 64 X2 CPU that contains 512 kB level-two (L2) cache, in the fourth quarter of 2006, with the new part to be priced in the $139-160 range, according to sources at Taiwan motherboard makers.
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Intel to launch Xeon 3000 CPU for uni-processor serversJun 29, 2006 - in News
Intel's processor roadmap for uni-processor servers changed recently, according to sources at Taiwan motherboard makers.
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Sex Sells: Tech's dirty little secretJun 29, 2006 - in News
Sex sells and it makes the Internet hum. On the the bleeding edge of technology there is a former stripper learning some HTML. TG Daily got a tour of one of the world's multi-million dollar adult sites - Danni.com - and got the skinny on it all from the... IT administrator. Extra: Slide show
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Seagate 750 GB Barracuda Enters The Big LeagueJun 29, 2006 - in Reviews
We pit the Seagate 7200.10, a perpendicular recording marvel, against the latest 500 GB monsters from Maxtor and Western Digital. What benefits does the new technology offer, both now and for the future?
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Google is for girls?Jun 28, 2006 - in News
Webpronews reports about Microsoft's "Demographic Prediction" tool that recently has been made available on the company's Ad Center Labs website.
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Glory of the Roman Empire and Saint's RowJun 28, 2006 - in Picture Story
Glory of the Roman Empire, just released in the UK and hitting US on June 3, is Sim City in Roman Times, for want of a better description.
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McBlare, a robotic bagpipe playerJun 28, 2006 - in News
Technology Trends reports about the robotic bagpipe player "McBlare" that is controlled by a computer that has many traditional bagpipe tunes in its memory.
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Google set to launch Ebay challenge with GbuyJun 28, 2006 - in News
The battle to control your online wallet is about to get a lot bloodier. More than a year after search giant Google was rumored to be preparing an online payment service, GBuy finally looks set to launch in test mode as early as Wednesday.
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Signing up for Google CheckoutJun 28, 2006 - in Picture Story
Entering a credit card in Google Checkout is as simple as your average account signup on any online store.
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Gadget sorts nanotubes by sizeJun 28, 2006 - in News
A method of sorting carbon nanotubes by their size and electrical properties could make them easier to use in everything from nano-electronics to tear-proof textiles.
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It's a 'three-peat' for IBM's BlueGene/L in the Top 500 Supercomputers listJun 28, 2006 - in News
If there is a Michael Jordan in the realm of supercomputers, then Lawrence Livermore Labs' IBM-powered BlueGene/L may be it. For the third consecutive time, it's wrested the #1 spot among the top performing supercompupters in the world, this time by an almost embarrassingly huge margin.
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How to get motivated for workJun 28, 2006 - in News
Companies these days have to go to great lengths to keep their employees excited about a brand and their job.
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Update: TG Daily's Computex video coverageJun 27, 2006 - in News
We have rendered and uploaded several new videos to our the Computex microsite. The new videos cover the gamut from executive interviews to the Tom's Hardware Guide's very own boothbabe using the Zalman heatsink as a makeup mirror. All videos come in streaming WMV format and some are available as a downloadable, high-quality H.264 video file.
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Danni's Hard Drive (Danni.com) GalleryJun 27, 2006 - in Picture Story
Danni Ashe, the former model and stripper who started Danni.com
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Intel quad-core processors may see spike in power - sourcesJun 27, 2006 - in News
Yesterday, Intel released its fastest server and workstation processors ever at a power level we haven't seen in several years. But the "Core" architecture, which the new Xeon 5100s are based on, may not be the universal solution for the long term, as power consumption may top 100 watts once again when quad-cores arrive in early 2007, TG Daily has learned.
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Samsung first to develop 60 nm Flash chipJun 27, 2006 - in News
Samsung today said that it has developed a 2 Gb NAND Flash chip using a 60 nm production process.
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Microsoft introduces 360-degree conferencing camera as part of VoIP strategyJun 27, 2006 - in News
As part of its late push into the VoIP communications market, Microsoft yesterday unveiled a new device that may at least make prospective customers take notice: It's a 360-degree videoconferencing camera, that could enable remote participants to see directed sessions, where the camera follows the active speaker around the table. But behind that camera is Live Identity, and Office Communicator, and Active Directory...and is everyone really ready for this?
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iBuypower shows off nearly indestructible computer caseJun 27, 2006 - in News
Most computer cases are fairly flimsy contraptions of sheet metal and aluminum, but iBuypower is developing a new case that promises to be much tougher. The case, aptly code-named the "Tank", is a welded aluminum case that, according to Darren Su of iBuypower, can withstand a 300 pound man standing on it. Su also claims the case has survived a fall out of a three story window.
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Clearspeed updates 50 GFlops accelerator boardJun 27, 2006 - in News
Clearspeed today announced a new version of its Advance accelerator board. The device still delivers an estimated additional performance 50 GFlops, but now comes in a much smaller form factor that will allow more users and system builders to integrate the board into their workstations. Extra: Image Gallery
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USB drives pose insider threatJun 27, 2006 - in News
In a recent test of a credit union's network security, consultants working for East Syracuse, N.Y.-based security audit firm Secure Network Technologies scattered twenty USB flash drives around the financial group's building.
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Finally, there are password-protected bulletsJun 27, 2006 - in News
Safety catches do not always prevent firearm accidents and even newfangled biometric guns, which check the identity of a user by their fingerprint, cannot stop thieves from using stolen ammunition in other weapons.
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RFID tags spy on bartendersJun 27, 2006 - in News
Do you know how much money is lost in annual sales of liquors in the US? Capton, a provider of liquor-monitoring technology, estimates that $7 billion is lost from bartenders.
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Microsoft ships first post-beta 2 build of VistaJun 27, 2006 - in News
Late Friday, Microsoft shipped Windows Vista build 5456, its first post-Beta 2 version of the next major Windows release.
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Intel blocks Nvidia from running SLI on Conroe platforms?Jun 27, 2006 - in News
The Inquirer reports that Intel may not be supporting SLI on its Conroe motherboards.
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20" LCD Monitors: XXL DisplaysJun 27, 2006 - in Reviews
The new catalogs of many manufacturers are giving a starring role to 20" wide monitors. After 19" models became somewhat of a standard, the trend seems to be toward another increase in size. But are the new 16:10 aspect ratio panels really all that good? Here's our look at six LCD monitors, fresh from the factory.
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