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Cruising on a hydrogen-powered boatJun 8, 2006 - in News
If you're an official in charge of the Frisian Nuon Solar Challenge - the world's biggest solar powered boat race - which will take place between June 26 and July 1 in the Netherlands, you'll do the five-day trip on the first Dutch fuel cell boat.
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Chicago hotel offers hope to CrackBerry addictsJun 8, 2006 - in News
The manager of a Chicago hotel has offered a glimmer of hope to those who have become hopelessly addicted to their BlackBerries - a one-step, cold turkey programme guaranteed to separate junkies from their devices without surgical intervention.
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Biostar unveils Intel P965 motherboardJun 8, 2006 - in News
Biostar Microtech International on June 7 announced its new T-series LGA-775 motherboard with the Intel P965 Express chipset.
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Albatron introduces new AMD and Intel motherboards at ComputexJun 8, 2006 - in News
Displaying its new motherboards at Computex Taipei 2006, Albatron Technology keeps a balance between two competing desktop CPU platforms that are expected to battle for market share in the second half of 2006.
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P965 Express outpaces JEDEC on road to DDR2-800Jun 8, 2006 - in News
If Intel always followed industry standards, it would be very hard for the company to be a leader. This seems to be the conclusion expressed by Intel representatives following the two-day launch of the Intel P965 Express chipset (codenamed Broadwater) at Computex Taipei 2006.
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Enermax Readies Modular 1000 W Power SupplyJun 8, 2006 - in News
Power supply specialist Enermax is showcasing a very special solution at Computex: Galaxy is its latest top-of-the-line 1000 W PSU. It was designed to power the most sophisticated computer systems.
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Vission Iceman Outdoor PC Dares The ElementsJun 8, 2006 - in News
"Let's put things that shouldn't go in water in water," seems to be a slightly recurring theme here at the moment. Apart from Foxconn putting all their motherboards in big tubes with running water down the outer glass sheet, which only got amusing when the water stopped flowing, and others with their crush proof USB drives, Vission has the Iceman; a totally rigged, outdoor friendly computer.
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Nvidia announces SLI for Intel's Core 2 Duo processorJun 7, 2006 - in News
Nvidia today said that it will offer a specially tailored version of its Nforce 500 chipset for Intel's upcoming Core 2 Duo processors.
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What appears to be a 1080p TV, may actually not be a 1080p TVJun 7, 2006 - in News
Shame on us. Last week, we reported about four new LCD TVs from Hitachi that integrate a new generation video processor that is capable of "advanced 1080p histogram processing" for about $2200 in a 32" package. Our conclusion that the highest grade of high definition - that we generally see advertised in glossy ads and TV commercials - is finally heading for the mainstream was drawn too fast.
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Microsoft anti-malware suite ready to goJun 7, 2006 - in News
IT managers who have Exchange, and only Exchange, might be well served to consider a suite of anti-malware software that will come from Microsoft early next month.
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iSuppli's LCD sales data points to the final swan song for CRTsJun 7, 2006 - in News
A series of reports from technology analyst firm iSuppli suggests that the road to obsolescence has finally been paved for the cathode ray tube. Liquid crystal display panels, iSuppli's projection research analyst Sweta Dash predicts, will eventually displace CRTs as the leading type of television display produced worldwide.
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Philips announces Blu-ray burnerJun 7, 2006 - in News
Philips is the next in line to announce a Blu-ray PC drive. The company said that it will be intorducing the 2x writer, which will be able to write and read 25 GB and 50 GB Blu-ray media.
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DDR3 promotes bragging rights, provokes curiosityJun 7, 2006 - in News
The two major DRAM vendors that are participating in Computex Taipei 2006, Qimonda (the former memory business unit of Infineon Technologies) and Nanya Technology, and A-Data Technology, which was recently again ranked by iSuppli as the number three DRAM-module supplier globally and number one in Asia, are showcasing DDR3 modules at the show.
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Gigabyte showcases new server product linesJun 7, 2006 - in News
Gigabyte Technology is showcasing its new server product lines based on both Intel and AMD solutions at Computex Taipei, including four boards targeted at the entry and mainstream markets, and six systems focused on high-density data centers and small- to mid-size businesses.
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DVD+RW Alliance: 8cm DVD+R/+RW DL discs to be volume produced in Q4Jun 7, 2006 - in News
International vendors of optical discs, in light of growing demand for 8cm single-sided single-layer DVD+R and DVD+RW discs, are expected to begin volume production of 8cm DL (single-sided double-layer) DVD+R and DVD+RW discs in the fourth quarter of this year, according to DVD+RW Alliance representatives attending the ongoing Computex Taipei 2006.
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Foxconn officially launches graphics card lineJun 7, 2006 - in News
Foxconn Electronics on June 6 officially announced its lineup of its own-brand graphics cards.
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ATI enters 2D graphics card marketJun 7, 2006 - in News
ATI plans to enter the 2D graphics card market for workstations and focus on customers including retailers and financial analysts
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Benq introduces full-HD LCD monitorJun 7, 2006 - in News
Benq has been showcasing a full-HD (1200p) 24" LCD, complete with HDMI ports and everything else you would expect from a future high-end monitor on your desktop.
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PQI to ship 64 GB 2.5" SATA flash disk in AugustJun 7, 2006 - in News
PQI announced at Computex that it will be shipping a 64 GB 2.5" SATA flash disk to the US, Europe, Japan and China in August of this year.
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Seagate to offer hybrid hard drives for Vista notebooksJun 7, 2006 - in News
Seagate is accelerating the pace towards a perpendicular-only hard drive line-up. Within the next three quarters, the company will launch ten new hard drives ranging from pocket drives to high-end enterprise units. Among the announcements made today is also the firm's first hybrid hard drive, which combines flash memory with traditional hard drive storage technology. Extra: Image Gallery of all new drives
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A Continuing Work in Progress: The State of Linux 2006Jun 7, 2006 - in Reviews
Linux is now on everybody's radar, both in server rooms and on the desktop. Though most people have heard of Linux, far fewer of them actually use it on a day-to-day basis. But that number continues to grow, as more individuals and companies find reasons to use this powerful and capable operating system.
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Need To Access Your Data At Crush Depth? Talk To Patriot!Jun 7, 2006 - in News
Patriot Memory has been showing off a fancy USB drive in their Xporter range, which can reach water depths of 200 metres and still keep your data in one, uncompressed piece.
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Samsung squeezes 640x480 pixels on 1.98" displayJun 6, 2006 - in News
Think your shiny new cellphone has a crisp display? Think again. Samsung is first to demonstrate actual VGA resolution on a cellphone-sized 1.98" display. Samsung says that the display shows ten times more detail than your average 40" high definition LCD TV.
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Sinox gives us locks galore to protect against dodgy hacksJun 6, 2006 - in News
In the midst of the motherboard and graphics card carnage in Hall 2 we came across Sonox, self-professed and ever humble makers of fine locks for Ipods, notebooks and other such paraphernalia that can tend to grow legs at such events.
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ATI goes physics gagaJun 6, 2006 - in News
Where Nvidia has been concentrating on the high definition end of things at this years Computex, ATI has been screaming at the top of its lungs about physics, and why their GPUs are the best pieces of silicon to do the job.
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Computex Slideshow Update: Gadgets GaloreJun 6, 2006 - in Picture Story
Welcome to another day at Computex!
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Seagate's new hard drives for 2006 and early 2007Jun 6, 2006 - in Picture Story
Seagate hard drive line-up summary: Personal storage drives
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NEC, Samsung show advanced 3.5" display technologies at SIDJun 6, 2006 - in News
NEC and Samsung demonstrated new display technologies for mobile devices such as GPS systems and portable multimedia players that could improve the display quality in upcoming product generations.
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Gigabyte introduces "quad-core ready" motherboardJun 6, 2006 - in News
While we are still waiting for the arrival of Intel's Core micro architecture and Core 2 Duo processors, some vendors at Computex already have the next processor generation in mind. For example, Gigabyte unveiled its GA-965P-DQ6 motherboard, which, according to the manufacturer, is designed to carry Core 2 Duo processors as well as "Kentsfield," Intel's first quad-core desktop processor.
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SiS expands into server business with Opteron chipsetsJun 6, 2006 - in News
Chipset manufacturer SiS today announced its first chipset for the AMD Opteron platform.