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USGS gives virtual tour of the 1906 San Francisco quakeApr 12, 2006 - in News
The United States Geological Survey is giving people a chance to relive the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake - without getting shook up or hurt. The agency is offering Google Earth compatible files that show how the rupture traveled and the severity of the ground tremors.
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ATI releases April Catalyst driver updateApr 12, 2006 - in News
ATI today published version 6.4 of its Catalyst driver software. The new version brings Linux support to graphics cards with X1300, X1600, X1800 and X1900 graphics processors.
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Beta of new Yahoo Maps includes satellite images, live traffic reportsApr 12, 2006 - in News
Yahoo posted a beta version of its online map. The updated service has received much of the look and feel of Google Maps - including the option to display satellite images as well as a hybrid version of a regular map and satellite imagery.
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Tom's Hardware: GeIL DDR2 test samples faster than commercial devicesApr 12, 2006 - in News
The first pair of DDR2 modules has completed its test track in the latest edition of Tom's Hardware's Stress Test series.
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Sun tapes out 64-thread T2 processorApr 12, 2006 - in News
Buried in a press release that touts the availability of a new entry-level T1000 server, Sun indicated that it is preparing mass production of the next-generation UltraSparc T2 CPU, which will be able to process up to 64 threads simultaneously - or up to 256 threads in a four-way server system.
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Microsoft makes "Visual Basic 2005" ebook available free of chargeApr 12, 2006 - in News
Microsoft's releasing the full text of Introducing Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 for Developers for free.
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Will Windows Vista's delay push back 'Fiji'?Apr 12, 2006 - in News
Microsoft has a code name for the next version of Windows.
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8th Gumball 3000 Rally - Around the world in 8 daysApr 12, 2006 - in News
The Gumball 3000 rally is like the Cannonball Run movies with Burt Reynolds for real
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Philips unveils power management unit aimed at multimedia device marketApr 12, 2006 - in News
Philips Royal Philips Electronics today announced the launch of its latest power management unit (PMU), the PCF5062
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Silicon Image to port HDMI receiver IP core to UMC's 90nm process technologyApr 12, 2006 - in News
Silicon Image, a leader in the secure distribution, presentation and storage of high-definition content, and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), yesterday announced an agreement to port to UMC's 90nm process technology a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) receiver intellectual property (IP) core from Silicon Image.
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IDF Taiwan: Intel confirms packages for Conroe and Woodcrest, but remains fuzzy on MeromApr 12, 2006 - in News
At IDF Taiwan, Intel officially confirmed packaging for two of its first 65nm dual-core processors (Conroe and Woodcrest) based on the next-generation Intel Core microarchitecture, but failed to clarify packaging on a third processor (Merom) using Intel Core.
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Sapphire Gets Hot by Going CoolApr 12, 2006 - in Reviews
Until now, water-cooled graphics cards have only been seen on custom-built systems. Is that all about to change? Sapphire has brought the Toxic X1900XTX (formerly Blizzard) to market, allowing average consumers to upgrade to something once reserved for the elite. But how well does it work?
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KOffice 1.5 releasedApr 11, 2006 - in News
The KDE Project today announced the latest version of its open-source office suite. KOffice 1.5 now uses the Oasis Open Document format as the default file format.
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MySpace adds a security monitorApr 11, 2006 - in News
MySpace, the popular social-networking Web site, has hired a former prosecutor from the Justice Department to patrol the site and educate its users.
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Camera phone paparazzi to take 4.5 million World Cup snapsApr 11, 2006 - in News
With 70 per cent of Europe now packing camera phones, the World Cup could be the most photographed sporting event in history.
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Windows 98, Me support to end in JulyApr 11, 2006 - in News
Microsoft has officially begun requesting that users running Windows 98, 98 SE and Millennium Edition (Me) upgrade their operating system as soon as possible.
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AMD launches 3.0 GHz Opteron single coresApr 11, 2006 - in News
While Intel is busy prepping its next-generation Woodcrest server and workstation processors, AMD sails ahead with a final performance upgrade for its single-core Opteron CPU. AMD claims that the new chips will provide a "performance boost" and remain in the 95 watt power envelope of other single- and dual-core Opteron processors.
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Microsoft releases updated Direct3D 10 tech previewApr 11, 2006 - in News
Game developers on Tuesday received an updated set of graphics APIs for games running under Windows Vista and the next version of Microsoft multimedia driver DirectX. The April DirectX SDK comes with a v.10 High Level Shading Language (HLSL) compiler and more details on how to use Direct3D 10
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Live Memory Test: Overclock 'Em Till They CrashApr 11, 2006 - in Reviews
We gradually push memory modules to their limits, live and on two systems simultaneously. Review samples are pit against memory that we purchased.
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IDF Taiwan: NOR flash memory update and ONFI logistics issuesApr 11, 2006 - in News
Intel will deliver the first customer samples of its 1Gbit 65nm MLC (multi-level cell) NOR flash memory chips in June and begin volume production in the fourth quarter of this year, the company said at IDF Taiwan.
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IBM to build content protection technology into processorsApr 10, 2006 - in News
BM today announced a hardware-based technology that is squarely aimed at preventing the unauthorized use digital content on consumer electronics medical devices and defense systems. Built directly into the processor "SecureBlue," the technology promises to provide much more robust content protection than software-based DRM systems available today.
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iMesh adds instant messaging to P2P serviceApr 10, 2006 - in News
One of the oldest peer-to-peer (P2P) services, iMesh, is offering instant messaging and an enhanced search function in its upcoming client. iMesh 6.5 will allow users to send messages and share songs with other users. In addition, friends can simultaneously listen to the same songs with the "Listen Together" feature.
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Music fingerprinting system is fastest yetApr 10, 2006 - in News
A digital music identification system that can search through 17 million songs in under 1 second has been launched in the US.
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Windows Live to get product searchApr 10, 2006 - in News
After posting about Windows Live Academic Search last week, yet another new search product has entered our radar.
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Dolphin Stadium gets world's largest 720p displayApr 10, 2006 - in News
We're used to a lot of companies calling their products the world's largest, smallest, first or most expensive, and most of the time, we're able to deflate the hype at least a little.
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Air France to test in-air cellular serviceApr 10, 2006 - in News
Air France has announced that it will be testing airborne cellular service next year. Initially passengers will be able to use their phones only for messaging and emails, but will later be allowed to make actual phone calls.
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Toshiba claims world's first notebook with HD DVD-ROM driveApr 10, 2006 - in News
Toshiba today continued its roll out of HD DVD products with the launch in Japan of the world's first notebook offering an HD DVD-ROM drive.
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Interactive VGA Charts 2006 KickoffApr 10, 2006 - in Reviews
Care about 3D graphics performance? Check out our all-new Interactive VGA Charts 2006, now including benchmarks for dual graphics setups and multiple visual settings.
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ATI SB600 southbridge to arrive in MayApr 10, 2006 - in News
Billy Wang, vice president for Asia Pacific and China at ATI Technologies, stated yesterday that the company's new SB600 southbridge chip will be introduced in May.
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Preview: Tom's Hardware's system memory stress testApr 9, 2006 - in News
If you were ever interested in how far you can push your system memory, then this week's Tom's Hardware coverage will provide you with some valuable information: In the next round of our stress test series, our engineers take a look at the capability of popular memory devices to determine what you can and cannot expect from such devices.
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