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Apple waves goodbye to PowerPC iMacsMar 21, 2006 - in News
Apple Computer's Intel transition appears to be in full force, with the company recently selling the last of its iMac computers with PowerPC processors.
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LCD monitor panel prices approaching production cost levelsMar 21, 2006 - in News
Prices for 17" LCD monitor panels have fallen to near production cost levels for second-tier panel makers, and even lower than production costs for China-based panel makers, whose costs for the segment are US$140-145, according to market sources.
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Samsung launches 32 GB Flash disk for mobile computersMar 20, 2006 - in News
Samsung is first to announce a Flash storage device that aims to completely replace the traditional hard drive in some mass market mobile computers. The 32 GB solid state disk (SSD) drive comes in a 1.8" form factor and reads data at more than twice the speed of hard drives. Best of all: The SSD is promised to consume 95% less power than a hard drive.
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Japanese government plans to sprinkle RFID tags over disaster areasMar 20, 2006 - in News
RFID tags are already being used to track groceries and pharmaceuticals, but the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications now wants to use the technology to help find disaster survivors.
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TI controller reduces power consumption of consumer electronicsMar 20, 2006 - in News
TI announced the UCC28600 power management circuit, which will improve the energy efficiency of consumer electronics, notebooks and AC power adapters.
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Microsoft releases Beta 2 of IE7, as Gates apologizes for long waitMar 20, 2006 - in News
With a keynote speech to open the company's inaugural Mix '06 conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates flipped the switch on Beta 2 of Internet Explorer 7 - the one component of Windows Vista which you can get and run right now. Along with the launch, Gates tried displaying some of Microsoft's newly discovered humility, with some "Mix '06-ed" results.
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New Fedora Core 5 Linux includes virtualization and JavaMar 20, 2006 - in News
Fans of the Fedora Core distribution will be happy to know that version 5 has just been released. FC5 includes many bug fixes and security updates. It also has several new features like a photo manager, integrated virtualization and a Java run-time stack.
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Ricoh intros color laser multi function printerMar 20, 2006 - in News
Ricoh announced the Aficio SP C210SF, a desktop color laser multi-function printer for small offices and workgroups. The device combines printing with copying, scanning and IP faxing capability.
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Symantec software boots users offlineMar 20, 2006 - in News
A faulty update to Symantec's Norton security software began booting thousands of users off their AOL internet connections last week, Symantec has admitted.
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ATI introduces 1 GB workstation graphics cardMar 20, 2006 - in News
As the workstation market is accelerating its move from the Unix into the Linux and Windows market, there is also more activity in the professional graphics card market.
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Flash memory price "to drop 25%"Mar 20, 2006 - in News
Chip firms should brace for a slump in the price of memory chips used in small devices, Hynix has warned.
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Samsung and SanDisk compete to drive NAND flash prices downwardMar 20, 2006 - in News
Samsung Electronics has been dumping NAND flash with its customers since late February amid competition from SanDisk, and the situation is likely to become more severe this month, according to channel sources.
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Graphics card market to heat up with return of ECS and entry of FoxconnMar 20, 2006 - in News
Taiwan's leading graphics card suppliers Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI) and two affiliates of Foxconn Electronics, Leadtek Research and Tul, should experience more competition in 2006, when Foxconn launches its branded graphics cards and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) resumes production of its own-brand graphics cards.
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Nvidia announces SLI-accelerated physicsMar 20, 2006 - in News
Falling boulders, the ones that usually come crashing down on Indiana Jones, come with effects we expect to see in movies - but we typically cannot enjoy in video games. That is about to change. Physics is about to make its way into enthusiast computers: Nvidia's SLI physics will bring "thousands" of objects to life and realistically simulate how they interact with each other.
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Buffalo Boosts External Hard Drive PowerMar 20, 2006 - in Reviews
Energy supply can be an issue for external hard drives. Buffalo wanted to get rid of the usual bulky and heavy PSUs, so it ships its current external drive with a novel USB power unit. How well does it work?
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Hybrid hard drives: Can Samsung and Microsoft invent a new market for 2007?Mar 17, 2006 - in Reviews
For about a year, Samsung Semiconductor and Microsoft have been leading the development of hybrid hard drives, with the potential of improving system performance by orders of magnitude. Samsung, the Flash memory market leader, could have a new industry all to itself. But would a mandate from Microsoft for hybrid HDD inclusion in Premium Vista computers help or hurt the company?
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Cellphone games: Small size, big moneyMar 17, 2006 - in News
Data services have been identified as the single most important revenue opportunity for cellphones in the near future. And it's not just MMS - count on a flood of cellphone games coming your way. TG Daily talked to the developers of "24" - a game related to the popular TV show - about technology challenges and business opportunities.
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Sony announces Blu-ray player, after-market PC drive and Vaio PCMar 17, 2006 - in News
Sony and Toshiba have begun unveiling their product strategies for the introduction of the first HD video generation. Toshiba will be first to market, but Sony appears to have a more comprehensive lineup: Today, the company announced a Blu-ray writer for the PC, a 1080p-capable player for the family room and pricing for Blu-ray recordable discs.
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LCD panel makers to face tough Q2Mar 17, 2006 - in News
With prices for 32- and 37" panels falling faster than expected and inventory levels piling up higher than is seasonally expected, several panel makers and market analysts have become more bearish about the LCD panel market this quarter.
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DRM drains music playersMar 17, 2006 - in News
Digital music player battery life is negatively impacted by playing digital rights-managed (DRM) files, a report explains.
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ATI and Nvidia said to be uncertain about 80nm productionMar 17, 2006 - in News
ATI Technologies and Nvidia will focus on graphics chips manufactured on a 90nm process technology rather than migrating their production to 80nm this year, due to yield and technology issues for wafer manufacturing, according to first-tier graphics card makers.
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Rumors of Intel departure from entry-level chipset market surface againMar 17, 2006 - in News
Rumors are again circulating that Intel plans to exit the entry-level chipset market amid tight supply of flip chip (FC) substrates, with chipset makers such as ATI Technologies, Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS), VIA Technologies to benefit from Intel's exit, according to market sources.
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Panel makers to roll out 19" widescreen panels next quarterMar 17, 2006 - in News
With the 19" widescreen panels generating higher profits than 17" standard panels, HannStar Display has begun producing for the segment, while AU Optronics (AUO) and Innolux Display will follow suit next quarter, according to the companies.
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New Kingston flash drive erases data after failed login attemptsMar 16, 2006 - in News
Kingston's new USB flash drive features on-board encryption and password protection that causes the device to wipe itself after 25 failed attempts.
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Windows Performance Rating for Vista examinedMar 16, 2006 - in News
The latest Community Technology Preview version of Windows Vista contains a new feature aimed at helping the average Joe and his friendly Best Buy shopping assistant figure out what kind of horsepower is needed to run the new OS.
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Google maps powered "Stalker" site draws ire of celebritiesMar 16, 2006 - in News
Being able to relax in a Starbucks sipping a cappuccino is something thousands of people do everyday, but celebrities don't have such a luxury. Often chased by camera-toting paparazzi and rabid fans, movie and TV stars often have to run in and out of coffee shops, salons and shopping malls. Now, New York-based celebrities have to contend with a new "Stalker" website - appropriately named "Gawker Stalker" - that puts up almost real-time locations through a Google Maps interface.
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The emergence of geosensor networksMar 16, 2006 - in News
Substantial advances over the last few years have provided us with diverse and robust techniques to quickly and precisely capture large amounts of geospatial information, extending traditional surveying and photogrammetric solutions.
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Methanol-powered artificial muscles start to flexMar 16, 2006 - in News
Methanol-powered artificial muscles have been created by researchers aiming to create battery-free robotic limbs and prosthetics.
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Microsoft's future in voiceMar 16, 2006 - in News
Microsoft released more details of its VoIP plan for Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Search and Windows Live Messenger.
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Quad-SLI drives enthusiast graphics systems into $2000 rangeMar 16, 2006 - in News
Earlier this month, Nvidia launched a new stage of its scalable link interface technology, which allows gamers to increase the graphics horsepower by adding more graphics cards. As quad-SLI systems become available, hardcore gamers will be confronted with a new price point, which in some cases will touch $2000 just for four graphics chips.
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