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Google, EarthLink push Wi-FiFeb 22, 2006 - in News
Internet service provider EarthLink now plans to team up with search giant Google in a proposal to offer Wi-Fi to San Francisco residents, a move that's likely to add credibility to a movement by cities to promote Wi-Fi services.
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Research shows lasers could see through walls one dayFeb 22, 2006 - in News
A report published by the Imperial College London and the University of Neuchatel (Switzerland) in the journal Nature Materials says that researchers have demonstrated an effect that solid material can become transparent when hit by a laser.
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Matrox intros remote graphics hardwareFeb 22, 2006 - in News
Matrox today announced what the company claims is the world's first "remote graphics unit:" The Extio F1400 connects to the keyboard, mouse, audio peripherals as well as up to four analog or digital monitors on the user's desk.
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Lenovo to launch budget PC line in USFeb 22, 2006 - in News
Not content to merely be known as the company behind such successful brands as ThinkPad and ThinkCentre, Lenovo is set to launch a new line of products under its own name in the US.
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Everplay standard to preserve digital images and moviesFeb 22, 2006 - in News
Fuji, Konica Minolta and Eastman Kodak today released the final specification of "Everplay," a set of rules that promises users to ensure compatibility of today's digital pictures and movies with future storage media. Formerly known as "picture archiving and sharing standard (PASS)," the group hopes that Everplay makes its way into media post-production and eventually into digital cameras and playback devices thereafter.
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Apple hinting at new gadgetsFeb 22, 2006 - in News
Fueling more speculation on what new gadgets Apple Computer might be unveiling next, the maker of popular iPod music players on Tuesday sent a cryptic e-mail invitation to see "fun new products" at a special event next week at its headquarters in Cupertino.
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Competition in widescreen panel market to heat up this yearFeb 22, 2006 - in News
The widescreen monitor panel market is expected to heat up this year, as AU Optronics (AUO) and HannStar Display plan to roll out 19" widescreen panels, with respective launch dates in March and May.
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Samsung open-sources Flash driverFeb 21, 2006 - in News
Samsung announced to have open-sourced the driver for its OneNand Flash memory devices.
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Critical flaw exposes OS X usersFeb 21, 2006 - in News
A new critical threat to Apple's OS X operating system has surfaced that could allow attackers to compromise a system without any user interaction.
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IBM drives chipmaking process beyond current limitationsFeb 21, 2006 - in News
IBM researchers claim to have found a way to use deep-ultraviolet (DUV) lithography techniques for the production of 32 nm chips and smaller. The limits of DUV have been pushed out several times and saved chip builders from a costly switch to an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) process so far. IBM's discovery could delay the transition for at least one more product generation.
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Vista February CTP due WednesdayFeb 21, 2006 - in News
Microsoft on Wednesday is expected to make available the third CTP, or Community Technology Preview, of Windows Vista.
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OCZ to showcase DDR2-1000 memory at CeBitFeb 21, 2006 - in News
OCZ announced that it will demonstrate PC2-8000 memory (DDR2-1000) at the Cebit tradeshow, which takes place from March 9 to 15 in Hannover, Germany.
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UMC develops 192 GHz circuit, sets sight on THz chipsFeb 21, 2006 - in News
Semiconductor foundry UMC today said that it has developed a 130 nm Voltage-Controlled Oscillator (VCO) that runs at an operating frequency of 192 GHz.
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Conroe aims to trump Athlon's processing performanceFeb 21, 2006 - in News
Intel's next-generation processor micro-architecture, which apparently will be named simply "NGMA," will be posting about 20% more performance per clock cycle than AMD Socket 939 Athlon processors.
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LCD component shortages may rise in H2 2006Feb 21, 2006 - in News
Although LCD component suppliers are in the midst of expanding their capacity, shortages in large-size glass substrates, TAC films and notebook-use CCFLs (cold cathode fluorescent lamps) are likely to occur in the second half, DisplaySearch predicts.
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DRAM makers warn of potential inventory pressure for DDRFeb 21, 2006 - in News
Although the overall DRAM market is rebounding, DRAM makers are now voicing concerns about a potential DRAM inventory buildup, according to industry sources.
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TFT LCD panel prices slide in H2 FebruaryFeb 21, 2006 - in News
The ASP (average selling prices) for all TFT LCD panels applications including LCD TV, LCD monitor and notebook continued falling in the second half of February, according to WitsView Technology.
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A Look At AMD's Socket AM2 PlatformFeb 21, 2006 - in Reviews
Although the DDR2-powered Athlon 64 platform is now up and running, AMD will not release it until June 6th. While this is mainly a business decision, it also has the benefit of leaving some time for performance optimizations.
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Preview: Tom's Hardware takes a first look at AMD's AM2 platformFeb 20, 2006 - in News
2006 is on track to become the most interesting year for the processor industry since the end of the Gigahertz race. With Intel prepping a new architecture and AMD set to defend its lead with its AM2 platform, customers should see a wave of innovation that goes well beyond clock speed. Tom's Hardware got a first impression of the capability of the AM2 platform.
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$10,000 reward offered for discovery of critical Windows bugsFeb 20, 2006 - in News
A security company known for paying bounties on bugs will launch a new program next week that will pay researchers $10,000 for finding Windows vulnerabilities that Microsoft classifies as "Critical".
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Indiana prof tossing his 'active cookies' at security threatsFeb 20, 2006 - in News
An Indiana University scientist is behind a new company exploiting cookie technology to protect Web users from identity theft and other online threats.
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IBM develops 29.9 nm chipFeb 20, 2006 - in News
IBM researchers have announced they have designed the first micro-chip with a width of only 29.9 nanometres.
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Roadmap update: Intel aims for 5 hours of battery time in notebooksFeb 17, 2006 - in News
Battery time in notebooks equipped with Intel's upcoming Merom processor is expected to make a significant in battery time: Sources suggest that many devices will break the five-hour barrier. The new microprocessor architecture will also appear in less power-hungry desktop CPUs and especially blade-server processors - including a 40W Xeon chip.
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First recorded Mac OS X worm meets a well-prepared user communityFeb 17, 2006 - in News
Late yesterday, word spread of the existence of a malicious worm apparently crafted specifically for the Mac OS X platform. A strange new indicator of platform legitimacy has apparently revealed itself, as Mac users - some for the first time - wrestle with the key problems, among them being, what to call this thing?
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Apple's in the eye of flaw findersFeb 17, 2006 - in News
At the recent ShmooCon hacking conference, one security researcher found out the hard way that such venues can be hostile, when an unknown hacker took control of the researcher's computer, disabling the firewall and starting up a file server.
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Virus targeting Macs spreads via IMFeb 17, 2006 - in News
A rare piece of malicious software targeting Apple's Mac OS X operating system - instead of the more common victim, Microsoft Windows - has been spotted online and appears to be spreading.
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Sony incident leads government to consider rootkit banFeb 17, 2006 - in News
Most electronics consumers had never heard of rootkits before last year's Sony BMG debacle.
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Intel trims Pentium D 950 mobo power envelopeFeb 17, 2006 - in News
Intel is to add its Enhanced SpeedStep Technology (EIST) to its 65nm dual-core Pentium D 950 processor in order to allow the chip to operate within design guidelines for motherboards, with a maximum power consumption of 95W rather than 130W.
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Lite-On IT to roll out 18x DVD burner; BenQ still on holdFeb 17, 2006 - in News
With Plextor recently announcing its PX-760A 18x DVD burner (DVD+/-R/RW CD-R/RW), Lite-On IT stated it also plans to volume produce 18x DVD burners in the third quarter of this year, though BenQ currently does not have any plans for the segment at the moment, according to executives from the two Taiwan-based companies.
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Multifunction printers call the tuneFeb 17, 2006 - in Reviews
With their domination of the inkjet market, multifunction printers represent more than just a simple alternative to conventional A4 printers. Using the same print engines and benefiting from enormous progress in the level of integration between the printing and scanning components, they are becoming easier to use and their prices are in freefall. What could be more tempting?
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