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National Semi offers audio amplifiers for portable ceramic speakersJan 24, 2006 - in News
National Semiconductor Corporation on Monday in the US introduced two single-chip "Boomer" audio power amplifiers in ultra-small packages.
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Semiconductor market to rebound in 2006, says research firmJan 24, 2006 - in News
The semiconductor market in 2006 will strengthen on mounting demand for chips used in multiple segments including several areas beyond typical computer applications, following a flat year in 2005, market research firm Databeans anticipates.
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ATI launches new flagship graphics chip family X1900Jan 24, 2006 - in News
ATI today announced a new graphics chip that will replace the X1800 series as firm's fastest desktop product. The new X1900 will be available in four flavors, carry 48 shader processors and offer substantially more performance than the preceding graphics chip. The company promises that X1900 cards will be available today - for suggested retail prices up to $650.
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IBM connects AOL, Yahoo IM users to collaboration softwareJan 23, 2006 - in News
IBM today announced a new version of its collaboration software Sametime, which connects its users the Instant Messaging platforms of AOL and Yahoo. In the future, IBM plans to also make Google's Talk software accessible.
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Authentec rolls out "world's smallest" fingerprint sensorJan 23, 2006 - in News
There may be a smaller and faster fingerprint sensor coming to a laptop or PDA near you. Authentec, a Florida-based company, has rolled out a tiny EntrePad 1610 fingerprint sensor. This 12 by 5 millimeter sensor is compatible with several Trusted Computing platforms and also works with Windows and Linux operating systems.
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Researcher: Sony BMG "rootkit" still widespreadJan 23, 2006 - in News
Hundreds of thousands of networks across the globe, including many military and government networks, appear to still contain PCs with the controversial copy-protection software installed by music discs sold by media giant Sony BMG, a security researcher told attendees at the ShmooCon hacking conference this weekend.
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Apple shows Intel-native Logic 7.2 at NAMMJan 23, 2006 - in News
As part of its exhibition at National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) trade show this week in Aniheim, Calif., Apple Computer could be seen demonstrating a new version of its Logic music composition and production software designed to run natively on the first Intel Macs.
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Lasers beams build and hold nanoscale structuresJan 23, 2006 - in News
A form of matter held together by nothing more substantial than light has been created by physicists in the UK.
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Adobe adds a third dimension to AcrobatJan 23, 2006 - in News
Adobe today announced a new flagship for its Acrobat software family: Acrobat 3D enables CAD users to create PDF files from 3D models and embed a functional 3D viewing application into a PDF document. The illustrations can be viewed, magnified and viewed in a standard version of Acrobat Reader.
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Firefox puts Internet Explorer to shameJan 23, 2006 - in News
According to web statistics firm WebSideStory, at the start of this month Firefox had a browser market usage share of 8.88 percent, about double the 4.23 percent it boasted at the same time in 2005.
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AMD reduces prices of Athlon, Sempron and Turion processorsJan 23, 2006 - in News
AMD today announced price reductions for most of its mainstream and performance desktop processors.
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DDR2 prices continues to increaseJan 23, 2006 - in News
The price premium DDR 400 enjoyed over DDR2 533 has shrunk to 1.4%, as DDR contract prices remained flat in the second half of January.
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Chaintech rolls out GeForce 7300 GS graphics cardJan 23, 2006 - in News
Walton Chaintech on January 20 launched the SE73GS-G2, a graphics card utilizing Nvidia's GeForce 7300 GS graphics processing unit (GPU).
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TFT LCD panel ASP continues fall in H2 JanuaryJan 23, 2006 - in News
The ASP (average selling price) for TFT LCD panels in the second half of January continues to see a downward trend with decreases for PC-related panels the most significant, mainly due to seasonal effects, according to WitsView Technology.
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Acard's Small Business RAID ApplianceJan 23, 2006 - in Reviews
Acard's rackmount storage appliance uses SATA hard drives, but connects to the host system with an UltraSCSI interface. Is this the right mix for small businesses?
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AMD eyes chip memory expansionJan 20, 2006 - in News
Advanced Micro Devices is exploring new types of onboard memory for its chips as a way to bump performance and squeeze more out of its manufacturing plants.
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Toshiba could have access to Blu-ray drive technologyJan 20, 2006 - in News
Toshiba may be far from giving up its battle with Sony to establish the successor of the DVD. But just in case Blu-ray may come out on top, Toshiba has an ace in its backhand: A joint-venture the company has founded with Samsung will be producing Blu-ray drives for delivery in the second quarter.
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2007 Mercedes S-Class to have built-in PC Card slotJan 20, 2006 - in News
The upcoming 2007 Mercedes S-Class won't just be stylish and fast, but it will also be smart. For around $80,000 to $130,000, the new model will get you from 0 to 60 mph in 5.4 seconds and have a collision detection system that will help avoid crashes when you are about to crash. Computer geeks can also plug PC Cards into the dash.
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Interview with Scratch-Less Disc inventor Todd KuchmanJan 20, 2006 - in News
Modern compact discs are remarkable storage devices, but because data on these discs are just as optical as scratches are, serious scratches can invalidate tracks or entire discs.
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How Intel expects Macintosh software to changeJan 20, 2006 - in Reviews
Last week, Intel announced the beta cycle for its new breed of Core Duo-oriented Macintosh compilers, for C++ and Fortran developers. With it comes the first wave of a mindset shift toward parallelism as standard programming procedure, thanks to dual-core becoming the norm for all Macs. But will developers be ready to make some serious changes, along with a few sacrifices?
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Philips: Widescreen adoption in LCD monitors not as quick as expectedJan 20, 2006 - in News
Although panel makers have aggressively pushed widescreen LCD monitor panels, the adoption rate is not expected to proceed as fast as expected, with the penetration rate of the segment now set to increase from 2% in 2005 to 9.8% in 2008, according to Sara Liu, assistant manager of market intelligence, Philips CEBLC-MMFD, Royal Philips Electronics
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Corel WordPerfect Office X3 follows Microsoft's leadJan 20, 2006 - in News
With this week's release of the 13th version of Corel WordPerfect, Corel has opted for an evolutionary product that resembles Microsoft Word as much as possible and avoids more dramatic changes such as support for the Open Document Format (ODF). Will Corel's selective interpretation of "compatibility" resound with customers? Or is it too late for a contest in this market?
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40" LCD TV segment making more of a mark than 37" segmentJan 20, 2006 - in News
Sales of 40" LCD TVs in North America were better than expected during the year-end holiday season, with related shipments beating out those for the 37" segment, according to a survey conducted by DisplaySearch
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MIT's US$100-laptop project to be key for AMD share growth in 2006Jan 20, 2006 - in News
Advanced Micro Devices' (AMD) worldwide market share of the CPU market could top 20% in 2006 if the $100-laptop project launched by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab does well in emerging markets, market sources suggested.
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Sapphire launches AGP version of X1600Pro graphics cardJan 20, 2006 - in News
Sapphire Technology is now shipping the AGP version of its latest graphics card offering based on the ATI Radeon X1600 Pro graphics chip, which offers complete support for DirectX 9.0 and Shader Model 3.0 and utilizes ATI's Avivo Technology.
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Samsung to offer external PC Blu-ray recorder in Q2Jan 19, 2006 - in News
Samsung claims it has completed the "technical development" of upcoming Blu-ray disc drives intended for use in PCs. The drives will go into production soon, but will not to support the full feature set of Blu-ray technology, especially as far as storage capabilities are concerned.
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2.5 billion cellular phone subscribers expected by 2007Jan 19, 2006 - in News
Boston-based market research firm Strategy Analytics estimates that worldwide cellular phone subscriptions will hit 2.5 billion by the end of the year.
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