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DRAM makers said to plan DDR2 contract price riseJan 2, 2006 - in News
DRAM makers have informed major PC OEMs that they intend to raise contract prices for DDR2 memory for the first half of this month, according to sources.
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Safer 6 for RAID ControllersJan 2, 2006 - in Reviews
Adaptec, Areca and Promise are currently the only controller manufacturers that offer RAID 6 support, providing double drive failure redundancy and high-grade data safety. However, not all of them perform as well as we expected.
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Pretec intros 8 GB USB stickDec 30, 2005 - in News
Pretec has begun shipping a Flash-based USB stick with a capacity of 8 GB.
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Google founders to finance indie filmDec 30, 2005 - in News
It's good to have friends in high places, that's what Reid Gershbein has found out.
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Via to give Intel kicking on DX9, PCI Express - reportDec 30, 2005 - in News
Via Technologies has predicted that chipset shipments will increase 20 per cent next year as cars and PC makers demand more embedded technology.
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CES 2006: Jadoo announces fuel cells power for regular electronicsDec 30, 2005 - in News
After years of hype, fuel cells are finally coming to consumers. These hydrogen-filled batteries promise longer run-times, quick recharge and no memory effect, but they have been relegated to labs and high-end broadcast studio camcorders. Jadoo, a company that we covered at the 2005 National Association of Broadcasters show, has announced fuel cell power systems for prosumers which will power laptops, radio systems and other gadgets.
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The Latest DVD Writers' True SpeedsDec 30, 2005 - in Reviews
Between the alphabet soup of the different standards and the disparity between vendors' claims and true speeds, choosing the right DVD writer is not much fun. To spare you the headache, we detail the latest DVD writers available from NEC ND-3540A, Pioneer DVR-110D, Plextor PX-740A, Sony DRU-810A and Toshiba SDR-5472 and gauge their true speeds.
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Male domination of the Internet is over, study findsDec 29, 2005 - in News
The days of men dominating the Internet may be over, a new study finds. But, according to the study, the two sexes use the Web for very different things.
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2005 in review: TG Daily's Top 10 storiesDec 29, 2005 - in Reviews
As 2005 draws to a close, we take a look back on the passing year. It's amazing to realize how far we've come in twelve months' time, with the change in processor nomenclature, the emergence of dual-core, the impending presence of Intel inside Macintoshes, the boiling over of the HD DVD / Blu-ray debate...The information economy is, if nothing else, less settled now than it was in 2004.
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Trump makes AOL's Top-10 spam listDec 29, 2005 - in News
E-mail scams grew more sophisticated this year as spammers tried new ways to lure consumers into providing personal information for apparently legitimate business transactions, according to a report from America Online.
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Hackers target zero day Windows vulnerabilityDec 29, 2005 - in News
Microsoft has issued a security advisory warning against an unpatched security hole in Windows that is actively being exploited by online criminals.
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Intel chipsets add support for HDMI, TPM and NAND Flash-based BIOS in 2006Dec 29, 2005 - in News
When Intel launches its next-gen processor architecture, the company will also introduce new chipsets as part of what the company calls a "refresh" to take advantage of new features. Users will see features that enable and restrict the use of HD content, legacy removal and a relocation of the BIOS into NAND Flash, TG Daily has learned.
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MicroSD platform faces issues when moving to higher densitiesDec 29, 2005 - in News
With major handset vendor Motorola aggressively adopting MicroSD cards for its handsets, memory card makers see potential in the market segment.
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Samsung plans to reduce DDR2 capacityDec 29, 2005 - in News
Samsung Electronics plans to further slash its DDR2 capacity and instead allocate more capacity for NAND flash production, according to industry sources.
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Discovery of new prime number brings researchers closer to elusive EFF prizeDec 28, 2005 - in News
If you've been busy after the holidays watching the grass grow, or watching mold form on your kitchen sink, or watching Fox News, and wondering to yourself, "Hey, I wonder if somebody has discovered an even greater indivisible prime number," then wonder no more.
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John Diebold (1926 - 2005)Dec 28, 2005 - in News
The man responsible for coining the term "automation," and perhaps first putting into words the concept of electronically-produced work as a force in the global economy, John Diebold died of complications from esophageal cancer on Monday.
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Security expert says Mac users may have a false sense of securityDec 28, 2005 - in News
Spyware and keystroke loggers have often been thought of as a Windows only problem, but Nicholas Raba, CEO of SecureMac.com and co-author of Maximum Security says many Apple Macintosh users may have a false sense of security. SecureMac has released MacScan which detects and removes Macintosh spyware, remote administration utilities and keystroke loggers. In a telephone interview, Raba talked to us about current and future Macintosh spyware and virus threats.
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Imation announces 4 GByte portable micro hard driveDec 28, 2005 - in News
Imation joins the array of manufacturers offering spacious microdrives as an option to Flash-based USB sticks. The devices, often based on 0.85" hard drives are currently available in 2, 4 and 8 GB capacities and typically offer twice the space of Flash memory device at a certain price point.
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First satellite of European GPS competitor launchedDec 28, 2005 - in News
The European Union and the European Space Agency (ESA) today sent the first satellite of its Galileo system into space. Galileo is planned to grow into a civil, globally available positioning system that provides more accurate and more reliable localization data than the current Global Positioning System (GPS).
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CES rumor: Tivo to partner up with DirectTV and Dish NetworkDec 28, 2005 - in News
A few websites have posted rumors about an impending partnership between Tivo, the video recording and scheduling service, and satellite TV providers, DirectTV and Dish Network. All three companies market digital video recorders and rumor has it that they will partner up to provide mobile content. While there are no official statements, it's easy to see how this makes sense.
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DDR2 prices said to be bottoming out due to tight supplyDec 28, 2005 - in News
Samsung Electronics recently sent letters to its retailers indicating that the company's DDR2 shortage will last through the end of the first quarter of next year, market sources claimed.
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SiS and VIA to launch Vista-ready chipsets next quarterDec 28, 2005 - in News
Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) and VIA Technologies are set to begin volume shipments of integrated chipsets that support the upcoming Microsoft Windows Vista operating system (OS), according to the two chipset makers.
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ECS to resume graphics card businessDec 28, 2005 - in News
Motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), which terminated its graphics card production in 2004, is looking to resume the business in 2006, the Chinese-language Apple Daily cited company sources as saying.
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Sources: Intel developing next-generation Power Mac for AppleDec 28, 2005 - in News
In a move that may surprise some Apple watchers, reliable sources tell AppleInsider the Mac maker has contracted the design duties for its next-generation Power Mac motherboard over to industry heavyweight Intel.
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Global RPTV shipments to drop 15% in 2006Dec 28, 2005 - in News
Although flat panel TVs (LCD TV and PDP TV) will experience significant growth in 2006, global demand for RPTVs (rear-projector TVs) is expected to drop due to the declining shipments of CRT RPTVs, according to DisplaySearch.
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Intel's 65 nm Process Breathes Fire into Double-Core Extreme EditionDec 28, 2005 - in Reviews
Intel's first 65 nm double-core processor seriously merits the hyperbole of its Extreme Edition name. The 3.46 GHz, FSB 1066 and 4 MB L2 device shows that Intel's still got some bite and wait till you see what happens when it is overclocked at 4.26 GHz.
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OCZ equips DDR2 gamer memory with new heat spreaderDec 27, 2005 - in News
OCZ released a new version of its Extreme XTC DDR2 memory that now are the firm's first DDR2 memory devices that integrate OCZ's honeycomb heat spreader design.
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Pioneer to ship Blu-ray drive in Q1Dec 27, 2005 - in News
Pioneer is the first company to announce a Blu-ray disc drive for the global market. Other than the first CD and DVD drives, the Blu-ray device will be able to read and write BD media. No change of tradition should be expected for pricing: The first generation of Blu-ray drives will carry a hefty price tag.
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ATI confirms R580 for January or February - sort ofDec 27, 2005 - in News
R580, ATI's new high-end graphics processor based on the X1000 architecture has not been quite what one would call a secret for quite some time.
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Adobe skips Flash Player 8 for LinuxDec 27, 2005 - in News
An Adobe developer revealed inhis blog that his company will not offer a Flash Player 8 for Linux. Instead, Adobe, which recently acquired Macromedia, plans to release version 8.5 for the open source operating system.
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