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Industry group to challenge Intel's AMT manageability tech, sort ofSep 14, 2005 - in News
As Intel continues to move from plain processors and chipsets to complete platforms with unique features - one of them being Active Management Technology (AMT) - competitors and partners are lining up support for an open standard manageability platform called ASF 2.0. Positioned as an option for AMT, network administrators should count on working with not one but two smart network management standards in the future.
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Pimp My ConsoleSep 14, 2005 - in Reviews
Tired of having the same console as everyone else? Here is a step by step guide to make your gaming rig your own.
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Nvidia ships 6800XT graphic cardsSep 14, 2005 - in News
Nvidia is planning two versions of a 6800XT card.
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Premier, Ability Enterprise: DSCs not to be supplanted by camera phonesSep 14, 2005 - in News
Camera phones, though becoming more prevalent, will not replace digital still cameras (DSCs) in the area of photography, mainly due to their inferior resolution, according to Premier Image Technology president Cliff Liu and Ability Enterprise's Optical Business president Roger Tseng.
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ATI Radeon X1800 graphics card expected to cost $599Sep 14, 2005 - in News
The upcoming ATI R-series graphics cards are expected to hit the market in October, with the R520, RV530, and RV515 expected to come out in early, mid and late October, respectively, according to unspecified graphics card makers.
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Intel's cost per die is only $40Sep 13, 2005 - in News
Market research firm Instat reports that chip giant Intel is still the world leader in manufacturing and in fab capacity.
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Benq announces "world's fastest" 20" wide-screen LCDSep 13, 2005 - in News
Benq today said that it will ship its new FP202W LCD in the fourth quarter of this year.
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Micron releases high-res CMOS image sensors for cellphonesSep 13, 2005 - in News
Chip manufacturer Micron today announced two new CMOS-based image sensors that promise to increase the quality of images taken with camera phones and entry-level digital still cameras (DSCs). For the first time, camera phone pictures could reach a quality level that justifies spending money for an actual print of such snapshots.
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PDC: Microsoft unveils new programming platformsSep 13, 2005 - in News
In the later stages of today's keynote presentations at Microsoft's Professional Developers' conference, four of the company's more celebrated developers, including C# creator Anders Hejlsberg and COM pioneer Don Box, publicly unveiled a staggering array of new programming platforms including the company's Atlas programming model.
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100 GByte storage for your cell phone?Sep 13, 2005 - in News
British nanotechnologists have emulated the functions usually associated with transistor-based digital electronics in all-metallic nanoscale devices made from ferromagnetic materials.
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BitMicro rolls out 155 Gig solid-state flash driveSep 13, 2005 - in News
BitMicro introduced its new 3.5" Ultra320 SCSI solid-state drive using Flash memory. The ruggedized 155 GByte drive called the E-Disk made its debut at a military expo in London and can read/write data much more quickly than a traditional magnetic drive. Currently available to large corporations and governments, the new drive will not find its way to consumer hands anytime soon (unless you have truckloads of extra cash).
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PDC: "SuperFetch" to accelerate application boot time in VistaSep 13, 2005 - in News
Microsoft executive Jim Allchin today previewed a new feature in Windows that can significantly increase the speed applications are loaded and extend the virtual memory of a computer system by accessing secondary and peripheral storage devices such as USB Flash memory sticks.
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Planar debuts stereoscopic 3D displaySep 13, 2005 - in News
Planar Systems today announced the SD1710 StereoMirror, its stereoscopic 3D LCD monitor delivering stereo imaging.
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Fall Extreme Gamer System Shootout Part 3: Alienware's ALXSep 13, 2005 - in Reviews
We got our hands on an Alienware water-cooled ALX for our third SLI system review. Overclocked and packed with goodies, the $5,600 gaming machine offered up some surprises - not all of which were pleasant.
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Eclipse & Mystic: Offbeat Cases from ThermalRockSep 13, 2005 - in Reviews
ThermalRock takes its SFF chassis series two steps further - with the midi tower Eclipse and the desktop Mystic. Both models feature an eye-catching faux CD player front panel.
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Second-tier NAND flash makers to raise contract pricesSep 13, 2005 - in News
Second-tier NAND flash makers confirmed that they would raise contract prices in September upon ramping demand and most of them expect this wave of strong demand to persist through the middle of the fourth quarter, according to sources at the makers.
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ASP for handset-use LCD panels to drop more than 10% this monthSep 13, 2005 - in News
The ASP (average selling price) for handset-use LCD panels will drop more than 10% this month, according to DisplaySearch.
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Albatron announces Nvidia nForce4 SLI Intel motherboardSep 13, 2005 - in News
Albatron Technology recently announced a new motherboard (PX19-SLI) for the Intel Pentium 4 platform featuring the Nvidia's nForce4 SLI (scalable link interface) C19 chipset, with the motherboard targeted to the mainstream and high-end segments.
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Intel 975X chipset to support Nvidia's SLI and ATI's CrossFireSep 13, 2005 - in News
Intel's forthcoming high-end 975X chipset, which is expected to be launched in the first quarter of next year, will support both Nvidia's SLI and ATI Technologies' Crossfire dual-graphics technology, according to sources at Taiwan motherboard makers.
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Albatron intros PCIe bridge card for AGP graphics cardsSep 12, 2005 - in News
Albatron today announced the "Atop" card, a PCI Express board that connects to AGP graphics cards.
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Intel's Viiv specifications leakedSep 12, 2005 - in News
Intel recently briefed system builders on the requirements for devices to qualify for the firm's Hometrino brand "Viiv".
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Intel schedules Pentium Extreme Edition 955 for Q1 2006Sep 12, 2005 - in News
Intel will introduce a new dual-core Extreme Edition processor early next year: The current Pentium EE 840 will be succeeded by the Pentium EE 955, a 65 nm chip based on the Presler core. The dual-core processor will support Hyper-Threading and come with a clock speed of 3.46 GHz.
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The Ultimate Mouse HuntSep 12, 2005 - in Reviews
A new crop of mice from Logitech, Microsoft and Saitek show how much your computing experience can hinge on your mouse's dpi, resolution or laser technology. Our analysis and tests show which ones are worth your money.
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First Toshiba SED TVs to have 50" diagonalsSep 12, 2005 - in News
At the recently ended Internationale Funkaustellung (IFA) 2005 show in Berlin, Toshiba provided another glimpse into its surface-conduction electron-emitter display (SED) TV technology, with the company stating the SED flat panel TV will support full HDTV resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels), while adding that the first SED panels to hit the market will have a 50" diagonal.
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ATI to match Nvidia's GeForce 7800 volume launch - almostSep 12, 2005 - in News
A long series of paper launches in the graphic chip industry came to an end when Nvidia shipped its product generation in volume on the day of announcement. ATI is likely to follow suit, Tom's Hardware Guide has learned: There will be plenty of entry-level and mainstream R5xx cards available in stores at launch. The flagship will follow within a few weeks.
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Intel buys entry-level chipsets from ATISep 12, 2005 - in News
Intel has placed orders for PCIe-enabled RC410 chips from ATI Technologies in order to maintain its supply of 915-based motherboards as the chip giant is reportedly to phase out its 865 and 915PL/GL chipsets in the fourth quarter and exit the entry-level chipset market, the Chinese-language Commercial Times reported today.
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LCD monitor makers report declining shipmentsSep 12, 2005 - in News
Taiwan-based LCD monitor makers posted mixed results last month with most manufacturers, including BenQ and Lite-On Technology, experiencing a drop in LCD monitor shipments, according to the companies.
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Nanya remains positive about DDR2 demand, despite Intel chipset shortageSep 12, 2005 - in News
Although Intel had admitted to experiencing a notebook chipset shortage, Nanya Technology remains positive about demand growth for DDR2 memory, according to company vice president of global sales and marketing Pei-lin Pai.
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Samsung builds foundation for 32 GByte Flash cardsSep 11, 2005 - in News
Samsung claims it is first to have developed a 16 Gbit NAND Flash memory chip. Built in a 50 nm process, the device sets a new record in the storage density race and could enable memory cards with up to 32 GByte capacity.
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Windows In Your PocketSep 9, 2005 - in Reviews
The Bart PE Builder software utility takes Windows XP and shrinks the OS to your USB flash drive. Besides converting your mini- drive into an emergency boot disk, you can use the utility to load a Web browser, media burning software and more - to have handy anywhere you go.
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