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Elpida readies 80 nm 2 Gbit DDR2 memory for productionJun 24, 2005 - in News
High-end DDR2 memory enters its next generation later this year when memory makers transition to an 80 nm production process and 2 Gbit densities.
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Second Hand Smoke: ATI ready for extreme makeoverJun 24, 2005 - in News
After less than impressive financial results and the introduction of Nvidia's 7800 chip, ATI may need much more than just a competitive product, Omid writes in his latest post.
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FPDC to quit PDP businessJun 24, 2005 - in News
Despite Formosa Plastics Group (FPG) recently investing NT$3 billion in its subsidiary Formosa Plasma Display Corporation (FPDC), FPDC may sell its PDP production lines to China-based companies, with technologies and technicians to be transferred to China as well, according to sources at FPDC, as quoted by the Taiwan edition of the Chinese-language Apple Daily.
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Nvidia GeForce 7 series cards to ship at end of JuneJun 24, 2005 - in News
Taiwan-based graphics-card makers Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Albatron will begin volume shipments of their SLI-ready PCI Express (PCIe) x16 graphics cards based on the new NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX graphics processor unit (GPU), previously called the G70, at the end of this month or the beginning of July, according to the companies.
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AOpen Fixes XC Cube EX915 Fan Noise Problem Noted in THG ReviewJun 23, 2005 - in Reviews
On its second try, AOpen has succeeded in making the XC Cube EX915-T quieter. Equipped with a new motherboard and CPU fan, this barebone is suitable for a quiet working environment.
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Micro-organisms produce natural wires to conduct electricityJun 23, 2005 - in News
Scientists studying how a class of micro-organism called Geobacter sulfurreducens generates electricity to help remove radioactive material such as uranium from ground water, have discovered they actually build conductive 3 - 5 nm "nanowires" whose length can be measured in microns. The discovery is being published in the June 23 edition of the journal Nature.
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Intel demos dual-core Itanium "Montecito"Jun 23, 2005 - in News
Intel and HP used the buzz of the currently held International Supercomputer Conference (ISC) in Heidelberg for one of the first public demonstrations of the first dual-core Itanium processor, the German publication Heise Online reports.
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ViewSonic slashes high-end LCD monitor prices nearly 40 percentJun 23, 2005 - in News
ViewSonic recently cut prices for three of its high-end LCD monitors sized at 20"es and above by NT$9100-14,000 ($290-446), according to the company.
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Quanta Storage moves into CE marketJun 23, 2005 - in News
Quanta Storage, the largest manufacturer of slim-type optical disc drives (ODDs) in Taiwan, has extended its production to consumer electronics (CE), and will initially focus on portable and car-use DVD players, according to the company.
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Internet Archive stores 40 billion web pagesJun 22, 2005 - in News
Storage provider Capricorn said that it has installed a total of 1.5 PetaByte (PByte) of storage space for the Internet Archive, best known for its "Wayback Machine".
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24 Pipelines of Power! NVIDIA 7800 GTXJun 22, 2005 - in Reviews
Ready for a serious shot of pure horsepower? The graphics industry is a never ending chess match that always has one competitor on top and the other falling to the wayside. It is NVIDIA's turn to be king of the hill, and we will show you why you will cheer, "Hail to the Chief!"
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AMD adds 2.2 GHz chip to Turion lineupJun 22, 2005 - in News
AMD expands its mobile processor product line with a new flagship model. The ML-40 is clocked at 2.2 GHz and targets thin and light notebooks.
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Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX hits store shelves, reallyJun 22, 2005 - in News
Nvidia today launched its next-generation graphics chip for gamers: The GeForce 7800 GTX, formerly code-named G70, offers more horsepower, more speed and at least temporarily takes the lead in the benchmark race. The best news probably is that 7800 cards in fact are available, according to Nvidia.
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Samsung's new GDDR3 targets 1 GByte graphic cardsJun 21, 2005 - in News
Samsung claims that it has developed the industry's fastest memory for graphic chips with a bandwidth of up to 2 Gbit per second. A slightly slower memory generation has entered mass production and will enable the production of 1 GByte graphic cards.
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NOR Flash revenues on the declineJun 21, 2005 - in News
Cutthroat competition causes a significant decline in market revenue this year for NOR Flash manufacturers, market research firm iSuppli reports.
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Nvidia opens SLIJun 21, 2005 - in News
At the recent Editor's Day in California, NVIDIA talked about their "SLI Certification Program", and put some rumours to rest by stating that they are not only testing nForce 4 chipsets in their lab.
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The Next Generation of Cool: AOpen's 37 Watt Pentium M Desktop PCJun 21, 2005 - in Reviews
Energy conservation is a non-topic for Intel, at least in the desktop arena. But it matters to us. The new THG computer is extraordinarily energy efficient, virtually silent, and fast! The ingredients: a mainboard with a mobile chipset and a Pentium M notebook processor.
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Nvidia Launches GeForce 7800 GTX Graphics ChipJun 21, 2005 - in Reviews
The latest graphics card from Nvidia could be the performance king of the hill, at least for the next few weeks. The good news is that is available now.
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Kingston looks to secure DDR capacity for 2HJun 21, 2005 - in News
Kingston Technology, the world's top third-party DRAM module maker, has informed ProMOS Technologies and Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) that it is willing to purchase additional capacity for DDR chips if the makers' migration to DDR2 chip production is not going smoothly, according to DRAM module makers.
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DRAM module contract prices increase slightly for 2H JuneJun 21, 2005 - in News
Contract prices for mainstream 256 MB DDR-400 DIMMs from Taiwan-based makers rose 3-5% for the second half of this month due to growing demand from international OEM makers, according to sources.
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FirstWare Recover Pro 2004: System Recovery in SecondsJun 20, 2005 - in Reviews
Every user is familiar with the problem: Suddenly your computer is infested with a virus, or a freshly installed application sends your whole operating system to kingdom come. These situations aren't nearly as scary when you have Recover Pro 2004 installed.
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Taiwan 2Q semico production value down 8 percentJun 20, 2005 - in News
Taiwan's semiconductor industry will generate a production value of NT$254.7 billion ($8.1 billion) for the second quarter, up 8.02 percent from last quarter but down 7.61 percent from last year, according to estimates from the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA).
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Divx 6: High-Resolution Video Saves SpaceJun 17, 2005 - in Reviews
When it comes to converting camcorder or DVD video, it pays to look at the space-saving Divx format. We analyzed the new Divx version 6 in the THG Lab, and compared it to WMV 9 and MPEG-2.
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A Hard Disk In A PCI Slot? The Upgradeware HD25-I/ISJun 17, 2005 - in Reviews
Upgradeware offers a curious option for accommodating a 2.5" hard disk. With the help of an adapter board, drives can now be installed directly in a PCI slot.
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Intel demonstrates AMT for notebooksJun 16, 2005 - in News
Intel's Mobility Group VP, Mooly Eden, came to the Mobile and Wireless World Conference to bring IT managers up to speed on Intel's Yonah processor, but also showed the firm's Active Management Technology (AMT) that promises to become a "virtual IT department" on a chip.
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Gigabyte jumps into water coolingJun 16, 2005 - in News
Gigabyte, mainly known for its motherboards and graphic cards, continues to expand its reach into the enthusiast market. The company announced its first water cooling system designed to prevent gaming processors from overheating with features such as water level monitoring.
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ATI quietly launches Radeon X550Jun 16, 2005 - in News
ATI's Radeon X550 chip doesn't appear on the company's website, but that hasn't stopped Taiwanese vendor Info-Tek announcing a pair of graphics cards based on the part.
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AMD claims Opteron based Crays lead HPC marketJun 16, 2005 - in News
AMD said two Cray supercomputers using Opterons lead the market on HPC Challenge benchmarketing tests.
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Xilinx increases soft processor clock speedJun 16, 2005 - in News
Xilinx announced the availability of a performance-optimized 4.00 version of its MicroBlaze soft processor.
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Nvidia cuts prices on entry-level and mainstream processorsJun 16, 2005 - in News
Nvidia recently lowered the price of its GeForce 6200 with TurboCache by US$15, according to sources at Taiwan graphics-card makers.
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