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Shuttle's XPCs: Two Power SFF PCs for Intel and AMD SocketsMay 16, 2005 - in Reviews
Shuttle's ambitions to remain the leading SFF barebone PC vendor are abundantly clear: its two latest machines are fully loaded with the latest CPU, chipset and motherboard technologies and offer users the option to build either an AMD or Intel powered computer. But of course that is only half of the story.
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Single chip 802.11a/b/g solution to become mainstream this yearMay 16, 2005 - in News
The single-chip IEEE802.11a/b/g WLAN solution will be able to replace the 802.11b/g chip as the mainstream WLAN solution by the end of this year, according to Michael Lu, president of Taiwan-based WLAN RF module maker Airoha Technology.
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Mobo makers do not expect dual-core CPUs to boost salesMay 16, 2005 - in News
Although the expected buzz at the upcoming Computex Taipei 2005 show from May 31 to June 4 will be the competing dual-core desktop CPU offerings from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), motherboard vendors have warned that the new processors may not help motherboard sales in the short-term.
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Design error in Hyper-Threading causes vulnerability in FreeBSDMay 14, 2005 - in News
Secunia issued an alert about a security threat in FreeBSD that is caused by an apparent design error in Intel's Hyper-Threading technology.
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Intel accused of halving CPU prices to cut out AMDMay 14, 2005 - in News
A Japanese web site which claims to have talked to sources close to the Fair Trade Commission (FTC), said the chip giant halved the prices of CPUs to keep OEMs in its camp.
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Life in the Fast Lane: New Boards for the Athlon 64May 13, 2005 - in Reviews
Ten motherboards for Socket 939 and PCI Express hit our test bench to fight it out, with chipsets from ATI, NVIDIA and VIA in the running. Which brand will carry the day?
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DRAM makers expect new Intel chipsets to accelerate DDR2 adoptionMay 13, 2005 - in News
Taiwan DRAM makers believe Intel's expected release of its 945P/G and 955X chipsets during Computex Taipei from May 31 to June 4 will help accelerate the industry's migration from DDR to DDR2.
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Nvidia: nForce4 SLI shipments approaching 1 millionMay 12, 2005 - in News
The dual-graphics solution SLI is becoming a visible growth factor for Nvidia: With almost one million units shipped, nForce SLI is aimed at every performance PC, the company said during its Q1 conference call. Nvidia also delivered a solid financial result, increasing its earnings by more than 200 percent.
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AMD gains ground on Intel in chip productionMay 12, 2005 - in News
New figures from market analyst Market Research show that Intel shipped 81.7 percent of all desktop, server and notebook processors based on the x86 instruction set in the first quarter.
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Eizo releases 17" LCD for office and home useMay 12, 2005 - in News
Eizo, known for its higher-end monitor products, introduced the new Flexscan L551 that offers "thoughtful" functions and is targeted at corporate and home users.
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Bigger, faster midrange storage from IBM on the wayMay 12, 2005 - in News
IBM has added a new 4Gbps storage system to its midrange line-up.
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Second-tier LCD monitor makers post revenue growth in AprilMay 12, 2005 - in News
Despite seasonal effects, most Taiwan-based second-tier LCD monitor makers, including Amtran Technology, Jean and Action Electronics, still posted positive results in April and expect revenues in the second quarter to drop only slightly sequentially due to strong demand for LCD TVs, according to the companies.
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Nvidia to showcase G70 at ComputexMay 12, 2005 - in News
Nvidia will unveil its next-generation flagship chip, the SLI-supporting G70 graphics chip, at the Computex Taipei 2005 show from May 31 to June 4, according to motherboard makers in Taiwan.
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DDR2 output approaching 25 percent of the DRAM marketMay 12, 2005 - in News
DDR2 output accounted for 23.45 percent of global DRAM output in April, with total DRAM output increasing 1.3 percent sequentially to 516 million 256Mbit-equivalent units, according to figures from DRAMeXchange.
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Prices for 17" LCDs expected to increaseMay 11, 2005 - in News
If you are planning to purchase a 17" display this year, this is the time to buy, analysts believe. Tight supply of 17" panel supply will cause prices of large-size LCDs to increase in the near term, according to a report released by market research firm iSuppli.
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OCZ ships 1000 MHz DDR2 memoryMay 11, 2005 - in News
One day after the official announcement of its GHz DDR2 memory modules, OCZ said that it has begun shipping the devices.
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Dual-monitor USB-to-SVGA adapter supports 1280x1024 resolutionMay 11, 2005 - in News
Tritton, a provider of networking, storage, and peripheral products, said its SEE2 USB-to-SVGA adapter can handle resolutions up to 1280 x 1024 pixels at up to 16-bit color depth.
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Infineon samples 8 GByte DDR2 memoryMay 11, 2005 - in News
Infineon takes its dual-die tall memory technology one step further: The company announced it is sampling DDR2-400 modules with a capacity of 8 GByte. Also new are DDR2-800 devices for enthusiast and performance PC.
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Fujitsu ships 100 GByte 2.5" SATA driveMay 11, 2005 - in News
Fujitsu announced that it will begin shipping its 100 GByte 2.5" harddrive with SATA interface this month. The devices answer a growing demand for SATA drives in the notebooks and will show up in products at the end of this year or early 2006.
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TFT LCD makers expand capacity for wide-screen notebook panelsMay 11, 2005 - in News
Taiwan panel vendors AU Optronics (AUO), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) are aggressively ramping up capacity for wide-screen notebook panels, as demand is rising, according to the makers.
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Sources: SMIC to raise SDRAM quotesMay 11, 2005 - in News
China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has told its clients that it will be raising its SDRAM quotes, according to sources.
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Nvidia GeForce 6200 TC to get 128 MByte onboard memoryMay 11, 2005 - in News
Nvidia plans to introduce a new version of its GeForce 6200 with TurboCache that includes 128 MByte of on-board memory for the mainstream PCI Express (PCIe) segment by the end of the third quarter of this year, according to Taiwan graphics-card makers.
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Performance memory reaches 1000 MHzMay 10, 2005 - in News
PQI and OCZ are the first performance memory manufacturers to have reached the 1000 MHz mark with their products. Expect the first PC2-8000 memory modules to be available within the next few weeks.
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Micron climbs to second rank in DRAM sales, Samsung increases leadMay 10, 2005 - in News
The battle for the second place in the worldwide DRAM sales ranking continued in the first quarter with Micron surpassing Hynix by a slight margin. Meanwhile, Samsung's market share increased to more than 30 percent, according to iSuppli.
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Bluetooth Hi-Fi: The Headphones Of The Future?May 10, 2005 - in Reviews
Despite being over a decade old, the uses for Bluetooth continue to expand. Bluetake has coupled the standard with some new technology and created a great pair of headphones that look like they are straight out of the future... so will you when you put them on.
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First-tier mobo makers: April shipments rise 18.6 percent on yearMay 10, 2005 - in News
Taiwan's first-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) collectively shipped 7.778 million motherboards in April, up 18.6 percent on year, according to the makers.
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TSMC and UMC expect to post strong growth in second halfMay 10, 2005 - in News
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) expect to post strong growth in the second half of 2005, as the market is showing signs of a rebound, market sources said.
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Developer of Taiwan's own DVD format FVD cooperates with DataPlayMay 10, 2005 - in News
The Opto-Electronics Systems & Laboratories (OES) of the government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), the developer of Taiwan's own DVD format FVD (forward versatile disc), on May 9 signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with US-based DPHI (DataPlay) for cooperation to developing miniaturized FVD (mini FVD) products.
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C51-series to help Nvidia move into the mainstream PCIe chipset marketMay 10, 2005 - in News
Although Nvidia has been targeting the high-end of the PCI Express (PCIe) chipset market with its SLI (scalable link interface) platform, the company plans to expand its focus to the mainstream starting in the third quarter of this year, with the release of its integrated C51 chipset series for the Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) K8 platform, according to Taiwan motherboard makers.
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AMD's Athlon64 X2 trumps Intel's Pentium DMay 9, 2005 - in News
The first review of AMD's dual-core desktop processor Athlon64 X2 is in. Test results show a solid performance lead of the AMD chip over Intel's dual-core Pentium D.
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