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Graphics cards using S3 GammaChrome in Q4Sep 29, 2004 - in News
Graphics cards using the GammaChrome 3D graphics accelerator from S3 Graphics will be available in stores in the fourth quarter, according to Gerry Liu, CFO and vice president of marketing at S3, the graphics unit of VIA Technologies.
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Heated competition for PCIe chipsets for the AMD K8 platform aheadSep 29, 2004 - in News
The fourth quarter should see heated competition in PCIe chipsets for the AMD K8 platform since VIA Technologies, ATI Technologies, Nvidia and Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) all plan to release products.
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Futuremark launches 3DMark05 graphics benchmarkSep 29, 2004 - in News
Futuremark today announced a new version of its 3DMark benchmarking software. The software now supports DirectX 9.0c shader models 2 and 3 and currently is the most demanding graphics benchmark on the market, the company said.
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Intel launches Mobile Intel Pentium 4 548 (3.3 GHz)Sep 28, 2004 - in News
Intel today introduced the Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor 548 supporting Hyper-Threading Technology for the portability market segment.
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Mphase, Lucent demonstrate nanotech batterySep 28, 2004 - in News
Mphase and and Lucent Technologies today announced a major milestone for future commercialization of a nanotechnology-based battery. According to the two firms, lab tests indicate that it is possible to fabricate nanotech-based batteries, which can store and generate electric current and icrease shelf life to more than a decade.
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Freescale unveils dual-core PowerPC architectureSep 28, 2004 - in News
Freescale, Motorola's semiconductor subsidiary until July of this year, announced first details about its dual-core core strategy for the e600 PowerPC platform. Each processor will be clocked with more than 1.5 GHz, the company said Tuesday.
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Leadtek's A400 Series Goes Heavy MetalSep 28, 2004 - in Reviews
Leadtek's A400 series 6800, 6800 GT and 6800 Ultra cards have some heavy metal, which also helps them run cool and quiet. See what else makes them stand out from the rest of the NVIDIA 6800 crowd.
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ATI readies 'Radeon Xpress' Athlon 64 chipsetSep 28, 2004 - in News
ATI will ship its first PCI Express chipsets next month, initially targeting AMD processors, followed by Intel-oriented versions in November.
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XGI announces Volari graphics board seriesSep 27, 2004 - in News
Graphics chipset company XGI today announced its Volari graphics board series as a family line of graphic boards equipped with Volari graphics processors ranging from entry-level to high-end devices.
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Sandisk offers free encryption software for Cruzer devicesSep 27, 2004 - in News
SanDisk announced a new file encryption system that provides owners of all Cruzer USB flash drives with security to protect important documents.
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CompactFlash revision 3 increases data transfer rate to 66 MByte/sSep 27, 2004 - in News
The CompactFlash standard received an upgrade in its revision 3, boosting the interface data transfer four-fold. The standard now integrates FAT32 to support the full capacity of cards over 2.2 GByte.
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AMD's Opteron 250 vs. Intel's Xeon 3.6 GHz in a Workstation Duel of the EliteSep 27, 2004 - in Reviews
AMD Opteron 250 continues to gain respect and share in the enterprise workstation sector. But now, Intel's new Xeon processor, packed with a 3.6 GHz clock speed and the retreaded E7525/Tumwater platform, is available in the channels. Will Intel's new Xeon steal some of the AMD Opteron 250's lunch?
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English physicists develop 1 TByte storage discsSep 27, 2004 - in News
Physicists at Imperial College London are developing a new optical disc with up to one TeraByte storage capacity.
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Adobe proposes new format for imagesSep 27, 2004 - in News
Adobe plans to introduce a new format for digital photos tomorrow in an attempt to create an industry public standard to make the archiving and editing process compatible across all types of cameras and software.
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HP drops Intel's Itanium chipSep 27, 2004 - in News
Printer and PC maker Hewlett-Packard will stop offering desktop workstations based on Intel's Itanium microprocessor, The Wall Street Journal reported on its online edition.
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The Logitech Mouse Goes LaserSep 24, 2004 - in Reviews
Logitech says it has ushered in what it calls the new "laser mouse" era with the debut of the Logitech MX 1000. THG dissects both laser and mouse to see whether or not laser technology will eventually render traditional optical mice obsolete.
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DVD Forum approves 16x DVD-R, decides on HD DVD logoSep 24, 2004 - in News
The DVD Forum makes little noise in the public these days. Behind the scenes, the organization however is busy in improving its existing and developing new standards. Among others, the DVD-R this week received speed increases to 12x and 16x, the DVD-R video recorder spec was approved. Also, HD DVD got its official logo and a rewritable disc spec.
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Taiwan makers: Super Multi may compete with DVD Dual next yearSep 24, 2004 - in News
Super Multi, DVD technology that simultaneously supports +RW, -RW, +R, -R, - RAM, CDR and CD-RW formats, may place competitive pressure on the current mainstream technology, DVD Dual (+RW and -RW), according to makers of optical disc drives (ODDs) in Taiwan.
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IDC: Global LCD TV market to grow over 70% in 2005, to dominate in 2007Sep 24, 2004 - in News
Global LCD TV demand will increase to 13.8 million units in 2005, up 72.5% from 8 million in 2004, according to Bob O'Donnell, research director of the Personal Technology Department, International Data Corporation (IDC).
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Via announces PCI Express chipset K8T890 chipset for AMD processorsSep 23, 2004 - in News
Via announced the availability of the first PCI Express chipset for the Athlon 64 and Opteron, and upcoming Sempron platform. The K8T890 comes with asynchronous bus architecture, implementation of HyperTransport and single PCI Express x16 graphics support.
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THG Unveils New LCD Benchmarking MethodSep 23, 2004 - in Reviews
We can't say it often enough: Don't go by manufacturers' specs in choosing a TFT display, which are often stamped by the innate optimism of the Marketing department. We were previously unable to measure LCD monitor latency under real conditions in a satisfactory and coherent way and had to rely on the old-fashioned human eye. But now, that is a thing of the past.
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Shuttle Enters Monitor World with XP17 LCDSep 23, 2004 - in Reviews
Shuttle's XP17 LCD, the company says, is high on design and concept for the nomadic, LAN party set. But after making a name for itself in the mini-PC world, can Shuttle live up to its LCD ambitions?
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Intel launches 2.93 GHz Celeron D, PCI Express chipsetSep 23, 2004 - in News
Intel today announced additions to its Celeron D entry level processor family. The new chips come with LGA775 packaging known from 90 nm Prescott Pentium 4 processors and a new PCI Express chipset 910 GL Express.
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Brighten up your life: True 30-bit picture output for the PCSep 22, 2004 - in News
A software developer claims to have discovered a technique to display true 30-bit graphics on a PC - without the traditionally required support of a high-end graphics card. The software bumps the maximum numbers of colors displayed on a monitor from 16.7 million to more than 1 billion.
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Biostar, DFI, Epox Try to Big Up Socket 775 Mobos with Added FeaturesSep 22, 2004 - in Reviews
More and more mobo vendors apparently see something in Intel's Socket 775. THG tests the latest models, including the Biostar P4TAW Extreme, the new LANParty boards from DFI and the EP-5EGA+ from Epox. See if these mobos offer graphics, networking and other value-add interface capabilities that make the Socket 775 world a more interesting place.
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Verbatim and Fuji ready 16x DVD+R discsSep 22, 2004 - in News
Approaching current physical limitations of recording speeds for DVDs, several manufacturers are preparing for the launch of 16x DVD media. Releases of DVD+Rs, capable of recording data at 21 MByte/s, are planned within a few weeks.
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ATi Hits Back (Again) with Mid-Range X700 line, Driver TweakSep 21, 2004 - in Reviews
ATi continues to make life difficult for its Californian rival. The first punch, the launch of the X700 line of mid-range graphics cards set to compete against NVIDIA's recently introduced GeForce 6600, is followed by ATi's "Catalyst A.I." driver performance optimization that purportedly boosts performance in Xx00 cards. THG runs the benchmarks to see how hard these punches land.
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ATI takes All-in-Wonder to PCI Express, announces X700Sep 21, 2004 - in News
ATI today announced its first PCI Express-based All-in-Wonder video card for TV fine-tuned for TV and video editing applications. The company also formally introduced the X700 visual processor family targeted at the mainstream graphic card market.
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AMD debuts "Oakville", launches 90 nm Mobile Athlon 64 3000+Sep 20, 2004 - in News
AMD expands its mobile product line by adding the first Oakville chip to its low-power Mobile Athlon 64 lineup. The Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ steps up the performance of the existing 2700+ and 2800+ low power versions of the processor.
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Via names C5J Esther processor C7Sep 20, 2004 - in News
Via introduced new names and name modifications to its C3 and the currently developed C5J processor family.
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