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7 Hot New Water Cooling Systems TestedSep 20, 2004 - in Reviews
In theory, water coolers represent an optimal solution to keep CPUs cool and quiet. But in practice, water coolers in the past have been difficult to install and use. THG tests a new crop of seven to see if water cooler vendors have gotten their cooling acts together.
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Samsung shows 2 Gbit DDR2 SDRAM in 80 nmSep 20, 2004 - in News
Samsung announced the industry's first 2 Gigabit DDR2 SDRAM manufactured in 80 nm process technology. The new DDR2 solution will enhance server and workstation performance and enable faster deployment of memory intensive applications such as real time video conferences, the company said.
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ATI takes another look at shared memorySep 17, 2004 - in News
ATI today said that it will develop a new approach to use system memory rather than more dedicated memory on its graphics card. HyperMemory will use PCI Express to reach higher performance levels than shared memory solutions in the past while maintaining lower price levels.
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Silicon Optix puts HD quality in standard TVsSep 17, 2004 - in News
A new name in the chip industry says that it can approach HD quality television on standard TVs and channels: Silicon Optix announced its Realta chip, based on technology in the past only available in Hollywood quality video systems.
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ATI Brings HDTV to the PCSep 17, 2004 - in Reviews
ATI's HDTV Wonder gives your PC HDTV television capabilities. But while saving you the expense of buying an HDTV television, the PCI card's installation can be a challenge while Nvidia graphics card users are left out in the cold. THG weighs the good against the bad.
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LCD monitor prices to continue fall next yearSep 17, 2004 - in News
A report from the Taiwanese Market Intelligence Center (MIC) said that prices of 17" LCD monitors will continue to fall next year.
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Asus Bios Unlocks P4 Overclocking PotentialSep 16, 2004 - in Reviews
Two Asus P5AD2 (925X) and P5GD2 (915P) mobos offer BIOS capabilities for socket 775 overclocking. THG walks you through Asus' 'CPU Lock Free' BIOS feature that allows boosting FSB speed by unlocking the Pentium 4 Prescott's multiplier.
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Locking Down Your Data with Cipher Shield External Hard Drive EncryptionSep 16, 2004 - in Reviews
External hard drives are sitting ducks for data thieves if lost or stolen. Cipher Shield offers a 2.5" device that encrypts external hard drive data. But is the solution worth a base price of $300?
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ATI drops X700XT to $199Sep 16, 2004 - in News
ATI will drop the price of the X700XT card to compete with Nvidia's $199 mark.
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Hitachi's Travelstar notebook harddrive upgraded to 100 GByteSep 15, 2004 - in News
Hitachi increased the capacity of its Travelstar notebook harddrives. The consumer-targeted 5K100 and E5K100 for enterprise applications offer up to 100 GByte of space and comes with native Serial ATA support.
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ATI launches Theater 550 Pro chipSep 14, 2004 - in News
ATI's Digital TV division today provided details on its upcoming Theater video decoder chip which will be integrated in the manufacturer's future All-in-Wonder cards.
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ATI Radeon X700 series to launch on 21stSep 14, 2004 - in News
On the 21st of September ATI will launch three cards of the flagship variety sexily known as X700XT clocked at 500/1000 MHz the one that can score 8000 3Dmark03.
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Connect3D jumps the gun with X800XT PE PCI ExpressSep 14, 2004 - in News
ATI's partner Connect 3D decided to jump the gun and announce a X800XT PE PCI-E card even though ATI is still quiet about these.
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ShaderMark 2.1 first Shader 3.0 benchmarkSep 13, 2004 - in News
The developer of the ShaderMark has release a new program version which is the first graphics benchmark to support Shader Model 3.0.
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AMD extends Geode processor familySep 13, 2004 - in News
AMD today announced the Geode NX 1250@6W, a new x86 processor which aims at thin clients, printers as well as various types of embedded devices such as point of sale and transaction kiosks.
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Why 8 New Miditower Cases Do Not Always DeliverSep 13, 2004 - in Reviews
Case makers seek to add value by implementing digital control displays while improving design and functionality. However, THG tests show that disparities exist in the quality of the final product among some of the eight new miditower cases.
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Hardware virtualization: Software porting yesterday's problem?Sep 13, 2004 - in News
UPDATE - A software company claims that it has found a solution for firms to avoid substantial costs for porting software to different platforms. Called a hardware virtualization platform, Transitive's QuickTransit software runs above the OS level and translates code - reaching up to 80 percent of native performance.
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ATI publishes Catalyst 4.9 for Doom 3 and UT2004Sep 10, 2004 - in News
ATI today released the final version of Catalyst 4.9, a driver package which the company promises will increase performance for Doom 3 and UT2004.
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Webcam Quality Test ShootoutSep 10, 2004 - in Reviews
Webcams are as pervasive as mice in any electronics store, but do they all work the same? THG tested five from Creative Labs, Inside Out Networks and Logitech to see how their software, picture quality and usability measured up.
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Transmeta launches 90nm Efficeon processorSep 10, 2004 - in News
The Efficeon TM 8800 is Transmeta's first chip which is manufacturer in 90nm and the industry's first low-power processor to include NX-technology to prevent buffer overflow attacks on a computer system.
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ATI unwraps All-in-Wonder X800 XTSep 10, 2004 - in News
ATI this week unveiled the Radeon X800-based All-in-Wonder X800 XT, its latest top-end multimedia card.
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CE-ATA touted as future storage interface for handheldsSep 9, 2004 - in News
A new initiative to define a storage interface targeting the needs of handheld and portable consumer electronic devices was announced today by Intel, Hitachi, Marvell, Seagate, and Toshiba.
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New group formed to continue SATA spec developmentSep 9, 2004 - in News
40 computer component and peripheral companies announced today the formation of the Serial ATA International Organization (SATA-IO).
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Macromedia follows Adobe in settling Forgent JPEG suitSep 9, 2004 - in News
Last week, Macromedia became the latest company to settle its differences out of court with Austin company Forgent Networks Inc., over the compression, storage, manipulation and transmission of still digital images in JPEG format.
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Research firm expects notebook market to rebound in Q3Sep 8, 2004 - in News
DisplaySearch said in its quarterly notebook PC shipment and forecast report sales of notebook PCs in the second half have begun to rebound, after posting sluggish performance in the first half of 2004.
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Intel outlines dual-core roadmap for Centrino platformSep 8, 2004 - in News
On the second day of IDF, Intel continued to tout its multi-core processor strategy. The company demonstrated its first dual-core desktop chip and added the "Yonah" processor to its roadmap, which will be Intel's first dual-core mobile processor.
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Samsung challenges Intel's semiconductor dominanceSep 8, 2004 - in News
A rather silent giant from South Korea has grown to be a serious competitor for Intel's leading position as largest semiconductor company. According to a new study released Wednesday, Samsung's sales continued to skyrocket in the second quarter, surpassing all other global top-ten players.
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Dolby and Intel cooperate to bring surround sound to PCsSep 8, 2004 - in News
Dolby Intel today announced that the two companies are collaborating to provide developers with tools to enable high-end audio for Intel-based PC platforms.
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Installing WindowsXP and Service Pack 2 with 1 CDSep 8, 2004 - in Reviews
Installing WindowsXP and the recently released Service Pack 2 no longer requires separate installations. Using a process called slipstreaming, Microsoft allows users to burn CDs that combine a WindowsXP installation CD and Service Pack 2.
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ATI to announce X800XT PE PCI ExpressSep 8, 2004 - in News
The card will be clocked at 520/1120 MHz just as its AGP sister and once it's announced you should be able to buy it.
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