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For Sempron and Athlon XP: Soyo KT880 Dragon 2Aug 24, 2004 - in Reviews
Socket A is not dead, not even close - Soyo offers a board boasting premier features, as well as a VIA KT880 chipset, and it supports Athlon XP and Sempron processors.
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Asustek to launch entry-level X-series graphics cards in SeptemberAug 24, 2004 - in News
Asustek Computer plans to launch in September its X-series graphics cards for the entry- to middle-level segments, aiming to boost the company's sales in the channel, according to company sources.
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Drivers Improve WindowsXP Service Pack 2 FireWireAug 23, 2004 - in Reviews
IEEE1394 b , the successor standard to 1394 a , also known as FireWire or i.Link, promises a bandwidth of 800 MBit/s. Microsoft, however, throws a spanner in the works by slowing the bus speed down to 100 MBit/s. Can drivers from Unibrain and OrangeWare put things right?
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OLED Technology: Samsung confirms, Sony postponesAug 23, 2004 - in News
With Samsung SDI already turning out production 1.7" OLED modules, Sony has announced that for technical reasons, it won't be ready to supply the market before the end of 2004 as it had predicted.
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Hitachi's 7K400 Hard Drive Capacity Reaches 400 GB, Maxtor's MaXLine III Advances Serial ATAAug 20, 2004 - in Reviews
Hard drive maker big guns are slowly but surely boosting capacity and adding new features. THG looks at Hitachi's latest drive, which now boasts 400 GB capacity, and Maxtor's newest, which offers native Serial ATA with command queuing features.
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Global LCD oversupply to peakAug 20, 2004 - in News
Excess supplies of large liquid crystal displays (LCDs) are forecast to peak in the third quarter of this year, but will balance out by the fourth, a U.S.
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HIS teams up with ATI on PCI ExpressAug 20, 2004 - in News
It was His" idea to launch its X600XT card together with ATI to kick up a fuss.
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ATI to launch RV410 chip in OctoberAug 20, 2004 - in News
ATI Technologies plans to launch its new native PCIe graphics chip, codenamed RV410, in late September or early October, according to sources at Taiwan-based graphics card makers.
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ATI to push sales of HDTV Wonder cardAug 19, 2004 - in News
ATI Technologies is gearing up to push sales of its HDTV Wonder TV tuner card, according to sources at Taiwan graphics card makers.
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End of the line for HP's Alpha processorAug 18, 2004 - in News
Hewlett-Packard will release the final processor upgrade for its AlphaServer line of Unix servers on Monday.
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Pioneer's DVR-A08XLA Jumps to 4x Dual Layer SpeedsAug 18, 2004 - in Reviews
The arrival of a new generation of DVD burners from Pioneer usually heralds new upgrades across the feature spectrum, and the vendor's DVR-A08XLA DVR-108 is no different. With speeds of 16x for writing and 4x for re-writing, dual-layer 4x speeds for 2.4 media also represent a pleasant surprise.
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ATI Catalyst Drivers v4.8Aug 18, 2004 - in News
ATI has released a new Catalyst driver for ATI based graphic cards:
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Apple patents zooming controller and lighted keyboardsAug 17, 2004 - in News
The Mac Observer reports about more Apple patent filings.
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See2: Affordable dual-display, part IIAug 17, 2004 - in News
Yesterday we reported about Maxivista, a software which can connect two monitors of networked computers and create a very affordable dual-display solution.
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P4-Board with PCI-X: Gigabyte GA-8KNXP Ultra-64Aug 17, 2004 - in Reviews
With PCI-X support and an integrated Ultra320 controller on a new Socket 478 mainboard for the P4, Gigabyte hopes to lure customers.
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AMD launches Athlon 64 3700+ processor for notebooksAug 17, 2004 - in News
AMD today announced a new top-end version of its mobile processors line, The Athlon 64 3700+ "for notebooks" extends the portfolio of processors for desktop replacement devices. The company also announced that it has begun shipping 90 nm mobile processors, formerly code-named Oakville.
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ATI and Nvidia to battle for PCIe GPU market in 4QAug 17, 2004 - in News
A battle for the PCIe GPU channel market between ATI Technologies and Nvidia looms in the fourth quarter, despite an ATI claim that it has delivered over one million native PCIe GPUs to the market, according to sources at Taiwan graphics card makers.
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NVIDIA, ATi Bring Five OpenGL Workstation Graphics for PCI Express to MarketAug 16, 2004 - in Reviews
The wraps are hardly off PCI Express, and the first OpenGL workstation graphics cards with the interface are ready for purchase. ATi and NVIDIA have released three and two PCI Express cards, respectively, which THG runs through the benchmark mill.
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Dual-Display for $50Aug 16, 2004 - in News
A new software allows users to use their network connection to create a dual-display environment. Without adding expensive hardware, Maxivista extends your screen real estate to any available network computer.
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Intel's HD Audio PC Sound AmbitionsAug 13, 2004 - in Reviews
Intel's recently launched Grantsdale and Alderwood chipsets feature its attempt to boost PC sound quality with HD Audio technology in the Southbridge. While the specifications look very good, do the chipsets' integrated sound offer the quality that gamers and home-theater enthusiasts often demand?
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Nvidia announces Geforce 6600Aug 13, 2004 - in News
Nvidia officially announced its second model line of the Geforce 6 series today. Two new products, the 6600 and 6600 GT, aim at the mainstream segment with expected street prices of $200 and $150.
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ATI ships one millionth PCI Express graphics cardAug 13, 2004 - in News
The ramp-up of PCI Express graphics card works much better than man industry experts initially had expected.
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Via to introduce dual PCI Express chipsets for Intel and AMD platformsAug 12, 2004 - in News
Via is gearing up to launch dual Express chipsets for various Intel and AMD platforms which will allow users to take advantage of Nvidia's SLI technology for running two graphic cards in one PC.
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NVIDIA Takes a New Stab at the Mainstream with GeForce 6600Aug 12, 2004 - in Reviews
NVIDIA is about to launch the GeForce 6600 graphics card for the mainstream market following the recent launch of its high-end GeForce 6800. The good news is that, in its design at least, NVIDIA's GeForce 6600 has not cut many corners.
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Samsung demos first high-resolution 2.6" display for mobile devicesAug 11, 2004 - in News
If a two" display isn't enough for the applications you want to run on your cell phone, Samsung is preparing a new solution which has the potential to initiate a new generation of high-resolution mobile software: Instead of the typical 176 by 220 pixel screen, Samsung's 2.6" display offers full VGA resolution.
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Blu-ray disc specification 1.0 approvedAug 11, 2004 - in News
The Blu-ray disc founders group today approved version 1.0 of the physical specification of the Blue-ray disc (BD-ROM). First BD discs are expected to become commercially available in late 2005.
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Mobo Makers Try Again with Intel's 925X and 915P ChipsetsAug 10, 2004 - in Reviews
Heat problems associated with the 3.6 GHz Pentium 4 mired our first pre-retail launch tests of Intel's Socket 775 with DDR2 memory. Now that board makers have had over six weeks to work the kinks out, we look again at how mobos take the heat from Intel's 925X and 915P chipsets.
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Silicon Graphics announces OpenGL 2.0Aug 10, 2004 - in News
Silicon Graphics and the OpenGL Architecture Review Board (ARB) today announced a version of the OpenGL specification, incorporating support for the OpenGL Shading Language application programming interfaces (API) and promising to allow photo-realistic real-time 3D graphics.
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Sharp launches 3D desktop LCDAug 9, 2004 - in News
Sharp today introduced a LCD with 3D technology, which previously only was available for certain models of its notebooks line. The screen can be switched between 2D and 3D display, the latter offers a greater level of depth perception resulting in a more realistic display of three-dimensional graphics.
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