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IBM's processor plans: Build your own microchipMar 31, 2004 - in News
IBM has announced new processor plans, which would allow PC manufacturers and electronics makers to add application-specific features and enhancements to the chip's design. IBM chief technologist Dr. Bernard Meyerson also disclosed that the company is working on chips which would be able to reconfigure themselves.
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High-End Gear: HP Photosmart 7960 and Scanjet 4600Mar 31, 2004 - in Reviews
HP attempts to invigorate its high-end printer line with its Photosmart 7960 and Scanjet 4600. With a host of nifty new features, are the technologies worth the extra money?
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Capacity ain't everything, says HitachiMar 31, 2004 - in News
Hitachi is taking its foot off the capacity accelerator and instead coming up with hard drives that last longer and are cheaper to make.
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Positive market environment sets the stage for bullish DRAM pricesMar 31, 2004 - in News
Spot prices for 256Mbit (32Mbitx8) DDR increased slightly last week in Asia and the market should remain bullish amid the current positive market environment, said DRAMeXchange.
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March motherboard shipments remain flat on-monthMar 31, 2004 - in News
Taiwan's first-tier motherboard makers estimated that shipments would remain flat on-month in March due to reduced OEM orders and sluggish sales in domestic channels amid political uncertainty, according to sources at the companies.
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AMD sneaks out Athlon 64 2800+Mar 30, 2004 - in News
AMD yesterday quietly added an Athlon 64 2800+ processor to its product list.
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Chip sales rise strongly in FebruaryMar 30, 2004 - in News
A report from analysts at Handelsbanken Capital Markets said that world chip sales to be released later this week will show that February was a strong month for semiconductors.
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Gigabyte teams up with Foxconn to counter AsustekMar 30, 2004 - in News
Gigabyte Technology has reached a strategic agreement with Foxconn Electronics (the registered trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry) and will contract part of its motherboard orders to Foxconn, a Chinese-language newspapers reported today.
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Migrating from Windows to Linux, Part 1: PreparationMar 29, 2004 - in Reviews
Want to switch to Linux, but don't know where to begin? In Part I of Migrating from Windows to Linux, THG will help you prepare for the big move. Step-by-step instructions and printable checklists will ensure your happy and safe journey into Linux.
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IBM outlines four way AMD SMP plansMar 29, 2004 - in News
Sources confirm IBM has notified its customers of a move to four way Opteron machines.
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Intel, Dell sued over SSE, hyperthreadingMar 29, 2004 - in News
Dell and Intel found themselves on the receiving end of a lawsuit alleging patent infringement this past Friday, courtesy of media processor company MicroUnity Systems Engineering.
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LCD Comparison: 17" & 19" Under 20msMar 26, 2004 - in Reviews
Wide-screen LCD monitors with fast response time have finally arrived. The Samsung SyncMaster 193P offers the first 19" monitor with a less than 20ms PVA panel. Others such as Hitachi, Sharp, Sony and Nec have also stepped up to the 19" plate.
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Nforce 3 to come in PCI Express flavourMar 26, 2004 - in News
Nvidia is putting its Nforce 3 chipset on the PCI Express.
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NEC licenses Transmeta technology, takes stake in companyMar 25, 2004 - in News
NEC will use Transmeta's power saving technology LongRun2 across its product lines, the firm announced Thursday. NEC also acquired nearly two percent of Transmeta common stock as part of an offering last December.
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Abit launches first Via K8T800 Pro mainboardMar 25, 2004 - in News
Scott Thirwell, marketing director of Abit, has whipped out one of the first Via K8T800 Pro mainboards for Socket 754 AMD Athlon 64 processors.
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Intel's 180° turnaround produces Pentium M 745Mar 24, 2004 - in News
Intel has its back against the wall fighting the challenges to maintain adequate and affordable thermal control of its processors.
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Seagate eyes TeraByte harddrive platters by 2010Mar 23, 2004 - in News
Seagate will use a new technology to create the foundation for future harddrives. The company believes that its Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording will allow area densities of up to 50 terabit or more than 700 times the density of today's harddrive platters. Seagate plans to debut HAMR in 2010 with a density of about 1 terabit.
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OpenGL: ATi FireGL X2-256t and NVIDIA Quadro FX 1100Mar 23, 2004 - in Reviews
ATi and NVIDIA have unveiled their latest OpenGL graphics cards for mainstream graphics applications. ATi offers processing power. NVIDIA, while short on window dressing, attempts to win the price/performance battle. We let the performance benchmarks speak for themselves on an HP xw4100 Workstation.
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Chipmaker takes next step in 'nano' raceMar 23, 2004 - in News
Texas Instruments (TI) said it is currently on track to sample a wireless 65-nm Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) processor in the first quarter of 2005, maintaining its two-year cycle between manufacturing technology generations.
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DDR spot prices rocket amid Taiwan's political turmoilMar 23, 2004 - in News
Spot prices for 256Mbit (32Mbitx8) DDR shot up by over 6% yesterday in Asia, driven by aggressive buying amid political unrest in Taiwan after the island's contested presidential election, according to DRAMeXchange.
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Software tests virus protection in 64-bit CPUsMar 23, 2004 - in News
A small utility is now available to test the DEP security feature in AMD and Intel 64-bit CPUs.
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Intel: Processors are not just about GigahertzMar 22, 2004 - in News
Intel will launch with its upcoming Dothan processor a new numbering system. As the company confirmed, the new number won't give a general indication how fast the chip really is. Instead, it will be based on the feature set of the processor.
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Notebook CoolersMar 22, 2004 - in Reviews
Is your notebook running too hot? Then take a look at cooling solutions from Evercool and Vantec.
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Welcome The Latecomer: Pentium 4 Prescott 3.4 GHzMar 22, 2004 - in Reviews
Several weeks after the initial Prescott launch, the 3.4 GHz Pentium 4 Prescott is now available. We take a look at the processor's performance and detail how Intel will change its processor nomenclature roadmap (the megahertz war is officially over).
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Oracle lawyers win access to secret informationMar 22, 2004 - in News
A federal judge ruled Friday that Oracle's in-house lawyers will get access to confidential information the U.S.
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Phoenix software allows pre-boot access to Outlook dataMar 19, 2004 - in News
BIOS manufacturer Phoenix announced a new software which enables users of notebook PCs to access their Outlook data without booting a PC. FirstWare Assistant is an example how the company wants to extend the features of the traditional BIOS and replace it with its Core System Software (CSS) in the future.
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Sun to extend Java with Linux, new price pointsMar 19, 2004 - in News
Sun Microsystems is 60 days away from releasing a version of its Java Enterprise System infrastructure software for Linux, which it expects to compete with IBM's offerings.
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My Own Server Part 1: DIY 1U Rack ServersMar 19, 2004 - in Reviews
Whether for Web hosting or general-purpose office applications, 19" servers dominate the enterprise landscape. We take a 1U server from MSI as an example and offer a step-by-step account of what it takes to build a complete system.
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Spring Speed Leap: AMD Athlon64 FX-53Mar 18, 2004 - in Reviews
AMD seeks to regain the performance crown with the Athlon64 FX by raising the processor's clock speed from 2.2 GHz to 2.4 GHz. But besides clock speed, the processor also has many more performance tricks up its sleeve.
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Sony introduces first double layer DVD drivesMar 17, 2004 - in News
Sony is the first company to officially announce DVD burners which can record double layer (DL) DVDs. Scheduled to ship at the end of the second quarter of this year, Sony's drives will support DVD±R which boast a capacity of 8.5 GByte.
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