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February 28
- Low-priced Core Duo-based Mac mini flanked by iPod's new portable speaker
- Jobs announces Core Solo, Core Duo-based Mac minis
- OCZ ships lower latency PC-4000 modules
- 3D plasma shapes created in thin air
- Will Microsoft Origami be the first UMPC?
- Verbatim announces glossy printable CD-Rs, DVD+/-Rs
February 27
- Samsung intros Lightscribe DVD burner
- Sandisk, Pretec unveil speedy 4 GB and 8 GB CF cards
- High-speed Net use growing at faster rate in rural areas
- Open source project puts users in charge of online ID management
- Six versions of Windows Vista, as Microsoft subdivides home, business tiers
- Google adds National Archives videos
- Intel Mac mini in production
- LCD and PDP TV to lead growth through 2010, says Displaybank
- In Search of True DDR2 Bleeding Edge Memory
February 24
- TI to bring HD video capability to digital still cameras
- Build-to-order trojan horse service offers customized malware for $990
- Eizo announces 10-bit capable professional widescreen LCDs
- Microsoft to offer parental controls in Windows Live
- TSMC: Immersion lithography nearly production ready
- Dell's PC shipment expected to grow 20-25% in 2006, say Taiwan makers
- ASP for PC-related LCD panels to rebound in Q2
- MP3 player market to expand to 230.8 million units by 2009
- Samsung shifts memory capacity from NAND flash to DDR2
- Universe to be snapped in infrared
- Enzyme computer could live inside you
- Dueling DRM frameworks prolong high-def confusion
February 23
- Nvidia to launch Quad-SLI on 22 March
- Logitech intros Photoshop add-on navigation tool
- Licensing free software for sale threatens anti-piracy efforts, alleges local UK official
- Google offers basic web design tool, free hosting service
- Certified email draws mixed reactions
- Quantum computer works best switched off
- Google, EarthLink push Wi-Fi
- Roxio intros anti-spyware package
- Research shows lasers could see through walls one day
February 22
- Matrox intros remote graphics hardware
- Lenovo to launch budget PC line in US
- Everplay standard to preserve digital images and movies
- Apple hinting at new gadgets
- Competition in widescreen panel market to heat up this year
- Samsung open-sources Flash driver
- Critical flaw exposes OS X users
- IBM drives chipmaking process beyond current limitations
February 21
- Vista February CTP due Wednesday
- OCZ to showcase DDR2-1000 memory at CeBit
- UMC develops 192 GHz circuit, sets sight on THz chips
- Conroe aims to trump Athlon's processing performance
- DRAM makers warn of potential inventory pressure for DDR
- LCD component shortages may rise in H2 2006
- TFT LCD panel prices slide in H2 February
- A Look At AMD's Socket AM2 Platform
February 20
- Preview: Tom's Hardware takes a first look at AMD's AM2 platform
- $10,000 reward offered for discovery of critical Windows bugs
- Indiana prof tossing his 'active cookies' at security threats
- IBM develops 29.9 nm chip
February 17
- First recorded Mac OS X worm meets a well-prepared user community
- Roadmap update: Intel aims for 5 hours of battery time in notebooks
- Apple's in the eye of flaw finders
- Sony incident leads government to consider rootkit ban
- Virus targeting Macs spreads via IM
- Intel trims Pentium D 950 mobo power envelope
- Lite-On IT to roll out 18x DVD burner; BenQ still on hold
- Multifunction printers call the tune
February 16
- Vista computers to have five performance tiers, not two, says ATI executive
- SPECapc releases benchmark for 64-bit systems
- Semiconductor industry to show gradual improvement in 2006 - Gartner
- Nikon ships first immersion lithography system for 55 nm chip production
- TI CEO: Ultra-low-cost handset costs to edge down to $15
- Intel dual-core embedded platform to extend applications for industrial PCs
- Nvidia to launch 90nm GeForce 7900 GPUs on March 9
- Is the Acer F20 the Ferrari of LCD Monitors?
- Trusted Computing platform, DRM coming to hard drives
February 15
- Infineon blamed for Xbox shortage fiasco
- Microsoft Office Live beta goes live
- Toshiba, NEC and Fujitsu jointly introduce common specifications for mobile RAM
- Infineon launches 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit MCUs for automotive applications
- Multi-chip RFID packages to substitute multiple RFID cards
- Microsoft warns of 'critical' vulnerabilities in Media Player and Windows
February 14
- Samsung accelerates GDDR4 graphics memory prototypes
- Socket AM2 birth scheduled for 6th of June
- TSMC volume producing on 65nm ahead of schedule
- Oversupply of DVD+R/-R discs avoided by MBI halting capacity expansion
- Labelflash vs LightScribe DVD/CD Labeling
February 13
- Plextor breaks 16x speed barrier for DVD writers
- Nvidia intros high-performance cellphone graphics processor
- Nvidia's GeForce 7800GS Becomes a Better Buy
- Nanya: DDR2 shortage to reach 30-40% in February
- MSI launches NX7800GS graphic card for AGP users
- Seagate announces 12 GB mini hard disk
- Intel shows off first x86 quad-core processor
February 11
- Intel roadmap update: Conroe to launch with up to 2.66 GHz
- Users report Apple iMac video glitch
- Intel's next-gen cellphone chips likely to include SM 3.0 capability
February 10
- Google Earth gets Winter Olympics extensions
- Plant cells for robot control
- Intel promises quad server chips for Q1 2007
- Analyst predicts iBooks, touch-screen iPod at event in April
- Low picture resolution fails to meet camera phone users' expectations
- A-Data expects strong NAND flash demand in H2 2006
- Large-size LCD panel prices on the decline in early 2006
- ATI releases catalyst 6.2, second Vista graphics driver
- Danish websites hit by DoS attacks and defacements
February 9
- IBM to ship Cell-based blade server in Q3
- Samsungs claim to have developed fastest 1 GB micro memory card
- Freescale, Nokia and Symbian collaborate to develop 3G single core reference design
- EC denies Microsoft deadline extension, while the company cries foul
- Merom notebooks to launch operating system from Flash memory
- University of Wisconsin builds world's fastest digital camera
February 8
- Microsoft to offer PC care package for $50 per year
- Net's dad wants net neutrality
- Microsoft reports two bugs; a third is identified
- ProMos to aggressively step up DDR2 production
- GE claims research breakthrough for flexible OLEDs
- Nvidia's Quadro notebook GPUs to be used in Toshiba notebooks
- iSCSI The Open-E Way
- S3 Chrome S27 graphics cards available in US etail
- There's money to be made with your old cellphone
- IBM's WPAN chipset aims to replace high-def cables, Bluetooth
February 7
- Intel's Yonah to move into servers as "Xeon LV" processor
- UDC shows off rollable OLED screen
- Google puts instant message service inside e-mail
- AMD releases "Pacifica" virtualization spec
- RocketGuard 100 monitors temperature, alerts about failing PSUs
- Maryland lawmakers considering legislation to ban internet hunting
- Nvidia accused of seeding forums with marketing posters
- Toshiba and NEC develop new fast, high density MRAM
- Prices for 17" LCD monitor panels continue sliding
- DDR2 contract prices soar in H1 February
- Disappointment with quality and cost limits usage of camera phones
- Mitac aims to ship 4-5 million GPS devices in 2006
- 5 Power Supplies Get the Full Juice Treatment
- WD intros 120 GB portable Passport hard drive
- Primera announces Blu-ray disc publishing system
- Sony releases 8 GB MicroVault USB drive in Europe
- Micron Technology introduces two megapixel cameraphone sensor
February 6
- Nanomemory market volume to reach $7 billion by 2010
- Adobe patches Photoshop, Illustrator flaws
- AOL's and Yahoo's spam filters: Whom do they serve?
- Microsoft to "encourage" use of ECC memory for Vista
- CD emulators may utilize rootkit-like stealth to circumvent DRM
- WD1500AD Raptor X-Tends Performance Lead
- Opera to integrate widgets, BitTorrent search in next browser
- French cops ditch IE
- Hitachi develops smallest IC chip
- LSI Logic announces low profile SATA II 3 Gb/s MegaRAID adapter
February 4
- VMware releases free beta of virtualization software
- German BMW banned from Google
- Nintendo applies for voice to text software patent
- Virus forces Russian stock exchange offline
- Intel to launch Napa successor "Santa Rosa" in Q1 2007 - report
- US govt. intelligence reform initiative endangered by resignation
February 3
- Google.cn access blocked by Chinese government
- New Firefox kills bugs
- Sophos' Graham Cluley: The end of the widespread virus era is at hand
- China leads rise in international patent filings
- Nantero to roll out Carbon Nanotube memory in 2007
- DDRdrive uses PCIe to increase speed of mainstream solid state disks
- Sophos: Zero damage reports from Nyxem 'February 3' virus
- Teac launches 4 GB and 8 GB 1" hard drives
- Corning moves to produce LCD glass substrates in China
- The TeraByte Drives Redefine External Storage
- Kama Sutra e-mail virus primed to strike on Feb 3
- Stratos offers satellite-based broadband service
February 2
- British Navy spoils sailors with iPod docking stations
- Samsungs intros 100 GB, 120 GB 2.5" hard disks
- Symantec readies security subscription service
- In loving memory of our friend Claire Goodhue
- Nvidia's GeForce 7800 GS breathes life into AGP
- Microsoft: No delays to Vista Beta 2, 2006 release
- The GeForce 7800GS Shows AGP Ain't Dead Yet
- Gates: Web site censorship doesn't work
- Microsoft updates Windows Server 2003
- Adobe may not deliver native Intel Mac support until 2007
- Readers' Responses to Strip Out The Fans, Add 8 Gallons of Cooking Oil
- JVC and NICT develop 8MP robotic vision system
February 1
- Intel to discontinue some Itanium 2s, Xeon MPs
- Art Lebedev to take pre-orders for OLED mini keyboard
- Live Labs emphasizes the 'search' in Microsoft Research
- Software to outsmart Internet censorship in China
- Vendors form collaborative to push AJAX
- NEC, Sony and Toshiba team to develop 45 nm process
- Security vendors team against spyware
- Peugeot Citroen to sell diesel hybrids in 2010
- The return of Google OS rumors