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Not sure if you've heard, but NFC is all the rage these days. At least it is in countries not named "USA." As America largely shuns the short-range communication technology, Nokia's looking to take advantage of NFC-friendly nations elsewhere with its new 6216 classic phone. The phone is...
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After a long, long wait, Ubuntu Linux fans have been testing out the latest flavor all weekend. Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop, which is more affectionately known as "Jaunty Jackalope," has just been made available. Also of note, the Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix -- which is obviously tweaked to work best on...
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Video:Radeon HD 4890 CrossFireX vs. GeForce GTX 285 SLI @ XBitLabsASUS EAH4890/HTDI/1GD5 AMD Radeon HD 4890 graphics card @ OCWMotherboards and Chipsets:Asus M3A78-T AMD AM2+ DDR2 Motherboard Review @ FuturelooksASUS Rampage II Gene micro-ATX motherboard review @ Elite BastardsGigabyte MA790XT-UD4P Review @ XBitLabsAsus M4A79 Deluxe @ NeoseekerASUS...
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A recent announcement from Microsoft should make it easier to convince Windows XP users to upgrade to the latest version of its operating system. For a while now, the company has been working on a Windows XP Mode for Windows 7 that will enable Windows 7 to run applications that were designed...
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We keep wondering when we'll finally stop seeing new SSD players on a near-weekly basis -- not that we're hoping that flow stops or anything, but it's definitely getting a little crazy. This week, we've got little-known Texas Memory Systems introducing the very enterprise RanSan-620. Explained...
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At this point, we're wondering if there is any nation in the world who won't get caught up in the race for complete bandwidth domination. Shortly after Britain, South Korea and Australia all publicly confessed to plans to expand broadband access (and speeds) in their respective nations...
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Google recently updated its Chrome browser in order to fix a major security problem. The problem affects the mainstream stable version of Chrome and is fixed in the new version 1.0.154.59. Chrome is built to automatically update itself, so users should receive this update without having...
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Need a beefy power supply for your next DIY rig? No, we mean seriously beefy. If you're still adamant that you're fine with blasting your energy bill sky high for the sake of high frame rates, have a look at Asus' latest PSUs. The G Series lineup, which is currently comprised of a 1000-watt...
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Tired of cards with serious cooling being reserved for the "hardcore crowd" willing to pay extra? If so, this tie-up should make your day. TUL Corporation (or PowerColor, as it were) has just landed a deal with Arctic Coling to bring the latter's heralded cooling solutions to the former's...
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Weeks after being dismissed as a false alarm, the Conficker virus is slowly being activated. Conficker, also known as Downadup or Kido, is quietly turning thousands of personal computers into email spam servers and installing spyware. It does this by installing a second virus known as Waledac that can send out email spam without the PC owner’s...
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While most of the buzz surrounding AMD of late has focused on its all new Phenom II X4 955 processor and its plans for 12- and 16-core processors in 2011, the company celebrated Earth Day earlier this week with a less notable, less energy-intensive option. The newly introduced AMD Opteron EE...
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Huge diameter, extra-large memory, and cooling to match MSI unveils N285GTX SuperPipe 2G graphics card Leader in graphics card cooling technology, MSI International is always inventing new, better thermal designs to give our customers the most efficient products. Launched today, the N285GTX...
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Love TV? Love being on the road? Regardless of whether or not your answer to that second inquiry is "yes" or "no," Asus is looking to help avid travelers stay connected to their favorite over-the-air dramas with its all new Express TV Stick. This minuscule USB TV tuner enables notebooks and...
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With the increased focus on managing energy costs and reducing human impact on the environment in the form of carbon emissions, we're being encouraged now more than ever to turn our PCs off or let them sleep when they are not in use. The problem is, our digital lives are increasingly dependent...
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Judges are expected to recuse themselves in the event of a conflict of interest, and this is the basis of attorney Peter Althin's filing for a new trial. Althin represents one of The Pirate Bay founders, Peter Sunde. Althin told the Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter: "In my appeal, I will urge that the verdict of the district court will...
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PowerColor Unveils The Fastest Radeon HD 4890Powercolor’s PCS+ HD4890 feature card’s overclocking ability Taipei, Taiwan – April 24, 2009 – TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphics cards, today announced a powerful addition to the PowerColor HD4890 series: PCS+ HD4890...
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Hot on the heels of Asus' P30A introduction comes this, the K Series Domino Collection. Armed with a lengthy name and a knack for hitting the multimedia sweet spot, this new line contains the K40IJ and K40IN, both of which get powered by a Core 2 Duo T6400 or Core 2 Duo T4200 processor (or an...
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A virtual world, but a real lawsuit. Taser International has sued Linden Labs, creator of the virtual world Second Life, for $75,000. The reason: in-world tasers. According to Bloomberg, Taser, which manufactures the well-known stun games, filed a 102-page complaint asserting that Linden Labs...
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Move over, McDonald's; Apple is gaining on you! On Thursday, the App Store reached one billion downloads. Apple thanked we consumers for the downloads, and now we're on to the next billion, right? Palm can only hope that its upcoming App Catalog will be even slightly as successful. The...
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A few days after Yahoo announced it would lay off nearly 700 workers, Yahoo is shutting down GeoCities, which it acquired in 1999 for $4 billion. GeoCities is the latest casualty in Chief Executive Carol Bartz's campaign to close duplicative and underperforming products. Last week, Yahoo announced the closing of Jumpcut, an online video-editing...
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Intel's new Xeon 5500 series CPU launched earlier this year within Apple's Mac Pro (of all systems), and has since filtered out to other computer makers and the retail market. Despite an overall contraction in demand for microprocessors, demand for this particular one has evidently remained strong. So strong, in fact, that Samsung Electronics...
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OCZ Technology Announces the Z-Drive PCI-Express SSD for Enthusiastswith up to One Terabyte of Storage San Jose, Calif.—April 23, 2009—OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and computer components, today unveiled the...
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