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Today at HotHardware, we have two impressive workstation-class graphics card on the test bench. We’ve been given the opportunity to orchestrate a direct comparison of two of the most exciting graphics cards shipping today, AMD’s ATI FireGL V8650 and NVIDIA’s QuadroFX 5600. The V8650 is a...
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While high-end workstation graphics cards may be based on roughly the same core architectures as gaming-targeted graphics cards, their purposes in life are very different. While they both accomplish the same task, processing commands and...
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HP Blackbird 002 now Available with New Intel Quad Core Technology PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 15, 2008 - HP today announced the immediate availability of HP Blackbird 002 alpha, a special edition version of its flagship gaming system with the new Intel® Core™2 Extreme QX9650 quad...
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ASUS Striker II Formula Motherboard Offers PC Gamers the Ultimate SLI Platform-- Based on the NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI MCP, the new ASUS ROGmotherboard supports 3-way SLI technology out-of-box --FREMONT, CA (January 21, 2008) – ASUS®, worldwide leader in component and notebook design and...
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The iPhone has put on a suit, as AT&T now considers it an Enterprise-class device.AT&T finally got around to rolling out business plans for the iPhone, but what's odd is that the data plans are significantly more money than the same exact service that residential customers get - $25 a month more to be exact. But then when you read...
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The dreaded "R" word is being whispered on Wall Street again, and the boom and bust nature of the Tech sector makes it especially vulnerable to a downturn. Is there a corner of the tech universe where you can hide from a replay of Pets.com this time? According to Forbes, software-as-a service...
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HBO,Time Warner's cable TV channel, is launching a service allowing subscribers to download and watch HBO content like the Sopranos and Sex in the City on their computers and various mobile devices. It will be offered as a free add-on to their existing subscribers to HBO and HBO on Demand. Targeted at younger subscribers and travelers who...
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Online video games are serious business, with millions playing games around the world. Usually the pwning occurs in the virtual world, but sometimes as in this case, the line gets blurred and it crosses into the real world.It all started when two clans - the Coo-clocks, made up of mostly...
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It appears that disgruntled consumers and consumer rights groups aren't the only ones upset with Comcast:“Describing Comcast's management and board supervision as a "Comcastrophe" _ playing off its advertising tagline of "Comcastic" _ Chieftain Capital Management Inc. in New York wants better shareholder returns from the cable company.”Chieftan...
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It isn't surprising that consumers were a bit worried about the battery replacements for the thin & light MacBook Air after the battery fiasco with the iPhone. Apple has announced a battery replacement program for the Air, but the good news is that any defective battery will be replaced for free within the 1-year warranty period:“If...
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As with all rumors, please take the following news story with a grain of salt until we can get official confirmation or denial from ASUS.While we already reported that ASUS is already preparing a next-generation Eee PC, one of the newest rumors suggests that at least one variant will support a touch screen. It is possible that utilizing...
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Processors: Intel Core 2 Performance Comparison Guide @ TechARPAMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ Black Edition CPU Review @ Virtual-Hideout Memory & Storage: Thermaltake Max 4 Active Cooling eSATA and USB 3.5" SATA HDD Enclosure Review @ DragonSteelMods.comKingston HyperX DDR3 PC3-14400 2Gb Kit @ CPU3DVIZO Luxon Advanced ED Enclosure @ CPU3D Cases,...
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It's a weekend, and a holiday weekend to boot, so the site might stay this way for some time. Someone apparently used SQL injection to wipe, and we do mean wipe, the RIAA's website clean of content.Apparently the RIAA is so busy suing consumers that they forgot to hire a decent programmer. With a simple SQL injection, all their propaganda...
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Palm has a gift for Vista users to help celebrate the operating system's first birthday: an 'final' desktop synchronization kit. It should be noted that Palm has offered a beta of this software since summertime, but the final revision still lacks a few features such a the Quick Install tool and the ability to synch e-mail over a USB...
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We've said it before, and we'll say it again: keeping sensitive data on a laptop is bad enough, but keeping it in an unencrypted laptop is nigh unforgivable. Yet organizations continue to place large amounts of unencrypted personal information on thief-friendly laptops.Today's example comes from Tennessee of all places:.“County officials say...
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The Wii Fit has already hit one million in sales in Japan, but those of us here in the States lucky enough to have a Nintendo Wii who want a new way to lose some weight have been left out. Well, Nintendo has detailed a "partial" list of upcoming Wii and DS games through the first of half of 2008, and Wii Fit is on the list - though not...
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GE Money misplaced a backup tape with about 650,000 customer's personal credit information. There are two additional facts that make this particularly noteworthy.First is that GE Money handles the credit information of more than 100 retailers including JC Penney. Without knowing the names of the other retailers, it isn't possible...
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While the Apple MacBook Air has been the source of some buzz, it certainly didn't make waves like the ASUS Eee PC did during 2007. While the two laptops are in completely different leagues, it appears that some just can't help but compare the two. The biggest surprise is that Apple's new “ultra”-portable laptop didn't win hands-down:"After...
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Video: HIS HD 3870 IceQ 3 Turbo 512MB GDDR4 Video Card @ 3DGameMan Motherboards & Chipsets: ASUS P5K3 Deluxe WiFi-AP Intel P35 Motherboard @ BmR Processors: AMD 5000+ Black Edition AM2 X2 Processor Review @ OCC Memory & Storage: OCZ 2GB nVidia SLI-Ready Edition Kit (2x1024MB) PC2-8500/DDR2-1066 Memory Review @ OCInside.deOCZ ReaperX...
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As with all rumors, take this story with a grain of salt until we can bring you confirmation or denial directly from AMD.Being seen in green is the way to earn green, and get out of the black, at least that's the thinking in today's tech industry. As as result we're hearing rumors that...
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Laptops sales have been on the rise for several years now, and many have been wondering if or when they'll eventually exceed desktop sales. While we don't have a crystal ball, we do know that hard disk manufacturer Seagate believes that they will ship more hard drives for laptops than desktops in 2011:“Recent market data analysis from...
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We've just posted a new article here at HotHardware, in which we evaluate X-Gaming's very cool, very retro, X-Arcade Tankstick Dual Controller with Trackball. Just seeing this thing will take you back to your earlier years when gaming meant stopping by the local arcade and dropping...
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