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While we still don't know if the R700 will be known as the Radeon 48xx, 39xx or some other nomenclature, it seems that the first R700 GPUs actually 'taped out' sometime in December. As with all rumors, we remind you to take the following with a grain of salt:“[the] R700 is in the process of being fabbed now, or at least its components...
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Video: Sapphire Radeon HD 3850 Reviewed @ Boot Daily.comVisionTek TV Wonder 650PCIe @ Bjorn3DMSI NX8800GTS-T2D512E OC Review @ Sysopt.comAsus EN8800GT TOP Geforce 8800GT 512MB Videocard Review @ PCSTATS.com Motherboards & Chipsets: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L (rev. 1.0) Mainboard Review @ PC Perspective Processors: Desktop CPU Comparison Guide...
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This morning we’re ringing in the new year with a special treat. We’ve taken Dell’s brand new UltraSharp 3008WFP for a spin around the block and we think you’ll be interested in seeing how she handled. Here's a snip from the piece..."It's easy to see where Dell was going with the introduction of their new UltraSharp 3008...
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Hitachi can read the digital writing on the wall. Small hard disk drives have nowhere to go but down, soon to be made obsolete by NAND flash memory. They're phasing out their small drive business and focusing on making their bigger 2.5" and 3.5" drives. Large-sized hard disk drives used in PCs...
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Like high-end graphics cards setup in multi-GPU configurations, terabyte desktop drives, and 3GHz quad-core processors, 30-inch wide screen LCDs cater to what we like to call the "enthusiast" niche. And though this niche obviously drives lower volume demand versus the...
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It's all in the details, and Intuit made a mistake in the patch it released to fix a bug which caused Mac users' desktop folders to be deleted by QuickBooks.Users of the 2006 Mac version of Intuit's QuickBooks software could find that a serious bug manifests itself again under certain conditions in Wi-Fi hot spots.QuickBooks released a patch...
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Phishing scams grow more sophisticated every day. And as sites like banks and credit card companies become hardened against attack, crafty information thieves find ways to steal information further out in the digital landscape. Facebook users reported a phishing attack on Wednesday that is...
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Nicholas Negroponte didn't want to share Intel with anyone else, so Intel left the OLPC program.The OLPC board "had asked Intel to end its support for non-OLPC platforms including the Classmate PC and other systems," Intel spokesman Chuck Mulloy said. "They wanted us to focus our support exclusively on the OLPC system." A representative for...
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Availability is still tight for the GeForce 8800 GT, but we thought it was time to round a few cards up for a HotHardware-style benchmark fest anyway. We’ve got factory-overclocked GeForce 8800 GT cards from Asus, EVGA, and MSI in house, the EN8800GT TOP, the e-GeForce 8800 GT KO, and the NX8800GT, respectively. At their most...
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Many of you, I'm sure, will recall Robert Dziekanski's tragic death in October. Although the reasons for his death are still unclear, a video showing him being tasered at least twice at the Vancouver International Airport prior his death has proved a great source of controversy for the RCMP.A...
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CORSAIR INTRODUCES 32GB HIGH-DENSITY USB FLASH DRIVESFOR FLASH VOYAGER™ AND FLASH SURVIVOR™ AT CES 2008Fremont, CA, January 3, 2008 – Corsair® http://www.corsair.com, a worldwide leader in high performance computer and flash memory products, announced today that it is...
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Video: Palit GeForce 8800 GT Review @ OCCSapphire Radeon HD 3850 Ultimate Edition @ Tweaktown Motherboards & Chipsets: ASUS P5E3 Premium motherboard @ Elite BastardsPower: Silverstone DA700 Power Supply @ DreamWare ComputersBFG Tech 800 Watt Power Supply Review @ HardwareLogic.comSystems:Alienware Area-51 m9750 Review @ Digital TrendsHP...
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Not something you could get away with in the U.S., obviously, but Islamic law is something different. After missing a call from her husband on her mobile phone, Iqbal Abul Nasr received a text message from him saying "I divorce you because you didn't answer your husband," Al-Akhbar said.In line with sharia (Islamic law) men do not need to...
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Need to access older versions of certain Office files and suddenly can't? Did you install SP3?If you need to access old Microsoft file formats for early versions of Word, Excel, or Powerpoint -- but you've suddenly and dramatically found yourself unable to do so -- there's an intentional...
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Starting today, American customers can buy Dell's new Inspiron 1525s. Lighter and thinner than their predecessor 1520s, they're available in eight colors with four optional design patterns, too. So you can customize them enough to answer the question: Which hideous looking laptop is...
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Netflix is making deals with electronics makers to allow their rental service customers to (eventually) stream high-definition video directly to their televisions. Netflix has been tinkering with the idea of offering their own set-top box, but seem to be abandoning that idea in favor of...
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At the end of October '07, NVIDIA's GeForce 8800 GT 512MB hit the scene and garnered near universal praise due to its strong performance and value proposition. With its revamped 65nm GPU and single-slot board design, the GeForce 8800 GT was poised to storm the $200 - $249 graphics card...
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Last year at CES in Las Vegas, Dell previewed a "concept" monitor that definitely pegged our collective geek-o-meters with its ultra-sleek, clear, tempered glass design and super-thin, clean profile. Back then not much was known about this 22" panel that popped out of nowhere, nor did we get a sense for when or even if...
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Video: Sapphire Atomic HD 3870 Review @ OCCZotac 8600GTS Video Card @ 3DGameMan Motherboards & Chipsets: Gigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6 with Intel QX9770 and 8800GT @ OCWMSI X48 Platinum Motherboard @ CPU3D Processors: AMD Phenom 9600: Black Edition @ Bjorn3DAMD's Phenom 9900 / 9600 Black Edition: Beyond Erratum 298 @ LostCircuits Memory & Storage:...
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No press release yet, but with CES upcoming companies are "slipping out" details on CES-specific pages on their websites. Sony is no different, and it looks like, according to their site, that Skype is finally coming to the PSP. Details are scarce at the moment (i.e., nonexistent), but the company makes clear mention of a Skype client for...
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Even though Microsoft has a search engine, Google and Microsoft don't often get portrayed as competitors in the press. Redmondmag explored the complex relationship that Google has with the open-source community, and answers the question: "What's the greatest threat to Microsoft's dominance, Google or open source? " with a resounding "both."Google's...
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Download squad has an amusing -- and spot-on -- list of the 5 most annoying programs on your PC. It's delightfully vicious about its bloatware choices, and unlike many such lists, it isn't just some fanboi attacking software from one vendor. Its choice at number 1 is Acrobat Reader...
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