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Zotac is back on the offensive again after just a few days off, this time announcing its GeForce 9600GT LP for low-profile rigs and slim HTPCs. Granted, the 9600GT isn't the most powerful GPU core or anything, but it's certainly a good choice for space constrained cases given its cool...
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Zer01 Communications is a new mobile phone service provider that promises to offer a nationwide unlimited voice and data plan for $69.95 per month (including taxes and fees), with no contracts and using unlocked phones. These are truly unlimited plans, without any qualifying quotation marks...
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WiMAX has definitely had a difficult time taking off here in the US, but with Sprint hoping to expand the service to around a dozen major metropolitan areas before the dawn of 2011, there's still hope for a late surge in adoption. And honestly, it's devices like this that'll make it happen...
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As expected, and despite the fact it did so on April 1st, RIM on Wednesday launched the BlackBerry App World, the RIM answer to Apple's own App Store. BlackBerry App World, besides being the store itself, is an app you download from RIM's site. System requirements for the app: BlackBerry®...
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It's not quite as delicious as a PlayStation 3 price cut, but if you've been waiting years upon years to get your hands on a decade-old game console, now's the time. This week, Sony has officially lowered the MSRP of its long standing PlayStation 2 console to $99.99, which marks the first universal price drop on it since March of 2007 (when...
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Please Super Talent, let this not be a joke. Here on the always comical first day of April, Super Talent has announced its reaction to Fusion-io's ioDrive and OCZ's Z Drive: the patented RAIDDrve. Put simply, this is Super Talent's own PCI Express-based SSD solution, designed to bring quick...
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Surfing the Internet from the friendly skies is becoming a reality for more and more U.S. travelers. American Airlines is taking its experiment with in-flight Wi-Fi out of the trial stage and will be installing Gogo Inflight Internet on more than 300 domestic aircraft over the next two years...
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Olympus announced an upgrade to its E-420 compact DSLR today. The new E-450 builds on its predecessor’s popularity by adding a new processor, improved LCD, increased shooting buffer, and three new Art Filters. The E-450 features a small and portable design and easy to use controls for any...
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Video: Performance Preview: ATI Radeon HD 4890 vs. Nvidia GeForce GTX 275 @ Legion Hardware NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 240sp 1024MB @ iXBT ATI Radeon HD 4670 CrossFireX Performance Review @ XBitLabsMotherboards and Chipsets: ASUS Rampage II Extreme @ PureOverclock MSI 790GX-G65 AM3 Motherboard Review @ OCC Zotac's GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi motherboard...
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Maybe we're suffering from delusions, but does MSI's newest all-in-one PC look eerily similar to Apple's previous line of Cinema Displays? (Hint: yes.) That small detail aside, the Wind Top AE1900 does look like a pretty stellar machine, particularly for those who value style over all else. The all white machine dons a glossy coat and features...
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Lite-On iHES208 8X Blu-ray Disc Reader with DVD Writer Combo Now Available New Blu-ray reader and DVD writer combo provides all-in-one PC solution for hi-def movie playback and writing DVDs Fremont, CA – March 31, 2009 – Lite-On, a global leader of optical storage solutions, announces the...
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We all know how important it is to back up our files regularly, but we also know how much of a nuisance the process can be as well. Corsair’s new Voyager Port is designed to help simplify backups. The Voyager Port transforms any USB flash drive into a portable backup and recovery device that...
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Thecus Unveils the N0204 miniNAS Device “The tiny RAID-enabled portable network storage device with big ideas” 03/30/2009 - Big things are happening in the world of NAS devices. Today, Thecus is proud to introduce the N0204 miniNAS device – the world’s smallest fully-featured NAS device. Measuring a tiny 132 x 88 x 63 mm exterior, one...
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Reportedly, April Fool's Day will not be too amusing for millions of computer users, as the Conficker worm is anticipated to take full effect. The Conficker worm was released to the wild in October 2008. It targets Microsoft Windows machines specifically and its symptoms manifest as network congestion, account lockout policies being reset,...
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The rumors were true! Skype for iPhone lives, and it could hardly be better. iPhone and iPhone 3G users have long struggled to get Skype capabilities on their cellphone, and while a few third-party alternatives are out there, none of them true excelled at connecting individuals via VoIP...
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We can't believe we're saying this, but we haven't seen a new Eee PC netbook in quite some time! Nevertheless, Asus is making sure the lineup stays fresh with an all new addition: the Eee PC 1004DN. What's so special about this one over all the rest? First off, it's the first Eee PC netbook to...
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Apple may have secured them first, but Intel's 17 newest enterprise-class processors are finally available for all that care to grab them. As we saw yesterday with Lenovo's announcement, Intel's freshest Xeon chips (previously referred to as "Nehalem") are now available to other OEMs and...
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A post on Microsoft's Encarta website notes that the Encarta website, as well as the software products bearing the Encarta name, are being discontinued. The posting was first noticed by Ars Technica. Microsoft said said it will discontinue its online Encarta products by October 31, except for Encarta Japan, which will run through the end of...
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Both the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the non-profit Honeynet Project have developed methods for determining which PCs on a network are infected by Conficker, which makes the work of scanning a system of networked PCs a lot quicker and easier. The DHS announced that the...
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OCZ Technology Introduces the Neutrino Netbook, the Latest Solution in their Award-Winning DIY Initiative San Jose, Calif. - March 30, 2008 - OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, components, and systems, today unveiled the Neutrino netbook, their latest Do-It-Yourself...
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Never mind that whole NVIDIA / Intel lawsuit thing that's going on in the background; the real NVIDIA news is right here. The company has today introduced a slew of new GPUs, obviously catering to the professional set but intriguing from a technology standpoint to the consumer. Described as...
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Lenovo Boosts Workstation and Server Performance Integrates New Intel Xeon Processors into Advanced Computing Solutions March 30, 2009: Lenovo today announced that it is using the latest Intel Xeon Processor 5500 Series and Intel Xeon Processor 3500 Series to support advanced levels of...
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