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New Scientist magazine's blog, Invention, is reporting that Seagate is filing a patent for a new self-lubrication technique to be used in hard drives. The new technology uses a material consisting of millions of carbon nanotubes to store the lubricant. As the hard drive spins, a...
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There is an interesting article posted tonight at NeoSeeker. They bill the article as a review of Powercolor's X1800GTO card, but they test a number of different CrossFire configurations in an attempt to see if there is a difference in performance when using a dongle or not, and when...
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DigiTimes reports that NVIDIA is currently enjoying a price war between TSMC and UMC as each foundry fights for the company's 80u business. Although historically an ATI-focused foundry, UMC is now aggressively pricing their 80u capacity in an attempt to secure NVIDIA's orders for that process and steal business away from TSMC. Here, it will...
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HKEPC has analyzed Intel's upcoming mobile strategy and identified some key transition points and concerns that should pique your interest. Here, they confirm that Intel's upcoming Core 2 Duo (Merom) processor in Socket M form will work with existing Centrino (Napa) platforms through the simple updating of the BIOS. Owners of Napa-based notebooks...
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With the official release of Internet Explorer 7 expected later this year, Microsoft has updated their Internet Explorer page with the announcement of IE7 Beta 3's availability. IE7 is shaping up to be a much better browser than IE6 currently is, with improved security, tabbed browsing, and RSS capability being some of its highlights....
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OCZ Technology Launches the PC2-8000 Titanium Alpha VX2 Series Sunnyvale, CA - June 29, 2006 - OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today announced the PC2-8000...
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Well today is a busy day for gamers, as some of the most popular games available received updates. If you're looking to upgrade F.E.A.R. to version 1.06(release notes), head on over to FileFront or FileShack. World of Warcraft and DoD: Source have their own respective update clients, though you can grab the notes for WoW here, and...
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Hello Everyone. What do you get when you cross a 2.16GHz Core Duo T2600 processor, with 2GB of RAM, a GeForce Go 7900 GTX, and a 17" WUXGA display? Well, you end up with Dell's new XPS M1710 notebook! We took Dell's latest flagship gaming notebook for a spin and have posted our thoughts on this mobile powerhouse right here....
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Gaming enthusiasts can certainly remember a time when the thought of fragging on a Dell system was somewhat comical. Granted, Dell built systems were solid and reliable and often came at an exceptionally good price. However, these systems lacked the aesthetics, upgradeability, and high-end hardware the gaming community craves. As...
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Kyle from [H] just sent over a link to a new editorial with his thoughts regarding Windows Vista. He uses feedback from readers and one of his editors to convey some different viewpoints, some positive and some not so positive. I think the delays and features ripped from Vista over its extended development cycle, coupled with the fact that...
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Ars Technica has a good article on-line detailing some of the new features being introduced with Microsoft's upcoming DirectX10. And of course, with a new version of DirectX on the way, expect all of the major graphics companies to have new GPUs to take advantage of the technology as well. Knowing you all though, ATI's R600 and NVIDIA's...
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Engineers at Rice University made a breakthrough discovery, and have devised a way to sort nanotubes by their composition and diameter. This may not sound exciting initially, but accurately sorting nanotubes was a major hurdle, and now that there is a way to do it we're one step closer to having devices made from nanotubes....
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This isn't exactly hardware related, but I'd be willing to bet 90% of you have played the original Quake and Doom games. To commemorate the 10 year anniversary of Quake, the team at Games.Net have conducted an interview with one of the original designers, the legendary John Romero. John was a very influential man in the early...
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More breaking news in from the Inq... The collective ears of ATI fans worldwide can rejoice as Fudo over at The Inquirer has confirmed that ATI will be changing to a new heatsink assembly design for the company's upcoming R600 flagship GPU. Although effective, the dual-slot heatsink assembly on all high-end R520/R580 graphics cards is painfully...
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Smaller, faster, better, that's the way of the world when it comes to Semiconductors and Consumer Electronics. The Inq has a bit of detail on a Wireless client that fits in the palm of your hand. "ISRAELI COMPANY Compulab recently announced a computer that manages to cram a complete PDA into a device two-thirds the size of a...
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KANGURU MICRO DRIVE AES RECEIVES U.S. GOVERNMENT APPROVAL ACHIEVES FIPS 140-2 CERTIFICATION FOR SECURING SENSITIVE DATA Millis, Mass. - June 2006 - Kanguru Solutions today announced their KanguruMicro Drive AES has completed Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS 140-2) Certification...
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When AMD launched their AM2 series of processors, the company seeded analysts with test platforms that were built around Asus' M2N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard. That says something about the quality of this motherboard. [H]ard|OCP goes in depth with the M2N32-SLI Deluxe and gives their opinion on what will likely be a popular AM2...
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Our friends at PC Per have just posted a double-review of Asus' 7900 GT Top and 7600 GT Silent video cards. If you're in the market for a good mid-to-high end video card, you'll want to check these cards out. "Looking at the front of the card, you can see that the passive cooling...
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Ultra Products Releases New Line of Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) Units New models feature with easy-to-use monitoring software, LCD screens, and a $125,000 warranty against damaged equipment FLETCHER, OHIO - June...
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The making of a printed circuit board is an interesting process as The TechZone shows in their latest tour. They've taken plenty of pictures while in ECS' factory, so sit back and enjoy the tour. "The Golden Elite plant is the first...
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Corsair's new external water cooling kit, the Nautlius 500, gets high marks for decent performance at a low price. The folks over at sudhian.com compare the Nautlius 500 to Silverstone's NT03 and NT06 coolers, and for $149 it does a decent job. ...
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Marvell To Purchase Intel's Communications And Application Processor Business For $600 Million SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 27, 2006 - Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. and Intel Corporation today announced that they have signed an agreement...
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