Chad Weirick
Chad Weirick
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Another month goes by, and a new Catalyst driver suite is born. AMD is calling this one version 7.4, and if you're running any OpenGL apps on Vista these are certainly worth trying because AMD is claiming large performance gains in the release notes. Go here to download....
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Though the Apple TV has only just started shipping, there are many who feel that it doesn't represent a huge leap over competing products from numerous other players in the streaming video arena. So what can Apple do with a follow-up product to make it a must-have? Why not allow one device, with one remote to control everything? "A new...
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As the release of AMD’s Barcelona (also known as K-10) approaches, more details are starting to emerge. DailyTech has a few interesting details that shed some light on how the upcoming CPUs should work in existing sockets, and how they will gain some new features by pairing them with new “+” sockets: "Yesterday, AMD held a press presentation...
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It's Monday, and you know what that means. Here's the Monday edition of your daily hardware round-up. Motherboards: Eclipse OC takes a good look at DFI's DFI Lanparty UT NF590 SLI-M2R/G motherboard. The crew at Viper's Lair have a review of the ASUS P5W DH Deluxe. Video Cards OverClockers...
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Welcome to the Sunday edition of your weekly hardware round-up. Video Cards TechARP has a review of the ASUS EXTREME EN7900GS TOP video card. If you're on a budget and thinking about integrated video, you might want to read The Tech Lounge's review...
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Spam: you know it, you hate it. Who the heck actually reads this stuff and thus makes it profitable for people to send? Arstechnica has an interesting story out about how this is finally the year in which spam will become the dominant form of e-mail: "New research from IDC claims that this will be the year in which spam outnumbers person-to-person...
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PRNewsWire is reporting that Apple and MGM have reached an agreement that will allow iTunes users to download a wide variety of MGM's current and past films: "LOS ANGELES and CUPERTINO, Calif., April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM) and Apple today announced that MGM is now offering titles from its prestigious...
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Welcome to the Wednesday version of your daily hardware roundup: Memory SuperTalent has a super-fast 2GB kit of DDR2-1000 memory, and it's being reviewed @ BCCHardware. Video Cards Leadtek WinFast 256MB 7900GS TDH @ OverClock Intelligence Agency Or if you're more of an MSI type, PCStats is reviewing...
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RIAA Loses Another Case The good news is: The RIAA lawyers have lost another round in federal court, and they weren't even picking on dead people or grandmothers this time: "A federal judge has dismissed Elektra v. Santangelo with prejudice, leaving the door open for defendant Patti Santangelo...
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Daily Hardware Roundup The talk of the day is still Intel's latest and greatest desktop CPU, the new QX-6800. Sites checking it out today are: ExtremeTech SharkyExtreme For those who need more RAM in their life: I4U is looking at the PNY XLR8 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-8500 DDR2 SLI-Ready RAM and Virtual-Hideout has reviewed the OCZ's...
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Intel To Power 300,000 New Google Servers? DigiTimes has a new article about Google and a possible purchase of 300,000 or more new Intel-powered servers: "According to sources at motherboard makers, Intel recently landed a deal with search engine giant Google to supply CPUs for about 300,000-400,000 servers for Google, with Intel sweetening...
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Welcome to the new and improved daily hardware roundup, now with 23.5% more daily for the same low price! To start things off, you might want to have a look at the new Intel QX6800 CPU. It's fast, it's got 4 cores, and is reviewed by these fine sites: TechReport NeoSeeker Hardware Logic And of course, here at HotHardware...
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Hot off the wire, Apple is reporting that they've sold their 100,000,000th iPod: "CUPERTINO, California - April 9, 2007 - Apple(R) today announced that the 100 millionth iPod has been sold, making the iPod the fastest selling music player in history. The first iPod was sold five and a...
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The Inquirer is reporting that the Xbox 360 is about to get a web camera, and that it will be initially used for instant messaging: "Microsoft will provide the Xbox 360 spring update access to Windows Live Messenger with people able to console themselves by chatting to up to six folk at once...
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Wired.com has all the proof you'll need to convince your prospective partner that you'll be a good lover. <insert your own joystick joke here> "I've read recently that geeks make better lovers because they are so unaccustomed to romance that they will do anything for their mates. Also because geeks don't have the social skills...
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According to York Region News, AMD has just given 100 Canadian employees their walking papers. In this competition between AMD and Intel, both sides have been cutting workers to try to improve their positions as they continue to fight for top-dog status. While Intel hasn't recently absorbed another major company...
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The phone/mp3 player created by the bright boys at Cupertino is still a few months shy of release, but sadly that doesn't stop people from poking holes in it. Perhaps a rephrase is in order, people with some agenda, say providing more back-up for an article they wrote here. Here's a snippet from the Inq: "APPLE FANBOYS have really...
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Today we kick off the hardware roundup with a review of the ASUS EN8800GTX AquaTank over at Bjorn3D. Sticking with nVidia based video cards, but going back a generation and down into the more mainstream cards, AMDZone takes a gander at the EVGA GeForce 7600GS 512MB card. Moving over to the AMD/ATi side of things,...
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Ok, insert your own "switch back to XP" joke here. But seriously, if you are going to stick with Vista but want to wring as much performance as you can out of it, then take a look at this tweak guide by ExtremeTech. Don't expect any miracles, but here's what they have to say:...
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If you're running Windows Vista, or thinking about it, then you might know what ReadyBoost is. If you don't, it's essentially a way to cache some of the system page file to a USB drive. The result is typically better performance on machines with limited memory. The only problem is that it requires a USB 2.0 port....
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ZDNet is reporting that Greenpeace has ranked Apple as number 14th of 14...Wait, that can't be right, can it? 14th amongst 14? Who would make a top 14 list? Maybe it saves a tree or whale not to go all the way to 15. "The guide ranks 14 leading mobile and PC manufacturers on their policies and practices for eliminating...
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Apple has been on a campaign to get PC users to switch for some time now, but the cost has been the biggest roadblock for many. After all, who wants to spend $600 or more just to test out an Apple? What if you could try one out for about half that price? Well, with a little bit of elbow grease and tech know-how, you can turn a $300 Apple TV...
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