Michael Santo
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Video: HD 3850 Crossfire vs. 8800GTS 512MB G92 @ TweaktownLeadtek WinFast PX 8600 GT THD @ OCCInno3D GeForce 8800GT OC 512MB @ TweaktownSapphire HD 3870 Review Overclocked @ OCCGigabyte GV-NX88T512HP (GeForce 8800 GT 512MB, TurboForce Edition) @ HardwareZoneMotherboards & Chipsets: ASUS P5E-VM HDMI Intel G35 Mainboard Review @ OCWorkbench...
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Nintendo announced that the Wii Shop Channel's Gifting Feature, which allows you to give a game to someone you've traded Friend Codes with, will go live later today.Later in the day on Monday, Nintendo will make your holiday shopping just a little bit easier. If some people on your gift list have visions of classic video games dancing in their...
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iPods, iPhones; those are hacker targets, not (generally) in malicious ways, but to extend functionality or remove (ahem) roadblocks. Now the Zune has had one of its roadblocks bypassed.One of the early complaints about the WiFi sharing ability on the Zune was the rule that limits playback to 3 days or 3 plays on shared tracks. The Zune...
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For many it was a sad day in 2006 when Sony put the Aibo down. Stuff magazine has a rumor piece in its latest issue (don't you just hate it when they use that old paper stuff instead of the web?) that gives a better than 50 / 50 chance that the Aibo could be back, as a adjunct to the PS3.The rumor goes that the Sony Aibo PS, as they...
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Video: Powercolor HD 3850 Xtreme 512 MB @ techPowerUpASUS G92 EN8800GTS and EN8800GTS TOP @ TweaktownXFX GeForce 8800GT 256MB XXX Edition Video Card Review @ Legit ReviewsSapphire HD 3870 512 MB @ techPowerUp Motherboards & Chipsets: DFI Infinity Blood Iron P35-T2RL @ Tweaktown Processors: AMD vs Intel 2007: State of the Processos @ PC...
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In mid-November, Symantec released its "Top 5 Security-Menace Predictions for 2008." Perhaps it should have included itself.A routine update from Symantec Security Response wreaked havoc on a California company's clientele this week when it inadvertently tagged a program produced by Solid Oak Software as a virus and cut off the Internet access...
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It has been a bad couple of days for external hard drive makers. First Western Digital restricts sharing of multimedia files, and now it appears Seagate's FreeAgent drives don't play nice with Linux.The problem is to do with the power-saving systems on Seagate's latest range of drives and the fact that it is shipped already formatted...
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Video: GeCube Radeon HD 3850 X-Turbo III 512 MB @ techPowerUpATI Radeon HD 3870 CrossFire Video Card Review @ Legit ReviewsXFX 8800 GT 256MB XXX Video Card Review @ I4U Motherboards & Chipsets: ASUS P5E3 Deluxe WiFi-AP Motherboard Review @ Virtual-HideoutDFI LANParty DK P35 T2R/S @ Overclockers Online Forums Processors: AMD Athlon 64 5000+...
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As any readers of the comic strip Zits knows, text messages are the bane of parents of teenagers. However, it's also increased the amount of repetitive stress injuries people get (in their thumbs anyway), created new (and lame) ways of firing people, and even contributed to fatal accidents. At any rate, the SMS or text message celebrated its...
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After years of online-only sales, Dell earlier this year started working with brick-and-mortar retailers, as part of its "recovery plan." First was Wal-Mart, then Sam's Club, then Staples, and now they are going to sell through Best Buy stores.Several models of XPS and Inspiron PCs will be available at 900 Best Buy locations, including the...
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Volume shipments of AMD's Barcelona will be delayed until 2008 because of a bug (what else). AMD definitely didn't need more bad news.Barcelona, AMD's first quad-core processor for servers, is shipping to some customers in the high-performance computing market. But the company had hoped to start shipping it to a wider variety of customers...
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Look what's coming. Windows Vista SP1 RC1 (don't you just love all those 3 letter acronyms) will be available next week via the Download Center, and to MSDN and Technet subscribers tomorrow."We feel really good and we look forward to receiving feedback from our larger set of testers," said David Zipkin, a senior product manager on the...
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Video: Sparkle GeForce 8600 GTS Graphics Card Review Rev. 3.0 @ TechARPHANNS.G HG281DPB 28-Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor @ BmR Motherboards & Chipsets: Gigabyte GA-G33M-S2H mATX Motherboard Review @ PC PerspectiveXFX nForce 680i Review @ OCCASUS P5K-E WiFi vs. Gigabyte P35-DS4 @ PhoronixASUS Maximus Formula @ [H]ASUS ROG Series X38 DDR3...
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Motherboard makers have reported that Intel intends to add another member to its "4" series (Eaglelake) chipset which is set to launch Q2 next year.Intel is planning to add one more member to its 4 series (Eaglelake) chipsets which will be launched in the second quarter of 2008, according to sources at motherboard makers.In addition to its...
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The screen is small, the device is small, but the market share, for the browser of a mobile phone is, relatively speaking, big. The iPhone has only been available since late June, and it's already the most popular mobile browser for surfing the Web, beating out even Windows Mobile, which has been available for over 10 years.Net Applications...
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It's been rumored, and now it appears to be on the way: LED-backlit Macbooks from Apple. What else could Apple do to we who might have purchased recently regret it?It was bound to happen--I just didn't expect it so soon. I plunked down for a MacBook on Black Friday and now, not a week after receiving it, rumors are circulating that new...
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Video: PowerColor ATI Radeon X1550 Review @ OCCPowerColor Radeon HD 3850 Xtreme 512MB @ I4UXFX Alpha Dog XXX 8800GT 256MB Review @ Motherboards.orgEVGA 8800GT 256MB World Exclusive Review @ GamePyre Motherboards & Chipsets: Gigabyte GA-MA69GM-S2H AMD Motherboard Review @ TheTechLoungeFoxconn Mars Intel P35 Express Motherboard Review @...
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Are you a real World of Warcraft fan? Do you read the fan fiction, own the figurines and have a WoW desktop background? Can't get enough of the Warcraft universe and you want to take it with you everywhere you go and your laptop just ain't cutting it? Dell has exactly what you need. Today, Dell is announcing the XPS M1730 World of Warcraft...
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Yes, yes, it's all tweaking of the UI, but it's all these little touches, right, that draw people to particular products?Gmail has added colored labels. Now, instead of just seeing the text of a label next to the subject, you’ll see the label in color (pictured). You can use either white text on the selected color or colored text on a lighter...
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Although we know Windows XP SP3 isn't going to be feature-laden, it does offer, according to tests, a noticeable speed increase. And on Monday Microsoft increased the beta coverage of SP3 by making it available to MSDN and Technet subscribers.Microsoft late Monday expanded its beta test of Windows XP Service Pack 3 to subscribers of its MSDN...
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The OLPC and Asus Eee are garnering a lot of attention. Might Intel's new Diamondville CPU be just the ticket for upcoming versions?The first detail that Intel's Anand Chandrasekher announced on Monday in an interview with IDG is that Diamondville is a Silverthorne derivative. This tidbit clarifies the confusion around Mooly Eden's comments...
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It's not the first GDDR5 chip made, but Samsung claims it's the fastest.Samsung claims to have invented the world's fastest graphics memory, capable of transferring data at 6Gb/sec.The series five, graphics double-data-rate (GDDR5) chips are more than four times faster than those found in today's consoles, according to Samsung, and will find...
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