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Latest News - December 2005
- LCD Panels with Response Time Compensation: 7 Monitors Reviewed
- Galaxy GeForce 7800GTX 512MB - An Affordable Option
- X1800 XT Crossfire Reviews
- G71 In production, NV50 in Summer?
- X1900 reference samples?
- Yonah Performance Preview Part 2
- Intel 'Black Creek' 955X Motherboard
- P2P Use On The Rise Again
- Dual OS Installation of WindowsXP 32-bit/64-bit
- Google Now Offering Gmail Mobile
- Intel Centrino DDR2 Investigation
- Crucial Gizmo! 2GB flash drive review
- Bill and Melinda Gates Named Persons of the Year
- Coollaboratory Liquid Metal - Thermal Interface Material
- Dell Recalls 22,000 Batteries
- Forgettabout Xbox 360 - Here comes the Commodor PET?
- Dell Dimension XPS 400 Evaluation
- Catalyst 5.13: ATI's Video Domination?
- HotHardware, ECS and Intel Contest Reminder
- Asustek enters LCD TV market
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All News for December 2005
In an effort to help clarify some marketing terms that have been thrown around in terms of LCD Panels, X-Bit labs takes a look at 7 different LCD monitors, discussing(in detail) response time compensation. This isn't a light read folks, so grab some coffee, and emerge yourself in 20 pages of LCD technology."The ISO...
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While any brand of Nvidia's 7800GTX 512MB can hardly be considered "affordable" by many, the Galaxy GeForce 7800GTX 512MB might come as close to the term as possible. Sporting all the goodness of a 7800GTX 512MB, TweakTown explains why Galaxy's card is a decent buy."The Galaxy graphics card is a fantastic buy for people who just...
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With the NDA a thing of the past, the reviews of ATI's flagship X1800 XT Crossfire configuration have begun to pour in. We've listed all the reviews we could find thus far and will give you a teaser of what Marco thought in our own review of ATI's latest pride and joy. Hot Hardware Beyond3D Anandtech PC Perspective ExtremeTech In the...
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Digitimes has just posted a story that claims NVIDIA is already in volume production of its 90u G71 which is the successor to the GeForce 7800 GTX 512MB. In terms of the next new flagship architecture, they report that NVIDIA will be launching NV50 sometime this summer leaving us wondering how close NV50 will be to the Playstation 3's RSX...
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The Inquirer reports that ATI has begun shipping reference R580 (possibly called x1900) boards to its vendor partners and has started getting the marketing wheel rolling in preparation for CES. Of particular interest is the reference of an X1900 All-In-Wonder sku which sounds as if it could possibly be ready at teh same time the "standard"...
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Anandtech has posted the second installment of his preview of Intel's new Yonah mobile processor. With some healthy performance increases in nearly every application, it appears as though Intel might have hit a homerun with Yonah. However, the gaming performance of the plaform still remains somewhat lackluster and could possibly result from...
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Today Viperlair shares their opinion on Intel's Dual Core motherboard, the 955X 'Black Creek'. Sporting the new ICH7R Soutbridge, and the 82955X MCH Northbridge, this motherboard aims to be a decent solution for Intel's Dual Core CPUs. "Should you get this if you already have a 925X or 925XE...
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An interesting article found it's way onto Slashdot, detailing a possible rise in P2P software use. With declining sales, the recording industry has tried everything from lawsuits to shady DRM software. Are these methods really effective in the long run? "While the behavior of these factors...
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If you have a 64-bit CPU, you might be itching to try a 64-bit OS. While software support has grown from Windows XP x64 Edition, you'll probably still want to keep Windows XP 32-bit on your hard disk as a backup. PCSTATS has written a short but sweet guide on installing multiple versions of Windows, which shows you just how easy it is....
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Gmail Mobile is out and ready for use. Gmail Mobile is the latest addition to Google's ever expanding range of e-mail services. Heading to http://m.gmail.com on your mobile phone will let you access your Gmail from anywhere. If you've never surfed the web with your phone, Google will help you get started....
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Continuing their investigation on mobile memory performance with linux, Phoronix is looking to see how various memory configurations effect the Pentium M's performance. Today they'll be testing DDR 2 PC2-4000 memory, ranging from 512MB to 2GB. "In our previous piece yesterday, we had covered...
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Today DriverHeaven reports on Crucial's Gizmo! USB flash drive. The 68mm by 20 mm drive comes in sizes from 128MB to 2GB, which is what DriverHeaven is reporting on. It's not the fastest drive, but still able to transfer a 500mb file in just over 49 seconds."Their flash disk drive product line-up is dubbed 'Gizmo!' and they already are counting...
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Not being able to decide on a single person to receive the title, Time magazine has named Bill and Melinda Gates, as well as U2's Bono, as their persons of the year. The three of them have spent both time and money raising awareness on diseases such as Malaria and AIDS. Former President Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush were also given recognition...
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And interesting product has found it's way into the PimpRig labs, a new type of thermal paste. Liquid Metal is the name, and it looks like, well, liquid metal. It's also a bit hard to spread around, as PimpRig found out. They got the paste from a seller on e-bay, so does this stuff actually perform well?...
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If you own a Dell, you've got another fire hazard to worry about. As The Inquirer reports, Dell has recalled 22,000 batteries from various Dell units, including the Latitude, Inspiron, and Precision series of notebooks. Potentially affected batteries were sold with the following models of Dell notebook computers or separately as secondary...
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Brother Marco ought to get a kick out of this one. Commodor, VIC 20 and PET poised for a comeback? As LL would say, don't call it a come-back, I've been here for years..."A Dutch consumer media company is hoping it can tap the power of the VIC 20, the PET and the Commodore 64 to launch a new wave of products, including a home media center...
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The Dell XPS 400, it's advertised as a gaming machine, but can it live up to the claim? Well, not really. Infact it seems to have some serious software issues, which is one of the last things any gamer would want to deal with. "Even more troubling is that our Dell XPS 400 did not live up...
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Catalyst 5.13? That's right, and it's slated for this month! In ATI's words, they're out for "dominATIon" of video quality, and with their new drivers, it looks like they may have succeeded. As FiringSquad explains, Catalyst 5.13 is set to deliver a huge leap in image and video quality....
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Remember to get your entries in for a chance to win one of three ECS i945-based Motherboard and Pentium D 830 Dual Core Processor Combos. Contest/Give-away Rules and Details here! ...
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DigiTimes is reporting that Asustek has jumped into the LCD TV ring with a release of their 32-inch TLW32001. Currently, Asustek is focusing on the Taiwan market to start ,with future markets undecided at this point. Obviously they don't want to stretch themselves thin right away, but if they have success in this area, it's a safe...
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The Tech Report to a trip to a demonstration put on by Valve, spotlighting their latest collection of cinematic effects. The goal is to both simplify the coding process on the programmers side while adding to the realism of the end result. The Tech Report was their and offers a complete write up on the new effects, offering their...
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"Apple's latest offering, the iPod Video, includes everything found in previous iPods, but also includes video playback! While this technology is not new, Apple stepping into this medium will hopefully help the video market grow as the MP3 market did when Apple released the original iPod."...
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