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Latest News - August 2008
- OCZ Unveils Dominatrix Laser Gaming Mouse
- Microsoft to Try "Going Hip" with Seinfeld Ads
- IDF Day 2: R. James "Developing for the Future"
- IDF Day 2: Eric Kim: "We Love TV"
- Lian Li launches the all new MAXIMA Force PSUs
- Hardware RoundUp
- IDF Day 2: Anand Chandrasekher MID Keynote
- Sims 3 Gets Dated: February 20th
- PowerColor Announces PCS+ HD4870 1GB GDDR5
- Laptop Experts, Questions and Answers
- IDF Keynotes: Gelsinger and Perlmutter
- Hardware Round-Up
- Microsoft's Pause Button for Email
- Microsoft SideWinder X6 Keyboard and X5 Mouse
- Antec Enters the Mobile Computing Market
- ASUS Z7S WS Receives Intel Innovation Award
- IDF Craig Barrett Keynote: Inspiring Innovation
- Hundreds Sued for Sharing Video Games
- Video Games Helpful to Children and Surgeons
- DisplayLink Brings Multi-Monitors to Intel Chips
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All News for August 2008
OCZ Technology Unveils the Ultra-Comfortable and Customizable Dominatrix Laser Gaming Mouse Sunnyvale, CA—August 21, 2008—OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra high performance and high reliability memory and components, today unveiled the latest addition to its peripherals with the Dominatrix, a top-of-the-line laser...
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Let's be honest: even if you use a PC you have to admit the Apple "Get a Mac" ads are hip, funny, and clever. Despite our PVR, we will stop in the middle of a commercial skip and watch a new "Get a Mac" ad. The latest "Get a Mac" ad, "Off the Air," ratchets up the rhetoric somewhat by saying that "fear of switching is the foundation of customer...
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In the final IDF keynote address on Wednesday, Vice President and General Manager for Software and Solutions at Intel, Renee James, spoke about the "digital revolution" and what sort of opportunities the recent advances in Intel technology will enable. Jeffrey Katzenberg of Dreamworks and John Carmack of id software were among the guest speakers...
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Eric Kim really loves TV. If he ever decides to step down as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intel's Digital Home Group, he might have a future as a game show host. At least he had fun channeling one as he donned a bright red jacket and asked panelists some media-based trivia questions to prove a point during his keynote address...
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Lian Li launches the all new MAXIMA Force PSUsEnthusiast performance durable PSU series 21 August 2008, Keelung, Taiwan – Lian Li Industrial Co. Ltd has launched the MAXIMA Force series of Power supply units (PSU). The MAXIMA Force offers exceptional power regulation and safety features with 80 Plus certification showing Lian Li’s commitment...
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Video:NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ Graphics Card Review @ TechARPASUS GeForce EN9600GT Matrix Graphics Card @ TweaktownPalit GTX 260 Review @ OCCMotherboards and Chipsets:Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R @ bit-techJ&W RS780UVD-AM2+ mATX Motherboard Review @ OCIA.netMemory and Storage:OCZ DDR2 Flex II XLC PC2-9200 4Gb kit @ CPU3DOCZ DDR2 PC2-9200 Flex...
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Day two of IDF kicked off with a cheesy, classic Star Trek opening-credits rip-off that concluded with the statement: "The Internet, to boldly go where it has never gone before--in your pocket." Then it was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intel's Ultra Mobility Group, Anand Chandrasekher's turn to present his keynote on the state...
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The Electronic Arts (EA) game most people are focused on right now is Spore, which ships Sept. 7th. But there's this other game some may recall, which was also designed by that Will Wright guy: The Sims. And on Wednesday, EA announced at the Leipzig Games Convention that The Sims 3 will be available at retailers worldwide and also via digital...
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PowerColor Announced PCS+ HD4870 1GB GDDR5 Speed up gaming performance and lower up to 10°C Temperatures Taipei, Taiwan – August, 20th, 2008 -- TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphics cards, announced PCS+ HD4870 1GB solution with special cooling design that delivers amazing gaming performance. Unlike the reference board...
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For the past few months, I have been participating in a campaign created by the folks at Toshiba and Federated Media designed to help users get answers to their laptop-related questions. You may have seen the banners here at HotHardware from time to time. The LaptopExperts website born from the campaign was created to provide a central location...
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While Craig Barrett delivered a rather non-technical, but socially-charged keynote earlier in the day at IDF, Pat Gelsinger's (Intel Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital Enterprise Group) keynote address by contrast was all about the tech. We've got all of the details of Gelsinger's keynote which includes news on Nehalem and...
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Video:ASUS Radeon HD 4870 TOP 512MB Graphics Card @ TweaktownATi Radeon HD 4870 X2 @ InsideHWVisiontek & Diamond Radeon 4870 @ Bootdaily.comSapphire ATI Radeon HD 4850 TOXIC @ bit-techSapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2 Video Card 100251SR @ BmRATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB Video Card Review @ ThinkComputers.orgDiamond HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 Video Card...
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Microsoft's Office Labs puts out projects that (hopefully) improve Office. One such early project was "Search Commands" which helps users find Office commands that the Ribbon wants to hide from them. Here's another one, which purports to be a "pause button" for email, but actually offers a lot more than that. It's called Email Prioritizer,...
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Early this morning, Microsoft will reveal two new additions to the SideWinder gaming line – the SideWinder X6 Keyboard and SideWinder X5 Mouse. The SideWinder X6 Keyboard is the first gaming keyboard created by Microsoft from the ground up, and the only gaming keyboard on the market with a switchable key pad for powerful versatility....
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Antec Enters the Mobile Computing MarketCBB Certified Components Enable System Builders to Locally Build a TrulyCustomized LaptopFremont, CA - August 19, 2008 - Antec, Inc., the leading global provider of high-performance components for the gaming, PC Upgrade and Do-It-Yourself markets, today announced that it is launching a new line of standard...
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ASUS Z7S WS Receives Intel Innovation Award-- Integrating Dual CPU Performance with Compact Size -- FREMONT, CALIFORNIA (August 19, 2008) - ASUS, a leading name in high quality computer components and solutions, received an Intel Server and Storage Innovation Award for the Z7S WS workstation motherboard. Positioned for power users, the Z7S...
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This year's IDF kicked off in typical fashion with Pat Gelsinger, Intel senior vice president and general manager, Digital Enterprise Group, taking the stage and giving an brief overview of what the event has to offer over the course of the next three days, including highlighting key speakers (the Woz on Thursday!), contributors, and sponsors....
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File-sharing, that's widely discussed. But game sharing, not so much. Basically the focus until now has been on music and movies, but now it seems industry has decided games being shared via P2P also deserve to be addressed. As many as 100 people suspected of illegally sharing computer game files over the internet are to be sued...
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New studies conducted at a number of prominent Universities around the country have finally revealed what many of us gamers and long time technophiles have known all along--video games can help kids learn, and improve dexterity and some cognitive functions.Other information gathered from the studies, however, didn't focus solely on game-playing...
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DisplayLink brings multi-monitor computing to the Intel 4 Series Express Chipset FamilyFirst ever quad-monitor solution for Intel-based desktop and notebook PCs SAN FRANCISCO and PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 19, 2008 – Helping to make it even easier for PC users to work and play on multiple monitors, quad-monitor technology developed by DisplayLink,...
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Video:GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 280 Graphics Card @ TweaktownSapphire Radeon HD4870x2 (2Gb GDDR5) @ CPU3DATI RADEON HD 4870 X2 2x1024 MB @ Digit-LifeFoxconn GeForce 9500 GT G96 Video Card @ Benchmark ReviewsSamsung SyncMaster XL30 LED Backlit LCD @ bit-techMotherboards and Chipsets:Gigabyte EP45-DS3L & EP45T-DS3R @ PhoronixASUS Republic Of...
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Google's been chomping at the bit over "white space," which is unused spectrum that resides next to broadcast TV spectrum, for some time now. On Monday it, announced the launch of Free the Airwaves, a site promoting the unlicensed use of "white space" spectrum. While definitely not altruistic, it certainly sells itself as such, saying its...
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