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Carlos Slim, Mexican billionaire, is planning to donate several hundred thousand laptops to Mexican children and some lucky salesperson at his favorite computer store is about to become employee of the month. “Mexican telecom billionaire Carlos Slim, one of the richest men in the world, recently announced his plan to offer "hundreds of thousands"...
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After an accidental power cut near one of Samsung’s plants in Seoul, Korea that forced some six factories to halt production, the number one DRAM manufacturer may face a serious problem with NAND flash supply. Used in portable media players, cell phones, and other such devices, the recent event has cost the company an estimated loss of over...
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Former Take-Two CEO, Ryan Brant, has pleaded guilty to the illegal backdating of stock-options. What kind of penalty did he get?A few million dollars, 5 years of probation and national media attention that will probably embarrass him in a way that few people ever get to experience. “Brant...
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Two years ago the Nopir-B worm was out "in the wild" and deleting MP3s on infected machines, and now it’s W32.Deletemusic’s turn to try doing the same: “The worm spreads via removable flash drives, reminiscent of the way viruses spread via floppy disks decades ago. That may be an attempt by the authors of the worm to bypass e-mail filters...
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Video: PowerColor HD 2400 Pro 256 MB Review @ OCC Processors: C2D E6750 Review and Overclocking: 3.8GHz on Air @ Neoseeker Motherboards & Chipsets:...
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Video: Lost Planet Performance and DX10 @ [H] ASUS PM17 17" LCD Monitor Review @ Motherboards.org Memory & Storage: OCZ Secure Digital Trifecta 1GB @ FutureLooks...
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If you’re in the market for a new PSU, and the warranty is figuring heavily into your decision making process, then you might want to reconsider the Cooler Master Real Power and Real Power M series. “As part of our total commitment to quality, Cooler Master is pleased to announce that we will be extending the warranty period of our Real...
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Video: Gigabyte Silent Pipe 3 Finds Redemption @ TR ATI Radeon HD 2400XT / 2600PRO / 2600XT (RV610/630) @ Digit-Life Motherboards & Chipsets: ECS G33T-M2 @ MadboxPC ECS...
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Professor Robert Wood of Harvard University’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences considers the life-sized robotic fly small, agile, and, from a military perspective, inconspicuous. With funding offered by the U.S. Military, Harvard researchers spent seven years working on it. Composed of lightweight carbon joints, the bug moves like...
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The figures for graphics market share are out for Q2 of 2007. According to John Peddie Research, it appears that Nvidia continues to seize market share away from Intel and AMD. In fact, Nvidia’s market share took another leap this past quarter from Q1, whereas AMD’s market share continued its...
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EUROPEAN COMMISSION (EC) CHARGES INTEL WITH ANTITRUST VIOLATIONS - Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Chairman and CEO, Hector Ruiz and AMD CAO, Tom McCoy Respond to Media Inquires Via Conference Call - WHO: AMD Chairman and CEO Hector Ruiz and Executive Vice...
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Video: Sapphire HD 2400 XT Video Card Review @ OCC Diamond Radeon HD 2900 XT 1GB @ TR Leadtek WinFast 8600GT Fanless @ ChileHardware HANNS-G HW223D 22" LCD Review @ Motherboards.org Sapphire...
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Tonight we'll kick off the weekend with something off-topic that might just get you fighting mad - as in angry. We all know the health care system here in the US leaves a lot to be desired in spots. Insurance companies shafting patients in need, drug companies gouging; you know the drill. ...
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The next-gen disc format wars have been going on for quite some time, with no clear winner as yet. In fact, the wars have dragged on so long that there is a growing concern that neither format will win, and we’ll have to wait another few years for something worthy of a few hundred of your hard earned dollars.With that said, it’s easy to understand...
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A pair of graduate students at MIT’s School of Architecture and Planning have ambitions to generate energy from everyday human movements in urban settings. James Graham and Jusczyk call the project “Crowd Farm,” which would convert some of the mechanical energy of walking or jumping people into electricity in such places as malls, concerts,...
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NVIDIA Announces Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call SANTA CLARA, CA—NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA) will host a conference call to discuss its financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2008 on August 9, 2007 at 2:00 PM, Pacific Time. The...
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Video: Calibre P860, GeForce 8600GT @ Bjorn3D Jetway Radeon HD 2900 XT 512M @ MVKTech Processors: Pentium E2140/2160 and Athlon X2 BE-2350: Low-Power CPUs @ Digit-Life...
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After suffering from heavy losses, AMD takes some time to reorganize its two-year map for server and PC chips. According to AMD executives, the number two CPU maker has plans not only to reveal a new server-chip design in 2009 , but also to push forth faster versions of its Barcelona quad-core...
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Video: Sapphire HD 2600 XT Video Card Review @ OCC Gigabyte GeForce 8600GT 256MB @ Phoronix Asus EN8800GTX TOP AQUATANK 768MB @ Digit-Life Motherboards & Chipsets:...
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$7,000,000,000. Can you guess what in the wonderful world of IT that number refers to? If you guessed the weekly allowance that Bill Gates gives his children, you’re probably close, but not quite on target.It is actually the amount of market value that Apple declined on news that iPhone activations were far behind the expected sales numbers....
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68 million people played video games on a console last month, and an astonishing 42% spent that time playing on the last generation Sony console, the Playstation 2. Nintendo's Wii has garnered a lot of press for its explosive sales and fun, intuitive controller; but if you add sales of the...
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We’ve just posted a new article here at HotHardware in which we evaluate the features, range, and performance of a couple of draft-N WiFi devices from TRENDnet. The main focus of the article is the TRENDnet TEW-631BRP Firewall Router, but we used it in conjunction with a TEW-621PC PCMCIA...
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