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AMD Unveils Forward-Looking Technology Innovation To Extend Memory Footprint for Server Computing — Latest Customer-Centric Innovation from AMD to Improve Performance Burgeoning Technologies like Virtualization and Multi-Core Computing — SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- July 25, 2007 --Responding to customer and industry demand for increasingly improved system memory capabilities and choice, AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced it collaborated with leading integrated circuit (IC) companies to develop the Socket G3 Memory Extender (G3MX) technology, which is planned for the AMD Opteron™ processor platform infrastructure ecosystem...
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Researchers at the Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC) of Georgia Institute of Technology are working on ultra-fast wireless connectivity solutions. If current efforts eventually lead to success, it could mean the end of the wired computer. The team of researchers propose the use of extremely high radio frequencies to attain broad bandwidth and high data transfer rates. Operating at an unprecedented frequency of 60GHz, the investigators have reached 15Gbps at a distance of one meter, 10Gbps at two meters, and 5Gbps at five meters. “The ‘multi-gigabit wireless’ technology uses radio frequencies which cannot penetrate walls or even human skin, meaning that it could have significant safety...
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OCZ Technology Introduces New DDR2 4GB Quad Kits for Memory-Hungry Gaming Systems and Vista Workstations Sunnyvale, CA—OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today announced the PC2-6400 Platinum and PC2-6400 Gold 4GB “Quad” Kits. These optimized kits offer users the option of getting the high speeds and high capacities needed for their demanding gaming PC and Vista-Upgraded desktops in a unique 4 x 1024MB solution. For enthusiasts, gamers, and DIY system-builders using Windows Vista as their choice operating system and who need the performance of high-speed memory, the new...
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Aimbot, aimhack, cheats, or what have you is what we’re talking about today. We’ve probably all been victims of cheating at least once during the many hours we have spent playing games in front of the screen. And we all know that cheating usually spoils the fun for everyone. That might be why Intel has embarked on anti-cheat crusade, so to speak, with its research on a new anti-cheating system that would make cheating much more difficult for cheating cheaters. Known as the Fair Online Gaming System, it is unlike contemporary software-based anti-cheating technologies in that it would be built into a user’s computer and would combine software, hardware, and firmware. “Anti-cheating software can...
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Don't just see your virtual world, but feel it? As the saying goes truth is sometimes stranger than fiction, or science-fiction as the case may be. However, just as Buck Rogers debuted the laser gun in silver screen days of old and the Jetsons gave us the picture phone, scientists are turning yet another far-fetched idea seemingly into reality. "The prototype Tangible 3D system combines a 3D display with a "haptic glove". The display creates lifelike images appear in just in front of a flat screen. It creates the illusion of depth by showing slightly different images to each of the viewer's eyes. This means no special glasses are needed. Attached to the display is a haptic glove....
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At the peak of the dot-com boom (June of 2000), the unemployment rate for the computer industry was 2.3 %. Right now, it is even lower at 2.1%, which certainly comes as a green light to engineers and computer scientists. This year’s cohort of computer science and engineering students can expect an advantage in an industry that has grown steadily for the past four years. In fact, the unemployment rate for recent tech graduates has dropped to about 2%. "Things are particularly bright for software engineers, whose unemployment rate was down to 0.9 percent last quarter, compared to 1.9 percent during the same period in 2000, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.""In total of tech jobs we’re...
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The garage where Dave Packard and Bill Hewlett started Hewlett-Packard, while essentially founding Silicon Valley as a technology center, has now been listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service. "The significance of the garage and the house is more associated with the entrepreneurial spirit in which it was developed," said Paul Lusignan, a historian with the National Register of Historic Places in Washington. "If you look at the history of HP, there are probably better buildings that represent its developments in technology. What this building represents is entrepreneurship." The company embarked on a campaign in 2004...
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OCZ Technology Expands DDR2 Value Series Lineup for LaptopsNew High-Density 2GB SODIMMs Sunnyvale, CA—May 11, 2007—OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today released PC2-5400 2GB SODIMM modules, an addition to their line of premium upgrade laptop memory. Though OCZ is renowned for enthusiast-driven products, their commitment to performance and quality extends to mainstream consumers looking to add value and performance to their systems......
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The shooting at Virginia Tech is big news, and it's certainly bad enough without the pond scum of the net impersonating charities and swindling you out of your hard earned cash. Information week is running a story that warns users to steer clear of any such emails or other online solicitations: "Security researchers are warning people to be watchful for phishing scams and malware attacks that take advantage of this week's tragedy at Virginia Tech. U.S.-CERT issued a warning that users and IT managers should be aware that new phishing campaigns generally are launched in the wake of tragedies and natural disasters. Researchers at the government's Computer Emergency Readiness Team advised...
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PC World has a new article on-line detailing what they, and their readers, think are the Top 20 Most Annoying Tech Products of all time. Half of the list was compiled from user-submitted votes and the other half by PC World editors... "This list hardly covers every annoying tech product ever made. But where did this list of 20 come from? You picked the worst ones by voting in our Annoyances Poll, and you'll see your Top 10 most annoying products flagged with icons. Just for fun, we've added 10 more products that didn't get enough votes from you in our poll but that we found particularly irksome." How do you think they did? Can you think of some even more annoying tech products?...
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Hello HotHardware Fans! Over the last couple of weeks, we have exclusively had the chance to preview a new small form factor PC called the GT3, from the GTR Tech Corporation. Unlike the boxy little designs that we have become accustomed to in the SFF arena, the GT3 is sleeker and more versatile; looking more like a slimmer, shorter version of an upright mid-tower. And best of all, it can accommodate standard ATX motherboards and full sized expansion cards. Click the link below to check it out... Read The Article Right Here!...
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It's probably safe to assert that, by and large, DIY Small Form Factor PCs are still niche products. Although they have been offered by the likes of Shuttle, AOpen, MSI and many others for nearly half a decade now, there's still an audible gasp that's heard from non PC-centric folks when then first encounter one. Questions range from, "What is it?" to "What does it do?" And even when it has been explained that the mini machine is simply a PC, albeit much smaller than usual, heads still shake, believing that a PC must be big and bulky in order to work properly. It's a common belief, if only because whether at work, at the store, or even in their own home, most PC users have a standard mid-sized...
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Something told me this sort of story was out there today, so I searched for it and of course, the tech geek community didn't let me down. Behold, 10 Egg-Shaped Gadgets that will make your life better in some way. Or maybe just more oval perhaps... "Whether you enjoy your eggs sunny-side up or hard-boiled doesn't matter. Today's top 10 roundup consists of an egg-shaped audio chair, a home planetarium that's ready to hatch, a digital thermometer that looks like it came out of a chicken, and more. " I think that chick stole the Easter Bunny's throne. Thirty lashes with a soggy marshmallow for you honey!...
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OCZ Technology Unveils PC2-9200 Reaper HPC Series, the World's Fastest Memory with Passive Heatpipe Cooling System Sunnyvale, CA - April 3, 2007 - OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today announced a high-speed version of the new OCZ Reaper HPC memory line, a PC2-9200 rated kit, making it the world's fastest memory that takes advantages of the heatpipe design to effectively offload heat and increase performance and stability. This unique Reaper HPC (Heat Pipe Conduit) heatspreader is engineered to deliver superior silent heat dissipation over traditional heatspreaders. As part of one of OCZ's high performance...
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PC World has another installment in their "Best of" series of articles on-line today, this one dealing with what they think are the top 50 best tech products of all time. Lots of cool hardware and software on the list, including such items as the Atari 2600, Compaq Deskpro 386, and even World of Warcraft... "The Beatles. Citizen Kane. Muhammad Ali. Many have laid claim to being the "best ever" in their respective fields of work, but only one can top the list. And the same is true when it comes to technology. So what's the best tech product to come out of the digital age? And what qualifies a product as being "best"? First and...
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OCZ Technology Enhances their Flash Memory Lineup with the Remarkably Versatile Trifecta Card Series - microSD, SD, and USB in One Sunnyvale, CA - March 26, 2007 - OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today released the most innovative Secure Digital memory solution on the market, the new OCZ Trifecta SD card series. This unique combination of microSD, SD and a USB key in one unit creates a new way of sharing files between your mobile phone, MP3 player, digital camera, and PC. The ultra-convenient Trifecta card combines the storage use of microSD with the ability to be converted into a standard SD card that can also...
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Intel Aligns New Technologies To Enhance PC Network Management Capabilities New Products from Intel, Microsoft Build on New Industry Management Specifications SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 19, 2007 - Intel Corporation will make managing business PC networks less costly and simpler by aligning Intel vPro technology with the newly released versions of Microsoft* System Center* management solutions and incorporating new PC management standards. The next generation of Intel vPro technology (codenamed "Weybridge") will add support for the new Web Services Management (WS-MAN) standard and include new Intel Active Management Technology features to reduce the spread of viruses and worms. In addition,...
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OCZ Technology Unveils a Wealth of Next Generation PC Technology at CeBIT 2007, Demonstrating Leadership Across the Board Innovative, New Generation Technology Showcased at the OCZ Booth in Hall 21, Stand A32 CeBIT 2007 - Hannover, Germany - March 15, 2007 - OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and computer components, today is unveiling a number of ground-breaking, next generation products at the World's largest digital technology tradeshow, CeBIT. Setting out to impress the worldwide enthusiast community and European market and impact the high-end computing and gaming industry, OCZ will be introducing new memory, power,...
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OCZ Technology Announces the 1010 Watt GameXStream Power Supply Sunnyvale, CA - March 12, 2007 - OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory and components, today announced the addition of an 1010W power supply to the GameXStream family. Building on the acclaimed performance and features of the OCZ NVIDIA SLITM-Ready GameXStream series, the new 1010W configuration offers a more powerful solution for today's advanced PC systems in the same compact form factor that is an advantage to many gamers and system builders. "OCZ is pleased to announce the launch of the GXS 1010W PSU, the latest power supply in the GameXStream series,"...
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AMD to Present at Morgan Stanley Technology Conference and Update First Quarter Guidance SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Mar. 5, 2007 - AMD (NYSE:AMD) Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Hector Ruiz will present at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference today at 10:30 a.m. PT (1:30 p.m. ET) and will update the company's first quarter 2007 guidance. Ruiz will discuss that AMD is unlikely to meet its previously estimated revenue guidance of $1.6 to $1.7 billion for the first quarter of 2007 as well as provide a product and technology outlook. A real-time audio webcast of the presentation will be available at this link....
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Silicon Valley And World Leaders To Partner, Bring Technology To Developing Countries Intel Chairman: Speeding Access Will Improve Education, Health Care, Entrepreneurism, Government Services MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 28, 2007 - Members of a special United Nations group met today with Silicon Valley leaders to explore how the technology industry, government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) can come together to bolster development around the world. Intel Corporation and the U.N.'s Global Alliance for Information and Communications Technology and Development (U.N. GAID) jointly organized the summit. Intel Chairman Craig Barrett, who also chairs the U.N. GAID, said the meeting provided...
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AMD to Present at Morgan Stanley Technology Conference SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- February 28, 2007 --AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced that AMD Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Hector de J. Ruiz will present at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference at 10:30 a.m. PT (1:30 p.m. ET) on Monday, March 5, 2007 in San Francisco. Forward-looking and other material information may be discussed during the presentation. A real-time audio webcast of the presentation will be available at: https://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/conflobby.zhtml?ticker=AMD&item_id=1473686 A replay of the webcast can be accessed at this site approximately one hour after the conclusion of the live event and will be...
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