Toshiba has created a 2.5″ 100GB hard drive that’s capable of fitting into notebook computers according to InfoWorld. They’re building small batches for OEM customers initially with full production coming up later this year. ETA: Q3 2004…
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Researchers and colleagues at Stanford University think they’ve found the limit at which data can be written to magnetic disks according to Yahoo News. Fancy mathematics and particle accelerators, doesn’t get much better than this. Of course there isn’t much…
Read more Disk Speed Limit Found, in Theory
Neoseeker attempts to explain what PCI Express is and just what to expect out of the new peripheral connection. One thing is for sure, it will mean a complete system upgrade for most people, although it shouldn’t be as tough…
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GamePC comes to the rescue with tips on how to setup your very own home theater PC, with suggestions on hardware and software combinations that should guide you on your purchases. An informative writeup with helpful tidbits on building a…
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Wired has the story of a company paying people to run their software, the software just happens to send out bulk-mail. While there isn’t anything illegal about this those with few scruples are sure to take advantage of the offer…
Read more If It Sounds Too Good to be True…
CNET News has news of a recent report that shows Flat-panel LCD monitor shipments have been growing at a high rate. Impressive numbers but the demand for LCDs isn’t surprising given their small foot prints, energy savings, and great image…
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HardOCP has on their plate a review of the MSI K8N Neo Athlon64 motherboard sporting the NVIDIA nForce3 250Gb chipset. The board comes loaded with features like SATA RAID support, Firewire, and Gigabit ethernet with some solid performance to match….
Read more nForce3 250Gb Board Reviewed
Wired is covering the story of a possible flaw in TCP implementations that could cause routers across the internet to crash or lock up entirely disrupting large portions of the web, if someone so chooses to do such an attack….
Read more TCP Flaw Threatens Web
PC World notes that AMD’s Opteron 64-bit processor has turned one years old and while it has been a successful product it still lacks major 64-bit apps outside of the *nix realm. They also take a look at some future…
Read more All Suited Up and Nothing to Run
It seems most video chipset makers are or will be making new product announcements recently and now we can add 3Dlabs to the list. Their Wildcat Realizm product will target 3D modelling and CAD/CAM markets, with pricetags to match, but…
Read more 3Dlabs Announces New Graphics Solutions
ExtremeTech has reviewed a selection of 9 PC enclosures ranging from a sleek case designed for MicroATX motherboards to a, well uh, hideous monster facade case that screams “tacky”, but to each their own huh? The Antec Performance One appears…
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