April 2004

by Rafael Hernandez on April 14, 2004 · 0 comments

What’s a major graphics chip launch without some NDA coated reviews done before a chip is officially launched? Here are a small selection of GeForce 6800 Ultra reviews and previews I’ve come across, overall it looks like one killer chip…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 14, 2004 · 0 comments

Expect lots of hoopla over NVIDIA’s just launched NV40 graphics chip which is set to bring all sorts of new features and stellar gaming performance but at a cost. Initially the chip will be use in higher end parts starting…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 14, 2004 · 0 comments

Nokia entered into the portable gaming arena a scant 6 months ago with its N-Gage. The concept has its merits, a cell phone capable of playing games, including multiplayer games over a cell network, the only problem was its glaring…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 14, 2004 · 0 comments

Iomega has started shipping its new REV removable storage drive which the company claims will compete with tape backup devices. Cartridges for the drive come in 35GB sizes and come in at a price of $60USD a pop while the…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 13, 2004 · 0 comments

Microsoft has released a new batch of patches for its operating systems today which shouldn’t be surprising as it’s their monthly ritual now. The updates take care of a few critical issues which should be patched as soon as possible…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 13, 2004 · 0 comments

A Beyond3D forum member managed to get his hands on some images of a supposed “Ultra” version video card based on NVIDIA’s upcoming NV40 GPU. With both ATI and NVIDIA set to make new chip announcements this week you can…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 13, 2004 · 0 comments

Google’s upcoming Gmail email service, which offers up to 1GB of email storage, probably won’t face problems with its service in the UK as long as they disclose details to the end-user. Gmail will supposedly scan emails, with no human…

Read more Google Mail may be OK in the UK

by Rafael Hernandez on April 13, 2004 · 0 comments

Antec is one of the larger PC case manufacturer with a big retail presence so when they drop a new and different product out there it gets some attention. GamePC just so happens to have a review of their Aria…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 13, 2004 · 0 comments

Intel has announced a pair of new 64-bit Itanium 2 processors that boasts improved performance over predecessor chips and sports a much smaller price tag. Both chips feature 3MB of cache and come in at either 1.4GHz or 1.6GHz clock…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 12, 2004 · 0 comments

LostCircuits is taking a close look at the Shuttle SB75S today, the latest in the company’s line of mini-box barebone PCs. As usual Shuttle has managed to stuff a whole load of features, such as Gigabit ethernet and Serial ATA…

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by Rafael Hernandez on April 12, 2004 · 0 comments

Chip makers in Taiwan are reporting higher revenues mostly due to DRAM prices edging upwards according to DigiTimes. The price increases are mostly due to companies hoarding up memory and the rise in cost for memory sticks can already be…

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