July 2004

by Rafael Hernandez on July 19, 2004 · 0 comments

Apple is preparing a revamped line of its iPod line of portable audio players. The new design features controls similar to those found in the iPod Mini and comes with storage amounts similar in size to their current models but…

Read more New iPods on the Way

by Rafael Hernandez on July 18, 2004 · 0 comments

GamePC spends some time exploring the Matrix RAID feature of Intel’s new ICH6R southbridge which is usually coupled with their new 915/925 northbridge chipset. The technology is able to create both RAID1 and RAID0 partitions on a pair of disks…

Read more Intel Matrix RAID Explained

by Rafael Hernandez on July 17, 2004 · 0 comments

HotHardware has a review of the rather interesting MSI XA52P CD/RW, DVD-Reader combo drive. Normally the standards it supports would be nothing to write home about but it is about the second Serial ATA (limited to Intel chipsets only sadly)…

Read more SATA Combo Drive Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on July 17, 2004 · 0 comments

Intel has delayed the launch of its “Alviso” chipset designed for notebook PCs. CNET News cites design issues and timing as the main causes for delay which could push back full scale shipments into 2005. It is an impressive chipset…

Read more No Alviso This Year

by Rafael Hernandez on July 16, 2004 · 0 comments

Microsoft has hit the 1 million member mark for its Xbox Live online gaming service. That’s a whole lot of people that have had access to their service but their PR doesn’t go into much detail on what constitues members…

Read more Xbox Live Tops Million Subscribers

by Rafael Hernandez on July 16, 2004 · 0 comments

AMD has plans to launch a dual-core variant of its Athlon 64 next year. The dual-core CPU idea is not a new concept, a few other chip makers have created and manufactured them in the past but this will be…

Read more Dual Cored in '05

by Rafael Hernandez on July 16, 2004 · 0 comments

HardwareZone goes into exhaustive detail on how to build your very own AMD Socket 939 processor based system. The guide is basically only platform specific up to step 2.5, the rest of the guide could be applied to just about…

Read more How To: Put Together a Socket-939 System

by Rafael Hernandez on July 16, 2004 · 0 comments

Big Bruin has a look at the “wide-screen” Lilliput LCD display with touch screen. While not practical for desktop usage it is useful for a whole host of projects namely vehicle PCs and face it nothing is cooler than being…

Read more Mini Touch Screen LCD Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on July 16, 2004 · 0 comments

HotHardware pit two new Socket T boards, from top tier manufacturers, against each other. The Abit AA8 DuraMAX and the ASUS P5AD2 Premium both sport the Intel 925X chipset and a huge number of on board features with the ASUS…

Read more Pair of 925X Boards Tested

by Rafael Hernandez on July 16, 2004 · 0 comments

Legit Reviews lays out the assembly stage of putting together your very own, somewhat custom, notebook computer. The ASUS whitebox notebook route might be tempting to many but warranty concerns could keep it from becoming a popular route to follow….

Read more Build Your Own Notebook: Part 2

by Rafael Hernandez on July 15, 2004 · 0 comments

Shacknews has an updated .plan file from the CEO of id software, Todd Hollenshead which covers a few more details surrounding his company’s upcoming DOOM3. Most of it has to do with Linux and OSX support as well as demo…

Read more More DOOM3 Info