eWeek writes of Microsoft’s Mako project which will take measures to protect a PC and the user’s information. Their “Active Protection” scheme would limit risky behavior which include blocking suspect executables from running and automatically shutting down connection ports presumably…
Hexus.net has a look at a motherboard from a little-known company, the EQS A58XK9-ALF. The board supports AMD Athlon 64 (s939) CPUs and uses ATI’s Radeon Xpress 200P chipset combo. Impressive numbers keep it competitive with Nvidia’s time-tested nForce3 250Gb…
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The Tech Report has a review of the innovative Corsair XMS Xpert memory kit. The pair of DDR memory comes with a set of LED diagnostic displays and other features such as thermal probes built-in. A slick setup which can…
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CNET News has the scoop on HP’s impending release of new servers using AMD’s Opteron CPUs. The servers will boast an updated Opteron chip which features a faster clock speed, faster Hypertransport link, and SSE3 extensions. It sounds like a…
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Neoseeker has a review of the Sapphire Radeon X800X PCI Express graphics card. The boards are finally trickling into the retail space so it’s a good time to take a look at this mid-range board. It blends the right features…
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Legion Hardware has a look at the Gigabyte K8NXP-SLI motherboard. The K8NXP-SLI uses Nvidia’s nForce4 chipset and supports their SLI technology. A nice feature is its Dual Power System which will surely help keep things stable when pushing this board…
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PC World has the details on a feature that Microsoft’s upcoming “Longhorn” OS supports which will make its way into some notebook computers. The lid LCD display, made popular by cellphones, can give users status info on various applications and…
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Arctic Squad has a review of the Sharkoon Silvation ATX PC chassis. The case makes use of a WTX-like design which places the CPU closer to the bottom of the case where slightly cooler air enters. A nice layout which…
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Hexus.net has a review of the Asetek VapoChill XE-II. The barebones case straps a powerful phase-change cooling rig to a rather bulbous enclosure. The design isn’t all that endearing but for those looking for insane cooling with a low noise…
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ATI has launched its latest set of drivers for their RADEON line of graphics cards. The new version bumps them up to 5.2 and includes a number of fixes and performance enhancements for various gaming titles. The Windows version of…
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Yahoo! News has an AP piece on the Olympus M:robe 500i portable MP3 player. The gadget, featured in that dancing Superbowl commercial, throws in a color LCD screen and a 1.2Mpixel camera into a stylish little package. The concept is…
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