PCSTATS goes into the details surrounding DDR-2 memory which is set to become the standard next year. Some intriguing new features are being used by the new memory which is sadly not compatible with current DDR boards so you’ll have…
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CNN Money notes that Google, the search engine company, has filed for an IPO with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission today. The offering has been eagerly anticipated by many but some talk of another internet “bubble” has taken place…
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eWeek had a nice little chat with AMD’s Hector Ruiz covering many interesting topics covering OEMs and market opportunities to the CEO’s relationship with Michael Dell. There’s also an interesting tidbit concerning the dual core Opteron which should be showing…
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ZDNet has news of a delay in the official launch of Microsoft’s Service Pack 2 for its Windows XP operating system. The delay will “supposedly” only be a month while they try to work in suggestions from beta users. Hopefully…
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The Tech Report keeps on rollin’ with a review of VIA’s KT880 chipset, designed for AMD’s Athlon line of 32-bit processors. The chipset itself features a ton of integrated peripherals such as built-in ethernet and SerialATA with RAID support. Overall…
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Legion Hardware managed to get an MSI Mega 865 small form factor PC in their hands. The system is a bit more “media centric” than most other SFFs out there with Instant-On capability for playing CDs, from its Radio Tuner,…
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Future manufacturing technologies are causing some reliability concerns in the chip industry according to the EE Times. With more transistors and roles being imposed on processors and newer creation processes on the horizon the fear is chips may start exhibiting…
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MacCentral has the skinny on the new features added to Apple’s popular MP3 service iTunes. The update brings it to version 4.5 and adds a new lossless audio codec, non DRM WMA to ACC conversion, and iMix which is designed…
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Flexbeta has a few supposed screenshots and a video from a leaked version of Windows Longhorn. The pictures claim to show the DirectX accelerated GUI and while it looks like the real deal OS hoaxes are not uncommon. Something to…
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Xbit labs has the goods on a motherboard by a company named IBASE Technology that’s able to run an Intel Pentium 4 processor in the mini-ITX format. The form factor has mainly been used by VIA, who pretty much designed…
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HotHardware took a look at ATI’s All In Wonder 9600XT, a mid-range video card with a TV and FM tuner built-in. It also tosses in various software and cables as well as a remote control which will turn any PC…
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