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- 45nm Phenom power consumption tested
Samples of AMD's upcoming 45nm Phenom processors seem to be making the rounds among Chinese enthusiast sites, and ZOL.com.cn is the latest to enjoy the honor. The site has compared a 2.3GHz 45nm Phenom to an identically clocked Phenom X4 9600 in power consumption and heat tests. For full-system power...
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Last post by Meadows at 2:03 AM on July 25, 2008 - New Intel system-on-chip designs feature x86 cores
Intel is putting its x86 architecture everywhere lately—graphics processors, handhelds, and now even system-on-chip designs. Indeed, the company has unveiled a new generation of SoC offerings that feature x86 processor cores derived from the Pentium M. Known as the EP80579 Integrated Processor family, the new SoC line...
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Last post by UberGerbil at 8:55 PM on July 24, 2008 - Triple-GPU Asus graphics card benchmarked
With dual-GPU graphics cards now common, someone was bound to try slapping three GPUs onto a single card. We first learned about the EAH3850 Trinity in March, when Asus revealed it had built a single-slot AMD Radeon HD 3850 CrossFire X config out of a trio of notebook graphics...
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Last post by ludi at 1:20 AM on July 25, 2008 - Core 2 Duo E8600 coming on August 10
The folks at Fudzilla have managed to obtain some specific information regarding an upcoming Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 processor. We talked about the chip in conjunction with a report about Intel price cuts earlier this month, but some uncertainty still surrounded the E8600's exact pricing and launch...
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Last post by pedro at 12:19 AM on July 25, 2008 - HP to absorb Voodoo PC into its consumer division
Almost two years have passed since HP acquired boutique PC maker Voodoo PC. Since then, Voodoo founder Rahul Sood has become Chief Technology Officer of HP's Global Gaming business, and Voodoo has been operating behind a separate front. That's all about to change. According to PC World, HP has decided...
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Last post by DreadCthulhu at 11:19 PM on July 24, 2008 - 'Mojave' showcases Vista's image problem
Almost anybody who keeps track of the tech press will agree Windows Vista has an awful reputation. Is that reputation justified, though? News.com reports that Microsoft has carried out an interesting experiment to answer that question. In short, the experiment involved rounding up Windows XP users skeptical of Vista's merits,...
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Last post by MadManOriginal at 1:37 AM on July 25, 2008 - Intel pulling the Nehalem launch to September?
AMD just can't seem to get a break lately. According to DigiTimes, Intel has decided to bring forward the launch of its next-gen Nehalem processors to some time in September. The chip giant's previous roadmap reportedly called for a launch in November or December. Quoting its usual sources at motherboard...
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Last post by Krogoth at 12:37 AM on July 25, 2008 - Thursday Shortbread
Thursday DigiTimes reports Intel brings forward Nehalem launch Fudzilla reports Intel's 3.33GHz dual-core launches August 10 and Atom 330 to launch on September 21 CHW reports Nvidia's Big Bang II comes in September (write-up in Spanish) GeForce 9500 GT: NV's first 55nm product hits market ITOCP...
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Last post by Mourmain at 3:24 PM on July 24, 2008 - UPDATED: AMD confirms fab business spin-off, then backtracks
Say it ain't so. After months of rumors about the possibility of AMD spinning off its manufacturing business, AMD CEO Dirk Meyer has confirmed the move. Meyer made the revelation in an interview with the Austin American-Statesman, which printed the following: And Meyer says the company is just months...
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Last post by ludi at 10:44 PM on July 24, 2008 - 'MacBook touch' to merge MacBook, iPhone concepts?
Could Apple be cooking up a tablet Mac with multi-touch functionality? That's what the folks at MacDailyNews have gathered from an informer who revealed details about the purported system. MacDailyNews' source claims the "MacBook touch" will feature a 13.3" (or "possibly a bit smaller") display with an iPhone-style glass cover....
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Last post by A_Pickle at 12:38 AM on July 25, 2008 - LG readies low-cost subnotebook
Korean electronics giant LG is planning a late entry into the low-cost subnotebook space, according to a report by DigiTimes. The Taiwanese site claims an LG X110 netbook will come out in October and feature an 8.9" display, an Intel Atom processor, 2GB of memory, a 120GB hard drive,...
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Last post by Thanato at 12:41 AM on July 24, 2008 - Wednesday Shortbread
Wednesday The Stoked Gamer reports Nvidia to launch new GPU at Nvision 08 Engadget reports Shuttle's SN78SH7 supports Hybrid SLI, launches Friday Gizmodo on a rumor: MacBook touch coming in October DailyTech reports PC makers fearful of small PCS, AMD passes on netbooks DigiTimes reports Intel cuts...
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Last post by Meadows at 2:55 AM on July 24, 2008 - Western Digital's VelociRaptor heads to the enterprise
Three months after unveiling its 10,000-RPM VelociRaptor desktop hard drive, Western Digital has announced a version of the device aimed at servers. The new enterprise-bound VelociRaptor has the same 2.5" form factor as its desktop cousin, but it sheds the 3.5" IcePAK drive sled the latter uses...
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Last post by tygrus at 3:47 AM on July 24, 2008 - New Eee PC 1000HD features Celeron processor
Asus is cranking out Eee PCs like there's no tomorrow. After introducing the Eee PC 901, Eee PC 1000H, and setting the stage for upcoming 903 and 904 models, Asus has lifted the curtain on a new 1000HD laptop. Somewhat puzzlingly, the Eee PC 1000HD looks like...
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Last post by pins at 2:27 AM on July 24, 2008 - Nvidia's GeForce 9800 GTX+ appears at $199.99
GeForce 9800 GTX graphics cards with the same specifications as the GTX+ model have been out for a while, but only now do we see products with the actual GTX+ label in stock at Newegg. The online retailer carries an eVGA GeForce 9800 GTX+ for $199.99, about 30 bucks...
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Last post by BlackStar at 5:30 PM on July 24, 2008 - Microsoft talks DirectX 11 graphics features
As rumored, Microsoft started shedding light on DirectX 11 at the Gamefest 2008 event in Redmond, Washington yesterday. Shacknews has the skinny on the graphics portion of the next-gen application programming interface toolkit, which will bring new functionality while retaining compatibility with Windows Vista. Quoting Microsoft, the Shack says DirectX...
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Last post by Meadows at 2:55 AM on July 24, 2008 - Super Talent boosts MasterDrive write speed ratings
In other storage-related news, Super Talent claims to have improved write speeds for its MasterDrive solid-state drive series. We reviewed the 60GB MasterDrive MX last week, and as we noted, Super Talent rated it for it a maximum sequential write rate of 40MB/s. Today, the firm says its...
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Last post by MadManOriginal at 5:59 AM on July 24, 2008 - Hard drive shipments grow despite slow economy
The hard drive industry is continuing to grow at a double-digit rate in spite of poor economic conditions in the United States and abroad, according to a new report by iSuppli. The market research firm says hard disk drive makers are thriving because of an "insatiable demand for low-cost,...
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Last post by ludi at 11:14 AM on July 23, 2008