Wednesday, April 1, 2009

IT News HeadLines (Tom's Hardware) 01/04/2009



Conficker: We're All Still Here and WWIII-free
In recent months news about the Conficker worm has been constant and in the last few weeks people really began to worrry about what might happen on the first of April this year.
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Tom's to Transition to All Apple News
Tom's to Transition to All Apple NewsWe at Tom's Hardware have been covering hardware and technology from all aspects of the industry for years. However, there was always one big gap.
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Apple and McDonald's Team Up, Unveil iMc
Apple and McDonald's Team Up, Unveil iMcIn one of today’s more surprising announcements, Apple and McDonald’s are today partnering in a cross-brand product effort.
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Company Sells Standard-Def as HD for 8 Months
Company Sells Standard-Def as HD for 8 MonthsA factory in Oregon has managed to pull the wool over the eyes of consumers for eight months by selling regular DVDs as Blu-ray discs.
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Pirate Bay Sails Through Facebook Waters
Pirate Bay Sails Through Facebook WatersThe Pirate Bay joins the social scene by putting itself on Facebook.
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Microsoft Closing Books Forever on Encarta
Microsoft Closing Books Forever on EncartaMicrosoft has announced that the company’s long-standing multimedia encyclopedia, Encarta will be discontinued on Halloween 2009. With Wikipedia and the Encyclopedia Britannica available, we assume not too many of you will be upset...
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Sun to Lay Off 1,500 This Week
Sun to Lay Off 1,500 This WeekAmid all the hubbub about who’s buying Sun, who should buy Sun, who was asked if they wanted to buy Sun and whatever else, the company has laid off 1,500 employees as part of November’s restructuring plans.
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Dept. Homeland Security Releases Conficker Tool
Dept. Homeland Security Releases Conficker ToolWe’re living out the last hours of March 2009 and as April 1 draws closer, questions are mounting about the Conficker virus and what will happen once the clock ticks past midnight.
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Microsoft Settles With TomTom in Infringement Suit
Microsoft Settles With TomTom in Infringement SuitNews reports today indicate that Microsoft and GPS manufacturer, TomTom have settled a patent dispute the two had been battling in court.
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China Denies Internet Espionage
Canadian researchers are reporting that a spy network, known as GhostNet and based mainly in China, has infiltrated computers from government offices of several countries. Reports say India, Pakistan, Portugal and Germany are among those affected.
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Reports: Conficker From China, Easily Detected
With April 1 drawing nearer, the Conficker fear has really started to set in. As security experts endeavor to reveal the origin of the virus, others are trying to figure out a method to detect the virus and neutralize the sense of impending doom
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Ballmer Gets Cannes Media Person of the Year
Our first reaction to the news that Steve Ballmer was winning an award at Cannes was,“Really??â€‌ That was until we figured out it was the Cannes Advertising Festival’s media person of the year award as opposed to a Cannes Film Festival award.
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Video: Did You Know?
Video: Did You Know?Technology is moving at an ever increasing rate of development, and just a few years from now, we'll be exponetially more informed and equipped than we were in all of human history.
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Apple to Show New iPhone 3.0, Mac OS X in June
Adding fuel to the new hardware fire, Apple yesterday announced that the company would be holding an event for developers at the beginning of June.
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Acer's F1 With Snapdragon CPU in September?
With all the talk about Dell bringing out a smartphone or thinking of buying Palm over the last week or so coming to pretty much nothing, our attention has turned to another company endeavouring to break into the smartphone market.
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Sun Was Shopped Around the Valley, Says Intel
I don’t know about you guys, but I love the smell of a desperate merger in the mornings and if there’s one thing a recession brings, it’s corporate drama.
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FileFront Closing Down at End of March
FileFront Closing Down at End of MarchAnother one bites the dust.
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QOTD: What Speakers Do You Use for Your PC?
QOTD: What Speakers Do You Use for Your PC?While CPUs, GPUs and other components of a computer have come a long way and continually move at a face pace, computer speakers haven't evolved too much over the past several years. But, that's the nature of sound.
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Apple Introduces Cross Border Ordering
Apple Introduces Cross Border OrderingApple on Tuesday opened up its online store just a little bit, enabling customers to buy products and have them delivered to another country.
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T-Mobile Launches 3G Modem
T-Mobile Launches 3G ModemT-Mobile yesterday announced that the company was rolling out its new webConnect USB Laptop Stick.
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Google Makes its Search Engine Even Better
Google today rolled out a couple of changes designed to help improve the Google search results.
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QOTD: How Fast is Your Net Connection?
QOTD: How Fast is Your Net Connection?Despite spending most of our time online and at the computer these days, a major bottle neck is the connection we use to gain access.
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Zeebo, Qualcomm Launch Games Console
Zeebo, Qualcomm Launch Games ConsoleWhen someone asks what your favourite console is, it’s a multiple choice question with three possible answers: PlayStation, Xbox or Wii. Yesterday a start-up called Zeebo announced that it aims to put a fourth option on the market.
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Yahoo! Mail Spits Out Error Messages
Yahoo! Mail Spits Out Error MessagesYesterday was a bad day for some Yahoo! Mail users. While most of our reports about mail outages revolve around either Google’s Gmail or Apple’s MobileMe services, yesterday reports emerged saying Yahoo! Mail...
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Stealth Releases Fanless LPC-625F HTPC
Stealth Releases Fanless LPC-625F HTPCIf you want a noiseless home theater PC that can handle 1080p video, Stealth Computer's LPC-625F may be the HTPC for you.
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Philips Force Feedback Jacket Being Tested
Philips Force Feedback Jacket Being TestedA new force feedback jacket is now being tested by Philips Electronics, and it aims to help users feel their multimedia content in an entirely new way.
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QOTD: Which Dead Companies Do You Miss?
QOTD: Which Dead Companies Do You Miss?We've come quite a long way in technology and general computing, and yet, relatively, we've only just begun.
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Why HDCP Sucks; Apple, Are You Listening?
Why HDCP Sucks; Apple, Are You Listening?Let's get straight to the point: HDCP (High-bandwidth digital content protection) sucks--and so does copy protection in general.
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MacBook/Safari Hacked in 10 Seconds
The annual PWN2OWN contest is really popular. It’s a friendly contest that offers cash prizes to computer experts who can successfully hack fully patched machines.
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QOTD: Are You Loyal to Any Specific Company?
QOTD: Are You Loyal to Any Specific Company?There are always companies out there that we like and then ones that we dislike. We all have our own reasons.
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Nvidia Introduces New Quadros, Multi-OS SLI
Nvidia Introduces New Quadros, Multi-OS SLINvidia has refreshed nearly its entire Quadro line with a handful of new cards fit for the those who use GPUs for work instead of play.
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Intel Launches Nehalem Xeon Chips
Intel Launches Nehalem Xeon ChipsIntel has officially launched its latest Nehalem-based Xeon processors, the single-socket 3500 and dual-socket 5500 series for servers and workstations.
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Windows 7 to Usher in $200 Netbooks
Microsoft said early on that Windows 7 Starter Edition would be targeted at low-cost PCs and netbooks. How does $200 sound?
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Dell Mini 10 Finally Gets Fancy 720p Display
Dell Mini 10 Finally Gets Fancy 720p DisplayDell finally makes good on its promise of outfitting the Mini 10 netbook with a 720p-capable screen.
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OCZ Officially Announces DIY Neutrino Netbook
OCZ Officially Announces DIY Neutrino NetbookAs tired as we may have grown hearing about netbooks, consumers don’t yet seem to have had their fill yet.
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Windows 7 Build 7070 Appears
Windows 7 Build 7070 AppearsProgress in Windows 7 is expected -- perhaps even demanded -- but we still take joy in seeing each new build of the upcoming operating system hit the internet.
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Fully Loaded Eee PC: Netbook or Notebook?
Fully Loaded Eee PC: Netbook or Notebook?Last week we found out about an upcoming Eee PC model that contained an optical drive. Strange, we thought, considering the original philosophy behind the netbook, a segment Asus helped to pioneer.
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MacBook Mini Concept: April Fool?
It seems like Macs are subject to the most mocked-up photos when it comes to visualizing the rumors. Mac fans don’t do anything half way and these pictures of the more than likely fake MacBook Mini are a perfect example.
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Report: Intel Refreshing Notebook Chips Today
Intel will soon be launching new notebook chips, according to a report.
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Bypass Great Firewall of China; Watch Hulu
Bypass Great Firewall of China; Watch HuluAre you worried about people snooping on you while you're surfing the web?
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Eee PC With Optical Drive: Still a Netbook?
Eee PC With Optical Drive: Still a Netbook?The original idea of the netbook, at least in modern terms, was for a light, no-frills, barebones PC that was used to access and communicate on the internet. After all, that’s why it was called a â€کnet’book.
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Shuttle's New Mini Features Satellite TV
Shuttle's New Mini Features Satellite TVToday Shuttle Inc. announced its new mini PC system, the XPC H7 4500H, a media extravaganza stuffed with Microsoft's Media Center TV pack for Windows Vista and a DVB-T tuner card for satellite TV reception.
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EA Backs Off From Heavy DRM; Goes Old School
EA Backs Off From Heavy DRM; Goes Old SchoolIt’s been a week filled with PC gaming DRM with companies talking about fancy new systems that aim to make everyone happy.
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QOTD: Has a Virus Ever Infected Your PC?
QOTD: Has a Virus Ever Infected Your PC?Once in a while, there's always a major outbreak of computer viruses. This year, the Conficker virus is making the rounds.
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Windows 7 RC Date Spied for May Release
Windows 7 RC Date Spied for May ReleaseWhoops, it seems that someone at Microsoft flipped the Windows 7 Release Candidate switch a little too early and gave us pretty good indication of when the RC will hit testers.
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PC Says to Mac: Yeah, well, I'm CHEAP!
PC Says to Mac: Yeah, well, I'm CHEAP!The latest Microsoft has finally gone and pointed out the price difference between a PC and an Apple computer.
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Maingear Unveils "Razor-Thin" Notebook; Not
Maingear Unveils This afternoon, Maingear introduced its "razor-thin" mX-L notebook computer, sporting a 13.3-inch display and Intel's Core 2 Duo processor. We're still trying to figure out the "razor-thin" part.
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Windows 7 Gets Touchy With New Logo Program
Windows 7 Gets Touchy With New Logo ProgramAs upset as some are with Microsoft and its Windows logo program, that’s not going to stop Redmond from continuing to make up new stickers to grace our desktop cases and our notebook palm rests.
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Four of Best Six Games of the Year are on PC
Four of Best Six Games of the Year are on PCFallout 3 has been selected by developers as the best game of 2008.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Announced
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 AnnouncedNot that Call of Duty: World at War wasn’t a respectable sequel, but it wasn’t the real follow up to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.
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Stardock Unveils Goo: "Gamer Friendly" DRM
Stardock Unveils Goo: Stardock has announced a new "gamer friendly" DRM scheme, but they won't be announcing which companies have signed up to use it until April 7.
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Valve Claims to Have Made DRM "Obsolete"
Valve Claims to Have Made DRM Selling a game on Valve’s Steam service is already a safeguard against piracy, but now the developer has come up with a new technology that it claims will make DRM “obsolete.â€‌
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Apple Fixes 17" MacBook Pro Graphics Issue
Over the last few weeks, a number Apple customers who invested in the new 17-inch unibody MacBook Pro have been reporting problems with the graphics on their new machines.
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HP Expected to Roll Out AMD-based $599 Notebook
While there’s little to go on in the way of details for this rumor, Engadget reported that HP is set to introduce an AMD version of the company’s currently Intel-based dv6t notebook.
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Samsung: Netbooks Can Handle Full Windows 7
Samsung: Netbooks Can Handle Full Windows 7Samsung says that its netbook hardware could handle the more â€کpremium’ versions of Windows 7.
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HP's Targets Media Buffs with Core i7 Pavillion
HP's Targets Media Buffs with Core i7 PavillionThis morning, HP revealed its newest edition to the Pavilion lineup, the Elite m9600, sporting Intel's Core i7 processor, and Nvidia's 9600 GS, depending on the configuration.
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Games for Windows Beefing Up Anti-Piracy Measures
Games for Windows Beefing Up Anti-Piracy MeasuresMicrosoft is beefing up its anti-piracy effort in its Games for Windows program, but it’s not what you think.
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Western Digital Enters the SSD Race
Western Digital Enters the SSD RaceWestern Digital today announced that it will officially enter the SSD race with the acquisition of SiliconSystems.
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A Home NAS Device Packed With Features
A Home NAS Device Packed With FeaturesQNAP or “Quality Network Appliance Providerâ€‌ whom is known for its vast selection of Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems has announced the launch of two new products – TS-119 and TS-219.
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Super Talent Debuts UltraDrive SSDs
Super Talent Debuts UltraDrive SSDsSuper Talent has unveiled its UltraDrive series of SSDs.
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Samsung PB22-J 256GB SSD is Sizzling Hot
Samsung PB22-J 256GB SSD is Sizzling HotThe 256 GB Samsung PB22-J Solid State Drive (SSD) is not only attractive on the outside, but also attractive on the inside.
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Solidata SSDs: Record Power Consumption
While we were testing a pile of new SSDs we found two models that were particularly interesting - in a questionable manner. The company called Solidata provides two high performance SSDs called the X1 at 64 GB and the X2 at 128 GB. As you might guess, the
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Samsung: SSD Match HDD Prices in a Few Years
Samsung: SSD Match HDD Prices in a Few YearsAdmit it, you want a solid state drive. The only thing stopping you is the price, which is understandable -- but Samsung says that won’t be a concern within a few years.
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Mushkin Enters SSD Market With 'Europe' Series
Mushkin Enters SSD Market With 'Europe' SeriesMushkin, best known for its high-performance computer memory modules, has entered into the SSD foray with the release of its new SSD-series called "Europe"
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Freecom's ToughDrive Sport Indestructible?
Freecom just released its new 2.5-inch ToughDrive Sport external hard drive that supposedly endures "even the toughest conditions." But is the thing kid-tested?
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A-DATA to OCZ: 64MB Cache on SSD? Easy
Not to be outdone by the impending release of OCZ’s high-performance Vertex series of solid-state drives, A-DATA has announced a new 256 GB SSD that features the same 64 MB of internal cache as OCZ’s product.
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ioDrive Duo: Meet the Worlds Fastest SSD
Fusion-io wowed us with its first ioDrive last year. Now, its ioDrive Duo is bringing increased capacity and unsurpassed speed to the storage world.
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Samsung Launches 1.5 TB "EcoGreen" HDD
Just when you thought 1 TB hard disk drives were getting a little cramped, Samsung today announced its efficient 1.5 TB drive.
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Patriot's New SSD Borrows Page from VelociRaptor
Patriot's latest solid-state drive is the third generation of products in its Warp line of SSDs. But a convenient add-on bundled with the 256 GB SSD borrows a page--and design flaw--from Western Digital's first batch of Velociraptor hard drives.
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Samsung Cramps 24-SSD RAID Experiment
Samsung Cramps 24-SSD RAID ExperimentBy now, the Internet has been abuzz with a new marketing video from Samsung. In it, a group of intrepid Samsung marketers take the company's new 256 GB solid-state drive and hook it up to 23 of its closest friends. But how do they achieve their results?
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Seagate, AMD Show Blazing Fast SATA 3
While at the Everything Channel Xchange Conference in New Orleans, Seagate is showing off a new 6 Gbps SATA 3 hard drive.
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Just How Fast is OCZ's New 1 TB SSD?
A one-terabyte solid-state drive? That sounds almost as crazy as the device's boasted speeds--600 MB/sec reads and 500 MB/sec writes. A Belgian Web site was able to get its hands (and benchmarks) on OCZ's monster SSD array, and here's how it stacked up!
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Fusion IO's 100K IOPs SSD Goes to HP
Fusion-io has joined forces with Hewlett-Packard to create the HP StorageWorks IO Accelerator, using Fusion-io's ioMemory technology for BladeSystem c-Class servers.
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A-Data Announces Big 500 GB SSD
A-DATA unveiled its new consumer solid-state drive, packing in a whopping 500GB in an itty-bitty 2.5" space.
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SSDs Get Connection-Heavy: eSATA and USB!
When you're going to use a new solid-state drive, you can expect to hook it up to your computer one of two ways: USB or eSATA. But new hybrid SSDs from Buffalo and Transcend pack both connections into a single product for speed *and* portability!
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OCZ's New Blazing Fast 1TB Z SSD Drive
OCZ's New Blazing Fast 1TB Z SSD DriveOCZ was demonstrating its new Z Drive with 1 TB of storage at CeBIT 2009 this week
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Transcend Unveils Shock-Resistant Portable HDD
Sunday Transcend Information revealed a swank looking portable hard drive that might actually take a kicking and keep on ticking.
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OCZ Says Its New Vertex SSD Beats Intel's X25-E
Fudzilla is reporting that OCZ's Vertex series of solid-state drives has started shipping. These SSDs, complete with a 64MB on-board cache, are rumored to rival the very best of Intel's solid-state technology.
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Insane Storage: Store 10 TB in a Quarter
Insane Storage: Store 10 TB in a QuarterA breakthrough in storage technology by researchers brings capability of packing the contents of roughly 250 DVDs onto a disk the size of a quarter.
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Fixing Modern SSDs for the Enterprise
Are modern solid-state drives ready for the enterprise situations? The market is beginning to combat the high price-to-performance ratios for solid-state technology, but that doesn't mean that SSDs themselves are ready to leap into business servers.
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Silicon Power's 256 GB SSD Released
Silicon Power's 256 GB SSD ReleasedThis morning Silicon Power said that it plans to release a 256MB version of its 2.5-inch SATA II SSD.
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Avoid SSDs with Jmicron’s JMF602 Controller
Solid state drives (SSDs) are the latest in hot tech upgrades these days, and rightly so. SSDs add huge boosts in performance to a system that is HDD bound, and the storage subsystem of a computer is the weakest link in its performance.It's no wonder th
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Fujtisu Sells HDD Business To Toshiba
Fujtisu Sells HDD Business To ToshibaAlthough we heard rumors last month, Fujitsu officially announced that Toshiba will in fact be buying its hard disk drive (HDD) business.
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Intel to Launch New 64GB SSD This Month
Intel hasn't announced it yet, but the company's newest SSD product has leaked to a few European online stores-- a 64 GB version of the company's X-25E line of solid-state drives.
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Lite-On Delivers 24x DVD Writers Soon
Lite-On Delivers 24x DVD Writers SoonOptical drive maker Lite-On revealed its plans to ship new internal DVD writers capable of speeds up to 24x
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Intel Cuts Prices of SSDs
With an 80 GB SSD priced at nearly $400, will the move be enough to woo consumer interest toward Intel’s speedy solid-state technology?
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Will Windows 7 Kill SSD-based Netbooks?
If the operating system runs bigger than Vista, consumers could say “thanks, but no thanksâ€‌ to the marriage of solid-state drives and Netbooks.
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QOTD: How Much Did You Spend on Your PC?
QOTD: How Much Did You Spend on Your PC?We're all computer and hardware enthusiasts. We all love building, tweaking, and upgrading our systems for the most performance.
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AMD May Unveil 40nm Radeon HD 4750 Soon
AMD May Unveil 40nm Radeon HD 4750 SoonGerman website Schottenland.de is currently listing a 40nm ATI Radeon HD 4750, listing the RV740 GPU and other specifics
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AMD Plans 32nm CPUs for Q4 2009
AMD Plans 32nm CPUs for Q4 2009Globalfoundries said that it plans to take on 32nm orders by third party customers in Q4 2009.
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Intel May Release Core i7 975 in Early April
Intel May Release Core i7 975 in Early AprilSeveral distributors and retailers are showing that Intel's upcoming Core i7 975 will ship at the beginning of April, not the end of May.
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EVGA Releases Xeno Network Card
EVGA Releases Xeno Network CardEVGA's latest network card--the Killer Xeno Pro--supposedly accelerates real-time killer Internet gaming utilizing an on-board NPU, 128 MBDDR2 memory and more.
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Windows Home Server PowerPack 2 Released
Windows Home Server PowerPack 2 ReleasedMicrosoft has announced the availability of Power Pack 2 for Windows Home Server, a collection of important new features and bug fixes for the consumer-oriented server operating system the company first shipped in 2007.
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MSI Unveils 5 HDMI Cards
MSI Unveils 5 HDMI CardsLast week MSI introduced its R4600 HDMI series, five cards capable of full 1080p support for those looking to build the perfect Home Theater PC.
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Nvidia's GeForce GTX 275 Specs Revealed
Nvidia's GeForce GTX 275 Specs RevealedAlthough the specifications were not officially announced, details regarding the upcoming GeForce GTX 275 have surfaced.
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Unsupported Gigabyte EX58 Can Do SLI
Unsupported Gigabyte EX58 Can Do SLIThere is a nifty little trick that can enable SLI on a non-SLI motherboard by simply flashing the BIOS.
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QOTD: Do You Overclock Your PC?
QOTD: Do You Overclock Your PC?There's no real shortage of processors and graphics cards these days. For every application and intent of building, there's a CPU and GPU that will fit your needs, and budget.
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VIA Makes In-Vehicle Platform for Car PCs
VIA Makes In-Vehicle Platform for Car PCsVIA Technologies has taken a nose dive into the mobility market with its IVP-7500 system, a decked-out motherboard for in-car mounted PCs.
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AMD Radeon HD 4830: R.I.P.
AMD Radeon HD 4830: R.I.P.There's talk that the latest batch of AMD's Radeon HD 4830 GPUs may be the last, as many partners wouldn't even let the chips come in through the front door. As it stands, it looks as though the 4830 will be heading out to the pasture soon.
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AMD's 3.2 GHz Phenom II X4 955 Dated
AMD's 3.2 GHz Phenom II X4 955 DatedLooks as though AMD's Phenom II X4 955 CPU is finally getting a street date: April 20
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Catalyst 9.3: 1st Unified Windows 7 Driver?
Catalyst 9.3: 1st Unified Windows 7 Driver?Will ATI's Catalyst 9.3 drivers--set to go live today--be the industry's first unified driver with Windows 7 support? The company says "yes."
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Next-Gen CPU Cooler Uses Bubbles
Noise Limit Inc said that its "next generation" CPU cooler appareared this week at the SEMI-THERM 21 trade show, revealing that CPUs don't really need fans to keep their cool, but actually prefer bubbles. We like bubbles too.
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Faulty GPUs Cost Nvidia $43.6 Million
Nobody likes to lose money in this economy, whether it's a dwindling IRA account due to falling stock values, or faulty GPUs sold using crappy packaging.
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Scientists Shoots Lasers at Mosquitoes
When rocket scientists shoot lasers at mosquitoes, does it mean they're bored and inhumane? No, it means that they can build lasers using parts bought off eBay... all in the name of battling malaria.
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New EFiX Module V1.1 Now On the Way
New EFiX Module V1.1 Now On the WayThis week, Art Studios Entertainment announced that it has released a new version of its EFiX module.The new module improves on the stability of the unit's internal electronics, allowing it to be used in a greater variety of conditions. According to Art
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QOTD: What Don't You Like About Macs?
QOTD: What Don't You Like About Macs?I think it's fair to say that Apple has a hard time catering to the audience that reads Tom's Hardware. Based on some of my past articles, some things are really clear, while others are still up in the air.
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AMD Overclocking Returns: Phenom X3 720
AMD Overclocking Returns: Phenom X3 720Listen up Phenom X3 720 owners, the AMD Virtual Overclocking Competition is back!
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Team Ironmods Wins 'Power of 3' OC Award
Team Ironmods Wins 'Power of 3' OC AwardThe the name Team Ironmods sounds familiar to you, it’s because the it was the winner of our Tom’s Hardware Overdrive Overclocking Championship 2008.
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Futuremark Unveils Web Browser Benchmark
Futuremark Unveils Web Browser BenchmarkIt's not often you see people benchmarking browsers. Futuremark wants to change that with the public beta release of Peacekeeper.
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AMD Overclocking Contest: We Have a Winner!
Last month we launched the AMD CPU Virtual Overclocking Contest, and today we’re proud to announce our first winner.
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AMD Partners Debate Radeon HD 4870 Price
AMD Partners Debate Radeon HD 4870 PriceAlthough ATI reduced the price of its Radeon HD 4870 last week to better compete with Nvidia's GTS 250 rebranding, apparently ATI's partners don't think the price reduction is such a good idea.
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Microsoft Makes a... Notebook Cooler
Microsoft’s best known for its software, but often times its hardware products are just as often found as part of users’ systems.
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BFG Dishes Out Watercooled GeForce GTX 285
According to BFG Technologies, consumers can now pick up its new watercooled GeForce GTX 285 H2O graphics card starting Monday.
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MSI Unveils DDR2+DDR3 Combo Motherboard
MSi is reaching out to touch the memory lover in every gamer with two very unique motherboards: the 790GX-SD and the P45-8D. What's so special about these boards? Read on...
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Gigabyte Unveils Core i5 Motherboard
Core i5 isn't necessarily a new term floating around the Internet, however lately there's been quite a bit of talk about the "Core i7 lite," and now there's a motherboard to support it.
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Memory Manufacturers Merge to Save Selves
A chip industry veteran will now lead a new Taiwan-based, state-backed company that merges six memory chipmakers into one collective--the TMC.While the $23.6 billion computer memory industry struggles to stay afloat, Taiwan's economic affairs ministry ele
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QOTD: How Big Is Your PC Display?
QOTD: How Big Is Your PC Display?I remember when my 12-inch yellow monocrhome CRT monitor was the pinnacle of desktop display technology. Alas, those memorable days are gone.
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Thin, Flexy OLED Lighting Sheets Coming 2011
We’ve been hearing about OLED technology off and on for years now, but now we have word that flexible OLED lighting could be entering into production late next year.
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Intel Working on Display Linking Technology
As a part of Intel's "Carry Small, Live Large" initiative, Intel researchers are working on a technology that will enable multiple mobile devices to work together to create a larger display. In other words, the displayed output will span all of the...
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Asus Unveils Green, Wireless Monitors
Today at CeBIT, Asus sported not only sported its new "green" series of LCD monitors, but the world's first wireless monitor as well.
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Asus Teases Eee Keyboard Again at CeBit
Asus brought its all-in-one keyboard PC that we spotted at CES to Germany this week to give the masses a closer look at this interesting piece of kit.
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Picture: MacBook Pro Glossy vs. Matte FIGHT!
Check out the new MacBook's matter display compared with the "glassy" one
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Report: Microsoft to Buy Motion Sensing Tech
Reports from last week pointed at Microsoft acquiring Israeli startup 3DV Systems for its motion-sensing camera technology.
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UPDATE: Razer Responds to Lycosa KB Issue
UPDATE: Razer Responds to Lycosa KB IssueRazer has recently acknowledged a defect in production models of its Lycosa gaming keyboards.Shortly after the launch of the Razer Lycosa gaming keyboard, buyers started to express concern over the functionality of their newly purchased units in the R
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OCZ Unleashes Backlit Keyboard
OCZ Unleashes Backlit KeyboardFor those who constantly find themselves typing in the dark, OCZ has a great solution to reduce those typos down to a minimum.
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Sony Files for Touchscreen Printer Patent
Sony Files for Touchscreen Printer PatentSony filed a patent for a touch-screen printer based on Microsoft's Surface technology, capable of viewing and printing digital pictures wirelessly.
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MSI Teases WindBox Release... Again
MSI says its WindBox will be launching soon.
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Transparent OLED Screen; Yummy
Check out the transparent OLED screen!
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Vizio HDTVs to be Super "Connected"
High-end HDTV are all gaining some sort of special net-enabled service, but leave it to the mainstream brand of Vizio to really embrace connected media.
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Samsung's Gorgeous LED Backlit HDTVs; Drool
More than anything else, CES has televisions – gorgeous televisions. Although some of the wow-factor has dropped off a bit over the years as now HDTVs can be bought in Wal-Mart, Samsung still pulled the covers off of something we now lust for...
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Apple and LG Ink LCD Panel Deal
Apple and LG Ink LCD Panel DealLG Display has signed a five year contract with Apple which will see the display maker provide LCD screens for wide range of Apple's products.
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Sony Demonstrates Flexible, Bendable OLED
Sony's Sir Howard Stringer squeezes Beyonce... on the new flexible OLED
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Four Door Media Road Mice: Vroom Vroom!
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CES '09: Run 3 DVI Displays Over USB
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Samsung Unveils 22-inch 3D Monitor
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Wired Keyboards Remotely Hacked From 20 Meters Away
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Logitech DiNovo Edge Now Available in Mac Edition
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Nanovision 7-inch Mimo Monitors Make Multitasking Fun
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Another RV790 in May, Possibly X2?
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QOTD: How Would You Change AMD?
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AMD's Radeon HD 4770 Specs Revealed
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AMD Releases R700 Instruction Set
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Nvidia Countersues Intel on License Agreement
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Report: Intel Delays Launch of New Atom CPUs
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AMD Showcases Havok Physics... Again?
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OnLive Makes Crysis on a Netbook Possible
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Intel to Host Live 'Nehalem' CPU Tech Talk
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