TR BBQ '09 approaches
Dr. Fish sends along word that he and the usual gang of folks are planning another cookout and get-together for TR readers this summer. Here's the info: It’s that time of the year again! On July 18th, geeks from all over the country (admittedly mostly from the eastern Midwest) will...
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Those of you who listen to the TR Podcast will be pleased to hear that we've picked up a new sponsor for the duration of the summer: the folks at MSI. We've been scraping by with little real support until recently, when NCIX.com sponsored the latest episode,...
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The Zune HD is Tegra-powered
When Microsoft announced the Zune HD in May, we said there had been talk of the device sporting an Nvidia Tegra system-on-a-chip. Well, that's now pretty much official. Ryan Shrout from PC Perspective says he received confirmation directly from Nvidia staffers at Computex earlier this month. If you missed...
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Cloud rendering shown in action
If you were reading TR in January, you might've seen our story about AMD's Fusion Render Cloud announcement. In a nutshell, AMD teamed up with a firm called OTOY to render games "in the cloud," making 3D titles playable on pretty much any device with a web browser. We had...
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Wednesday Shortbread
Wednesday Jon Peddie Research: Improved performance in online gameplay with Bigfoot Networks Killer® Xeno Pro (white paper) The Register reports Pirate Bay launches encrypted private network iSuppli: Gear costs to derail Moore's Law...
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First Western Digital-branded SSDs start shipping
Western Digital didn't take long to start capitalizing on its purchase of SiliconSystems. Two and a half months after completing the acquisition of the solid-state drive maker, WD has unleashed a whole line of WD-branded SSDs. The SiliconDrive III series is now shipping in 2.5" and 1.8" form...
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BenQ unveils AMD-based 13.3-inch 'netbook'
Exclusive to HP's dv2 notebooks since April, the AMD Yukon platform is spreading to new venues at last. BenQ has announced a new "ultra-portable netbook" that features a low-power AMD processor and Mobility Radeon graphics. The Joybook Lite T131 also comes with a 13.3" 1280x800 display, 802.11n Wi-Fi,...
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AMD said to prep next-gen chipsets for early 2010
A new generation of chipsets will sweep away AMD's aging 7-series lineup early next year, according to DigiTimes. Sourcing its informers at motherboard firms yet again, the site says new core logic products code-named RD890 and RS880D will show up alongside a new SB800 south bridge in January 2010. Reportedly,...
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Report: MacBook Pros have half-speed Serial ATA
Just over a week ago, Apple revamped its MacBook Pro lineup with lower prices, better batteries, and some miscellaneous design changes. According to Mac Rumors, one of those design changes may not have been for the better. User reports suggest the Serial ATA interfaces inside some of the new...
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Tuesday Shortbread
Tuesday DSLReports: Senators look to kill handset exclusivity EETimes reports Chang reassumes control of TSMC in shake-up Amazon CEO Bezos: We've got issues with Google Book Search Sun Microsystems said to cancel big...
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Catalyst 9.6 drivers speed up strategy titles
Radeon owners, you know the drill: every month, AMD releases a new set of Catalyst graphics drivers with bug fixes and, occasionally, a handful of other improvements. This month's Catalyst 9.6 release is now available from the AMD Game website. You can download different versions for Windows 7, Windows...
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We get a sneak peek at another Asus P55 mobo
A reliable source has provided us with a whole batch of photos showing an upcoming Lynnfield motherboard from Asus. The Maximus III Formula features a P55 chipset, and it looks to be part of Asus' high-end Republic of Gamers series. A look at the PCB reveals three physical PCI Express x16...
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Virgin, Universal to offer unlimited MP3 downloads
Filling up an iPod with tracks from the iTunes Store may set you back 30 grand, but traditional subscription services essentially cost infinity dollars if you want to keep all your music. What's a cheapskate to do? In a surprising move, two entertainment giants, Virgin and Universal, have...
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11.6'' Eee may reach Europe this month at آ€399
We got to see Asus' 11.6-inch Eee PC 1101HA first-hand a couple of weeks ago, but Asus didn't tell us about release plans or how much it intends to charge for the netbook. Today, Netbook Italia claims to have filled in those blanksآ—at least as far as the...
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VT-enabled Celerons will show up next quarter, report says
Intel will soon bring hardware virtualization all the way down to its Celeron processor lineup, according to DigiTimes. The site has heard from folks at motherboard makers that a pair of new, VT-enabled Celerons are on track to launch next quarter. The Celeron E3300 will run at 2.5GHz with 1MB...
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