Report: Dual-core Atom netbooks may have larger displays
Yesterday, we reported on a rumor that Intel will suggest pricing of $349-399 for netbooks based on an upcoming dual-core Atom. Today, DigiTimes reports that those same netbooks may also have larger displays than today's offerings with single-core CPUs. Quoting "sources from notebook players," DigiTimes explains that Intel will...
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HP: We'll put webOS in slates, printers
Soon after HP announced its acquisition of Palm, executives from the two companies went on record naming slate devices as possible candidates for integration with Palm's webOS mobile operating system. HP has now updated its official Twitter feed with further confirmation of the slate plans, plus news...
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$999 MacBook gets an upgrade
Although spared by Apple's last mobile refresh, the lowly $999 MacBook has now received a rightly deserved upgrade. You won't find a 2010 Core Mobile processor in the new spec sheet, but Apple has nevertheless swapped in a quicker Core 2 Duo, upgraded the integrated graphics chipset, and...
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Asus' Eee PC 1201T ultraportable
This latest Eee PC defies convention with AMD guts and no operating system in the box. Is it the perfect ultraportable for Linux geeks, or does it fall short?
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Poll: How many displays are hooked up to your main PC?
In the wake of our detailed look at AMD's Eyefinity multi-display technology, we're wondering just how many of our readers use more than one monitor on their PC. After all, 1080p displays with cheap TN panels can be had for 150 bucks or so these days, and we're...
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IBM adds Tesla GPUs to high-performance-computing server
Talk about a big design win for Nvidia's GPU computing business. Earlier today, the company announced that IBM now offers Nvidia Tesla 20-series GPUs in its iDataPlex servers, making those "the first mainstream high performance computing . . . systems" to have Tesla inside. Nvidia Tesla General Manager Andy Keane...
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BFG runs out of ammo, exits graphics card market
The cold, HardOCP has announced that BFG Tech will exit the graphics card market. The company will continue selling PSUs and gaming-oriented desktop and notebook systems, but its graphics business wasn't profitable enough to maintain. Since the press release quoted by HardOCP doesn't appear to have made...
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AMD chipsets said to be in short supply
Last year's 40-nm graphics processor shortage is still having repercussions. DigiTimes reports that supply of AMD's 55-nm chipsets is now running tight as a result, and the situation may not improve until October or so. Wait, there's a link between 40-nm GPU production and 55-nm chipsets? DigiTimes explains that, when...
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SandForce showdown: Corsair's Force F100 and OCZ's Agility 2 and Vertex 2 SSDs
An SSD's controller chip largely determines its destiny. SandForce's SF-1200 is the latest controller to hit the market, and we've taken it for a spin.
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