New Radeon HD 5770s have single-slot coolers, gobs of DisplayPort
More than ten months after its initial release, AMD's Radeon HD 5700 family is still proving to be popular among graphics card makers. Now that the Juniper GPU has been around for a while, we're starting to see it pop up in some truly unique designs. Yesterday, PowerColor...
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Could GlobalFoundries make AMD's 28-nm GPUs?
TSMC is in a pretty good position right now, manufacturing almost all graphics processors for both AMD and Nvidia. The status quo might change, however. DigiTimes says a report by the Economic Daily News suggests AMD will use GlobalFoundries' 28-nm process technology for its next-gen graphics parts. AMD made...
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Lemonade Day Shortbread
Eight is Enough C|Net's Q&A: Intel exec Renee James discusses goals for McAfee VR-Zone: 8-core Sandy Bridge pictures / screenshots leaked Fudzilla reports AMD dumps Single Instruction Multiple Data SemiAccurate: Intel's P67, H67, and H61 chipsets will lack native PCI support iSuppli: Will $1 per Gigabyte NAND...
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AMD captured more notebook CPU market share last quarter
The folks at IDC have whipped up a new round of quarterly numbers for the x86 processor market, and they say shipments and revenue both increased overall—as did AMD's piece of the pie. IDC's market share estimates cover the whole market:
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Release roundup: An Ion box, fresh enclosures, a clicky keyboard, and more
Our sack of press announcements is bursting at the seams this week with news from Adata, BitFenix, Lian Li, Razer, and Shuttle: Adata launches USB 3.0 and SATA II dual interface N004. I'll be the first to say it: N004 might not...
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With McAfee purchase, Intel could become #1 bloatware vendor
The news of Intel's $7.68 billion acquisition of McAfee was a bit of a surprise to many of us, and the vague justifications both sides offered for the deal largely focused on the proliferation of mobile devices. However, I couldn't help but think of another implication of this...
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HTPC-primed Radeon HD 5750 is half-height, double-wide
Looking for a little more graphics horsepower for your ultra-slim home-theater PC? PowerColor has a novel solution based on AMD's Radeon HD 5750. The appropriately named HD5750 Low Profile Edition uses a half-height circuit board that will squeeze into shorter chassis without room for full-size cards.
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Back-to-school savings hit AMD CPU price list
AMD quietly cut processor prices earlier this week. According to motherboard industry sources quoted by DigiTimes (and general common sense), this latest round of discounts is an attempt by AMD to defend its turf against competition from Intel. Here's a quick summary of the pricing changes for desktop...
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Intel to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion
I must say I had to do a double-take on this one. Earlier today, Intel announced it has entered a "definitive agreement" to purchase McAfee for $7.68 billion in cash. That's McAfee, purportedly the world's largest dedicated security technology firm, and known far and wide for its antivirus software—mostly...
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Portal 2 primed for February 9, 2011
Game release dates are sprouting up all over the place lately. After Crysis 2 and Rage, it's now Portal 2's turn. GameInformer says Valve intends to release the first-person action puzzle sequel on February 9, 2011. Next February is a little later than originally planned, but we'll still get...
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Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse pictured, listed in Canada
Mystery solved. That "touchy" device Microsoft teased and the Arc Touch Mouse we heard about last month are indeed the same product. So suggest the pictures posted yesterday by German site WinFuture. Although that teaser shot from Microsoft showed a flat contraption, the product will indeed feature an...
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National Aviation Day Shortbread
Eight is Enough Breaking news: WSJ reports Intel to buy McAfee in $7.68 billion deal Wired: The web is dead. Long live the Internet Ars Technica reports Facebook adds geolocation, check-ins to iPhone and web apps Mad Money's Jim Cramer's take on Nvidia: Stock price will rise...
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Samsung's R480 14-inch notebook
This red-and-black notebook touts a Core i5 processor, discrete GeForce graphics, and generous connectivity. Are those perks worth the extra bulk over thinner and lighter machines?
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Poll: How much storage in your primary PC?
Although hard drive capacities aren't growing at the rate they once were, the drives themselves are getting cheaper and cheaper. That's made it easy to load up a desktop PC with multiple terabytes of storage capacity on the cheap, and without taking up too many drive bays. At...
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A Google Chrome OS slate could launch on Black Friday
If we're to believe the rumor mill, a Google-branded, Chrome OS-powered slate device will venture forth onto store shelves this coming Black Friday—that's November 26, if you haven't already marked the date on your calendar. The news comes to us from Download Squad, which bases its story on an...
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