There's some strange inconsistency in rumors about AMD's upcoming Radeon HD 6700 series. Last week, one report hinted that the cards would have 256-bit memory interfaces and meaty performance. Now, a story by ATi-Forum says the Radeon HD 6770 will be nothing but a re-badged 5770, which would...
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Latest AMD FirePro card has six display outputs, costs $3,499
Say hello to the new king of AMD's professional graphics lineup: the FirePro V9800. This freshly announced offering boasts 4GB of RAM, six display outputs, the highest overall performance of any FirePro desktop card released to date... and an appropriate $3,499 price tag. Under the hood, the FirePro V9800 sports the...
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iOS 4.1 arrives with proximity sensor, Bluetooth fixes
For those who haven't been spending their day clicking "Check for Update" in iTunes, Apple has finally released iOS 4.1 for the iPhone and iPod touch. The free update includes new features like Game Center, iTunes TV show rentals, iTunes Ping support, high-definition video uploads, and the ability to...
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Poll: How important is USB 3.0?
After making its debut on high-end motherboards, USB 3.0 is quickly trickling down to more affordable boards and making its way into notebooks. It's easy to see why. USB 2.0 has been around forever and lacks the bandwidth to keep up with today's external storage devices. External...
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Google begins rolling out instant search
If results start popping up instantly the next time you type into the Google search box, don't be alarmed. You're looking at the new Instant Search feature, which Google has begun rolling out to some users signed into Google accounts. The new feature basically...
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New barebones Zbox has Blu-ray drive, USB 3.0 connectivity
We're particularly fond of Zotac's Zbox barebones nettops for their low prices, ease of assembly, and sensible baseline hardware specs. A couple of key ingredients have always been missing, though; the Zbox systems we've tested have lacked optical drives and USB 3.0 connectivity. The former is...
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Samsung predicts memory oversupply
We applauded the recent drop in memory prices in our new system guide yesterday. Apparently, prices could be headed down further still. DigiTimes says Samsung semiconductor chief Oh-Hyun Kwon stated at a media conference that DRAM supply may start outstripping demand later this year: Kwon pointed out that...
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Spy shots show next-gen Radeons
Fresh GPU rumors ahoy! This time, images of two purportedly unannounced graphics products from AMD have appeared in a pair of threads in the Chiphell forums. You'll need to register to see them... or you can just hit VR-Zone, which grabbed the pictures and posted them for...
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TR's back-to-school 2010 system guide
Join us for a new iteration of our system guide, in which our four core builds have simultaneously gotten hardware upgrades and price cuts.
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Fifth Firefox 4 beta enables Direct2D by default
The final release of Firefox 4.0 is drawing closer and closer. Earlier today, Mozilla outed its fifth beta version of the browser, which enables Direct2D acceleration by default and includes a handful of other, miscellaneous changes. You can grab the new beta through this page.
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$7,669 gaming PC has integrated Xbox 360
Origin PC announced a new gaming desktop called "The Big O" today. If you're one of countless gamers wishing you could play Halo 3 and StarCraft II on the same rig, then Origin PC has your back; "The Big O" boasts an integrated, liquid-cooled Xbox 360 Slim.
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New optical film could dramatically improve LCD efficiency
Although modern LCD panels typically consume much less power than the CRT monitors they've replaced, current technology is still quite inefficient. According to MIT's Technology Review, even today's best LCDs only deliver 8% of the luminance generated by their backlights. However, a new optical film developed by a...
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Metro 2033 and MSI Big Bang winners... claim your prizes!
Good news, everyone. We've drawn the seven winners from last month's Metro 2033 and MSI Big Bang Xpower giveaway. Let's start with our grand prize winner. RickyTick, you get to take home the MSI Big Bang Xpower motherboard. Just send a private message to Adam "Inkling" Eiberger in the...
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