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Sunday Newsweek: The Lost Decade - Why Steve Ballmer is no Bill Gates Garmin, TomTom stocks tank due to Android NordicHardware reports MSI shows how to unlock Phenom cores Fudzilla reports MSI won't do USB 3.0 / SATA 6.0 Gbps The Register reports Wintel 7 machines
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Last by Asbestos at 5:13 PM on 11/01/09 - Saturday science subject: A really old gamma ray burst
The neat thing about light and other radio waves is that, even though they travel extremely fast by our standards, they still take billions of years to go from one end of the universe to another. So, the further away we point our telescopes, the further back in time we...
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Last by gaffo at 9:09 PM on 11/02/09 - Halloween Shortbread
Halloween C|Net reports executive charged in Galleon case leaves IBM Ars Technica reports House, Senate get separate bills to kill net neutrality FCC economist: Congestion pricing could mean efficient network operation DigiTimes reports Acer...
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Last by NeronetFi at 7:08 AM on 11/02/09 - Deal of the week: Crazy Dirk's discount processors
Intel has been pounding the living daylights out of AMD with its Nehalem processors, especially the new Core i5 and i7-800 models. In response, AMD has retreated to lower and lower price points, culminating with the recent release of multi-core processors priced below $100. We're talking not just about the...
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Last by zagortenay at 12:15 AM on 11/03/09 - Dual-GPU AMD Hemlock card pictured
Poor 40-nm yields or not, Hemlock is coming. AMD officially intends to release the dual-GPU, DirectX 11 monster card this quarter, and now, the folks at AlienBabelTech have posted some images of Hemlock in the flesh. The graphics card depicted looks prodigiously long, likely because it houses two Cypress...
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Last by chunkymonster at 9:23 AM on 11/02/09 - 40-nm yield issues are back at TSMC
Well, this won't help get more of those Radeon HD 5800-series cards in stores. DigiTimes writes that TSMC, the Taiwanese foundry that produces the bulk of graphics chips for both AMD and Nvidia, has run into 40-nm yield problems once again. Reportedly, TSMC itself has admitted that production yields...
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Last by xzelence at 7:44 PM on 11/05/09 - Acer unveils 23'' multi-touch monitor
You don't need to spring for a touch-screen notebook or some sort of all-in-one PC to take advantage of Windows 7's multi-touch capabilities. As CrunchGear reports, all you have to do is grab a display like Acer's...
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Last by kamikaziechameleon at 8:34 PM on 11/01/09 - Friday Shortbread
Friday C|Net: Hints of missed chance to pursue Galleon case DigiTimes reports TSMC 40nm yield issues resurface, CEO promises fix by year-end Sprint continues to lose money, customers RealNetworks back in the black,...
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Last by Meadows at 1:32 AM on 10/31/09 - Rumor mill points to 2010 Wii 2 launch
Could we see a new, high-definition Wii console next year? One might just think that after seeing the latest report by French website Logic-Sunrise, which claims to have gotten the scoop from a very solid source at Nintendo. According to that source, the Wii 2 will debut in 2010 with...
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Last by swaaye at 9:41 PM on 11/03/09 - Report: Fermi-based GPU will debut 'by early December'
As AMD continues to have trouble meeting demand for Radeon HD 5800-series graphics cards, Nvidia is hard at work on a competing product based on the Fermi architecture. Fudzilla has now learned from its sources that Nvidia has started taking pre-orders for that product (code-named GF100) and it's...
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Last by DrCR at 4:23 AM on 11/01/09 - Availability check: Radeon HD 5850 remains scarce, now pricier
Three weeks have passed since we last probed the availability of AMD's new Radeon HD 5850. How have things progressed since then? They pretty much haven't, judging by our latest look at online retailers in the U.S. and Canada. Just like last time, we limited our search to Newegg,...
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Last by JustAnEngineer at 6:08 PM on 10/30/09 - Ubuntu 9.10 brings better polish, performance
On the heels of Windows 7, Canonical has completed and released the latest major version of its popular Linux distribution. Ubuntu 9.10 is now available for download from a wealth of mirrors all over the world. As usual, the installation image fits onto a single, bootable CD that...
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Last by Manabu at 2:53 PM on 11/04/09 - Etc.
If you don't frequent our forums, you may have missed the announcement of Asus's Xtreme Design contest. This is something a little bit different: a PC design and building contest. The first stage is design only—explain what sort of unique system you would build with the latest components. Try...
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Last by Bensam123 at 10:48 AM on 11/02/09 - Core i7-930 might show up next quarter
Ever since the arrival of new Lynnfield Core i5 and i7-800 processors, the lower end of the LGA1366 spectrum has looked a little redundant. Specifically, the Core i7-920 is selling for almost exactly the same as the new Core i7-860, which has a higher base clock speed, tighter power...
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Last by NeelyCam at 4:38 AM on 10/31/09 - Thursday Shortbread
Thursday Bright Side of News: AMD to increase Radeon HD 5800 prices? C|Net reports Motorola sees small third-quarter profit Yahoo's Bartz: We 'somehow got boring' VR-Zone attends Asus Power Users' Seminar ...
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Last by PhilipMcc at 6:43 PM on 10/30/09 - Left 4 Dead 2 demo hits Steam—for pre-orders only
Want to sample Left 4 Dead 2 before you buy? Then you'll want to wait until November 3, which is when Valve will release a demo version of the co-operative zombie shooter to the general public. However, Shacknews reminds folks who pre-ordered the PC version of the game that...
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Last by clhensle at 2:17 PM on 10/30/09 - Google adds free car navigation features to Android
Android just got a whole lot more interesting. In a move that's sent shares of satnav device makers tumbling, Google has announced the addition of free car navigation features to its Android mobile platform. As Engadget reports, the functionality builds upon existing Google Maps software and adds just everything...
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Last by OneArmedScissor at 9:43 PM on 10/29/09 - Sony recalls short-circuiting power adapters
Got a Sony laptop? Then grab its power brick and keep reading. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Sony have initiated a recall of some Vaio power adapters that can allegedly "fail over time, posing an electrical shock hazard to consumers." The recall covers adapters with the model number...
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Last by VILLAIN_xx at 1:41 AM on 11/01/09
