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Asus agrees to publish full Eee PC source code

Asus agrees to publish full Eee PC source code

29th Nov 2007 After critics damned Asus for not following the GPL agreement with the Eee PC's custom OS, Asus has owned up. [19]

Nvidia 680i boards don't support Penryn?

Nvidia 680i boards don't support Penryn?

28th Nov 2007 We've been digging for a little while now as rumours have been circling suggesting that existing Nvidia nForce 680i SLI boards likely won't support Intel's latest 45nm processors. [39]

Tagan joins Nvidia ESA initiative with new PSUs

Tagan joins Nvidia ESA initiative with new PSUs

27th Nov 2007 Jumping on Nvidia's "monitor everything" bandwagon, Tagan has launched its BZ range of PSUs that are ESA compatible. [8]

A-Data releases DDR3 at 2GHz

A-Data releases DDR3 at 2GHz

27th Nov 2007 Usually it's Corsair or OCZ hitting new heights in memory speeds, but for once it seems that A-Data is getting in on the blazing fast DDR3 action with some Vitesta DDR3-2000X. [3]

Asus Eee PC violates Linux GPL?

Asus Eee PC violates Linux GPL?

26th Nov 2007 Apparently Asus may have violated the Linux GPL with the immensely popular Eee PC by not releasing part of the source code for one of the kernel modules.  [13]

France leads the way in common sense

France leads the way in common sense

26th Nov 2007 The French have led the way in terms of anti-piracy legislation by making the punishment by casual file-sharing consumer fit the crime committed. However, it's at some expense to online privacy. [24]

MSI HydroGen - Watercooling, MSI Style

MSI HydroGen - Watercooling, MSI Style

26th Nov 2007 bit-tech has obtained some exclusive photos of MSI's new "HydroGen" waterblock that is due to arrive in a limited edition with its next generation Intel X48 motherboard. [35]

AMD has considered buying Ageia

AMD has considered buying Ageia

22nd Nov 2007 Physics has been one of those industry buzzwords for a while now, and it looks like the company that raised the awareness could well be on the road to acquisition. [12]

Optimus keyboard seen working

Optimus keyboard seen working

22nd Nov 2007 Gizmodo has a video on the almost legendary Optimus OLED keyboard actually working! It's seriously cool, but seriously expensive, so take a look and decide if you want it on your wishlist.  [29]

Study links WiFi with childhood autism

Study links WiFi with childhood autism

22nd Nov 2007 A new study from the Australasian Journal of Clinical Environmental Medicine has found a possible link between WiFi devices and childhood autism.  [21]

Embedded Linux goes Open Source

Embedded Linux goes Open Source

21st Nov 2007 DeviceVM, the company that makes the embedded Linux on the Asus P5E3 Deluxe, has just released the source code to its software. We grilled the company to find out what it expects from this. [13]

Nvidia sends notebook gamers a holiday gift

Nvidia sends notebook gamers a holiday gift

20th Nov 2007 Gamers might want to hold off before buying their next notebook - Nvidia just announced that the 8800M GPU is on the way. [17]

AMD launches Phenom and Spider

AMD launches Phenom and Spider

19th Nov 2007 AMD has finally launched its Spider platform and the Phenom line of processors to the masses. Fanboys rejoice by emptying their wallets.. providing you can find one. [21]

Seagate gives out free virus with HDD purchase

Seagate gives out free virus with HDD purchase

15th Nov 2007 If you have purchased a Maxtor Basics Personal Storage 3200 since August 2007, then it's time to break out your antivirus. [13]

AMD announces Radeon HD 3800 series

AMD announces Radeon HD 3800 series

15th Nov 2007 AMD has this morning announced the ATI Radeon HD 3800 series of graphics cards. We've got the details here and there'll be much more to follow in our architectural review. [20]

XFX brings forth the 8800 GT 256MB

XFX brings forth the 8800 GT 256MB

14th Nov 2007 XFX debuts its GeForce 8800 GT 256MB - it's just like the 8800 GT 512MB, but with less memory! [7]

New Dell 30 inch monitor to have DisplayPort, HDMI

New Dell 30 inch monitor to have DisplayPort, HDMI

14th Nov 2007 Dell's next 30 incher, the 3008WFP, is looking to satisfy all your input needs and will sport DisplayPort, HDMI and more. [16]

Interested in getting paid to overclock?

Interested in getting paid to overclock?

13th Nov 2007 Foxconn has announced a scholarship program in conjunction with its Quantum Force range, running right now, where successful applicants will be paid to overclock! [9]

Cooler Master debuts ESA Cosmos

Cooler Master debuts ESA Cosmos

13th Nov 2007 The Enthusiast System Architecture is now upon us with the release of the Cosmos ESA from Cooler Master. [11]

AMD Radeon HD 3850 & HD 3870 spotted in the wild

AMD Radeon HD 3850 & HD 3870 spotted in the wild

13th Nov 2007 AMD's next-gen Radeon HD 3850 and HD 3870 graphics cards are already on pre-order at prices that hope to spoil Nvidia's 8800 GT party. [23]

HK Power introduces solar powered emulator

HK Power introduces solar powered emulator

13th Nov 2007 HK Power has introduced a brand new solar powered media player to the market which doubles as a NES emulator. [2]

Penryn processors available today

Penryn processors available today

12th Nov 2007 The day we have all been waiting for is finally here - Intel's first Penryn processor launches today with the Core 2 Extreme QX9650. [10]

Foxconn Mars first to support 0.5 multipliers

Foxconn Mars first to support 0.5 multipliers

12th Nov 2007 Foxconn's Mars motherboard is the first on the market to support the new 0.5 multiplier increments for Penryn processors.  [0]

Lenovo announces ThinkStation line of workstations

Lenovo announces ThinkStation line of workstations

7th Nov 2007 Lenovo has announced the ThinkStation line of workstations, and has released specifications on two models currently planned. [5]

New study: P2P music increases CD sales

New study: P2P music increases CD sales

6th Nov 2007 A new study claims that peer to peer music sharing actually increases the sales of CDs and OiNK may be down, but that doesn't mean its spirit is dead... [23]

Optimus keyboard to come at lower price

Optimus keyboard to come at lower price

6th Nov 2007 If you've been wanting the Optimus keyboard since it was first announced but can't afford the $1500 price tag, then good news for you. The keyboard now has a sub-$500 model on the way. [20]