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Lenovo makes multi-touch, anti-glare screens

Lenovo makes multi-touch, anti-glare screens

16th Sep 2009 Lenovo has announced a pair of new display technologies ready for its Windows 7 devices. [7]

Acer announces Ferrari netbook

Acer announces Ferrari netbook

15th Sep 2009 Acer is launching a Windows 7-based netbook under the Ferrari brand, and the specifications are anything but pedestrian with an AMD CPU and XGP support. [20]

Don't forget to vote on the CPC & bit-tech Awards

Don't forget to vote on the CPC & bit-tech Awards

15th Sep 2009 There's only one month left to vote on this year's Custom PC & bit-tech Awards. Read on to find out how you could win some great prizes!

Atmel launches unlimited-touch controllers

Atmel launches unlimited-touch controllers

14th Sep 2009 Atmel has launched a new touchscreen controller technology which promises rapid refresh rates. [16]

AMD announces six-monitor card

AMD announces six-monitor card

11th Sep 2009 AMD has unveiled its next generation graphics card - the ATI HD5800 series - which is capable of driving six monitors from a single GPU. [55]

AMD says consumers are technology illiterate

AMD says consumers are technology illiterate

10th Sep 2009 AMD has launched a new branding scheme that it hopes will help technologically illiterate consumers buy with confidence. [45]

Dell teases ultra-slim Air-alike

Dell teases ultra-slim Air-alike

10th Sep 2009 Dell has revealed images of its next Adamo laptop - the Adamo XPS - and it's looking neat, with a thickness that puts Apple's MacBook Air to shame. [27]

Pretec creates self-destructing SSD

Pretec creates self-destructing SSD

9th Sep 2009 Memory maker Pretec has announced a new SSD line which features a self-destruct feature capable of completely wiping the device in around 0.1 seconds. [15]

Japanese consortium to develop solar powered CPU

Japanese consortium to develop solar powered CPU

7th Sep 2009 A consortium of seven Japanese companies is working to create a home-grown CPU which will consume seventy percent less power than existing technologies. [11]

55% off MSI P55 boards tomorrow at 2pm!

55% off MSI P55 boards tomorrow at 2pm!

7th Sep 2009 MSI has a ludicrous launch offer on Tuesday, with 55% off its premium Intel P55 motherboards: it's first come, first serve so get in quick! [200]

Sony keen on stereoscopic 3D

Sony keen on stereoscopic 3D

4th Sep 2009 Sony's Sir Howard Stringer has voiced a desire to bring stereoscopic 3D to virtually every Sony product. [10]

Microsoft lifts 720p Xbox 360 requirement

Microsoft lifts 720p Xbox 360 requirement

3rd Sep 2009 Microsoft apparently lifted the requirement that all games run at 720p from Xbox 360 developers earlier this year. [30]

ASA bans Samsung LED TV ads

ASA bans Samsung LED TV ads

3rd Sep 2009 The Advertising Standards Authority has branded adverts for LED-backlit TVs from Samsung "misleading," and has banned the ads from running again. [38]

OLEDs to become as cheap as newsprint

OLEDs to become as cheap as newsprint

1st Sep 2009 A new technique for the creation of OLED displays could lead to devices becoming as "inexpensive as printing newspapers" according to a Japanese researcher. [22]

AMD announces 40W six-core Opteron

AMD announces 40W six-core Opteron

1st Sep 2009 AMD has announced some new members to its Opteron range of server chips - six-core processors drawing a minuscule 40W of power without sacrificing performance. [12]

Sharp to launch ultra-mini netbook

Sharp to launch ultra-mini netbook

28th Aug 2009 Sharp is set to launch a device which it believes sits between smartphones and netbooks - a 5" touchscreen unit running Ubuntu 9.04. [30]

Rumour: Nokia to launch ARM-based netbook

Rumour: Nokia to launch ARM-based netbook

27th Aug 2009 Industry sources claim that Nokia is looking to release a netbook based around the ARM processor family. [7]

Nvidia predicts 570x GPU performance boost

Nvidia predicts 570x GPU performance boost

27th Aug 2009 Nvidia's CEO has predicted that GPU technology will increase to 570 times current performance levels in six years, while CPU tech will lag behind. [39]

Nvidia releases Windows 7 Direct Compute driver

Nvidia releases Windows 7 Direct Compute driver

25th Aug 2009 Nvidia has attained WHQL certification for its latest Windows 7 direct compute drive. [18]

Nokia unveils Booklet 3G netbook

Nokia unveils Booklet 3G netbook

25th Aug 2009 Finnish mobile giant Nokia has offered up a taster of its first entry into the netbook market - a rather snazzy 10" model featuring 3G connectivity and a HDMI output. [12]

Snow Leopard Arrives on 28th August

Snow Leopard Arrives on 28th August

25th Aug 2009 In just three days Apple's next OS, Snow Leopard is available, pipping the Windows 7 boat out of port by a few months. [46]

Sapphire launches new Radeon HD 4770

Sapphire launches new Radeon HD 4770

20th Aug 2009 Sapphire hopes it can overcome the supply problems of ATI's mid-range GPUwith a new board design [20]

Rumour: MSI to be first with Pine Trail netbook

Rumour: MSI to be first with Pine Trail netbook

18th Aug 2009 Next-generation Atom CPU with integrated GPU and memory controller may indeed appear this year. [9]

Announcing the Custom PC & bit-tech Awards 2009

Announcing the Custom PC & bit-tech Awards 2009

18th Aug 2009 We're pleased to announce that voting for this year's all-new Custom PC & bit-tech Awards is now open. Read on to win some great prizes! [25]

Rumour: ATI RV870 to use 384-bit memory bus

Rumour: ATI RV870 to use 384-bit memory bus

17th Aug 2009 Will ATI up its memory bus to 384-bit for its forthcoming RV870 GPU design? [39]

Apple responds to App Store critics

Apple responds to App Store critics

12th Aug 2009 Mounting criticism of Apple's opaque policies for what's allowed - and what's not - in its iPhone App Store draws a personal response from Phil Schiller, Apple's Senior Vice President. [33]

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