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U3 platform offers personal computing on the go

U3 platform offers personal computing on the go

6th Jan 2006 CES 2006: Fancy taking all your applications, as well as your data, wherever you go? A new generation of flash drives will let you do just that. [0]

Dell and NVIDIA showcase first Quad SLI system

Dell and NVIDIA showcase first Quad SLI system

6th Jan 2006 CES 2006: Dell and NVIDIA are showcasing the first Quad SLI PC at CES in Las Vegas. This baby comes with 2GB of system memory, 2GB of video memory, four GPUs and four logical execution threads inside the CPU, just to add insult to injury... [0]

ASUS launches silent 7800 GT

ASUS launches silent 7800 GT

4th Jan 2006 ASUS has announced its EN7800 GT TOP Silent. It should be available today and comes pre-overclocked. Details inside... [0]

Intel officially unveils its leap ahead

Intel officially unveils its leap ahead

3rd Jan 2006 Ahead of CES, Intel has pulled the covers off its new branding programme. There's a new logo, Intel Inside is dead, and we have some promo photos from Vegas. [0]

Google to launch Google PC into Walmart

Google to launch Google PC into Walmart

3rd Jan 2006 Is Microsoft running scared yet? A new PC from the searchsters could come in at under $200 using a Google OS. [0]

C-Media to work with Intel

C-Media to work with Intel

3rd Jan 2006 A report in a Taiwanese newspaper suggests that Intel has signed a licensing agreement with Taiwanese audio codec specialist C-Media. Details of the agreement are light at the moment. [0]

First batch of VIIV PCs will not support DMA

First batch of VIIV PCs will not support DMA

2nd Jan 2006 Digital Media Adapters are an important part of bringing the digital home to a wide range of consumers. VIIV is launching later this week, without DMA capabilities. It seems like they're a thing of the future for the time being... [0]

Vista will not support old DVD drives

Vista will not support old DVD drives

2nd Jan 2006 First-generation DVD drives required the operating system to enforce region coding, which caused a number of problems with newer DVD drives. Microsoft will remove these problems in Windows Vista by dropping support for the older drives. [0]

RAM costs might be on the up

RAM costs might be on the up

28th Dec 2005 DDR and DDR2 might be more expensive by the second quarter of next year, as makers in the East contemplate lowering their production. [0]

5th Jan for Dell Cinema display

5th Jan for Dell Cinema display

22nd Dec 2005 Looking to buy a dual-monitor setup? Wait two weeks and find out if Dell's Cinema Display rival, the 3007WFP, is worth a look. You can't argue with 2560x1600 from a single LCD. [0]

iPod nano cordless headphones

iPod nano cordless headphones

22nd Dec 2005 Mac specialists Macally have developed a genius set of headphones which allows you to slot your iPod nano directly into them. The mTUNE-N is sure to be a hit. [0]

ASUS goes green

ASUS goes green

21st Dec 2005 ASUS has released an environmentally friendly notebook that features reduced Lead, Mercury and other nasties. At just 1.4KG, you could almost put it in your pocket. [0]

Seagate to buy Maxtor in billion dollar swoop

Seagate to buy Maxtor in billion dollar swoop

21st Dec 2005 Seagate, the world's leading hard drive manufacturer will buy Maxtor in a deal worth around $2 billion. It is said to save the two companies around $300 million in operating expenses after the first full year of integration. [0]

EU Imposes Duty on Big LCDs

EU Imposes Duty on Big LCDs

21st Dec 2005 The EU is set to impose a 14% import tariff on all LCD screens 19" and larger that are not produced in European Union countries. Only The Netherlands has imposed it thus far, but other countries will follow very soon. [0]

GECUBE announces first AGP X1000-series cards

GECUBE announces first AGP X1000-series cards

20th Dec 2005 Rumours surrounding an AGP-based Radeon X1000-series video card have been coming increasingly real over the last few weeks. Today, GECUBE has announced the world's first AGP Radeon X1000-series video cards. [0]

ATI Avivo Transcoder for all

ATI Avivo Transcoder for all

20th Dec 2005 UPDATED: Initially, it was thought that the group of technologies that come under the guise of Avivo would only work on ATI's Radeon X1000-series. We're hosting a version that is said to work on most, if not all video cards. [0]

New AMD socket will be called AM2

New AMD socket will be called AM2

16th Dec 2005 We have the details on the range of processors that AMD will be introducing next year. How about a dual-core FX-62 with a 333MHz HyperTransport bus and DDR 2 support? Sounds good to us. [0]

Pics of the new beta MSN Messenger

Pics of the new beta MSN Messenger

15th Dec 2005 It's called Windows Live Messenger, and it looks sort of the same with some interesting tweaks. Personalisation is the name of the game. [0]

Toshiba delays HD DVD player launch

Toshiba delays HD DVD player launch

15th Dec 2005 Toshiba says HD DVD copy protection isn't ready yet, and delays the launch of their players. Will this hand Blu-ray the advantage? [0]

Intel joins forces with BMW Sauber

Intel joins forces with BMW Sauber

15th Dec 2005 A comprehensive deal means that Intel will be in your BMW cars, as well as powering the F1 team. Full details inside. [0]

Marvel settles with NCsoft

Marvel settles with NCsoft

15th Dec 2005 Remember Marvel suing NCsoft because you could create Wolverine-a-likes in City of Heroes? That's all sorted now. [0]

NVIDIA snaps up ULi

NVIDIA snaps up ULi

14th Dec 2005 Strengthening its mainboard chipset division, NVIDIA has added the Taiwanese southbridge designer to its own empire. Better nForce chipsets are to come, but how will this affect ATI? [0]

AMD victorious in Dual-Core Duel

AMD victorious in Dual-Core Duel

13th Dec 2005 Having challenged Intel to a showdown, AMD are now declaring themselves the winner of the Dual-Core Duel. Top 10 List inside why Intel didn't show. [0]

ATI's new R580 = Radeon X1900?

ATI's new R580 = Radeon X1900?

13th Dec 2005 ATI's new flagship could now be called Radeon X1900 when released in late January. We talk specification, and NVIDIA's response, the G71. [0]

Chrimbo - iPod pants are the new socks

Chrimbo - iPod pants are the new socks

13th Dec 2005 If you normally get socks for Christmas, why not ask for something a little different? These boxer shorts have a funky little iPod pouch sewn in. [0]

ATI shipping super-duper X1800s

ATI shipping super-duper X1800s

12th Dec 2005 The X1800 XT OC is the latest weapon in the NVIDIA / ATI war of attrition. A little slower than the 7800 GTX 512MB, it is at least (at last?) available to buy. [0]