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Creative is after Apple again

Creative is after Apple again

12th Dec 2005 Creative have launched a competitor to the iPod video, called the Zen Vision:M. They're not just after them in the stores though - there's talk of a lawsuit. [0]

ATI to release 13 Catalysts this year

ATI to release 13 Catalysts this year

8th Dec 2005 ATI has released the December edition of its Catalyst 5-series drivers today. However, we understand that the Catalyst Crew will be releasing another driver before the year comes to a close.  [0]

Creative creatively clones video iPod

Creative creatively clones video iPod

8th Dec 2005 Creative has just launched a new version of it's Zen audio / video players - they seem to have a decidedly Granny Smith flavour... [0]

New Compound Gives Chips Speed Boost

New Compound Gives Chips Speed Boost

8th Dec 2005 Intel have been working with Brit company Qinetiq, brewing up new, faster chip compounds [0]

iTunes now offers NBC video

iTunes now offers NBC video

8th Dec 2005 The video store gets an upgrade, with content from NBC - as well as the previous content from ABC - now available. Good times! [0]

GECUBE to ship overclocked X1800XT soon

GECUBE to ship overclocked X1800XT soon

8th Dec 2005 Not long ago, ATI gave its partners the go-ahead on shipping overclocked versions of the recently-launched Radeon X1000-series. GECUBE looks set to intro a Radeon X1800XT 'Extreme Edition' that comes with a 700MHz core speed. [0]

GeForce 6800 GS AGP spotted

GeForce 6800 GS AGP spotted

8th Dec 2005 Komplett has jumped the gun on the launch of GeForce 6800 GS AGP. It looks like the card will be launched next week. There are no firm details on clock speeds just yet, but we expect it to be clocked at the same speeds as the PCI-Express version. [0]

Intel Apple boxes to arrive on June 6, possibly

Intel Apple boxes to arrive on June 6, possibly

7th Dec 2005 There are rumours that Intel Macs will launch at MacWorld in January, but Taiwanese sources are saying that they won't be available until June. Who knows? We have the speculation. [0]

Panasonic 50GB Blu-ray is go

Panasonic 50GB Blu-ray is go

6th Dec 2005 Panasonic will have 50GB dual-lay BD-ROM discs by the end of the month. Yet even this is not enough storage for some. [0]

ATI snaffles Macci

ATI snaffles Macci

5th Dec 2005 ATI has revealed to bit-tech that it has employed top overclocker, Macci, as an engineer in the firm. Mainboard man Reuven Soraya also gives us some thoughts on the upcoming RD580 chipset. [0]

AGEIA's PhysX PPU delayed

AGEIA's PhysX PPU delayed

5th Dec 2005 Lack of games blamed for holiday delay. Asus and BFG are waiting for software houses to get games out the door. [0]

GeForce 7800 GS AGP?

GeForce 7800 GS AGP?

1st Dec 2005 NVIDIA say the GeForce 7800 GS PCI-E is not for mass production. What they won't comment on is whether there will be an AGP GeForce 7.  [0]

EVE Online gets Solid State speed boost

EVE Online gets Solid State speed boost

1st Dec 2005 What do you do when even SCSI RAID is too slow for your needs? Easy: go solid state and enjoy 3GB/sec. Sustained. MMORPG Eve Online saw a 4000% increase in server performance as a result. I'll take two please! [0]

ASUS launch LCD monitors

ASUS launch LCD monitors

29th Nov 2005 The popular motherboard manufacturer has some new 17" monitors, and is offering a 1 year warranty on dead pixels. They look funky! [0]

Dell *heart* AMD

Dell *heart* AMD

28th Nov 2005 Server specifications and bottom line profits could signal Dell's intent, according to recent analysis.q [0]

Apple finally wins iTunes.co.uk

Apple finally wins iTunes.co.uk

28th Nov 2005 Apple has won the right to own the itunes.co.uk domain name, after a length legal battle with its previous owner. The actions of the domain administrator, Nominet, are looking suspect. [0]

NVIDIA limiting GeForce 7800 GTX 512 supply

NVIDIA limiting GeForce 7800 GTX 512 supply

25th Nov 2005 A report on The Inquirer suggests that NVIDIA has no problems shipping G70 GPUs at 550MHz+. It seems like they're having supply issues with the memory chips at the moment - the 144-pin Samsung 1.1ns GDDR3 hasn't been in production for long. [0]

The INQUIRER challenges ATI and NVIDIA

The INQUIRER challenges ATI and NVIDIA

25th Nov 2005 An internal presentation made by ATI's marketing department made its way on to the web earlier this week. The INQUIRER has set up a duel for the two graphics heavyweights. Will they accept the challenge? [0]

ATI to introduce new GPUs early in '06

ATI to introduce new GPUs early in '06

24th Nov 2005 According to reports, there will be some new additions to ATI's product lineup in the first quarter of 2006. We have the details inside. [0]

SETI not @ Home

SETI not @ Home

23rd Nov 2005 The popular distributed computing project is being, er, folded. Ha Ha. [0]

Apple planning media Macs with instant-on

Apple planning media Macs with instant-on

23rd Nov 2005 Forget Microsoft MCE: OSX could be the new media platform of choice, if recent speculation is to be believed. [0]

Corsair launches 4GB pen drive

Corsair launches 4GB pen drive

21st Nov 2005 Is that a 4GB Corsair Flash Voyager in your pocket or are you just glad to see me? You'll surely be glad when you see the price... [0]

Internet 2 P2P gets the smackdown

Internet 2 P2P gets the smackdown

17th Nov 2005 The entertainment authorities manage to get another file-sharing network taken out. Students have been using the Internet 2 to transfer terabytes of data across the country to each other, but no more. [0]

NVIDIA's partners run out of 7800 GTX 512s

NVIDIA's partners run out of 7800 GTX 512s

16th Nov 2005 The early rush for GeForce 7800 GTX 512 cards meant that NVIDIA and its board partners couldn't keep up with the demand for the fastest video card on the market. They were selling faster than a plate of hot cakes fresh out of the oven. More stock will arrive next week. [0]

GeForce 7800 GTX 512 is overpriced

GeForce 7800 GTX 512 is overpriced

15th Nov 2005 NVIDIA launched GeForce 7800 GTX 512 yesterday. We've been keeping a look out for reasonable deals on these cards, but we've not found one yet. However, they seem to have been selling very well thus far, despite the inflated price. [0]

Via integrates Padlock security into Java

Via integrates Padlock security into Java

15th Nov 2005 The security engine, integrated onto the C7 and C7-M chips, gets some added software functionality. Security fans rejoice. [0]