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More outrageousness from Sony

More outrageousness from Sony

14th Nov 2005 The EFF has disected the 3000 word End User License Agreement that comes with the latest Sony audio CDs. It makes for hilarious reading. [0]

3DMark Next details emerge

3DMark Next details emerge

11th Nov 2005 Our friends at Beyond3D had the chance to sit down with Nicklas Renqvist of Futuremark Corporation, asking some interesting questions about the next version of 3DMark. [0]

ATI Catalyst 5.11 released

ATI Catalyst 5.11 released

10th Nov 2005 ATI have released a new version of their Catalyst drivers, and we have them a full 24 hours before you'll see them on ATI.com. Speed boosts in OpenGL all round, especially for X1800! [0]

NVIDIA will be in new Moto Razr

NVIDIA will be in new Moto Razr

10th Nov 2005 NVIDIA's GoForce 3D chips will provide 3D acceleration and multimedia capabilities to new phones from Motorola and Sony Ericsson. [0]

ATI Radeon X1800XT 512MB in stock in the UK!

ATI Radeon X1800XT 512MB in stock in the UK!

9th Nov 2005 Sapphire's implementation of the ATI Radeon X1800XT is now available at Ebuyer with a pretty good price. Grab one while you can, there's only 30 in stock. [0]

ATI release two Radeon X1800-series demos

ATI release two Radeon X1800-series demos

9th Nov 2005 ATI has made its 'The Assassin' and 'Toy Shop' demos available for download in a wide range of formats. Download links and screenshots inside. [0]

GeForce 6800 GS well under MSRP already

GeForce 6800 GS well under MSRP already

8th Nov 2005 Yesterday, NVIDIA announced the GeForce 6800 GS, offering very comparable performance to the GeForce 6800 GT for less money. There is already widespread availability and several retailers are selling the cards well under MSRP! [0]

Gigabyte and VIA show off DDR converter

Gigabyte and VIA show off DDR converter

8th Nov 2005 Want to upgrade your Intel processor and platform? Don't quite have the cash to fund a whole new wadge of memory too? Gigabyte and VIA might just have the answer... [0]

MS snaps up FolderShare for Windows Live

MS snaps up FolderShare for Windows Live

6th Nov 2005 FolderShare will let you share folders between computers. Duh. Microsoft also snaps up a VoIP firm to provide functionality for Office. [0]

Quake 4 supports X-Fi

Quake 4 supports X-Fi

3rd Nov 2005 Creative have revealed to us the details of the X-Fi support within Quake 4. Audio treats await those with cash in pocket! [0]

Asus goes passive with X1600

Asus goes passive with X1600

3rd Nov 2005 The chaps at Asus have designed a new style of passive cooler to go with their new range of X1600 cards. [0]

Radeon X1800XT available in the US

Radeon X1800XT available in the US

2nd Nov 2005 It seems that ATI will manage to ship the X1800XT before they said they would after all. One US retailer is expecting a shipment to arrive in stock during the course of the day. [0]

Sony installs hidden malware on your machine

Sony installs hidden malware on your machine

1st Nov 2005 Sony is installing malware-esque spy software along with its new CDs. Prepare to lose 2% of your CPU time forever. [0]

Mactel roundup

Mactel roundup

31st Oct 2005 There's all sorts of new information about Intel-powered Macs on the net this morning. We're rounding it up, sheepdog style... [0]

Hot stuff from the forums

Hot stuff from the forums

30th Oct 2005 Including: RCA case fans, FEAR, laptop bags, Serenity, Flickr and woodys. [0]

Blue Gene Supercomputer beats its own record

Blue Gene Supercomputer beats its own record

29th Oct 2005 IBM's supercomputer has beaten its own record for the most amount of calculaitons per second. Is there anyone that can beat it now? (Hint: the human brain.) [0]

Get your Pez MP3 player!

Get your Pez MP3 player!

29th Oct 2005 Fed up of iPods and Zens? Why not go for something a little different with a MP3 player built in to a Pez dispenser? [0]

ATI's Radeon X1800XT available next week... maybe

ATI's Radeon X1800XT available next week... maybe

28th Oct 2005 Early indications sugggest that Connect3D will be the first of ATI's board partners to ship Radeon X1800XT's in the UK, starting on November 2nd. [0]

beblu benefits from Rollup 2

beblu benefits from Rollup 2

28th Oct 2005 The latest update for Windows Media Center delivers some extra performance. We have a quick check at how the Epia-powered beblu now fares. [0]

Corsair launches affordable 2GB DDR1 kits

Corsair launches affordable 2GB DDR1 kits

28th Oct 2005 Looking for a RAM upgrade to get you some extra FPS in FEAR and Battlefield 2? Corsair have a new 2GB kit that's designed for the price-conscious enthusiast. [0]

AMD disbands entry level processors

AMD disbands entry level processors

27th Oct 2005 After the leaked pricing document uncovering the FX-60 and X2 5000+, AMD have disbanded a number of processors this week. Read on to find out more... [0]

Enthusiast gets SLI to work on i955X

Enthusiast gets SLI to work on i955X

27th Oct 2005 A Russian computer hardware enthusiast from Overclockers.ru forums has managed to get two GeForce 6600 GT's to operate in SLI mode on ASUS' P5WD2 Premium motherboard. Not all drivers work, though. [0]

Club 3D first to UK market with CrossFire cards

Club 3D first to UK market with CrossFire cards

27th Oct 2005 The missing master cards are finally found - CrossFire is shipping in the UK. Club 3D are first to retail for the second time. [0]

ATI breaks 1GHz GPU speed barrier

ATI breaks 1GHz GPU speed barrier

26th Oct 2005 An independent group of Finnish overclockers have sent ATI in to the record books with the first video card to operate at over a 1GHz core speed. [0]

512MB GeForce 7800 'Ultra' on November 7?

512MB GeForce 7800 'Ultra' on November 7?

26th Oct 2005 UPDATED: According to OcUK's video card product manager, NVIDIA will be launching the 512MB GeForce 7800 GTX on November 7th. Unfortunately, the statement has now been removed from OcUK's forums... [0]

Intel choose ATI for onboard graphics

Intel choose ATI for onboard graphics

26th Oct 2005 ATI have just scored a major design win with Intel. They'll be supplying Intel with Radeon Xpress 200M chipsets for the chip giants D101GGC mATX board aimed at the value segment.  [0]