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AMD opens Fab 36

AMD opens Fab 36

15th Oct 2005 AMD has done the groundbreaking on its new Fab 36 facility in Dresden. Will extra chip-making capacity see AMD step up a gear in the processor wars? [0]

NVIDIA won't be dropping prices before Christmas

NVIDIA won't be dropping prices before Christmas

14th Oct 2005 A competitor to the X1600 is announced, too. Details of NVIDIA's Dutch wranglings inside. [0]

ABIT launches NForce 4 SLI X16 motherboard

ABIT launches NForce 4 SLI X16 motherboard

13th Oct 2005 ABIT has announced their latest implementation of NVIDIA's NForce 4 SLI chipset: the AN8 32X, featuring two full-bandwidth PCI-Express x16 lanes. [0]

UPDATE: First X1800XL's available in the UK now!

UPDATE: First X1800XL's available in the UK now!

13th Oct 2005 Surprisingly it is KustomPCs and Tekheads who are first out of the blocks with the first UK stock of Radeon X1800XL video cards. There are still mixed feelings about when the Radeon X1800XT will ship in the UK though. [0]

Apple's new iPod, iTunes are damp squibs

Apple's new iPod, iTunes are damp squibs

13th Oct 2005 ANALYSIS: Apple's new video iPod is here, along with downloading of music videos and TV shows from the iTunes Music Store. Are we feeling the anti-climax? [0]

Linksys launch DECT Skype phone

Linksys launch DECT Skype phone

13th Oct 2005 Linksys has unveiled a cordless DECT phone with built in Skype VoIP support, allowing you to make free calls without being tethered to your PC. [0]

Apple ships a million Nanos in 17 days

Apple ships a million Nanos in 17 days

12th Oct 2005 Apple's financial results are the best ever - and Mac shipments aren't slowing down, despite the imminence of MacTels. [0]

Sony Ericsson launches P990 smartphone

Sony Ericsson launches P990 smartphone

11th Oct 2005 Sony Ericsson has announced the feature-rich successor to the P900, dubbed the P990. It has everything you could want in a phone, and more. Click for details. [0]

Weta goes bananas for blades

Weta goes bananas for blades

10th Oct 2005 Weta Digital have boosted their render farm capacity by 50% with 250 new dual-Xeon IBM blade servers in order to complete post-production work on Peter Jackson's new US$150 million epic, King Kong. [0]

Newegg has X1800 XLs

Newegg has X1800 XLs

10th Oct 2005 After scant availability on launch day, it seems that the US is starting to see X1800 availability, with Newegg seemingly getting the jump on the rest. [0]

Canon expands into TV market

Canon expands into TV market

6th Oct 2005 Digital camera specialists, Canon, will diversify into making digital TVs based on SED technology, in a joint venture announecd with Toshiba. Canon's 40-50" flatscreens are intended to take on existing plasma and LCD rivals in 2006. [0]

X1800 launches, but availability is lacking

X1800 launches, but availability is lacking

5th Oct 2005 The X1800 XL, X1800 XT, X1600 XT and X1300 all launch today. Reviews are mixed, and availability is poor. [0]

Dell 7800 notebook is GO

Dell 7800 notebook is GO

5th Oct 2005 Dell have announced their GeForce G0 7800 GTX notebook, the XPS M170, packing an obscene amount of power into a sub-4KG package. Is this the end of the gaming PC? [0]

CrossFire still hasn't hit shops

CrossFire still hasn't hit shops

4th Oct 2005 A week after launch, CrossFire is nowhere to be found, according to reports. [0]

DFI nF4 SLI-DR Expert Pictured

DFI nF4 SLI-DR Expert Pictured

3rd Oct 2005 One of our forum members, RotoSequence, managed to grab a picture of DFI's new, improved LANParty UT nF4 SLI-DR Expert motherboard. We can't wait to get our hands on this one! [0]

Sharp develops Mega Contrast

Sharp develops Mega Contrast

3rd Oct 2005 Sharp has developed "Mega Contrast" boasting a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1. We show you why that is less impressive than it seems. [0]

ATI's Radeon X800 series can do Transparency AA too

ATI's Radeon X800 series can do Transparency AA too

29th Sep 2005 It seems that ATI's current generation hardware can do some form of transparency Anti-Aliasing too... [0]

10-hour notebook fuel cell by Xmas

10-hour notebook fuel cell by Xmas

29th Sep 2005 LG Chem have completed development of a portable, methanol-powered fuel cell that can run a 25W notebook computer for over 10 hours.  [0]

NForce 430 is fastest IGP solution

NForce 430 is fastest IGP solution

28th Sep 2005 Our good friends at AMDZone have had the chance to run Foxconn's 6150K8MA-8EKRS through a few benchmarks, comparing the performance to a reference Radeon XPRESS 200 motherboard. [0]

Corsair & ASUS team up with new enthusiast products

Corsair & ASUS team up with new enthusiast products

28th Sep 2005 Corsair and ASUS have teamed up to bring the first implementation of NVIDIA's NForce 4 SLI X16 chipset and the first 2GB dual channel memory pack capable of operating at DDR437 (218MHz) with blistering timings of 2.0-3-2-6-1T. [0]

Screw the Nano!  No, wait...

Screw the Nano! No, wait...

27th Sep 2005 Motorola Exec derides Nano, espouses Rockr. Motorola PR goes into Spin City... [0]

Epox brings Socket 754 and SLI together

Epox brings Socket 754 and SLI together

26th Sep 2005 Somehow, Epox has managed to marry NVIDIA's NForce 4 SLI chipset with the seemingly redundant Socket 754 Athlon 64 CPU's with its new EP-8NPA SLI motherboard. We didn't see this one coming... [0]

MSI K8Nes new nForce 410 boards

MSI K8Nes new nForce 410 boards

23rd Sep 2005 nForce 410 boards are being launched right, left and centre. MSI have a new board with DVI on the backplate and an update to their popular Diamond board iwth dual x16 slots. [0]

First nForce 410 and 6100 performance shown

First nForce 410 and 6100 performance shown

23rd Sep 2005 The guys at Anandtech have tested out the first nForce 410 board from Biostar with integrated 6100 graphics. [0]

Go grab Catalyst 5.9

Go grab Catalyst 5.9

22nd Sep 2005 ATI's new Catalyst drivers are out. There are bugfixes and support for laptops - details inside. [0]

Interview with the OLED keyboard guy

Interview with the OLED keyboard guy

22nd Sep 2005 Remember the awesomeness of that keyboard? There's a new interview with the creator online. [0]





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