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NASA, Intel and SGI working together on supercomputer

8 May 2008, 10:52

A computational system with a capacity of one petaflops peak performance is in development, just imagine what its folding@home score would be!

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Cooler Master launches Hyper Z600 passive CPU cooler

7 May 2008, 14:22

Want to keep your system cool and quiet? Cooler Master's Hyper Z600 vows to silently cool any CPU drawing up to 89 watts.

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Dell laptops get cool, courtesy of Mike Ming

7 May 2008, 12:50

Take that Apple! Now Dell's Inspiron laptops are cool too! Well, kinda...

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Intel delays next-gen integrated chipsets to fix video bug

7 May 2008, 11:41

When does an Intel chipset launch? When it's first mentioned by the company in public? The next time? The time after that?

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Corsair: 4GiB of RAM better than 2GiB!

7 May 2008, 10:28

Breaking news from Corsair; there are significant performance benefits of 4GiB of memory for gaming PCs.

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Thecus adds network camera functionality to N5200 series

7 May 2008, 09:51

Thecus, a Taiwan-based developer of innovative storage solutions, has announced surveillance system functionality for its N5200 series of products.

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Outlook plug-in, Xobni, now open to all

6 May 2008, 10:50

The Outlook plug-in that helps organise your inbox is now available for all to download.

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Rid yourself of crapware with PC Decrapifier

1 May 2008, 14:36

The latest release of PC Decrapifier, a software application which removes bloatware from your system, is now available, and no, it won't remove Windows Vista.

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TCAAC Episode 4 - Xbox Live TV, Ron Jeremy and Milton Keynes...

1 May 2008, 10:55

The boys are back with another show and, remarkably, manage not to swear once as they discuss TV shows on Xbox Live, the porn industry and Milton Keynes.

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Lenovo X300: the best MacBook Air parody yet

30 April 2008, 10:25

There's no shortage of MacBook Air parodies on YouTube, but the 'ThinkPad X300 no-compromise ultra portable' is our new favourite.

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Microsoft launches Messenger 7 for Mac

30 April 2008, 09:49

The latest version of Microsoft's Messenger for Mac is now available for download.

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125W Phenom X4 CPU and 780G chipset incompatibility rears its ugly head

29 April 2008, 15:29

So you can't pair a 125W TDP Phenom X4 CPU with some 780G chipset-based boards. More woe for AMD.

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TCAAC Episode 3 : Wireless nunchucks and violence in games

29 April 2008, 11:05

Wireless Wii Nunchuck's lead to an in-depth, informed discussion about violence in videogames... and Scott and Nick tell the world how it should've been done.

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Updated Apple iMacs now available

28 April 2008, 13:56

Head on over to the Apple store today and you'll find that new and improved iMacs await...

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Google Docs expands offline offering

28 April 2008, 13:15

Google's plans to make Google Docs completely usable when offline take another step forward as presentations and spreadsheets become available offline.

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NVIDIA launches mid-range GeForce 9600 GSO

28 April 2008, 10:19

You probably knew it was coming, but NVIDIA's G92-based GeForce 9600 GSO is now official.

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ASUS launches Lamborghini VX3 notebook

25 April 2008, 13:17

ASUS' latest Lamborghini-inspired notebook is almost as sexy as the car, almost.

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Roll up! Roll up! Get your Windows XP Service Pack 3

25 April 2008, 10:29

Microsoft won't be releasing Windows XP Service Pack 3 until next week, but why wait? The long awaited update is already available online.

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Ubuntu 8.04 desktop edition now available

25 April 2008, 10:13

The latest version of Ubuntu, code-named "Hardy Heron", is now available for download.

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Which Windows applications do you avoid?

25 April 2008, 09:41

Here's an interesting point of discussion; which applications would you recommend Windows users stay well clear of?

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LaCie's rugged rubber drive hits 500GB

25 April 2008, 09:21

Rubber hard disk fetishist LaCie has upped the capacity of its ruggedly designed portable drive to half a terabyte capacity.

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ATEN launches one KVMP switch to rule them all

24 April 2008, 16:54

ATEN promises stunning video and audio specifications with its new CS1782 KVMP switch.

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Apple buys chip maker

24 April 2008, 09:55

Apple is to buy a microprocessor design company founded by one of the key minds behind the ARM chip design that went on to become Intel's erstwhile XScale family.

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Bamboo-clad systems on the way from Dell and ASUS

23 April 2008, 16:01

As eco-friendly computing becomes all the rage, Dell and ASUS both reveal plans to launch Bamboo-clad computers.

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Microsoft unveils Live Mesh

23 April 2008, 11:51

Microsoft's software+services strategy took shape today as the Redmond giant announced its Live Mesh platform.

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Microsoft releases new Vista Ultimate Extras, Hell freezes over

23 April 2008, 09:58

No, you're not dreaming. Those are two brand new Ultimate Extras you're seeing on your Windows Update.

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Intel price cuts strike fear into AMD's Phenom series

22 April 2008, 09:54

AMD's tri-core Phenom X3 processor has yet to be launched, but has Intel's latest round of price cuts left a giant thorn in its rival's side?

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Western Digital unearths VelociRaptor

21 April 2008, 14:22

Western Digital today announced the birth of its VelociRaptor hard drives and claims a 35 per cent performance increase over its predecessor, the Raptor.

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