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VIA shuns Intel and AMD, exits third-party chipset market

12 August 2008, 11:56

As the third-party chipset market continues to wane, VIA confirms its intention to call it quits and focus solely on its own platforms.

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Zebedee and pals bounce onto Wii and DS

12 August 2008, 11:31

First aired in 1965, The Magic Roundabout is set for a comeback, courtesy of Deep Silver.

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WiiMotion Plus tech to be used for Xbox 360 and PS3?

12 August 2008, 11:05

The WiiMotion Plus technology that Nintendo revealed at E3 will not be exclusive to the company.

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iPhone game sales surprise developers

12 August 2008, 10:40

Jobs can't contain his excitement, initial sales of iPhone games have been way better than expected.

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AMD also lowers CPU prices

12 August 2008, 10:31

AMD had actually lowered the prices of two quad cores and a triple core last week.

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Synology Disk Station Manager 2.0 September Beta now available

12 August 2008, 10:09

Synology has launched the latest beta of its Disk Station Manager 2.0 firmware, and there's a wide range of newly-added business features.

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Intel explains reasons for choosing i7, sort of

11 August 2008, 16:29

Intel officially confirms dropping of the 2 from Core 2 and, for some reason, the name “i7” for its upcoming Nehalem CPUs.

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Corsair PSU competition: the lucky winners!

11 August 2008, 16:02

The lucky winners of the high-end TX Series TX650W and TX750W power supplies are...

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Freecom launches Slimline DVD drive for the netbook crowd

11 August 2008, 15:08

Ultra-portable netbooks are all well and good, but if you're beginning to miss your DVD drive, take a look at Freecom's Slimline solution.

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Get yourself a real wooden Fender for Rock Band

11 August 2008, 14:48

A full sized, real wood Fender? I'll have two please!

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60GB Xbox 360 Premium available this Friday

11 August 2008, 14:11

Microsoft has confirmed that the 60GB Xbox 360 Premium will be available in European stores this Friday, August 15th.

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Mad Catz are the Rock Band 2 roadies

11 August 2008, 13:31

Mad Catz have won the license to make the Rock Band 2 cymbals and load of other cool stuff.

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Intel drops price of top quad core by 40% to make room for Q9650

11 August 2008, 12:22

Intel has introduced a new CPU to head-up its quad core range and made room for it with another price cut.

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Inno3D gives NVIDIA's GeForce 9800 GT the i-Chill treatment

11 August 2008, 12:20

Inno3D has expanded its GeForce 9800 GT product range with the launch of Twin Turbo and Hurricane editions.

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Intel Nehalem to be named Core i7

8 August 2008, 17:11

Nehalem, Intel's successor to the Core 2 architecture, will be branded as Core i7 when it launches later this year.

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Fujitsu leaks netbook news

8 August 2008, 16:14

Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC) has expanded its Amilo PC range with a netbook addition, and there's a pre-IFA video teaser.

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Micron debuts SSD duo

8 August 2008, 14:55

America's last standing DRAM manufacturer, Micron Technology, has bulked out its solid-state drive range with two large capacity models.

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Sony BMG and O2 create mobile music store

8 August 2008, 14:03

Sony wasted no time in creating an online music store after acquiring full control of Sony BMG.

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EXIT confirmed for Nintendo DS

8 August 2008, 14:01

The action puzzle game from Space Invaders Extreme developer Taito, is due for release exclusively on DS later this year.

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Antec launches Micro Fusion Remote 350 HTPC chassis

8 August 2008, 13:21

Antec has added to its popular VERIS range of HTPC chassis with the compact and lightweight Micro Fusion Remote 350.

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BlackBerry Bold coming to T-Mobile in September

8 August 2008, 11:59

BlackBerry's flagship handset, Bold, will become available to business customers from T-Mobile UK as of next month.

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AMD launches ATI FirePro cards, makes professional 3D graphics affordable

8 August 2008, 11:35

AMD has a new brand for its professional graphics accelerators, ATI FirePro, and it launches with the ATI FirePro V5700 and ATI FirePro V3700.

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Jon Peddie thinks Larrabee could boost PC gaming market by a third

8 August 2008, 10:36

In the second of his blog posts on Intel’s discrete graphics project, the graphics expert suggests it could benefit the whole market.

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Rock Band and Guitar Hero raking it in, Warner Music not so much

8 August 2008, 10:09

Warner Music isn't happy. It's prepared to block its artists from future iterations of these music titles unless they cough up more money.

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PS2 still going strong, custom-video support available soon

8 August 2008, 09:26

A new software application will allow PS2 users to stream video content from the likes of You Tube.

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CHIEFTEC adds three additions to its HTPC-orientated Hi-Fi Series

7 August 2008, 16:18

CHIEFTEC has expanded its HTPC range with the launch of three Hi-Fi Series chassis. These ought to blend right in with your AV equipment.

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Palit launches overclocked Radeon HD 4850 Sonic! edition

7 August 2008, 15:11

Customised Radeon HD 4850 graphics cards continue to pop up, and the latest from Palit offers a custom cooler and pre-overclocked speeds.

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CyberLink's BD Advisor tests your PC for Blu-ray readiness

7 August 2008, 14:17

CyberLink has announced an updated version of BD Advisor, a self-diagnostic tool that identifies if your system is able to play Blu-ray content.

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Windows XP SP3 includes Black Hole Router detection

7 August 2008, 13:10

Black Hole routers, a relatively new phenomenon that is about as easy to fix as explaining string theory to a five year old, is sorted by the XP SP3 update.

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Target Components becomes exclusive UK distie for Biostar motherboards

7 August 2008, 13:00

Upwardly mobile Yorshire distributor adds Biostar to its growing portfolio.

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Godfather II gameplay features emerge

7 August 2008, 12:45

The Godfather franchise is taking a new direction for its second outing on console. Check out the first details

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Survey says: millions of Brits baffled by gadgets

7 August 2008, 12:42

A poll of 2,000 Brits has revealed that millions of consumers don't understand gadgets, and many of us will end up throwing them across the room.

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PC version of GTA IV to support Xbox Live?

7 August 2008, 11:55

Microsoft's Games for Windows brand looks set to receive a huge boost from Rockstar's PC launch of Grand Theft Auto IV.

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