The 4800+ is an interesting CPU. Energy efficiency is more and more important as the Green initiative makes computer manufacturers work on lowering power requirements and the 4800+ does this as advertised. The 4800+ consumes 30W less than the 5000+ under load, making it a good choice for the energy-minded in all of us.
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ATI fans have been waiting for the R600 for ages. It’s been delayed for so long, it’s in danger of going the way of Duke Nukem Forever. Now that ATI has pushed it back to a Q2 launch, one really wonders what’s really going on. Why? Let’s find out.
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Apple has signed a deal with Major League Baseball to bring sports highlights to its iTunes Store for $1.99 USD. The content includes a "MLB.com Daily Rewind" highlight show, as well as two weekly "Game of the Week" full-length games. To help promote its new downloads, MLB is offering a free "2007 Season Preview […]

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Intel Corp. this week said that its new-generation Core 2 processors that are made using 45nm fabrication process will run faster compared to current Core 2 chips at the same clock-speed thanks to boosted cache sizes as well as a number of new technologies implemented into the Core 2 micro-architecture. According to Intel, the new […]

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Winter and early spring are considered to be far not the best time for outdoor activities. On these cold days, when it gets dark really early, a high-quality computer gamer may be exactly what you need to have some fun. This article continues our tradition of reviewing contemporary games and analyzing the performance of all […]

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AMD has announced the availability of the AMD M690 chipset. Together with AMD Turion™ 64 X2 dual-core mobile technology, the new AMD M690 motherboard GPU technology further advances the mobile computing experience. The new platform enables leading global OEMs to design notebook PCs that provide users with better graphics and connectivity performance, increased energy efficiency […]

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Nanotubes have certainly played their part in various forms of swank gadgetry over the years, but researchers at the University of Illinois, Lehigh University, and Purdue University seem to have upped the ante for future nanotube implementations. Their approach utilizes “dense arrays of aligned and linear nanotubes as a thin-film semiconductor material […]

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Imagine if you will the following scenario: It’s a Friday afternoon and you’ve had a long, hard week at work. You come home and after doing your honey-dos you settle in to killing as many aliens as you possibly can in your favorite game to rid yourself of the week’s frustration and prepare for the […]

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Razer delivered to us a box containing some very impressive products. The Pro|Click Mouse and m100 ear-bud headphones were absolute favorites of mine. Overall though we were impressed with the level of quality and craftsmanship of all the products delivered to us by Razer and we have no reservations suggesting any of their products.
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RuRow Raggy — in a wee-hour, tail-between-the-legs announcement, Dell just admitted financial “accounting errors” and “evidence of misconduct.” This, after a months-long, independent review by the company’s internal audit committee which, incidentally has yet to complete. It’s not clear if any of this will require the restatement of previous earnings reports although […]

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