November 17th, 2008
In an interview with Overclockers Australia, Garrath Johnson, Technical Manager from AMD Australia, has unveiled a few things about the upcoming Deneb microprocessor, the new chip Advanced Micro Devices has developed for desktop computers. According to Mr. Johnson, the key features of the new CPU are the 45 nanometer process technology used to manufacture it, and the enlarged cache size it will come with.
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November 17th, 2008
Mathmos are no strangers to cool lighting gadgets like this 9V portable one and many other nifty thingies that make your life easier and – why not – brighter. It’s high time we introduced to you a piece of truly magic nature, which will have your friends gazing in awe, at least a while after they first lay eyes on it: the Airswitch TC. And in any case, this special lamp will… (read more)
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November 17th, 2008
Intel’s Core i7 processors, designed to fully take advantage of the company’s new micro-architecture, the Nehalem, are but moments away from their official introduction on a market that is currently struggling with the ever-increasing effects of the worldwide slow PC demand. The new desktop processors are said to deliver levels of performance previously unavailable for the company’s desktop products, but at a price tag that will make them… (read more)
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November 17th, 2008
The newly released 32nd TOP500 supercomputers list also makes the world’s second largest chip manufacturer, Advanced Micro Devices, proud of the capabilities of its technology. To be more precise, seven of the Top 10 fastest supercomputer systems in the world are powered by AMD Opteron processors, including the second fastest system called Jaguar, the first entirely x86-based supercomputer to achieve the petaflop performance milestone.</p… (read more)
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November 17th, 2008
Apple’s iPhone is most likely one of the trendiest and most popular portable devices available on the market nowadays, so it should come as no surprise that there’s a huge number of various accessories available for it on the market, ranging from all sorts of pouches and headphones to some pretty serious gear, like docking stations. One such docking station is the Altec Lansing T612, which offers quite an interesting set of features, while managing to keep the retail price at a low leve… (read more)
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November 17th, 2008
Extreme computer enthusiasts can always count on custom PC makers, such as SmoothCreations, to offer them the most powerful desktop or portable computer systems on the market. However, with SmoothCreations, things are a bit different, as users not only receive the latest in computing technology, but they also get the chance to pride themselves on having the most uniquely designed PCs on the market.
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November 17th, 2008
The 32nd TOP500 list of the world’s fastest supercomputers has been recently released, unveiling the fact that IBM’s Roadrunner has managed to hold on to its leading position, while the newly announced Cray XT5 supercomputer, called Jaguar, only placed second. Even so, the machine located at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the second to bring down the Pflop/s barrier, delivered a peak performance close to that of the Los Alamos system … (read more)
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November 17th, 2008
There are weird gadgets, silly ones, funny ones, and pretty much all combinations between them. And then there are kitsch gadgets, which would only make you ask yourself about their utility. Such is the case with the MP3 Skull Belt Buckle, a thing that looks more suitable for kids than for a grown-up man; forget all the groovy buckles ruling the dance floor in the 70s and the 80s, this new thing will beat them all. If you’re looking for a way to make a complete fool of yourself, then th… (read more)
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November 17th, 2008
Today is undoubtedly Core i7 day, as the Santa Clara, California-based chip maker is to officially introduce its next-generation desktop processors, designed on the proprietary Nehalem microarchitecture. The new processors have already been reviewed and benchmarked, and users are to expect an unprecedented level of performance, delivered by each of the three new Core i7 models.
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November 17th, 2008
Nanya Technology Corporation, a world leading DRAM manufacturer, announced today that it had started shipping its 800MHz DDR2 registered dual in-line memory module (RDIMM), specifically designed for the newly launched Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors. The new memory modules are aimed at optimizing performance on high-end server systems and workstation applications.
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