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3GHz Opteron breaks 2,000 on SPECint
Geek.com - Apr 12 10:12 AM
AMD has managed to obtain enough Opteron processors in the 2xx and 8xx configurations that it now has a 3GHz version (see our coverage), and these 256 and 856 parts are yielding some really desirable performance!Save to My Web

Catalyst 6.4 Drivers Now Available
Voodoo Extreme - Apr 12 12:57 PM
Catalyst 6.4 Drivers Now AvailableSave to My Web

Microsoft.com Moves to x64 Version of Windows
Addict 3D - Apr 12 3:29 PM
In March 2004, approximately one year in advance of the official release of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition, Microsoft.com decided to evaluate the benefits of implementing servers built on the x64-based hardware platform by running prerelease versions of that operating system on production www.microsoft.com Web servers.Save to My Web

VoodooPC's Spellbinding Performer
BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance - Apr 12 8:52 AM
At $6,000, the Omen a:121 is one of the priciest machines on the market. It also proves that you get what you pay forSave to My Web

Fujitsu Blu-ray and HD DVD Notebook and PC Coming
I4U - Apr 11 7:28 AM
Fujitsu announces new PCs and Notebooks that come either with HD DVD or Blu-ray in Japan. The Fujitsu FMV-Biblo series will feature a HD DVD notebook dubbed NX95S/D. It is of course running a Dual Core Intel CPU, like the yesterday announced Toshib... Save to My Web

Aero To Be Unavailable To Pirates
Slashdot - Apr 13 7:08 AM
An anonymous reader writes "Users thinking of pirating the next version of Windows may have a surprise in store: no Aero for you. The upcoming Microsoft OS will run a check to ensure the copy was legally purchased. If it comes up short, the shiniest part of the OS will not be available." From the article: "At first an optional program, the piracy check eventually became mandatory for many types Save to My Web

PolyServe Clusters to End SQL Server Sprawl
InternetNews.com - Apr 12 11:12 AM
The storage and server consolidation company today announced the PolyServe Database Utility for SQL Server. Promises low management costs and high availability.Save to My Web

IBM adds encryption to new CPU
PC Advisor - Apr 10 9:15 AM
IBM has stolen a lead on its chip rivals with a microprocessor that has encryption hardwired into its core circuitry. Save to My Web

SOCLE's New ARM926EJ-Based SoC Platform Validated on UMC's 90nm Process
LinuxElectrons - Apr 13 7:34 AM
TAIPEI , Taiwan ( NYSE:UMC ) UMC and SOCLE Technology have said that SOCLE has validated in silicon its ARM926EJ-based SoC platform. The platform, which leverages UMC's L90SP standard cell libraries, I/O, cell libraries and PLL IP, has demonstrated it can operate at speeds as high as 400MHz.Save to My Web

GeekTech: Will Your Next Upgrade Be a PPU?
PC World - Apr 14 7:27 PM
Ageia's PhysX processor will bring better physics to computer games, but will you buy it? Save to My Web