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Review: MSI Geforce 7900 GT, Powercolor X1900GT and Connect3D X1900GT.
Overclockers Club - Jul 13 11:25 AM
DriverHeaven - "The two CPU coolers which we received from Spire are the VertiCool II and DiamondCool II coolers. They are both designed to offer above good cooling performance while maintaining a good price to performance ratio.Save to My Web

Review: Intel Core 2 Performance, Overclocking & Power Usage
Overclockers Club - Jul 14 5:56 AM
Madshrimps - "The most anticipated CPU of the year is here! Intel has released the Core 2 which promises amazing performance at low watts. Does it live up to expectations? Find out in this review where we focus on overclocking, CPU scaling and power consumption."Save to My Web

Revised Dell XPS 700 to feature overclocked Intel Core 2 Extreme CPU
TG Daily - Jul 13 6:18 AM
On the day Intel announces Conroe - which is expected within days - Dell Computer will upgrade its top-of-the-line XPS 700 desktop computer model to offer not only an overclocked Core 2 Extreme CPU, but also the option of two Nvidia GeForce 7900 GTX cards in SLI mode. This news comes straight from Chairman Michael Dell, who posed for pictures beside his team's new baby. Image gallery inside. Save to My Web

Report: AMD shuttering Colorado design center
EETimes - Jul 14 5:49 PM
Advanced Micro Devices plans to close a design center in Longmont, Colo. and lay off about half of the 150 person staff, according to a report posted on Forbes.com.Save to My Web

IntAct To Offer Opera Browser As Part Of Its IPTV Client; Opera's Browser Technology Now Available Through IntAct
RedNova - Jul 14 5:23 AM
This press release was distributed today by EML on behalf of IntAct.Save to My Web

Chip Changes Propel Virtualization
Network Computing - Jul 13 1:49 PM
Vendors have been touting the massive potential for datacenter virtualization for some time. Now, new x86 processors from Intel and AMD are paving the way. But is a world of virtual systems that take care of themselves really possible in our lifetime?Save to My Web

"Killer" network card with 64 MB of RAM due next month
TG Daily - Jul 14 3:03 PM
Back in March, we interviewed Bigfoot Networks, a small start-up that promised to end gaming lag with specialized network cards. Now more details about those cards are emerging. Bigfoot has announced that it will sell its "KillerNIC" network card next month. The card's on-board 64 MB of DDR PC2100 RAM and 32-bit 400 Mhz CPU claims to eliminate most lag by processing and reorganizing network Save to My Web

A 1979 novel needed 2006 software
ZDNet - Jul 13 5:59 PM
"A Scanner Darkly" was animated entirely by digital rotoscope, a notoriously difficult and time-consuming process. The new movie was produced using a new software called Rotoshop. Here's a segment of the film.Save to My Web

Intel Launches Core 2 Duo; Prices, Ship Dates Announced
ExtremeTech - Jul 14 7:31 AM
After months of teasing the market with preliminary performance estimates of its new Core 2 Duo or "Conroe" processor, on Friday Intel finally delivered another performance evaluation, as well as estimated pricing for the new chips. Save to My Web

Heard on the Beat: Semi trade press world thinning
EETimes - Jul 14 5:34 PM
SAN FRANCISCO A large publisher that owns a number of trade publications in the semiconductor space and elsewhere will announce next week the acquisition of Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Inc. (SEMI)'s publication, Semiconductor Manufacturing, according to a knowledgeable source.Save to My Web