InfoWorld has posted a news story on 64-bit computers
In a late January advisory, Mike Paxton, senior analyst for the Converging Markets & Technologies Group at market research firm InStat/MDR, described the trend as "the continuing effort to 'seize and hold the high ground' in the living room." As Paxton sees things, there is a war raging between the PC and consumer electronics industries over how home networks and living room-based technologies will be controlled.
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EliteBastards has posted an article with a brief history of 3Dfx, ATI and nVidia
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A Microsoft legal document put a late 2004 expected ship date on the next client version of Windows, code-named "Longhorn," putting in black and white what Microsoft officials have been telling partners, customers and reporters in private conversations.
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A Microsoft legal document put a late 2004 expected ship date on the next client version of Windows, code-named "Longhorn," putting in black and white what Microsoft officials have been telling partners, customers and reporters in private conversations.
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SAN JOSE - Following on the heels of its dual-channel Rambus-enabled chipset, Silicon Integrated Systems Inc. officials confirmed that SIS is developing a four-channel model set to sample later this year.
The SIS R659, the sequel to the SIS dual-channel R658 chipset, is set to sample in the third quarter, according to a SIS spokeswoman. A formal announcement is due "very soon", the SIS spokeswoman said, but later amended her statement to say that the R659 may be announced after the Chinese New Year next week.
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The SIS R659, the sequel to the SIS dual-channel R658 chipset, is set to sample in the third quarter, according to a SIS spokeswoman. A formal announcement is due "very soon", the SIS spokeswoman said, but later amended her statement to say that the R659 may be announced after the Chinese New Year next week.
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Intel will pull out its scissors next month to make the first of two price cuts scheduled for this quarter, sources say.
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Sudian Media has posted an editorial: What was the single most important event in PC history?
High-speed Web and e-mail access are on their way to a tray table near you. A consortium of companies is rallying behind the Connexion airline Internet service system from Boeing, and tests of the service are already underway.
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Veritas Software on Wednesday introduced a new version of its Windows backup software at the posh Ritz-Carlton here.
The new software, Backup Exec 9, is a key part of the storage software maker's business--with the Windows-based backup program accounting for roughly $300 million of the company's $1.5 billion in annual revenue.
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The new software, Backup Exec 9, is a key part of the storage software maker's business--with the Windows-based backup program accounting for roughly $300 million of the company's $1.5 billion in annual revenue.
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RealNetworks on Wednesday made available the source code for sending video and audio over the Internet to other software and hardware makers.
The release of the code, called the Helix DNA Server, is part of RealNetworks' push to create a universal platform for sending and receiving digital media in order to fend off cross-town rival Microsoft.
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The release of the code, called the Helix DNA Server, is part of RealNetworks' push to create a universal platform for sending and receiving digital media in order to fend off cross-town rival Microsoft.
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ipKonfig.com tours Space Imaging's head office, and zooms in on the IKONOS commercial satellite.
Designtechnica has posted their CES 2003 coverage
Thanks Mark. The Register reports that AMD makes massive Q4 loss
Sudhian Media has posted an editorial: Internet reaches twenty. What of the next twenty years?
The Inquirer reports that the german c't magazine has posted some AMD Opteron benchmarks
PC Stats has sends word that the Ontario Securities Commission commences proceedings in relation to ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
With FireWire Encrypt, WiebeTech has come up with an elegant storage-based solution for on-the-fly data encryption, writes David Morgenstern.
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Users of Intuit's TurboTax income tax preparation software are up in arms as a result of new DRM features which were added, with no warning, to this year's product.
According to media reports, the company has incorporated a "product activation" feature, similar to those used by Microsoft Office and Microsoft Windows XP, which may prevent the program from being moved from one computer to another. The copy protection scheme, a Macrovision product called SAFECAST or C-Dilla, can also cause problems if hardware is upgraded. Should a user replace his or her hard drive or upgrade to a new computer, he or she may not be allowed to print a return or prepare an amended return.
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According to media reports, the company has incorporated a "product activation" feature, similar to those used by Microsoft Office and Microsoft Windows XP, which may prevent the program from being moved from one computer to another. The copy protection scheme, a Macrovision product called SAFECAST or C-Dilla, can also cause problems if hardware is upgraded. Should a user replace his or her hard drive or upgrade to a new computer, he or she may not be allowed to print a return or prepare an amended return.
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