August 29, 2006 by Brad.

Here’s a review of Intel’s new Core 2 Duo mobile chip, along with tests on two retail notebooks running the new processor. It shows both ends of the spectrum with one machine using a 1.66GHz chip and the other a 2.33GHz processor.

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August 29, 2006 by Brad.

A network interface card for the hardcore gamer? This is exactly who Bigfoot Networks is targeting with their â??Killer NIC.â?? While telling your mom â??FNA (Flexible Network Appliations) applications rock” might get you slapped, this is really the heart and soul of the Killer NIC

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August 29, 2006 by Brad.

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â??s first prototype of a functional electronic-document reader that can unroll its display to a scale larger than the device itself.â??

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August 29, 2006 by Brad.

I almost passed over this one

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August 29, 2006 by Brad.

The Canadian Microsoft retail pricing page had the various versions of Microsoft Vista listed along with their SKUs. It immediately got taken down, but not before they were recorded for the world to see. Here is the big ‘ole list. I busted out the abacus and converted all of the prices to USD. I’m such a nice guy.

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August 29, 2006 by Brad.

After the overwhelming feeling of dread passed, I started to look into file recovery options. I demoed a variety of commercial products to see if any of them could find my lost files or partitions. Nothing seemed to work. Finally, I discovered TestDisk and PhotoRec, and was able to use the latter to recover my lost files.

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August 29, 2006 by Brad.

“The deal will also include InterVideo’s majority interest in Ulead, tying the WinDVD, Ulead Photo Impact, Ulead VideoStudio, Ulead DVD Movie Factory, and Corel Paint Shop Pro brands together under one owner.”

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August 29, 2006 by Brad.

Capricorn Technologies just released a low power, intelligent storage system based on the Via mini-ITX boards. The short story is 3TB per 1U node, 120TB per 19 inch rack. With a full x86 PC on board, you can your management software essentially for free. You get all this for about 80W per node, or 3200W per rack.

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August 29, 2006 by Brad.

More than 8 out of every 10 computer attacks against businesses could be stopped if enterprises checked the identity of not only the user, but also the machine logging onto its network, a report released Monday claimed.

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August 29, 2006 by Brad.

“The software maker on Monday announced changes to its paid custom support program that will allow users to get that type of support longer. Customers will pay only for each machine that is using the older software, rather than paying a hefty flat fee.”

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