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Our Sponsors <%BANNER[fp_130x130_l_2]%>	Latest Articles IAMM NTD36HD/ IconBIT HD360W Multimedia Player Review [ 07/23/08 \| Multimedia] As PC users were assembling large media collections and as there appeared numerous digital formats for storing music, video, etc, a new class of computers emerged. It is the Home Theater Personal Computer. Today we are going to discuss one solution of this class from the Korean Novatron Company. <%BANNER[fp_468x60_h]%> First Look: Western Digital VelociRaptor Hard Disk Drive [ 07/22/08 \| Storage] Everything about the new hard disk drive from Western Digital is extraordinary: speed, price, design. Let’s find out why it is so from our new article. Wireless N Gigabit Router from Trendnet: TEW-633GR Review [ 07/21/08 \| Other] We are going to discuss a bundle from Trendnet including a 300Mbps Gigabit router supporting 802.11n (draft) standard and a Wireless N PC Card - TEW-621PC. Learn more about these products from our detailed review. ATI Radeon HD 3870 Extreme Overclocking Experience [ 07/17/08 \| Video] Since the contemporary graphics card market has become highly segmented over the past few years and there appeared quite a few pre-overclocked graphics cards, extreme overclocking has become less acute for the end-user. However, since ATI Radeon HD 3800 boasted pretty good overclocking potential, we decided to see if extreme overclocking with voltage regulator circuitry modifications would improve the ATI Radeon HD 3870 performance significantly. EVGA nForce 750i SLI FTW Mainboard Review: Rehabilitated? [ 07/16/08 \| Mainboards] We will discuss another mainboard on Nvidia nForce 750i SLI chipset. During our first look type of tests we wrongly assumed it could not do well during overclocking. We are going to check out its real potential today and see how good it is. 19" LCD Monitors Roundup. Part X: Widescreen Models [ 07/15/08 \| Other] Today we will discuss 10 widescreen LCD monitors with 19-inch matrix and 16:10 aspect ratio. We will talk about solutions from Acer, ASUS, BenQ, LG, NEC, Samsung and ViewSonic. Younger Brother, Elder Brother: Thermalright Ultra-120 A and Thermalright SI-128 SE Coolers [ 07/14/08 \| Coolers] Today we will discuss two coolers released before and after such hits as Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme and SI-128. Read our review for details about their cooling efficiency and features. Most Popular Headlines Articles \| VideoATI Radeon HD 4850 and 4870: Gaming Performance Review. Articles \| VideoATI Radeon HD 4800 Graphics Architecture: Long Anticipated Revenge? Articles \| Storage1TB Hard Disk Drives Roundup. News \| CPUAMD Readies K8-Class Processors for Low-Power Systems – Pictures. AMD’s Rival for Intel Atom Tested by Company’s Partners Articles \| MainboardsASUS P5N-D Mainboard Review. 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All topics	Top News Multimedia Art Lebedev Announces Optimus Pultius Keypad. Optimus Pultius to Fight Optimus Mini Three Other AMD Chief Executive: Major Restructuring Will Spin Off Manufacturing in Months. AMD Prepares to Spin Off Manufacturing Operations Multimedia Sony Plans to Sell 150 Million PlayStation 3 Game Consoles. Sony Wants to Outsell PlayStation 2 with PlayStation 3 <%BANNER[fp_300]%> Hardware News Wednesday, July 23, 2008 3:35 pm \| CPU AMD to Discuss Rival for Intel Atom Towards Year End. AMD’s Competitor for Intel Atom in the Works, Says Company 12:29 pm \| Storage SanDisk Blames Windows Vista for Low Performance of Solid State Drives. SanDisk: Vista Is Not Optimized for Flash Memory Solid State Disk Tuesday, July 22, 2008 11:55 pm \| Other Tens of Companies Support Sony’s TransferJet Close Proximity Wireless Transfer Tech. Consortium Formed to Develop TransferJet Technology 11:23 pm \| Mobile Sony, Toshiba, Fujitsu, NEC Seem to Get Interested in Low-Cost Notebooks. Foxconn May Manufacture Low-End Laptops for Sony – Rumours 10:55 pm \| Multimedia Art Lebedev Announces Optimus Pultius Keypad. Optimus Pultius to Fight Optimus Mini Three 10:24 pm \| Other AMD Chief Executive: Major Restructuring Will Spin Off Manufacturing in Months. AMD Prepares to Spin Off Manufacturing Operations Monday, July 21, 2008 9:59 pm \| Multimedia Sony Plans to Sell 150 Million PlayStation 3 Game Consoles. Sony Wants to Outsell PlayStation 2 with PlayStation 3 2:13 pm \| Memory OCZ Technology Unveils First “Fatal1ty” Memory Modules. OCZ Announces Breed of “Fatal1ty” Memory Modules 8:46 am \| CPU AMD Initiates Pilot Production of 45nm Chips. AMD to Bring 45nm Products in Early Q4 2008 Friday, July 18, 2008 8:21 pm \| Multimedia Nintendo Wii on Top Again Despite of PlayStation 3 Sales Skyrocket – NPD. Market of Video Games and Consoles Continues to Grow in the USA 12:13 pm \| Multimedia Sony Has No Plans to Cut PlayStation 3 Pricing – Company. Sony Aims at Profitability, Not Unit Sales with PlayStation 3, Says Chief Financial Officer 6:49 am \| Other Intel Denies Accusations of Illegal Business Practices. Intel: CPU Market Is Highly Competitive, AMD’s EC’s Allegations are Unfounded 6:03 am \| Storage Micron and Seagate to Lead Solid State Drive Standardization Efforts at JEDEC. JEDEC Announces Dedicated Subcommittee to Set Standards for SSDs Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:12 pm \| Other European Commission Accuses Intel of More Elements of Anti-Competitive Behaviour. European Commission Finds More Examples of Intel’s Illegal Business Practices 8:00 pm \| Memory Samsung and Sun Claim that Newly Developed Flash Memory for Servers Will Live Longer than Data Processing Servers. Samsung and Sun Develop Ultra Durable Memory for Server Solid State Drives 2:36 pm \| CPU AMD’s Chief Executive Officer Hector Ruiz Steps Down. Dirk Meyer Becomes New Chief Exec of AMD 12:15 pm \| CPU Intel: Atom Will Not Substitute Celeron Processors. Intel Denies Possibility to Change Celeron for Atom 10:07 am \| Multimedia Sony Cuts Price on PlayStation 3, Axes Backwards Compatibility Too. Sony PlayStation 3 80GB to Cost $399, Backwards Compatibility Lost 5:48 am \| Video Microsoft Preps to Unveil DirectX 11 Features in Several Days. ATI, Nvidia, Microsoft to Discuss DirectX 11 Techniques at XNA, Siggraph News Archive News around the Web Wednesday, July 23, 2008 4:18 pm Biohazard sells 4.8GHz Skulltrails. the INQUIRER 4:18 pm O2 uses Jacada to fight churn. the INQUIRER 3:18 pm 'MacBook touch' to merge MacBook, iPhone concepts? The Tech Report 2:14 pm Wednesday Shortbread. The Tech Report 2:14 pm LG readies low-cost subnotebook. 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