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ECS Elitegroup P55H-A

Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:24:44 +0000

Back in September we published a launch-day Linux preview of Intel's Lynnfield processors and provided Core i5 / Core i7 benchmarks. With that initial testing of the Lynnfield processors and the new Intel P55 Chipset we had used an Intel DP55KG "Kingsberg" motherboard, but since then many P55 ...

DriverHeaven.net found this 23 hours ago on phoronix.com

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Mandriva Linux 2010.0 Released

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:18:07 +0000

Already feeling bored with Ubuntu and thnk you're ready to start experimenting with other Linux distros? You may want to consider Mandriva Linux 2010.0, which was just released on Wednesday. Mandriva 2010.0, or "Adelie" if you prefer to use its codename, promises to be snappier than ...

willsmith posted 2 days ago from maximumpc.com

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Murphy's Law: What is Skype Up To?

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:18:42 +0000

The recent announcement of Skype turning quote-unquote open source has me twirling a finger with delicious glee. It's not that I dislike Skype. And it's not that I'm about to get into one of my 1,500-word debates on the differences between the definition of "free" and ...

willsmith posted 2 days ago from maximumpc.com

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AMD's UVD2-based XvBA Finally Does Something On Linux

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 23:42:11 +0000

For a year now we have been talking about XvBA , which stands for X-Video Bitstream Acceleration and is designed to implement AMD's Unified Video Decoder 2 (UVD2) engine on Linux systems for improving the video decoding and playback process on desktop systems. AMD has been shipping an XvBA ...

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Demand Video + CMS + Interactive Input For Museum?

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 22:55:00 +0000

remolacha writes "I've been given the task of tech chief for a biggish art museum (1300 m2, or about 13,000 sq ft) in Spain. The museum's designers want 20 'terminals' that will offer on-demand video and interactive content. the terminals' content will change with the exhibits; many will have ...

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VIA intros Nano 3000 Series processors

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:04:00 +0000

VIA has announced its new Nano 3000 Series processors, which are said to offer enhanced digital media performance and less power consumption for ultrathin notebooks and all-in-one desktops. The new line brings strong competition to Intel's Atom CPU, and consists of six 64-bit Isaiah-based chips.

juliofranco posted 3 days ago from techspot.com

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VIA Unveils Atom-Smashing Nano 3000 Series Processors

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:45:29 +0000

Watch out Atom, there's a new line of VIA Nano processors on the block, and they're after your lunch money. They just may have the muscle to take it, too. The new VIA Nano 3000 series is based on the 64-bit superscalar "Isaiah' architecture and comes with a bevy of noteworthy features. ...

willsmith posted 3 days ago from maximumpc.com

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[Phoronix] 2009 Linux Graphics Survey

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 06:30:00 +0000

For the past two years we have hosted an annual Linux Graphics Survey in which we ask well over 20,000 users each time their video card preferences, driver information, and other questions about their view of the Linux graphics stack. This year we are hosting the survey once again to allow the ...

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[Phoronix] Running Ubuntu 9.10 With Older PC Hardware

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:19:20 +0000

Last week we looked at the Ubuntu 9.10 netbook performance with two Atom-powered netbooks comparing the Karmic Koala numbers against that of Ubuntu 9.04. For the most part, Ubuntu 9.10 offered better performance over its predecessor, but there were a few performance drops in different areas. ...

TweakTown's News RSS Feed found this 9 days ago on phoronix.com

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ATI Catalyst™ Display Driver

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:51:16 +0000

AMD has moved a number of DX9 ATI Radeon™ graphics accelerators products to a legacy driver support structure. This change impacts Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Linux distributions. AMD has moved to a legacy software support structure for these graphics accelerator products in an effort to ...

DriverHeaven.net found this 9 days ago on support.amd.com

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New Atom to bring $249 netbooks

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:16:00 +0000

Image N450 based Intel plans to launch its new Atom for netbooks N450 on Janury 3rd. This CPU won't bring much performance boost compared to the old one, but with its 1.66GHz and integrated memory controller and graphics has an impressive TDP of 5.5W. Intel is going from three chips to only two ...

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Personas for Firefox

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 21:52:00 +0000

Get Personas for Firefox - Free Firefox Add-on for Windows, Mac or Linux

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AMD Loses Its Linux Core Engineering Manager

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:17:57 +0000

AMD's Catalyst Linux driver has improved substantially over the past few years. Years ago the Catalyst Linux driver was in shambles with its performance being utterly poor, it lacked enthusiast-oriented features like CrossFire and OverDrive, and ATI customers had to wait months -- sometimes in ...

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[Phoronix] AMD Loses Its Linux Core Engineering Manager, Matthew Tippett

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:33:00 +0000

AMD's Catalyst Linux driver has improved substantially over the past few years. Years ago the Catalyst Linux driver was in shambles with its performance being utterly poor, it lacked enthusiast-oriented features like CrossFire and OverDrive , and ATI customers had to wait months -- sometimes in ...

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Power Home Linux Server?

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:11:00 +0000

mpol writes "For years I've been using a home server with Linux, but recently I've been having doubts about the electric bill. I'm not touched by the recession yet, but I would like to cut costs, and going from a 100-Watt system to a 30-Watt system would save me 70 bucks a year. The system ...

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Tilera challenges X86 architecture with 100 core-processor

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:15:00 +0000

Tilera has launched an advanced line of TILE-Gx processors that reportedly offer "ten times better" compute efficiency than Intel's next-generation Westmere chip. The processors - fabricated in TSMC's 40 nanometer process - operate at up to 1.50 GHz with power consumption ranging from 10 to 55 ...

TechSpot found this 11 days ago on tgdaily.com

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Ubuntu 9.10 Netbook Performance

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 10:56:32 +0000

There is just one week left until Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" will be released, but is it worth the upgrade if you are running a netbook? From our testing of the development releases, it is most certainly worth the upgrade, especially when compared to Ubuntu 9.04 with its buggy Intel driver stack ...

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Nokia says N900 sales delayed to November

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:13:02 +0000

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Top cellphone maker Nokia said on Friday its flagship N900 phone will start selling in November, a month later than originally scheduled, as the company awaits feedback from developers. The N900 -- seen as key for Nokia's future in the high-end of the market -- is the ...

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