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ASUS Unveils New Eee PC, EeeTop and EeeBox Powered by NVIDIA ION

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:56:00 +0000

ASUS has adopted award-winning NVIDIA ION graphics for many of its top-selling Eee netbooks and nettop PCs. All of the NVIDIA ION-based PCs and motherboards from ASUS fully support Windows 7, which takes advantage of graphics processors to accelerate a variety of applications, freeing the CPU ...

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Unearth Region-Specific Windows 7 Themes

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:20:00 +0000

Microsoft stepped up its game in more ways than one with the advent of Windows 7 . The graphical user interface looks and functions better than in previous releases and is easy to customize. Without digging deep, even inexperienced users coming from Windows XP and Vista can see that Microsoft ...

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Microsoft denies it built 'backdoor' in Windows 7

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:51:00 +0000

Computerworld - Microsoft today denied that it has built a backdoor into Windows 7, a concern that surfaced yesterday after a senior National Security Agency (NSA) official testified before Congress that the agency had worked on the operating system. "Microsoft has not and will not put ...

TechSpot found this 21 hours ago on computerworld.com

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SSDs with TRIM Support

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:20:54 +0000

I’m looking to get a new SSD for my laptop when Windows 7 comes out, and I just read a review on Newegg warning about a drive not supporting Win7’s TRIM feature. A Google search gave me the basics on TRIM, but how important is it, really? I’m having trouble finding which drives support it and ...

willsmith posted 15 hours ago from maximumpc.com

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Dell's 3Q Sales and Profits Fall Flat

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:24:09 +0000

Dell didn't deliver in the third quarter the way analysts were expecting, instead missing the mark even on modest expectations, Businessweek reports. According to the OEM's earnings report, sales dropped 15 percent to $12.9 billion. Net income took a bigger hit and fell by 54 percent to $337 ...

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Sapphire Radeon HD 5850

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:00:53 +0000

Sapphire Radeon HD 58503 Introduction The graphics solution world is constantly evolving with visual quality being stepped up at an ever-growing exponential rate. The launch of Windows 7 and with it the tantalising prospect of DirectX 11 games is perhaps not so much just a single step up but a ...

DarkVision Hardware Articles and Review from around the ... found this 39 hours ago on xsreviews.co.uk

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ASUS EAH5970 2 GB GDDR5

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:26:22 +0000

Today marks the day that AMD takes back the graphics card performance crown from NVIDIA. The new AMD Radeon HD 5970 comes with two fast Cypress GPUs on a single PCB. Using their latest power saving features, AMD achieved a very modest power consumption for this card which right now is the ...

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Windows Home Server Blog

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:40:49 +0000

The Windows Home Server Team is pleased to announce that Power Pack 3 will be available in all shipping languages (Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish) on November 24 th , 2009. Power Pack 3 will be made available to existing users via Windows Update. Users need to ...

Madshrimps News RSS Feed found this 39 hours ago on windowsteamblog.com

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Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 Review

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:16:15 +0000

The graphics solution world is constantly evolving with visual quality being stepped up at an ever-growing exponential rate. The launch of Windows 7 and with it the tantalising prospect of DirectX 11 games is perhaps not so much just a single step up but a whole flight of stairs designed to ...

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Dell intros the multitouch-capable Studio 17 Touch

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:27:00 +0000

Dell quietly rolled out the Studio 17 Touch today, making it the company's first multitouch laptop. The system kicks off at $800 and sports a 17.3" (1600x900) LED display, a 2.1GHz Intel Pentium Dual Core T4300, 4GB of DDR3 1066MHz RAM, an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570, a 320GB 7200RPM HDD, a ...

juliofranco posted 38 hours ago from techspot.com

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HP TouchSmart 300-1025 Desktop PC

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:26:15 +0000

Review With the release of Windows 7, multi touch computing has finally been something worth looking into because Windows 7 supports multiple touch points for the first time ever and the interface has been redesigned to be "touch friendly". The HP TouchSmart 300-1025 desktop PC offers a 20" ...

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AT&T to offer HP Mini 110 netbook with 3G broadband

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:40:00 +0000

AT&T; announced today that it plans to expand its line of 3G-connected netbooks with the HP Mini 110. The carrier expects to begin shipping the Mini 110 on November 22, which will cost $199 after a mail-in rebate and signing a two-year contract. Plans will include a 200MB limit for $35 per ...

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Download of the Week: Power Plan Assistant for Windows 7

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +0000

Microsoft has made energy efficiency a key design element of Windows 7. By default, the operating system is now smarter than previous releases about what devices to turn on and when. It also includes fairly detailed power management options and offers three power plans out of the box to help end ...

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Two Kingston 40GB V Series Boot Drive SSDs in RAID 0

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:09:42 +0000

Legit Storage Reviews Two Kingston 40GB V Series Boot Drive SSDs in RAID 0 Final Thoughts and Conclusions Kingston 40GB V Series RAID Bundle Kit This review is a diamond in the rough as we were learning and rolling with the punches trying to get a RAID 0 array setup on a motherboard that ...

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Windows 7 security courtesy of the NSA

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:12:07 +0000

The secretive National Security Agency has described its part in helping Microsoft improve security in its latest version of Windows - which should worry conspiracy theorists.

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Multitouch Wind Top AE2220 All-in-One from MSI Now Shipping

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:17:55 +0000

MSI on Wednesday announced it has begun shipping its new Wind Top AE2220 all-in-one desktop PC. The AE2220 takes its place as MSI's flagship all-in-one and expands the company's fast growing Wind Top series. "The MSI Wind Top is an awesome all-purpose family PC. Share photos, edit ...

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ASUS to Add NVIDIA Ion Graphics to Some Netbooks and Nettops

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:43:00 +0000

Ion graphics upgrade for some Eee computers promises better performance

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NSA Is Giving Microsoft Some Help On Windows 7 Security

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:15:01 +0000

The National Security Agency has been working with Microsoft Corp. to help improve security measures for its new Windows 7 operating system, a senior NSA official said on Tuesday. The confirmation of the NSA's role, which began during the development of the software, is a sign of the agency's ...

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ATI Radeon HD 5970 Hemlock Video Card Review

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:22:24 +0000

ATI now dominates the graphics industry with their DirectX 11 Radeon HD 5000-series video cards, which allows them to enjoy current-generation gaming on Windows 7 and Vista. The ATI Radeon HD 5870 has already beat the worn and weathered GeForce GTX 285, just as the Radeon HD 5850 and HD5770 do ...

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MSI's 21.5-inch multitouch Wind Top AE2220 all-in-one now shipping

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:17:55 +0000

MSI is on a roll with its Wind Top line of all-in-one machines, the AE2220 being the latest and, for the moment at least, the greatest. Its 21.5-inch screen (curiously .1'' smaller than when originally announced ) supports multitouch, backed by Windows 7 Home Premium to ensure you'll never ...

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