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NEW NVidia ForceWare 71.81 Beta

A new set of Beta ForceWare drivers have made it onto the web for Windows 2000 and XP. Add comment

IE7 Beta for Windows XP: Summer 2005

[url=http://www.neowin.net]Neowin[/url] reports that Microsoft have announced that Internet Explorer 7.0 should start to appear in beta form this summer. Add comment

AMD Introduces Opteron Models 852 And 252

AMD today announced the latest additions to the AMD Opteron processor family - Models 852 and 252. Add comment

StarOffice 8 Beta Set To Debut

Sun Monday said that the newest edition of its alternative to Microsoft Office, StarOffice 8, will be available for downloading in a beta version on Thursday. Add comment

Intel Intros Updated Xeon “Irwindale”

Intel today began shipping an upgraded version of its 64-bit Xeon DP processor. The new chip, code-named Irwindale, integrates 2 MByte L2 cache which is twice the memory of the previous Xeon (Nocona). Add comment

Atari Develops Video Game Based On Matrix Trilogy

Atari is working on "The Matrix: Path of Neo" - a PC and console game scheduled to be released in this year's holiday season. Add comment

NEC’s LSI Chip Interface Five Times Faster Than PCI Express

NEC and its subsidiary NEC Electronics Corporation announced a fast serial interface circuit technology for large-scale integration (LSI) system chips that are targeted at future broadband networks and high-end computers. Add comment

NVIDIA Launches GeForce Go 6600 GPU For Thin And Light Notebooks

NVIDIA Corporation today announced the GeForce Go 6600, a mobile GPU designed specifically to deliver cutting-edge multimedia functionality without sacrificing portability. The GeForce Go 6600 GPU is available immediately from industry-leading OEMs and ODMs including Acer, Asus, Gericom, Medion, Toshiba, and several other notebook suppliers worldwide. Add comment

Skype Expands To Wi-Fi/Cell Phones

Skype's VoIP software is to be pre-installed on i-mate wireless and mobile handsets from Carrier Devices. Add comment

AMD Readies New Opteron Processor For 1000MHz HT Bus

Advanced Micro Devices is projected to release its new chip for servers on Monday, the 14th of February. It is claimed that in addition to higher clock-speed the new Opteron will sport higher-speed HT bus as well as SSE3 technology. Add comment

Verizon And MCI To Tie The Knot

Verizon and MCI are to tie the knot, according to a Valentine's Day announcement from the US. The deal is worth $6.7bn (£3.55bn) in shares and cash and Verizon has also agreed to take on board MCI's $4bn (£21.bn) debt. Add comment

AMD Slashes Processor Prices

AMD today slashed prices across its product range, timed to follow the launch of its latest Opteron processors and knocking up to 35 per cent off the price of most products. Add comment

Help Short-Media fight the menace of spyware!

This is a call to you. Yes you! Did you have spyware? Do you know someone who had it before you waved your technological magic? Did you clean out and refresh a PC that was buckling under the load of evil, unwanted malware gremlins? Help us help those less fortunate than us! Wanna know how? Read on... Add comment

NEW MSN Messenger 6.2.0205

As a result of a recently discovered vulnerability in MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger a new version of both programs has been released. Users will have to upgrade to continue using the service. Add comment

NEW ATI Catalyst 64-Bit Beta 4 Driver

ATI has released a new Catalyst beta driver for Windows XP 64-bit Edition. Add comment

Symantec Products Hit By Major Security Bug

A serious flaw in a comment element to Symantec's products has emerged this week; the company reported that the flaw was "high" risk. Add comment

Judge Orders LokiTorrent To Shut Down, Provide Logs

A Dallas federal court has ordered file-swapping site LokiTorrent.com to shut down and provide Hollywood lawyers with access to its full server logs, including data that could expose hundreds of thousands of people to copyright lawsuits. Add comment

Apple Releases Mac OS X 10.3.8 Update For Download

Apple has released Mac OS X 10.3.8, a free update to Mac OS X v10.3. Add comment

Ion Storm Closes Its Doors

The legendary development studio behind the Deus Ex and Thief: Deadly Shadows series is no more. Add comment

8-Gigabit Flash Memory Chip Debuts

Data storage companies Toshiba and SanDisk announced a new flash memory chip designed to address the growing use of large media files. Add comment

Yahoo Fires Up Toolbar For Firefox Users

Yahoo released a beta version of its Web browser toolbar for users of the Mozilla Firefox browser on Thursday, offering bookmarks, newsfeeds, and search and translation tools. Add comment