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Power Line Data Transmission Capacity: Bigger Than DSL Or Cable

Penn State engineers have developed a new model for high-speed broadband transmissions over U.S. overhead electric power lines and estimate that, at full data rate handling capacity, the lines can provide bit rates that far exceed DSL or cable over similar spans. Add comment

First BTX Motherboards Hit Shelves

Though Intel has been promoting the spec for a while, the company only recently rolled out its first retail BTX boards. Add comment

Opera Delivers Beta Of Linux Web Browser

Norwegian software vendor Opera Software ASA on Tuesday released the beta version of its Opera Web browser for Linux. Add comment

Two Open-Source Databases Releases Add To Enterprise Appeal

Two new versions of the most popular open-source databases, MySQL and PostgreSQL, will be released this month with yet more features to make enterprises happy. Add comment

Motorola Previews iTunes Phone

A Motorola executive on Thursday previewed an upcoming mobile phone that can play music from Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes store. Add comment

NVIDIA Introduces GeForce Go 6 Series For Thin And Light Notebooks

NVIDIA today announced the NVIDIA® GeForceTM Go 6200 graphics processing unit (GPU) for mainstream notebook PCs. Add comment

Got MIMO?

Linksys Tuesday announced wireless LAN equipment based on Multiple In, Multiple Out (MIMO) technology that it says increases data throughput speeds by as much as eight times over standard 802.11g equipment. Add comment

2005 to date: Article Roundup

[url=http://www.thetechzone.com/?m=show&id=163]Get The Most Out of Your Digital Camera @ The Tech Zone[/url] [url=http://www.xyzcomputing.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=243&Itemid=26]Spraypaint Keyboard Mod @ XYZ Computing[/url] [url=http://www.uniquehardware.ca/guides/guide06/guide6.1.php]Speeding Up Firefox @ Unique Hardware[/url] [url=http://www.viperlair.com/articles/editorials/boty/2004/]Editor's Choices of 2004 @ Viper Lair[/url] [url=http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=105&pgno=0]ATI Radeon To ATI FireGL Mod Guide Rev. 4.1 @ Adrian's Rojak Pot[/url] [url=http://arstechnica.com/columns/mac/mac-20050104.ars]Top 10 Apple stories of 2004 @ Ars Technica[/url] [url=http://www.thetechzone.com/?m=show&id=165]Preventing Slowdowns & Issues @ The Tech Zone[/url] [url=http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=791]Annual PC Checkup @ PCSTATS[/url] [url=http://forums.pimprig.com/showthread.php?t=34084]Modding Boot Camp - Window Cutting/Fitting @ Pimprig.com[/url] Add comment

2005 to date: Review Roundup (part 2)

[url=http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/tt680/]Thermaltake Purepower 680W @ Tweaknews.net[/url] [url=http://www.pcmoddingmy.com/content.php?review.169]Asour VPC-1000B Multimedia DVD Drive @ PCmoddingmy[/url] [url=http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/cases/other/cases/hspcts/]HighSpeed PC Tech Station @ Viper Lair[/url] [url=http://www.xyzcomputing.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=239&Itemid=26]Razer Diamondback Optical Mouse @ XYZ Computing[/url] [url=http://www.hardwarezoom.com/viewcontent.jsp?ReviewID=234]Gigabyte GA-8TRX330-L @ HardwareZoom[/url] [url=http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=278]Intel P4 Socket 775 Heatsink Roundup @ Madshrimps[/url] [url=http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=article&dId=735]nVidia nForce 4 vs. ATI 200 Series @ TweakTown[/url] [url=http://www.tbreak.com/reviews/article.php?id=343]Epox 9NPA+ (nForce4) Motherboard @ t-break[/url] [url=http://www.thetechlounge.com/review.php?directory=thermaltake_103_fanless]Thermaltake Fanless103 Heatpipe CPU Cooler @ TheTechLounge[/url] [url=http://www.ocia.net/reviews/pitbull/logisyspsu.shtml]Logisys Pitbull 500W PSU @ OCIA.net[/url] Add comment

2005 to date: Review Roundup (part 1)

[url=http://www.cluboc.net/reviews/motherboards/soltek/k8tpro939/index.htm]Soltek K8TPro-939 @ Club Overclocker[/url] [url=http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=88&pgno=0]Graphics Card Comparison @ Adrian's Rojak Pot[/url] [url=http://www.thetechzone.com/?m=show&id=164]IntelliMouse vs Logitech MX900 @ The Tech Zone[/url] [url=http://www.cooltechzone.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=889&Itemid=0]Pioneer DVR-S806 16x Dual-Layer DVD Writer @ CoolTechZone[/url] [url=http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=942]Samsung Q30 Exclusive @ TrustedReviews[/url] [url=http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=219]AC Ryan XTOR Xilencer HDD Silencer @ Madshrimps[/url] [url=http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/control.php?cid=6&id=1305&src=3rd]ASUS P5AD2 Premium @ hardwarezone.com[/url] [url=http://www.bytesector.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=2983#2983]Ultra X-Connect 500W @ Bytesector[/url] [url=http://www.techniz.co.uk/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=182]GIGABYTE K8NS-939 @ techniz.co.uk[/url] [url=http://www.cooltechzone.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=891&Itemid=0]MS Optical Desktop w/ Fingerprint Reader @ CoolTechZone[/url] Add comment

Wal-Mart Stung In $1.5 Million Bar-Code Scam

Police charge two Tennessee couples in a scheme to use bogus bar codes at hundreds of stores in 19 states. Add comment

Philips, HP Copy Protection Ready for New FCC Rules

Philips Electronics and Hewlett-Packard have developed a Plus-format DVD copy-protection system that allows users to record digital TV broadcasts under the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) broadcast-flag regulation, which takes effect in July, the companies announced Wednesday at the 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show. Products that incorporate the new technology will be available soon. Add comment

Microsoft Readies Antispyware App

Microsoft is preparing for release to the public of a beta version of antispyware technology it purchased last month, but it will delay promised antispam and antivirus improvements to the Exchange e-mail server, according to information provided by the company. Add comment

Court Rejects RIAA Request To Identify Song Swappers

A U.S. appeals court has rejected a tactic used by the music industry to identify alleged file swappers in order to sue them, marking the second time a federal court has struck down subpoenas that seek names of Internet service provider subscribers. Add comment

Adobe Locks Down PDFs, Releases Acrobat 7.0

Adobe on Wednesday released software that lets enterprises assign digital rights to PDF files so that unauthorized users aren't allowed to open, print, or exchange sensitive documents. Add comment

Microsoft Pulls Plug On XP For Itanium

Microsoft has ceased to offer a version of Windows XP for Intel's Itanium 2 processor. The move marks the end for Itanium 2 in Windows-based workstations and comes after all major hardware vendors had abandoned the 64-bit chip for use in workstations. Add comment

Seagate Set To Ship 5 GByte CF Hard Drive For Digital Cameras

Seagate will start shipping its 1-inch Photo Hard Drive in February, the company said today. As an alternative for Compact Flash cards in digital cameras, the drive will be available in capacities of 2.5 and five GByte. Seagate also announced a 400 GByte drive for DVRs. Add comment

“Only” 60 Thousands Fake AMD Chips Arrested, Million Already Shipped

A Taiwan-based web-site Monday posted more information on the matter of counterfeit processors by Advanced Micro Devices seized end last week by Taiwanese authorities. Add comment

Philips Unveils World’s First Blu-Ray Optical Drive

Royal Philips Electronics Tuesday said it would showcase the world’s first commercial optical drive that can play compact discs, digital video discs and blu-ray discs at Consumer Electronics show in Las Vegas, Nevada later during the week. Add comment

Intel’s Mainstream Pentium 4 Chips With Security Caps Hit Retail

Intel’s Pentium 4 processors featuring security feature Execute Disable Bit targeted at mainstream market segment with appropriate price-points have finally hit the stores, but not everywhere in the world. Add comment

Desktop Intel Pentium 4 “Prescott” Processors Can Enable 64-bit – Rumour

A BIOS update can enable 64-bit capability on Prescott chips, says OC Bench. Add comment