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Samsung Offers Zero-Pixel-Defect LCD Display Warranty

Samsung Electronics last week announced intention to offer so-called zero-pixel-defect warranty on its LCD monitors. The campaign only applies to devices acquired in 2005 and only in South Korea, however, the precedent may mean more favourable warranties worldwide. Add comment

Intel Preps Onslaught With New Pentium 4 Processors 600

Makers of mainboards, systems and other computer hardware equipment are reportedly testing the new Intel Corp.’s Pentium 4 processors with enhanced performance and functionality, according to various sources in Taiwan. Add comment

Intel Builds SRAM On 65 NM Process

Intel currently demonstrates its next-generation 65-nanometer semiconductor process and claims that it is first rolling out the industry's first high-volume 90nm production of SRAMs. Add comment

Symantec: Phel Trojan Horse Attacks Windows XP

Security firm Symantec is warning users of a newly discovered Trojan horse named Phel--an anagram of the word help--that attacks Windows XP. The Trojan horse is capable of remotely controlling a user's system even if the latest Windows XP service pack, SP2, has been installed. Add comment

‘TiVo-To-Go’ Debuts

TiVo launched a new initiative Monday that lets customers transfer shows from its DVRs to a Windows-based desktop, media player, laptop or other portable device. Add comment

Apple Set To Launch $500 Mac

In a bid to take advantage of the success of the iPod music player, Apple Computer Inc. is set to release a Mac retailing at under $500. Add comment

AMD Introduces The AMD Alchemy™ Au1200™ Processor

AMD today announced availability of the AMD Alchemy™ Au1200™ processor, a system-on-chip solution designed to provide living-room quality video entertainment. Add comment

Winamp 5.08 Released

Winamp has released a new version of their venerable music playing software. Not much has been added, but if you're still running a 5.x version less than 5.07, critical updates are included. Add comment

Geeks & Nerds unite for the cause

Two computer nerds - one from metro Detroit, MI and the other from Portsmouth, NH have started a website that is designed to show the world that geeks and computer nerds are not the introverted, home-bound, antisocial denizens of their parent's basements that society thinks they are. Add comment

Suprnova announces eXeem

A few moments ago the people behind the BitTorrent site Suprnova.org announced their creation of a p2p based BitTorrent distribution system called [i]eXeem[/i]. Add comment

Suprnova Not Dead?

SuprNova.org, the popular BitTorrent site, recently voluntarily closed their doors amid growing pressure from the MPAA. The people behind the site have scheduled an announcement which is expected to detail their future plans for SuprNova.org. Add comment

Tsunami death toll passes 120,000

The tsunami that has left a path of destruction across southeast Asia has claimed more than 120,000 lives, Reuters reports. Add comment

Article / Guide Roundup for Dec 30

[url=http://www.thetechzone.com/?m=show&id=161]Looking at Legal Music Downloading @ The Tech Zone[/url] [url=http://news.designtechnica.com/featured_article12.html]Recordable DVD Formats: Bad Alphabet Soup @ Designtechnica[/url] [url=http://www.viperlair.com/articles/howto/software/slipstream/of2k3sp1/]Slipstreaming Office 2003 SP1 @ Viper Lair[/url] [url=http://www.thetechzone.com/?m=show&id=162]Create Your Own Computer Games @ The Tech Zone[/url] [url=http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=166&pgno=0]ATI Radeon X800 Voltage Modding Guide @ Adrian's Rojak Pot[/url] [url=http://forums.pimprig.com/showthread.php?threadid=33429]Modding Boot Camp @ PimpRig[/url] Add comment

Hardware Roundup for Dec 30

[url=http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/cases/other/cases/lianli/v1000/]Lian-Li PC-V1000 Case @ Viper Lair[/url] [url=http://images.moditory.com/reviews/Directron/Amptron726A/news.jpg]Amptron 17" LCD-TFT Monitor @ The Moditory[/url] [url=http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=740&pageID=1241]Gigabyte GeForce 6600 GT @ Bjorn3D[/url] [url=http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=review&dId=733]HIS X700Pro PCI-E Graphics @ TweakTown[/url] [url=http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews/review.php?dXJsX3Jldmlld19JRD05NDg=]Asus Extreme AX800 XT PE/2DHTV @ HEXUS.net[/url] [url=http://www.cluboc.net/reviews/cases/coolermaster/blue_wavemaster/index.htm]Cooler Master Wavemaster LE @ Club Overclocker[/url] [url=http://hi-techreviews.com/nuke/s12/s12_page1.htm]Seasonic S12 430w PSU @ hi-techreviews[/url] [url=http://www.rbmods.com/Articles/Ocz/Ddr_booster/1.php]OCZ DDR booster @ Rbmods[/url] [url=http://www.lanaddict.com/rev/138/1/]Gaming Mouse Showdown @ LAN Addict[/url] [url=http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=1835]HighSpeedPC Tech Station @ Phoronix[/url] Add comment

NEW Realtek ALC AC97 Audio Driver v3.68

[url=http://www.realtek.com.tw]Realtek[/url] have released some new AC97 audio drivers. Add comment

Screen Shots Of Upcoming Quake IV Emerge

Games Domain has a couple of screenshots from Quake IV posted. Quake IV is an all new story that will pick up right where Quake II left off. Add comment

JVC Develops Dual Blu-Ray-DVD Disc

JVC has developed prototype read-only discs that can contain data stored in both the DVD and high-capacity Blu-ray Disc formats. They are the first discs that are able to contain data in both formats, a company spokesperson says. Add comment

Apache Avalon Project Closes Down

Avalon, an Apache project to build a framework for object-oriented, component-based programming, has been shut down, forking off into several separate open source efforts, an official of the Apache Software Foundation has confirmed. Add comment

PlayStation 3 GPU: NV40 And NV50 Hybrid With XDR DRAM, Says Report

Some peculiarities of the PlayStation 3 graphics processing unit developed at NVIDIA Corp. showed up on the web. It appears, that the visual processing unit will merge NVIDIA’s present and future generation architectures and will have built-in memory controller that supports Rambus’ XDR DRAM. Add comment

IP-Based Video Surveillance

TheTechZone.com has recently released an interesting article about how IP-based video surveillance works. Add comment

Review Roundup for Dec 28

[url=http://www.ocia.net/reviews/si97/page1.shtml]Thermalright SI-97 Heatsink@ OCIA.net[/url] [url=http://www.extensiontech.net/reviews/qs/silverstone/fp54/]SilverStonetek SST-FP54 Review @ ExtensionTech.net[/url] [url=http://www.atruereview.com/powersupply_tester/index.php]EZ Power Supply Tester @ A True Review[/url] [url=http://www.a1-electronics.net/PcHardware/Various/2004/Thermtake_PureP-680w_Dec.shtml]Thermaltake PurePower 680W @ A1 Electronics.net[/url] [url=http://www.hwlogic.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=3]Project LX @ HWLogic.com[/url] [url=http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/control.php?cid=3&id=1358&src=3rd]MSI GeForce 6600 GT PCIe SLI Performance @ hardwarezone.com[/url] [url=http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=165&pgno=0]Zalman VF700-AlCu GPU Cooler @ Adrian's Rojak Pot[/url] [url=http://www.pcmoddingmy.com/content.php?review.165]OCLabs B3 PlexyBlock Review @ PCmoddingmy[/url] [url=http://www.xyzcomputing.com/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=241&Itemid=2]Sunbeam Samurai Case Review @ XYZ Computing[/url] Add comment