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Physicists Transfer Information Between Matter And Light

A team of physicists at the Georgia Institute of Technology has taken a significant step toward the development of quantum communications systems by successfully transferring quantum information from two different groups of atoms onto a single photon. Add comment

Intel To Debut New Itaniums Nov. 8

Intel's newest top-line Itanium 2 processor is due to arrive Nov. 8, according to sources familiar with the plans. Add comment

ASUS Debuts 1066MHz FSB Motherboard

ASUSTeK Computer has started distribution of mainboards intended for yet unannounced Intel Pentium 4 processors with 1066MHz processor system bus. The new core-logic that powers the platform – i925XE – along with the new chips are expected to deliver performance higher than that of today’s high-performance components. Add comment

Gmail Accounts ‘Wide Open To Exploit’

Google's high profile webmail service, Gmail, is vulnerable to a security exploit that might allow hackers full access to a user's email account simply by knowing the user name, according to reports. Add comment

Feds Charge 28 In ID Theft Ring

Agents at the U.S. Secret Service unmasked 28 people who thought they were safe behind anonymous identities and charged them in connection with alleged ID Theft activities. Add comment

Fast-Moving Bagle Worms Open PCs’ Backdoors

Two new versions of the venerable Bagle worm are on the loose, infecting PCs and opening backdoors as they go. Add comment

Gigabyte GA-8TRS350MT Motherboard

Motherboards equipped with integrated graphics solutions have been shunned due to poor 3D performance. That changed. Add comment

Gigabyte GA-8TRS350MT Motherboard

Motherboards equipped with integrated graphics solutions have been shunned due to poor 3D performance. That changed. Add comment

Integrated graphics do have a place on the desktop. The question is where? Motherboards equipped with integrated graphics solutions have been shunned due to poor 3D performance. That changed. Add comment

Flaws Found In Windows-Based Media Players

Microsoft Windows users need to watch out for several flaws in non-Microsoft media players, security experts said. Add comment

Hitachi On-Track to Deliver ‘Serial ATA II’ HDD in 2004

A high-ranking source familiar with the plans of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies said the company had plans to release new breed of HDDs he referred as 'Serial ATA-II' hard disk drives already this year, ahead of some of its rivals. Add comment

File Sharers Win More Protection

Alleged file sharers must be given a notice explaining their legal rights before their internet service provider hands over any personal information to the music labels, a Pennsylvania judge ruled, making it still harder for the music industry to use the courts to intimidate people suspected of piracy. Add comment

AOL To Give Away Anti-Virus Service

AOL is set to give away that which it sells at a premium -- its McAfee VirusScan Online anti-virus software. Add comment

Apple Update Patches QuickTime

Apple's QuickTime for Windows player contains a security flaw that puts users at risk of computer hijack, the computer maker said in an advisory. Apple's monthly security update for October includes a fix for the QuickTime vulnerability, which researchers say could lead to buffer overflow attacks in HTML environments. Add comment

Microsoft Expands Windows Anti-Piracy Program

When it launched its "Windows Genuine Advantage" pilot program in September, Microsoft Corp. was hoping 20,000 customers would opt into the voluntary program, via which Microsoft checks whether customers are running counterfeit copies of Windows. Add comment

Intel CPU Roadmap Update

Anandtech has the latest with Intel's twisty processor roadmap. Add comment

Review Roundup

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Review Roundup

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ATI Topples Nvidia In Card Sales

Recently published figures put ATi ahead of nVidia in video card marketshare. Add comment

Cingular Closes $41 Billion ATT Wireless Buy

Cingular Wireless on Tuesday closed its $41 billion cash purchase of AT&T Wireless Services, creating the biggest U.S. mobile telecommunications service--with more than 46 million customers. Add comment

ITunes Goes To Europe

Apple Computer Tuesday launched its European iTunes Music Store, launching in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain, complementing its existing U.K., France, and German stores. Add comment