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Intel Developing Optical Connect for Laptops, Servers

Intel is developing an optical interconnect technology to replace copper ribbons in laptop computers and servers that should be ready for commercialization within three to five years, says Justin Rattner, Intel senior fellow and director of the company's systems technology labs. Add comment

Dell To Open New PC Plant In United States

Dell will announce within weeks a plan to build a new manufacturing plant in the United States, as other PC makers continue to send such work overseas, CEO Kevin Rollins said Tuesday in a wide-ranging interview with CNET News.com. Add comment

NEC Delays Fuel Cell Launch

NEC has succeeded in reducing the size of a prototype direct methanol fuel cell for use with notebook PCs but says it is unlikely to see commercialization until at least two years later than previously forecast. Add comment

E-Voting States Brace For Problems

U.S. voting-security advocates are bracing for e-voting problems in the upcoming general election that could rival those in Florida during the 2000 presidential race. Add comment

Does Google Desktop Search Pose Risks?

If you use shared or public computers, you have a new privacy risk to consider: Google Desktop Search. Add comment

Apple Intros New iBook Notebook, G5 Desktop

Just in time for holiday shopping, Apple released on Tuesday a new line of its entry-level iBook notebook computers. Add comment

AMD Athlon 64 4000+ Processor

Short-Media takes a look at AMD's newest Athlon 64 4000+ processor and how it stacks up against the competition. Add comment

Nvidia Nforce 4 PCIe SLI (P)review

[url=http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2248]Anandtech[/url] Reviews the spankin new Nvidia Nforce4 chipset. It will be available in three flavors, Nforce4, Nforce4 Ultra & Nforce 4 SLI! Add comment

AMD Athlon 64 4000+ Processor

Short-Media takes a look at AMD\'s newest Athlon 64 4000+ processor and how it stacks up against the competition. Add comment

VIA Chipset Roadmap

Anandtech has an update of VIA's plans for their upcoming chipsets. Add comment

Microsoft Shows Small Business Software

Microsoft is building on its 2002 buy of Danish business application developer Navision A/S with the release this week of its first major product built on the Navision software suite. Add comment

Microsoft Patches Windows Server 2003

Setting the stage for what it hopes will be a "breakout year" for its server operating systems, Microsoft this week announced it will ship the first Release Candidate of its Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows Server 2003 by year's end as well as a SDK (software development kit) for the High Performance Computing version of Windows Server in November. Add comment

Computer Problems Already Affecting Florida Voters

As long lines gathered at polls, early voters at nine of Broward County's 14 sites ran into computer-generated problems on Monday. Gisela Salas, of the Broward Elections Office, said workers had problems connecting with a live database that is used to verify that a voter is properly registered in the county. Add comment

Xbox 2 To Be Announced On January 5?

Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates has been confirmed as the pre-show keynote speaker at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January. According to media reports, Gates could bring a late Christmas gift to Las Vegas: A new Xbox. Add comment

Intel’s Dual-Core Desktop Processors To Ship In Q3 2005

Intel provided system builders with a comprehensive update about its desktop, mobile and enterprise product lines for 2005 and 2006. According to documents seen by THG, Intel will launch its first dual-core desktop processor in the third quarter of next year; a mobile dual-core will follow in the first quarter of 2006. Add comment

Broadband To Get Power Boost In Big Apple

If technology that transmits Internet traffic across power lines can make it in New York City, it can make it anywhere. Add comment

Intel Whacks Mobile Chip Prices

Intel cut the prices of its premier mobile chips by up to a third on Sunday, as it prepares for the holiday season. Add comment

Study Finds Dramatic Loss Of Tech Jobs

Job trimming at technology companies took off during the past three months, according to a new report. Add comment

MyDoom Seeks To Destroy Antivirus Firms

Antivirus companies are perplexed by a spate of recent viruses that contain messages in which the writers threaten to attack them. Add comment

MSN Messenger Moving Towards “Pay For” Features

It would seem Microsoft are attempting to take MSN Messenger in a slightly new direction. Some features of the next major release of the popular IM client, [url=http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=24503&category=main&highlight=]version 7.0[/url], will be likely to sport some options and features that are only available to paying customers. Add comment

Half-Life 2 Gone Gold!

Vivendi Universal Games have just this moment announced that Half-Life 2, the sequel to one of the most critically acclaimed PC titles in gaming history, will ship to retail outlets around the world in November. The Company confirmed that Half-Life 2, developed by Valve Software, has gone gold with a planned retail street date of November 16, 2004. The countdown to the highly anticipated retail street date has begun around the world, as VU Games completes plans to ship localized versions of Half-Life 2 simultaneously in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Korean, Thai and Japanese. Add comment