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Intel quietly slips out Core i7-930, future for 920 uncertain 10 March

Intel has quietly introduced a new processor to the Core i7 family. The Core i7-930 offers a minor step up from the 920 -- both in specs and price.

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Acer shows a ton of new and updated systems at CeBIT 10 March

Acer arrived at CeBIT well prepared, revealing a slew of notebook and desktop refreshes along with few brand new systems.

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Intel plans overclocker-friendly Clarkdale, Lynnfield CPUs 10 March

Intel and AMD have been selling overclocker-friendly processors with unlocked multipliers for quite some time now. Initially this option was reserved for expensive chips competing in the upper-tier of the market.

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Intel Pushes Atom CPU to Drive Storage Devices 10 March

While Intel's Atom has a near-monopoly on the netbook market, that's not the only place the processor will be practicing its power-miserly ways

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AMD shows off Phenom II X6 processor at CeBIT 3 March

If current rumors are to be believed, AMD's fist hexa-core processors are headed for desktops sometime around April. The new chips will reportedly come in three flavors: Phenom II X6 1035T, 1055T, and the 1075T.

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Corsair starts shipping Nova and Reactor SSD lines 1 March

Hot on the heels of launching the high-end RealSSD series earlier this week, Corsair has begun shipping two more affordable lines of solid state drives: the Nova and Reactor.

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CompactFlash 5.0 spec brings 144PB capacity limit 23 February

The CompactFlash Association has announced a new specification that brings 48-bit addressing, which increases the current capacity limitation of 137GB to 144PB -- as in petabyte.

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AMD begins shipping "Magny-Cours" Opteron 23 February

AMD has revealed it's already started revenue shipments of its anticipated twelve-core AMD Opteron processors, code-named Magny-Cours.

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Corsair unveils PIN-protected Flash Padlock 2 USB drive 22 February

Keeping sensitive data safe from prying eyes is a big concern when it comes to portable storage. Should your USB flash drive fall into the wrong hands the consequences could be disastrous -- or embarrassing to say the least. With that in mind Corsair introduced the original Flash Padlock back in 2007, featuring a keypad right on the enclosure that allowed users to access their secured data by entering a PIN code.

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Acer prepping first netbook with Nvidia Ion 2 graphics 16 February

Acer is rushing to get its Aspire One 532G out the door, claiming it to be the world's first netbook to feature Nvidia's Ion 2 graphics technology.

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Microsoft plans antipiracy update for Windows 7 12 February

Microsoft said on Thursday that it is planning an update to Windows 7 that will close a number of loopholes that counterfeiters had used to thwart the operating system's built-in antipiracy measures.

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Sony announces first 3D Blu-ray Disc players 11 February

Sony took a lead in pushing 3D movies to homes, announcing on Wednesday a new Blu-ray Disc player and upgrades to existing players so that they will be able to show high-definition 3D movies too.

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Intel unveils Itanium 9300 series enterprise processors 10 February

Intel revealed its Itanium 9300 series today, which more than doubles the performance of its predecessor.

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Intel Announces Core i5, Core i7 With vPro 10 February

Businesses looking to upgrade to the latest 32nm Intel CPU technology will be pleased to know that Intel today rolled out its fourth generation of vPro-enabled Core i5 and Core i7 chips.

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Office 2010 hits RC, Windows 8 planned for July 2011 4 February

Microsoft Office 2010 has finally hit release candidate, and Redmond has distributed the productivity suite to members of the technology adoption program (TAP).

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Acer introduces 23.6-inch 120Hz 3D-ready LCD monitor 3 February

Jumping into the 3D market with both feet, Acer has launched a new 3D-ready computer monitor today. The company's 23.6-inch TN-based GD235HZ display has a 120Hz refresh rate and is designed to work with Nvidia's 3D Vision active-shutter glasses.

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Microsoft intros SideWinder X4 gaming keyboard 2 February

With a growing affinity for gaming and media-related hardware, Microsoft has introduced the SideWinder X4 keyboard. Redmond claims the SideWinder X4 gives gamers more control over their gaming experience with the "industry's most advanced anti-ghosting technology."

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Intel, Micron announce 25nm NAND flash breakthrough 2 February

Intel and Micron are announcing today that its joint venture company, IM Flash Technologies, is ready to sample the first 25nm NAND-based flash memory technology. In fewer words, that is the smallest semi-conductor process in the world.

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AMD, Intel six-core processors to arrive soon 1 February

AMD has made no secret of their plans to release at least one six-core desktop processor in 2010, codenamed Thuban. Intel on the other hand hasn't been as forthcoming, but thanks to numerous leaks, and even some early benchmark results, we do know the company has a 32nm six-core chip up its sleeve, which is dubbed Gulftown and will be branded as Core i7 980X.

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AMD details 2010-2011 roadmap 28 January

AMD held a press conference in Singapore today, discussing the company's plans for 2010 into 2011. The chipmaker said it would focus on pushing its transition to 45nm fabrication tech for improved performance and power efficiency in desktop and notebook parts.

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