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Equipped with D-Link Green Technology to Detect Data Transmissions and Power Down When Not in Use, Saves Energy and Costs FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 15, 2009 — D-Link, the end-to-end solutions provider for consumer and business, today introduced its next-generation PowerLine adapter kit, an ideal solution for connecting computers,...
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San Jose, California – April 15, 2009 - Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, today launched a new Chrome Series of extreme performance triple channel DDR3 kits for Intel Core i7 based enthusiast motherboards. The new Chrome Series is Super Talent’s highest performance line...
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Time Warner's planned implementation of a bandwidth cap on broadband usage has received negative reactions nationwide and now may be the impetus of new legislation limiting such measures. U.S. Representative Eric Massa of New York was none too pleased when Time Warner announced that it would be rolling out the new tiers in his district. Massa...
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Earlier this month Google sponsored a conference on data center efficiency where they showed by example how to achieve the most processing power while consuming the least amount of electricity. This is quite an about-face for Google as previously they have been notoriously secretive about their data centers and server infrastructure. Since...
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Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, today announced that it is now shipping the MasterDrive RX family of Solid State Drives (SSDs) in capacities up to 512GB.The MasterDrive RX features Super Talent’s proprietary RAIDSSD Technology to enable extremely fast sequential read and write...
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BFG Technologies, a leading North American and European supplier of advanced NVIDIA-based 3D graphics cards announced today that the Phobos Performance Edition Gaming/Home Theater System now comes standard with two BFG GeForce GTX 275 OC graphics cards running in SLI. In addition, Intel solid-state drives are now available as an upgrade option.BFG...
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G.Skill International Co. Ltd., a world leader in extreme performance memory, has launched Triple Channel DDR3 2000HMz “Trident” series memory kits at timings of CL 9-9-9-24, designed for Intel Core i7 processors using Intel's X58 Express Chipset. The “Trident” series provides the high performance and speed for enthusiasts,...
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TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphics cards, has announced a new custom liquid cooled solution for the HD4890 series. The PowerColor Liquid Cooling Solution or LCS, will be available on the most powerful single GPU graphics card currently available from ATI. With EK Water Blocks cooling solution, PowerColor’s LCS HD4890 provides...
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Cloud Engines today announced that the Pogoplug, a small device that connects external hard drives to the Internet, is now shipping. Customers who pre-ordered will start receiving their orders this week. The Pogoplug makes all content on a hard drive instantly shareable and accessible with no uploading or special network configuration. The...
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Penton Overseas is taking language learning to the next level with products made specifically for the iPod, iTouch and iPhone, with compatible formats supported by other video players and cell phones. With the most foreign language learning titles for Apple's popular iPod format out of any other foreign language audio book Publisher,...
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Sun Microsystems announced that the Internet Archive, one of the fastest growing digital libraries in the world, has migrated its digital archival service onto Sun's open hardware and software platforms and established a new primary datacenter that will be housed at Sun's Santa Clara, California, campus. The Archive chose Sun to help...
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Bigfoot Networks Launches Killer Xeno™: Second-Generation Gaming Network CardSAN FRANCISCO, Game Developers Conference – March 23, 2009 – Bigfoot Networks, the networking technology company behind the Killer™ line of gaming network cards, today launched Killer Xeno, the company’s next-generation voice chat-enabled network...
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Nuance Communications, Inc., a leading provider of speech solutions, today announced findings that show consumers will take advantage of automobile voice recognition capabilities if they’re built in. In fact, eight out of nine respondents who own speech-enabled in-car systems and navigation devices regularly use the voice recognition capabilities....
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TriGem USA today announced its next generation of Averatec all-in-one (AIO) PCs designed to meet evolving user demands for an affordable, yet powerful AIO computer. The Averatec D1133 features HD video playback, a large 18.4-inch LCD screen, wireless keyboard and mouse, Windows Vista, and a dual-core processor. "The new Averatec all-in-one...
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Combining the latest computing experience with a contemporary look, the Dell Studio One 19's beautiful design and features take shared computing to a new level. Dell today announced the Studio One 19, a beautiful all-in-one computer that looks just as good in the living room as it does the kitchen. The optional touch capability provides...
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PCMCIA, the leading technology trade association for PC Card™ and ExpressCard® technology, today at CeBIT announced the newest release of the ExpressCard Standard 2.0, the latest version of the standard for high-performance expansion of notebook systems.This version was updated to accommodate the faster speeds demanded by today's...
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Overclockers from 26 Countries Fight for the Crown.GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. is pleased to announce the individual country qualifiers of the second annual GIGABYTE Open Overclocking Championship (GO OC) are underway, with the final competition to be held in Taipei, Taiwan in the landmark Taipei 101 skyscraper on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009,...
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Roku's Digital Video Player Instantly Connects Consumers To Over 40,000 New Titles. Roku, Inc., maker of the popular Roku digital video player, today announced that customers can now watch movies and TV shows from Amazon Video On Demand. With Amazon Video On Demand, Roku customers can for the first time purchase or rent new release movies...
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CyberLink Corp. innovative solutions provider for the connected media lifestyle, today launched the latest in its award-winning DVD player software, CyberLink PowerDVD 9. PowerDVD 9 enriches the movie experience, providing HD-like quality from standard-definition DVD movies. PowerDVD 9 feature highlights include:TrueTheater' Technology, offering...
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NETGEAR Launches First NAS-Linked Online Disaster Recovery for Consumers and SMBs. New ReadyNAS Vault Service Automates Backup and Eliminates Local Management. NETGEAR, Inc. a worldwide provider of technologically innovative, branded networking solutions, today announced ReadyNAS® Vault™ – its new online backup and disaster-recovery...
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Cooler Master's engineers put themselves to the test by building a 5-in-1 system that has to be a first of its kind in the industry. Today, they are proud to announce that with a single Real Power M1000W they were able to power up 5 full mini-itx systems in a closed ATCS 840 chassis. A full tour and demonstration will be available in Cooler...
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SanDisk ImageMate Memory Card Readers Transfer Files Quickly and Conveniently Across Wide Variety of Memory Card Formats SanDisk Corporation today announced that it has shipped the latest editions of its popular SanDisk ImageMate® memory card readers, which provide enhanced user experience through increased efficiency and faster...
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