Items tagged with SSE
Can't say as we blame them - you can only support old software for so long. However, coming on the heels of their other forced upgrades (meaning components of Windows Update even if you have automatic updating turned off), it certainly doesn't look good.Microsoft Corp. will force users of its aged MSN Messenger instant messaging software...
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Amazon.com's Mechanical Turk, a service which uses Human Intelligence to perform tasks (HITs, or Human Intelligence Tasks) that humans are best suited for, such as image identification, is joining the hunt for Steve Fossett.In an email we received this morning, Amazon.com said, On Monday, September 3, 2007, Steve Fossett, the...
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It is no secret that OS X has outstanding accessibility options for the users with different needs. Many, if not all applications can be zoomed in upon, and most can even be set up to read to the user. and that's just the beginning.So why would so much thought be given to the technology, but not the place that it was sold and serviced? "Both...
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AMD to Boost Performance for Everyday Compute-Intense Multimedia, Security and High Performance Computing Applications through New Extensions to x86 Instruction Set New instruction set “SSE5” continues tradition of AMD x86 innovation, including 3DNow!, AMD x86-64 architecture, AMD Virtualization and Light-Weight...
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Have you ever wondered why there are so many viruses and other malware out there just waiting to infect your PC(s)? Is it really possible that there are so many people these days who have the intelligence and the lack of scruples required to make so many viruses? Or is it more probable that there are a few bright people out there who have...
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What is the one item that you cannot live without? It probably comes as a shock to most of us, since our main world is probably the computer screen, but the most popular item is not the computer (with Internet of course), for now. A recent study done by Edison Media Research Inc. has shown that more and more Americans are relying on the Internet...
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For their latest marketing scheme, Valve is using the tried and true 'Free Trial' method. Valve has announced their new Steam Guest Pass system, which allows owners of certain Valve games to send out free trial passes to their friends. Day of Defeat: Source should be the first game available once the open beta starts....
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Corsair brings the award-winning DOMINATOR heat-sink design and DHX technology to standard DDR2-800 speed Fremont, CA (October 30, 2006) - Corsair(R), a worldwide leader in high performance enthusiast computer products, today unleashed TWIN2X2048-6400C4D DOMINATOR memory targeting value-conscious performance users. Featuring patent-pending...
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Dude, your getting a... HP? That's right, for the first time in three years Hewlett-Packard has passed Dell in world PC shipments. As Yahoo! News reports, HP's computer shipments have jumped 15% from a year ago, while Dell has only gained 4% in total shipments. From questionable deals to battery recalls, both companies have...
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Once just a search engine, Google has become so much more over the years. From providing video services, to e-books, to even an e-mail service, Google has become a part of our everyday lives. Google's latest web contribution to the internet is in the form of "gadgets", pieces of HTML and Java code that can be inserted into web...
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Microsoft's Vista OS is going to almost instantly transform the market for all things OS, if the market share of all the other Windows operating systems is anything to go by. Businesses like Symantec and McAfee have made tidy little businesses out of protecting people from holes in Windows security. Well, they think they've been frozen...
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A federal judge has dismissed part of AMD's suit against Intel on the basis that it does not meet the anticompetative claims made. In June of 2005 AMD filed a 48 page complaint against Intel alleging the company was engaging in monopolistic behavior by forcing companies (38 different ones cited) into using their chips thus...
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In the second week of August, Lenovo will become the first top-tier PC manufacturer to provide AMD based computers to large businesses in the United States, reports eWEEK.com. "Lenovo will position its new ThinkCentre A60 desktop to large businesses, a market that other top-tier manufacturers have yet to openly target with AMD-processor systems...
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Google has partnered with quite a few other nations to provide more content through their Google Video service. France, the UK, and Canada are just a few of the nations which Google will be focusing on. "Google hopes that the eight national editions will grow to reflect the likes of the countries each site serves - visitors can rate videos...
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Yahoo announced today that limited public beta of interoperability between Yahoo Messenger and Microsoft Live Messenger will begin. This combined effort between Yahoo and Microsoft will create the world's largest consumer instant messaging community, with almost 350 million accounts. Once cross-communication between the two services...
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Though it's been available for testing for some time, Microsoft's latest version of their instant messenger will be officially released this tuesday. Expect to see some of the new features contained in Windows Live Messenger in other instant messaging services. "Globally, MSN...
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What's happening friends? With the sun just about to set, I figured this was a good time to crack a beverage and sit on the deck to enjoy the fine scenery with the latest news from around the net. Why don't you follow suit, and settle in for a while? Plusdeck 2 PC Cassette Deck @ Bjorn3D "It is...
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Hey folks, I'm here to bring you a weekend update. We have reviews for the ASUS P5AD2-E Premium Motherboard, the Thermaltake Beetle CPU Cooler, Kingston 1GB PC2-5400 DDR2 Memory Kit, and a few other items. Enjoy! ASUS P5AD2-E Premium @ HEXUS "ASUS has effectively made its i925X-based P5AD2 Premium board redundant...
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Well it's 11/23 and I've got my first cold of the year :( So what does this mean? I've got nothing to do except cough, and deliver you the news ;) So before the cold medicine renders me unconscious, let's get it on! NVIDIA's SLI - An Introduction! @ HEXUS.net "You'll have to wait for the rest of the articles, but I hope the initial...
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Good evening HotHardware Fans! We've got some interesting news for you tonight, hot off the presses... Alienware to offcer NVIDIA SLI Configurations... Area-51 ALX with SLI Alienware ALX Full-Tower Chassis Alienware X2 and NVIDIA SLI Technology Cutting Edge Performance-Enhanced Hardware Personalized Pre- and...
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Elsa's Erazor III & Revelator 3D Eye Glasses ! A Dynamic Duo! (Benchmarks) Well, needless to say, we did put the Erazor III through its paces. Overall we expected to see a bit of a hit in various framerates due to the Erazor III's lower clock frequencies. What we discovered was a little surprising. Check it out.......
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Elsa's Erazor III & Revelator 3D Eye Glasses ! A Dynamic Duo! Click for larger image What's better than a hot new TNT2 based AGP card? How about a TNT2 based AGP video card bundled with 3D Stereo Eye Glasses? We recently received Elsa's new Erazor III TNT2, 32MB AGP card and it came with a nice surprise, The...
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