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Intel Brings 64-bit Processing to the Pentium 4
Prozac for AMD? AMD’s been beating the 64-bit drum for several years now, long before the company actually shipped its 64-bit processors. Since the initial launch of the Opteron server and workstation in April of 2003, AMD worked with Microsoft to bring a 64-bit version of Windows. The x86-64 version of Windows Server 2003 slipped…
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VMware ‘Aces’ Virtual Desktops
VMware Inc.’s VMware ACE provides an innovative way to manage remote users and guest desktop systems in the enterprise. Click here to read the full review of VMware ACE. VMware Inc.’s VMware ACE provides an innovative way to manage remote users and guest desktop systems in the enterprise. VMware ACE lets IT managers create what…
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A Motherboard for Enthusiasts: ABIT Fatal1ty AA8XE
If you follow the professional gaming scene, you probably recognize the name Fatal1ty. Jonathan Wendel, who goes by that handle, is one of the top professional gamers in the world. Specializing in shooters, he has won three CPL (Cyberathlete Professional League) championships, each in a different game, and has placed highly in or won several…
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USB 2.0 Portable Storage Slap-Down
USB thumb-drives are a good thing, putting up to a gigabyte of storage into a device the size of your pinky. In a case of too much of a good thing can be wonderful, small USB 2.0 hard-drives that can easily slip into your pocket have now come to market, offering 5, 10, 20, and…
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TV on Your PC with the All-in-Wonder X600 Pro
The All-in-Wonder series of cards from ATI needs no introduction. For years, the Canadian company has combined its 3D graphics cards with TV tuners, giving users a one-slot solution to viewing TV on their PCs without making huge sacrifices in graphics performance. We typically recommend users to go with a standalone TV tuner card if…
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Linksys Goes Long with MIMO-based Wireless
Wireless networking is one of those “agony and ecstasy” kind of technologies. When it works well, you think you’ll never need another network cable in your house again. But then you try playing a video using wireless, and it works well enough until someone else decides to go web surfing. Then you try to copy…
