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Jun30	Typhoon PSC Personal Supercomputers for Home Use Colbert Low June 30, 2006 Know More: Hardware, PC 2.0, PC The Tyan Typhoon PSC Personal Supercomputers is one of those things I could not have imagined 16 years ago. Having a mini super PC the size of 2 normal desktop PCs, with a noise factor 45dB, 64GB RAM and up to eight processors is simply heaven as I was happy with a 80286 CPU playing GODs at that time. Times have changed...I frown now when I have to use PCs with less than 1GB of RAM and this Tyan super PC is god-sent. I can even solve crazy complex maths questions or contribute more power to the SETI initiative in my own house. Tyan Typhoon PSC Personal Supercomputers features : 1. Supports Linux and Microsoft's Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003. 2. Multiple Typhoon PSC systems can be daisy-chained to form a super cluster. 3. Comes with AMD Opteron 200 series processors or Pentium D processors. 4. There are 8 Gigabit Ethernet ports and capacity for 4 Serial ATA HDD devices. 5. The AMD model accommodates up to 64GB of DDR400/333 registered memory, with the Intel model taking up to 32GB of DDR2-667/533 unbuffered memory. Tyan is developing further Typhoon PSC models based on the Pentium 4 and the recently-announced Intel Xeon 5100 series processors (Woodcrest), with high performance FBD registered memory. Availability is expected at the end of the third quarter of 2006. "This is another big step forward for supercomputers," said Smith. "The world's first supercomputer, installed in 1977, was 160 mflops (430 times slower than the Typhoon PSC), the size of a small car, required its own power supply and cooling system, and cost almost US$9 million." Typhoon PSC Personal Supercomputers for Home Use source Posted at 12:50 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun29	Philips Skype VOIP321 Phone and Windows Live Messenger VOIP433 Colbert Low June 29, 2006 If your company is paying through its nose for the monthly phone bills, why not consider VoIP telephony to cut down on those skyrocketing bills? Philips Electronics have developed a couple of VoIP handsets that work with Skype as... Continue Reading Posted at 12:38 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun28	ZyXEL new CPE and notebook PC Card will support 802.16e Colbert Low June 28, 2006 ZyXEL Communications is the latest company to join the WiMax 802.16e protocol equipment bandwagon. The company says its new WiMAX Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) and notebook PC Card will support 802.16e, the mobile version of WiMax (not yet ratified). CPE... Continue Reading Posted at 12:25 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun27	Intel's new Dual-Core Xeon Processor 5100 Colbert Low June 27, 2006 Intel's new Dual-Core Xeon Processor 5100 is the latest arsenal from Intel's lab to regain their CPU market share from AMD's Opteron processor. Intel says the new Xeon more than doubles the performance of its previous top-of-the-line server chip while... Continue Reading Posted at 11:22 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun25	ATI Radeon X1800GTO and X1900GT Review Colbert Low June 25, 2006 TweakTown has posted a new review that compares 2 top-end cards by ATi. See below 'The model sent into us for review by HIS is their “Turbo” edition which means you can overclock the card if you need some extra... Continue Reading Posted at 4:20 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun24	Fujitsu LifeBook B6210 touch screen notebook Colbert Low June 24, 2006 Fujitsu's new LieBook B6210 touch screen notebook is perfect for medical professionals as well as those who are frequent travelers. The B6210 is extremely portable and weighs a lightweight 3.2 pounds, ensuring you do not strain your shoulder during... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun19	New Asus and GeCube Dual X1600XT Graphics Card Colbert Low June 19, 2006 Can you say hot graphics card 15000 times ? Well, this new GeCube cum Asus graphics card deserves it. Asus and GeCube has launched a new dual X1600XT card first unveiled at the COMPUTEX 2006 show. Thanks to the GeCube... Continue Reading Posted at 8:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	BenQ T31 and T31W Notebooks Colbert Low June 19, 2006 Another set of notebooks unveiled by BenQ at the COMPUTEX show were the T31/T31W .These new notebooks are taking BenQ into uncharted territory as they will be the first ever Joybooks to feature a built-in 1.3 mega pixels QEye Video... Continue Reading Posted at 4:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	BenQ Joybook R55 15 inch Notebook Colbert Low June 19, 2006 The COMPUTEX show in Taipei is the place to be if you are a hardcore techie. Where else will you see all the latest notebooks and other computer related products? Take for instance BenQ who unveiled the BenQ Joybook... Continue Reading Posted at 2:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Flybook V33i and the Flybook VM Notebooks Colbert Low June 19, 2006 Flybook has already carved a unique niche in the portable computer market over there and they deserve it. Their ultra portable notebooks reek of style and functionality. The company recently launched the Flybook V33i and the Flybook VM which... Continue Reading Posted at 12:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun16	Via Chipsets for new Intel CPUs Colbert Low June 16, 2006 Via Technologies has started shipping central processing units which work seamlessly with the next generation socket 479m infrastructure developed by Intel Corp. Industry insiders are stunned by this and cant figure out why they kept this partnership quiet. This new... Continue Reading Posted at 2:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Brother International new MFC-8860DN Multi-Function Centre Printer Colbert Low June 16, 2006 Brother International has launched a new monochrome laser Multi-Function Centre which would be ideal for small enterprises and big businesses alike. The new MFC-8860DN promises to offer top notch performance at affordable prices. The MFC has a low Total Cost... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun15	MSI SOCKET AM2 K9 platform motherboards Colbert Low June 15, 2006 MSI has launched a new series of SOCKET AM2 platform motherboards which were showcased at the Computex 2006 show which promises to turn your machine into a speed demon and promises top notch performance. It is able to support all... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Averatec Ultra-Portable 1100 Series Notebooks Colbert Low June 15, 2006 Another new notebook series to join the ultra portable bandwagon is the new Averatec Ultra-Portable 1100 Series which promises to be the perfect blend of style, functionality and performance. However the fact that they skipped a Core Solo or Core... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The state of your Mac After Apple’s Boot Camp Colbert Low June 15, 2006 After Apple’s Boot Camp another company called Parallels has announced the final version of its software which lets Macs to run Microsoft Windows and the Mac OS at the same time. The Parallels Desktop program utilizes virtualization technology which lets... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Transcend new Fully Buffered DIMM Memory Modules Colbert Low June 15, 2006 Transcend Information has unveiled its latest DDR2-533/667 Fully Buffered DIMM memory module (FB-DIMM) which is just around 1.2 inches high, but promises to be a heavyweight champion when it comes to performance and functionality. The 512MB/1GB modules would be able... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun14	Hybrid hard drives on Microsoft Vista Colbert Low June 14, 2006 One more reason which will stop you from diving head on in the Vista World – your pockets. Looks like users will need to spend some extra cash to get Vista OS installed on the notebooks. To run the OS... Continue Reading Posted at 5:51 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Dell wants the 802.11n specs out faster Colbert Low June 14, 2006 Looks like Dell wants a piece of the future and now wants to ship notebooks with built-in "draft" 802.11n capability. In fact these notebooks are nearerthan you think as the company would start producing them around the 3Q of this... Continue Reading Posted at 3:51 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Intel’s Exciting New Xeon 5100 processor Colbert Low June 14, 2006 Okay this time the news is official; Intel will launch its highly anticipated Xeon 5100 processor on the 26th June. This news no doubt has sent waves of excitement in the technology industry as it’s the first version of a... Continue Reading Posted at 12:51 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun13	Windows Servers bogged down by Vista downloads Colbert Low June 13, 2006 It's been a while since we have mentioned our favorite Windows Vista and looks like it's in the news once again for all the wrong reasons. As many of you may be aware, MS has released a beta version of... Continue Reading Posted at 3:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Hitachi Data Systems Content Archiving Platform Colbert Low June 13, 2006 Hitachi Data Systems has introduced a new Content Archiving Platform (CAP) which is used for archiving structured and unstructured data on disk and doesn't need to use content-addressed storage (CAS) technology like Centera. Hitachi claims that this is better option... Continue Reading Posted at 9:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	ASUS My Cinema-P7131 TV Tuner Colbert Low June 13, 2006 ASUS is always coming up with some great hardware products. The company recently launched a TV Tuner, ASUS My Cinema-P7131 that promises to be the complete multimedia solution to all your TV needs. The TV tuner is based on the... Continue Reading Posted at 6:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Intel VoIP PCI Card Colbert Low June 13, 2006 Intel has started shipping its VoIP PCI Card which can be attached to any desktop system. This card is quite handy as it lets one connect a standard RJ11 compatible telephone to a PC .Thus one can make any number... Continue Reading Posted at 3:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Sony Electronics 25GB Blu-ray Disc Media Colbert Low June 13, 2006 Sony Electronics Asia Pacific has just launched the first single-layer 25GB Blu-ray Disc media which will be available in Singapore by June 2006. The company will also launch a 50GB Blu Ray Disc soon and these drives are perfect for... Continue Reading Posted at 12:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun12	NEC VERSA L1100 Ultra-portable Notebook Colbert Low June 12, 2006 NEC Computers Asia Pacific has introduced the NEC VERSA L1100 ultra-portable notebook series which I recently saw in the local papers over in . Keeping in mind the current trend of ultra portable laptops, this new offering by NEC doesn’t... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 Support Colbert Low June 12, 2006 Don’t worry, Microsoft is not preparing for a marathon as the picture above may suggest. The company is actually all geared up to meet the needs of high performing and demanding environments which involves engineers, scientists, and researchers who... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Asustek Computer and Foxconn Electronics Conroe processor Compatible Motherboards Colbert Low June 12, 2006 The Computex 2006 show is where all the action is. Now two companies Asustek Computer and Foxconn Electronics (the registered trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry) launched two new motherboards based on the Intel P965 Express chipset (codenamed Broadwater)... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Linksys new USB external hard drive Colbert Low June 12, 2006 Linksys plans to unveil a new USB external hard drive networking device which will let users make their own personal server later in the year. Thanks to the Linksys radical development, one will no longer need big bucks in... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	PQI 64GB NAND Flash Disk Colbert Low June 12, 2006 Another new ground breaking technology showed recently by PQI is the 64GB NAND Flash 2.5" Disks which was developed in conjunction with Samsung by using their NAND flash memory chips. As expected, the new 64GB IDE and 64GB SATA... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 9	Seagate Data Hybrid 2.5-inch notebook Hard Drives Colbert Low June 9, 2006 Seagate Technology has unveiled two new cost effective, data encrypting 2.5-inch notebook PC hard drives, the Momentus 5400 PSD and the Momentus 5400.2 FDE. Both the hard drives are truly unique and not on increases battery life but also enhances... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	New LDT321V and LDT371V LCD monitors from Mitsubishi Colbert Low June 9, 2006 Mitsubishi Digital Electronics launched two new monitors the LDT321V and LDT371V (32" and 37" diagonal) LCD monitors recently which are a perfect replacement to big plasma displays in large venues. According to the company, the monitors are perfect for video... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 8	New Ricoh Aficio MP C2500/C3000 multifunctional Printers Colbert Low June 8, 2006 Ricoh Corporation launched the new Ricoh Aficio MP C2500/C3000 multifunctional Series Printers which prints, copies, scans and faxes and has color and black & white output speeds of 25 and 30 pages per minute (ppm) respectively. The Aficio MP C2500/C3000... Continue Reading Posted at 3:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Hammer Z-Series Network Storage Solution Colbert Low June 8, 2006 Hammer Storage, a division of Bell Microproducts, Inc. has started shipping the Hammer Z-Series, a new network storage solution for small and mid size businesses. By adding the Z-SAN(TM) Storage-over-IP (SoIP) technology to the Hammer(TM), this gives birth to the... Continue Reading Posted at 11:05 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Intel launches 965 Express Chipset Family Colbert Low June 8, 2006 At the Computex 2006 show, Intel launched its 965 Express chipset family which includes the Q965, P965 and G965 and its ideal for both high end professional and personal usage as it seamlessly handle high video graphics without resorting to... Continue Reading Posted at 8:05 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The new Epson PowerLite 6100i projector Colbert Low June 8, 2006 Epson has released a new projector which promises functionality, reliability and durability. The new Epson PowerLite 6100i projector is based on the popular Epson 3LCD technology and delivers a brightness of 3,500 ANSI lumens and a native resolution of XGA... Continue Reading Posted at 4:05 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Mitsubishi LED-based PK-20 battery-operated PocketProjector Colbert Low June 8, 2006 InfoComm is the place to be if you're looking for new projectors and other business solutions. There have some very interesting products on display like the new Mitsubishi Digital Electronics second-generation LED-based PK-20 battery-operated PocketProjector. The PK-20 is great for... Continue Reading Posted at 2:05 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 7	Dell notebooks with 5505 3G HSDPA Data Cards Colbert Low June 7, 2006 Dell UK has now starting shipping notebooks with a new 3G network data card based on the HSDPA high-speed download technology. One can opt for the card while buying the Latitude D820 notebook computer. Many speculated when will Dell actually... Continue Reading Posted at 8:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Ricoh GelSprinter Desktop Color printers Colbert Low June 7, 2006 Ricoh Corporation has unveiled a whole gamut of printers including the models Ricoh GX3000/GX3050N/GX5050N Desktop Color. All of them are a part of the popular GelSprinter(TM) technology products. Let's just see what they are all about:The GX3000 and GX3050N models... Continue Reading Posted at 10:10 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Panasonic liquid-cooling PT-D10000 and PT- DW10000 projectors Colbert Low June 7, 2006 Today at InfoComm 2006 Panasonic had a very busy day. They unveiled a whole series of projectors perfect for classrooms, conference rooms, control rooms and churches and other larger venues. These projectors also include PT-D10000 and PT- DW10000 projectors which... Continue Reading Posted at 5:05 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Seagate Technology launches Savvio 10K 2.5 inch Drives Colbert Low June 7, 2006 Another announcement made by Seagate Technology which stunned the industry experts is the launch of the new Savvio 10K.2, Seagate's second-generation 2.5-inch enterprise class disc drive. This new drive is not an ordinary piece of equipment and in fact is... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Seagate Barracuda ES Disk Drives Colbert Low June 7, 2006 Seagate means business and in recent times have launched some really impressive products and solution for enterprise systems. Now the company has launched the new Seagate Barracuda ES, the world's largest capacity enterprise drive which promises performance and reliability, all... Continue Reading Posted at 12:10 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 6	New SMC Standalone 24-port Gigabit Managed Switch Colbert Low June 6, 2006 SMC Networks has just launched a new gigabit switch in its TigerSwitch family. The SMC Standalone 24-port 10/100/1000 Giga Managed Switch(SMC8024L2)features 24 auto-MDIX 10/100/1000 ports in a 1RU chassis making it ideal for bandwidth-starved networks that have 4 combo ports... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Toshiba new Perpendicular 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drives Colbert Low June 6, 2006 Toshiba Corporation is generating a lot of buzz by showcasing its new and groundbreaking 2.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD)which sports the innovative perpendicular magnetic recording technology. The new HDD by Toshiba is in fact of the industry's largest(a) 200GB capacity... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Kingston Rolls out NVIDIA SLI-Ready 800 MHz HyperX RAM Colbert Low June 6, 2006 Kingston Technology Company, Inc unveiled its latest series of memory modules, the NVIDIA SLI-Ready 800 MHz low-latency HyperX modules. These new modules will enhanced the performance of a system and work seamlessly with the NVIDIA nForce 500 series-based motherboards. The... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Broadcom Corporation unveils new BCM6358 ADSL2+ Modem Chip Colbert Low June 6, 2006 Broadcom Corporation unveiled its new ADSL2+ modem chip which includes a powerful microprocessor architecture which will take its services to the next level. This new microprocessor architecture is compatible with four lines of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), draft-802.11n wireless... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Airgo Networks Inc new MIMO Gen3 chipsets Colbert Low June 6, 2006 Airgo Networks, Inc showcased its new Mid-Tier True MIMO Gen3 chipsets at the Computex 2006 show today in Taiwan . By launching these new products Airgo will create a new demand for products which deliver MIMO benefits commercially at cheaper... Continue Reading Posted at 12:49 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 5	The HP Deskjet D2360 Printer Colbert Low June 5, 2006 The HP Deskjet D2360 Printer was released recently and lets see what it has to offer. It promises cutting edge performance and functionality and is ideal for small businesses and individual use. The printer includes a standard 100-sheet fold-up tray... Continue Reading Posted at 11:24 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The HP Deskjet D1360 Printer Colbert Low June 5, 2006 The HP Deskjet D1360 printer was recently announced and promises both affordability and performance when it comes to both black and white and color printing. Though its affordable, it doesn't mean that HP has cut corners. In fact, the printer... Continue Reading Posted at 1:08 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Acer Ferrari 5000 Notebook is Smoking Hot Colbert Low June 5, 2006 Ok ! …if you jog your memory cells a little, you'll remember we covered the new Acer Ferrari 1000 notebook earlier. This notebook has an older sibling too and now let's look at the new Ferrari 5000 laptop briefly. This... Continue Reading Posted at 9:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	BenQ Blu-ray Disc Drives Colbert Low June 5, 2006 Another company to be bitten by the Blu-ray bug is BenQ. The company made its plans to launch a Blu-ray Disc drive later this year public. This next generation optical drive will be will be able to write as well... Continue Reading Posted at 4:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 Is World's Fastest Graphics Card Colbert Low June 5, 2006 NVIDIA Corporation has once again proved it's a force to be reckoned with, by launching the new NVIDIA(R) GeForce 7950 GX2, the world's fastest graphics card. According to the company, the 7950 GX2 is 72% faster than the leading single-GPU... Continue Reading Posted at 1:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 2	New Windows Media Photo to Replace JPEG Photos? Colbert Low June 2, 2006 Microsoft is working towards making the popular photo format jpeg a distant memory and is working around the clock to come up with a worthy replacement according to industry insiders. The new Windows Media Photo according to Microsoft says that... Continue Reading Posted at 9:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	New Sony AV STR-DG1000 receiver Colbert Low June 2, 2006 The new Sony A/V receiver, the STR-DG1000 is the latest attempt from Sony and has been designed to work in conjunction with Blu-ray Disc players and other HD sources. It boasts of features like dual HDMI active intelligence which automatically... Continue Reading Posted at 5:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Belkin PureAV HDMI Interface 3-to-1 Video Switch Colbert Low June 2, 2006 Today Belkin announced its latest product which has been designed keeping in the mind the current and future demand of HDTV related products. Most of these HDTV devices just include one HDTV input which at times leads to a lot... Continue Reading Posted at 3:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Sierra Wireless launches HSDPA AirCard 875 wireless card Colbert Low June 2, 2006 Sierra Wireless has just launched the AirCard 875 wireless Wide Area Network (WAN) card for HSDPA networks which offer greater data speeds and high-speed worldwide roaming on the tri- band HSDPA / UMTS and quad-band Class 12 EDGE / GPRS... Continue Reading Posted at 1:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 1	The new Symantec Data Center Foundation for standardization Colbert Low June 1, 2006 Symantec Corp recently launched the world’s first and only standardized integrated solution across a varied set of application including databases, servers and storage platforms. Its definitely something I see useful since standardization is something very important when you have various... Continue Reading Posted at 10:43 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Broadcom and Atheros Wi-Fi chipsets Goes 100Mbps Colbert Low June 1, 2006 Technology is always growing by leaps and bounds and every day there some other development in the dynamic technological world. Now it’s the turn of companies like Broadcom and Atheros to celebrate as they have been able to make Wi-Fi... Continue Reading Posted at 7:43 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Sony will bundle in the InterVideo Blu-ray Disc Software Colbert Low June 1, 2006 InterVideo has got another reason to smile. After tying up with Lenovo recently, now the company has tied up with Sony. According to this partnership, the yet to be released Sony’s Blu-Ray Disc enabled notebook and desktop PC will... Continue Reading Posted at 5:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	New SigmaTel 8-channel Theater Quality audio codecs Colbert Low June 1, 2006 SigmaTel is having a great week with releasing products left, right and centre. The latest product to come out from SigmaTel are a set of 8-channel Theater Quality audio codecs which would be perfect for applications and products like AV... Continue Reading Posted at 3:37 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Lenovo 3000 V100 12 inch Widescreen Notebook Colbert Low June 1, 2006 Looks like Lenovo has also taken the 12 inch plunge with their new 12'' Widescreen Notebook, the Lenovo 3000 V100 which offers a contemporized design and is the perfect on-the-go solution. This new notebook by Lenovo boasts all the latest... Continue Reading Posted at 1:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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Jun30	Typhoon PSC Personal Supercomputers for Home Use Colbert Low June 30, 2006 Know More: Hardware, PC 2.0, PC The Tyan Typhoon PSC Personal Supercomputers is one of those things I could not have imagined 16 years ago. Having a mini super PC the size of 2 normal desktop PCs, with a noise factor 45dB, 64GB RAM and up to eight processors is simply heaven as I was happy with a 80286 CPU playing GODs at that time. Times have changed...I frown now when I have to use PCs with less than 1GB of RAM and this Tyan super PC is god-sent. I can even solve crazy complex maths questions or contribute more power to the SETI initiative in my own house. Tyan Typhoon PSC Personal Supercomputers features : 1. Supports Linux and Microsoft's Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003. 2. Multiple Typhoon PSC systems can be daisy-chained to form a super cluster. 3. Comes with AMD Opteron 200 series processors or Pentium D processors. 4. There are 8 Gigabit Ethernet ports and capacity for 4 Serial ATA HDD devices. 5. The AMD model accommodates up to 64GB of DDR400/333 registered memory, with the Intel model taking up to 32GB of DDR2-667/533 unbuffered memory. Tyan is developing further Typhoon PSC models based on the Pentium 4 and the recently-announced Intel Xeon 5100 series processors (Woodcrest), with high performance FBD registered memory. Availability is expected at the end of the third quarter of 2006. "This is another big step forward for supercomputers," said Smith. "The world's first supercomputer, installed in 1977, was 160 mflops (430 times slower than the Typhoon PSC), the size of a small car, required its own power supply and cooling system, and cost almost US$9 million." Typhoon PSC Personal Supercomputers for Home Use source Posted at 12:50 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun29	Philips Skype VOIP321 Phone and Windows Live Messenger VOIP433 Colbert Low June 29, 2006 If your company is paying through its nose for the monthly phone bills, why not consider VoIP telephony to cut down on those skyrocketing bills? Philips Electronics have developed a couple of VoIP handsets that work with Skype as... Continue Reading Posted at 12:38 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun28	ZyXEL new CPE and notebook PC Card will support 802.16e Colbert Low June 28, 2006 ZyXEL Communications is the latest company to join the WiMax 802.16e protocol equipment bandwagon. The company says its new WiMAX Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) and notebook PC Card will support 802.16e, the mobile version of WiMax (not yet ratified). CPE... Continue Reading Posted at 12:25 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun27	Intel's new Dual-Core Xeon Processor 5100 Colbert Low June 27, 2006 Intel's new Dual-Core Xeon Processor 5100 is the latest arsenal from Intel's lab to regain their CPU market share from AMD's Opteron processor. Intel says the new Xeon more than doubles the performance of its previous top-of-the-line server chip while... Continue Reading Posted at 11:22 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun25	ATI Radeon X1800GTO and X1900GT Review Colbert Low June 25, 2006 TweakTown has posted a new review that compares 2 top-end cards by ATi. See below 'The model sent into us for review by HIS is their “Turbo” edition which means you can overclock the card if you need some extra... Continue Reading Posted at 4:20 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun24	Fujitsu LifeBook B6210 touch screen notebook Colbert Low June 24, 2006 Fujitsu's new LieBook B6210 touch screen notebook is perfect for medical professionals as well as those who are frequent travelers. The B6210 is extremely portable and weighs a lightweight 3.2 pounds, ensuring you do not strain your shoulder during... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun19	New Asus and GeCube Dual X1600XT Graphics Card Colbert Low June 19, 2006 Can you say hot graphics card 15000 times ? Well, this new GeCube cum Asus graphics card deserves it. Asus and GeCube has launched a new dual X1600XT card first unveiled at the COMPUTEX 2006 show. Thanks to the GeCube... Continue Reading Posted at 8:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	BenQ T31 and T31W Notebooks Colbert Low June 19, 2006 Another set of notebooks unveiled by BenQ at the COMPUTEX show were the T31/T31W .These new notebooks are taking BenQ into uncharted territory as they will be the first ever Joybooks to feature a built-in 1.3 mega pixels QEye Video... Continue Reading Posted at 4:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	BenQ Joybook R55 15 inch Notebook Colbert Low June 19, 2006 The COMPUTEX show in Taipei is the place to be if you are a hardcore techie. Where else will you see all the latest notebooks and other computer related products? Take for instance BenQ who unveiled the BenQ Joybook... Continue Reading Posted at 2:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Flybook V33i and the Flybook VM Notebooks Colbert Low June 19, 2006 Flybook has already carved a unique niche in the portable computer market over there and they deserve it. Their ultra portable notebooks reek of style and functionality. The company recently launched the Flybook V33i and the Flybook VM which... Continue Reading Posted at 12:08 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun16	Via Chipsets for new Intel CPUs Colbert Low June 16, 2006 Via Technologies has started shipping central processing units which work seamlessly with the next generation socket 479m infrastructure developed by Intel Corp. Industry insiders are stunned by this and cant figure out why they kept this partnership quiet. This new... Continue Reading Posted at 2:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Brother International new MFC-8860DN Multi-Function Centre Printer Colbert Low June 16, 2006 Brother International has launched a new monochrome laser Multi-Function Centre which would be ideal for small enterprises and big businesses alike. The new MFC-8860DN promises to offer top notch performance at affordable prices. The MFC has a low Total Cost... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun15	MSI SOCKET AM2 K9 platform motherboards Colbert Low June 15, 2006 MSI has launched a new series of SOCKET AM2 platform motherboards which were showcased at the Computex 2006 show which promises to turn your machine into a speed demon and promises top notch performance. It is able to support all... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Averatec Ultra-Portable 1100 Series Notebooks Colbert Low June 15, 2006 Another new notebook series to join the ultra portable bandwagon is the new Averatec Ultra-Portable 1100 Series which promises to be the perfect blend of style, functionality and performance. However the fact that they skipped a Core Solo or Core... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The state of your Mac After Apple’s Boot Camp Colbert Low June 15, 2006 After Apple’s Boot Camp another company called Parallels has announced the final version of its software which lets Macs to run Microsoft Windows and the Mac OS at the same time. The Parallels Desktop program utilizes virtualization technology which lets... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Transcend new Fully Buffered DIMM Memory Modules Colbert Low June 15, 2006 Transcend Information has unveiled its latest DDR2-533/667 Fully Buffered DIMM memory module (FB-DIMM) which is just around 1.2 inches high, but promises to be a heavyweight champion when it comes to performance and functionality. The 512MB/1GB modules would be able... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun14	Hybrid hard drives on Microsoft Vista Colbert Low June 14, 2006 One more reason which will stop you from diving head on in the Vista World – your pockets. Looks like users will need to spend some extra cash to get Vista OS installed on the notebooks. To run the OS... Continue Reading Posted at 5:51 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Dell wants the 802.11n specs out faster Colbert Low June 14, 2006 Looks like Dell wants a piece of the future and now wants to ship notebooks with built-in "draft" 802.11n capability. In fact these notebooks are nearerthan you think as the company would start producing them around the 3Q of this... Continue Reading Posted at 3:51 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Intel’s Exciting New Xeon 5100 processor Colbert Low June 14, 2006 Okay this time the news is official; Intel will launch its highly anticipated Xeon 5100 processor on the 26th June. This news no doubt has sent waves of excitement in the technology industry as it’s the first version of a... Continue Reading Posted at 12:51 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun13	Windows Servers bogged down by Vista downloads Colbert Low June 13, 2006 It's been a while since we have mentioned our favorite Windows Vista and looks like it's in the news once again for all the wrong reasons. As many of you may be aware, MS has released a beta version of... Continue Reading Posted at 3:02 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Hitachi Data Systems Content Archiving Platform Colbert Low June 13, 2006 Hitachi Data Systems has introduced a new Content Archiving Platform (CAP) which is used for archiving structured and unstructured data on disk and doesn't need to use content-addressed storage (CAS) technology like Centera. Hitachi claims that this is better option... Continue Reading Posted at 9:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	ASUS My Cinema-P7131 TV Tuner Colbert Low June 13, 2006 ASUS is always coming up with some great hardware products. The company recently launched a TV Tuner, ASUS My Cinema-P7131 that promises to be the complete multimedia solution to all your TV needs. The TV tuner is based on the... Continue Reading Posted at 6:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Intel VoIP PCI Card Colbert Low June 13, 2006 Intel has started shipping its VoIP PCI Card which can be attached to any desktop system. This card is quite handy as it lets one connect a standard RJ11 compatible telephone to a PC .Thus one can make any number... Continue Reading Posted at 3:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Sony Electronics 25GB Blu-ray Disc Media Colbert Low June 13, 2006 Sony Electronics Asia Pacific has just launched the first single-layer 25GB Blu-ray Disc media which will be available in Singapore by June 2006. The company will also launch a 50GB Blu Ray Disc soon and these drives are perfect for... Continue Reading Posted at 12:02 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun12	NEC VERSA L1100 Ultra-portable Notebook Colbert Low June 12, 2006 NEC Computers Asia Pacific has introduced the NEC VERSA L1100 ultra-portable notebook series which I recently saw in the local papers over in . Keeping in mind the current trend of ultra portable laptops, this new offering by NEC doesn’t... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003 Support Colbert Low June 12, 2006 Don’t worry, Microsoft is not preparing for a marathon as the picture above may suggest. The company is actually all geared up to meet the needs of high performing and demanding environments which involves engineers, scientists, and researchers who... Continue Reading Posted at 9:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Asustek Computer and Foxconn Electronics Conroe processor Compatible Motherboards Colbert Low June 12, 2006 The Computex 2006 show is where all the action is. Now two companies Asustek Computer and Foxconn Electronics (the registered trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry) launched two new motherboards based on the Intel P965 Express chipset (codenamed Broadwater)... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Linksys new USB external hard drive Colbert Low June 12, 2006 Linksys plans to unveil a new USB external hard drive networking device which will let users make their own personal server later in the year. Thanks to the Linksys radical development, one will no longer need big bucks in... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	PQI 64GB NAND Flash Disk Colbert Low June 12, 2006 Another new ground breaking technology showed recently by PQI is the 64GB NAND Flash 2.5" Disks which was developed in conjunction with Samsung by using their NAND flash memory chips. As expected, the new 64GB IDE and 64GB SATA... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 9	Seagate Data Hybrid 2.5-inch notebook Hard Drives Colbert Low June 9, 2006 Seagate Technology has unveiled two new cost effective, data encrypting 2.5-inch notebook PC hard drives, the Momentus 5400 PSD and the Momentus 5400.2 FDE. Both the hard drives are truly unique and not on increases battery life but also enhances... Continue Reading Posted at 1:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	New LDT321V and LDT371V LCD monitors from Mitsubishi Colbert Low June 9, 2006 Mitsubishi Digital Electronics launched two new monitors the LDT321V and LDT371V (32" and 37" diagonal) LCD monitors recently which are a perfect replacement to big plasma displays in large venues. According to the company, the monitors are perfect for video... Continue Reading Posted at 12:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 8	New Ricoh Aficio MP C2500/C3000 multifunctional Printers Colbert Low June 8, 2006 Ricoh Corporation launched the new Ricoh Aficio MP C2500/C3000 multifunctional Series Printers which prints, copies, scans and faxes and has color and black & white output speeds of 25 and 30 pages per minute (ppm) respectively. The Aficio MP C2500/C3000... Continue Reading Posted at 3:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Hammer Z-Series Network Storage Solution Colbert Low June 8, 2006 Hammer Storage, a division of Bell Microproducts, Inc. has started shipping the Hammer Z-Series, a new network storage solution for small and mid size businesses. By adding the Z-SAN(TM) Storage-over-IP (SoIP) technology to the Hammer(TM), this gives birth to the... Continue Reading Posted at 11:05 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Intel launches 965 Express Chipset Family Colbert Low June 8, 2006 At the Computex 2006 show, Intel launched its 965 Express chipset family which includes the Q965, P965 and G965 and its ideal for both high end professional and personal usage as it seamlessly handle high video graphics without resorting to... Continue Reading Posted at 8:05 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The new Epson PowerLite 6100i projector Colbert Low June 8, 2006 Epson has released a new projector which promises functionality, reliability and durability. The new Epson PowerLite 6100i projector is based on the popular Epson 3LCD technology and delivers a brightness of 3,500 ANSI lumens and a native resolution of XGA... Continue Reading Posted at 4:05 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Mitsubishi LED-based PK-20 battery-operated PocketProjector Colbert Low June 8, 2006 InfoComm is the place to be if you're looking for new projectors and other business solutions. There have some very interesting products on display like the new Mitsubishi Digital Electronics second-generation LED-based PK-20 battery-operated PocketProjector. The PK-20 is great for... Continue Reading Posted at 2:05 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 7	Dell notebooks with 5505 3G HSDPA Data Cards Colbert Low June 7, 2006 Dell UK has now starting shipping notebooks with a new 3G network data card based on the HSDPA high-speed download technology. One can opt for the card while buying the Latitude D820 notebook computer. Many speculated when will Dell actually... Continue Reading Posted at 8:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Ricoh GelSprinter Desktop Color printers Colbert Low June 7, 2006 Ricoh Corporation has unveiled a whole gamut of printers including the models Ricoh GX3000/GX3050N/GX5050N Desktop Color. All of them are a part of the popular GelSprinter(TM) technology products. Let's just see what they are all about:The GX3000 and GX3050N models... Continue Reading Posted at 10:10 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Panasonic liquid-cooling PT-D10000 and PT- DW10000 projectors Colbert Low June 7, 2006 Today at InfoComm 2006 Panasonic had a very busy day. They unveiled a whole series of projectors perfect for classrooms, conference rooms, control rooms and churches and other larger venues. These projectors also include PT-D10000 and PT- DW10000 projectors which... Continue Reading Posted at 5:05 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Seagate Technology launches Savvio 10K 2.5 inch Drives Colbert Low June 7, 2006 Another announcement made by Seagate Technology which stunned the industry experts is the launch of the new Savvio 10K.2, Seagate's second-generation 2.5-inch enterprise class disc drive. This new drive is not an ordinary piece of equipment and in fact is... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Seagate Barracuda ES Disk Drives Colbert Low June 7, 2006 Seagate means business and in recent times have launched some really impressive products and solution for enterprise systems. Now the company has launched the new Seagate Barracuda ES, the world's largest capacity enterprise drive which promises performance and reliability, all... Continue Reading Posted at 12:10 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 6	New SMC Standalone 24-port Gigabit Managed Switch Colbert Low June 6, 2006 SMC Networks has just launched a new gigabit switch in its TigerSwitch family. The SMC Standalone 24-port 10/100/1000 Giga Managed Switch(SMC8024L2)features 24 auto-MDIX 10/100/1000 ports in a 1RU chassis making it ideal for bandwidth-starved networks that have 4 combo ports... Continue Reading Posted at 8:00 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Toshiba new Perpendicular 2.5-inch Hard Disk Drives Colbert Low June 6, 2006 Toshiba Corporation is generating a lot of buzz by showcasing its new and groundbreaking 2.5-inch hard disk drive (HDD)which sports the innovative perpendicular magnetic recording technology. The new HDD by Toshiba is in fact of the industry's largest(a) 200GB capacity... Continue Reading Posted at 10:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Kingston Rolls out NVIDIA SLI-Ready 800 MHz HyperX RAM Colbert Low June 6, 2006 Kingston Technology Company, Inc unveiled its latest series of memory modules, the NVIDIA SLI-Ready 800 MHz low-latency HyperX modules. These new modules will enhanced the performance of a system and work seamlessly with the NVIDIA nForce 500 series-based motherboards. The... Continue Reading Posted at 6:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Broadcom Corporation unveils new BCM6358 ADSL2+ Modem Chip Colbert Low June 6, 2006 Broadcom Corporation unveiled its new ADSL2+ modem chip which includes a powerful microprocessor architecture which will take its services to the next level. This new microprocessor architecture is compatible with four lines of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), draft-802.11n wireless... Continue Reading Posted at 3:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Airgo Networks Inc new MIMO Gen3 chipsets Colbert Low June 6, 2006 Airgo Networks, Inc showcased its new Mid-Tier True MIMO Gen3 chipsets at the Computex 2006 show today in Taiwan . By launching these new products Airgo will create a new demand for products which deliver MIMO benefits commercially at cheaper... Continue Reading Posted at 12:49 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 5	The HP Deskjet D2360 Printer Colbert Low June 5, 2006 The HP Deskjet D2360 Printer was released recently and lets see what it has to offer. It promises cutting edge performance and functionality and is ideal for small businesses and individual use. The printer includes a standard 100-sheet fold-up tray... Continue Reading Posted at 11:24 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	The HP Deskjet D1360 Printer Colbert Low June 5, 2006 The HP Deskjet D1360 printer was recently announced and promises both affordability and performance when it comes to both black and white and color printing. Though its affordable, it doesn't mean that HP has cut corners. In fact, the printer... Continue Reading Posted at 1:08 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Acer Ferrari 5000 Notebook is Smoking Hot Colbert Low June 5, 2006 Ok ! …if you jog your memory cells a little, you'll remember we covered the new Acer Ferrari 1000 notebook earlier. This notebook has an older sibling too and now let's look at the new Ferrari 5000 laptop briefly. This... Continue Reading Posted at 9:58 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	BenQ Blu-ray Disc Drives Colbert Low June 5, 2006 Another company to be bitten by the Blu-ray bug is BenQ. The company made its plans to launch a Blu-ray Disc drive later this year public. This next generation optical drive will be will be able to write as well... Continue Reading Posted at 4:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 Is World's Fastest Graphics Card Colbert Low June 5, 2006 NVIDIA Corporation has once again proved it's a force to be reckoned with, by launching the new NVIDIA(R) GeForce 7950 GX2, the world's fastest graphics card. According to the company, the 7950 GX2 is 72% faster than the leading single-GPU... Continue Reading Posted at 1:15 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 2	New Windows Media Photo to Replace JPEG Photos? Colbert Low June 2, 2006 Microsoft is working towards making the popular photo format jpeg a distant memory and is working around the clock to come up with a worthy replacement according to industry insiders. The new Windows Media Photo according to Microsoft says that... Continue Reading Posted at 9:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	New Sony AV STR-DG1000 receiver Colbert Low June 2, 2006 The new Sony A/V receiver, the STR-DG1000 is the latest attempt from Sony and has been designed to work in conjunction with Blu-ray Disc players and other HD sources. It boasts of features like dual HDMI active intelligence which automatically... Continue Reading Posted at 5:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Belkin PureAV HDMI Interface 3-to-1 Video Switch Colbert Low June 2, 2006 Today Belkin announced its latest product which has been designed keeping in the mind the current and future demand of HDTV related products. Most of these HDTV devices just include one HDTV input which at times leads to a lot... Continue Reading Posted at 3:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Sierra Wireless launches HSDPA AirCard 875 wireless card Colbert Low June 2, 2006 Sierra Wireless has just launched the AirCard 875 wireless Wide Area Network (WAN) card for HSDPA networks which offer greater data speeds and high-speed worldwide roaming on the tri- band HSDPA / UMTS and quad-band Class 12 EDGE / GPRS... Continue Reading Posted at 1:18 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 1	The new Symantec Data Center Foundation for standardization Colbert Low June 1, 2006 Symantec Corp recently launched the world’s first and only standardized integrated solution across a varied set of application including databases, servers and storage platforms. Its definitely something I see useful since standardization is something very important when you have various... Continue Reading Posted at 10:43 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Broadcom and Atheros Wi-Fi chipsets Goes 100Mbps Colbert Low June 1, 2006 Technology is always growing by leaps and bounds and every day there some other development in the dynamic technological world. Now it’s the turn of companies like Broadcom and Atheros to celebrate as they have been able to make Wi-Fi... Continue Reading Posted at 7:43 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Sony will bundle in the InterVideo Blu-ray Disc Software Colbert Low June 1, 2006 InterVideo has got another reason to smile. After tying up with Lenovo recently, now the company has tied up with Sony. According to this partnership, the yet to be released Sony’s Blu-Ray Disc enabled notebook and desktop PC will... Continue Reading Posted at 5:39 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	New SigmaTel 8-channel Theater Quality audio codecs Colbert Low June 1, 2006 SigmaTel is having a great week with releasing products left, right and centre. The latest product to come out from SigmaTel are a set of 8-channel Theater Quality audio codecs which would be perfect for applications and products like AV... Continue Reading Posted at 3:37 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Lenovo 3000 V100 12 inch Widescreen Notebook Colbert Low June 1, 2006 Looks like Lenovo has also taken the 12 inch plunge with their new 12'' Widescreen Notebook, the Lenovo 3000 V100 which offers a contemporized design and is the perfect on-the-go solution. This new notebook by Lenovo boasts all the latest... Continue Reading Posted at 1:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments

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