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Now this is kind of cool and, to me at least, is a big story since this runs counter to the standard console culture of one all systems are proprietary and identical. The PS3 manual apparently tells you just how to install a new SATA hard drive that doesn't
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The time has come. My wonderful shoe box computer has served me well. I've had it now for two years and eight months. For a computer enthusiast like myself, that is way past time for an upgrade. Truth be told, it has been performing satisfactorily
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I'm not sure what I think of this AMD + ATI deal. Its been rumored for weeks, so I can’t say I’m surprised. As a consumer who builds my own computers I'm not sure I like it since it no doubt will reduce my choices. Right now I have
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In a joint press release, ATI and AMD confirmed the rumors that have been flying around the internet throughout the weekend. The deal is now done for 5.4 billion in cash and stock pending approval from regulators in the US and Canada. More to come later
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So the folks at MacOS rumors have quite the scoop on the next generation of MacBook (That's their notebook for those of you who are not of the Apple religon). Straight from their site (as to not anger the Apple Gods) comes this tidbit: In the process
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Top 10 Reasons Apple chose Intel. AMD fanboys will laugh out loud at number 5 which initially went over my head.
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I'm kind of playing catch up here on this, but its still notable nonetheless. AMD has apparently shipped its last Socket A processor and we hardware geeks have a slight twang in our heart over it. The Socket A design of the original Athlon is really
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Apparently Post Soviet Russia is good for gaming. Art.Lebedev Studios based in Moscow has revolutionized the Keyboard. Thank god we didn't bomb each other out of existence or this beautiful piece of industrial design wouldn't have seen the light
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nVidia reloads their graphics card line with the new 7800 series with full on pixel shader 3.0. Toms Hardware has the lowdown on the intro, with the promise of benchmarks tomorrow. And the cost of these babies is just shy of $700, thus officially reaching
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I have to say the Intel-Apple deal is a great story. As a story, its to tech geeks what the Lakers saga is to sports fans. Soap opera appeal, disbelief at the turn of events, juicy tidbits, unpredictable storylines, and people who actually care about
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Remember when the ATI Radeon was kicking the tail out of nVidia and the GeForce 5xxx series? There were even whispers by some who were a little too caught up in the hype that nVidia was in danger of being the next 3dfx. Sure, now those comments seem silly,
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LAST UPDATED June 8th at 10:45pm - This is officially a Nomad Gamer Roundtable as Geb and Russ take their shots at this fluid story. The Inquirer seems to have independant verification of Apple's pending announcement at the Worldwide Developers Conference
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I guess seeing the home entertainment geeks talking about the Mac Mini being a killer home theater PC got Intel to thinking, "Maybe we should get a comparable form factor together." Well they have, and AOpen seems to be the first to show off
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So, it would appear that Intel's attempt at using dual core processors to regain the performance crown fell flat on its face. AMD's dual core answer, the Athlon X2, appears to be the undisputed king, now that the non-discosure agreements have
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