We have explained in numerous articles in the past that the bulk of GPU sales are made in the form of ether IGPs (Integrated Graphics Processors) or affordable, mainstream graphics cards. As powerful and exciting as the ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 or GeForce GTX 280 cards may be, AMD and NVIDIA simply don’t sell as many flagship products as they do mainstream cards.It is because of this fact that both companies consistently refresh their mainstream offerings every few months or so, and continually push new features

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Palm is buy prepping the Treo Pro, which will begin selling unlocked in a few weeks. Now, for the first time, Palm is accepting pre-orders for the upcoming Treo.  The price is $549.

The Treo Pro will work with AT&T Mobile, T-Mobile or any other GSM/GPRS carrier. 

As we wrote earlier, Wilmington, N.C. was getting to be the victim, er, volunteer city in a full-on digital TV experiment.  What was the expectation?  Well, the hope was that it would be a smooth transition, especially since Wilimington has a lower percentage of residents who would be affected by the changeover.  But it sure as heck wasn’t smooth, after the switch was thrown on Monday at 12 noon EDT.The test in Wilmington, where officials had made a concerted effort to get the word out about the

In California a couple weeks ago, Chinese researchers unveiled details of a microprocessor that they hope will bring personal computing to most ordinary people in China by 2010. The chip, code-named Godson-3, was developed with government funding by more than 200 researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Computing Technology (ICT). The Godson-3 chip is able to run more software by simulating an x86 chip, which allows it to run the Windows operating system. Because the x86 chip architecture is only simulated, there is no need to obtain a license from Intel. Those sneaky Chinese are at it again!

Despite its late start, China is making rapid progress. The ICT group began designing a single-core CPU in 2001, and by the following year had developed Godson-1, China's first general-purpose CPU. In 2003, 2004, and 2006, the team introduced ever faster versions of a second chip–Godson-2–based on the original design. According to Xu, each new chip tripled the performance of the previous one.

As expected, Apple showed off its 4th Generation iPod nano today for the first time. Although much about the new player had been leaked last week (including photos), the official news is certainly garnering a lot of interest.

The new 4G iPod nano sports a tall, thin design more like the 1st and 2nd Gen nanos, but with a curvier and thinner design.  Added features include more storage (up to 16GB), an accelerometer for side to side and shake control, an updated UI and a new range of colors. 

Perhaps the best news concerns the new iPod’s price.  The 8GB nano sells for $149, while the 16GB is only $199.  A welcome price reduction to be sure.  Available for purchase now.

Apple also announced a slightly updated iPod touch 2G.  New features of the 2G touch include hardware volume controls and improved battery life.

The Samsung Instinct for Sprint is the latest entrant in the hot new field of touchscreen cell phones. With just a flick of your finger, the Instinct allows complete control through its huge, colorful display. The Samsung Instinct also features GPS, a 2-megapixel camera for photos and video, threaded messaging, a slot for extra memory, an adaptive web browser with motion panning, voice-control, and a slew of customizable options. The Samsung Instinct – slim, light, and truly distinctive. This deal ends Wednesday at 12:00pm ET.

Tuesdays are typically the day the Apple reserves to make big announcements, and today was such a day for Apple. Steve Jobs took to the stage Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco to announce a number of new iPod-related products and new iTunes features. Apple billed the press event as “Let’s Rock.” Here’s what’s new: iTunes will start offering some TV shows in HD format for $2.99 (SD shows stay at $1.99).NBC is coming back to iTunes. Which means shows such as The Office, 30 Rock, and Battlestar Galactica will

Today, Microsoft Hardware introduced NINE innovative new products – all designed with the theme of “Hardware Anywhere.” It’s not just about the office. People are using webcams at the coffee shop down the street and laptops on the kitchen counter, and Microsoft is making that experience easier than ever before. Leading the new lineup is a groundbreaking new mouse technology: BlueTrack Technology. This new tracking technology – available only from Microsoft – lets consumers use a mouse almost anywhere and work

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I have reviewed a large number of heat sinks during the time
that I have been reviewing computer hardware. Yet I have never
reviewed one that tipped the scales as far as this one did. Don't get
me wrong, I'm not necessarily saying large is bad because the Cooler
Master Hyper Z600R will also rank as one of the best heat sinks we
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