Albatron Technology recently unveiled three new “PCI” graphics cards at Computex 2008. The PCI8600GT-256X, the PCI8500GT-256X and the PCI8400GS-256 are all brand new graphics cards that retrofit recent GeForce 8 Series graphics onto older PCI technology. These cards all offer a significant graphics boost along with dual monitor capabilities for an entire generation of integrated-graphics, PCI-only mainboards.

It's a little known fact that there have been millions of Mainboards mass produced in the last 7 years with AGP and PCI Express slots left off in favor of integrated graphics only. Although these mainboards have the traditional PCI-slots, they have been deprived of a chance to upgrade to the latest graphics technology which is almost exclusively for PCI Express these days. The best alternative to experience the latest graphics was for a complete systems overhaul – that is, until now. Albatron has answered the call with its PCI based VGA cards featuring recent NVIDIA GeForce 8 Series graphics technology. These cards allow these mainboards a chance to make a significant jump from integrated graphics without investing time and money in a whole new system.

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” The Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 retail box is black with red accents. This is the case it should be since ATI graphics are known to be red. Also, red and black are my favorite colors. While the box says it supports some stuff, there is no mention of Linux support even though AMD has said it wants its partners to include a penguin or other open sourcey stuff on the box. The Catalyst 8.6 drivers for Linux support this GPU and were released last month. “

According to an April 2008 study by the Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), “almost three-quarters of all enterprises are now using virtualization for production applications.” But while virtualization has made significant inroads into enterprise infrastructure, the EMA reports that a variety of barriers are keeping the technology from being fully utilized up to its full potential. One of the major barriers is trying to manage virtualization in complex IT environments: “Enterprises are grappling with an

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If there is any doubt that Solid State Drives (SSDs) are the next medium for laptop storage, then don’t tell the folks over at Samsung. They probably won’t have time to take your call anyway, because they’re busy ramping up production of Samsung’s 128GB SSDs in both 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch form factors. This is in addition to the 64GB SSDs that Samsung ramped up production on only a few days earlier. The Samsung SSDs use Multi-Level Cell (MLC) technology, which according to Wikipedia is:”MLC NAND flash is a flash

Today we will revisit a recently reviewed cooler, the NH-C12P from Noctua, to see how the mounting direction impacts the cooler's performance. Noctua thought are performance numbers were off since we installed the cooler with the bendings of the heat-pipes facing up. Noctua told us the cooler usually performs quite a few degrees better if you put it the other way round or turned by 90°. Which direction is best? Read on to find out.

Microsoft on Tuesday released a new tool designed to allow customers to see whether their hardware and software will work properly with Windows Vista.  Actually, you remember that before Vista even launched they had such a tool, so is this time-travel?Nope, on Tuesday Microsoft launched the Windows Vista Compatibility Center.  Or at least, they were supposed to.  What you get if you go to the site is a simple “The Windows Vista Compatibility Center will be launching soon, please check back!” message. 

Pocket PC Central has received information which suggests that Sprint is planning to release a CDMA version of the HTC Touch Diamond as early as September 2008.  The handset, which may be marketed as the Sprint Diamond or the Sprint Touch Diamond would replace the HTC Touch (Vogue), which is currently sold as the Sprint Touch.

As this information has not been confirmed by either HTC or Sprint, it should be treated entirely as rumor at this point.  We’ll keep you posted.

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In this line of work, we often get to experiment with and test the latest and greatest PC hardware.  Typically, processors and graphics cards get the lion’s share of attention, but memory manufactures have also been pushing the envelope as of late.  Corsair in particular has some exciting products on tap, one of which just landed in the lab.      What you see pictured above is Corsair’s brand new TW3X2G2133C9DF memory kit.  If you’re well versed in Corsair’s naming convention,

Eee PC 901, 1000, and 1000H to Hit Shelves in North America — Experience the New Generation of Eee PCs with Faster Connectivity, Longer Battery Life, Bluetooth Capability, Web Storage and a Brand New Design — FREMONT, CALIFORNIA (July 8th, 2008) -ASUS today introduces the new generation of Eee PC™. The new models include revolutionary features that are designed to enhance efficiency and connectivity. With up to 7.8 hours of battery life, Eee PC users can enjoy portability while work, learn and play on-the-go.The