June 2004

by Rafael Hernandez on June 30, 2004 · 0 comments

PC World has the details for Panasonic’s upcoming Blu-ray disc recording device which is capable of storing up to 50GB on a dual layer compatible disc. Initial pricing is steep, as always, and Blu-ray is not yet a widely accepted…

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 30, 2004 · 0 comments

ASE Labs pumped out a small guide on how to remove most spyware from an infested PC efficiently. Lots of good tips and procedures as well as software recommendations in the article. They even toss in a really scary picture…

Read more Clean Up Spyware

by Rafael Hernandez on June 30, 2004 · 0 comments

Yahoo! News reports on yet another IE security hole being abused by the less than honest in society. The flaw was patched back in April of course many people are slow at updating their software so there are still many…

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 30, 2004 · 0 comments

AnandTech has tested the rather large Syntax Olevia 30″ LCD TV capable of displaying high definition imagery. It doesn’t appear to be catered to the high end crowd but, for the price, a consumer gets a reasonably well performing piece…

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by Rafael Hernandez on June 29, 2004 · 0 comments

TheStreet.com has rumors that Dell is testing a few dual processor, AMD Opteron based, products which may (or may not) make it to sales. The usual PR lines of “we currently don’t carry such products” and “merely evaluating a product…

Read more Dell: Powered by AMD?

by Rafael Hernandez on June 29, 2004 · 0 comments

Think Computers has a look at the Vantec NexStar external hard drive chassis. The sleek unit can take most any 3.5″ hard drive and allows you to access it by either of its two Firewire ports or the USB 2.0…

Read more External Harddrive Enclosure Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on June 29, 2004 · 0 comments

HTPCnews made all kinds of weird gestures with the Gyration Ultra GT wireless keyboard and mouse set. Both of the devices in the set use RF instead of IR wireless technology that makes line-of-sight issues a thing of the past….

Read more Wireless Input Combo Reviewed

by Rafael Hernandez on June 29, 2004 · 0 comments

HardOCP grabbed a whole bunch of today’s top hardware and tested the NVIDIA GeForce 6800Ultra and ATI Radeon X800Pro as well as the X800XT Platinum Edition comparing how much of a boost each card gains in performance when backed by…

Read more Video Card CPU Scaling

by Rafael Hernandez on June 29, 2004 · 0 comments

Netgear has developed a new wireless router capable of fitting inside of your pockets. The WGR101 is an 802.11G capable device which you can plug in to a wired network to gain wireless access to the internet or LAN resources….

Read more Mini-Router Announced

by Rafael Hernandez on June 28, 2004 · 0 comments

Short-Media compares AMD’s “old” Socket 940 platform with the new Socket 939. They throw in some in-depth info on the new abilities of the Socket 939 setup such as support for unbuffered memory and Cool’n’Quiet technologies. Some interesting details to…

Read more When Sockets Collide

by Rafael Hernandez on June 28, 2004 · 0 comments

Hi-techreviews has a look at the Morex 3677 chassis, a Mini-ITX form-factor case designed for one of the smaller motherboard products in the market. It appears to be a solid product that does what it was designed for but Mini-ITX…

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