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COMPUTER SECURITY PODCASTS

IBM sees security challenges ahead
CNET Security Bites • Fri, Nov 21, 2008

What Microsoft's Geneva means for online IDs
CNET Security Bites • Fri, Nov 07, 2008

When social networks host malware
CNET Security Bites • Fri, Oct 31, 2008

Does the Internet need its own Interpol?
CNET Security Bites • Fri, Oct 24, 2008

Voting in America
CNET Security Bites • Fri, Oct 17, 2008

How 'Clickjacking' attacks hide behind the mouse
CNET Security Bites • Fri, Oct 10, 2008

Investigating data breaches
CNET Security Bites • Fri, Oct 03, 2008

Inside ID fraud's underground forums
CNET Security Bites • Fri, Sep 26, 2008

Desktop application risk
CNET Security Bites • Mon, Sep 15, 2008

The security of Chrome
CNET Security Bites • Fri, Sep 05, 2008

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DAILY TECH NEWS PODCASTS

Tuesday's top headlines
CNET TECH NEWS • Tue, Mar 09, 2010


CNET TECH NEWS • Mon, Mar 08, 2010

More details on iPad availability
CNET TECH NEWS • Fri, Mar 05, 2010

The demise of RealDVD
CNET TECH NEWS • Thu, Mar 04, 2010

TiVo embraces the Web
CNET TECH NEWS • Wed, Mar 03, 2010

Apple sues HTC over iPhone patents
CNET TECH NEWS • Tue, Mar 02, 2010

PlayStation network melts down, boots users
CNET TECH NEWS • Mon, Mar 01, 2010

Virgin brings 100Mbps broadband to U.K.
CNET TECH NEWS • Fri, Feb 26, 2010

Breaking down the Bloom box
CNET TECH NEWS • Thu, Feb 25, 2010

A tough day for Google
CNET TECH NEWS • Wed, Feb 24, 2010

PC WORLD HEADLINES

Your Next E-Book Reader: Color and Video--and Nearly Unbreakable

Next-generation e-book readers will be able to handle types of content that today?s models just can?t. Look for the first ones later this year.

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3G Buildouts Push up Mobile Network Investment

Analysts expect mobile infrastructure investment to rebound slightly this year, led by 3G buildouts and upgrades.

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Ex-Sun Chief Dishes Dirt on Gates, Jobs

Jonathan Schwartz has started dishing dirt from his days at Sun in a blog called "What I couldn't say..."

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Sony, Samsung, Panasonic 3D TVs: So What's On?

Wondering what 3D content there is to watch? Here's your 3D programming guide for 2010.

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Data Issue Hits BlackBerry Devices for Second Day

Some BlackBerry uses are complaining that their data services have been down over the past two days.

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Samsung?s 3D Glasses: Fast, Fitted, but only for Samsung TVs

Samsung?s 3D glasses will come in three flavors at prices from $150 to $200, but don?t try to use them on other brands of TVs.

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New Cisco Router Supports 322Tbps, Designed for Internet Video

Cisco's new router for the IP video age could allow every person in China to make an Internet video call--at once.

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Samsung Introduces eReader

New e-reader lets users write in margins, highlight text and save bookmarks for later use and share content with other users.

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FCC to Propose National Digital Literacy Corps

The FCC will propose a national digital literacy corps in its broadband plan.

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Parallels Desktop Update Adds Support for Chrome OS

Parallels, whose Desktop offering lets you run a variety of operating systems without ever having to leave Mac OS X, has updated Parallels Desktop 5.0 to include...

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Sentilla's Energy Management Tool Gets Chargeback Feature

Sentilla released an update to its data-center energy management tool, which tracks energy usage of servers and other equipment.

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Samsung Finding New Ways to Push 3D to Users

Samsung launched new 3D TVs, and is investigating 3D movie streaming and a new lens to remove the need for 3D glasses.

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Facebook Updates May Share Your Location Soon

Although Facebook officials won't go confirm or deny the rumor, anonymous sources claim that Facebook will unveil geolocation features in April.

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FCC Drives Need for National Broadband Plan

Speaking at America's Digital Inclusion Summit at the Newseum today, FCC members continued to unveil details of the National Broadband Plan and stress how vital the proposed changes are for the future of information in the United States.

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IT OKs Windows 7

After taking a pass on Vista, organizations are ready to commit to Microsoft's new OS.

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Is the Apple iPad Really a Computer?

Defenders and detractors of Apple's upcoming tablet are both getting worked up, denying that the iPad is a computer.

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Apple's Lawsuit Against HTC is Working

HTC is scrambling for workarounds for its Android handset that won't incur Apple's legal wrath, according to reports.

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New Browser Won't Save Amazon's Kindle e-Reader

An Amazon job posting hints at a new Kindle browser. But, it doesn't take a hint to know a browser won't save Amazon's e-reader.

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Expert Guidance for New Microsoft Security Bulletins

Microsoft released two new security bulletins for the March 2010 Patch Tuesday, and industry experts weigh in on what IT administrators need to know about them.

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Office Updates Patch Excel Security Flaw

Microsoft rolled out minor updates to the 2004 and 2008 editions of its Office suite of productivity tools on Tuesday that patch a security vulnerability in the...

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Excel, Movie Maker Flaws Fixed by Microsoft

Redmond patched up two file-based security holes, but has yet to fix a Windows Help bug from last week.

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IE 6 and 7 Bug Allows for Attacks via Poisoned Sites

Microsoft today warned of an under-attack flaw that can allow a malicious Web site to install Trojans and other malware.

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European Parliament Debates Anti-ACTA Petition

European Parliamentarians are debating whether to oppose the international anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA).

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HP Touts Flash as Killer App Against Apple's iPad

Support for Adobe Flash could make HP's Slate a strong challenger to Apple's iPad.

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Mac, IPad Gaming to Share Spotlight With IPhone

You could be forgiven if you thought that last year's Game Developers Conference--the annual gathering of gaming movers and shakers--had been redubbed "the...

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EFF Publishes IPhone Developer Agreement

If you've followed the news of App Store rejections over the past couple years, you may have wondered what exactly is engraved upon the stone tablets that govern...

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Elgato Releases Smaller EyeTV Hybrid, Adds PC Support

Over the last few years, TV tuners have made it increasingly easy to watch and record television on your computer. Devices like Elgato's EyeTV Hybrid allow you...

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FCC Suggests Using Wireless for Free Broadband

The FCC said it will consider ways to use wireless to offer free or low-cost broadband services to people who can't afford access.

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Microsoft Researcher Wins Turing Award

This year's ACM Turing Award goes to Charles Thacker, inventor of the modern PC.

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Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Rumors Fly

Rumors and speculation are mounting that Microsoft will release Windows 7 Service Pack 1 by the end of 2010.

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LifeLock to Pay $12 Million to Settle FTC, States' Complaint

ID theft prevention company LifeLock settles a complaint brought by the U.S. FTC and 35 attorneys general.

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Rackspace Hires to Align With MySQL Offshoot

Rackspace is getting involved in the development of Drizzle, a MySQL offshoot.

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Cisco Unveils Next Internet Core Router

Cisco on Tuesday introduced its next-generation Internet core router, the CRS-3, with about three times the capacity of its current platform.

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ICalShare Relaunched With Even More Calendars

Remember iCalShare? The calendar-sharing site--once touted by Steve Jobs during a Macworld Expo keynote--seemed to have vanished for a while, but it's now back...

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Why the 2020 Census Should Be Done Online

The U.S. Census Bureau needs to consider a major overhaul of how it will count the population 10 years from now, perhaps replacing mailed-in forms with Internet...

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Panda Discovers Malware on HTC Magic Phone

Security vendor Panda came across a new HTC Magic phone that had three malware programs already on it.

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FileMaker Pro 11 and FileMaker Pro Advanced 11

A year after the release of the FileMaker 10 database program, version 11 has arrived, with new tools and great new features that make it even easier to use...

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T-Mobile BlackBerry Users to Get Google Default Search

Good news for BlackBerry smartphone users in the United States on T-Mobile, at least if you're a fan of search giant Google.

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Report: Google Working On Android-Based Set-Top Box

Box will let users search through video content from Dish and YouTube, Wall Street Journal says.

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3D TVs to Be Huge in 2010? Fat Chance

TV makers are throwing serious weight behind 3D TVs, but their sales projections seem rather generous.

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Charts, Productivity Tools Highlight FileMaker 11 Update

FileMaker took the wraps off the latest version of its flagship database application Tuesday, rolling out a major update to FileMaker Pro highlighted by new...

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Spigit Adds App to Manage Idea-generating Competitions

Spigit has created an enterprise collaboration application to manage idea-generation contests and competitions.

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Bigpoint to Unveil Platform for MMO Games on Mac, IPhone

Perhaps you've seen that recent Microsoft demo where a game could save and load progress from Xbox 360, Windows 7 and Windows Phone 7 Series devices. My first...

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HP Flaunts Flash and AIR on Slate Tablet

Hewlett-Packard is stepping up its game against Apple's iPad with the release of two videos that show Adobe Flash and AIR running on the Slate tablet.

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Sony Online Entertainment Launches Facebook Game

For the first time in its decade-plus history, Sony Online Entertainment will publish a game for another platform besides the PC and Sony consoles.

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iPad Challenges Traditional Publishing Economics

The Apple iPad has forced publishers to reconsider pricing and revenue models, and created a backlash among print media publishers.

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Travelers File Complaints Over TSA Body Scanners

Documents obtained by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) shows complaints have been lodged with the Transportation Security Administration over the use of whole body scanners at U.S. airports.

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Study: PS3 Will Win the Console War

A study by the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices service pegs the PlayStation 3 as the ultimate winner of this generation's console war.

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The Windows 7 Procrastinators

Although some large shops are delaying Windows 7 implementation, observers caution not to wait too long.

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Google Docs Now Syncing with Outlook

New Harmony sidebar lets you share, e-mail, download, upload, and edit your Google Docs right from your desktop using Outlook 2007.

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TOMS HARDWARE NEWS

Updated: Tuning Cool'n'Quiet: Maximize Power And Performance

Updated: Tuning Cool'n'Quiet: Maximize Power And PerformanceThink your Athlon or Phenom processor is already tuned to deliver the best balance between performance and power consumption? Think again. We show you how to tweak Cool'n'Quiet for more aggressive power savings at standard speeds using several AMD CPUs.

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Best Graphics Cards For The Money: March 2010

Best Graphics Cards For The Money: March 2010With three new Radeon HD 5000-series cards launched last month, older models being put out to pasture. And an upcoming next-generation launch from Nvidia later this month sees GPU prices fluctuating quickly. Check out this month's recommendations!

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3.5? Enterprise Hard Drive Development Analyzed

3.5? Enterprise Hard Drive Development AnalyzedSSDs might be the fastest storage option today, but by no means is it the most popular. Magnetic media offers high throughput and proven reliability for existing ecosystems. We looked at developments in four enterprise hard drive generations.

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Two Portable 500GB Drives Benchmarked (And Dropped)

If you're the sort of power user who's hard on technology, especially out in the field, then ruggedized mobile storage might be apropos. Today, we're looking at a pair of portable disks that can take drops and spills, while serving up 500GB of capacity.

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Web Browser Grand Prix: The Top Five, Tested And Ranked

We've put Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla FireFox, and Opera through a gauntlet of speed tests and time trials to find out which Web browser is truly the fastest. How does your favorite land in our rankings?

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Intel Core i5-750S: Since When Does The S Mean Slow?

Intel has S-models for several Core 2 processors that offer lower power consumption and comparable performance. However, the first S-model in the Core i5 family is actually slower than its regular counterpart?and it's even less efficient, overall!

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AMD 890GX Unveiled: Three Motherboards Compared

AMD?s new chipset promises big performance increases with its Radeon HD 4290 graphics core and built-in SATA 6Gb/s controller. Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI sent their latest motherboards to help us find out how well 890GX and SB850 deliver on those promises.

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Opinion: AMD, Intel, And Nvidia In The Next Ten Years

Say what you will about AMD, Intel, and Nvidia's product lineups as they stand today. But all three employ undeniably-different philosophies in how they approach development and execution. Alan Dang explores how the next decade might look for this trio.

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Nvidia - Intel Corporation - Advanced Micro Devices - Hardware - Components

AMD's Eyefinity Technology Explained

AMD's Eyefinity Technology ExplainedMost of our graphics card coverage centers on 3D performance. But that's not the only reason enthusiasts buy new video cards. Eyefinity, ATI's technology supporting up to six displays from a single graphics card, is changing the way people use their PCs.

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Incredible High-Resolution Die Imagery Of Nvidia GPUs

Nvidia's "Fermi" GF100 GPU is just over the horizon. With it, comes new technology as well as a new host of cards all vying for your dollar. But before that happens, we take an amazing photographic look into Nvidia's GPUs, present, and past.

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Presented By: BlackBerry Developer Day Robut Fun

  The BlackBerry App Planet developer stand was bustling with people yesterday. While I'm sure that yesterday's announcements and the BlackBerry developer experts on hand were the main draw, I can't help but feel that our little LEGO robot friend played a part. Nicknamed "Johny 5", our motorized companion - controlled by a BlackBerry Storm2 smartphone ? entertained the crowd outside the stand and tried not to get into too much trouble. Click the link below to see another video on how "Johny 5" is controlled, as well as a slideshow outlining how the robots and courses were built for the Developer Day Robot Challenge at the BlackBerry Developer Conference in November.
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Three Generations Compared: Why Storage Density Matters

Three Generations Compared: Why Storage Density MattersThird-generation terabyte hard drives have been available for a while. Today we're taking a look at a trio of 1TB disks from Hitachi in order to gauge what benefits, if any, you'll see from adopting a drive with increased storage density.

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Hitachi - Hard disk drive - Storage - Hardware - Memory storage density

HDDs, The Next Generation: Drives With 4KB Sectors On The Way

HDDs, The Next Generation: Drives With 4KB Sectors On The WayIn the future, an increasing number of hard drives will be writing data in 4KB chunks (rather than 512 bytes) to increase storage capacities. Performance isn?t impacted, as long as you follow some rules. We put WD?s new EARS series on the test bench.

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ATI Radeon HD 5830: Bridging The 5700- And 5800- Price Gap

ATI Radeon HD 5830: Bridging The 5700- And 5800- Price GapJust as we thought ATI was done launching DirectX 11-class graphics cards (for at least a little while), we received a note that a 5830 was in-route with a seven-day lead time. We quickly broke out the test equipment for a round with ATI's latest.

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DirectX - Video card - Radeon - ATI Technologies - Nvidia

Budget Computing: Nine H55 And H57 Motherboards Compared

Providing an HDCP-compliant audio path for its latest integrated-video CPUs, Intel?s new H55 and H57 chipsets are certain to appeal to both home theater and office system builders. We inspect nine samples to find out what else these value boards can do.

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Maximum Efficiency: Build A 25W Performance PC Using Core i5

We've measured 100W+ at idle from desktop PCs running the first crop of dual-core CPUs. The latest 32nm Clarkdale-based platforms let you build powerful desktops that idle as low as 25W. Today we're looking at the efficiency of such a system.

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Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: February '10

Best Gaming CPUs For The Money: February '10January gave us a large refresh of AMD's sub-$150 CPU lineup. In this month's column, we have a look at the new models and note the impact pricing changes have had on our recommendations. Gone is the Pentium G6950 from the list, as it failed to impress.

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Advanced Micro Devices - Central processing unit - Pentium - AMD - Hardware

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Three New Desktop Hard Drives For 2010

We'll take more speed and better efficiency any day of the week! We've already looked at the 2TB Western Digital drives. Now we line up Hitachi?s Deskstar 7K2000, Samsung's Spinpoint F3 1TB, and Seagate?s Barracuda XT for the first drive battle of 2010.

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Seagate Technology - Western Digital - Hitachi - Hardware - Storage

Star Trek Online: Game Performance Analyzed And Benchmarked

Star Trek Online: Game Performance Analyzed And BenchmarkedCryptic Studios recently released its new Star Trek Online MMO after the movie reinvigorated this history-steeped franchise. Today we're checking out the game play and analyzing its performance on a number of graphics cards to show you what to expect.

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Clarkdale Efficiency: The Perfect Clock Rate For Intel's Core i5-661

Clarkdale Efficiency: The Perfect Clock Rate For Intel's Core i5-661When it comes to overclocking, the theoretical peak for your processor is probably less interesting than a balanced efficiency increase. Thus, we went on a mission to figure out the best clock rate for Intel's new dual-core Clarkdale-based Core i5-661.

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ATI Catalyst Drivers Updated/Optimized For Eyefinity/Mobility

Rarely do we cover driver updates. However, ATI recently showed off a handful of features that we know owners of Radeon HD 5000-series cards, CrossFire configurations, and Mobility Radeon GPUs have been asking to see. Check out what's coming in Cat. 10.3!

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Part 2: 2D, Acceleration, And Windows: Aren't All Graphics Cards Equal?

In Part 1, we introduced you to some of the issues today's high-end graphics cards have with 2D functionality and the benchmark we wrote to test our observations. Today, we have even more performance data and additional depth on how 2D works in Windows.

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Inside Western Digital: How Tomorrow's Storage Gets Made

Rarely, if ever, are press outlets allowed unrestricted access to R&D facilities. We jumped at the chance to visit Western Digital and tour the company's campus with virtually free reign. Get ready to see hard drives as you've never seen them before.

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Adaptec MaxIQ: Flash SSDs Boost RAID Performance

Flash-based SSDs in enterprise RAID often require serious modifications to storage subsystems already in place. Adaptec now offers a way to upgrade existing RAID solutions to deliver much-improved I/O performance in a transparent and convenient manner.

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Best Of Tom?s Hardware: Beginner?s Guide To Motherboard Selection

Best Of Tom?s Hardware: Beginner?s Guide To Motherboard SelectionTom?s Hardware has supported new PC builders since 1997 with tips, tricks, and sage advice. Our most complete motherboard-selection guide was published back in 2006. Today?s updates address the latest interfaces for current PC builders. Enjoy!

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Tom's Hardware - Personal computer - Hardware - Motherboard - Components

Best Graphics Cards For The Money: February '10

Best Graphics Cards For The Money: February '10January gave us the Radeon HD 5670, and February has us looking to the horizon for the next-generation GeForce GTX 480/470 and new entry-level Radeon HD 5000-series cards. As a bonus, the Radeon HD 5850 becomes notably cheaper this month.

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ATI Radeon HD 5570: Reasonable Gaming Performance For $80?

ATI Radeon HD 5570: Reasonable Gaming Performance For $80?AMD rounds out its DirectX 11-capable lineup with an entry-level gaming card sporting all of the Radeon HD 5000-series' value-adds. Does the Radeon HD 5570 represent the perfect combination of low-price, gaming performance, and features?

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Q&A: Tom's Hardware And Kingston On SSD Technology

Now waist-deep in the SSD game, Kingston has a lot of know-how and industry insight on all things memory-related. We sat down with two of the company's insiders for a different perspective on some of today?s biggest SSD questions.

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In Pictures: Tom's Hardware's AMD/Eyefinity Event

Five Tom's Hardware readers were chosen in a recent contest to come and visit our new office in Culver City, California to go hands-on with Eyefinity. Thanks to AMD and EA, they were able to try out a handful of games on a trio of 23" displays.

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In Pictures: The Most Promising Tech Of 2010

The economy is on a slippery slope and there's much unrest in the world. But not to worry?2010 promises to be awesome for tech! Here are some of the products and technologies that we're anticipating over the course of the next 12 months.

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Presented By: BlackBerry Developer Resource Fridays

  Welcome to BlackBerry Developer Resource Fridays, a reoccurring event here on the BlackBerry Developer's Blog. We'll keep you up to date on helpful articles that have been added to the Developer Knowledge Base and other new additions to the BlackBerry Developer Zone. Learn more about this edition's pearl of wisdom: What Is - Supported versions of BlackBerry Device Software for the BlackBerry App World storefront.
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Touch-Screen HTPC: Three Premium Cases Compared

With ATI's Radeon HD 5000-series GPUs and Intel's Clarkdale-based processors coming loaded with multi-media functionality, it's a great time to build an HTPC. We compare three enclosures from Moneual, Thermaltake, and Zalman, all priced very differently.

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Graphics processing unit - ATI Technologies - Intel Corporation - Evergreen - Home theater PC