News Archive for August 2008

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Posted on Saturday, 30 August, 2008 by HEXUS

HEXUS.hardlines

Posted on Saturday, 23 August, 2008 by HEXUS

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Reviews :: Intel Nehalem benchmarked: muscling to victory
Beans :: World exclusive: ATI RV730 XT, ATI RV730 Pro and ATI RV710 pictured
News :: Fujitsu announces 5.6in Atom-powered netbook
News :: Cooler Master reveals its gamer-orientated Sniper chassis
News :: Is Intel scared of Nehalem?
News :: AMD launches Catalyst 8.8 drivers
News :: The coolest thing at IDF: 3D cinema
News :: New Intel SoC, Canmore, to make TV far, far more interactive
News :: Intel to re-ignite late-to-market Atom
News :: HYDRA Engine vows to free us of multi-GPU restrictions
News :: Intel Centrino 2 hits 4GHz, with a little help from CoolIT
News :: HP boasts of 24-hour notebook battery life
News :: Dell's special edition Mike Ming laptops now available in the UK
News :: Intel showcases Centrino 3: mobile Nehalem at the helm
News :: Intel spills more details on Nehalem
News :: Quad-core mobile CPUs, switchable graphics, and more
News :: Intel fleshes out plans for solid-state drive domination
News :: Intel wants more than just hardware: improving visual computing
News :: Intel should do more for developing countries, says chairman Barrett
News :: ZOTAC launches silent GeForce 9500 GT ZONE Edition
News :: NVIDIA enters the race to ray tracing with GPU demo
News :: Synology launches four-bay Disk Station DS408
News :: Intel will make your life better, claim researchers
News :: Lenovo announces super-slim ThinkPad X301
News :: Leaked Intel roadmap details upcoming SSDs
News :: Thecus launches AMD Geode-based N4100Pro

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Reviews :: HEXUS Nehalem benchmark in a nutshell
News :: AMD Lasso external notebook graphics booster spotted in the wild
News :: More Puma notebooks appear
News :: Intel demonstrates wireless power
News :: Potential EA takeover of Take-Two approved
News :: Ingram moves Retail Expo to Islington
News :: VIP appoints new notebook product manager
News :: Intel launches new motherboards for the channel
News :: Intel confirms prices of new mobile CPUs
News :: HP profits up 14% on strong notebook sales
News :: AMD confirms pricing for new Business Class CPUs
News :: Dell belatedly offers warranty enhancement to cover NVIDIA die/packaging problems
News :: IBM and partners first to make 22nm SRAM
News :: HP launches new ultra-portable business notebooks
Analysis :: The HEXUS.channel week in review
Analysis :: Target Components celebrates 10th birthday
Analysis :: Graphics VP expects AMD to stay on top for “some time”
Analysis :: HEXUS.sharewatch: NVIDIA and AMD show big gains

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Trailers :: Resident Evil 5 Trailer
Trailers :: Warhammer 40,000 - Dawn of War 2
Pipelines :: It's gunning for you...
Opinions :: TCAAC - Episode 5 - ATI HD4870x2

HEXUS.gaming

Features :: Q&A: Diablo 3 (III) - So what's new?
First looks :: Overlord Dark Legend - Wii
First looks :: All there is to know about Ubisoft's FPS, Far Cry 2
First looks :: Call of Duty World of War - Taking the FPS genre to another level
First looks :: Moto GP 08 first details. PS3 and Wii versions confirmed
Previews :: StarCraft 2 (II): Improving on the magic
Previews :: Massive Rock Band 2 playtest!
Previews :: The Agency - The online action shooter for PS3
Screenshots :: Ride to Hell - PC, Xbox 360, PS3
Screenshots :: Resident Evil 5 - Xbox 360, PS3
Screenshots :: Tomb Raider Underworld - Xbox 360, PS3, PC
News :: The hardcore Wii title we've been waiting for - The House of the Dead Overkill
News :: Microsoft turn to politics : Xbox live to gauge political stance of user-base
News :: Meet the new Lara Croft - Video exposé of Alison Carroll
News :: SCEE joins up with SOE for PS3 MMOs
News :: Turn 10 launches Forza Motorsport 2: The Complete Collection
News :: New wireless PS3 keypad hopes to make communication a doddle
News :: New PSP model announced, features enhanced LCD and built-in mic
News :: Logitech launches Speed Force Wireless Wheel for Nintendo Wii
News :: EyePet on PS3: The next generation of virtual pet revealed
News :: New Playstation Network titles detailed at GC 2008
News :: Fallout 3 gets Halloween release date
News :: New Xbox 360 controller gets redesign and offers improved control
News :: Konami arcade racer to get PS3 outing. GTI Club gets facelift
News :: Fancy a new PS3 SKU anyone? 160GB model confirmed for Europe
News :: Homebrew App activates social networking with Twitter on Nintendo DS
News :: Rock Band 2 release date, price let slip? New features uncovered
News :: Nintendo confirm Disaster back on for Wii
News :: Ubisoft announce RTS sequel ANNO 1404
News :: New tennis game from EA will support Wiimotion plus
News :: FIFA 09 gets new feature: adidas Live Season
News :: Microsoft gets official with first-ever SideWinder keyboard
News :: Sims 3 release date and collector's edition announced
News :: Game Pirates check your post! UK publishers sending out 25,000 letters demanding cash
News :: Over 18's should feel right at HOME with new PS3 community
News :: GRID publishers pick up FUEL for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC
News :: EA unveils its broad GC 2008 line-up
News :: Everquest and Everquest II expansions forthcoming
News :: Stolen PS3 sold by store, man gets Xbox 360 as compensation
News :: What's been enhanced in the Witcher's new edition?
News :: The re-awakening of Alan Wake
News :: Strong Wii and DS sales ensure Nintendo claims top hardware spot
News :: Sony bring forward launch of 80GB PS3
News :: Hawk's hints at new tilt-sensing peripheral for Nintendo DS
News :: Resistance 2 beta gameplay footage emerges
News :: Heroes series takes the battle over Europe on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC
News :: Need for Speed Undercover, uncovered
News :: Go!View offers Premiership football on your PSP

HEXUS.lifestyle

News :: Mozilla announces the very best Firefox 3 extensions
News :: Microsoft Live Labs launches Photosynth
News :: Sky to launch seven additional HD channels
News :: BlackBerry Bold arrives early, available now from Orange UK
News :: Archos revamps its PMP range, launches trio of Internet media tablets
News :: Apple's answer to the MobileMe debacle: a 60-day free extension
News :: Apple tops customer satisfaction poll as rivals' ratings slide
News :: Logitech launches Cordless Desktop Wave Pro bundle
News :: Toshiba reignites the Blu-ray battle with XDE
News :: BBC opts for MPEG-4, increases quality of iPlayer programming
News :: Ofcom: BT's copper network capable of 50Mbit/s, in theory
News :: Sony XPERIA X5 images leaked onto web

HEXUS.hardlines

Posted on Saturday, 16 August, 2008 by HEXUS

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Reviews :: BFG GeForce GTX 280 OCX: fast but fast enough?
Reviews :: Sapphire AMD (ATI) Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
Reviews :: EVGA GeForce GTX 260 FTW
News :: Microsoft launches Windows 7 blog
News :: CoolIT to bring liquid-cooling to AMD's Radeon HD 4870 X2
News :: Force3D gives AMD's Radeon HD 4870 a Freezer DHT makeover
News :: OCZ launches Core Series V2 SSDs, raises capacity to 250GB
News :: Scan and Foxconn unite for UK-exclusive launch of Destroyer
News :: Intel to drop C word from Atom chip brand
News :: Dell's pink Latitude E4200 pictured, one for the ladies
News :: PowerColor preparing a passive Radeon HD 4850
News :: HEXUS.net: all your favourite content now easier to find
News :: AMD Radeon HD 4870 X2: post-launch pricing comparison
News :: Dell refreshes Latitude range of business laptops
News :: Alienware desktops now offering AMD's Radeon HD 4870 X2
News :: Asetek to liquid cool AMD's Radeon HD 4870 X2
News :: AMD Radeon HD 4870 X2: launch-day pricing comparison
News :: VIA shuns Intel and AMD, exits third-party chipset market
News :: Synology Disk Station Manager 2.0 September Beta now available
News :: Corsair PSU competition: the lucky winners!
News :: Freecom launches Slimline DVD drive for the netbook crowd
News :: Inno3D gives NVIDIA's GeForce 9800 GT the i-Chill treatment

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Reviews :: ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 confirmed as new fastest graphics card
News :: Maplin joins the sub-laptop party with £170 model
News :: Intel announces draft specification for USB 3.0
News :: VIP is first distie to formally announce stock of ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2
News :: ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 availability: AMD says they have been sent to partners
News :: NVIDIA announces net loss of $120 million for the quarter
News :: NVIDIA tries to stress there’s more to GPUs than graphics
News :: AMD also lowers CPU prices
News :: Intel explains reasons for choosing i7, sort of
News :: Intel drops price of top quad core by 40% to make room for Q9650
Analysis :: The HEXUS.channel week in review
Analysis :: NVIDIA says it will win back performance leadership this year
Analysis :: HEXUS.sharewatch: Big week for tech stocks led by AMD

HEXUS.gaming

Features :: Upcoming videogames to put on your 2008 Chrismas wish list
Features :: Tabula Rasa reinvents itself with Operation Immortality
First looks :: Celebrity Sports Showdown - Wii
Opinions :: Note to EA: don't exploit the world with Rock Band 2, please
News :: Robber claims family taken hostage, gets a PS3 for his troubles
News :: Civil War breaks out in new Activision FPS
News :: Spore has gone gold: Europe first!
News :: Epic And EA working on new action title
News :: PES 2009: LED hoardings, new game modes and improved control
News :: Crysis Warhead gets September 19th release date
News :: Overlord II, Dark Legend and Minions confirmed for 2009
News :: Lian Li launches Xbox 360 modding case, says goodbye to RROD
News :: New XNA-created shooter shows potential of upcoming PC and XBLA games
News :: PSP homebrew project brings touchscreen capability
News :: Cryptic lifts the lid on Star Trek Online
News :: PS3 PlayTV service: How much?
News :: Mario and Sonic help Olympian win Gold
News :: New video shows how Xbox 360 game installation works
News :: Zebedee and pals bounce onto Wii and DS
News :: WiiMotion Plus tech to be used for Xbox 360 and PS3?
News :: iPhone game sales surprise developers
News :: Get yourself a real wooden Fender for Rock Band
News :: 60GB Xbox 360 Premium available this Friday
News :: Mad Catz are the Rock Band 2 roadies

HEXUS.lifestyle

News :: Logitech launches V550 Nano: the clip-and-go notebook mouse
News :: Universal wind-up remote says goodbye to batteries
News :: HEXUS.winners - win4FREE competitions: win £550 of Logitech kit from MoreComputers

HEXUS.hardlines

Posted on Saturday, 9 August, 2008 by HEXUS

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Reviews :: Powerline networking - can it deliver?
Previews :: AMD 790GX motherboard: 780G but with cherries on top
Headlines :: Intel Nehalem to be named Core i7
Headlines :: Fujitsu leaks netbook news
Headlines :: Micron debuts SSD duo
Headlines :: Antec launches Micro Fusion Remote 350 HTPC chassis
Headlines :: AMD launches ATI FirePro cards, makes professional 3D graphics affordable
Headlines :: CHIEFTEC adds three additions to its HTPC-orientated Hi-Fi Series
Headlines :: Palit launches overclocked Radeon HD 4850 Sonic! edition
Headlines :: OCZ goes beyond Vista's memory demands, launches 8GB and 16GB upgrade kits
Headlines :: Thermaltake video preview teases Spedo chassis
Headlines :: BFG offers rebate to European NVIDIA GeForce GTX 200 series customers
Headlines :: QNAP launches enterprise TS-509 Pro Turbo NAS
Headlines :: Sapphire launches revised Radeon HD 4850
Headlines :: AMD launches 790GX gaming chipset
Headlines :: Foxconn launches 790GX-based A7DA family of motherboards
Headlines :: Patriot announces Vortex memory cooler for high-end systems
Headlines :: D-Link launches eco-friendly Wi-Fi routers
Headlines :: MSI launches Centrino 2-based notebooks; GX620 and GX720
Headlines :: Thecus: i4500R and i5500 offer unrivalled performance for modern enterprises
Headlines :: Nano vs. Atom: VIA goes on the offensive
Headlines :: HIS launches IceQ-cooled Radeon HD 4850
Headlines :: Lenovo joins the netbook race with Ideapad S10
Headlines :: 790i chipset issues: NVIDIA and vendors give their views
Analysis :: Intel lifts wraps on next-generation Larrabee: should NVIDIA and ATI be worried?

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Reviews :: Preview: AMD 790GX motherboard
Headlines :: Sony BMG and O2 create mobile music store
Headlines :: Jon Peddie thinks Larrabee could boost PC gaming market by a third
Headlines :: Target Components becomes exclusive UK distie for Biostar motherboards
Headlines :: VIP takes on GeIL DDR3 memory range
Headlines :: Microsoft unveils SQL Server 2008
Headlines :: Yahoo! board not out of the woods yet
Headlines :: Intel makes further move into flash market
Headlines :: Sony buys out Bertelsmann to get all of Sony BMG
Headlines :: Very PC MD responds to Dragon’s Den mauling
Headlines :: Jon Peddie asks: why not Larrabee?
Analysis :: The HEXUS.channel week in review
Analysis :: O2 gaining traction in the UK broadband market
Analysis :: HP exec says “The cloud could be much more impactful than the web”
Analysis :: IDC: Price cutting drives healthy UK PC growth
Analysis :: SCAN TV interview part 3: etail vs retail
Analysis :: Microsoft exec discusses Software Plus Services and unified communications
Analysis :: HEXUS.sharewatch: Sony and EA take a beating

HEXUS.tv

Pipelines :: That's no moon...
Interviews :: SCAN Elan Raja Interview Part 3
Pipelines :: Remember, Pipelines are a '4 everyone' gig...

HEXUS.gaming

Reviews :: Race Driver: Grid - Nintendo DS
Reviews :: Summer Athletics - Wii
Features :: Xbox 360 cheats never prosper, do they?
Features :: Greatest renditions of the Super Mario and Zelda theme tunes
Features :: Legends of the MMORPG worlds
Features :: ZX spectrum games on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii!!! Bring back the glory days!
Features :: Five reasons for the never-ending Nintendo love affair
First looks :: Chrono Trigger hitting the DS in 2009
First looks :: The Witcher: Enhanced Edition - PC
Previews :: Harvest Moon : Tree of Tranquility - Wii
Previews :: Hell's Kitchen - Wii, DS, PC
Previews :: Mario Super Sluggers - Wii
Screenshots :: New Fallout 3 screenshots
Headlines :: EXIT confirmed for Nintendo DS
Headlines :: Rock Band and Guitar Hero raking it in, Warner Music not so much
Headlines :: PS2 still going strong, custom-video support available soon
Headlines :: Windows XP SP3 includes Black Hole Router detection
Headlines :: Godfather II gameplay features emerge
Headlines :: PC version of GTA IV to support Xbox Live?
Headlines :: How much money has Microsoft made from the XBLA?
Headlines :: New MGS deal secures Havok for Xbox 360 and PC titles
Headlines :: Xbox 360 updated in preparation for new features
Headlines :: Confirmed: Rockstar's GTA IV coming to PCs on November 18th
Headlines :: Goodbye Freeloader, hello Wii hack and region-free gaming
Headlines :: First GTA Chinatown Wars features revealed
Headlines :: PES 2009 kicks off this Autumn
Headlines :: Gears of Wars 2 feature hints at future for violent videogames
Headlines :: Xbox live 'Phishing' scam warning
Headlines :: HD-enabled Wii next on Nintendo agenda?
Headlines :: Birmingham Salvo win the CGS season and $500,000
Headlines :: Taxi murder leads to GTA IV ban in Thailand
Headlines :: Halo 3 porn offenders face ban from Bungie
Headlines :: Classic shooter R-Type revived for Xbox 360
Headlines :: Alone in the Dark demo on XBLM
Headlines :: Microsoft's rumoured Xbox 360 price cuts to stir Sony and Nintendo into action?
Headlines :: Bangkok taxi driver killer inspired by Grand Theft Auto

HEXUS.lifestyle

Articles :: Question of the week: what would you do if you had more processing power?
Headlines :: BlackBerry Bold coming to T-Mobile in September
Headlines :: CyberLink's BD Advisor tests your PC for Blu-ray readiness
Headlines :: Survey says: millions of Brits baffled by gadgets
Headlines :: Batman fan builds Tumbler replica with no help from Wayne Enterprises
Headlines :: Sonos revamps its multi-room music system
Headlines :: Rumour: Apple iPhone nano to make Christmas debut
Headlines :: Waboba Ball: the latest craze at the beach

HEXUS.hardlines

Posted on Saturday, 2 August, 2008 by HEXUS

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Reviews :: ATEN CS1782 - the perfect two-port multimedia KVM?
Reviews :: Force3D Radeon HD 4870: any different from the rest?
Reviews :: Synology Disk Station DS508: the NAS that has it all?
First looks :: Akasa Infiniti Zor gamer's chassis
Previews :: BFG (NVIDIA) GeForce 9800 GT: what's in a name?
Headlines :: ZOTAC unveils ultra-quiet NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX+ ZONE edition
Headlines :: Creative X-Fi drivers restore Dolby Digital decoding in Windows Vista
Headlines :: Facebook gets Intel Inside
Headlines :: Passive NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT graphics cards, ideal for the HTPC?
Headlines :: ASUS to expand Eee range with pricey high-end models
Headlines :: Microsoft: 64-bit market ready to go mainstream
Headlines :: Portugal to buy 500,000 Intel Classmate PCs
Headlines :: Force3D's Radeon HD 4000-series graphics cards get Accelero Twin Turbo cooling
Headlines :: akasa launches Infiniti and Infiniti Zor chassis
Headlines :: Dell launches 24in S2409W monitor
Headlines :: NVIDIA rolls out GeForce 9500 GT and GeForce 9800 GT
Headlines :: Microsoft's surface-like Sphere demonstrated
Headlines :: Dell launches ultra-compact Studio Hybrid desktop
Headlines :: ECS GeForce 9800 GTX+ Hydra Pack simplifies water-cooled SLI
Headlines :: Freecom launches world’s smallest 2.5in external hard drive
Headlines :: Apple launches MobileMe blog to address service issues
Headlines :: JoinTech serves up cheapest, most useless, netbook of them all

HEXUS.channel

Reviews :: The Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 TOXIC
Headlines :: 790i chipset issues: NVIDIA and vendors give their views
Headlines :: Sony, Toshiba and Fujitsu reportedly preparing sub-notebooks for launch
Headlines :: HP focusing on education sector for its sub-notebook offering
Headlines :: Dell reported to be testing a new MP3 player
Headlines :: HP, Intel and Yahoo! collaborate on cloud computing research
Headlines :: Sony announces near halving of quarterly net income
Headlines :: Microsoft publishes results of secret Vista popularity experiment
Headlines :: HP offers free repairs for a wide range of laptop symptoms
Headlines :: Bell Micro president says there was “no specific trigger” for Euler pulling cover
Headlines :: Dell issues BIOS update for NVIDIA hardware problem
Analysis :: The HEXUS.channel week in review
Analysis :: Carl Icahn criticises the Wall Street Journal
Analysis :: SCAN TV interview part 2: accountability
Analysis :: SCAN: Low prices but at what cost?
Analysis :: HEXUS.sharewatch: Lean times for hard drive makers

HEXUS.tv

Pipelines :: Not wanting to platronise with this Pipeline...
Interviews :: SCAN Lobby tour by Elan Raja
Interviews :: SCAN Elan Raja Interview Part 2
Pipelines :: Hope you're not 'board'...
Interviews :: SCAN Elan Raja Interview Part 1
First looks :: Not a rotating cutting tool...
Pipelines :: The bright lights of the Pipeline are on again.

HEXUS.gaming

Features :: Five must-have Nintendo DS games that you may have missed
Features :: The sexiest videogame babes uncovered...
Articles :: How Xbox Live assimilates PC gamers
First looks :: Subsonic reveal new games extras for GC 2008
First looks :: The Conduit - an FPS to show what the Wii can really do!
Previews :: Resistance 2 - PS3
Previews :: Wario Land : Shake It! - Wii
Screenshots :: ARMOURED CORE for answer
Opinions :: Singstar Vs Lips : It's competitive Karaoke, but who will win?
Headlines :: Xbox live fees to be scrapped by Microsoft? You must be mad!
Headlines :: Microsoft dishing out free Xbox Live points?
Headlines :: FIFA 09 first in-game video footage for Xbox 360 and PS3
Headlines :: Deep Silver ready exclusive Wii-bound survival horror
Headlines :: Sony working on Singstar : Hits from the Musicals?
Headlines :: The great Geek vs Nerd debate
Headlines :: Cut-price Clarkson as PS3's Gran Turismo TV readies for launch
Headlines :: Ghostbusters delayed as publishers do battle
Headlines :: Richard Garriot's space trip inspires Operation Immortality
Headlines :: It's Apple Vs. Microsoft at The British Technology Awards
Headlines :: Nintendo sue suppliers of R4DS chip
Headlines :: Download PS3 firmware update v2,42
Headlines :: Win a Spellborn PC and more at GC 2008
Headlines :: XBLA celebrates the Summer of Arcade with games and prizes!
Headlines :: EA : we should've bet on the Wii
Headlines :: Trashtalking coming to Wii? WiiSpeak explained
Headlines :: The PS3 peaks with Pong?
Headlines :: EA to make a gaming PC?
Headlines :: Star Trek MMO in the works for PC and Xbox 360
Headlines :: Adult-rated videogames banned in UK prisons
Headlines :: Summer Athletics springs into action in August

HEXUS.lifestyle

Reviews :: The Dark Knight
Articles :: Question of the week: what constitutes a perfect NAS device?
Opinions :: Parm's 10 useful freeware applications for Windows Vista
Headlines :: O2 bundles home and mobile broadband
Headlines :: Nokia N96 launching October 1st
Headlines :: Help save Bletchley Park!
Headlines :: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince teaser trailer
Headlines :: Alicia Keys and Jack White to record Quantum of Solace theme tune
Headlines :: Is the Apple iPhone 3G cracking up?
Headlines :: Ann Summers survey: National Orgasm Day better with a partner
Headlines :: Sandberg launches Wireless Touchpad Keyboard for the HTPC crowd