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  • IDF August 2005 :: HEXUS.beans :: ATi CrossFire for Intel processor platforms…

    22 August 2005, 00:00

    No doubt about it, in the race to deliver a dual GPU PCIe graphics solution to the market, NVIDIA not only convincingly beat ATi Technologies out of the stable door, ...

  • Google Desktop Search gets personal

    22 August 2005, 00:00

    It's that time again, when Google unleash something new to the world, and everybody is compelled to try it out. This time it's the new version of their Desktop Search ...

  • Sun spearheads open DRM

    22 August 2005, 00:00

    It's looking less and less likely that the future of online music won't have DRM dictating to us what we can do with our files. However, there may be some ...

  • Enermax powers Galaxy

    21 August 2005, 00:00

    Enermax, those crazy power supply dudes have gone power mad with their latest bit of kit, the Galaxy. Set to be available in the UK from around October, the Galaxy ...

  • MSI MICROSTAR RD480 Neo2 mainboard

    21 August 2005, 00:00

    At a computer games convention you’d expect to see a bit of hardware, but all stuff directly related to games such as joypads, steering wheels… the odd mouse mat and ...

  • Graphics card sales to increase

    20 August 2005, 00:00

    A shortage of PCIe capable chipsets with onboard graphics will lead to increased graphics card sales in the second half of this year, according to the general manager of NVIDIA ...

  • Intel creates Wi-Fi community initiative

    19 August 2005, 00:00

    Intel has setup a new 'Digital Communities' initiative, which involves 13 pilot schemes to help communities create wireless network connectivity for various purposes.

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  • Review: PowerColor GameFX Radeon X800 GT 256MB PCIe

    18 August 2005, 00:00

    CrossFire compatibility, or the lack of it, may be a concern for a few, and we doubt that we'll be seeing an AGP incarnation in the near future, so not ...

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  • War of the worms

    18 August 2005, 00:00

    A series of worms written to exploit a PnP networking vulnerabilty in Microsoft Windows are competing against each other for supremecy.

  • SCAN2HEXUS - Free Shipping Guide

    17 August 2005, 00:00

    Struggling to get your SCAN2HEXUS free shipping setup? Use this walk through to help you get all the details you need.

  • Internet could widen rich/poor divide

    17 August 2005, 00:00

    Websites created to inform users about particular neighbourhoods could lead to greater levels of segragation, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns.

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  • CPU Product Codes

    17 August 2005, 00:00

    AMD were the first to move away from selling processors based on clock speed, instead opting for a rating system that attempted to liken the performance of one of their ...

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  • Stay patched and keep Zotob out

    16 August 2005, 00:00

    A new worm, called Zotob, is doing the rounds of the Internet at the moment, exploiting a security hole in Microsoft Windows' uPnP networking functionality.

  • Dispute over IP phone and 911 rules

    16 August 2005, 00:00

    VoIP is taking off, but there are concerns over whether it is a suitable replacement for traditional phone systems given the current way 911 calls are handled.

  • Interview with John Bruno of ATI - Fish and chips? Oh yes.

    16 August 2005, 00:00

    Having joined ATI from General Electric in the summer of 1996, John's been part of the team that's launched products from the very first mobile ATI graphics part - Rage ...

  • Review: Shuttle XPC SB95P v2.0

    16 August 2005, 00:00

    For ultimate gaming in a Shuttle XPC, you need to look elsewhere, and in that respect the SB95P v2.0 trips over its own shoelaces in the race to the gaming ...

  • Firefox Market Share Falls

    15 August 2005, 00:00

    It may be a surprise for many of you to learn that between June and July Firefox actually lost market share.

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  • WiFi – Wireless networking explained

    15 August 2005, 00:00

    Home networking lets you do great things that aren't possible with standalone PCs. Printers can be shared between PC, so there's no need to buy one for each machine; data ...

  • HEXUS RSS Feeds Konfabulator Widget

    13 August 2005, 00:00

    Fans of all things widgety, Rys has written a Konfabulator Widget that allows you to easily keep track of the three HEXUS RSS feeds.

  • MSI set to drop ATi?

    12 August 2005, 00:00

    We’re hearing that here in the UK, Taiwanese mainboard manufacturer MSI Microstar has just advised some of its trade distributors that ‘MSI is dropping ATi VGA cards’.

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  • Review: SAPPHIRE X800 GT Hybrid 256MB PCIe

    12 August 2005, 00:00

    Users looking to upgrade to a £100-£110 PCI-Express GPU would do well to seriously consider SAPPHIRE's X800 GT Hybrid 256MB card. AGP users will need to wait, though, and the ...

  • Rockdirect's LAN Bus - Mobile Fragging

    11 August 2005, 00:00

    Today is a momentous occasion for rockdirect, as an idea that started late last year finally becomes a reality.

  • Review: XFX NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT Preview

    11 August 2005, 00:00

    It's the same price as ATI's current best, performs as well in games and does significantly better in almost every other facet that you'd consider. More forward-looking features, less heat, ...

  • Probe of Intel spreads to South Korea

    9 August 2005, 00:00

    South Korea's Fair Trade Commission is investigating Intel's sales activities, requesting documents related to rebates and marketing. Most readers will make the immediate connection between this and investigations in both ...

  • What is Data Recovery?

    9 August 2005, 00:00

    Data Recovery is the process of retrieval of inaccessible or corrupt data from digital media that has become damaged or has been corrupted in some way. Data Recovery can be ...

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  • Review: Rockdirect XTI 3.8 Performance Review

    8 August 2005, 00:00

    Users looking for ultimate notebook performance should seriously consider Rockdirect's XTI series. Taking into account overall performance, the XTI 3.8 is the fastest notebook we've tested thus far.

  • Review: Quiet PC/Zalman TNN 300 System

    8 August 2005, 00:00

    Summarising the Quiet PC/TNN 300 system is quite simple, really. It's a niche product that will appeal, in no uncertain terms, to a select bunch of users that value silence ...

  • Review: ABIT Fatal1ty X800 XL 512MB

    6 August 2005, 00:00

    Is the ABIT Fatal1ty X800 XL 512MB graphics card the best X800 XL 512MB-class card we've come across thus far? how does it square up a bang for buck basis ...

  • Gigabytes and Gibibytes - What you need to know

    5 August 2005, 00:00

    You might have seen Rys and I use the terms GiB, MiB and KiB around HEXUS in recent months, when talking about memory or data sizes. If you've hung around ...

  • Mozilla Foundation Forms Mozilla Corporation

    4 August 2005, 00:00

    The Mozilla Foundation announced yesterday the launch of a wholly owned subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation. The funds generated by the Mozilla Corporation can help the non-profit Mozilla Foundation in areas ...

  • Customising Google News

    3 August 2005, 00:00

    Completely automated, Google News searches the top news sources around the world (HEXUS included) and then presents the latest news stories. It is capable of finding thumbnail images to go ...

  • Review: GeForce 7800 GTX shootout

    3 August 2005, 00:00

    What's abundantly clear in our look at three retail GeForce 7800 GTX graphics cards is that there is no such thing as a bad one. All three cards from BFG, ...

  • ATi chipset division coming on strong (in North America at least)

    2 August 2005, 00:00

    HEXUS remember the days when ATi Technologies, was generally a rather conservative operation, but it seems that those days are fading fast...