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Review: XFX 7950GT Extreme Edition Passive 512MB

25 October 2006, 08:28

The XFX 7950GT Extreme Edition Passive delivers precisely what you'd expect for a 7950GT with slightly increased core and memory clocks.

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Asus GeForce 8800 GTX-based board details leak

24 October 2006, 17:03

The specifications of an upcoming Asus graphics card, the EN8800GTX, have been posted online

Release version of Firefox 2 browser due in next 24 hours

24 October 2006, 12:03

The latest release version of HEXUS's favourite web browser - Mozilla Firefox - IS NOW AVAILABLE

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Review: MSI K9A Platinum AM2 mainboard

24 October 2006, 07:35

We can't help feeling the K9A Platinum is a bit of a missed opportunity. It's a decent enough package, but for a performance board it doesn't take full advantage of ...

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Microsoft Vista EULA spits in the eye of self-builders worldwide

24 October 2006, 01:54

Is Microsoft in danger of alienating the entire worldwide community of PC self-builders by new conditions it's imposing for the use of retail version of Windows Vista? We think it ...

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Review: Thermaltake Aguila chassis

23 October 2006, 09:02

The mid-tower Thermaltake Aguila, with its eagle-inspired design has been put through its paces. Does it soar like an eagle or drop like a stone?

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Intel in grave trouble, say unreliable sources

21 October 2006, 11:31

While James and I have different takes on how AMD's faring right now, I think we can both agree that the company is still very much in the running, regardless ...

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Release version of Internet Explorer 7 browser now available to download

20 October 2006, 15:11

The release version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 7 web browser is now finally available for Windows XP. It offers far better security than V6 - with defence promised against phishing ...

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Review: Foxconn 975X7AB motherboard

20 October 2006, 08:14

You might think from our description so far that the Foxconn 975X7AB is a bit of a disappointment. Compared to Abit's AW9D Max it's not a tour de force. From ...

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The battery that charges other batteries

19 October 2006, 15:01

OK, before the electronics bods get on to us, we know that if you put two batteries in parallel then they'll try to equalise their potential difference, but what we're ...

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XFX releases fanless 7950 GTs

18 October 2006, 18:55

XFX has announced its latest 7900 GS and 7950 GT products, the latter containing SKUs with no fans... yessir, fanless.

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Keyboards and meece soon to be safe to use, at last

18 October 2006, 11:32

Finally, at long last, it'll soon be safe for you to use your keyboard and mouse, protected against invisible nasties put there by your own unsavoury habits

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Review: Thermaltake Armor LCS (Liquid Cooling System)

18 October 2006, 08:38

Does the combination of chassis and water-cooling kit provide the ultimate package?

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Sony to be sued by Toshiba over battery recall?

17 October 2006, 16:57

Things continue to get worse for Sony, with Toshiba, it's being said, threatening to sue over lost sales opportunities and a decline in its brand value because of dodgy Sony ...

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Review: Sapphire Radeon X1950 Pro 256MiB

17 October 2006, 11:04

The Radeon X1950 Pro, then, nudges the present midrange graphics-card balance in favour of ATI.

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Buy an iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED and raise $10 for AIDS relief

16 October 2006, 16:03

Latest portable media player from Apple is the quirkily-named but well-intentioned iPod nano (PRODUCT) RED Special Edition. Each one sold will generate US$10 for the fight against HIV and AIDS

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Is AMD really f&$@£d?

16 October 2006, 07:34

The performance crown may be Intel’s for now, but does that really mean AMD’s chips are cooked?

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Sapphire TOXIC Radeon X1950 XTX Snapshot

14 October 2006, 08:56

Today sees Sapphire launch their watercooled TOXIC Radeon X1950 XTX. With pre-plumbed cooling and guaranteed clock speeds over and above the standard reference ones, we managed to snag a quick ...

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Evesham smash Gates' embargo by 2 weeks with Vista Express Upgrade

13 October 2006, 22:46

Executives at HP and Dell must be hopping mad as Evesham big-wigs appear to have smashed the official embargo date by over 2 weeks.

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Review: abit AB9 Pro

13 October 2006, 19:22

Has the former darling of the enthusiast crowd created something akin to boards of old; something that can't be ignored? We've run it through the HEXUS mill to see, so ...

Review: Zalman FC-ZE1 Fatal1ty

12 October 2006, 08:35

Zalman's latest chassis, the fan-cooled FC-ZE1 Fatal1ty chassis - designed for the gamer expecting more - but does it?

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VIA Carbon Free Computing - back it or copy it but don't knock it!

12 October 2006, 04:03

HEXUS.lifestyle editor Bob Crabtree swaps his green-tinted eyeshades for a full coat of green to applaud VIA's attempts to promote the use of low-energy computers

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Gigabyte adds a splash of ingenuity to new watercooling system

11 October 2006, 17:16

Manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards - and dabbler in all sorts of other products too - Gigabyte, has announced its newest watercooling solution, with a selection of features that'll ...

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Rahul Sood on Intel Kentsfield: General Observations

11 October 2006, 16:45

Some weeks ago while in the middle of the HP-Voodoo acquisition we weren't able to dedicate resources to testing certain new products. Understandably many things were happening at once, so ...

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Review: abit AW9D Max

11 October 2006, 08:59

So, AW9D Max it is then, packing i975X, ICH7R and abit special sauce. Best get on with finding out if it really is smokin' before someone notices the horror of ...

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eVGA superclocks its 7950

10 October 2006, 10:33

Graphics card and mobo maker EVGA has today announced a new 7950 GT SKU that ships with higher than reference clock speeds on both core and memory.

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On-demand DVD burning to make niche movies available at last

9 October 2006, 16:32

A new initiative by Sonic Solutions and Macrovision could soon see consumers being offered a far wider range of movies on DVD, with retailers and e-tailers custom-burning discs on demand

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OLPC $100 laptop promising 'revolutionary' security

9 October 2006, 14:27

The $100 One Laptop Per Child project's PC for the third world might turn out to be as revolutionary for its security measures as for its low-cost economics

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'Final' beta version of Vista (RC2 build 5744) available

9 October 2006, 12:53

Windows Vista RC2 (build 5744) - possibly the last beta version before the final operating system is released - came available Friday to technical beta testers

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Review: Foxconn GeForce 7950 GT

9 October 2006, 10:11

We mooted the idea of special signature boards bearing the Foxconn logo to the VGA product manager earlier in the year, wondering if they were going to go down that ...

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Run Linux for free on your USB stick drive

6 October 2006, 21:23

Pendrivelinux.com has a tutorial showing you how you can easily set up Linux to boot from a USB stick drive. Links are provided to the only two downloads required - ...

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ATI RD580 set to star in AMD's '4x4'?

6 October 2006, 17:33

ATI's ageing AMD-oriented RD580 discrete chipset will soon be upgraded to support three graphics cards and two CPUs, it has been claimed. The part will join the upcoming RS690 to ...

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Nokia floats Wibree - a low-power, low-cost Bluetooth-alternative

6 October 2006, 11:53

Nokia is floating the idea of a new low-cost, close-range wireless standard, Wibree, that consumes far less power than Bluetooth and makes connectivity possible even with small devices powered only ...

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