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Saturday, May 13, 2006
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Choosing between these two handhelds is a difficult call. There are variations, but they tend to be small ones - battery life differs by just a few minutes, on board memory is also pretty close, and they cost about the same too. The G500 is a shade larger and heavier than the A701 and this and its proprietary mains and synch connector count against it. Neither device has Wi-Fi, and that counts pretty heavily against them both. In the end the Mio A701 comes out a whisker ahead, but it is just a whisker.There is no doubt, though, that if you are looking for a navigation solution built around a PDA rather than standalone, that the built in GPS antenna is definitely a better option than a separate antenna...
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Monday, December 19, 2005
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The new X1000 series is based completely on 128-bit Floating Point precision. There is no fallback to 64-bit (FP16) precision in the pipeline. The X1000 series will operate at FP32 at all times. Even if a partial precision hint is included in the code, the cards will simply ignore it and continue to run at FP32. There is no FP16 or lower precision at all. This will give you the highest precision offered in your games no matter what...Read on to find more...
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Thursday, December 8, 2005
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If you're one of the millions of people out there that use a laptop on a regular basis you'll know that trackpads and trackpoint can be fiddly and are no replacement for a mouse. Here we have two mice on test that has been designed specifically to be used with notebooks, though they could equally be used with any desktop PC or Mac...
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Monday, November 28, 2005
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The wireless age has brought forth many new products that relieve us of the ever present problems with wired devices. The BT510 Bluetooth mini mouse by BlueTake is a new wireless mouse which offers a small sleek portable design that can be paired with any PC or laptop that boasts the reliable Bluetooth wireless technology. It is portable and simple. Want to know more? Read on!
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Friday, October 14, 2005
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We've looked at a couple of PowerColor X800 GT cards and have come away with the feeling that whilst both offer something new in the marketplace, the respective asking prices takes away much of their shine. Novel, exciting products? Yes. Value-for-money? Not quite...
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Thursday, September 29, 2005
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The Copperhead boasts some of the best specs of any mouse available. These include the 2000 DPI laser engine, 1000 Hz interpolling and a 16bit data path. This should provide absolute accuracy. It's also is a gorgeous looking mouse, probably the best looking on the market to date... The eXactMat was quite a surprise to me. I'm not a fan of mouse mats but have been won over here. Even if you are not a fan of mouse mats I urge you to at least try it out and discover what a decent one should feel like...
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Thursday, September 22, 2005
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Initially launched as mid-range products, both the Radeon X700 and the GeForce 6600 are heading for the lower strata with the introduction of the new generation of graphics cards. For those on a budget, we have lined up a comparison of the two rivals to find out which one gives you the most value...
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Friday, September 16, 2005
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In an increasingly mobile world portability is everything: phones, notebooks. PDAs, projectors, even routers. As a consequence, anything that works with these devices must be equally teeny or be obliterated by the competition. This is particularly true of notebook cardbus TV tuners where we want the functionality and quality of a high end set without, quite frankly, the size of a high end set. As always, the technology has arrived, the sector has become competitive and its time to put of couple of brands to the test.,,
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Saturday, September 3, 2005
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Both headsets have a single cable running from the 'phones into a volume control with the Icemat's being detachable. Small things differentiate the two products here: the Sennheiser's volume control is basic but
functional, with its mic on/off switch and volume dial, whilst the Icemat with its reflective black box is stylish but overly minimalist with its lack of a visual indicator for the volume level...
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Friday, August 19, 2005
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If you like your PC rodent to move over your mouse pad as if it were on ice, we have something for you today. Xtrac is a company which specializes itself in bringing the best mousing gear to hardware enthusiasts all over the world. Final Thought : In you want to breathe new life into a used up mouse, or want to speed up your current game-mouse than Xtrac has the needed products to make it work...
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Friday, July 22, 2005
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The new Intel dual-core processors codenamed Smithfield are the latest Pentium processors to hit the store shelves this summer. Not only are they packed with the same features as today's Pentium 4 processors (including EM64T and Execute Disable Bit), these processors come with two cores, all in one processor package. In other words, it's a 'dualie' which is compatible with today's 945 series, 955X and E7230 motherboards. Both the Pentium D and Pentium Extreme Edition comes packed with two 1MB L2 cache and operates at an 800MHz FSB frequency...
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Tuesday, June 28, 2005
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The AOpen is definitely a well made card that's pleasingly quiet in operation and bundled with a great retail package. However, the Sapphire spoils its party. For the same money it offers even lower noise and greater performance that will make a genuine difference in games. Unless the lack of dual DVI and Shader Model 3 support are showstoppers for you, between these two cards, the Sapphire is the one I'd go for...
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Friday, May 27, 2005
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The Pentium 4 670 is just more of the same and is expensive to boot. The Pentium D however, is a decent introduction to dual-core from Intel, and for most consumers it will be the better choice by far. It's clear that AMD's X2 is a far better performer, but it also costs a lot more. Ultimately, with Intel's projected pricing, we could see entry level dual core PCs sooner rather than later.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2005
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With both monitors having VESA mounting capabilities, it'll be really nice if you're the kind of person that wants to mount the monitors on the wall and use them as a display or computerized art. The DVI input was also a very nice touch and a shame that the 910MP doesn't come with it. Switching in between DVI and D-Sub, I wasn't able to pinpoint any difference. In addition, the 910MP compensates for the lack of DVI by featuring a few extras, primarily the built in TV-Tuner and speakers. With this extra bundle and its quality performance, the 910MP has earned itself my approval - Overclockers Online Editor's Choice.
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Developed by JEDEC and championed by Intel, DDR2 isn't just DDR running at higher speeds with the number "2" tagged on the end. Yes it runs faster, starting at the 400MHz threshold where DDR currently ends, but there are other important technologies implemented into its design. Where the early offerings failed to impress though was in their latency ratings. Faster though the memory was, much of that speed was wasted as the module sat idle waiting for data to be read or written, more so than was the case with DDR. This in turn meant that lower speed DDR2 parts were often slower in real terms than their DDR predecessors. Fortunately, we're now seeing frequencies increase and latencies begin to fall, a combination that will redress the balance and enable DDR2 to shine...
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