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Earlier news here ======================================= 01/29/03 - Notebook: Compaq versus Compaq Thanks to Psy we have a link to an interesting review at French TT-Hardware, where two Compaq laptops face each other. Both Presario looks alike but run different chip as the Presario 920EA is Athlon XP 2000+ powered while the 1525EA uses a Pentium 4 at 2.4GHz. The scores of both machines are quite near but the AMD Athlon XP manages to gains reviewer's heart with a 300$ lower price tag than opponent Intel. Read that here ======================================= 01/29/03 - MSI K7N2-L nForce2 mainboard review nForce2 southbridge comes in two flavors: The MCP-T, first, sports SoundStorm, IEEE 1394 Firewire and DualNet while second, MCP, does not have any of this extra features. MCP is targeting low cost motherboard market like the MSI K7N2-L tested at HardwareZone here where its stability is said to be incredibly good: "The K7N2-L was found to be extremely stable at its maximum FSB allowable in the BIOS – at a whopping 200MHz" ======================================= 01/29/03 - Box seats for IBM vs. Intel We all remember the January 8 announcement that IBM Microelectronics would work with AMD on process technology development at the 65-nm and 45-nm nodes, and David Lammers at EETimes share his opinion about this meaningful partnership: "So we have AMD and IBM combining their respective strengths against Intel, which is still twice as big in terms of chip revenue. With plenty of nastiness thrown in, the score from this match should be evident in a few years". Read the rest here ======================================= 01/29/03 - EPoX 8RDA+ nForce2 motherboard review Another excellent review from PC Stats' Colin Sun and it's all about "Another Awesome board from EPoX!" with no gimmicks but superior performances and overclocking talents at soft price (around 120$): "If you're looking for an awesome overclocking motherboard make sure you check out Epox's 8RDA+! It's one of the best!". Read here and don't forget to have a look to our special here ======================================= 01/29/03 - AMD and partners revamp mask venture The Reticle Technology Center (RTC), a venture AMD, DuPont Photomasks, Micron, and Motorola created in 1997 to develop advanced photomasks has mutated into a production center solely run by DuPont. The full report is at Silicon Strategies here ======================================= 01/29/03 - AMD at Thomas Weisel Partners Tech2003 AMD announced that Fred Weber, VP and chief technology officer for AMD's Computation Products Group, will be presenting at the Thomas Weisel Partners Tech2003 Conference at 2:35 p.m. PST (5:35 p.m. EST) on Monday, Feb. 3, 2003 at The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Webcast will be available for 30 days here ======================================= 01/29/03 - Iwill announce CR611 media reader The Iwill CR611 is a small device that connect on USB port and allows to connect, read and write on a variety of digital medias like Compact Flash, Smart Media, Secure Digital, Memory Stick, Multimedia Card and IBM microdrive. The 6-in-1 is fully described here ======================================= 01/29/03 - Samsung announce DDR3 SRAM Samsung Electronics announced the development of the world's fastest DDR3 SRAM with 90nm footprint technology. Generating 1.5 Gb per second, the 72Mb Double Data Rate 3 (DDR3) SRAM will support the high-density, high-speed memory requirements for next generation servers and workstations. Read the news here ======================================= 01/28/03 - Shuttle SN41G2 nForce barebone review It's now HardOCP's turn to study the Shuttle XPC SN41G2 under every aspect and, as usual, the result won't disappoint you: "In nearly every respect, the Shuttle has proven to be a formidable opponent to the highest-performance AMD motherboards on the market". Read the whole review here and check for more of them here ======================================= 01/28/03 - AMD and friends see rebound in orders Bloomberg reports that AMD, Hyundai and Sharp see rebound in flash orders. AMD is also upgrading Texas Fab25, in order to triple the output that will fulfill the growing demand for high-density flash memory needed in sophisticated wireless phones. Read the report here ======================================= 01/28/03 - MSI KM2M Combo-L KM266 chipset board We have now the latest specification of MSI Combo-L a MicroATX motherboard with VIA ProSavageDDR KM266 + VIA VT8235 chipset with integrated ProSavage8 2D/3D AGP4x graphics, 5.1-channel AC97 codec and 6 USB 2.0 ports. Complete specifications here ======================================= 01/28/03 - Athlon XP 2800+ processor review Dark Twearker in coming to the light with an Athlon XP 2800+ review that put a special emphasis on mainboards and heatsinks no fit to accomodate the high priced beast. Read the Google translation here and check for more Athlon XP 2800+ reviews here ======================================= 01/28/03 - HyperTransport new specification The HyperTransport Consortium announced the formal release of 1.05 HyperTransport Technology I/O Link Specification. This new release defines several important new HyperTransport technology features, including a new HyperTransport switch function, enhanced PCI-X 2.0 interworking support, increased concurrency and 64-bit addressing. The new specification extends the set of electrical and protocol definitions and enables a new class of HyperTransport-based products. Read more here ======================================= Older news here - Comments, suggestions, links here |
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