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Monthly Archives: June 2009

Charlie Demerjian
Jun 10, 2009

Flash your dead BIOS remotely

DFI shows off BIOSeSecure

DFI ALWAYS HAS an interesting new piece of technology or three to show off at Computex, and they usually make overclockers smile. This year they showed off one called BIOSeSecure.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 10, 2009

Leather, crystal and gold make a tacky mouse

Gigabyte does it at Computex.

TOURING THE GIGABYTE suite in the Taipei 101 tower, we saw a diverse group of new items to talk about. We have told you about some of them earlier, here are the rest.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 10, 2009

Intel talks notebooks at Computex

Montevina plus not an afterthought

INTEL HAD TWO keynotes at Computex, with both Sean Maloney and Mooly Eden talking mostly about mobility. The main product launched was Montevina Plus, and there is a lot to like there.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 9, 2009

Hot Chips 21 has a stellar lineup

Atom to Power 7 from the engineers

THE PROGRAM FOR Hot Chips 21 was just released, and it is, umm, hot. The show will have speakers from Chuck Moore to Jen-Hsun Huang, and will cover chips from Atom to Power 7.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 9, 2009

Intel shows off monitor PC form factor

Best idea of Computex, new and sorely needed

PROBABLY THE SINGLE most important thing to come from Computex is not a product, but the promise of a new standard. The best idea of the show award goes to Intel for kick starting the idea of a standard PC in monitor form factor.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 9, 2009

ATI Evergreen code names explained

Free decoder ring in every article

WHEN YOU KNOW what is going on, it makes sorting rumors from truth a lot easier. One of the biggest tricks has leaked almost entirely out, so lets give you the rundown on the latest ATI code names.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 9, 2009

ATI wants more brands

Say hi to Alphatech and VTX3D

THE BIRDS IN Taipei are singing again, and like the tree frogs, they usually have something to say. This time, the tune is about DAAMIT wanting partners to have more brands.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 9, 2009

Dolby livens up PC sound

Target rich environment

DOLBY WAS AT Computex showing off technologies that make PCs sound better. In this case, the two main umbrellas are Dolby Home Theater V3 and Dolby Advanced Audio.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 8, 2009

Yet another new ATI chipset appears

Baby brother to the 890/5690

YOU FIND THE most interesting things when you look closely at show photographs, in this case, it is a second new ATI chipset. This one is called the SR5650, and it sits on a single socket Tyan S8005 board.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 8, 2009

Sandisk Extreme FFS speeds SSDs

Trickles down to nettops

SANDISK HAS UPPED the ante on their newest generation of SSDs, not just faster, but also smarter. Some of this is also trickling down to their lines of netbook SSDs as well.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 8, 2009

Tyan shows off new blades, drops retail

Six of one…..

TYAN IS SHIFTING gears, hard, both on the product side of things and how they sell them. The new products are a line called Yellow River (YR), and they will never be sold retail.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 8, 2009

Two level mobo wins best of show

Albatron does it again, but smaller

WHEN YOU THINK about the best motherboard, what usually pops to mind is big, expensive, and flashy, usually from a big company too. Albatron once again thinks way outside the box, and wins the best motherboard of Computex for something that does not even have a name yet.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 8, 2009

Gigabyte MIB is the best case of Computex

Innovative, unique, and functional

THERE ARE ALWAYS a few items at any show that stand out and deserve more attention than they get. With that, SemiAccurate brings you the Best of Computex series, starting with the Gigabyte MIB.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 8, 2009

ATI GPU rumors abound at Computex

One right, one wrong

THERE HAVE BEEN a lot of rumors floating around about some near future ATI products. Lets quash them as quickly as possible so you can get back to avoiding work in other less productive ways.
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Charlie Demerjian
Jun 8, 2009

Coolermaster puts it’s best mouse forward

Goodies from Computex

COOLERMASTER WAS AWASH in updated items, but they also had a few new categories to branch out into as well. Among the PSUs and cases that you know so well were some gems like a new gaming mouse.
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