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bit-tech Mod of the Year 2018: The Winners

The votes have been weighed, the mods have been measured, we want the winners!

17-1-19 // 1:00p.m.

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773 million credentials leaked in Collection #1 database

Troy Hunt adds to HIBP.

17-1-19 // 10:59a.m.

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Microsoft teases more Project xCloud details

Confirms a 'Netflix for games' target.

17-1-19 // 10:47a.m.

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Microsoft flips Bitlocker encryption default

Will ignore hardware encryption unless forced.

17-1-19 // 10:32a.m.

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China's Hygon chips outed as Epyc in disguise

AMD pushing the envelope of its x86 licence.

9-7-18 // 10:05a.m.

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AMD boasts of Ryzen-backed growth, still makes a loss

Investors positive, though.

26-7-17 // 10:57a.m.

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Intel's Otellini talks profits, 14nm and Haswell

Earnings hit by slowing PC sales.

18-1-13 // 11:30a.m.

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Sandy Bridge-E power draw and pricing details emerge

The internet is currently awash with rumours that Sandy Bridge-E processors will ship without coolers

16-8-11 // 11:16a.m.

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GlobalFoundries prepares Tri-Gate competitor

GlobalFoundries discusses its roadmap, including a move to 3D transistors and gate-last production.

12-7-11 // 12:46p.m.

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AMD demo Llano on YouTube

Llano looks set to offer competitive graphics performance and power consumption figures.

2-3-11 // 4:01p.m.

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Hardware 8 - Many CPUs, Dream PCs and mobile gaming

5-11-09 // 6:17p.m.

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AMD launches Phenom II X2 550 for just $102

COMPUTEX 09: AMD launches the new Phenom II 550 Black Edition and 45nm Athlon X2 for very little money.

4-6-09 // 12:42p.m.

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IGPs will die-out by 2013, say researchers

Jon Peddie Research predicts that motherboards chipsets with integrated graphics will have a market share of just one percent by 2013

7-3-09 // 9:28a.m.

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Intel unveils 32nm process technology

Intel has demonstrated the world's first 32nm processors and announed massive plans for its latest process technology.

10-2-09 // 7:41p.m.

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AMD still insisting on its ACP rating

AMD is still rating its CPUs with ACP "average" power consumption, instead of a "total" power limit and claims its own TDP values can't be compared to Intel's - but why?

6-2-09 // 9:46a.m.

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AMD also cuts processor prices

Within hours of Intel cutting its processor prices, AMD has responded by trimming the prices for its new 45nm Phenom II CPUs.

20-1-09 // 2:03p.m.

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New Phenoms to get new naming scheme

Instead of the four number naming we have now, AMD might go to three numbers with Deneb instead of the originally proposed five.

18-11-08 // 1:45p.m.

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Review Zotac GeForce GTX 260 AMP²! (216) Edition

Zotac's GeForce GTX 260 AMP²! Edition is a pumped up version of Nvidia's GeForce GTX 260+, which features 216 stream processors. We have a look at how the card performs against the competition to find out where the best value lies.

22-10-08 // 8:24a.m.

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Intel quietly releases three new processors

Intel has quietly introduced three new processors to its lineup that are designed to target different segments of the market.

5-9-08 // 11:56a.m.

7

Intel announces mobile quad-core processors

IDF FALL 2008: Dadi Perlmutter announces imminent availability of mobile quad-core processors based on the Penryn architecture.

20-8-08 // 5:33p.m.

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Nehalem derivatives detailed

IDF FALL 2008: We've got the skinnies on the various Nehalem derivatives that'll be released over the next six-or-so months.

19-8-08 // 11:48p.m.

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AMD to spin-off fabrication?

Comments by AMD CEO Dirk Meyer and CFO Bob Rivet lead to rumours that the company is planning to spin-off its manufacturing ability into a wholly separate company.

24-7-08 // 10:52a.m.

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Atom is the word of the week in Shanghai

IDF SPRING 08: We're out in Shanghai, where Intel will spend a lot of this week's Developer Forum talking about its Atom processors.

31-3-08 // 8:50a.m.

6

Dell moves most AMD systems to retail only

Dell has decided to make most of its AMD-powered machines only available in Dell's retail partner stores - no more online love for AMD?

11-2-08 // 2:18p.m.

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Nextreme offers micro-Peltiers

South Carolina-based start-up Nextreme Incorporated is trialling a technology that uses on-chip micro-miniaturised Peltier coolers to target hotspots and, amazingly, generate electricity.

11-1-08 // 9:27a.m.

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Nvidia to launch another GeForce 8800 soon

Nvidia is gearing up to launch another GeForce 8800 graphics card—the GeForce 8800 GS 384MB—in the very near future if rumours are true.

3-1-08 // 2:13p.m.

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IBM says light will drive future PCs

IBM is developing a technology that will use light to replace some of the electrical circuits in CPUs.

11-12-07 // 9:34a.m.

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K8 will not die: more to come in 2008

Leaked AMD roadmaps suggest that AMD hasn't finished with the K8 architecture yet. There's another eleven processors coming in the first half of next year.

5-12-07 // 5:11p.m.

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Rumour: Nvidia to re-introduce GeForce 8800 GTS

Nvidia is apparently getting ready to release an updated version of the GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB with more stream processors enabled.

8-10-07 // 12:53p.m.

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AMD readies RV670 graphics chip

AMD is getting ready to introduce a new mid-to-high end GPU known as RV670. Information and pictures start to flood in.

28-9-07 // 11:51a.m.

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Penryn will launch on November 12th

IDF FALL 07: Intel has revealed that the first of 20 processors that make up the Penryn family will launch on November 12th.

18-9-07 // 8:00p.m.

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AMD socket AM3 processors to work in AM2 boards

Sources close to AMD have suggested that the company's future 45nm socket AM3 CPUs will work in current socket AM2 motherboards.

20-7-07 // 7:02p.m.

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Sources say Phenom delayed, AMD denies

Sources inside Taiwanese motherboard makers claim that AMD's Phenom processor is delayed until next year. AMD has rubbished the speculation.

2-7-07 // 5:22p.m.

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HIS has AGP Radeon HD 2600 XT

COMPUTEX 2007: HIS is showing off what it claims to be the world's first DirectX 10 compliant AGP graphics card.

8-6-07 // 5:04a.m.

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Sapphire shows off dual HD 2600 XT

COMPUTEX 2007: Sapphire was showing off its next generation dual-GPU graphics card based on a pair of ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics processors.

5-6-07 // 8:19a.m.

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AMD manufacturing plans on schedule

AMD has announced that it is on schedule to fully ramp up 65nm production in two of its fabs later this year. 45nm production is also on schedule for a mid-2008 introduction.

23-5-07 // 12:18p.m.

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Review Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTS

Today, Nvidia has announced five new mid-range DirectX 10 graphics cards based around its G84 and G86 graphics processing units. We have a look at GeForce 8600 GTS to find out if it is this year's must-have mainstream graphics card.

17-4-07 // 7:24p.m.

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AMD on schedule for 45nm in 2008

It turns out that AMD's first 45 nanometre processors won't be far behind Intel's first 45nm Penryn processors.

6-2-07 // 10:58a.m.

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Intel plans more Core 2 Duo chips next year

According to roadmaps seen by Taiwanese PC manufacturers, Intel is set to strengthen it's Core 2 Duo lineup next year with seven new products.

26-11-06 // 3:37p.m.

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AMD CPUs still in short supply

AMD's CPUs are still in short supply, but distributors and motherboard manufacturers have indicated that the shortages should ease towards the end of November.

24-11-06 // 4:06p.m.

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Dell adds AMD desktops to systems lineup

Showing that AMD isn't just for servers, Dell adds Athlons to its desktop line.

18-8-06 // 10:54a.m.

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DFI confirms ATI RD600 chipset for Intel

DFI has confirmed that it is readying a LANParty-series motherboard based on ATI's upcoming RD600 chipset for Intel Core 2 Duo processors.

25-7-06 // 11:56a.m.

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Review Intel's Core 2 Duo processors

Today, Intel has officially unveiled its eagerly-anticipated Core 2 Duo product line up based on the Conroe processor. We have an in-depth look at the performance of the Core 2 Duo E6400, E6600, E6700 and Core 2 Extreme X6800. Are the processors really as good as the previews said?

14-7-06 // 6:35a.m.

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