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Review: Samsung SyncMaster 940BW 19″ Widescreen LCD Monitor

I switched over to Samsung SyncMaster 940BW 19″ Widescreen LCD Monitor in February of this year (2007) from my 17″ CRT monitor. People who are still using it is right time to switch to LCD monitors as the prices are dropping and better deals available in the market.
What is in the box?

19″ Widescreen LCD [...]

JVC to Introduce 8.5GB Double Layer DVD-RW Media in August 07

Come August we can expect 8.5GB double layer DVD rewritable media (DVD-RW) from JVC. The specifications of the disc are:

The discs would be 1.2mm thick, with two 0.6mm polycarbonate substrates bonded together.
They can store data worth 8.5GB.
Would be available upto 2X (22.16 Mbits/s) writing speeds.
These discs are based on DVD-RW for DL Version 2.0 [...]

AMD Phenom Quad Core Processor Die Wallpapers

 AMD fans who are excited about the upcoming desktop Phenom Quad Core processor family can treat themselves with high resolution photographs of Phenom die in various backgrounds.
What is AMD Phenom Quad Core Processor?
Phenom is the AMD processor line based on the K10 microarchitecture. Dual-core versions (code named Kuma) will carry the name “Phenom X2″, [...]

Portable USB Film Negative Scanner

Got tons of film negatives that need to be converted to digital photos? If yes then look no further than Hammacher’s portable USB film negative scanner. This small wonder can digitize all your film negatives with its 5MP CMOS with 10-bit color sensor.
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AMD Quad Core Barcelona to Debut in August

AMD is expected to unleash its native quad core Barcelona processors in September 2007. This is the first quad core processor from AMD stables with the following specifications:

32bit instruction fetch
Enhanced branch prediction
Each core will have 64 KB dedicated L1 cache, 512 KB dedicated L2 cache and all cores will share an expandable 2 MB [...]

Review: 4GB iBall Cutility USB Flash Drive

iBall has introduced 4GB Cutility series of USB flash drives in market and is aggressively marketing it. I had got this drive for my personal use as I required a flash drive that could hold data comparable to a DVD.
So what is in the box?

4GB iBall Cutility USB Flash drive
Driver CD with disk partition & [...]

Server with 128GB RAM and 8 Dual Core AMD Opterons

Xenon Systems has built a server with 8 Dual Core AMD Opterons clocking at 2.8Ghz and 128GB RAM (yes you heard it right it is 128GB not 128MB) for Monash Cluster Computing. This server is used for running large finite element simulations of the Earth’s surface and interior with 10-100 million unknowns on the grid, [...]

LED Backlit LCD Monitors Displayed at Computex 2007

Chi Mei electronics showed off 22″ LED backlit LCD monitors at Computex 2007. These monitors are expected to be shipped in third quarter of 2007 and are expected to cost more than 50% when compared to their conventional counterparts.
The specifications of LED Backlit LCD Monitor:

Screen sizes from 19″ to 22″.
Resolutions upto 1680 x 1050 pixels.
Under [...]