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X-bit labs CeBIT 2005 Coverage: Day 7

[ 03/24/05 | by Anton Shilov]

The show has ended, however X-bit labs still has something to tell about. In this last part of our coverage we will discover some AMD Turion 64 notebooks; have a look at GeCube’s, Gigabyte’s and Tul’s graphics cards with passive cooling; hear some comments from Western Digital in regards not-that-bright future of SAS; glance at 8P AMD Opteron server from TYAN; see what ULI wants to offer the market; have a look at high-end memory maker’s GEIL’s consumer electronics products and glimpse at Biostar’s high-performance AMD64 barebone.

X-bit labs CeBIT 2005 Coverage: Day 6

[ 03/17/05 | by Anton Shilov]

The world’s largest trade show is about to end, but it does not mean that X-bit labs has nothing new to tell about. In today’s reporting we explore Blu-ray disc recorders from Hitachi and Panasonic and also glance at BD player from Sony; reveal some details about ServerWorks’ HT2000 chipset for AMD64 server processors; discover some new products from Sapphire Technologies, including an ultra high-performance mainboard and a bunch of TV-tuners; see how OCZ takes DDR1 memory to 667MHz without much problems; and even watch AMD Athlon 64 processor being plugged into a mainboard for Intel Pentium 4 chips.

X-bit labs CeBIT 2005 Coverage: Day 5

[ 03/15/05 | by Anton Shilov]

The fifth day of CeBIT exhibition has passed and X-bit labs has managed to catch up with some unseen products, including a prototype mainboard based on NVIDIA’s first chipset with integrated graphics core for AMD64 processors; the first mainboards for the Athlon 64 processor in BTX form-factor; Leadtek’s dual-chip graphics card; and also about CoolerMaster’s, Thermaltake’s and Zalman’s plans to get into the living rooms.

X-bit labs CeBIT 2005 Coverage: Day 4

[ 03/14/05 | by Anton Shilov]

X-bit labs continues to bring you the creams of the show in Hannover and today we have some updates from ABIT, who is showcasing its concept remote controller to control the PC and an array of home appliances; Foxconn’s e-Bot barebone PC for AMD64 processors in addition to nForce Professional-based mainboard for single-CPU system; and also about 512MB graphics cards from Gainward and XFX.

X-bit labs CeBIT 2005 Coverage: Day 3

[ 03/14/05 | by Anton Shilov]

The show is proceeding and X-bit labs has managed to learn some interesting things from the show ground: some facts about the FB-DIMM concept that is developed by an ex-Rambus engineer; MSI’s plans concerning the multi-GPU supporting mainboards and removal of the SLI-selector; OCZ Technology’s intentions to make 700W PSUs; TwinMOS showcase of DDR2 733MHz; Club3D’s RADEON X700 PRO for AGP systems; as well as pictures from AMD’s and Intel’s demonstration of the dual-core processors.

X-bit labs CeBIT 2005 Coverage: Day 2

[ 03/12/05 | by Anton Shilov]

The show is going on and we have some interesting information from ATI, who seems to be gearing up for the launch of its multi-VPU rendering technology; AMD, who has introduced the Turion 64 chip; ASUS, who is showing off the world’s fastest graphics card which will continue to be among the fastest for about a year – the dual-GPU GeForce 6800 Ultra.

X-bit labs CeBIT 2005 Coverage: Day 1

[ 03/11/05 | by Anton Shilov]

The world’s largest IT tradeshow kicked off in Hannover, Germany, attracting over five thousands of exhibiters and tens of thousands decision makers, analysts, observers and technology fans. In this coverage we are going to offer you the information from the show floor that touches upon such things like Dual-GPU mode on Intel’s chipsets, Shader Model 4.0, overclockability of NVIDIA’s latest nForce4 chipsets for Intel processors as well as some information on DDR 2 memory market penetration.

Intel Developer Forum Spring 2005: Day 2 Coverage

[ 03/02/05 | by Anna Filatova]

I continue sharing with you the news from IDF Spring 2005. Today’s article will focus on the digital home and digital office initiatives and the innovations within them, on the future entertainment PC concepts for both: mobile and desktop segments, as well as on the details about the dual core processor architecture, functionality and performance benefits.

Intel Developer Forum Spring 2005: Day 1 Coverage

[ 03/01/05 | by Anna Filatova]

Intel Developer Forum took off in San Francisco on the first spring day of 2005. What are the main initiatives Intel is going to address today in front of over 500 analysts and industry people? Read our Day 1 Coverage to find out what were the key topics brought up by Craig Barrett in his last IDF speech, what new and exciting announcements are coming in the memory market and more!

The Best of 2004: X-bit labs Readers' Choice Awards

[ 02/02/05 | by Anna Filatova]

The results of our annual 2004 Readers’ Choice poll have been summarized and the winners have been finally identified. 12 prestigious awards have been given by over 20,000 of regular X-bit labs readers. Let’s find out, who the winners are!

More Details about NVIDIA and Sony Joint Developments: CES 2005 Interview

[ 01/17/05 | by Anna Filatova]

We would like to offer you an interview with NVIDIA’s Vice President of Corporate Marketing, David Roman, who kindly agreed to answer a few questions about the cooperation with Sony and about the situation with Playstation 3 related projects.