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Aren't chemical elements fantastic teaching tools? It kind of goes without saying that liquid nitrogen is a lot of fun. Anytime you hear the terms 'liquid nitrogen' and 'computer' in the same sentence, it usually evokes thoughts of LN2 cooling. Why wouldn't it? Well, what if that computer was actually a laptop? What would you do with your liquid nitrogen then? One University of Oklahoma

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Don't forget your PIN for this USB flash drive. Flash drives are great for toting around data, but they can also be easy to lose. While those worried about security can use a third-party encryption software to keep things locked down, Corsair makes it easier than ever with its Flash Padlock 2 USB flash drive. The Flash Padlock 2 employs a user-definable PIN code that is entered using the

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GeForce, transform and roll out! While the concept of a netbook did not originally call for specialized 3D and HD video rendering capabilities, the intervention of Nvidia with its Ion chipset gave the Intel Atom wings that it wouldn't otherwise be able to have. At the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona, Acer outted the next-generation of Nvidia Ion that would pair up with the new Atom Pine

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Microsoft yesterday announced Windows Phone 7, the company's newest mobile OS. However, the company said nothing about its plans for releasing actual phones. Back in September, when the blogosphere was buzzing with rumors of Microsoft's Project Pink, there were two devices everyone was talking about; the Turtle and the Pure. These were supposedly Microsoft-branded phones that the company was

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Danger! It takes a lot to produce a really innovative computer case. Sure, enthusiasts produce a lot of great case-mods but for every truly great chassis we see from a manufacturer, there are ten 'nothing special' cases. We're not sure if the T1 Pitstop from Lian Li falls into the great or 'meh' category, but they sure did go all out marketing. The T1 Pitstop is an open air a Mini-ATX case

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A final project for a senior's UA cognitive robotics class led to Intel knocking on his door with a check. Mat Bunting, a University of Arizona electrical-engineering senior, saw dollar signs in his eyes when Intel came knocking on his door. Apparently a video he uploaded to YouTube (seen below) prompted the processor giant to track down and flash cash in his face. Why? It's all because of a

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We love non-traditional case mods, and I'm personally a huge God of War fan. This latest case mod is those two worlds collided. A LAN party in Brazil was graced by a stunning Kratos case mod that held a full PC inside the figure with flashing LED lights on the outside. Details are scant at the moment, but a short video clip proves that this thing is real. Check it out below: god of war

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Businesses now have special Westmere parts made just for them. Businesses looking to upgrade to the latest 32nm Intel CPU technology will be pleased to know that Intel today rolled out its fourth generation of vPro-enabled Core i5 and Core i7 chips. Key features of vPro include Intel Anti-Theft Technology, which frustrates thieves by locking access to a PC if a central server or built-in

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OEMs can build systems with fancier bullet points now with the ATI Radeon HD 5450. Are you envious of computer users with their fancy Radeon GPUs full of fancy DirectX 11 effects and Eyefinity multi-monitor technology, but don't have hundreds of dollars freely floating around? AMD today announced the card that will get you those two technologies for a mere $50. The ATI Radeon HD 5450 offers

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Overclocking is back! Last week we found out from Nvidia that a driver bug held back some functionality of overclocking control panels for those who like the tweak the clock speeds of their GeForce GPUs. Nvidia today rolled out its fixed drivers, but rather than waiting for any WHQL certification, the graphics company put them out in a beta form. Grab them from the links below if you like

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What makes your iPad tick, Apple? Apple made a huge splash yesterday when it announced the iPad. Even bigger but way less reported news was Steve Jobs' casual mentioning that Apple had used its own processor in the device. The 1GHz Apple A4 represents Apple's first ever processor and is the fruit of a PA Semi purchase in 2008. However, it seems the A4 has a lot in common with Nvidia's Tegra

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Rambus rolls on with its memory technology patents. In summer 2008, Rambus claimed that "a number of Nvidia products" with memory controllers for SDR, DDR, DDR2, DDR3, GDDR, and GDDR3 SDRAM infringe upon 17 Rambus patents, leading to the expected lawsuit. Last Friday, the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that Nvidia violated three of five patents held by Rambus which could lead to

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Samsung to fork over $900 million to Rambus to put memory patent woes to rest. Rambus has emerged victorious from another legal patent-laced battle. The memory company announced with Samsung that the two had reached a settlement agreement and a forward-going license. As part of the overall agreement, Samsung will initially pay Rambus $200 million as well as invest another $200 million in

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An Asus EeePC packing Nvidia's Ion 2, anyone? Today Digitimes reports that Asus has an Ion 2-based EeePC in the works and is lining it up for an April release. The news comes as more companies choose to deviate from the once ubiquitous Intel chipset and offer products based on ARM processors and Nvidia's Ion platform. Details about the Ion 2-based EeePC are scant but DT says Asus plans

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Knowledge is power! One of the top features offered here at Tom's Hardware has historically been our Charts section, where we take the mass of hardware in our labs and benchmark it to help you evaluate the components for your next system. In the past, we've updated the charts in big batches a few times a year. That's changing a bit now, though, as each month we'll make it a point to add the

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Bring on the production lines for more GPUs! Have you noticed any improvement in supplies of the ATI Radeon 5800-series of video cards? That's likely due to the increasing yield of 40nm production at fabrication house Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). Mark Liu, Senior VP of Operations at TSMC, said that the chamber matching problems that had impacted yield rates for the

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Things are looking considerably brighter considering the results posted in Q4 2008. Despite a few minor antitrust-related hiccups along the way, Intel did well last quarter. Really well. The chip giant this week released its fourth quarter results for 2009, announcing an 875 percent jump in net revenue from the same period last year. Intel posted revenue of $10.6 billion, up $2.3 billion

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Gigabyte brings DirectX 11 to the desktop with two Radeon HD 5600 cards. Gigabyte announced on Thursday the introduction of two graphics cards that feature the highly coveted 40nm ATI Radeon HD 5600 GPU. The GV-R567OC-1Gl (1 GB GDDR5 memory) and GV-R567D5-512l (512 MB GDDR5 memory) finally brings the highly-anticipated DirectX 11 to your desktop at more Earth-bound prices. Readers probably

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Acer revealed two notebook models, one of which can offer 3D capabilities. Last week at CES 2010, Acer introduced two "Arrandale" laptops that will be equipped with Intel's new HM55 chipset and 32nm Core i3, i5, and i7 processor options. The Aspire AS5740 model will feature a 15.6-inch 1366 x 768 LCD, whereas the Aspire AS7740 will offer a 17.3-inch 1600 x 900 LCD. Both can be expanded up to

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Others have tried and failed, but Shuttle is giving laptop motherboard standardization another shot. Oh, and they're going to manufacture laptops, too. Shuttle is announcing its SPA and Micro SPA laptop motherboard standardization plans today, and if everything goes as planned, SPA will change the way we think about laptop lifespan. "Think of a laptop with all the advantages of a desktop," said

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Nvidia is taking its 3D Vision technology to the next level. 3D Blu-ray and gaming never looked so sweet. Nvidia is officially on the 3D Blu-ray bandwagon. During a press conference earlier today, Nvidia laid out new plans for its 3D Vision technology. 3D Vision went on sale earlier this year, but it was only usable with gaming, and only certain titles within that realm. Now, Nvidia is

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The red version may seem faster, but it's not. Yesterday we told you about Lenovo's new X100e, Lenovo's first entry-level ultra-portable. Running on either Athlon Neo or Turion, AMD today released a video tour of the product and while it doesn't contain much new information, it does do a nice job of showing off the ultra-portable's design. For those of you who missed yesterday's post, the

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See kids, this is why you should stay in school. Candy maths. Earlier this year, we ran a contest where you guys had to submit your best estimate for the number of candy corn inside a Corsair 800D tower case. The answer was 50,712 candy corn pieces – a very specific number that a few of you were very close to with your guesses. See the filling of the case at YouTube. Three of our winners,

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Congrats to our winners! Last month we held a contest where we were giving away nine 4GB DDR3 memory kits – perfect if you're building yourself a new rig using Intel's P55 chipset. Today, we are proud to announce the nine lucky winners from around the USA and Canada: Vincent ShiuRodolpho MunozClement LeeJacob LafountaineWilson ChinLawrence TheissenZulfiqar KhalidRobert RodriguezMatt Peteler

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You may have seen from our front page hardware features that there's a new Intel Atom CPU and platform in town. The newest Intel Atom platform for netbooks consists of a new 45nm Atom N450, and a new low-power NM10 Express Chipset. For entry level desktop PCs, it consists of either the Atom D410 or the dual core D510, both also made on the 45nm process, also paired with the Intel NM10

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