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 Wait a minute! Eggs don't ripen! Friday, 20th October 2006 
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Delve into the heart of tech with us this week as Logan reports on the new line of quad core processors from the Intel Developer Forum in Taipei. While we’re on the subject, we have more processor news from the world of graphics cards, in our GPGPU article, further down the page.

World of Warcraft fans: may I suggest you grab a copy of Atomic issue 70. It contains Ben’s monster report on the upcoming expansion, Burning Crusade. You’ll also get Craig’s RAID guide and Ashton’s ADSL 2+ investigation, along with the all-important reviews.

There’s also Neverwinter Nights 2 and Command & Conqueror 3 news in this week’s game roundup, along with some smutty Xbox 360 news.

Have a good weekend!

-DAVE.




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  • Chimei CMV 221D
  • Hotway LanDrive HD9-U2LA
  • Razer Pro Tone 250 earphones
  • Zboard MERC
  • Atomic’s Weekly Games Roundup -- 19/10/06
  • Intel Developer Forum: Quad core, Robson and... Supreme Commander?
  • GPGPU: General Purpose Computing on Graphics Processing Units
  • The Making of Malware
  • McAfee blasts Microsoft's 'hollow security promises'
  • HP beats Dell on global PC shipments
  • 50in HD TVs 'commonplace' by 2008
  • Sun blasts 'insufficient' Moore's Law
  • SGI emerges from bankruptcy 'lean and ready'
  • Microsoft clarifies: Only cheapest Vistas can't power VMs
  • Apple files patents for iPhones
  • AMD gaining more market share than Intel
  • AMD's acquisition of ATI inches forwards
  • McDonalds hands out malware infested MP3 players
  • Judge OKs Bully, days before games' release



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    Atomic’s Weekly Games Roundup -- 19/10/06
    Xbox 360 asks: “Is that a controller in your pants, or are you just happy to see me, or both?” Plus, Naruto vs Goku! More...


    Intel Developer Forum: Quad core, Robson and... Supreme Commander?
    Logan Booker fills us in on this year's IDF in Taipei, Taiwan. More...


    GPGPU: General Purpose Computing on Graphics Processing Units
    The graphics card is evolving backwards. Find out why and how it's outgrowing its specialist role. More...


    The Making of Malware
    We dissect what makes up a worm. They're arguably more evil than viruses or trojans. More...





    Gigabyte 3D Rocket II
    Air cooling at its best, but not its quietest. Can't win them all, but it comes close. More...


    Chimei CMV 221D
    It turns out you can get a decent 22" monitor for under $600, down the cheap and cheerful route. More...


    Hotway LanDrive HD9-U2LA
    An ordinary case external drive case that doubles as a DHCP server. And triples as a Samba server. And Quadruples as... More...


    Razer Pro Tone 250 earphones
    Misuse these and you'll end up yelling "What?" at people during conversation and have to explain that you're not trying to be Dave Chappelle. More...


    Zboard MERC
    There are over a hundred keys on a normal keyboard, but they get boring after a while. Want something different? More...




    McAfee blasts Microsoft's 'hollow security promises'
    Security vendor McAfee no longer has any confidence that Microsoft will cooperate with independent security vendors and allow them to protect the forthcoming Windows Vista operating system. More...

    HP beats Dell on global PC shipments
    Direct vendor suffers worst ever year-on-year growth. More...

    50in HD TVs 'commonplace' by 2008
    Samsung paints rosy picture for HD. More...

    Sun blasts 'insufficient' Moore's Law
    Vendor sees high-end computing market breaking away from commodity segment. More...

    SGI emerges from bankruptcy 'lean and ready'
    Emerging from bankruptcy proceedings this week, supercomputer maker SGI says its product line didn't miss a beat during the six-month reorganization period. More...

    Microsoft clarifies: Only cheapest Vistas can't power VMs
    In trying to demystify a part of it Vista licensing agreement, Microsoft says that only the two least-expensive Vista versions cannot run a virtual machine (VM). More...

    Apple files patents for iPhones
    Is the world ready for an iPod phone? Apple could roll out two iPhone models early next year, according to several media reports citing patent filings. More...

    AMD gaining more market share than Intel
    Advanced Micro Devices seems set to gain more market share as its bigger rival Intel works through a turnaround that's not expected to pay off until next year, according to financial analysts. More...

    AMD's acquisition of ATI inches forwards
    Canadian Minister of Industry gives the nod. More...

    McDonalds hands out malware infested MP3 players
    Fast food gift has greasy payload. More...

    Judge OKs Bully, days before games' release
    A Florida judge has allowed the sale of Rockstar Games' new Bully game by dismissing a legal complaint against the company. More...



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