long spike Archive

  • Toshiba launches dual-screen notebook

    Toshiba launches dual-screen notebook

    Toshiba has confirmed its plans to offer a dual-screen notebook similar to Microsoft's Courier concept, to be added to its Libretto ultra-mobile range. The Toshiba Libretto W100 was launched as part of the company's 25th anniversary celebrations - its first laptop, the Toshiba T1100 was ...

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  • Long Spike: Sony HD camcorder

    Long Spike: Sony HD camcorder

    Not content with shaking up the bridge camera market with its new EVIL NEX 3 and NEX 5 mirrorless cameras, Sony has snuck out a sneak preview of an up-coming camcorder using the same APS C-size CMOS high-definition sensor. Described as still ...

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  • Long Spike: The Newegg saga

    Long Spike: The Newegg saga

    Here's a little article originally written for bit-tech but never published, regarding the interesting case of Newegg accidentally sending a selection of fake Intel i7 CPUs to its customers.  Since this article was written, NewEgg has confessed that the CPUs in question were fakes, ...

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  • Long Spike: LG LED 3D TV

    Long Spike: LG LED 3D TV

    Another article saved from the bit-bin, this time about LG Electronics' latest LED-backlit 3D TV: LG Electronics has made good on its recent promises and announced the impending launch of its first LED-backlit 3D TV, the LX9500. Launching first in Korea - to be followed by ...

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  • Long Spike: Larrabee canned

    Long Spike: Larrabee canned

    The second long-spike article that I've resurrected is regarding Intel's decision to downgrade its Larrabee platform release into a Software Development Kit, written back in December. If you've been awaiting the debut of Intel's Larrabee multi-core graphics processor with bated breath, there's been a ...

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  • Long Spike: AMD/Intel settlement

    Long Spike: AMD/Intel settlement

    I've been going through some of the older stuff I wrote for bit-tech, and came across a couple of articles that never made it.  Rather than consign them to the digital dustbin, I figured - having already written them - I'd resurrect them here. The ...

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  • Long Spike: Intel Dunnington

    Long Spike: Intel Dunnington

    When I write articles for bit-tech I occasionally happen upon a topic that a full-time staffer is writing about. When this happens, one of the stories gets put on the long spike - usually mine. Below is one such story, which I ...

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