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01.11.2008 23:00 Uhr
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New Xbox Experience load times compared: DVD versus HDD
Filed under: Gaming
You've already been given the skinny on Microsoft's New Xbox Experience -- you know, that stupendous, sure-to-be-life-altering dashboard update that'll hit 360 owners on November 19th -- but one aspect that still hasn't been adequately addressed is the difference in load times between the DVD and HDD. If you're staring blankly ahead with a look of decided curiosity, here's a bone: the NXE will enable users to load full games onto their Xbox 360 hard drive for "quicker load times"
01.11.2008 20:36 Uhr, Engadget,
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01.11.2008 20:00 Uhr
Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe gegen iPhone-Applikation
Die kostenlose iPhone-Applikation "Fahr-Info Berlin" bringt den Fahrplan der öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel in Berlin auf das Apple-Mobiltelefon. Was viele Nutzer freut, wie rund 20.000 Downloads belegen, missfällt leider den Berliner Verkehrsbetrieben (BVG), die gegen die Anwendung vorgehen. (GPS, iPhone)
01.11.2008 19:20 Uhr, golem,
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01.11.2008 19:00 Uhr
HP opens TouchSmart to third-party developers
Filed under: DesktopsGot a touchy-feely idea you'd like to see on HP's TouchSmart PC? Then by golly, it's about time you got to work! HP has recently released its TouchSmart Application Developer Guidelines to third-party developers, enabling anyone with drive, ambition and skill (all three, not just one or two) to create their own "touch-friendly applications that integrate and run within the TouchSmart Software suite." To generate buzz and give you a little moti
01.11.2008 18:21 Uhr, Engadget,
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Panasonic and Sanyo change status to "it's complicated"
Filed under: Digital Cameras, Displays, Misc. Gadgets, Home Entertainment
You know you've heard it from two lovebirds in junior high: "we're not going out, we're just talking." In a completely bizarre way, that's about the best way we can sum up what's apparently going on between Panasonic and Sanyo Electric. According to an unnamed company official "familiar with the negotiations," Panny is already in talks with Goldman Sachs, Daiwa Securities SMBC and Sumitomo Mitsui Ba
01.11.2008 16:51 Uhr, Engadget,
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Spector Pro 2009 merkt sich Passwörter
Die totale Überwachung am heimischen PC ist für die meisten ein Alptraum. Doch so lange man selbst, und nicht etwa der Staat, beim Surfen über die Schulter des Nutzers schaut, kann die Aufnahme aller Computer- und Internetaktivitäten unter Umständen nützlich sein. Die für diese Zwecke am meisten verkaufte Software "Spector Pro" geht 2009 in eine neue Version und verspricht noch lückenlosere Abbildung der Vorgänge am Rechner.
01.11.2008 16:37 Uhr, Maclife,
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Aspire One shipments on pace to beat Eee PC
Filed under: Laptops
Acer's Aspire One has been somewhat overlooked in the face of a relentless barrage of Eee PCs and other netbooks, but slow and steady tends to win the race -- Acer says it's on track to ship six million machines this year, which is ahead of ASUS's target of five million Eees. Acer's mostly pulled into the lead due to its size and ability to push the Aspire One globally, while ASUS (which less than half the revenue) has been building the Eee market by market. Of course, that doesn't mean ASUS is going down without a fight -- we've already seen some
01.11.2008 16:37 Uhr, Engadget,
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01.11.2008 16:00 Uhr
Drobo Apps Make Drobo all that more kewl
It was love at first sight with Drobo. The smart hard drive enclosure was the (albeit more expensive than we had hoped) answer to our questions of "Why doesn't someone make a smart NAS with good expandability and let me worry about getting the drives. Make it have easy to configure setup and expandable while you are at it?
01.11.2008 15:06 Uhr, 9to5Mac,
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Podcast-Tipp: Konzerte von Radiohead, Björk u.a.
Das unabhängige amerikanische Radionetzwerk NPR bietet derzeit 645 verschiedene Podcasts zu allen erdenklichen Themen an. Inmitten dieser beinahe endlosen Liste findet sich ein hierzulande kaum bekannter Leckerbissen für Fans von Livemusik: Der All Songs Considered-Live Podcast (iTunes-Link) mit kompletten Live-Mitschnitten von Radiohead, Tom Waits, The Ting Tings, Nada Surf, Björk, Nellie McKay, Cat Power, Mogwai, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arctic Monkeys und vielen anderen.
Die länge der mit 128 kBit/s kodierten Audiomitschnitte schwankt je nach Band zwischen 30 und 120 Minuten, teils sind auch kürzere Videos verfügbar oder Interviews mit angehängt.
Angesichts der bunt gemischten Stilrichtungen bleibt ein Abonnement der Live-K
01.11.2008 15:05 Uhr, iFun.de,
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01.11.2008 15:00 Uhr
Panasonic's Lumix DMC-G1 ninja-ships to consumers
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Panasonic had us fooled with that press release dating its micro Four Thirds camera, the Lumix DMC-G1, for mid-November. We're not sure what Panny was trying to pull, but when we took a gander at its online store today we discovered that the G1 has already started shipping. The price is $799.95 as
01.11.2008 14:06 Uhr, Engadget,
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01.11.2008 14:00 Uhr
WWDC Apple training sessions now available for $$$
Didn't get to go to WWDC on the company dime? Missed all of the educational programs? Got a few bucks left in the expense account to burn before the year is over? Apple has you covered. All three tracks of classes offered at WWDC are available for download from the iTunes store.
Before you go reaching for your iTunes gift card, they aren't cheap. $500 each or $1000 for the whole set.
01.11.2008 13:36 Uhr, 9to5Mac,
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Gerücht: Neue iMacs am 10. November
Apple verfolgt gerne Rituale. Eines dieser ist vor allem die Vorstellung neuer Produkte an einem Dienstag. Begleitend dazu publizieren verschiedene Gerüchteseiten gut und gerne passende Schlagzeilen zu den Neuheiten. Doch nicht immer verfolgt man in Cupertino das Ritual, neue Produkte sind auch schon an anderen Tagen aufgetaucht. Allen voran die aktuelle iMac-Produktlinie, die Montags am 28. April vorgestellt wurde. In der letzen Zeit mehren sich die Gerüchte, um eine erneute Aktualisierung der Comsumer-Desktop-Rechner zum Ende des Jahres hin.
01.11.2008 13:36 Uhr, Maclife,
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Spiele-Samstag: Jewel Quest II und Ms. Pac-Man
Die Einfachheit des App Stores verleitet insbesondere etablierte Unternehmen dazu, ihre alten Spieleschätze zu schnellem Geld zu machen. Heute haben wir zwei gegensätzliche Titel im Test: Das süchtigmachene Puzzlespiel Jewel Quest II und die leider enttäuschend schlecht umgesetzte Pillenfresser-Hatz Ms. Pac-Man
01.11.2008 13:21 Uhr, Maclife,
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Bekanntes Thema: Grafikprobleme mit neuen MacBooks
Öfters sind neuentwickelte Produkte anfällig für Kinderkrankheiten. Apples aktuelle MacBooks sind von Grund auf überarbeitet worden und daher wohl keine Ausnahme. Schon bei den alten MacBook-Pro-Modellen gab es Grafik-Probleme, nun sind anscheinend einige Consumer-MacBooks von ähnlichen Dingen betroffen.
01.11.2008 13:06 Uhr, Maclife,
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01.11.2008 13:00 Uhr
Apple erreicht 2,2 % Marktanteil im Mobiltelefon-Markt
Die Zahl der insgesamt verkaufen Mobiltelefone lag im dritten Quartal bei 299 Millionen Geräten und stieg verglichen mit dem Vorjahresquartal um 3,2 Prozent. Dies gibt den Unternehmen jedoch nur bedingt Anlass zur Freunde, denn der Zuwachs fällt aufgrund der Wirtschaftslage zum Jahresende etwas dezenter aus, als das in den letzten Monaten des Jahres normalerweise üblich ist. Dennoch kann sich Apple über erfolgreiche Absatzzahlen des iPhones freuen, zu denen maßgeblich das neue 3G-Gerät und die Starts in anderen Ländern beigetragen haben.
01.11.2008 12:51 Uhr, Maclife,
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Quake bald im AppStore?
ZodTTD hat angekündigt, dass bald eine Portierung vom Spiele-Klassiker Quake im AppStore erhältlich sein wird. Ein kurzes Video zeigt den ersten Blick auf Quake für das iPhone.
01.11.2008 12:35 Uhr, MACNOTES.DE,
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Researchers considering syncing soccer matches with mobile vibrations
Filed under: Cellphones
Call us cynical, but we just can't see this one working out it. A team of researchers from Umeå University in Sweden are reportedly looking to sync up events on a soccer field to vibrations in a cellphone, essentially enabling you to keep track of the action without having to focus your eyes / ears on the handset. The proposed system could send vibrations to the phone that would act as a way of communicating possession, ball placement and (of course) gooooooooaaallllls, but obviously a few obstacles still stand in the way. For starters, buzzing your mobile through an entire tilt would do a number on the battery life, and ev
01.11.2008 12:21 Uhr, Engadget,
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TraffiX 2.0 misst Internet-Datenaufkommen und Tempo
Heutzutage gibt es unzählige Flatrate-Angebote für eine Verbindung ins Internet, ohne dabei über jede verstrichene Minute nachdenken zu müssen. Minutengenaue oder nach Traffic abgerechnete Lösungen, die keinen Pauschalbeitrag verlangen, sind jedoch ebenfalls auf dem Markt vertreten.
01.11.2008 12:06 Uhr, Maclife,
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01.11.2008 12:00 Uhr
I'm a PC: Microsoft wirbt direkt vor Apple Store
Aufdringlicher geht es kaum: Spätestens mit den neusten Werbekampagnen ist der offene Schlagabtausch zwischen Microsoft und Apple eröffnet. Wie skrupellos vor allem Microsoft dabei vorgeht, zeigt die Entdeckung eines AppleInsider-Lesers. Unmittelbar vor den Toren eines Apple Stores in Birmingham stellte der PC-Hersteller einen Promo-Stand auf und will Laufkundschaft statt zu Apple in die Videobox locken.
01.11.2008 11:51 Uhr, Maclife,
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Siemens-Ausstieg aus Computer-Sparte perfekt
Der Ausstieg von Siemens aus dem Geschäft mit Computern scheint beschlossene Sache. Fujitsu zahlt für die Anteile der Deutschen 500 Millionen Euro, Siemens hatte 1 Milliarde Euro gefordert. (Lenovo, Fujitsu Siemens)
01.11.2008 11:50 Uhr, golem,
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Erneute Rückrufaktion für Sony Notebook-Akkus
Vom Glück verlassen scheint in den letzten Jahren der Hersteller Sony, bei dem es immer wieder zu Pannen bei Notebook-Akkus kam. Eine erneute Rückruf-Runde müssen derzeit wieder HP, Dell und Toshiba einleiten, die die 100.000 potentiell betroffenen Akkus in ihren Notebooks verbaut haben. Bereits vor zwei Jahren mussten unter anderem Apple und Dell knapp 10 Millionen Akkus zurückrufen und austauschen. Diesmal scheinen zumindest Apples Notebooks nicht betroffen.
01.11.2008 11:36 Uhr, Maclife,
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Erste Auspackfotos des neuen MacBook Air
Am Mittwoch gingen die ersten Lieferungen des überarbeiteten MacBook Air an einige Vorbesteller. Wie bei jedem neuen Apple-Produkt üblich - sei es noch so gering wie möglich verändert worden sein - gibt es auch diesmal die obligatorischen Auspack-Fotos der ersten Kunden.
01.11.2008 11:36 Uhr, Maclife,
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01.11.2008 11:00 Uhr
iriver cuts prices on three PMPs for the holidays
Filed under: Portable AudioFans of iriver's PMPs should be happy to hear that it's cutting prices on three of them for the holiday shopping season. The E100 and tiny Lplayer's prices will be $69.99 for 4GB models and $99.99 for the 8GB ones -- a drop of $40. The priciest of the three, the SPINN, will see its tag drop to $189.99 for the 4GB and $229.99 for the 8GB (they normally fetch $249.99 and $279.99 respectively), though that still seems fairly expensive given its stora
01.11.2008 10:21 Uhr, Engadget,
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Mac Rewind - Ausgabe 143 erschienen
Ab sofort steht die 143. Ausgabe unseres wöchentlichen Magazins Mac Rewind zur Verfügung. Sie können die Ausgabe als bequemes und natürlich kostenloses Abonnement über den iTunes Store beziehen oder direkt laden. In diesem Fall erhalten Sie die aktuelle Mac Rewind jede Woche pünktlich über iTunes zugestellt.
Die Ausgabe 143 beinhaltet
01.11.2008 10:05 Uhr, MacTechNews,
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Cannot empty the trash
Several users have reported an issue in which files cannot be deleted from the Trash. Sometimes users may intentionally move files to the trash and then perform some operation that inadvertently renders them inaccessible, and other times, rogue files may just appear in the trash. MacFixIt has covered some of these situations in the past, in which files appeared due to problems in Windows Boot Camp partitions, or bizarre permissions problems prevented deletion. In addition to these situations, there may be problems with file name structure that prevents OS X from properly accessing them.
01.11.2008 09:50 Uhr, MacFixIt,
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Printer queue staying in the Dock after printing
When users print to some printers, Mac OS X will launch the printer queue and driver software to manage the print job. This application will open in the Dock and, in some cases, get stuck there. This results in users having to manually quit the printer queue after every print job. While this might not be a bad thing for some users who may wish to have the printer utilities in a handy location, other desire the utility to disappear as expected.
01.11.2008 09:50 Uhr, MacFixIt,
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Completed "To Do" items persisting in Mail
The "to-do" features that Apple has built into many OS X applications (iCal and Mail) are exceptionally useful for some users that have adopted them. In iCal the to-dos fade out and disappear after they've been completed, but in Mail they persist, which has been a little inconvenient for some users.
01.11.2008 09:50 Uhr, MacFixIt,
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Late-2008 MacBooks: Battery issues
Users have noticed that the new MacBooks have some issues with the batteries. While they appear to run perfectly fine in most situations, when the computer is put to sleep the power seems to drain much faster than expected
01.11.2008 09:50 Uhr, MacFixIt,
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Buddies do not stay in iChat buddy list
iChat is giving some users a problem in which newly added buddies will not stay in the buddy list. Users are able to communicate with the added buddies while they are in the list, but within seconds they seem to disappear.
01.11.2008 09:50 Uhr, MacFixIt,
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Apple: iPhone-Verbot für Opera Mini
Opera-Chef Jon von Tetzchner bestätigte in einem Gespräch mit der New York Times die Existenz eines Opera-Browsers für das iPhone. Allerdings weigere sich Apple das Programm zu veröffentlichen.
01.11.2008 09:05 Uhr, CHIP,
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The Refurb Store gets a new look
It is some years since the Refurb Store has existed. And yet, it was always treated as a separate boutique for Apple that had kept the presentation of it belonging to another age. It has now returned to the fold: it has a new look!
Do not forget that it now represents a significant share of the Apple sales, especially since the announcements of the new portables that have caused a passion without precedent for those which preceded them.
@ The new Refurb
[translation by crispin]
01.11.2008 09:05 Uhr, Hardmac.com,
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Sony faces a new recall of batteries
Source : CPSCSony again has to make a recall of batteries. This concerns 100.000 manufactured and marketed between the end of 2004 and 2006.
According to the information available to the public, only HP, Toshiba and Dell are concerned.
In this batch, there have been 19 case of overheating, 17 having caused flames and 10 having caused damage with two cases of minor burns to their users.
[translation by crispin]
01.11.2008 09:05 Uhr, Hardmac.com,
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01.11.2008 9:00 Uhr
MSR-H101 Hexapod kit lets you build your own nightmares
Filed under: Robots
Robot builder Matt Denton apparently first built a one-off Hexapod robot for himself some time ago, but he's now taken things one big step further and is offering a kit of a similar bot to the general public through Micromagic Systems. In addition to being excessively creepy (just check out the video after the break), the MSR-101 Hexapod also looks to be relatively simple to get going straight out of the box, with it boasting a built-in HexEngine with plenty of pre-loaded settings, and built-in PS2 controller suppport, which'll let you parade your creation about without having to mess around with it too much beforehand. Of course, there's also plenty of room for more experi
01.11.2008 08:21 Uhr, Engadget,
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Das macnews.de-Wochenendquiz: Die wichtigsten Themen der Woche
Manchmal wundern wir uns selbst: So richtig spannend war diese Woche im Apple-Universum nicht - und doch gelingt es uns wieder, Ihnen zehn Fragen zum aktuellen Nachrichtengeschehen auf macnews.de zu stellen. Am Ende könnte es aber doch noch spannend werden, denn aufmerksamen Kennern der Nachrichtenlage winkt mit "Eragon 3" ein spannendes neues
01.11.2008 08:20 Uhr, MacNews,
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01.11.2008 7:00 Uhr
Marware's Game Grip for the iPhone complicates what should be simple
Filed under: Cellphones, Gaming
We've seen a few accessories for augmenting the gaming experience on the iPhone which would give the device awesome functions similar to a game controller, such as the elusive and yet-to-materialize iControlPad and the totally fake JoyPod. Well, Marware's Game Grip is sort of like that -- silicone sleeves that your phone fits into -- except that it doesn't actually do anything beyond providing 'handles' for your phone while you game. Oh, and it exists. So
01.11.2008 06:21 Uhr, Engadget,
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01.11.2008 6:00 Uhr
RIM's BlackBerry Curve 8900 gets hands-on treatment, looks mighty good
Filed under: Cellphones
Oh RIM, why must you torture us? Just when we'd moved beyond our nightly dreams of the Javelin and had our sights set on a Bold, here you go reminding us of just how luscious the next-generation Curve looks to be. Sure, the omission of 3G makes us none too happy, but it's hard to kvetch about the design. The Boy Genius managed to get his paws around one of the forthcoming BlackBerry Curve 8900s, and his initial impressions are almost universally positive. He's totally digging the size, the screen, the keyboar
01.11.2008 05:36 Uhr, Engadget,
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Vadersapien has little to do with Darth, much to do with a troubled childhood
Filed under: Robots
Our favorite robot-obessed entity on these fine internets, RobotsRules, has put out a fairly disturbing video entitled "Vadersapien" as a purported followup to last year's "Elmosapien." What at first might be perceived as a harmless way to enjoy halloween with robots and bit of Vadery goodness quickly devolves into the dark exploration of a mind turned sour by the constant companionship of robots. We're positive [insert name of favorite sci-fi novelist] tried to warn us of this day, but there's really no preparing for a product of so much psychological disruption. It's after the break, of course.
01.11.2008 05:06 Uhr, Engadget,
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01.11.2008 5:00 Uhr
Aspire One shipments on pace to beat Eee PC
Filed under: Laptops
Acer's Aspire One has been somewhat overlooked in the face of a relentless barrage of Eee PCs and other netbooks, but slow and steady tends to win the race -- Acer says it's on track to ship six million machines this year, which is ahead of ASUS's target of five million Eees. Acer's mostly pulled into the lead due to its size and ability to push the Aspire One globally, while ASUS (which less than half the revenue) has been building the Eee market by market. Of course, that doesn't mean ASUS is going down without a fight -- we've already seen some
01.11.2008 04:51 Uhr, Engadget,
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01.11.2008 4:00 Uhr
How would you change Microsoft's new Zunes / v3.0 software?
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Microsoft's newest Zunes (along with the 3.0 software) have been out for well over a month now, which means you've had ample opportunity to really test one out and form some educated opinions. Now, it's time to open up and let loose. Are you still down with the design? Do you appreciate the extras that came with three point oh? What else could've been added to really spice things up? Do us a favor and tell the suits in Redmo
01.11.2008 03:36 Uhr, Engadget,
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01.11.2008 3:00 Uhr
New MacBook Air hits the streets, actually capable of this whole "computing" thing
Filed under: Laptops
The new MacBook Air has landed, and folks all over are recording their impressions of the slightly-revamped ultraportable. Obviously there's very little to note externally, with the same packaging and design to the computer -- the only real difference is the new mini DisplayPort plug to replace that totally oddball microDVI plug. What's much more exciting is what's under the hood, namely integrated graphics (NVIDIA 9400M) with enough juice to, say, play back a YouTube video without overheating the computer to a point of non-usability. Shocking, we know. Booting is a snap (25 seconds in informal testing) w
01.11.2008 02:06 Uhr, Engadget,
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Intel Core i7 benchmarks make Core 2 Extreme look like a washed-up has-been
Filed under: Desktops
Presumably in an (utterly futile) attempt to bring down the power grid all around the Mediterranean, print magazine PC World Greece benchmarked three powerful Nehalem desktop processors -- the Core i7 Extreme Edition 965, and the apparently non-extreme Core i7 920 and 940. Names aside, performance from all three was extreme compared to most stuff currently on the market. The data for number nerds: in 3DMark06 the 920 finished ever-so-slightly behind the Core 2 Extreme QX9770's 4,922 marks with 4,818 while the 940 a
01.11.2008 00:51 Uhr, Engadget,
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