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Mac Pro sleep issues have been a recent topic of conversation in the MacNN forums lately. Many users have been reporting that the system will go into sleep mode and then when they try to restart it, the computer will reboot causing a loss of any projects that they may have been working on. Some say that they have made upgrades to their systems an...

A small, light laptop makes an excellent second computer -- unless it costs more than your first.

Delivering image quality needed to create photorealistic visualizations of real-world objects and environments, ATI FireGL(TM) V7700 is optimized for rendering speed, 3D performance, and color fidelity for CAD, digital content creation, and medical imaging professionals. Workstation graphics card maximizes throughput by directing graphics horsepower where it is needed most and integrates 10-bit display engine that can produce more than one billion colors at any given time.This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Graphics Accelerators

AMD Phenom(TM) X3 8450, 8650, and 8750 are triple-core x86 processors respectively rated at 2.1, 2.3, and 2.4 GHz. Their true multi-core technology is based on AMD Direct Connect Architecture and designed to increase performance for multitasking usage models and multi-threaded digital media applications. Solutions add to flexibility and scalable performance of AMD processor-based platforms.This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: I/O Processors | Multiprocessors

By facilitating and accelerating connectivity of ABB drives to PROFINET IO or Modbus/TCP network, RETA-02 Ethernet Adapter makes it possible to send control commands as well as motor speed/torque reference to drive. It also enables sending of process actual value or process reference to drive's PID controller and lets users read status information and actual values from drive, change drive parameter values, and reset drive fault. Adapter snaps into drive in seconds.This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Ethernet Adapters

Facilitating data transfer, Models BE06, GBC-H20L, and GBW-H20L offer SecurDisc(TM) capabilities for data protection and content access control on all current optical formats, and LightScribe(TM) technology that enables users to create direct-to-disc labels right from their drive. Compatible with DVD and CDR CDRW, all models provide back-up for wide variety of files, photos, business documents, or video. Drives feature flexible data storage options for office use.This story is related to the following:Computer Hardware and PeripheralsSearch for suppliers of: Data Storage Products | Optical Disk Drives

Opera 9.5 has been released, beating Firefox 3.0 to th epunch which is supposed to be released soon as well. The marketing speak: 'Opera's cross-device expertise, support for open Web standards and commitment to speed and performance culminate to create the most powerful Opera browser yet. Making its desktop debut in Opera 9.5, Opera Link blurs the boundaries between computers and mobile phones by enabling a seamless Web experience from device to device.' Get it from Opera.com.

AMD 's ATI division on Wednesday announced a new external graphics solution, known as XGP, that will allow discrete graphics modules mounted in an external chassis to be connected to laptop computers. ATI's XGP is fully optimized for the new AMD Turion X2 Ultra notebook platforms, also announced...

Computer makers Acer and MSI computer on Tuesday introduced sub-$500 mini-notebooks powered by Intel's new Atom processor. The slightly larger MSI Wind, which stands for Wi-Fi Network Device, comes with a 10-inch display and weighs 2.6 pounds. Acer's Aspire One has an 8.9-inch display and weighs...

Albert writes 'Storm shows several key characteristics, some new and advanced. It uses cunning social engineering techniques — such as tying spam campaigns to a current event or site of interest — as well as a blend of email and the Web to spread. It is highly coordinated, yet decentralized — and with Storm using the latest generation of P2P technology, it cannot be disabled by simply 'cutting off its head.' In addition, Storm is self-propagating — once infected, computers send out massive amounts of Storm spam to keep recruiting new nodes.' of this story at Slashdot.