Velocity Micro announced today the CineMagix Grand Theater and the CineMagix Pro Cinema media center PCs, which ship with AMD’s HDTV tuners, a large storage space and Microsoft’s Windows Vista with Digital Cable support.

The CineMagix Grand Theater is Intel Core 2 Duo/Extreme/Quad-based with Intel D975XBX2LKR Bad Axe II motherboard and up to 2.25 terabytes of hard drive storage. It’s graphics is powered by NVIDIA’s GeForce with DirectX 10 support. The CineMagix Grand Theater is priced starting at $2195.

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Gateway today introduced the DX430 desktop PC series, featuring Microsoft Vista operating system. The Gateway DX430 Series, powered by 64-bit Intel Pentium D and Intel Core 2 Duo processors, can be configured with Home Basic, Home Premium or Ultimate editions of Microsoft’s new operating system.

On the Gateway’s website there is only a 32-bit Vista option when you purchase the DX430, but Media Relations Director in Gateway Lisa Emard says it is possible to purchase this PC with 64-bit Vista preloaded.

“We do indeed offer the 64-bit version of Vista on our DX430. However, it’s something we offer customers over the phone vs. on the web, as we think it’s prudent to talk with our customers about some of the compatibility issues they might encounter with the 64-bit version before they make their purchase decision,” Lisa Emard said for 64-Bit-Computers.

The new DX430 desktop PCs are based on Intel G965 chipset with integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X3000, which is capable of running Windows Aero 3D desktop feature in Microsoft’s new OS. Gateway DX430 computers support up to 4GB of main memory and can be configured with up to 1000GB of hard drive capacity, using two 500GB HDDs.

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The 64-bit version of Windows Vista can be obtained in retail only if you purchase the Ultimate Edition of Microsoft’s new operating system.

According to the CompUSA’s product pages, Windows Vista Basic, Home Premium and Business ship with 32-bit DVD only, while the Ultimate comes with both 32-bit and 64-bit versions.

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Lenovo today announced the new ThinkCentre A55 Small Form Factor (SFF) desktop PC featuring Intel Core 2 Duo processor and the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system.

Lenovo ThinkCentre A55 SFF is approximately 64 percent smaller than Lenovo’s traditional tower form factor and 25 percent smaller than its conventional small desktop. Its smaller footprint can free up desk space for other items, such as an extra monitor for dual-monitor work environments or a personal printer and scanner, the company’s press release says.

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Intel Corporation today announced “one of the biggest advancements in fundamental transistor design”. The use two dramatically new materials to build the insulating walls and switching gates of its 45 nanometer (nm) transistors allows the company to continue delivering record-breaking PC, laptop and server processor speeds, while reducing the amount of electrical leakage from transistors that can hamper chip and PC design, size, power consumption, noise and costs.

The breakthrough technology will be inside the next generation Intel Core 2 Duo, Intel Core 2 Quad and Xeon families of multi-core processors. The company also said it has five early-version products up and running – the first of fifteen 45nm processor products planned from Intel.

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The new AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ processor for desktop computers is available for purchase at NewEgg, although it is not listed on official AMD Processor Pricing web page yet.

The new AMD’s 64-bit dual core CPU, clocked at 3GHz, has a price tag of $599. Athlon 64 X2 6000+ is made for use with socket AM2 motherboards and has 1MB of L2 cache per core.

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Intel took a lead against AMD in 64-bit processors for mobile computers, International Business Times reports.

“Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) took an early lead against rival Intel Corp. in the 64-bit mobile computer market last year. However new data released today shows that Intel grabbed the lead in December, becoming the top 64-bit CPU provider in only four months,” the report says.

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Asus released P5B Premium Vista Edition motherboard, designed for the Windows Vista operating system and packed with ASUS ScreenDUO, AI Remote, AP Trigger, TPM and ASAP (ASUS Accelerated Propeller) features.

Based on Intel P965 Express Chipset, P5B Premium Vista Edition supports the Intel Core 2 processors in LGA775 package. It features 1066 / 800 MHz FSB (front-side-bus), and supports maximum 8GB dual-channel DDR2 800/667/533 architecture.

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The FreeBSD Release Engineering Team announced the FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE. This release continues the development of the 6-STABLE branch of this Unix-like free operating system, providing performance and stability improvements, bug fixes and new features, according to Team.

Some of the highlights are freebsd-update, which provides officially supported binary updates for security fixes and errata patches, experimental support for CAPP security event auditing, OpenBSM audit command line tool suite and library, KDE updated to 3.5.4, GNOME updated to 2.16.1, csup integrated cvsup client now included, disk integrity protection and authentication added to gel, and many driver updates.

FreeBSD 6.2 is available for different 64-bit and 32-bit platforms.

More info and download: http://www.freebsd.org/where.html

VIA Technologies today announced that the VIA PT890 performance chipset has been selected by Fujitsu Siemens for two of their leading SCALEO series consumer PCs.

Integrated into the SCALEO J and P series, the VIA PT890 platform supports 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo processors with a 1066Mhz FSB, and the unique StepUp memory technology to provide support for both DDR and DDR2 memory standards on the same motherboard.

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ASUS launched the P5B-Plus Vista Edition motherboard, designed for the new Windows Vista operating system and packed with ASUS special features like – AI Remote, AP Trigger, ASAP and TPM Support.

Based on Intel P965 Express Chipset, P5B-Plus Vista Edition supports the latest Intel Quad-core and other LGA775 socket processors. It has 1066/800 MHz front side bus. This motherboard enables use of maximum 8GB dual-channel DDR2 800/667/533 memory and PCI Express x16 graphics (1 x PCI-E x16, 3 x PCI-E x1, 3 x PCI 2.2).

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VIA today announced the Vista Basic 32-bit and 64-bit certified VN896 Digital Media IGP Chipset, designed for use in laptops and ultra-mobile PCs.

“By passing the Microsoft Windows Vista 32bit/64bit Basic logo tests, customers can integrate the VIA VN896 PCI Express chipset into their products with the assuredness of digitally signed drivers and trouble-free installation of Microsoft Windows Vista,” the press release says.

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Asus released M2N32-SLI Premium Vista Edition motherboard, designed for the Windows Vista operating system and packed with ASUS ScreenDUO, AI Remote, AP Trigger, TPM and ASAP (ASUS Accelerated Propeller) features.

Based on NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP Chipset, the Asus M2N32-SLI Premium Vista Edition supports AMD socket AM2 single-core Athlon 64/Sempron and dual-core Athlon 64 X2/Athlon 64 FX processors. It features 2000/1600 MT/s HyperTransport Bus, dual-channel un-buffered DDR2 800 memory support and AMD Cool ‘n’ Quiet! Technology.

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ASUS today announced four motherboards, designed especially for the new Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. The new mainboards are packed with ASUS special features like ScreenDUO, AI Remote, AP Trigger, TPM (Trusted Platform Module) and ASAP (ASUS Accelerated Propeller).

ScreenDUO – The ScreenDUO provides a second display panel to enable the user to conveniently view important information without having to start up the PC. ScreenDUO can synchronize information from the PC or websites; display RSS messages, meeting schedules and other important information.

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Asus A8Jr, featuring the 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo processor, is the world’s first notebook series to utilize ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 graphics, the company announced.

“The new ATI Mobility Radeon X2300 will boost graphical performance, and utilize ATI’s HyperMemory management technology to deliver enhanced ‘performance-per-watt’ operations. It will also offer Certified for Windows Vista 3D graphics that supports the visually stunning Windows Aero user interface,” the press release says.

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