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			<title>Intel confirms Core i3 as ‘entry-level’ Nehalem chip</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel-confirms-core-i3-as-entry-level-nehalem-chip.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The industry’s worst-kept secret becomes official as Intel reveals the Core i3 processor, due for release in early 2010, as its ‘entry-level’ CPU built on the Nehalem architecture.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:35:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Nokia releases 3G netbook: "Booklet"</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/nokia-releases-3g-netbook-booklet.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Nokia has officially announced its first ever notebook computer with 3G built in, dubbed Booklet. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:06:11 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Gigabyte's butt-ugly but fully customisable iMac</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/gigabyte-makes-a-butt-ugly-but-fully-customisable-imac.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<b>COMPUTEX |</b> Gigabyte displayed a new iMac-like PC at Computex. It actually comes as an empty PC case with a stand that you can mount your choice of monitor on. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:19:47 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>SATA 3.0 set to launch with blazing 6 Gbit/s speeds </title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/sata-30-set-to-launch-with-blazing-6-gbits-speeds-.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This week’s Computex techfest will mark the public debut of the third-gen SATA interface spec, capable of boosting data-to-disk speeds to an SSD-friendly 750 MB/s.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 20:07:54 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Windows 7 spin kicks in as Beta 1 shuts down</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/windows-7-spins-up-as-beta-1-shuts-down.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A leaked PowerPoint deck reveals part of Microsoft’s marketing playbook as it gears up for Windows 7. Plus: Beta 1 installs will go into ‘two-hour shutdown mode’ from this Monday.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 21:53:01 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Smooth Creations wedges high-end desktop CPU into a notebook</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/smooth-creations-wedges-desktop-high-end-cpus-into-notebook.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Smooth Creations' mobile work stations offer power that most desktops can only dream of.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 01:46:01 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Spill, drop safe laptop for kids launches</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/peewee-pivot-tablet-laptop-for-kids-launches.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[So long as your kids' spills and drops are small, the PeeWee Pivot Tablet will stand up to their abuse.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 02:35:25 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell whips out XPS 435 desktop PC</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dell-whips-out-xps-435-desktop-comptuer.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We know a gaming PC when we see one.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 01:57:55 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>First Android netbook to cost a mere $250</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/first-android-netbook-to-cost-a-mere-250.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Google's Android OS is coming to a netbook near you.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 02:00:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Clever USB key lets your PC download while in standby mode</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/clever-usb-key-lets-your-pc-download-while-in-standby-mode.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[P2P pirates can do their bit to save the planet with Somniloquy – a tiny PC on a USB stick that piggybacks onto your snoozing PC’s network connection.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:15:27 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Hands-on: Installing Windows 7 on an old laptop</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/hands-on-installing-windows-7-on-an-old-laptop.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A common question is "will I be able to install Windows 7 on my old PC?" We find out by digging out an old laptop and trying for ourselves. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:22:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell Studio 15 notebook: too sexy for your work</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dell-studio-15-notebook-gets-official.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[UPDATED | Dell's new Studio 15 notebook is sure to be too sexy for your work IT department.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:53:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Acer unveils new modular, cable-free workstations</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/acer-unveils-new-modular-cable-free-workstations.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Acer has unveiled new workstations that make it easy to work on the guts without getting in a tangle.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:48:58 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Acer unveils massive 18.4-inch notebook (UPDATED)</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/acer-unveils-massive-184-inch-notebook-and-its-little-brother.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Acer unveils fatman and little boy notebooks that can't raise a mushroom cloud, but may raise a hernia.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:23:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>BMW DesignworksUSA builds an odd but cool PC case</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/bmw-designworksusa-builds-thermaltake-an-odd-pc-case.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ThermalTake Level 10 -- the PC case that architect Frank Lloyd Wright would have approved of.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:20:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>MSI shows off 14.1-inch gaming notebook</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/msi-shows-off-141-inch-gaming-notebook.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[MSI GX403 14.1-inch gaming notebook -- as much an oxymoron as military intelligence...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:40:55 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>UMPCs dying a slow, twitching death</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/rumors-of-oqos-demise-may-not-be-exagerated.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Rumours of UMPC maker OQO's demise may not be greatly exaggerated.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 02:38:44 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>The Margaret Thatcher factor: Dell's new business notebooks</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dell-unveils-updated-vostro-business-notebooks.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Now with travel budget-busting integrated video conferencing software and all the sex appeal of Margaret Thatcher.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:50:05 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Netbooks hurting Apple sales</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/are-netbooks-hurting-apple.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Apple is on a trajectory to slow and painful decline if it doesn't meet consumer demand for netbooks.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:41:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>FIRST LOOK: Dell Adamo – is this the world’s sexiest laptop?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/first-look-dell-adamo-is-this-the-worlds-sexiest-laptop.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[With an ultra-portable profile and ultra-chic design, Dell’s new 13.4 inch laptop gives the MacBook Air a run for its money.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:56:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell releases kitchen PC</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dell-releases-kitchen-pc.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It slices, it dices, it cooks, it washes. Actually it doesn't, but Dell still thinks its new iMac competitor is perfect for the kitchen. Um, ok.  ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:24:08 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Ruslan Kogan unveils his new netbook</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/kogans-netbook-is-it-a-contender.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It's very cheap, and surprisingly for a cheap Netbook, it's pretty decent.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:45:48 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Exactly how cheap can computers get?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/exactky-how-cheap-can-computers-get.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[How cheap can computers get before there's simply no money in making them any more?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:37:08 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Super-slim Asus Eee PC "Shell" unveiled</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/sylish-hip-and-small-asus-eee-pc-netbooks.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[If you thought netbooks were always destined to be chunky, utilitarian form factors, ASUS wants you to think again. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:38:03 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Tell me sweet little lies: Apple touchscreen netbook</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/tell-me-sweet-little-lies-apple-to-launch-touchscreen-netbook.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[After announcements of Mac desktop improvements the Apple rumor mill is once again churning.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 11:11:30 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>FINALLY: Apple refreshes desktop family</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/finally-apple-refreshes-desktop-family.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Apple has updated its entire desktop range with better performance, but also much higher prices.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:45:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Kogan promises a Linux Netbook by the end of March</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/kogan-promises-a-linux-netbook-by-the-end-of-march.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The outspoken Aussie tech maverick speaks out on Netbooks, general marketing and eBay.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:16:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>First Look: Dell’s new 10 inch netbook</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/first-look-dells-new-10-inch-netbook.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dell aims for the netbook sweet spot with the Inspiron Mini 10, which introduces a multitouch trackpad and near full size ‘edge-to-edge’ keyboard
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:33:04 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Wanna design your own netbook?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/wanna-design-your-own-netbook.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Kogan plans for Netbook include community consultation.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:28:04 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>OLPC is dead: design now "open source"</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/olpc-takes-its-design-open-source.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[PC makers are blamed for the "tragedy", but OLPC would still like them to make millions of laptops, please.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:06:46 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>WORLD FIRST review of Inspiron Mini 12: Dell’s super-slim netbook!</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/scoop_we_review_the_inspiron_mini_12__dells_supersized_yet_superslim_12_inch_netbook.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Handed to us by Michael Dell himself, APC has the world’s first Inspiron Mini 12 netbook, so sit back and enjoy as we serve up the spy shots and dig deep into the tech.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:42:25 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell backtracks on ‘accidental’ 55% PC discount</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dell_backtracks_on_accidental_50_pc_discount.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It was a deal that seemed too good to be true, and certainly too good to pass up: an $800 desktop PC offered for just $350. Now, Dell says it was just a mistake.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:49:26 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Phoenix puts Opera web browser into BIOS</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/phoenix_puts_opera_web_browser_into_bios.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Soon, motherboards in all sorts of computers will allow you to browse the web without booting your OS at all.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:20:04 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Fat-rump resistant netbook won’t crack under pressure</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/fatrump_resistant_netbook_wont_crack_under_pressure.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This notebook has been designed to resist the rump of an obese, hot and sweaty commuter -- and NEC has even tested that claim with <i>fake sweat</i>. No joke.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:34:58 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>HP to offer Mini 1000 with Linux</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/hps_mini_1000_netbook_tripleplay.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[All three editions of the Mini 1000 netbook will be sold in Australia, but the price tags could sting. Plus: updated 2133 Mini-Note is also set for global release]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:27:27 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>HP launches second-gen netbook: 2133 problems fixed!</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/hp_launches_secondgen_netbook.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Mini 1000 sees HP shift gears and target the mainstream market with a larger screen and lower price tag, while also ditching Vista for XP and moving to Intel’s Atom platform.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:27:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell's 12 inch Vista netbook will cost $999</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dell_unveils_12_inch_vista_netbook_for_999.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Inspiron Mini 12 packs a big screen (and Windows Vista) into a thin and light chassis, but Dell says the upcoming 3G broadband card is why Linux remains missing from the menu.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:58:32 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bye bye Intel: NVIDIA's new motherboard GPUs pack whopper punch</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/bye_bye_intel_nvidias_new_motherboard_gpus_pack_whopper_punch.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[If the sound of "integrated graphics" make you shudder, NVIDIA has some good news for you. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:49:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel unveils 2009 ‘UrbanMax’ concept notebook</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_unveils_2009_urbanmax_concept_notebook.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Touch-friendly tablet sports slide-out keyboard and inbuilt WiMAX. Is this the shape of notebooks to come?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:38:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Top 10 things you didn't know about the new MacBook</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/top_10_things_you_didnt_know_about_the_new_macbook.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We've had one of the new MacBooks for 24 hours and have discovered some interesting secrets hiding within...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:33:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Apple introduces new 'glass' MacBook and MacBook Pros</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/apple_introduces_new_macbook_and_macbook_pros.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Apple introduces expensive new MacBook and MacBook Pros with a new case design including glass trackpad and dual GPUs.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:48:14 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Apple admits MacBook Pro graphics glitch, offers fix</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/apple_acknowledges_macbook_pro_graphics_glitch_offers_fix.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It took them 16 months to admit it, but Apple has finally announced free hardware fixes for all MacBook Pro users that suffer the graphics glitches.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:27:42 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Lenovo chases MacBook Air with ThinkPad X200</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/lenovo_chases_macbook_air_with_thinkpad_x200.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The latest slim ThinkPad sub-notes seek to bring the MacBook Air’s geek chic appeal to the buttoned-down world of Windows.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:32:34 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Next-gen netbooks to get 3G HSDPA for mobile internet</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/msi_prep_wind_2_netbook_with_3g.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[MSI will be first to release a netbook with HSDPA; also in the works: upgrades to a 160B hard drive, 11n Wi-Fi and a customised version of Ubuntu with a Mac-like UI.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:24:33 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Four times the return rate for Linux netbooks compared to XP</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/xp_leads_linux_in_the_netbook_stakes.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[As MSI sees Linux netbooks returned four times more often than Windows models, Microsoft loosens its licensing restrictions on XP for netbook makers.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:26:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Toshiba releases Linux netbook</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/toshiba_releases_linux_netbook.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The mobile computing heavyweight joins the netbook feeding frenzy.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:32:40 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>HP claims 24-hour battery life for notebook</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/hp_claims_24hour_battery_life_for_notebook.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[HP has launched the Paris Hilton of notebooks &mdash; it grinds for 24 hours without stopping.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:57:08 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>No hi-def drives in latest $4,000 Toshiba notebooks</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/no_hidef_drives_in_latest_topend_toshiba_notebook.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Still licking its wounds after a resounding defeat in the next-gen DVD stoush, Toshiba stubbornly continues to refuse to include Blu-ray drives in its top-end machines.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:44:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>The cheapest MacBook you'll see this year: MSI Wind with OS X</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/the_cheapest_mini_macbook_youll_see_this_year_msi_wind_with_os_x.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[With just a few days left until Apple's special event which may or may not include next-gen MacBooks, I’m going to tell you about the cheapest MacBook you’ll find this year.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:09:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel unleashes quad-core notebook chip for gamers</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_unleashes_quadcore_notebook_chip.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Gamer and workstation-class mobile processors join ultra-small chips and, err, a new Celeron M..?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:20:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Eee Box: mini-note meets desktop</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/eee_box_mininote_meets_desktop.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Asus extends the less-is-more approach of the Eee PC netbook family with the $429 Eee Box mini-desktop]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 05:26:51 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>$12 computers for developing world based on original Nintendo</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/12_computers_for_developing_world_based_on_original_nintendo.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Inspired by the learning power of the Apple II and other 8-bit classics, a new project aims to go back to basics in the name of truly bringing a computer to every child.
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			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:45:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell releases wooden PC, plus six fruity colours</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dell_studio_hybrid_pc_downsizes_the_desktop.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[New $999 bookshelf-style system takes a mobile processor, wraps it in bamboo and stir-fries... no, wait...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:02:40 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel Centrino 2 now available, offers big performance boosts</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/centrino_2_takes_aim_at_gamers_and_globetrotters.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Intel launches its radically overhauled fifth-gen Centrino 2 platform, and notebooks ranging from superslabs to super-slim are heading our way ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:07:31 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Seagate releases 1.5TB desktop drives, 500GB notebook drives</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/seagate_busts_past_the_terabyte_barrier.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Fatter platters in the Barracuda and Momentus series see new drives soars to 1.5TB on the desktop and 500MB for notebooks.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:01:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Centrino 2 set for lift-off next week</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/centrino_2_set_for_liftoff_next_week.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Intel’s fifth-gen Centrino platform is ready to take flight, with a raft of new notebooks lined up on the launchpad.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:56:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>VIA ARTiGO Builder Kit: smallest full PC we've ever seen</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/via_artigo_builder_kit.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Five and a quarter inches of full x86 computing power.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:20:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>NVIDIA unveils 18x faster GPU accelerated iPod video encoding</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/while_nvidia_unveils_its_new_powerhouse_amd_redefines_the_meaning_of_lame_pr.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Sick of sitting there while iTunes encodes your torrented videos to Apple's H.264 format for your iPod? The latest NVIDIA cards will dramatically speed this process up.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:40:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>MSI wins at Computex, but worries about Australian reputation</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/msi_wins_at_computex_but_worries_about_australian_reputation.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Taking out a couple of prestigious Computex awards hasn't gone to MSI's head]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:45:34 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>MSI Wind: much better than the Eee PC</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/msi_wind.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Eeegads! It’s the Wind, breathing new life (in the form of very nice specs) into the rampantly popular ultra-cheap, ultra-small notebook space.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:05:38 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New HP Voodoo ‘Envy’ laptop is thinner than MacBook Air</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/new_hp_voodoo_envy_laptop_is_thinner_sort_of_than_macbook_air.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[HP’s new ultra-mobile 13.3in notebook joins the thin brigade with an 1.8cm profile but more ports and features than Apple’s iconic Air]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:20:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>HP releases $1,999 touchscreen desktop PC</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/hp_releases_1999_touchscreen_desktop_pc.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Can’t wait for Windows 7? HP’s new flagship iMac-like desktop features a 22in touchscreen display.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:54:16 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Asus to rebrand as Eeesus</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/bluescreen_asus_to_rebrand_as_eeesus.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Bluescreen | ASUS has decided to capitalise on the runaway success of the Eee PC and focus the company name on it. Oddly, though, its Eee desktop PC will be called the Wii PC.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:07:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Centrino 2's fast performance no help with delayed launch</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/centrino_2s_fast_performance_doesnt_help_with_delayed_launch.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Intel Australia confirms impending launch delayed due to "minor problem".]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 16:30:07 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>What would you ask Michael Dell?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/michael_dell_answers_your_questions.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We’re off to Dell HQ in Texas, and we’re going to take your questions and comments straight to the top -- to Dell's CEO.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 10:54:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Memory set for June price rise</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/hynix_memory_set_for_june_price_rise.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Big trouble in China, but it's not what you think.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 19:05:01 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Creative unveils latest X-Fi PCI Express sound card</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/creative_xfi_pci_express.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Look out Vista -- Creative's got a new sound card headed your way, hopefully with decent Vista drivers this time.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 20:59:43 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>OLPC 2.0: towards the US$75 laptop</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/olpc_20_towards_the_us75_laptop.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[MIT wants the second generation of its innovative ‘One Laptop Per Child’ sub-notebook to use a touchscreen QWERTY keyboard but aims for a price tag of US$75 by 2010.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 09:40:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Creative, AMD nosedive in latest hardware survey</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/creative_amd_nosedive_in_latest_hardware_survey.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Creative and AMD/ATI are the big losers in the latest Steam survey of gamers' hardware rigs.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 17:22:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell to sell in Officeworks, but no Linux PCs, thank you</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dell_to_sell_in_officeworks_but_no_linux_pcs_thank_you.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dell is dipping into the retail market in Australia by selling machines through Officeworks, but the PC giant doesn't believe there's enough consumer demand to sell Linux PCs.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 13:11:54 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel slashes quad-core CPU prices by 50%</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_slashes_quadcore_chip_prices_by_50_per_cent.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[That multi-core PC you’ve had your eye on is about to get cheaper, thanks to some unexpectedly large price cuts by chip giant Intel.
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:41:26 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell streamlines new Vostro notebooks</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dell_streamlines_new_vostro_notebooks.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Slimmer, sleeker and still free of crapware, with new 13.3 inch and 17 inch models.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:00:49 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Acer notebook gets full HD screen + BluRay</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/acer_notebook_gets_full_hd_screen__bluray.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Is this the shape of multimedia notebooks to come? Acer predicts a wave of larger screens with 16:9 aspect ratios and HD displays.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:59:34 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>More MacBook Air-chomping ultra-thin Thinkpads on the way</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/more_macbook_airchomping_ultrathin_thinkpads_on_the_way.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Lenovo’s forthcoming range of Centrino 2 notebooks looks set to include four models based on the ultra-thin X300.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:33:05 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>IN DEPTH: Official Eee PC with XP</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/in_depth_official_eee_pc_with_xp.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Asus now offers Eee PC buyers a choice between Linux and Windows. So just how good (or how bad) is the little laptop when it comes pre-loaded with XP?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:22:32 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Fujitsu unveils beast hard drive for laptops</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/fujitsu_unveils_beast_hard_drive_for_laptops.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Flash drives might be getting all the attention lately, but that’s hasn’t stopped Fujitsu cranking up the specs on its latest offering: a 320GB beast spinning at 7200RPM.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:21:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>ThinkPad X300 + Hackintosh OS X = a better MacBook Air?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/thinkpad_x300__hackintosh_os_x__a_better_macbook_air.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Lenovo's super-svelte ThinkPad isn't as slim or light as the positively anorexic MacBook Air, but it could be a superior ultra-portable - especially if you turn it into a 'Hackintosh' system running OS X!]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:58:38 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Five unexpected effects of a Blu-ray victory</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/five_unexpected_effects_of_a_bluray_victory.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[For consumers, the great HD format war is over, but there's five consequences of a Blu-ray victory that you might not have considered.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:31:39 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel preps ‘Centrino 2' for mid-year launch</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_preps_centrino_2_for_midyear_launch.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The fifth-gen mobile platform, codenamed Montevina, updates every element of the successful Centrino recipe. Also in the works: a pint-sized 45nm Penryn processor for the MacBook Air and other super-slim subnotes.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:02:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>It's official: HD DVD is dead, BluRay has won</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/its_official_hd_dvd_is_dead_bluray_has_won.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[After a two year battle, Toshiba has hammered the final nail into the HD DVD coffin, announcing it's no longer supporting the high-definition video format and handing victory to rival Blu-ray.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:31:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title> Seven reasons why you should buy an Apple TV</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/seven_reasons_why_you_should_buy_an_apple_tv.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[If you've been sitting on the fence wondering whether an Apple TV is for you, now is the time to take a closer look -- version 2.0 of the product is a huge improvement.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:04:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New ThinkPad fits into MacBook Air manilla envelope but is fully featured</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/new_thinkpad_fits_into_macbook_air_manilla_envelope_but_is_fully_featured.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In a cheeky piece of marketing, Lenovo has unveiled its new super-skinny ThinkPad X300, which squeezes in everything that Apple's MacBook Air left out but still fits into a manilla envelope.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 02:08:03 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sun sets sights on social networking sites</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/sun_sets_sights_on_social_networking_sites.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Most companies don't need anywhere near the level of computing performance they have now, Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz has admitted. The new target market? Facebook.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:07:33 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Microsoft to slash price of "Surface" to consumer levels</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/microsoft_to_slash_price_of_surface_to_consumer_levels.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[You  watched with envy as Tom Cruise used those large touch screens in Minority Report. Now the technology could be heading for your home faster than you think.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 04:22:13 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel shows off new ultra low-power Silverthorne chip</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_shows_off_new_ultra_lowpower_silverthorne_chip.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Intel has unveiled a new CPU that needs only a tenth of the power of current models. Ultramobile computing is about to get interesting.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00:26 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Eee PC spawns a low-cost Eee family</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/eee_pc_spawns_a_lowcost_eee_family.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Buoyed by the success of its diminutive $499 notebook, Taiwanese computer giant Asustek is planning to launch an entire range of cheap Eee products.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:31:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Oz Dell kiosks safe despite US closures</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/oz_dell_kiosks_safe_despite_us_closures.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dell says it will slash costs by shutting down 140 retail kiosks, but insists the move will not affect Australian consumers.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:49:08 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>REVIEW ROUNDUP: MacBook Air</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/review_roundup_macbook_air.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The MacBook Air, launched almost two weeks ago, has now started shipping and the first reports are rolling in from journos around the world.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:41:04 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>WiMax devices still thin on the ground</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/wimax_devices_still_thin_on_the_ground.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Just months away from switching on its national WiMax network, US telco giant Sprint has very few WiMax compatible devices to show off.  If a US telco can't do it, can the Australian government WiMax network, OPEL pull a rabbit out of its hat?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:35:49 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New standard to cut through power cables</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/new_standard_to_cut_through_power_cables.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[That rats' nest of cables cluttering your desk and snaking onto the floor could soon become a whole lot, well, less ratty, with the introduction of the new power-over-eSATA standard.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 06:48:18 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>USB 3.0 connectors on display</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/usb_30_connectors_on_display.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[USB 3.0 connectors made their into in the public light at CES. What will the new world of USB 3.0 look like? Remarkably similar to the old one, it seems.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:21:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>AMD releases its first desktop platform</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/amd_releases_its_first_desktop_platform.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[AMD has released its first integrated desktop platform: AMD Spider. Is it good enough to take on Intel's dominance of the PC market? And how attractive is it for the everyday user? Read on for the full low-down.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:19:30 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>HOW TO: fix video smearing, blurring and ghosting on ATI video cards</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/how_to_fix_video_smearing_blurring_and_ghosting_on_ati_video_cards.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[If you're running an ATI video card in your machine, you might have noticed image ghosting, blurring and smearing when playing back DVDs and videos. Here's how to fix it.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:52:54 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Myer loses exclusivity on eeePC</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/myer_loses_exclusivity_on_eeepc.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ASUS has announced that Myer has lost its exclusive position as the only retailer of the Eee PC in Australia.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:41:38 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Apple updates MacPros and Xserves, doubles performance.</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/apple_updates_macpros_and_xserves_doubles_performance.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Apple has released its 'fastest ever Mac' alongside a revamped server range, suggesting that portable Macs will be the focus of next week's  Steve Jobs keynote.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:52:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel unveils record haul of new 45nm Penryn chips</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_unveils_record_haul_of_new_45nm_penryn_chips.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The second wave of 45nm processors is proving to be a tsunami, with Intel this morning unleashing 16 of the Penryn-class superslabs at CES 2008.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Turn one PC into two for free</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/turn_one_pc_into_two_for_free.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Would you like another computer? And would you like it for free? No, it's not another Boxing Day Sale special - read on to find out what it's all about.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 06:06:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel admits defeat, loses its joie de Viiv</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_admits_defeat_loses_its_joie_de_viiv.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Intel's lacklustre bid to control the HTPC market has floundered, with Viiv finally falling from grace. We took a buzzsaw to the corpse before it even had time to cool, and let me tell you, it wasn't pretty.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 07:16:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>One graphics card not enough? How about three?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/one_graphics_card_not_enough_how_about_three.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dedicated gamers always on the lookout for better graphics performance now have a new way to improve the look of their favourite titles - three graphics cards linked up.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:27:40 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>16GB in a drop of water</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/16gb_in_a_drop_of_water.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[With temperatures in the flash-based storage market reaching red hot, Intel has announced a new line of solid state disks that weigh less that a drop of water.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 03:24:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Optus, Vodafone, Acer: I've had it with dishonest tech marketing! </title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/ive_had_it_with_dishonest_tech_marketing.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Why don't tech companies just say what they mean? As a journalist, I'm sick of receiving essentially dishonest announcements from big tech companies.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:32:47 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Macworld predictions for 2008</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/macworld_predictions_for_2008.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Will it be movie rentals or a new iPhone? We've put our heads together for you to work out what's going to be released at this years Macworld.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:15:27 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Toshiba unveils massive flash-based drives</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/toshiba_unveils_massive_flashbased_drives.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Driving another nail into the coffin of notebook hard disks, Toshiba has announced a range of flash drives that can swallow up to 128 gigabytes of data.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 04:38:41 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Notebook vendors jump onto 3G</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/notebook_vendors_jump_onto_3g.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Forget annoying soap-on-a-rope USB modems -- now you can have wireless broadband built-in to your laptop. Here's what you need to know.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:37:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New dual drives blur the Bluray/HD-DVD divide</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/new_dual_drives_blur_the_blurayhddvd_divide.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Wondering whether to go for a Blu-Ray or HD-DVD drive? With these latest offerings from LG, you can have both.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:22:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell unveils all-in-one PC, puts on flame suit</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dell_unveils_allinone_pc_puts_on_flame_suit.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Is Dell's all-in-one PC an iMac-killer? More importantly, would you buy an all-in-one PC?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:01:07 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Hacking the $499 Eee PC</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/hacking_the_499_eee_pc.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Asus' amazing 7in subnote goes on sale in Australia this weekend, but 'eeenthusiasts' are already diving under the hood to install Ubuntu and Windows XP]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 04:36:06 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sun's datacentre-in-a-box heads Down Under</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/suns_datacentreinabox_heads_down_under.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[They're usually employed to transport anything from breakfast cereal to building supplies, but now Sun is stuffing servers inside of them. And switching them on.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 20:45:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Inside the Kingston memory factory</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/inside_the_kingston_memory_factory.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Ever wondered what the inside of a memory factory looks like? If so, take a look here... we took a video camera inside Kingston's factory in Taipei.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 09:23:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>And the Oscar for the quietest hard drive goes to ...</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/and_the_oscar_for_the_quietest_hard_drive_goes_to_.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Tired of noisy PVR hard drives interrupting your viewing pleasure? The latest offering from Hitachi might be just what you need.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:14:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Notebooks: battery hype getting ridiculous</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/notebooks_battery_hype_getting_ridiculous.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Leading notebook makers are misleading consumers about the battery life of their notebooks -- we've done tests to prove it.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:46:57 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>First Intel ‘Ultra-Mobile' device launches in Australia</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/first_intel_ultramobile_device_launches_in_australia.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[HTC's compact Shift is a dual-mode mini-tablet with a 7 inch touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard. But with a laughable two hours of battery life, it proves why Vista is not Intel's OS of choice for its mini-tablet platform.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 02:09:13 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Asus' $499 Linux-powered subnote set to go mainstream</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/asus_499_linuxpowered_subnote_set_to_go_mainstream.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Enthusiastic Aussie response for the tiny Eee PC laptop now has Asus looking to a retail launch in time for a pre-Christmas debut.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:39:54 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Leopard let loose on PCs!</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/leopard_let_loose_on_pcs.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Your Mac can run Windows, courtesy of BootCamp. Now there's a clever hack which lets your Windows PC run Apple's fresh-baked Leopard OS.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:27:27 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Microsoft takes a razor to XP</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/microsoft_takes_a_razor_to_xp.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[First it was 'MinWin' microkernel inside Windows 7; now Redmond is working on a cut-down, lighterweight version of XP. Vista? Well there's not a lot of talk about that.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 06:28:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Seagate settles class action: cash back over misleading hard drive capacities</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/seagate_settles_class_action_cash_back_over_misleading_hard_drive_capacities.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The world's largest hard disk manufacturer will offer customers 5% cash back on disk drives bought over the last six years in order to settle a legal action over the measurement of hard drive capacity.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:16:37 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New drive reads and writes Blu-ray discs</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/new_drive_reads_and_writes_bluray_discs.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[If you're backing the Blu-ray brigade in the next-gen DVD war, the latest drive from Sony is worth a look.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:41:02 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Aussie stores selling Windows Home Server for $200 (mouse optional)</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/aussie_stores_selling_windows_home_server_for_200_mouse_optional.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Want to load Microsoft's new Windows Home Server OS on a home-built server box or your old desktop PC? It'll cost you around $200, and maybe $9 for a mouse.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Oct 2007 01:51:52 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Blu-ray or HD-DVD? This PC doesn't care</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/bluray_or_hddvd_this_pc_doesnt_care.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hate backing a losing horse? The latest desktop offering from Acer allows you to have an each-way bet on the Blu-ray / HD-DVD race.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2007 03:09:34 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Quad-core ... in a notebook?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/quadcore__in_a_notebook.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The specs on this just-launched 5.4KG notebook have to be seen to be believed.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:48:39 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>640GB flash card blows hard drives away</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/640gb_flash_card_blows_hard_drives_away.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Flash drives comprehensively killed off floppy disks, and now a new development is threatening the same fate for hard drives.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:49:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Engin introduces $0 VoIP adaptor</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/engin_introduces_0_voip_adaptor.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Engin has launched an $0 internet telephony adaptor. But is it really the best deal out there for getting into VoIP?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:14:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Ubuntu Mobile gets ready to roll</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/ubuntu_mobile_gets_ready_to_roll.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[IDF San Francisco |The UMPC version of Ubuntu hits alpha next month and features code drawn from Intel's Moblin project as well as Nokia's Linux-powered wireless Internet Tablet family.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:04:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel shares laptop power tips with Linux community</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_shares_the_laptop_love_with_linux.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[IDF San Francisco | Intel makes further inroads by working with the open-source community, including Canonical and Red Hat, to boost battery life on laptops running Linux.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:57:27 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel 3G option back on the table</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_3g_option_back_on_the_table.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[IDF San Francisco |Intel may have divorced its awkward marriage with Nokia, but it is now hedging its bets with another 3G company, Option, while it waits for the world to adopt WiMAX.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:56:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel punts on pint-sized Penryn notebooks</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_punts_on_pintsized_penryn_notebooks.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[IDF San Francisco |Miserly power management and highly shrunk silicon to reduce notebook motherboard sizes by 60% in the fifth-gen Centrino notebooks due mid-2008]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:08:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel shows its iPhone clone</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_shows_its_iphone_clone.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[IDF San Francisco |Does Intel want to be the 'i' in iPhone? A very familiar-looking concept 'mobile Internet device' built around the all-in-one Moorestown superchip sure makes things seem that way.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:38:08 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New USB 3.0 will be optical, 5Gbit/s</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/new_usb_30_will_be_optical_5gbits.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[IDF San Francisco |In an attempt to break the USB bottleneck, Intel has kickstarted work on USB 3.0, aka 'Super Speed USB'. First devices aren't expected 'til 2009 though.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:32:13 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel’s 45nm Penryn due November 12</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intels_45nm_penryn_due_november_12.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[IDF San Francisco |Intel signs off on its next-gen 'Core 3' microarchitecture and names the date for motherboard-based WiMAX and BluRay/HD-DVD support.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Moore's laws for a doubly successful life</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/moores_laws_for_a_doubly_successful_life.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[IDF San Francisco |Everyone knows Moore's Law for a successful processor. But what principles can Intel's co-founder Gordon Moore offer for managing your own life?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:34:15 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Mouse battle: is Microsoft's new mouse the most over-the-top rodent ever?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/mouse_battle_is_microsofts_new_mouse_the_most_overthetop_rodent_ever.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Microsoft and Logitech are raising the bar for over-the-top mice. Check this: customisable weight cartridges.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 04:29:55 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>AMD announces three-core desktop CPU</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/amd_announces_threecore_desktop_cpu.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Like the sound of AMD's quad-core processor but worried about the price tag? The new Phenom X3 processor is a marked-down 'factory second' Barcelona quad-core processor on which only three engines are firing.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:53:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Open Source Challenge part 4: iPods, cameras, and more!</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/open_source_challenge_part_4_ipods_cameras_and_more.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The challenge continues as Ashton Mills forgoes the tasty delights of Windows for a world subsisting on Linux. Is it enough, or will he go hungry? Read on to find out about Ashton's challenge to rip and encode MP3s to an iPod.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:44:18 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Open Source Challenge part 6: USB peripherals and plug'n'play.</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/open_source_challenge_part_6_usb_peripherals_and_plugnplay.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[You've gotta love the plug'n'play nature of USB devices, especially when it comes to cameras and other pluggable peripherals. But can Ubuntu make it as easy as Windows?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:44:18 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Microsoft adopts DivX for latest media players</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/microsoft_adopts_divx_for_latest_media_players.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The software giant is not going to give up until it owns your lounge room -- and it's embracing new formats to do it.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:54:43 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Preview: Intel's IDF Fall 2007 techfest</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/preview_intels_idf_fall_2007_techfest.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[IDF Fall 2007 |What does Intel have up its sleeve for next week's silicon slumber party in San Francisco? Think plenty of 45nm 'Penryn', a dash of quad-core, beyond Core 2 and more.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2007 21:42:46 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Fujitsu offers unlocked mobile broadband</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/fujitsu_offers_unlocked_mobile_broadband.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[You won't be locked to Vodafone, or Telstra, or any other telco for that matter, with Fujitsu's latest HSDPA capable notebook.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 10:36:15 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>HP launches RedHat Linux desktop PC</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/hp_launches_redhat_linux_desktop_pc.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[HP, the world's largest PC manufacturer, has announced it will start selling Linux-based PCs from $AU600 in Australia.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:31:08 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>The verdict from Wheels</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/the_verdict_from_wheels.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[With HDTV testing so subjective, we asked professional car testers from Wheels magazine to run their critical eyes over the plasma and LCD HDTVs in our Labs.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2007 22:34:47 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>The case for LCD HDTVs</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/the_case_for_lcd_hdtvs.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[They are the best all-round TVs, with a bright crisp picture that works in all lighting conditions and is great for computer graphics and games. Why you would buy anything but an LCD HDTV? This is the case for LCD, part of APC's comparison of Plasma and LCD HDTV technologies.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:38:08 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Inside the $100 laptop</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/inside_the_100_laptop.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The One Laptop Per Child project aims to bridge the digital divide. We take a look at the hardware and the software and tell you how to get OLPC's fascinating UI 'Sugar' running on your computer.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:09:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell admits dust contamination problem</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dell_admits_dust_contamination_problem.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Think about the pain of a little grit in your eye, then imagine the pain Dell is going through with its whole manufacturing process right now.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:15:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Honey, I've shrunk the motherboard</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/honey_ive_shrunk_the_motherboard.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Just when you thought PC motherboards couldn't get any smaller, along comes one that fits in the palm of your hand.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:22:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Your old PC needs to meet Dr Kevorkian</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/your_old_pc_needs_to_meet_dr_kevorkian.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[An old friend asks you to bring their old Windows 98 PC back to life. Here's what you need to do. Look them squarely in the eyes, put a hand on their shoulder, and say, it's time to die.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:53:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Plasma vs LCD - which is best?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/plasma_vs_lcd__which_is_best.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Games and high def movie downloads look great on HDTVs, but before you even walk into the shop, you'll have to choose between plasma and LCD. We've looked at the latest TVs in both technologies to make the decision easier for you.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:29:54 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell's open source push hampered by drivers</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dells_open_source_push_hampered_by_drivers.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Reluctance on the part of component vendors to offer open source drivers is slowing the PC maker's Linux rollout.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 10:55:43 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>EXCLUSIVE: new pictures of the Nanobook</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/exclusive_new_pictures_of_the_nanobook.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Watch out eeePC, the Nanobook is coming to get you.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 04:49:33 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Toshiba R500 world's lightest, thinnest notebook. 64GB flash hard drive...</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/toshiba_r500_worlds_lightest_thinnest_notebook_64gb_flash_hard_drive.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We'll just call it the God notebook, OK?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 09:02:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sony unveils Flash-based Vaio</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/sony_unveils_flashbased_vaio.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Sony's most expensive Vaio notebook now comes with a flash-based hard drive rather than the heat-producing, prone-to-failure spinning platters found in most notebooks.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:54:25 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel slashes quad core prices</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_slashes_quad_core_prices.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Cutthroat competition between Intel and AMD means great deals are on the way for anyone contemplating a quad-core powered PC.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:41:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>How to get your hands on Windows Home Server</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/how_to_get_your_hands_on_windows_home_server.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Now that Microsoft's much-praised Windows Home Server has been RTM'd, how can you go about getting your own WHS-powered box? Or better yet, building you own? We've got the inside scoop!]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2007 03:56:16 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>It's time to declare the UMPC D.O.A.</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/its_time_to_declare_the_umpc_doa.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Ultra-Mobile PC has failed to entice users. Is it destined to go the way of Bill Gates' favourite innovation, the tablet PC?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:56:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Mac sales outpacing industry 3:1</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/mac_sales_outpacing_industry_31.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Mac market share is on the rise, while Dell's isslip-slidingaway.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:57:16 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel releases unlocked ‘Extreme' mobile CPU</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_releases_unlocked_extreme_mobile_cpu.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The new Core 2 Extreme X7800 mobile processor is not only overclock-ready, it's officially an arse-kicking Core 2 Duo on steroids according to Intel's mobile guru Mooly Eden.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:30:57 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Boost Vista performance on the motherboard</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/boost_vista_performance_on_the_motherboard.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Plugging a USB flash drive into your PC is one way to improve Vista's performance, but there is now a cheap alternative...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:05:40 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Lasers heating up drive performance</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/lasers_heating_up_drive_performance.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Replacing magnets with lasers could make hard drives 100 time faster, according to scientists.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:14:38 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>End of the PC era? Don't make me laugh.</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/end_of_the_pc_era_dont_make_me_laugh.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Mac users just don't get it. Microsoft is an innovation powerhouse and its decline is a fantastical pipe dream.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:55:40 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>ASUS eee PC to be released in Aust by Sept</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/asus_eee_pc_to_be_released_in_aust_by_sept.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE |ASUS has advised that the eee PC will only be made available in Australia on a 'special project tender' basis -- not via regular retail channels.ASUS' hot new sub-$400 laptop PC is about to hit Australian shores. We're already imagining dedicated Torrentputers, set-top boxen running the forthcoming Linux port of XBMC...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 05:40:57 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>The trials of upgrading to 64-bit Vista</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/the_trials_of_upgrading_to_64bit_vista.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It was a bit of a bold move, I must admit. I took the plunge today and upgraded my machine to 64-bit Vista. Here's why.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2007 02:04:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Asus to split in three</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/asus_to_split_in_three.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Electronics giant ASUS will split in three to placate tensions in the PC industry. Computer makers are becoming increasingly angry that ASUS is pushing its own PCs so hard.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 04:40:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Could Dell's anti-bloatware campaign spark PC industry change?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/could_dells_antibloatware_campaign_spark_pc_industry_change.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dell has  reacted to customer anger over pre-loaded bloatware on new PCs. The PC giant is promising customers the ability to opt-out.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:59:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Google, made by Dell</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/google_made_by_dell.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Google won't make its own servers any more: it has strengthened its ties with Dell by outsourcing the manufacturing of its distinctive yellow search appliances.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2007 08:13:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Free data recovery for NSW storm victims</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/free_data_recovery_for_nsw_storm_victims.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Kroll Ontrack, a data recovery company, is offering free digital image recovery to home PC users affected by computer water damage as a result of the recent New South Wales storms.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:27:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Computex: Inside the Gigabyte factory</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/computex_inside_the_gigabyte_factory.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Ever wondered what a motherboard production line looks like? So did we, and fortunately Gigabyte was kind enough to throw open its factory doors to us. We went in, camera at the ready...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 01:59:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Computex: Intel builds a house of chips</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/computex_intel_builds_a_house_of_chips.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Those crazy silicon geeks have built an office skyscraper out of chips... this is the nerdiest thing we have ever seen. (Oh, and they launched their new Intel 3 series chipset.)]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:16:03 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Computex: Keeping it breezy with Coolermaster</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/computex_keeping_it_breezy_with_coolermaster.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Today at Computex, the kings of cooling, Coolermaster, brought out their new swag, including the industry's first XXXXXXXL orbital heatsync.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 03:21:33 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New "Santa Rosa" MacBook Pros released by Apple this morning</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/new_santa_rosa_macbook_pros_released_by_apple_this_morning.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[They're based on Intel's Santa Rosa chipset, with processor speed bumps up to 2.4GHz, a new NVIDIA 8600M GT video chip, and up to 4GB RAM.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:16:13 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Computex: Bamboo Laptops, or The Fall of the Magnesium Market</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/computex_bamboo_laptops_or_the_fall_of_the_magnesium_market.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[COMPUTEX 2007 |Now you can legitimately say you got wood at Computex, as ASUS has spurned the traditional metal and plastic for bamboo in its latest notebook.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:24:26 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Computex: Intel brings out dancing girls</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/computex_intel_brings_out_dancing_girls.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[COMPUTEX 2007 |Intel officially started their party on their floor of the TICC building in Taipei at noon sharp today in good tradeshow tradition.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 09:59:55 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Computex: AMD and Intel in a war of words</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/computex_amd_and_intel_in_a_war_of_words.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[COMPUTEX 2007 |Innocent AMD staffers assaulted by the towering Intel quad-core robot...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 09:49:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>APC at Computex ground zero</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/apc_at_computex_ground_zero.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[COMPUTEX 2007 |Is it that time of the year already? We're on the ground at Computex in sunny Taipei, pressing the flesh at the biggest, fastest and meanest IT show in the world.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2007 09:42:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Toshiba announces AMD-based laptops</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/toshiba_announces_amdbased_laptops.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Intel's now no longer the only one playing tumble with one of the world's largest sellers of notebook PCs -- AMD has got a foot in the door with Toshiba.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 02:31:47 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>'Minority Report' screen for all</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/minority_report_screen_for_all.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has unveiled 'Surface.' It's futuristic touch screen computing like you've never seen before, or an Apple iPhone that's the size of a table and costs $10K, depending on your angle.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2007 08:54:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Lenovo working on a new type of notebook battery: lithium-metal</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/lenovo_working_on_a_new_type_of_notebook_battery_lithiummetal.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The notebook maker plans a 25% increase in battery capacity and has its eye on 'fast charge' technology which will recharge your notebook in five minutes.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2007 12:33:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Could IBM's Power6 tech be used in GPUs?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/could_ibms_power6_tech_be_used_in_gpus.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Launching the fastest microprocessor ever built, IBM says it's discovered a way to double the speed of a processor while still using the same amount of power. Will tomorrow's electricity-gluttonous graphics cards use this same technology?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 09:38:58 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell to offer free PC recycling in Canberra this Saturday</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dell_to_offer_free_pc_recycling_in_canberra_this_saturday.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dell and the Australian National University are holding a free PC recycling day this Saturday, where Canberrans can empty out their garages and spare rooms, and get rid of their old PCs.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 05:28:01 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>AMD ‘Puma’ stalking not just Centrino, but handheld PCs too</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/amd_puma_stalking_not_just_centrino_but_handheld_pcs_too.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[AMD steals a page from Intel's playbook to release its own 'Centrino'. But it's ambitions don't end at notebooks: it has plans to create super-low-voltage chips for ultra-mobile PCs too.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 13:47:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Lenovo’s plan for ‘double disk’ notebooks</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/lenovos_plan_for_double_disk_notebooks.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[How do you bridge the storage gap between flash disks and hard drives? Lenovo tips a dual-drive system which puts the OS and apps on a flash drive, but uses spinning platters for your data.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 11:23:05 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Lenovo rails against discreet graphics in notebooks: too power hungry</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/lenovo_rails_against_discreet_graphics_in_notebooks_too_power_hungry.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Battery technology can't keep up with the ever-increasing power demands of laptops, and Lenovo reckons that discreet graphics processors such as those from ATI and Nvidia are partly to blame.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 11:17:31 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Optus admits broadband network problem</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/optus_admits_broadband_network_problem.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Optus has admitted the Huawei hardware running its ADSL2+ broadband network has a fault that is preventing certain brands of modem from successfully connecting.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2007 11:00:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Vista will be the last version of Windows for Pentium 4 and Core Duo owners</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/vista_will_be_the_last_version_of_windows_for_pentium_4_and_core_duo_owners.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has sounded the death knell for 32-bit operating systems, meaning Vista's the last version of Windows that will boot on Pentium 4 and Intel Core Duo. Perhaps AMD had a point after all with its early introduction of 64-bit...UPDATE |Microsoft has clarified its position.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 13:43:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Windows can solve world health: Microsoft  </title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/windows_can_solve_world_health_microsoft.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[How do you solve the health problems plaguing billions of people in the third world? Easy! Give 'em a Windows Mobile-based smart phone.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 08:27:29 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Windows wants to run your life</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/windows_wants_to_run_your_life.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Not content with controlling most desktops and elbowing its way into family lounge rooms, Microsoft now has plans to dominate your entire house.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 00:40:02 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Large laptop HDDs not for Australia?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/large_laptop_hdds_not_for_australia.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Laptops are slowly increasing in storage capacity and 250GB HDDs are now on the market. But Aussies can't get one, it seems.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2007 10:33:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Hot damn: Dell to preinstall Linux</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/hot_damn_dell_to_preinstall_linux.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dell has confirmed that it will bundle Ubuntu Linux with a range of laptops and PCs. Is this Microsoft's worst nightmare come true -- one of the world's biggest PC manufacturers adopting Linux as a retail OS?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2007 00:18:26 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Seagate in stink with Hitachi over 'world's first' 1TB drive</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/seagate_in_stink_with_hitachi_over_worlds_first_1tb_drive.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[One of Hitachi's distributors has unveiled the 'world's first' 1TB hard drive, but Seagate is seeing red, and is adamant that it will be first.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 06:29:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Why you need Intel's 6Gbit/s SATA</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/why_you_need_intels_6gbits_sata.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Intel is now working on the SATA 3.0 standard that will provide up to6 gigabits per second of bandwidth. We asked Intel why on earth the world needs yet again another speed boost in the drive interface: surely we need faster drives first?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2007 07:13:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel red faced after WiMAX demo fails</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_red_faced_after_wimax_demo_fails.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Intel used its Developer Forum in Beijing to name the date it would be introducing WiMax in notebooks: by the end of June 2008. But it was embarrassed during a keynote when it couldn't actually get the technology to work.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:43:13 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel to unveil "mobile internet devices" -- Red Flag Linux with iPhone-style interface</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_to_unveil_mobile_internet_devices__red_flag_linux_with_iphonestyle_interface.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Intel will shortly announce that its future Mobile Internet Devices and UMPCs will be Linux-powered, using a custom version of the Chinese Red Flag distribution.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:55:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>GALLERY: Intel's new Mobile Internet Device with Red Flag Linux</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/gallery_intels_new_mobile_internet_device_with_red_flag_linux.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[WORLD EXCLUSIVE PICTURES |We've seen it all in depth and now you can too... Intel's Red Flag Linux powered mobile internet devices.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:52:33 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel demos 80 core CPU </title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_demos_80_core_cpu.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[So Intel wasn't blowing smoke up us after all when it said it was heading towards a 100 core CPU...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:34:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel shows PC booting Windows with UEFI firmware</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_shows_pc_booting_windows_with_uefi_firmware.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The last vestige of the 1980s PC may soon be wiped out from your PC: Intel has demonstrated a PC that boots Windows using a UEFI firmware startup sequence.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:43:49 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel announces "Core 2 Duo on steroids" - automatic overclocking</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_announces_core_2_duo_on_steroids__automatic_overclocking.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Intel today announced new details of its forthcoming Santa Rosa PC platform, including a significant revision of the Core 2 Duo chip with core-by-core auto-overclocking.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:13:51 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel to make major UEFI announcement</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_to_make_major_uefi_announcement.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Intel says it will make an announcement tomorrow related to the UEFI firmware platform tipped to supercede the 22 year-old BIOS and already is used in Apple Macs.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 04:35:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New SATA standard unveiled: PATA turns in grave, emits small whimper</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/new_sata_standard_unveiled_pata_turns_in_grave_emits_small_whimper.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Will the new revision of SATA finally do away with separate power and data cables? We went straight to the top of SATA-IO and asked the tough questions.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:34:25 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>ATI to include HD audio on HDMI Radeon cards</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/ati_to_include_hd_audio_on_hdmi_radeon_cards.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It seems everyone now wants a slice of Creative's almost exclusively-held discreet sound card pie. ATI's next graphics card features a fully-blown HD audio processor.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2007 14:34:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel's next-gen PC platform, ‘Santa Rosa’, ready for May launch</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intels_nextgen_pc_platform_santa_rosa_ready_for_may_launch.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Intel has named the date for its fourth-gen Centrino platform with flash-enhanced 'Turbo Memory' drives, integrated DirectX graphics and 802.11n wireless.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:35:14 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>World first 28" LCD ticks at 3ms</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/world_first_28_lcd_ticks_at_3ms.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Beaming at the sides, Viewsonic today launches what it calls the world's first 28-inch LCD monitor, and it features a tasty response time.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 07:08:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Gigabyte hunts, shoots Fox claim</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/gigabyte_hunts_shoots_fox_claim.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Almost as soon as we'd published our look at the bust-up between ASUS and Gigabyte, Gigabyte has shot through its belated explanation.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:31:27 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Microsoft unlocks Windows Home Server</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/microsoft_unlocks_windows_home_server.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Family calendaring, remote TV recording, internet monitoring of security camera webcams ... Microsoft expects developers will add all this functionality to Windows Home Server through the new software development kit.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 05:11:37 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Beyond Core 2: Intel’s roadmap to 2010</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/beyond_core_2_intels_roadmap_to_2010.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Intel's plans for the next two generations of its CPU microarchitecture begin with the first 45nm 'Penryn' processor due later this year.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:24:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Gigabyte/ASUS joint venture dumped: is Foxconn behind the whole thing?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/gigabyteasus_joint_venture_dumped_is_foxconn_behind_the_whole_thing.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Gigabyte has pulled the plug on its unusual joint venture with ASUS, providing empty reasons for doing so. What's the real reason? It's a juicy one...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:12:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Seagate takes a dip in data recovery</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/seagate_takes_a_dip_in_data_recovery.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Seagate has opened up its first Australian data recovery wing. It can recoveranything. That's nice, but could you please repeat the price again?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 05:57:11 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>MSI sings twinkle little X-Fi</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/msi_sings_twinkle_little_xfi.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Micro-Star International (MSI) shows off its new gem, the P6N Diamond. It's the first of many to include Creative's X-Fi audio chip onboard.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:32:48 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>ASUS makes noise with sound card</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/asus_makes_noise_with_sound_card.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ASUS has dropped a bombshell. It's making a gaming sound card and it's doing so in direct competition with Creative.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 06:08:28 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>DirectX 10 power supply emerges</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/directx_10_power_supply_emerges.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In Australia, Enermax has just launched a new series of power supplies it says are the world's first DX10-ready power supplies. Oh really now?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 03:36:43 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell to expand Linux PC range following overwhelming feedback</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dell_to_expand_linux_pc_range_following_overwhelming_feedback.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dell is planning to expand its range of PCs with Linux pre-installed, in a move that's likely to set the open source community ablaze with excitement whilst potentially putting Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer into an apoplectic rage.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 07:19:48 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sony's new Vaio G: the ultimate portable?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/sonys_new_vaio_g_the_ultimate_portable.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Sony today unveiled a new ultra-portable laptop with looks and specs to make even a strong-hearted geek-traveller go week at the knees and slobber.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell offers free hardware upgrades</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dell_offers_free_hardware_upgrades.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dell is offering owners of its infamous XPS 700 enthusiast system free motherboard upgrades and even the option to upgrade to quad-core, complete with free on-site installation. Is it the beginning of the new, upgrade-friendly Dell?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2007 03:46:26 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell relents on dodgy insurance policy</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dell_relents_on_dodgy_insurance_policy.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Remember Adam Bolte, the Dell owner who discovered Dell's CompleteCover insurance policy didn't cover his laptop -- even though Dell sold it to him with the laptop? He's had a win against the computer giant.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 09:31:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New WD external drive packs eSATA -- as fast outside your computer as it is inside</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/new_wd_external_drive_packs_esata__as_fast_outside_your_computer_as_it_is_inside.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A new external hard drive from Western Digital now features an extremely fast eSATA port. But is it enough to rip USB storage a new one?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 05:20:55 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>AMD promises Intel CPU chipsets</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/amd_promises_intel_cpu_chipsets.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[AMD will soon produce motherboard chipsets for Intel CPUs. However don't expect AMDtrino any time soon: a Centrino-like platform is not a very good strategy for AMD, apparently.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:19:39 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Seagate 2.5in drives set to blast past 200GB</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/seagate_25in_drives_set_to_blast_past_200gb.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Sumo-sized hard disks are being readied for launch in laptops, says Seagate, which is also about to ship its first flash-enhanced 'hybrid hard drives'.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:08:10 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>160GB solid state HDDs steal thunder</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/160gb_solid_state_hdds_steal_thunder.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A new range of solid state hard drives were recently unveiled in the laptop-friendly 2.5-inch form factor. Top capacity? 160GB, and not a single spinning platter in sight.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:58:28 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell's daylight robbery</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dells_daylight_robbery.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[When one purchases 'theft cover' for a product, one might assume that it 'covers theft.' But what if the company has done the dodgy in the fine print? What if that company is Dell?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2007 07:57:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>How Apple could crush Dell</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/how_apple_could_crush_dell.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Imagine a Windows PC where all the correct drivers could be automatically installed after a fresh Windows install with a single software tool. You've just discovered Apple's secret weapon in its war against Dell.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2007 03:48:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Quantum CPU on sale next year?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/quantum_cpu_on_sale_next_year.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Big wigs from a private company demoed the world's first commercially viable quantum computer at the Computer History Museum.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:56:41 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel, Nokia bust-up over Centrino HSDPA</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_nokia_bustup_over_centrino_hsdpa.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We get the feeling that Intel was the dumper and Nokia the dumpee in this Valentine's Day bust-up, but laptop users are certain to be the ones left sobbing over theirTim Tamsin the end.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:26:52 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Powerful GPUs will sit outside notebooks</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/powerful_gpus_will_sit_outside_notebooks.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[If manufacturers pick up a newly defined graphics specification, laptop and desktop computers alike are about to get their very own line of external video cards.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2007 14:50:07 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Powerline 200Mb/s hits Australia</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/powerline_200mbs_hits_australia.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Netgear has finally launched the 200Mb/s Ethernet-over-mains power adaptor in Australia. As convenient as they may be, however, there is an ugly catch.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2007 21:53:26 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>NVIDIA owners threaten class action over Vista drivers (or lack of them)</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/nvidia_owners_threaten_class_action_over_vista_drivers_or_lack_of_them.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Big trouble in big video -- NVIDIA's lack of final Vista drivers for its video cards is stirring up a lawsuit by users who say they've been mislead.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:24:54 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>My kingdom for a keyboard</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/my_kingdom_for_a_keyboard.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Keyboards. They don't make 'em like they used to. These days they seem to pack everythingandthe kitchen sink. Doesn't anyone make a plain old keyboard anymore?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2007 13:14:42 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Logitech, Creative, NVIDIA driver disgrace</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/logitech_creative_nvidia_driver_disgrace.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Thinking of upgrading to Vista? Be prepared for the rude shock that a triumverate of the most common hardware manufacturersstilldon't have final-release Vista drivers available.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:22:01 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel gives "Draft N" its blessing: "Sorry IEEE, we couldn't wait any more."</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_gives_draft_n_its_blessing_sorry_ieee_we_couldnt_wait_any_more.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Now that Apple and Intel have thrown their weight behind the draft version of 802.11n, does the officially sanctified standard need to be anything more than a rubber stamp?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>ATI releases final Catalyst drivers for Vista</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/ati_releases_final_catalyst_drivers_for_vista.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[No sooner is Vista released than ATI has its first official Vista driver ready to go. Read on to discover what ATI has in store for Vista users.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:52:05 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Details on AMD's true quad-core emerge</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/details_on_amds_true_quadcore_emerge.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[AMD is convinced that its first desktop quad-core CPU, presently dubbed 'Agena', will be a more refined processor than Intel's current quad-core offerings. But can it overcome its recent speed woes?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 04:06:43 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Creative puts EAX back into Vista</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/creative_puts_eax_back_into_vista.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Microsoft rips out a fundamental audio feature from Windows and Creative hits back with a workaround.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:31:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>The desk that would do Nikola Tesla proud: wireless power for your gadgets </title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/the_desk_that_would_do_nikola_tesla_proud_wireless_power_for_your_gadgets.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Imagine a desk that you plug in. Now imagine that's the only thing you plug in at your work area. Well, this might be the desk of the future, but its younger sibling is around the corner.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2007 17:22:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Logitech catches Vista fever</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/logitech_catches_vista_fever.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Logitech is all over the Vista bandwagon, releasing a slather of Vista compatible hardware that features 'visual experiences'.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 02:09:46 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell's laptops under fire again</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dells_laptops_under_fire_again.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A group of unhappy Dell Inspiron owners has filed a suit against the PC giant for alleged negligence in what they say is a flawed design of certain models.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:31:48 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>128GB flash hard drives announced: death of the spinning platter?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/128gb_flash_hard_drives_announced_death_of_the_spinning_platter.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hard drives based on as much as 128GB of flash memory are starting to appear. Will you finally lose the mechanical hard drive this year?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2007 04:34:15 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Philips to blow gamers, literally</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/philips_to_blow_gamers_literally.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In the future, games will have a taste, throw you around the room, and also spit on you. Starting on the PC, Philips is taking the bold step toward such a goal.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:06:49 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Terabyte HDDs out of the closet</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/terabyte_hdds_out_of_the_closet.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Both Seagate and Hitachi claim they're the first with a terabyte hard drive. Forget who's first -- who's best?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2007 05:16:08 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Diamond-encrusted LCD display takes the floor at CES: 2.25 megadiamonds</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/diamondencrusted_lcd_display_takes_the_floor_at_ces_225_megadiamonds.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Diamonds are a girl's best friend, so will Philips' new 2,250 diamond-encrusted display make the spousal purchasing decision easier?Plus:top three indignities that flat panel technologies have been subjected to in Las Vegas.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2007 22:54:18 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sneak peek of Dell's 27-inch LCD</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/sneak_peek_of_dells_27inch_lcd.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The new Dell behemoth has the product name of a telly but the specs of a monitor. To be a telly or not to be, what is it? 27 inches, that's what.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2007 02:48:35 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>IBM chip technology delays speed of light</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/ibm_chip_technology_delays_speed_of_light.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[IBM says it can greatly increase computer performance by slowing the flow of light with a ground-breaking device the size of one square millimetre.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2006 03:29:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Apple says no to Samsung's hybrid flash hard drives in new Macs</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/apple_says_no_to_samsungs_hybrid_flash_hard_drives_in_new_macs.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[... but says yes to Intel's motherboard-integrated 'Robson' flash technology for enhancing performance and extending notebook battery life?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:39:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Can you run Vista?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/can_you_run_vista.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has spilled the beans on Vista's minimum 'Capable' specs. Curious to see where you sit on the Vista-ready scale?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 04:11:07 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Tough luck: MS on Aussie Vista</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/tough_luck_ms_on_aussie_vista.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Why does Media Center suck so much, particularly for the Australian audience? We asked Microsoft and were graced with an anonymous spokesperson response.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 03:10:58 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>300GB laptops by February?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/300gb_laptops_by_february.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Get ready to offload your masses of, uh...amassed data. To your laptop, that is, as Fujitsu has just unveiled imminent availability for the world's first 300GB 2.5-inch hard drive.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 02:32:14 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Deal hunter: Dragging a discount out of Dell</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/deal_hunter_dragging_a_discount_out_of_dell.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Just because Dell loves to boast that its build-to-order process means it sells the lowest-priced gear doesn't mean we wouldn't like to get it a little bit cheaper. Here's how.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:06:13 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>GPU acceleration for Adobe Reader</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/gpu_acceleration_for_adobe_reader.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The software revolution has begun. As Adobe adds stream computing support to Acrobat Reader, accelerating applications through the graphics processor is set to become mainstream sooner than we thought.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:59:48 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Multi-gigabit goes wireless</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/multigigabit_goes_wireless.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[CSIRO has recently popped the lid on a new wireless technology it's been working on. The question that lingers is does this thing cook as fast as it transmits?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2006 04:21:07 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Vista, Linux and OS X benchmarking</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/vista_linux_and_os_x_benchmarking.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I chatted with the lead developer behind the popular 3DMark and PCMark benchmarking utilities to find out about their latest Vista-compatible speed testing suites.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:35:08 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Deal hunter: USB memory keys officially cheaper than chips</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/deal_hunter_usb_memory_keys_officially_cheaper_than_chips.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[With prices on USB keys falling below $25 a gigabyte, plugging one in to work with Vista's ReadyBoost cache might well be the cheapest way to boost system performance.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 09 Dec 2006 12:00:52 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>100GB HDD size of sliced cheddar</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/100gb_hdd_size_of_sliced_cheddar.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Smaller than a credit card, this record-breaking hard drive will no doubt soon find its way in a portable media play near you.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:00:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell 27" monitor: real or bull?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dell_27_monitor_real_or_bull.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Is Dell about to release a smaller, yet still behemoth-esque 27-inch LCD monitor or are we being led astray by some crazy vying for attention?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2006 04:43:18 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Deal hunter: cheap RAM upgrades for Vista </title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/deal_hunter_cheap_ram_upgrades_for_vista.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[If you're contemplating shifting to Vista, you'll really need to chock up your RAM as much as possible. Here's how to do it for as little as $129 a gigabyte.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2006 09:25:42 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Optimus keyboard staggeringly expensive</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/optimus_keyboard_staggeringly_expensive.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The initial pre-orders are about to be taken in for the first edition of the Optimus keyboard. Guess how much it'll set you back. Guess again.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:35:54 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Vista to exorcise SATA DVD demons?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/vista_to_exorcise_sata_dvd_demons.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Taiwan manufacturers are banging out more noise about their unpopular SATA optical drives, labeling Windows Vista as their ultimate saviour. But why, exactly, will Vista help them?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 05:07:07 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Can a sheet of paper really store 450GB?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/can_a_sheet_of_paper_really_store_450gb.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A fellow from India reckons he can store 100 movie-length DVDs on a single A4 sheet of paper.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2006 03:16:47 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Lots missing in Vista's Media Center</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/lots_missing_in_vistas_media_center.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Vista has gone gold, technically, but I'd describe the Media Centre features as being a particular shade of brown. Here's are the top 5 features you won't be getting.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2006 04:58:14 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Hold your horses: Creative has Vista drivers coming... some time next year</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/hold_your_horses_creative_has_vista_drivers_coming_some_time_next_year.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The giant awakes and we finally received a response from Creative regarding its largely lacking driver support for its sound cards on Windows Vista.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2006 07:35:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Is dual-core better than quad-core?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/is_dualcore_better_than_quadcore.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[My previous story on quad-core being overkill kicked up quite a storm. It was aimed at the current desktop user, which was conveniently overlooked by some. However, with benchmark results in, head for the bomb shelter -- I maintain my claim that quad-core remains excessive.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 06:48:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel sets loose quad-core</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_sets_loose_quadcore.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A world first, and quite happy to lovingly spit in AMD's face as always, Intel flaunts its quad-core beast for enthusiasts and puts it on the shelves. It is, literally, however, one hot chip.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:17:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Blu-ray &amp; HD-DVD hybrid chip unveiled</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/bluray__hddvd_hybrid_chip_unveiled.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Another company claims a first by creating a chip that can decode both Blu-ray and HD-DVD standards. It could be just what we're waiting for, but hang on, haven't we seen this somewhere before?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 00:36:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Microsoft to make CPUs: tomorrow's Apple?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/microsoft_to_make_cpus_tomorrows_apple.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Look who's planning its own processors. Is Microsoft about to form its own proprietary platform?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 02:22:18 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>nVIDIA lands CUDA, "100x faster"</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/nvidia_lands_cuda_100x_faster.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[nVIDIA goes fishing and reels in its very own edition of stream computing by saying it can do better. Stream computing is for lamers, apparently -- unified shaders that can communicate with each other are where it's at. nVIDIA also unveils its new digitally-female mascot...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 04:05:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Tough new rules on Vista "OEM"</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/tough_new_rules_on_vista_oem.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Another bastard clause of the Vista EULA has hit the spotlight. Microsoft has significantly tightened the restrictions on the sale of OEM copies of Vista -- say goodbye to the days of I'd like to buy a hard drive and an OEM copy of Windows, thanks.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2006 04:51:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>A glimpse at next-gen cooling</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/a_glimpse_at_nextgen_cooling.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Researchers from IBM have unleashed some interesting tid bits on their plans for the future of cooling processors. Comparisons were made with the human vascular system. Soylent cooling, anyone?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 03:53:42 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Quarter-terabyte notebook hard drives announced by Hitachi... drool</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/quarterterabyte_notebook_hard_drives_announced_by_hitachi_drool.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Just when you thought that 160GB 2.5in notebook hard disk you bought was the latest and greatest (it happened to me this week, OK) Hitachi announces it will be releasing a 250GB disk soon.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2006 13:39:52 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Another wireless HD standard emerges</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/another_wireless_hd_standard_emerges.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Wireless, high-definition media streaming between your local A/V devices could be hitting your hands early next year.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:24:11 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Creative mute on Vista Soundblaster drivers</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/creative_mute_on_vista_soundblaster_drivers.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Judging by Creative's almost total lack of Vista drivers, it seems the next-gen OS has crept up on Creative and taken it by surprise. That is, in itself, surprising, since the company was at the recent WinHEC conference in Seattle spouting off about how great its commitment to Vista was.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2006 03:05:30 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>AMD/ATI merge, CPU/GPU processor next</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/amdati_merge_cpugpu_processor_next.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[AMD has announced its complete acquisition of ATI. During the announcement it also unveiled some tasty information about a future CPU/GPU processor it calls Fusion.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2006 23:30:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Foil stores data in next-gen HDD</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/foil_stores_data_in_nextgen_hdd.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hard drives that use flexible metal foil sheets as platters look set to hit town in the near future. The technology reportedly makes hard drives significantly faster, cheaper, and more reliable.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2006 03:46:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Optimus keyboard nears its prime, Upravlator surfaces</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/optimus_keyboard_nears_its_prime_upravlator_surfaces.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[As the vaunted Optimus keyboard nears completion, its creator announces yet another input device. It plugs into your video card.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 03:30:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Vista still lacks full nVIDIA support</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/vista_still_lacks_full_nvidia_support.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Want to run Vista on a RAID hard drive configuration using nVIDIA's popular nForce chipset? You can forget about it with official drivers. There is a way to get it running, however.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:01:48 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>PhysX tries on PCI-Express, arouses nVIDIA</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/physx_tries_on_pciexpress_arouses_nvidia.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[AGEIA is launching its PhysX card into the present with a PCI-Express incarnation. Will this be enough to drive up its popularity? Plus, nVIDIA was caught with its pants down, cheating on Havok.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006 03:29:54 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Apple ad gets down to business</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/apple_ad_gets_down_to_business.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Apple's ad campaign hasn't always told the full story about how useful Macs can be. A new ad takes Mac guys into the office.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2006 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bring out your dead PC this Saturday</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/bring_out_your_dead_pc_this_saturday.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[If you live in Melbourne and have an old PC collecting dust in the garage, Dell will take it off your hands for one day only - tomorrow - and process the materials using environmentally-safe methods.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:09:16 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Samsung has a 30-inch monitor, too</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/samsung_has_a_30inch_monitor_too.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Samsung has unveiled its flash 30-inch monitor and as one might expect, it's looking rather tasty. How do its specs fare against those already on the market?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:59:31 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Will Intel really buy nVIDIA?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/will_intel_really_buy_nvidia.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I will eat a whole eggplant raw if the Intel+nVIDIA deal really does go through. I'm calling it as pure fluff.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 10:14:05 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Optical drive makers hail SATA</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/optical_drive_makers_hail_sata.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to sources in Taiwan, we may soon see a greater availability and uptake of SATA optical drives, ridding ourselves once and for all of the curse of the fat, grey ribbon cable that is Parallel ATA.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2006 05:00:57 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>ATI: Power of forty CPUs in one GPU</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/ati_power_of_forty_cpus_in_one_gpu.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ATI has finally unveiled what its 'stream computing' initiative is all about. It's looking mighty powerful and you, yourself, just might be able to benefit from it within a day.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2006 14:50:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>From KDE to karaoke: five things to do with a sub-$100 PC</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/from_kde_to_karaoke_five_things_to_do_with_a_sub100_pc.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Taiwan's E-Way Technology is the latest vendor to promise a PC for less than $100. Assuming that price isn't just wishful thinking, what are the possible applications for such a cheap machine?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:10:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Screw it, we'll recall the lot: Sony</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/screw_it_well_recall_the_lot_sony.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Sony may be finished in the battery business after announcing a global product recall today for lithium ion batteries it manufactured, following recalls by Dell, Apple, Toshiba, Panasonic, Lenovo and IBM.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 05:14:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel quad-core benchmarked</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_quadcore_benchmarked.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[IDF San Francisco |Intel gave us a few minutes today to test their hot-damn quad-core desktop processor. And the results were... fricking good (as you'd expect from Intel's choice of benchmarks on an Intel-built machine).]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2006 02:50:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Triple-display monitor with a twist</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/tripledisplay_monitor_with_a_twist.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Sharp has announced a monitor that can display three different images, all at once, at three separate angles. This could have its benefits, but we can see it being a tad strange when it comes to the lounge room.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2006 01:29:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel's laser-guided war on tera</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intels_laserguided_war_on_tera.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[IDF San Francisco |Intel's recent announcement about electrically pumped hybrid silicon lasers had most people scratching their heads. Today, Intel explained how laser-based CPUs will work, and the massive change to PC architecture that is coming up.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 03:36:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>$1million for more Mac-like PCs</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/1million_for_more_maclike_pcs.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Intel is offering $US1million for PC makers to make sexier, smaller computers. The enormous bounty follows Microsoft's development of a PC 'industrial design toolkit'. What's causing this change in the PC industry? Apple and its many, many beautiful products, that's what.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:44:08 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel confirms quad-core for November</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_confirms_quadcore_for_november.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[IDF San Francisco |Double your fun... wait, make that double your double fun. Scratch that. Picture sticky taping two Core 2 Duos together, and you have Intel's new Quad.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:28:48 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Macs too hip for PC users?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/macs_too_hip_for_pc_users.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I believe I may have uncovered one of the main reasons Apple isn't more rapidly expanding in popularity in the computer department. And it's a right doozie.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2006 06:58:40 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>ATI Touts Stream Computing</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/ati_touts_stream_computing.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Graphic chip giant ATI is to announce a new class of processing Friday week called 'stream computing'. This is big news, as we may see the graphics processor grow into a more general purpose processor -- and a powerful one at that.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:08:05 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Harvey Norman slams computer makers over warranty policies</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/harvey_norman_slams_computer_makers_over_warranty_policies.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Australia's biggest computer retailer, Harvey Norman, has criticised Apple over its restrictive warranty policies. It also says in general, computer industry warranty policies fall short of what's required by Australian law.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 04:27:27 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Price war on LCD monitors: Chi Mei 22" widescreen sells for $509</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/price_war_on_lcd_monitors_chi_mei_22_widescreen_sells_for_509.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[With the arrival in Australia last month of Taiwanese LCD manufacturer Chi Mei, price competition on LCDs has never been fiercer. Chi Mei's 22 inch widescreen monitor is selling for a little as $509.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2006 05:53:03 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>1TB drives early 2007, 2.5TB in 2009</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/1tb_drives_early_2007_25tb_in_2009.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hard drives will see a massive jump in available storage space in the next few years,  thanks to new breakthroughs - and a new world record - in magnetic areal storage density from Seagate.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2006 23:48:18 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>VoIP just too dang hard: Microsoft</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/voip_just_too_dang_hard_microsoft.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[What's with Microsoft's sudden interest in webcams and VoIP headsets? Why step into a well-established market, where notebooks increasingly have the stuff built-in? According to Microsoft, it's all just too hard to use at the moment.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2006 05:21:30 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Did HD-DVD win the war against BluRay this week?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/did_hddvd_win_the_war_against_bluray_this_week.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to many armchair experts, HD-DVD won the format war, with the introduction of a triple-layer disc which can play in regular DVD players too. This is about where I laugh intensely and pull the forgotten rabbit out of the hat. Some of you may wish to sit down for this...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2006 03:25:02 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New Microsoft mice copy OS X's Expose</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/new_microsoft_mice_copy_os_xs_expose.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Yup, Microsoft's new Instant Viewer definitely bears more than a passing resemblance to Expose on Mac OS X. But apart from that transgression, there's some dead smart stuff in these new mice.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:47:43 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Logitech's motorized mouse: world's most advanced?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/logitechs_motorized_mouse_worlds_most_advanced.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Is Logitech MX Revolution with its insane automatic transmission a pure gimmick, or the best mouse ever invented? Here's my first impressions.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2006 05:11:52 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Microsoft's 14 new Vista hardware devices</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/microsofts_14_new_vista_hardware_devices.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[YOU cooked up eight versions of Vista dude? My division has a dozen mice! Bite me. Microsoft is about to take the wraps off its most prolific hardware range yet.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2006 06:27:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>High definition without the wires: wireless HDMI makes its debut</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/high_definition_without_the_wires_wireless_hdmi_makes_its_debut.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Are we about to see a storm of high definition, wireless-enabled devices? If this piece of hardware gets its way, it certainly is likely.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2006 04:26:28 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>PC Case Gear primes for new online shop</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/pc_case_gear_primes_for_new_online_shop.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Australian case modding store PC Case Gear will mark six years in business by unveiling a brand new online shopfront by the end of the year. I talked to company founder James Cameron.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2006 05:24:20 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>The unfeasible AI gaming processor</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/the_unfeasible_ai_gaming_processor.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[News is buzzing of yet another specialised processor aimed at the gaming market. It's full of potential, but here are all the reasons youwouldn'twant one.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 08 Sep 2006 03:13:54 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel vPro: makes it harder to unlock corporate PCs</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_vpro_makes_it_harder_to_unlock_corporate_pcs.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Making it harder isn't usually the key selling point of a new technology. But that's exactly what Intel is promising with its new vPro business PC platform.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 07 Sep 2006 09:20:33 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>$60,500 or jail time for modchippers</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/60500_or_jail_time_for_modchippers.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Console mod-chip installers will be wiped out and bloggers banned from discussing methods of breaking copy protection under tough laws to be introduced by the Australian government.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2006 08:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bigfoot's deadly network card</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/bigfoots_deadly_network_card.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[What card has an Ethernet port, a 400MHz CPU, and looks like a melee weapon? Anextremelyexpensive network card.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2006 06:05:21 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Symantec plays down CPU virus hyperbole</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/symantec_plays_down_cpu_virus_hyperbole.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We have an interesting QA session with Symantec's Vincent Weafer and discover that the new proof-of-concept CPU virus isn't all it was cracked up to be.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:21:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>CPU virus can attack AMD, Intel CPUs</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/cpu_virus_can_attack_amd_intel_cpus.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A new proof-of-concept virus targeted at a certain architectural flaw in most modern CPUs can take almost complete, low-level control of a system.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:09:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Melbourne PC stores slash prices</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/melbourne_pc_stores_slash_prices.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Prices are sliding: one Pentium 4 is down from $325 to $145 and the AMD 4400 X2 is down $250. This week, I look at the best deals from PC stores in Melbourne (as well as which of them deliver nationwide!)]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2006 02:59:43 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Qantas ban may extend to Mac laptops</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/qantas_ban_may_extend_to_mac_laptops.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Qantas is seeking advice on whether it should place restrictions on the use of Apple Mac notebooks on its aircraft, following the computer maker's recall of 1.8million batteries today.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2006 04:50:42 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Wake up: quad-core is overkill!</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/wake_up_quadcore_is_overkill.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Quad-core processors are on their way but the current new offerings are better than ever. Is now a good time to play the waiting game? The answer is a resounding no.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2006 01:57:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>We were wrong about HD playback in Vista: Microsoft</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/we_were_wrong_about_hd_playback_in_vista_microsoft.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has clarified its statement that playback of protected high-definition content wouldn't be possible in Windows Vista 32bit. It now says its Senior Program Manager Steve Riley didn't quite get it right, though it's hard to see how the clarification isn't more of the same in different words.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2006 01:18:43 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Microsoft cuts ANOTHER feature: full HD playback in 32bit Vista goes</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/microsoft_cuts_another_feature_full_hd_playback_in_32bit_vista_goes.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[TECH.ED 2006 |Microsoft has bent to pressure from movie studios to limit playback of protected HD movies to 64-bit computers only. That means owners of most Pentium 4s and Core Duos can kiss goodbye to dreams of studio-release BluRay and HD-DVD movies playing on a 30 LCD monitor...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2006 08:25:15 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Logitech limits Vista support to three-year-old peripherals</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/logitech_limits_vista_support_to_threeyearold_peripherals.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Logitech has admitted it won't be making Vista drivers for any keyboards or mice older than three years. Logitech will [only] be supporting legacy mice and keyboards that shipped with Setpoint, our mouse and keyboard configuration software. This software has been shipping with Logitech products since 2003, the company told APC.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2006 04:56:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Quad-core: what we know so far</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/quadcore_what_we_know_so_far.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dual-core shmual-shmore. Desktop quad-core processors from both AMD and Intel are on the immediate horizon. Both companies are being tight-lipped about their products but small fact leaks and analysis have revealed some conundrums in the quad-core architectures.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2006 01:03:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>"AMD Inside" Dells in Australia next month  </title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/amd_inside_dells_in_australia_next_month.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[As part of its quarterly earnings report, Dell has confirmed that it will launch AMD-equipped Dimension desktops next month. It also confirmed the launch of its previously-announced AMD two-socket and mutli-socket Opteron servers.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2006 02:25:38 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Logitech's Vista keyboard/mouse unveiled</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/logitechs_vista_keyboardmouse_unveiled.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[If you absolutely must have the latest and greatest keyboard/mouse combo, Logitech has two that offer dedicated Vista support long before the OS itself will ship, including special buttons for Vista's 3D 'flip' application switcher.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2006 02:54:26 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Apple releases BootCamp 1.1</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/apple_releases_bootcamp_11.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Apple's new 1.1 beta version of its dual-boot Bootcamp software provides support for iSight cameras under Windows as well as other juicy features for owners of new Intel-based Macs.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2006 02:52:41 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>First Blu-ray player hits Aussie market</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/first_bluray_player_hits_aussie_market.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Samsung is the first company to ship a Bluray home theatre movie player in Australia. It delivers true HD resolution -- up to five times DVD -- but there is one small problem...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2006 01:56:58 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell begins largest battery recall in history</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dell_begins_largest_battery_recall_in_history.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dell today announced the recall of 4.1 million batteries after several widely publicised battery bonfires. The recall makes it clear that these stories are more than isolated incidents.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:21:27 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>AMD chips in Dell notebooks soon</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/amd_chips_in_dell_notebooks_soon.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In a development that turns long-standing industry tradition on its head, rumours are circulating that Dell will launch a series of notebooks containing AMD processors by the end of the year. AMD confirmed the new alliance but Dell Australia refused to say anything.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:27:10 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel open sources graphics drivers. AMD too?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_open_sources_graphics_drivers_amd_too.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[AMD is considering open sourcing its newly acquired ATI graphics drivers. The decision would open the door for much greater performance in competitors to DirectX like OpenGL, as well as virtualisation environments. It follows a surprise decision by Intel to open source its upcoming 965 Express Chipset family graphics controller.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:23:24 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New ASUS wireless router has Bittorrent and hard drive built in</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/new_asus_wireless_router_has_bittorrent_and_hard_drive_built_in.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dang, this is THE router for the avid software/TV/music/movie pirate. Not that we'd condone that sort of thing. Just sayin'...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:36:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>ASUS and Gigabyte join forces</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/asus_and_gigabyte_join_forces.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Two leading motherboard manufacturers ASUS and Gigabyte have announced their decision to form a new joint venture.  The new company, in which Gigabyte will have the controlling share (51%), will begin operations on the 1 January 2007.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2006 07:18:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>BluRay media goes on sale and the cost is... wait for it...</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/bluray_media_goes_on_sale_and_the_cost_is_wait_for_it.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Well, let's just say you could either take your partner out for dinner, or buy a single BluRay disc from Verbatim.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2006 05:22:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New Mac Pro is quad-core Xeon </title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/new_mac_pro_is_quadcore_xeon.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Apple has unveiled the replacement for its PowerMac G5: a machine based on two dual-core Xeon processors at clock speeds of up to 3GHz, with room for four hard drives, two optical drives and 16GB RAM.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2006 22:16:54 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>$0 laptops with Optus broadband</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/0_laptops_with_optus_broadband.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It seems a free modem is no longer enough to entice people to sign up for broadband. Optus is the first telco to offer $0 laptops to customers who sign up for two years of wireless or DSL broadband.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2006 14:31:55 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Minority Report computing is here!</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/minority_report_computing_is_here.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Straight out of the movie, Minority Report, comes a real interface-free, hands-manipulated computer interface that will blow your mouse and keyboard away.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2006 22:03:13 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Nicholas Negroponte on the $100 laptop</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/nicholas_negroponte_on_the_100_laptop.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In a video posted today on the Technology, Entertainment and Design blog (TEDBlog) Nicholas Negroponte explains some of the hardware and software design challenges involved in building the $100 laptop for use by children in developing countries.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2006 13:25:45 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Is your PC ready for Vista?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/is_your_pc_ready_for_vista.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Vista beta build 5472 is the first one to allow upgrading from XP and also the first to include the Upgrade Advisor Beta, which will trawl through your system and tell you whether it's adequately grunty for running Vista.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:45:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Affordable KVM for Vista testing</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/affordable_kvm_for_vista_testing.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[If you're doing the two-PC tango so you can use the Vista Beta while using XP for your main work PC, Belkin's new $99 KVM is a very handy accessory to have around. You can use both PCs with one keyboard, monitor and mouse.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2006 02:31:41 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Geekbench: Speed test your Mac against Windows and Linux PCs</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/geekbench_speed_test_your_mac_against_windows_and_linux_pcs.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Geekbench is a free cross-platform suite of benchmark tests that works on Macs, PCs and Linux machines.After running the tests, you can post them to the developer's web site and view the results, giving you the chance to measure your Mac against all comers whatever OS they are using.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2006 12:25:26 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel Core 2 Duo out today: obsolete?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_core_2_duo_out_today_obsolete.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Intel's anticipated Core 2 Duo CPU has been officially launched today, but with Intel's new quad-core chip just around the corner, is Core 2 Duo obsolete before it hits store shelves?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2006 04:09:56 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell responds to bloat claims</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dell_responds_to_bloat_claims.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dell has conceded customers are increasingly unhappy with the amount of preloaded software that comes preinstalled on their new PCs. One customer was so frustrated he made a program called PC-Decrapifier that targets Dell's preinstalled software for deletion.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2006 06:28:10 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>AMD slashes CPU prices by up to 61%</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/amd_slashes_cpu_prices_by_up_to_61.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[If you can't make 'em faster, make 'em cheaper appears to be the new motto at AMD. A new motherboard and top-end AMD CPU will soon be a very cheap PC upgrade, with radically revised pricing from the chipmaker.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2006 05:24:39 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel PCs to cease using ATI chips?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_pcs_to_cease_using_ati_chips.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[AMD won't do anything to block Intel PC makers to stop using ATI graphics chips following its merger, but AMD's Chief Financial Officer Robert Rivet admits he expects sales of ATI GPUs to be lost to certain partisan Intel box builders.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2006 01:20:47 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Apple to use Xeon in quad-core desktop?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/apple_to_use_xeon_in_quadcore_desktop.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Apple's rumoured decision to use the new 64-bit Intel Xeon (Woodcrest) chips in its forthcoming Mac Pro desktops will make them the fastest and most powerful desktop computers anywhere, insiders say.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2006 02:13:09 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Cost of BluRay vs HD-DVD: Toshiba v Sony</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/cost_of_bluray_vs_hddvd_toshiba_v_sony.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[So what exactly is the true cost of the BluRay or HD-DVD drive in one of the new high definition laptops? $100? $500? $1000? It seems that even the notebook manufacturers themselves aren't too sure.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:45:22 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Hitachi ships 160GB SATA notebook drive</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/hitachi_ships_160gb_sata_notebook_drive.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hitachi has released a 5400RPM 2.5 notebook drive that uses perpendicular technology to hit 160GB, and SATA to connect with the latest notebooks. But there are still rumblings of discontent in the tech community about how slowly hard-drive makers are beefing up notebook drive capacity compared to the whopping desktop drives available now.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2006 15:13:54 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>4GB notebook RAM: but not for MacBooks</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/4gb_notebook_ram_but_not_for_macbooks.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE |Apple has confirmed that the 2GB DIMMs willnotwork in its MacBook or MacBook Pro.RAM manufacturer Transcend has announced 2GB notebook RAM DIMMs that can be installed in a pair in Intel Centrino Duo notebooks to provide 4GB RAM. But inexplicably, they don't work in Apple's Intel-based notebooks, dashing Mac users' hopes of getting more RAM for use with virtualisation and Rosetta.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:11:08 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Vodafone unveils 1.8Mbit/s 3G modem</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/vodafone_unveils_18mbits_3g_modem.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Vodafone Australia is set to launch a USB modem for notebooks and desktop PCs that will provide a 1.8Mbit/s wireless broadband internet connection over its 3G mobile network.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2006 07:24:18 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Burn slower or risk data loss, warns Microsoft</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/burn_slower_or_risk_data_loss_warns_microsoft.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Microsoft is warning Vista beta testers to burn ISOs to discs at slower speeds, claiming its failure analysis data is showing that three quarters of failed Vista installs are due to dodgy DVD-Rs.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2006 11:59:12 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>How to fill that empty ExpressCard slot</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/how_to_fill_that_empty_expresscard_slot.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Owners of new notebooks including the MacBook Pro are getting sick of staring at their empty ExpressCard slots. So what can you fill it with? A new generation of cards are in the final stages of development and are about to hit the market.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2006 06:12:08 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Deal watch: 300GB HD for $142</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/deal_watch_300gb_hd_for_142.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[300GB desktop hard drives are the current sweet spot, at just 47c a gig ($142). A quick survey of pricing via StaticICE.com.au shows that you'll pay dearly for the new higher capacity drives like 500GB or 750GB.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2006 07:39:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Top 5 best places to find geek deals</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/top_5_best_places_to_find_geek_deals.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Scoring a 400GB hard drive for $109 is a pure kind of happiness for a geek. After all, tech is expensive, and there are only so many dollars to go round to store all your, um, Linux ISOs.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:36:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>NVIDIA behind in race for Vista drivers</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/nvidia_behind_in_race_for_vista_drivers.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[UPDATE |Despite refusing our initial requests for comment, following the publication of our story, NVIDIA has provided further information about its Vista drivers. See the article body for more.So who's winning the Vista driver race so far - ATI or NVIDIA? We asked this question and were surprised that NVIDIA didnotwant to talk about it, so we decided to take a look for ourselves.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:32:25 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Better than thin: Linux 'trim' clients</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/better_than_thin_linux_trim_clients.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Although the thin client paradigm is a subject of considerable scorn in many computing circles, does Linux make it possible? The Victorian Department of Justice seem to think so. The key is in the fact that Linux can deliver a 'trim' client rather than an anorexic 'thin' client.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2006 01:59:17 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Wax on, wax off ... your HP laptop</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/wax_on_wax_off__your_hp_laptop.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It's not often we picture ourselves in a zen garden while screaming at a dead notebook battery, but apparently that's exactly where the inspiration for HP's new wavy-line notebook design comes from.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2006 08:31:14 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>HP bans Playboy on PCs</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/hp_bans_playboy_on_pcs.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[HP today announced a skinnable home entertainment PC, the Pavilion S7500. But new owners won't be able to have skin on their skin, if you know what we mean.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2006 08:38:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sony to launch BluRay PC in AU 30 June</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/sony_to_launch_bluray_pc_in_au_30_june.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Sony will launch its first BluRay product in Australia on 30th June, along with what it says will be Australia's smallest and lightest notebook. Meanwhile, a shopper has stumbled upon a Samsung BluRay player that was accidentally put on-sale early in a shop.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2006 03:26:50 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dell considers selling barebone PCs</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/dell_considers_selling_barebone_pcs.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In a move that shows it is deadly serious about growing its credibility in the gaming market, Dell Australia last night said it was considering selling a barebones version of its mammoth new XPS 700 gaming PC - so gamers could install their own parts.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2006 07:30:18 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Death of the desktop predicted (again)</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/death_of_the_desktop_predicted_again.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Yet another celeblogrity has predicted the death of the desktop PC. The PC Desktop used to be a happening place. Not any more. Could the PC desktop be any more boring these days? writes Mark Cuban.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2006 06:46:40 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Muscle up your Mac mini with Merom</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/muscle_up_your_mac_mini_with_merom.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Love the small form factor and good looks of your $999 Mac mini, but wish it had more grunt than a Core Solo processor? If you don't mind voiding your Apple warranty, upgrading the CPU to Intel's next generation will deliver the speed you need.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2006 23:30:32 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Canon rips into HP over ink claims</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/canon_rips_into_hp_over_ink_claims.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Canon Australia has labeled HP's 'fuel efficient printing' a 'pure gimmick.' The company has accused HP of misusing the results of independent testing used to prove its printers are more 'fuel efficient' than other brands on the market.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2006 02:28:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Seagate's self-encrypting hard drive</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/seagates_selfencrypting_hard_drive.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The guy who sold his notebook on eBay and found his embarrassing personal photos and details published on the internet must be kicking himself that he didn't data-scrub the hard-drive properly. If only he'd had Seagate's new self-encrypting hard-drive that was announced today.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jun 2006 06:47:57 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel card puts VoIP in your PCI slot</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/intel_card_puts_voip_in_your_pci_slot.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Intel has announced a PCI VoIP card that lets you plug a phone into the back of your PC and dial calls via Skype or other VoIP software. But is it a better choice than a dedicated analogue telephone adaptor? Some of Intel's marketing hype for the product leaves a lot to be desired.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2006 04:01:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Vista gets a speed boost</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/vista_gets_a_speed_boost.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Vista Beta 2 |One of the more interesting features of Windows Vista designed to enhance performance is ReadyBoost. The concept is intriguingly simple - plug a USB thumb drive into the machine and Vista will treat it as a high-speed RAM cache.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2006 04:46:19 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>20 years of PC cases has come to this?</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/20_years_of_pc_cases_has_come_to_this.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Lian Li is celebrating 20 years of 'legendary' PC case making with ... a boxy PC case with six internal drive bays in silver and black for $499. It's always exciting to be present for history in the making, but I can't help sniffing an overhyped product here.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2006 00:47:03 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Windows graphics system to be overhauled</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/windows_graphics_system_to_be_overhauled.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Microsoft is to overhaul Windows' graphic driver model after realising that the Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) 1.0  which will ship with Vista  needs improvement in the way it shares GPU resources between programs and Windows itself.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2006 23:40:53 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Cockroaches in my PC!</title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/cockroaches_in_my_pc.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Help, my fan is making funny noises, came the distress call to a Sydney IT department recently. You bet lady - that's because not only is your notebook a word processor, but it's also a temperature controlled insect colony.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2006 03:00:13 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Microsoft backs Samsung over Intel </title>
			<link>http://apcmag.com/microsoft_backs_samsung_over_intel.htm</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Microsoft is recommending Samsung's hybrid flash hard drive as the best device to be used with the SuperFetch memory caching in Windows Vista, which may frustrate Intel's hopes for its Robson motherboard flash caching technology to be widely adopted.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2006 08:45:57 GMT</pubDate>
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