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• Apple to launch next-generation 'New iMac' desktops with magnesium-alloy cases early next year
  Wednesday 10 December 2003 – 11:52
  The next generation of the "New iMac" that Apple Computer is going to launch in the first quarter of next year will have a magnesium-alloy case and a high proportion of plastic parts for cost reduction, according to sources in Taiwan's IT industry.
• Next-gen PalmOne Treo details show up on web
  Friday 25 June 2004 – 03:17
  Details of PalmOne's next Treo smart phone, said to be codenamed 'Ace', have emerged courtesy of a crafty photo of a company presentation slide.
• Next-Gen DVD Split By Two Competing Standards
  Monday 17 November 2003 – 11:56
  There's division in the ranks of the DVD Forum, whose steering committee will meet in New York next week to vote on a next-generation optical-disk format.
• Next-generation computer chip to hold 2 engines
  Monday 27 December 2004 – 03:54
  For decades, computer performance has been driven largely by the increasing numbers of ever-smaller transistors squeezed into the machines' silicon brains.
• Next-generation NEC PowerMates to ship
  Monday 22 March 1999 – 06:54
  NEC Computer Systems Division has added two more models to its PowerMate line of desktop PCs.The NEC PowerMate ES (Enterprise Solutions) Series, designed for networked environments, includes a 440BX chipset on a universal motherboard offering Celeron through Pentium III support.The PowerMate VT (Value and Technology) Series, targeted at small-to-medium-sized enterprises, offers a choice of Intel Celeron, Pentium II or Pentium III processors.

• The Next 'BX': 13 Motherboards For Pentium 4 With Intel's 845 Chipset and Socket mPGA478*
  Wednesday 30 January 2002 – 06:00
  Teaming up a Pentium 4 with a SDRAM might seem like a horrible idea to anybody who cares about performance, but the industry has accepted the i845 chipset just fine. As a matter of fact, this duo has brought Pentium 4 systems to an attractive price point, which is crucial for the OEM business. For this article, we took a look at 13 motherboards with the Brookdale chipset.
• Next Gen 3D Is On! 3Dlabs' P10 VPU*
  Friday 3 May 2002 – 07:00
  3Dlabs rushes its announcement of its next generation graphics architecture, the P10, in anticipation of becoming a part of Creative Labs. This is the first salvo in what promises to be a very exciting 18 months as graphics takes a big step into realizing a fully programmable 3D pipeline, egged on by Longhorn. We take a look at the P10's key features, and ultimately, to the underlying trends in the next generation of graphics processors.
• The Next Generation: IBM DeskStar 180GXP with up to 180GB*
  Friday 22 November 2002 – 06:00
  The new IBM DeskStar 180GXP series may not break the 200GB barrier, but thanks to its large cache, low seek time and the high per-platter capacity of 60GB, it does promise to be the world's fastest IDE desktop hard drive currently available.
• Next-gen HDTVs may hide first-gen HD DVD limits, says Microsoft*
  Friday 24 March 2006 – 09:16
  While the first generation of HD DVD players will output 1080i resolution - interlaced, not progressive - smarter, top-of-the-line HDTV displays produced from now on should be able to compensate for that, says AACS spokesperson Richard Doherty, a Microsoft employee. So you shouldn't see a difference...provided, from a CE retailer's perspective, you bet the farm.
• The Next Generation: HP iPAQ H2210/H2215*
  Friday 12 September 2003 – 06:00
  The H2210 is the first in the 2000 series and marks the end of the iPAQ 3000 family. Based on a new Xscale PXA255 processor and Microsoft's new PDA operating system, Windows Mobile 2003, HP claims this model offers more power and longer battery life. But many PDA makers have made similar boasts