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28/02/07
Noted the release of the AMD 690G & AMD 690V chipsets.

27/02/07
Moved the AMD 690G, formally ATI RS690, from it's original placeholder location in the Roadmap of December 2005 (talk about delayed!), following it's expected release tomorrow.
Added a Roadmap entry for the cut down AMD 690V chipset, also expected to be released tomorrow.
Noted that AMD/ATI's Radeon X1950GT was released at the end of January.

26/02/07
Updated the AMD Processor Prices page following the recent price cuts.
Reworking of the Celeron D categories on the Intel CPU Prices page.

25/02/07
Noted the release of AMD's Athlon 64 X2 6000+.
Noted the delay of ATI's Radeon X2900 series.
Added Roadmap entries for Intel's forthcoming Core 2 Duo E6420, E6320 and E4400 CPUs.
Added a Roadmap entry for Intel's Core 2 Quad E6400 in June.
Updated the expected release date, and fixed some issues, with the Pentium E2000 and Celeron 400 series CPUs.
Updated the Windows Vienna Roadmap entry slightly.
Slightly updated the Windows Vista SP1 Roadmap entry.
Noted that Bearlake X is officially titled Intel P35 Express.
Added a Roadmap entry for nVidia's MCP68.

I will, for a third time, be away in Dublin on business this next week. I may, however, try to update my site whilst over there if I get the time!

18/02/07
Noted the release of the GeForce 8800GTS 320MB as expected on February 12th.
Updated the Radeon X2900 (R600) Roadmap entry following official information on it's naming convention.
Added pricing information to the GeForce 8600 series.
Added a Roadmap entry for ICH10.
Added a Roadmap entry for Microsoft Office 14.

Note that I will once again be away on business all next week, so no updates are to be expected.

10/02/07
Added a few Windows Vista tips (and removed some out of date tips) in the Software Tips section.
Updated the R600, R630 and R610 Roadmap entries with the latest information and release dates.
Added a Roadmap entry for the nVidia nForce 680i LT.
Added a Roadmap entry for nVidia's MCP72 chipset.
Moved the Visual Studio 'Orcas' Roadmap entry to Q4.
Added a Roadmap entry for Intel's Tolapai System-On-A-Chip.

Note that I will be away all next week on business, so no updates will occur until at least February 17th.

05/02/07
Updated the Intel CPU Prices page with the December 24th price list data.
Updated the AMD CPU Prices page following price changes on January 22nd (x000 models still to add).

02/02/07
Updated the Barcelona and Roadmap entry, giving details of the initial members of the family.
Updated the Quad and Dual core K8L based Roadmap entries (Agena, Kuma, Budapest & Rana) following codename changes.
Added Roadmap entries for ATI's R610 and R630 GPUs.
Noted that the R600 will be called the Radeon X2x00, possibly 2800, and added the expected members of the R600 family.
Updated the GeForce 8600 and GeForce 8300 Roadmap entries, giving additional information and expected parts.

01/02/07
Updated the expected release date of AMD's K8L core Barcelona CPU.
Added a Roadmap entry for Agena.
Minor update to the R600 Roadmap entry.
Added a Roadmap entry for the nVidia G81 (8900 series).
Updated the expected release date of the GeForce 8600 (G83) and GeForce 8300 (G82) slightly.
Moved Windows Vista SP1 and Longhorn release to Q4 (rather than H2).

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