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- nForce 680i LT SLI for Hardcore Gamers on March 12 -
nForce 680i LT
SLI reference boards will come with active cooling instead of heat-pipe
design on 680i SLI reference board, a green PCB instead of a black PCB,
DDR2-800 instead of DDR2-1200 SLI memory, 8 USB 2.0 ports instead of 10, one
Gigabit Ethernet instead of two, two PCIe x16 slots instead of 3, and
without all the neat stuff like LED POST codes, Power/Reset buttons and
Speaker.
- NVIDIA To Launch GeForce 8600 Series on April 17th -
NVIDIA is set to
launch mainstream 8600GTS (G84-400) and 8600GT (G84-300) as well as
8500GT (G86-300) on 17th of April. GeForce 8600GTS and 8600GT will have
256MB GDDR3 memories onboard and sports 128-bit memory interface but no HDMI
yet. GeForce 8600GTS is meant to replace 7950GT and 7900GS while 8600GT to
replace 7600GT and 8500GT to replace 7600GS.
- NVIDIA ForceWare 101.41 BETA Vista Drivers -
This new Vista
beta driver adds GeForce 7 series SLI support, GeForce 6 series SLI
support (pending QA review) and GeForce 7950 GX2 support (both GPUs are now
operational).
- Breaking the Silicon Barrier: Graphene Transistors Demonstrated -
The new
transistors are only one atom thick and less than 50 atoms wide. The
development opens the gate to superfast computer chips at sizes not possible
before with standard Silicon transistors. Graphene-based circuits, however,
are not likely to be completely ready until 2025.
- Firefox 3.0 to work with web apps while offline -
Mozilla is
aiming for an integration between the browser and web apps that is 'as
smooth-running as a desktop application. Useful for laptops mostly I
guess...
- Mozilla Thunderbird v1.5.0.10 -
This minor
update fixes Network Security Services (NSS) SSLv2 buffer overflow and
crashes with evidence of memory corruption.
- Best Buy Confirms It Has 'Secret' Website - It would seem that
Best Buy, under pressure from state investigators, has
confirmed that it has a 'secret' store intranet site that employees have
been using to block some consumers from getting cheaper prices advertised on
BestBuy.com.
- Microsoft Vista, IE7 Banned By U.S. DOT - According to
a memo being reported on by Information week, the US Department of
Transportation has issued a moratorium on upgrading Microsoft products.
Concerns over costs and compatability issues has lead the federal agency to
prevent upgrades from XP to Vista, as well as to stop users from moving to
IE 7 and Office 2007.
- BBC strikes Google-YouTube deal -
The BBC will soon offer trailers, classic clips and news on Google's
YouTube video sharing website.
- Google Loses $1 Billion To Click Fraud? -
Imagine losing $1 billion a year to click fraud. That is the amount
Google says it loses each year to click fraud.
- New Sony Walkman to Battle Video MP3 Makers -
For Europe,
there are three models: the NW-A805 (2GB), A806 (4GB), and A808 (8GB).
The screen is a 2-inch LCD panel with QVGA resolution (240 pixels by 320
pixels).
- Wii hacked with LPT cable instead of modchip? -
Textb00k posted a video of his modded Wii playing a backup of Red Steel
where he ditches the trusty modchip for a couple wires soldered to the drive
board and routed to his PC's parallel port. The setup (PC only) also
requires a patching program like Syndicate or WAB's "ISO Loader" or
"WABModCheap" to make sure the Wii's firmware allows backups to load
- Sony pegs Memory Stick Pro Duo to 8GB - Sony Japan has announced
the 'MSX-M8GS' Memory Stick Pro Duo with capacity of 8GB. Before you
make plans of using it with your camera get this, the 8GB Memory Stick will
be compatible with Cybershot and Vaio laptops sold in 2007. PSP's running
firmware ver 2.81 will be compatible with the Memory stick. 8GB does put a
lot of free space for disposal as you can load up 19 hours 20 minutes of
QVGA video in MPEG-4 format at 768 kbps, 2500 JPEG images and 4100 songs in
Atrac format at 64kbps.
- Choosing a Handheld GPS -
If you want your GPS to earn its keep during the whole journey, look for
a model like the Axion Geo-320 or the Garmin nüvi 660, which play MP3s and
display photos. Or try a Windows Mobile Pocket PC with GPS like the HP
Mobile Messenger, iPAQ Travel Companion, Mio A701 or HTC P3300. Benefon's
TWIG Discovery is a mobile phone with built-in GPS, which makes it a little
chunky, but it's robust enough to travel.
- Wrist-Wearable Computer -
The ZYPAD has a AU 1100 400 MHz processor, 64 MB RAM, & 64 MB ROM. It
includes a 802.11 b/g WIFI, class 2 Bluetooth, 12-channel GPS receiver, 240
X 320 3.5" TFT 256K color touch screen with automatic contrast adjust, 1x
USB1.1 Master Port, 1x USB1.1 Device Port and a 2200 mAh V Li-ion removable
battery.
- Bazen AT-956TV Bathtub for long and entertaining tub sessions -
The tub has a
LCD screen, DVD player and a TV tuner, so you can catch up your
favourite movie, news or CNBC while relaxing after a day's hard work.
- Verizon Launching Mobile TV in 20 Cities -
The service will
cost $15 per month or can be combined with VCAST for unlimited video
clip downloads and online access for $25 per month
- The rise of technology addiction - One major consequence of this
phenomenon is
that the line between work and private life is much more blurred, now
that e-mail and phones provide a 24-hour link between employers and staff.
- How deep has hacker gone into eBay? - There is no disputing that
a hacker who goes by the name Vladuz has at the very least become a public
nuisance to eBay. But some observers think
the hacks Vladuz has pulled off reveal a much deeper problem at the
auction giant.
- Woman Sues Yahoo Over Picture - Get this,
a woman is suing Yahoo for $20 million for using her picture without her
consent. We’re not talking American Idol / scandal pictures either, just a
plain ol’ picture of her and a friend and she wants $10 million for her and
$10 million for the attorneys
- Physicists reveal water's secrets - We all know a molecule of
water chemically as H2O--two hydrogen atoms bonded to one oxygen atom.
Sounds simple, doesn't it?
But
liquid water is much more complex than that. Among its many properties,
water also can absorb large amounts of heat before it begins to get hot, and
it releases heat slowly during cooling. Otherwise, pools of water, from
puddles to oceans, might boil during the day or freeze solid at night,
regardless of the season
- Near realtime free satellite images of the Earth -
The
MODIS satellites gaze back at the Earth constantly circling and snapping
high res images of our world.
- Cruise Missile caught on Google Maps flying over Utah -
- Watch 300 Seconds of 300 -
MTV has your first look at 300 seconds of 300, opening in conventional
theaters and IMAX on Friday, March 9. Based on the epic graphic novel by
Frank Miller, 300 is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of
Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought
to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Facing
insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire all of Greece to
unite against their Persian enemy, drawing a line in the sand for democracy.
- Opel Gran Turismo Coupe Concept -
The new concept
is based on the next-generation Vectra platform that will also spawn the
new Insignia crossover. Powering the GTC is a modified version of the
current Vectra OPC's 2.8L V6 turbo sending up to 300hp through all four
wheels via a six-speed manual transmission.
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