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- Intel details its 45nm assault for early 2008 -
In total, Intel
has 16 45nm processors spanning the desktop, mobile, and
server/workstation markets lined up for launches throughout this quarte.
Prices listed tell us that 45nm Core 2 Quads won't play in the same ballpark
as AMD's Phenom processors, which are currently available for less than $200
- NVIDIA Officially Launches Hybrid SLI -
NVIDIA has
launched Hybrid SLI, a new program that allows for high speech PC
graphics while also supporting lower power consumption. HotHardware has
posted
a preview of Hybrid SLI, complete with details on its new modes of
operation - Hybrid Power and GeForce Boost - and information on the upcoming
nForce 700a series of chipsets.
- Samsung announces speedy 128GB solid-state drive -
Samsung's 128GB SSD has a 300MB/s Serial ATA interface, and the company
claims that it's the fastest among its multi-level-cell-based brethren.
Indeed, the drive can reportedly achieve read speeds of 100MB/s and write
speeds of 70MB/s. Power consumption when idling is just 0.5W, too, and the
SSD is rated for a mean time between failures of one million hours
- HyperionPro 4in1 Driver 5.15a -
download
- Vista Codec Package 4.5.6 -
With Vista Codec
Package installed, you won't need to install any other codec or filter.
Many user suggested default settings are implemented.
- Office 2003 SP3 Disables Legacy File Formats + Registry Fix -
The
following formats have been disabled with the implementation of Office
2003: Lotus and Quattro Files (.wk1, .wk4, .wj3, wk1 FMT, .wks, .wk3, wk3
FM3, .wj2, .wq1, .fm3, .wj10), Dif and Sylk Files (.dif, .slk) as well as
Files Before PowerPoint97 (.ppt, .pot, .pps, and .ppa.).
- Wikia Search Engine Goes Live Today -
The new search engine from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales is set to go
live today. Is anyone actually interested in
a new search
engine?
- First 150-Inch Lifescreen Plasma Photos -
Gizmodo has the first shots of the 150-inch Panasonic Lifescreen Plasma.
It's not just a 1080p TV, it's BEYOND HDTV, at 2k x 4k resolution
- Sony drops locks on music albums - Sony BMG said the
DRM-free MP3s would go on sale in the US from 15 January
- Toshiba slashes Prices of HD Laptops, gives away 5 HD Movies -
Yeah Toshiba looks desperate. As a way of demonstrating HD DVD is at
least somewhat alive, the
company announced it's dropping the price of its high-end HD-XA2 to $799,
which is about $200 less than its going street price. But at the same
time, it's holding the line on prices of its third-generation consoles in
the value and mainstream segments.
- Windows Mobile 7 To Focus On Touch and Motion Gestures -
The InsideMicrosoft Blog published a news story on Windows Mobile 7.
- LG watch phone hands-on (video) -
Just check the
scroll-action from the Shine-like bar as they navigate through the user
interface with ease. Voice or other audible prompts indicate a successful
completion of each task. Interesting.
- 5 Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Kids Do - Gever Tulley,
founder of the Tinkering School, talks about
dangerous things you should let your kids do. Allowing kids the freedom
to explore, he says, will make them stronger and smarter and actually safer.
- Boeing's New 787 May Be Vulnerable to Hacker Attack -
Boeing's new 787
Dreamliner passenger jet may have a serious security vulnerability in
its onboard computer networks that could allow passengers to access the
plane's control systems
- The New Christian Science Textbook (pic) -
check it out
- Sexy Alexandra Adi Pics -
check it out
- Petra Nemcova - Maxim Magazine - Jan 2008 -
Here she is the
perfect Petra Nemcova posing for Maxim Magazine, down in lingerie!
- Carmen Electra without make-up (pic) -
This is Carmen without makeup. Enjoy!
- LuDivine Sagnier is on the cover of French Playboy magazine -
Why are French
Playboy Magazine covers so much better and chicer than most American
fashion magazine covers?
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