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- [!] AMD Sempron 3600+ 2.0GHz Socket AM2 Processor Review - With a
retail price of $117 CDN ($105 US, Ł55GBP),
the AMD Sempron
3600+ is an absolute steal. From the benchmark results in workstation
style applications the 2.0GHz Sempron 3600+ is competitive with the
competition, often equaling Intel Pentium D performance.
- Mega DDR-2 Memory Roundup - Finding an Overclocking King -
Corsair was extremely impressive!
- High End Power Supply Roundup - Summer 2006 - The chaps over at
MadShrimps take a look at a 700-750W PSUs from Silverstone, OCZ and
Sharkoon.
- Bigfoot Networks KillerNIC M1 Ships, $280 - Bigfoot Networks has finally shipped its
KillerNIC gigabit "gaming" network adaptor ($280 w00t!?). The KillerNIC M1
has a 400MHz dedicated networking processor with 64MB of PC-2100 DDR memory
integrated onto the card. The KillerNIC M1 was originally supposed to start
shipping August 16, 2006, but did not start shipping until just now.
- Dell's UltraSharp 2407WFP 24-inch -
The
UltraSharp 2407WFP (8.3kg) features a high native resolution of 1920x1200
pixels (WUXGA), providing an excellent entertainment and multimedia
experience, as well as high contrast ratio of 1000:1 and 450 cd/m2 brightness
for superior colour accuracy and uniformity. In addition, the model offers an
improved response time of just 6ms grey to grey (16ms (black to white), which
results in less smearing and ghosting than traditional flat panel displays.
- Flash cache to earn big bucks -
New PCs that start up almost instantly could take 40 per cent of the market by
2008, boosting sales of the Flash memory chips that drive them.
- Samsung Announces Phase-change RAM -
The new memory technology is currently under heavy research from Samsung,
but the company has finally demonstrated a working 512 megabit sample.
According to Samsung, PRAM is slated to replace current NOR flash memory
technology within the next several years.
- Toshiba Develops 3-Layer DVD and HD-DVD - So it looks like we'll be
seeing either a
single-layer 4.7GB DVD along with a dual layer 30GB HD DVD, or conversely,
a dual-layer 8.5GB DVD and a single-layer 15GB HD DVD, all together on one
disc. One more layer, lots more content.
- 1080P is history, the industry wants 4096x2160 - 1080P resolution
is already history. The professional industry
wants to move as soon as possible to 4K. This brings us to a 4096x2160
resolution. It can be as much as 50MB for each frame and you need a beast to
decode such a video. Even to edit it, it takes a lot of power. Nvidia is
preaching 1440 resolution but the professional industry wants to go even
further.
- [!] VIA Hyperion Pro 4in1 drivers v5.10a - VIA Tech has issued new,
updated set of VIA
Hyperion Pro set of chipset drivers.
- Microsoft Codename Max Download 1.0.60831 -
Max lets you make beautiful photo slideshows to share with your family and
friends. You can also use the newsreader to keep up with the latest news
updates from around the world. Note: Microsoft Codename Max requires the
.NET Framework 3.0 Release Candidate in order to function properly.
- Index.dat Analyzer 1.6 -
Index.dat
Analyzer is a tool to view, examine and delete contents of index.dat
files. Index.dat files are hidden files on your computer that contain all
tracks of your online activity, where have you been on internet, what sites
you visited, list of URL-s, files and documents you recently accessed.
Index.dat files stored on your computer are obviously a potential privacy
threat as they can be found and viewed without your knowledge.
- [!] Gaming on Windows Vista - ATI versus NVIDIA -
The purpose of
this article was to see how the drivers from ATI and NVIDIA are doing and
they are coming along.
- Vista vs. Freeware Security Apps -
The BBC's resident technology feature, Click, has released another piece
regarding Vista and how it will differ from the XP of today. Much of it has
been said before, much of it will be said again but the interesting point
raised by the article relates to how Vista will restrict the way data is
written to the hard drive. It simply won't just write anywhere - making the
whole operating system generally far more stable, reliable and less prone to
attack.
- Software Pirate Gets Record Sentence -
The owner of iBackups.net, Nathan Peterson of California, was sentenced to 87
months in prison, the longest sentence ever given for software piracy. He
also forfeited nearly all of his assets and agreed to pay more than US$5.4
million in restitution.
- Security breach hits online world -
Passwords to popular online world Second Life may have been stolen in hack
attack.
- Amazon.com's E-Book Reader Details Leaked - Despite being designed
to display e-books,
Amazon's reader
also comes with a full keyboard.
- New Handheld from GamePark - XGP Kids -
Engadget is reporting that GamePark, the manufacturer of the
homebrew-friendly cult handheld, the GP32, is poised to release the GP32’s
successor to handheld gaming enthusiasts everywhere.
The new
model is tiny, uses a standard SD card for loading software and, according
to the images, has a real analog stick. It will be powered by a 140MHz ARM
processor (probably overclockable), sport a 2.2-inch, 220 x 176 LCD, feature
8MB of RAM and 2MB of flash memory, and support USB 1.1 file transfers.
Estimated price is $75.
- F1 - F12: A list of what your keyboard's top row can do - Commonly
referred to as
Function Keys, these keys were frequently used in the good old days of DOS
programs. You can probably use your computer without ever using one of these
keys, yet, these function keys provide some interesting shortcuts for common
computer functions that can be useful tools in everyday computing.
- Invention: Ultimate body armour - Conventional vests use
woven plastics to ensnarl normal, blunt bullets. Extra layers of hard
ceramics, with air-filled gaps in-between, are needed to stop shells with hard
cores and sharp, armour-piercing tips. But this makes the protection too heavy
and bulky for a person to wear.
The new vest has three layers: a top ceramic section, a middle layer of
aluminium, and bottom layer of woven nylon.
- Concern Over Creating Black Holes -
Maria Williams writes to tell us about worry surrounding the impending
startup of CERN's Large
Hadron Collider. Some fear that the device, in creating mini black holes,
could jeopardize Life As We Know It. Woot?! :-D
- Google Homepage on 9/11 -
This is how the Google looked on September 11th 2001.
- Light-emitting shirts! -
It's amazing! They are integrating LEDs into fabric and had some jackets
and a couch there. Really cool!
- How does a traffic light detect that a car has pulled up and is waiting
for the light to change? -
There
is something exotic about the traffic lights that "know" you are there --
the instant you pull up, they change! How do they detect your presence?
- Beautiful Paper Sculptures (Pictures) -
This artist creates many Amazing 3D sculptures from paper.
You'll have to see it!!
- Smart vs Ferrari and guess who wins (video) - Z Cars managed to
squezze in a 180-hp GSXR1000 motor into Peter's car and after that this little
baby does not run but fly, it zips from 0 to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds, 1/4 mile
in 12.4 seconds and tops out at 132mph.
Definitely not
your average Smart!
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