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- AMD Athlon II X2 255, X3 440, X4 635, Phenom II X2
555
Tested - The best bang for the buck goes to
the AMD Phenom II X2 555 processor.
- Augmented Reality: on Intel Core i5 Processor
(video) - Anthony Gallo gives a demonstration
of the Intel Core i5 Processor by using augmented reality!
- Asus Eee PC 1101HA Seashell Netbook Tested - Performance-wise
the Eee PC 1101HA is pretty much on par with the
Aspire One 751h
given that the two share the same processor and memory configuration.
The obvious game-changer here is the Seashell's ability to be
overclocked. When comparing benchmark numbers with the Atom Z520 pushed
to 1.74GHz, the Eee PC 1101HA was clearly superior -- it even managed
to outclass the Aspire One 8.9" equipped with a 1.60GHz Atom N270 in
every test except Super Pi's 4M test.
- MSI's tablet PC to launch 2H10, $500 MSRP - MSI
has released new details of their Tablet PC.
The Android based operating system will sell for $500 MSRP, but MSI
mentioned that it will be flexible with what features consumers want.
- HP releases new video of the Windows 7 Slate PC - HP
has released a teaser video
of the new Windows 7 slate PC, first demonstrated during the Microsoft
CES 2010 keynote. Unfortunately there's still no pricing information
available or a firm release date.
- 10 Reasons Why Apple iPad Fails to Pass - In
short, there is nothing that deserved the hype
and the device simply sucks if said politely.
- NVIDIA releases 196.34 beta drivers - A
couple days ago, NVIDIA posted WHQL-certified ForceWare
196.21
drivers to their website. Problem is that driver included a bug that
prevented GPU overclocking. oh! NVIDIA's been working hard to resolve
this issue, and has just issued new ForceWare 196.34 drivers (WinXP 32-bit, Vista/Win7 32-bit, Vista/Win7 64-bit) that fix the
problem.
- Intel Smoke Demo: Vista vs. Windows 7 (video) - See
what a difference the new Windows
7 kernel makes compared to Windows Vista.
The windows 7 kernel is optimized for use with Intel core
microarchitecture not only does it perform faster it also allows you to
put a few cores to sleep while maintaining peak performance.
- Earnings take-away: Microsoft is still powered by
Windows - All About Microsoft posted a news story that Microsoft has
sold 60 million Windows 7 licenses to date!
- Ex-Microsoft worker pens Windows 8 for July 2011 - According
to Chris Green, a developer who recently finished working for
Microsoft, Windows 8 mainstream support is targeted for
07/01/2011
which is the first date that we have seen regarding the release of
Microsoft's next OS. Other dates of interest are for Office 2012 which
shows a targeted date 7/2/2012.
- New un-patched IE flaw found a day after latest
hotfix
(video) - A security research firm said it discovered another
set of vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, a day after
Microsoft Corp patched the Web browser following a high-profile cyber
attack on Google in China. The new attack uses smaller
un-patched vulnerabilities in
Internet Explorer, small enough they couldn't compromise a system, but
together they can overwhelm Internet Explorer and give access to a
users machine if the individual clicks on a malicious link.
- Google Chrome updated for Windows, bookmark
sync&extensions added - Google has released a stable
version of Google Chrome for Windows
with bookmark sync and extensions. Google Chrome will now allow you to
add extensions to your browser to make accessing news sites,
activities, and many more things in a single click. Google Chrome for
Windows also added bookmark syncing for users with a Google account,
allowing them to sync bookmarks to their account. Users with a Google
account can sync their bookmarks on different computers.
- Over 1,500 new features for Google Chrome -
According to the company's official blog, Google Chrome has
over 1500 new features!
- Get $500-$1337 for finding Google Chrome bugs - While
Mozilla offers up to $500 for bug reports,
Google will offer a base reward of $500 to anyone who submits an
eligible bug. If a user finds a severe or clever bug, Google will pay
up $1337 (surely appealing to all of our inner geeks) to the developer
who discovers it. Flaws must be submitted through the Chromium bug
tracker, and all submissions will be considered by a panel of
engineers. That includes bugs in Chromium, Chrome and plug-ins such as
Google Gears.
- Google begins dropping support for Internet
Explorer 6
- Google has announced that soon it will begin
dropping support for the outdated software. The announcement earlier,
made on the Google Enterprise Blog, states
that beginning March 1, Google Docs and Google Sites will no longer
work correctly when viewed in Internet Explorer 6.
- Comcast switches from McAfee to Norton, free for
customers - Comcast is asking customers
to switch from McAfee to Norton, through this promotional webpage to
Comcast customers only. Both Windows and Mac users can get this $160
value, for up to 7 computers, with no additional cost with your Comcast
high-speed internet subscription. This offer is not available in all
areas and a Comcast High-Speed Internet subscription is required.OMG.
McAfee and Norton are both bloated junk. I'll stick with ESET NOD32.
- Fake Antivirus Scam Hits Facebook - Fake antivirus,
which is also known as scareware, encourages web users to part with
their hard-earned cash and download hoax security software. Panda said
alerts are now being distributed through Facebook's messaging service
and being forwarded on to friends or being published to users.
- PopSci's The Future Of Security: Car stopper -
Eureka
Aerospace - The device, called High
Powered Electro Magnetic System, can stop vehicles made after
the mid-1970s cold.
- Nokia Frame concept device shows off Augmented
Reality
ideas - Forget about the iSlate, forget about Nokia's own
redesign of the Symbian OS or Maemo for that matter, the
‘Nokia Frame' frame concept goes beyond all that,
at least according to the video.
- Desk-Napping Device (video) - Hermit
is an experimental interactive shell, provides people a private space
to hide or take a nap. Heh? :-)
- No Hobbit until Dec 2012 - Executives
close to the project at Warner Bros are now saying that since the start of
production will be waiting until Summer of 2010, that the studio is
more likely to push the release of the first film from late 2011 to
late 2012. "While it is still possible that it could come out in
December 2011, it looks more likely to be 2012," says one of the
unnamed execs. The second of the two-part series would be pushed to
2013. Better late than never?
- Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps Trailer - I
loved the first Wall Street, hell who didn't? The music in the trailer
kind of sucked, Gordon's character...Well
never mind just watch it!
- First Official Trailer for DC Comics' The Losers -
Warner Bros has debut the
official trailer DC Comics' The Losers
starring Zoe Saldana as Aisha, Chris Evans as Jensen, Jeffrey Dean
Morgan as Clay, Columbus Short as Pooch, Idris Elba as Roque, and
Óscar
Jaenada as Cougar. This actually looks pretty good. The Losers is
directed by Sylvain White and will hit theaters on April 16th, 2010
this year
- Reporter Makes Improbable Shot, Goofy Expression
(video) - I wonder if they send another reporter
to report on the reporter reporting the next day :-)
- Candice Swanepoel Bikini Photos - Yes,
she looks smoking hot in these bikini photos!
- Kelly Brook Sexy Lingerie From Daily Mirror
Magazine - Kelly Brook Sexy Lingerie From
Daily Mirror Magazine
- Bar Refaeli’s Rampage Photos Impress - Every
time I see Bar it seems like she's
looking better and better, and these bikini photos for
Rampage swimwear are right on the money!
- Amazon Deals - Doctor
Who: The Complete Specials (The Next Doctor / Planet of the Dead / The
Waters of Mars / The End of Time Parts 1 and 2) [Blu-ray]
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