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- Quad-Core from AMD: Quad FX -
Quad FX platform
is often slower than the regular Socket AM2 system with a single CPU.
- AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ tested -
Athlon 64 5200+
is no disappointment or a joy, it's just another step that used to be
missing.
- Intel already sampling 45nm chips -
The chips are
samples of Intel's upcoming Penryn core, which is a die-shrunk version
of the existing Core architecture.
- High End DDR2 Memory Roundup - Corsair, OCZ, Mushkin, Team -
Let's find out
which kit comes out on top.
- Intel Joins the Overclockers - Bad Axe 2 Motherboard -Today
Intel joins overclockers by giving them the option of overclocking on
their very own desktop boards and who would have ever thought such a thing?
- RS690G integrated AMD chipset to arrive December -
The boards will come with dual DDR 2 800 support, PCIe 16X, SATA II
support, six channel HD and, Gigabit LAN, additional PCIe and PCI slots.
- Ultimate Overclocked PC only needs 500W power supply -
Overclocked Kentsfield, Nforce 680i, dual Nvidia 8800GTX SLI, Evercool
water cooler.
- AMD Budget Coolers Shootout -
check it out.
- Adaptec launches new PCIe Serial ATA controllers -
Dubbed 1220SA,
the new PCIe x1 card features two Serial ATA ports with support for
300MB/s speeds, native command queuing, and RAID 0, 1, and JBOD.
- AOpen 18X Triple Format DVD ReWriter -
The laundry list
of features is very impressive and capable of about everything the
market has to offer at present day.
- MSI MEGA mPC 945 Barebones Small Formfactor PC -
The MSI MEGA mPC
945 definitely looks different from your average SFF PC.
- HAMR technology HDD announced by Fujitsu - Theoretically,
HAMR allows for storage of
up to 50
terabits per square inch!!
- Optimus-103 keyboard to cost $1,200 -
The Optimus-103
will become available for pre-order on December 12 for a cool $1,200. Wow.
- Microsoft Vista released for sale - Windows Vista, Microsoft's
new operating system,
goes on sale to business customers.
- WGA: Friendly Face, or Saving Face? - Microsoft's updated
Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications tool puts a friendlier face on a
utility that drew customer ire over the summer. The revision also is a
face-saving move, as Microsoft seeks to recover perceptions the so-called
optional download was a required update.
- ActiveX flaw leaves Adobe apps vulnerable - According to Adobe,
the vulnerability affects the ActiveX components for versions 7.0.0 through
7.0.8 of both its Reader and Acrobat applications. The vulnerability can
be exploited when a user views a specially-crafted web page with Internet
Explorer.
- How do I... Uninstall Microsoft Internet Explorer 7? - If you
have chosen Firefox 2, then you may want to uninstall IE7. But this brings
up two questions: Can you uninstall IE7 and if you can how do you do it? The
answers are:
Yes, you can and here's how.
- 16 Hidden Windows XP Goodies -
16 Windows XP
commands you may never heard of. Ed.note: lots more can be foud
here
- Mac OS X patch plugs 31 holes -
Bundle of fixes includes patch for zero-day Wi-Fi hijack flaw and other
bugs, some that could let an attacker commandeer Macs.
- AllOfMP3 faces the axe -
AllOfMP3 is
facing a much darker fate despite its plans to become a free,
ad-supported service.
- Wal-Mart To Sell DSL - Recently Wal-Mart announced
it will test the DVD downloading market. Now, the company announced
plans
to sell DSL.
- Linux on the PS3: First Encounters - Yes, people have gotten the
popular Fedora Core working on their PS3s and today,
it's our turn.
- Zune grabs number two spot behind iPod - According to NPD Group
numbers,
the newly-released player is already in second place - albeit a distant
second place-behind Apple's iPod line in terms of sales.
- X-Micro X-VDO MP4 F610 - Portable Music Video Player -
For those
looking for a means to view their own media files and also includes a
very good 1.5" display, take a good look at the X-Micro MP4 F610 portable
media player. With plenty of storage space and long battery life, you will
be well pleased with your purchase.
- LG enV smartphone hits Verizon -
The enV features
EV-DO high speed data, stereo Bluetooth, an autofocus 2 Megapixel
camera, stereo speakers and a MicroSD slot.
- Motorola ROKR E2 review -
You'll be hard pressed to find anything spectacularly exciting about the
ROKR E2 that her competitors are not offering already, if not better. The
battery life of the ROKR E2 was average as well, lasting about two days with
moderate use.
- Wake Up from microsleep with the Mercedes-Benz alarm -
Mercedes-Benz is working on several
different
systems to warn drivers of the early stages of microsleep.
- Crazy Light Emitting Bar Counter: Very Cool -
Wow this is
great... except somebody called it an... iBar? :-)
- Frying fright: Cancer risk from high-temperature cooking, says paper
- A study conducted in Hong Kong, two studies in Shanghai and one
in Gansu province found that moderate or high frequency stir-frying, as well
as deep-frying and pan-frying,
were
linked with a significant increase in lung cancers, it says. The frying
method and type of oil used seem to make no difference to the risk, it says.
Emissions from high-temperature frying "(are) probably carcinogenic to
humans," says the report, published on Wednesday in the journal's December
issue.
- Greeks solar computer reconstructed -
New research into an ancient Greek artefact has revealed that it was a
sophisticated calculating machine capable of accurately predicting solar
eclipses and the movement of the planets. The device had at least 30 and as
many as 37 hand carved gears wheels and was operated by a hand crank.
Detailed analysis of the corroded remains shows references to the planets
and lunar and solar eclipses.
- Popular TV show episodes get pirated millions of times online -
Programmes such as 24, Lost and Desperate Housewives are often distributed
via Peer to peer within 30 minutes to an hour of them being aired in the
US. As a result, many consumers not willing to wait for local airing of
these programmes in their country are prepared to download them using
unofficial sources, such as via The Pirate Bay using BitTorrent, assuming
they have a fast connection and are familiar with the steps to download a
programme.
- Smokin' Aces Trailer -
The new theatrical trailer for writer-director Joe Carnahan's Smokin'
Aces is now online and can be viewed via this link in various QuickTime
formats.
- Clive Barker Releases Poe's Nightmares - Horror master Clive
Barker is partnering with Walden Media to create an original young adult
thriller centered on the ghost of Edgar Allan Poe, says
The Hollywood
Reporter. Barker is set to develop the story and produce the project,
with Barker's Seraphim Films' Anthony DiBlasi and Joseph Daley executive
producing. The film will revolve around a group of teenagers who attempt to
uncover what happened during the last two weeks of Poe's life. They
inadvertently trigger a curse that unlocks Poe's nightmares from which they
must escape.
- DVDs worth buying -
24 - Seasons 1-5 (2001)
 ,
Cars, Clerks II, Ice Age - The Meltdown,
Pirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's Chest,
Superman Returns
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