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- AMD Phenom II DDR2 vs. DDR3 Performance - AMD
K10 is a good leap in performance, but it certainly isn't what is
required to take full advantage of DDR3 memory. Looking at the design
of K10 vs. Core i7, both processors have an on-chip memory controller,
eliminating any FSB needed for memory to processor communication. Both
have a very fast link between their CPU and their external Northbridge,
allowing other components fast access to the system memory. So in all
reality, both setups have the necessary basis to get things going. It is AMD's K10 that isn't quite able to
take full advantage of this memory at these early stages;
what the future holds is anyone's guess.
- NVIDIA Backs Away From GTS 240 Rebrand of 9800 GT
- Looks like NVIDIA
will not be going ahead with its controversial GTS 240
rebrand of the GeForce 9800 GT graphics card.
- Fusion-io Reveals World's Fastest SSD - Fusion-io has just
revealed the world's fastest SSD - touting a
mind-boggling 1.5GB sustained read and 1.4GB sustained write
speeds. The blazing fast drive will come in four sizes, 160GB, 320GB,
640GB and 1.28TB. Three of these versions will be available in April,
while you'll have to wait until the second half of this year to get the
1.28TB flavor.
- Battery that 'charges in seconds' - A
new manufacturing method for lithium-ion batteries
could lead to smaller, lighter batteries that can be charged in just
seconds. Batteries that discharge just as quickly would be useful for
electric and hybrid cars, where a quick jolt of charge is needed for
acceleration. The approach only requires simple changes to the
production process of a well-known material.
- Which Internet Browser is Fastest for Windows? - If you are looking to find the fastest
Microsoft Windows based browser it looks like Safari 4.0 Beta is the
fastest thing out there that you can download today. With the rising
popularity of netbooks and small form factor PCs the speed of a browser
will become more important as many of the social networking sites are
still growing and feature web 2.0 scripting
- IE 8 due for March 20th release - Does Anyone
Really Care? - Microsoft has pegged
March 20th as the release date for Internet Explorer 8
- Google Chrome 2.0.169.1 - Google
Chrome 2.0.169.1 has been released
- GCC To Receive Automatic Parallelization Support -
IBM's Razya Ladelsky today outlined
plans (thanks brbla) for providing automatic parallelization
support within the GNU Compiler Collection.
- Samsung Propel with Rogers video-review - One
of the newer QWERTY-equipped phones
to hit the shelves of Rogers is the Samsung Propel, a slider phone that
isn't quite a smartphone. In terms of basic specs, you get a 2.2-inch
display, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 1.3 megapixel camera, and some
basic web surfing capabilities. In regards to the keyboard, the buttons
are "a bit close," but they get better as you get used to them.
- Guided Tour of New Apple iPod Shuffle - The
new Apple iPod Shuffle
is only about the size of a pack of gum because the controls have been
relocated to the headphone cord. This video gives you a better
explanation of what's going on, what you get with the new 4GB media
player ($80), and just how cool you'll look with a tiny silver thing
clipped to your shirt pocket.
- 'Supermodel' satellite set to fly - The Goce satellite will map minute
variations in the pull of gravity experienced across the planet.
Scientists will use its data to improve their understanding of how the
oceans move, and to frame a universal system to measure height anywhere
on Earth. The super-sleek spacecraft will go into orbit on a modified
intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in
north-west Russia.
- James Toback's Tyson Documentary Trailer - Sony
Pictures Classics has debuted the
trailer for James Toback's Tyson, the documentary about
boxing champ Mike Tyson.
- Drag Me to Hell Trailer Online -
Drag Me to Hell stars Alison Lohman and
Justin Long in a creepy and twisted horror adventure like no
other. The film tells the story of Christine Brown (Alison Lohman), an
ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend, Professor Clay
Dalton (Justin Long). Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush
(Lorna Raver) enters their lives…and everything begins to
unravel. Universal will be releasing Drag Me to Hell in theaters
everywhere on May 29th this summer
- The Mysteries of Pittsburgh Trailer - If
you like Sienna Miller you better watch this trailer as well
- you'll know why once you watch this ;-)
- Warner Brothers is Remaking
Stephen King's It! - Dave
Kajganich, of The Invasion and Creek as well as the upcoming
Pet Sematary remake, will write the script.
- Ski Jump Bathroom (pic) - Japanese
coffee company, Goeorgia Max Coffee, modified the bathrooms of ski
areas around Japan to promote their coffee energy drinks. This is probably the most exciting bathroom
I've ever seen!
- Forrest Gump in One Minute, in One Take (video) - "Run, Forrest, run!"
- Jim Cramer Gets PWND By Jon Stewart On The Daily
Show (video) - Last night we had the big face-off, the
heavyweight bout,
the Super Bowl square-off between CNBC's Jim Cramer and Comedy
Central's Jon Stewart. Cramer was especially upset about being included
in a segment TDS produced on the horrible and almost criminal reporting
CNBC has been airing as THE go-to business network after CNBC's Rick
Santelli attacked average working-class people who got caught up in the
sub-prime mortgage crisis. Santelli dubbed them as "losers." Well, the
only loser tonight was Cramer and CNBC. Jim basically sat there,
starry-eyed like a lost puppy, and was virtually silent throughout the
three-segment show featuring him. He basically waved the white flag and
said, "You got me."
- Big Mexican Punch-Up (video) - Basically,
it's just a sparring festival ;-)
- How Not To Pull Your Jeep Out Of The Mud (video) -
This is what happens when
people with not enough brains have too much money to spend on
vehicles.
- Miranda Kerr is Very Beautiful - These
pictures
are from a Victoria's Secret launch event and they once again show that
Miranda is a very beautiful women, even when dressed conservatively.
- Bar Refaeli: Hurley Bikini Hottie - Bar
Rafaeli
is getting people buzzing with her sexy new ad campaign for surf
company Hurley. The 23-year-old Israeli model says of the experience
via People, "I had a blast at the shoot! It hardly felt like work! Yu
Tsai is an amazing photographer and I am trust him completely to make
beautiful pictures…Between the concept, photographer and the
Hurley
clothes, it was a match made in heaven."
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