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- VIA Making Intel Chipsets? -
These chipsets,
which include PT960 and PM960 models, are reportedly scheduled for the
fourth quarter of this year-just one quarter before Intel's deadline
- Nvidia talks nForce2, nForce3 Vista support - Nvidia Platform
Products PR
Manager Bryan Del Rizzo has e-mailed TechReport saying, 'There is a
known issue with ATI AGP cards and nForce3 and Vista. This is currently
being looked into and will most likely be resolved with a MCP driver update'
Del Rizzo adds that nForce3- and nForce2-based systems can run Vista using
built-in Microsoft drivers and third-party audio chipset drivers. There is
one notable exception, though: storage support. Nvidia RAID is just plain
not supported, and Del Rizzo says there are 'known Vista issues with some
ATAPI devices.'
- Asus M2-CROSSHAIR Socket AM2 nForce 590 SLI mobo -
From the awesome
looking blue LEDs all over the motherboard PCB to the convenient power,
reset and Clear CMOS buttons, the motherboard is an absolute pleasure to
work with.
- Nvidia launches $299 GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB -
Just like the
GeForce 8800 GTS that launched last November, the new model has 96
stream processors, a 500MHz core clock speed, a 1.2GHz shader speed, an
800MHz memory speed, and a 320-bit memory bus.
- GeForce 8800 GTS - 320MB vs 640MB -
Ok it's nice to
see a comparison between products at 1 high resolution (e.g. 2048x1536)
but how many people are really running games at that resolution compared to
1280x1024 and 1600x1200.
- The end of anonymity on the Internet? -
Over 20 million
PCs worldwide are equipped with a tiny security chip called the Trusted
Platform Module, although it is as yet rarely activated. But once
merchants and other online services begin to use it, the TPM will do
something never before seen on the Internet: provide virtually fool-proof
verification that you are who you say you are. Ed.note: The TPM chip is
considered by the computer and the BIOS like any other integrated peripheral
on your mobo like your onboard sound/NIC/Firewire ports. It can be disabled
in BIOS and if what I've seen from my work with HP laptops the chip can
actually be physically removed from the board.
- Flaws discovered in IE, Firefox could lead to data -
In a fairly rare
event, two flaws have been simultaneously discovered that affect the two
most popular browsers in the world in similar fashions. Internet Explorer
version 6 and possibly 7 is affected by one flaw, and Firefox 1.5/2.0 is
affected by another.
- Yahoo Music to be DRM-free by Christmas? - Yahoo Music General
Manager
Dave Goldberg has now told USA Today that he expects most of Yahoo's
music catalog to be DRM-free by Christmas.
- Yahoo integrates YIM into mail - Starting this week,
Yahoo
is chasing the coattails of Gmail and its integrated chat by coupling email
and IM. Now, just by virtue of logging into a Yahoo mail account, you'll
be able to chat with people on the YIM network. This could be a definite
plus to people who tend to travel a lot and use public PCs while doing so,
or want to avoid installing an IM client.
- Firefox: 300 million+ downloads - Firefox has reached a new
milestone:
300,000,000 downloads since its initial release back in November 9, 2004
- Wikipedia is running out of cash -
Online
encyclopaedia Wikipedia might have to close because it only has enough
funding for another four months.
- Google Benefits From Piracy? - A host of media companies,
including News Corp, Viacom, Sony, NBC Universal, Time Warner, and Walt
Disney has
accused Google of knowingly supporting sites that facilitate the
distribution of pirated movies
- YouTube to Legally Air Classic TV Shows -
YouTube plans to
offer more than 4,000 hours of classic television shows, including "I
Spy," "Gumby" and other material from Digital Music Group Inc.
- Top 10 Most Hilarious Viruses, Trojans and Worms -
check it out!
- Nokia E90 Communicator announced -
Nokia has shed
the touch screen Series 80 interface of the communicator, using S60
inside and out. On the outside the E90 feature a standard keypad and S60
navigation keys with a QVGA screen. Once opened, the phone packs a full
QWERTY keyboard and 800 x 352 screen. The E90 packs Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS
and a 3.2 MP camera into a much small form factor than previous models. The
phone is scheduled to hit stores by 2Q 2007 for 750-800 Euros ($1000). In
other news,
Nokia's new Video Center offers RSS video feeds along with content
directly from YouTube, no browser needed.
- Windows Mobile 6 Coming To US - As expected, a number of Windows
Mobile 6 devices were announced today at 3GSM from a range of manufacturers.
Although a multitude were announced,
only a few are
likely to come to American shores.
- Ferrari Theme Park Details Emerge -
Ferrari World,
as it has now been revealed, will include some 24 attractions. Among
them will be an F1-themed roller-coaster with two tracks that will race one
grid of cars against the other. There'll also be a 70-meter high g-force
tower, go kart and dune buggy racing and some sort of pitlane experience.
Wow!
- Mexican drug wars find new battleground on YouTube -
A vicious Mexican drug gang war has moved onto the video-sharing site
where rivals taunt each other with blood-soaked slideshows and film of their
murder victims
- Man wins $300,000 divorce from wife 'too shy' to sleep with him -
Tainan court has granted a man's request for divorce because his wife
was "too shy" to consummate their marriage. On the wedding night, Lin slept
fully dressed and wrapped with a quilt. When Chen tried to sleep with her,
the report said, she pushed him away shouting: "You are ridiculous!"
- Handheld windmills serve as electric generators -
It's not
quite nanotechnology, but these inches-long windmills can generate small
amounts of electric energy to power a variety of low-voltage applications.
Since they're made entirely of plastic, they cost just dollars to
manufacture, offering potential for many uses including battery recharging,
lighting in remote areas, and wireless sensors.
- 101 Ways to make money online -
Useful for people who want to make money online.
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