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- Intel Core 2 with Various FSB/Memory Clock Rates -
Although
Core i7 processors with the integrated memory controller are already
announced and available in stores, their market presence will always be
insignificant (Intel's forecast). There is still some time left before
the i5 is launched, so system integrators will still use processors
based on the previous microarchitecture. And finding an optimal
configuration will still be important for Core 2-based systems. This
article analyzes several memory configurations
in order to understand how fast it should be and how much of it is
required to reveal full potential of the fastest processors without
paying too much for it.
- Intel and IBM Demonstrate 128-Thread Nehalem-EX
Server - Intel Corporation has previewed
a new Intel Xeon processor
codenamed "Nehalem-EX." The processor will be at the heart of the next
generation of intelligent and expandable high-end Intel server
platforms, which will deliver a number of new technical advancements
and boost enterprise computing performance.
- Core i5 will launch in early September - Intel
has decided to postpone
the debut of its new mainstream desktop PC platform, Lynnfield
processors (tentatively Core i5) and 5-series chipsets, from July as
originally scheduled, to early September 2009.
- Intel Micro-ATX Roundup May 2009 - The
roundup includes Asus
Rampage 2 Gene, DFI LANParty Jr X58-T3H6 and Asus Maximus 2 Gene. These
mobos are micro-ATX based and still manage to fit in features like
support for 6 memory sticks and SLI/CrossFire, etc.
- Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 Vapor-X 1GB Video Card
Tested - Where the Vapor-X's custom cooler really
gets to strut its stuff however is when it comes to overclocking -
Quite simply, the Radeon HD 4890 Vapor-X is a beast
in this department, leaving other boards that we've tested standing
when it comes to breaking out Catalyst Control Center's OverDrive
functionality and cranking up those clock speeds. If you're willing to
tweak and overclock the board yourself, judging by our particular
sample you can expect a performance boost of 10% or so from the
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 Vapor-X, compared to next to nothing from
boards using AMD's reference solution. Now that's a performance
increase we can give the thumbs up to and get behind.
- Western Digital 2TB Green Drive Tested - The drive performs very well,
even though it is not coined as a 'performance drive.' Where this drive
will really shine is in the datacenter storage market. This drive uses
only a fraction of the amount of power that other drives do, which will
save a significant amount of money in electrical costs. When you
consider that some datacenters can easily house more than a 100 drives,
the electrical savings can add up fairly quickly.
- Lenovo and NVIDIA Announce Ion-Based IdeaPad S12
Netbook - Lenovo's IdeaPad S12 promises to
be the first netbook that can seriously handle high-def tasks, with a
12.1" display and the ability to play back 1080p content (via the HDMI
output, of course) in "silky smooth" fashion. As if that weren't
enough, Lenovo also made sure to bless this machine with a 100% full
size keyboard, something that's extraordinarily rare on netbooks. In
fact, we'd say the tight, often misshaped keyboards are the worst
attributes on netbooks. With this machine, it's just like typing on any
standard 15.4" notebook. Nice touch, Lenovo.
- OQO has shut down operations - RIP OQO - OQO
has shut down operations, switched off its phones and is now
no longer accepting repairs. OQQ was one of the original Mobile
Internet Devices a predecessor to the netbooks of today. It is sad that
they couldn't get the price to below $1000. The company was planning to
release the OQO 2+ which is an updated version of the MID this year.
- Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7 revealed -
A post over at the Windows Team blog
has just revealed the Microsoft Touch Pack for Windows 7. This pack
brings a range of touch-friendly applications.
- Windows 7 Beta Expire Reminder - Microsoft
sending out reminder emails that Windows 7
Beta will expire in August.
- Microsoft patents holographic meetings - The patent
is rather vague on the actual hardware and software that would create
these holographic meetings, although it does include 21 pictures and
diagrams of how these meetings would take place. Patrice Simard, chief
scientist and manager of the recently gutted Microsoft Live Labs, is
listed as one of the inventors. (Live Labs is responsible for
developing Photosynth, and a few other nifty Web apps.) Simard is the
inventor for a whole lotta Microsoft patents including some for machine
learning, activity detection, digital ink and a whiteboard imaging
system. Given the connection, sheer speculation would lead us to
conclude that holographic meetings could one day be an online service
for Windows Live users that one-ups the kind of shared PowerPoint and
voice apps that passes for a virtual meeting these days.
- Facebook sells stake in business -
Facebook has sold a 1.96% stake for $200m
to a Russian internet firm, a move that values the social networking
website at $10bn.
- Twitter Founders Interviewed - The
six and a half minute video mainly talks about the company's
business model, or lack thereof.
- Microsoft confirms Zune HD coming this fall - Company insiders noted that it
will be available in 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB. I feel your pain when I
found out that the Zune HD will not have a 120GB version, hopefully
Microsoft will listen to its users. Expect this device to
start shipping no later than September 5, 2009.
- Samsung i7500 - Video Preview - The
HD video
shows off the i7500 and its sexy touchscreen AMOLED screen. FCC has
approved this baby and is all set to hit the T-Mobile network.
- Texting May Be Taking a Toll - What
is it that the New York Times claims
is causing teens anxiety, falling grades, repetitive stress injury and
sleep deprivation? They claim teens are doing it at school, late at
night, at restaurants and while crossing the street.
- First Official Trailer for Last Ride - From
Australia comes the first trailer for Glendyn
Ivin's Last Ride, an indie drama starring Hugo Weaving and Tom Russell.
In the film, Weaving plays a father who takes his son on the run after
committing a crime and ends up trekking through the desert.
- A Perfect Getaway Trailer - Two
pairs of newlywed couples on a vacation to Hawaii discover
that psychopaths are stalking and murdering tourists on the islands.
Paradise becomes hell on earth as a brutal battle for survival begins.
- First Trailer for Star Wars Geek Drama '77' -
77 (Originally called 5-25-77 -
which, for those who don't know, is the exact day that A New Hope first
came out) is a movie about a geek in the late 70s who is obsessed with
films and makes them in his back yard. He is a social outcast and gets
picked on for his fandom. It only gets more rabid in the summer of '77
when the geek is introduced to Star Wars.
- Transforminators: Terminator
meets Transformers - The
voice over actually sounds a lot like Bale, I'm impressed. I
wonder how it was done?
- Is a Terminator Scenario Possible? - With
Terminator:
Salvation hitting theaters this week, it's inevitable that all things
Skynet will be on a techie's mind. H+ magazine asked the question: "Is
a Terminator Scenario Possible?" of several roboticists, AI
experts, and sci-fi writers and their responses were as varied as they
were interesting.
- 100 of the Best Movie Lines in 200
Seconds - I bet you didn't think it was possible
to fit the 100 greatest movie lines into 200 hundred seconds
- Amazing Gymnast (video) Wow! - This
is Damien Walters doing alot of amazing freerunning and
gymnastics.
- Katy Perry Complex Magazine Pictures - Katy
Perry shows grea cleavage posing in latex for Compleg
magazine.
- Moon Bloodgood Hot Photoshoot
in Loaded Magazine - Moon
Bloodgood is definitely going to get a lot of attention from
the new Terminator: Salvation.
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