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- AMD, Intel prep 6-core CPUs - Both
AMD and Intel are expected to release their first 6-core
desktop CPUs before the end of Q2 this year. According to DigiTimes,
Intel will be going first, with their 32-nm Core i7-980X "Gulftown" CPU
shipping at the end of March. DigiTimes says AMD will roll out 3
six-core "Thuban" CPUs, the Phenom II X6 1075T, 1055T and 1035T, with a
quad-core Phenom II X4 960T CPU also coming out at the same time as the
Thuban processors. It's believed AMD will launch the CPUs in May.
Before Thuban launches though, AMD will introduce their first 8-series
chipsets, with the 890FX and 890GX chipsets expected to debut in April.
- AMD Athlon II X4 635 2.9GHz Quad Core Processor
Tested - Despite not offering any new features or mind
blowing performance, the AMD Athlon II X4 635 is a solid product.
It was able to keep up with both the Phenom II 940BE and the Phenom II
910e in just about all of the benchmarks performed today. Pair the
Athlon II X4 635 with a motherboard like the MSI 785GM-E65 and for a
little over $200.00 you can have a solid base for great computer. Not
bad, considering the system would support dual-monitors, Blu-Ray
playback, GPGPU applications like stream and most importantly it would
be ready for Windows 7.
- Nvidia reveals real names of next-gen graphics
chips - The first official graphics chips
that will be based on the GF100 will be named the GeForce GTX 480 and
GeForce GTX 470. Once again that's all I know but Nvidia is expected to
reveal the big details (launch date, clock speed, and cost) for their
new products sometime in early March.
- ATI Radeon HD 5450 Tested - The new Radeon HD 5450, code-named
Cedar Pro, will be the most affordable graphics card belonging to the
HD 5000 series. This is also the first on AMD's latest wave of graphics
products to do away with GDDR5 memory, replacing it with older GDDR3.
Naturally, the Radeon HD 5450 is not designed exclusively for 3D gaming
and certain versions will support advanced features such as Eyefinity.
The Radeon HD 5450 is stepping in to replace the Radeon HD 4350
graphics card which currently retails for as little as $35 - $40
(512MB) and $45 - $50 (1GB).
- Catalyst 10.1 Hotfix -For those of you
that own a Radeon HD
5800 series video card and are having intermittent grey screen issues
or random vertical line corruption, ATI Support offers new version 10.1 Catalyst Hotfix.
The hotfix supports 32bit and 64bit Windows 7, 32bit and 64bit Windows
Vista, 32bit and 64bit Windows XP and Windows XP Media Center.
- Microsoft investigating Windows 7 battery warning
issues - Microsoft has confirmed it is investigating a problem causing some Windows 7 users to
receive incorrect battery warnings on their laptops. The
warning is triggered when a laptops BIOS detects a battery replacement
is required. Windows 7 provides the following alert: "Consider
replacing your battery. There is a problem with your battery, so your
computer might shut down suddenly." Microsoft officials said on Tuesday
the company is looking into the issue, "we are investigating this issue
in conjunction with our hardware partners, which appears to be related
to system firmware," a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed.
- Software Downloads Feb 2010 - DirectX End-User Redistributable 9.28.1886
(February 2010) || x64
Components 2.4.0 Final || Win7codecs
2.3.6 Final
- Zoner Photo Studio 12 Xpress Edition Free Download
with S/N - Zoner Photo Studio 12 express edition normally
costs $49 for a single license. As part of promotional offer, Zoner is
given away PC User readers a
free Zoner Photo Studio 12 express edition single-user
license with genuine working license code.
- Mozilla Pulls Two Infected Add-Ons - According
to this Mozilla blog post,
two experimental add-ons, Version 4.0 of Sothink Web Video Downloader
and all versions of Master Filer were found to contain Trojan code
aimed at Windows users. Version 4.0 of Sothink Web Video Downloader
contained Win32.LdPinch.gen, and Master Filer contained
Win32.Bifrose.32.Bifrose Trojan. Both add-ons have been disabled on AMO.
- Facebook's Project Titan: A Full Featured Webmail
Product - Facebook is completely rewriting their messaging product
and is preparing to launch a fully featured webmail product in its
place, according to a source with knowledge of the product. Internally
it's known as Project Titan. Or, unofficially and perhaps
over-enthusiastically, the Gmail killer. There will be full POP/IMAP
support, meaning users can access the account other than through
Facebook itself. Your email account name will be your vanity url
–
[email protected].
- Office 2010 RC released to testers - Microsoft
has made available the release Candidate Builds
of Microsoft Office 2010 client (build 4734.1000) and server products
(build 4730.1010). Microsoft is expected to hit the RTM milestone in
the coming months with a general availability date of June.
- Windows Mobile 7 details leak -There
is a long list of supposed features leaked with regards to
the upcoming platform.
- New redsn0w 0.9.2 jailbreaks any iPhone or iPod
touch - This version
(Windows / Mac OSX x86) has the ability of jailbreaking your device
without requiring you to use iTunes. Previously, iTunes was needed to
re-load the custom firmware that jailbreaking programs, such as
PwnageTool, would package together.
- iPhone firmware 3.1.3 - Apple has just
released the iPhone firmware 3.1.3 available
for both the iPhone and iPod touch to resolve a few issues. The issues
the firmware addresses are for the iPhone 3GS battery accuracy,
third-party application crashes and crashing while using the Japanese
Kana keyboard.
- Prepeat inkless and tonerless rewritable printer
(video) - This printer can reuse documents
by simply wiping out the old data on it and reprinting new. Pop in a
used sheet with information, hit the print button on your PC and
presto, in seconds, in goes the old, out comes the new!
- Photoshop Fail: 15 Hilariously Botched Images - Forget
silly things like human anatomy and the laws of physics. When it comes to Photoshop,
reality needn’t apply – just clone, rotate, skew,
blur and hope nobody notices. From missing limbs to outrageously
overzealous retouching, an incredible number of Photoshop screw-ups
have graced magazine covers, product packaging and store displays.
- FBI wants records kept of Web sites visited - The
FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit
and retain those logs for two years, a requirement that law enforcement
believes could help it in investigations of child pornography and other
serious crimes.
- Study finds link between Intertnet use and
depression - According to Sky News, a study by the Institute
of Psychological Sciences at the University of Leeds found a link
between Internet usage and depression. Psychologists found the more
time spent surfing the web, the more likely individuals are to be
depressed.
- Brand New Red Band for Kevin
Smith's Cop Out - Cop
Out is directed by comedy guru Kevin Smith of classics like
Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back,
Jersey Girl, Clerks II, and Zack and Miri Make a Porno
previously.
- Kick-Ass Trailer -MSN has debuted a
brand new trailer for Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass
that may just so happen to be the best trailer yet! Lionsgate is
bringing Kick-Ass to theaters everywhere on April 16th this spring.
- Clash of the Titans, Harry Potter Back in 3D;
Transformers, Too! - I previously heard 'rumors' stating
that Louis Leterrier's Clash of the Titans remake would be going 3D,
pushing the release back a week to April 2nd, and that the last two
Harry Potter movies would both be in 3D, too. Now Warner Brothers has confirmed
that all three of those movies will be going 3D. And then
there's talk about Transformers 3 going 3D, too!
- New International Trailer for Clash of the Titans!
- IGN has debuted a
new full-length international trailer for Clash of the Titans
that mixes some elements of the original teaser and theatrical trailer
as well as some new scenes involving Zeus (Liam Neeson) and Hades
(Ralph Fiennes). Warner Brothers will be bringing Clash of the Titans
to regular and 3D theaters everywhere starting on March 26th. Still
excited?
- If Famous Filmmakers Directed the Superbowl?
(video) - What Would it Look Like If Famous Filmmakers
Directed the Superbowl? I wasn't expecting this to be as
funny as it is, but they nailed it with all of their directors. They
mock: Quentin Tarantino, David Lynch, Wes Anderson, Jean-Luc Godard,
& Werner Herzog. Enjoy!
- Ridley Scott's Robin Hood Superbowl TV Spot - Universal
has debuted their Superbowl TV spot for Ridley Scott's Robin
Hood. Robin Hood is directed by British filmmaker Ridley
Scott, of many classics like Alien, Blade Runner, Black Rain, G.I.
Jane, Gladiator, Hannibal, Black Hawk Down, American Gangster, and many
more.
- Shyamalan's Last Airbender Superbowl TV Spot - Paramount
has debuted their Superbowl TV spot for M. Night
Shyamalan's The Last Airbender.
- Kia shows third-quarter commercial for Sunday's
Big Game - Kia picked up a
pricey one minute spot during the third quarter of this
year's title-deciding game, and it features life-sized toys living the
high life in a brand new Sorento. The animated quintet hits the snow,
does some water skiing and then goes all Hangover-style in Sin City
before reality sets in and mom gets behind the wheel.
- Anne Hathaway GQ Photos - Check out
silver screen actress Anne Hathaway looking sexy as hell
in the March 2010 issue of GQ magazine!
- Olivia Munn Outtake Photos - Here are
some Olivia Munn outtake photos from a
recent shoot
- Keeley Hazell – Zoo Magazine (February
2010) - Here's Keeley
Hazell looking voluptuous and busty in the February issue of
Zoo Magazine.
- Amazon Deals - Surrogates
[Blu-ray] (2009)
 (save $16.50)
| Zombieland
[Blu-ray] (2009) (save $15.96)
| Dante's
Inferno: An Animated Epic [Blu-ray] (2009) (save $14.99)
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