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- Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo Processor Tested -
If you
already have an E8xxx or Q9xxx processor, don't feel pressured to buy
the newest toy on the block as you won't gain much from it. Like all top
tier processors, you pay quite a lot for very little and the $182 E8500 is a
much more attractive choice for most consumers. Now, if you absolutely must
have the fastest processor on the market or eat, sleep, and dream about
overclocking then the E8600 should be in your shopping cart as you read
this. Chances are this is as fast as it's going to get until Nehalem comes
out, so you might as well get it now and enjoy it for a few months.
- GeForce GTX 260 to get a speed boost next month -
These cards
will supposedly feature nine thread processing clusters (TPCs) instead of
eight, which should work out to 216 stream processors and 72 texture units
(up from 192 SPs and 64 TUs on the current model). What Nvidia really needs
to do now is to lower the price of the GTX260 even further...
- NVIDIA nForce 700a, GeForce 8000 Chipsets -
The present
implementation of Hybrid Power is interesting not for top graphics cards
(although power saving is already noticeable in this case), but for top SLI
configurations
- Acer cuts Aspire one netbook pricing -
The firm claims you can now get the Intel Atom-powered system with 1GB
of RAM, a 120GB hard disk drive, a three-cell battery, and a copy of Windows
XP Home Edition for just $349. Penguin sympathizers can get the same netbook
with Linpus Linux Lite pre-installed for $20 less.
- Microsoft intros SideWinder X6 keyboard and X5 mouse -
In games, users
can turn the numeric keypad into a "programmable macro pad" that can
remember as many as 90 macros per title. The SideWinder X6 also has little
extras like a "Cruise Control" mode (presumably for long World of Warcraft
sessions) as well as color-adjustable backlit keys
- ATi Catalyst Drivers v8.8 -
Hybrid Graphics
support is introduced for XP in these drivers
- Adobe Flash ads launching clipboard hijack attack -
In the Web
attacks, which target Mac, Windows and Linux users running Firefox, IE
and Safari, hackers are seizing control of the machine's clipboard and using
a hard-to-delete URL that points to a fake anti-virus program
- Why the Megapixel Race Needs to End -
Wired’s Gadget Lab wants the megapixel race to end and explains their
position nicely
- Guy Eats Michael Phelps Breakfast in Less Than Five Minutes! (video)
-
Competitive eater Crazy Legs Conti downs three pancakes, three french
toasts, three fried egg sandwiches, a bowl of grits, an omelet, and two cups
of coffee in less than five minutes.
- Cop Car Vs Deer (video) -
Gives a whole
new meaning to looking like a deer in the headlights!
- Russian Tsar Hydrogen Bomb Explosion (video) -
This is the
Russian Tsar the largest, most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated!
- Usain Bolt World Record 200M 19.30 @ Beijing 2008 (video) -
Bolt simply
rocks :-) not talking about
4x100m (37.10 WR) men ;-)
- Leryn Franco's Topless Pictures -
Leryn Franco
(born 1 March 1982 in Asuncion) is a Paraguayan athlete who specializes in
the javelin throw. Her personal best throw is 55.38 metres, achieved in May
2007 in Fortaleza.
- Adriana Lima and Doutzen Kroes Are My Supermodel Obsession -
Here's Adriana
Lima and Doutzen Kroes posing in lingerie for the 'Supermodel Obsession'
book. Enjoy!
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