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- Intel Roadmap Slides Leaked -
TechARP has some slides detailing Intel's mobile CPU and chipset roadmap
for the year
- Does Core i7 Hyper-Threading Helps? -
Check out Core
i7 performance on 3DMark Vantage, CineBench 10, Crysis Warhead and Far
Cry 2 with and without Hyper-Threading
- Elsa unveils shorter, cooler GeForce 9800 GTX+ -
Said to also be
up to 7 degrees Celsius cooler than the stock version, the Gladiac 998
GTX Plus V2 comes with a 256-bit memory interface, PCI-Express x16 2.0
connectivity, DirectX 10 and SLI support and dual-DVI with HDCP. The card is
expected to become available in Japan in the next few days.
- New Shuttle barebones has dual-core Atom - Shuttle has announced
the X27D, a
small-form-factor barebones PC that includes one of Intel's dual-core Atom
330 processors
- Windows 7 security: An overall improvement? -
Gone is the
Security Center, introduced in Windows XP SP2. Instead, there will be an
"Action Center" that incorporates alerts from 10 existing Windows features:
Security Center; Problem, Reports, and Solutions; Windows Defender; Windows
Update; Diagnostics; Network Access Protection; Backup and Restore;
Recovery; and User Account Control
- Google Makes PDF Files Searchable -
Google, using
optical character-recognition technology, can now scan PDF files, turn
them back into text and make them available as search results via the 'View
as HTML' link. By turning images of text into text, Google expands its
already massive index
- Trojan virus steals banking info -
The Sinowal trojan has been tracked by RSA, which helps to secure
networks in Fortune 500 companies. RSA said the trojan virus has infected
computers all over the planet
- Exchange Client for Android in the Works -
Aardvark
promises realtime, wireless synchronization of email, calendar, and
contacts
- Google testing SMS chat feature for online to mobile chatting -
Users can SMS
their existing Gmail chat contacts by opening a chat window and
selecting the option to send an SMS. Once you enter their phone numbers, it
will save the digits in your contact entries
- Retrial Date Set for $222,000 Piracy Judgment -
The retrial for the RIAA's landmark $222,000 judgment against Duluth,
Minnesota woman Jammie Thomas will begin March 9, after a federal judge
tossed out the original verdict last month. In a first-of-its-kind four day
trial last October, a jury found Thomas liable for copyright infringement at
a rate of $9,250 per song. Of the 1,700 songs files that the RIAA said
Thomas made available, it elected to seek damages on 24 of them – from
artists such as AFI, Green Day, and Aerosmith – reaching the breathtaking
grand total of $222,000.
- World's First Fully Function Artificial Heart Costs $192,000 -
The heart is based on bleeding edge technology found in satellites and
aircraft. The heart beats nearly like its organic counterpart and operates
using similar feedback as well. It uses electric sensors to monitor and
control heart rate and blood flow.
- Corvette ZR1 Races Nissan GT-R (video) - Some people are saying
that the new Nissan GT-R is one of the first real Japanese supercars, but
how does it
stand up against the Chevy Corvette ZR1? Inside Line pits these two
monsters up against one another. The Nissan GT-R may be known as Godzilla
and it's able to keep up with Corvette off the line, but can it keep up that
pace through to the finish line?
- Ford SmartGauge Makes 2010 Hybrids Even Prettier (video) - When
the new Ford Fusion Hybrid and Mercury Milan Hybrid roll out in 2010, they
will come equipped with a new
Ford SmartGauge
instrument panel. A conventional speedometer occupies the center, but it
is flanked on either side by video screens shown your EcoGuide. How are you
using that power? What's your current MPG? You know, that kind of stuff
- 'Star Wars' - an a capella tribute to John Williams (video) -
Star Wars fan
Corey Vidal splits his personality into four equal parts and pays
tribute to the legendary John Williams who has composed many of the most
famous film scores in history, including all but one of Steven Spielberg's
feature films, Star Wars, Superman, Jaws, E.T., Born on the Fourth of July,
Harry Potter, and more. The video is annotated with titles of each John
Williams piece
- KATT WILLIAMS Cartoon - 'Gangsta Tigers' - (Edited Version) -
ClydeTV and
Clyde's Comix presents Katt Williams' "Gangsta Tigers" audio from Katt
Williams' new stand-up DVD IT'S PIMPIN' PIMPIN' available Nov. 11.
- World's Largest Homemade Waterslide (video) -
100 yards...
this just looks friggin' awesome. These guys built what may just be the
world's largest homemade waterslide and emptied it into a lake.
- Nice try, penguin! (pic)-
check it out
- Traci Bingham on promotion campaign!? (photos) -
Busty Traci
Bingham on promotion campaign!? Promoting what? :-)
- Kendra Wilkinson Is Sluty Girl -
check it out!
- Vikki Blows Topless Calendar Pictures -
Vikki Blows is
not just hot overseas, she's hot right here in her Vikki Blows' 2009
Calendar photos! For those that follow this model, Vikki has been showing a
lot more of herself. Not only is she topless in Loaded magazine, she's
topless in many of her 2009 calendar photos, as well!
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