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- Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16GHz 1333MHz FSB
Processor Tested - The
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500,
with its 3.16GHz clock speed, 1333MHz FSB speed and 6MB of L2 cache,
remains a force to be reckoned with. In real-world office applications
the E8500 was generally a little faster than the Phenom II X4 955 and a
little slower than the Core i7 920. All processors are absolutely fast
enough for average desktop applications likely to be encountered in the
office or at home. The same holds true during gaming, where the
majority of titles are more suited to high-frequency dual-core
processors rather than parallel quad-core processors.
- Intel Fined Record $1.45 Billion in Antitrust Case
(+ updates) - The European Commission on Wednesday fined
Intel
a record of about $1.45 billion (1.06 billion euros) for abusing its
dominance in the market for computer chips to exclude Advanced Micro
Devices, which is Intel's only serious rival, The New York Times's
James Kanter reported
- Creative Labs Charges 'Maintenance Fee' For Rebate
- The Consumerist reports
on a discovery made by someone attempting to collect on a $10.00 rebate
from Creative Labs that came in the form of a debit card. The card was
denied when it was used, because Creative charged a $3.00 maintenance
fee to the card every month until its balance reached zero. They point
out that this really does make this Creative rebate a "creative
rebate," and wisely suggest that if you have such a rebate card you
should make use of it before suffering a similar fate.
- ATI RADEON HD 4890 1024MB Tested - This
graphics card
is somewhere between RADEON HD 4870 1GB and HD 4870 X2 in terms of
performance and price, but closer to the former, of course. The new
product is positioned against GeForce GTX 275, which corresponds to the
recommended price of $260.
- Inno3D iChill GTX275 Tested - The
card comes with 896MB of GDDR3
clocked at 2350MHz, the core running at 670MHz, and shaders at 1474MHz,
all on a 55nm fabrication process with 240 stream processors. Overall,
the card matches specifications of a GTX 280/285 and half of a GTX 295
on stream processors, and matches a GTX 260 and GTX 295 with 896MB of
memory. Power usage and efficiency, along with overall clock speed and
overclocking ability, should be improved over the older GTX 280, while
the smaller memory bus (448-bit) and 128MB less memory may take a
little away from the card compared to the 512-bit 1GB memory on the GTX
280/285s.
- ASUS ENGTX260 Matrix GeForce GTX 260 Tested - The
build quality of the product is well above average,
especially the assembly of the PCB with its hundreds of components, all
precisely positioned and soldered. You do see some variability in this
from different suppliers; it's not a given. In addition all the
components and materials are first rate
- Is it worth upgrading your notebook to an SSD
drive? - In every test they performed, the SSD came
out in front
and not by just a small margin, but a massive one. From the raw results
under HD Tune Pro where the hugely fast throughput of the Intel X25-M
showed its face, through to the much faster boot times with SSD
installed and finally to the power consumption results where the SSD
also showed its strength in managing to save power.
- TRENDNet TV-IP422W Wireless IP Camera Server with
2-way Audio - The TV-IP422W is very impressive.
The functionality TRENDNet put into this makes it a great device for
home security. It is very easy to setup, simple to maintain and with
its advanced notification and automated event recording it is almost
hassle free. I was a little disappointed with the focusing method; I
felt an infinite focus or something a little easier to control would
have been a better option. As it stands, when you focus your hands end
up blocking the view, so getting things exact for the distance you want
to see detail for can be complicated.
- Windows 7 build 7127 leaked - This time
around it's the second RTM branch build to leak,
7127.
Approximately a month after 7106 leaked. The build string is
7127.0.090507-1820 meaning it was compiled just over a week ago so it's
still fresh off the blocks. Microsoft is progressing steadily with the
RTM branch and company insiders have indicated the software giant is
well on target to finalise the RTM build over the summer.
Microsoft is
expected to announce general availability of Windows 7 for before the
Christmas period, cashing in on holiday PC purchasers.
- Windows 7 Boosts Hyper-Threading Support - Windows 7's improved hyper-threading support
could be good news for users of processor-intensive applications, such
as 3-D games and graphics programs. The catch is that the applications
themselves must be written in such a way as to take advantage of
hyper-threading. To date, only a small percentage of apps include that
capability.
- Pirated Windows 7 Builds Botnet with Trojan - Got
yourself a copy of Windows 7 using BitTorrent instead of the
official release candidate?
- Microsoft: Office 2010 Info - Microsoft's
Reed Shaffner posted some info on the upcoming MS
Office 2010
- Swedish government tries to collect fine from The
Pirate Bay - The Swedish government's official enforcement
bureau told The Pirate Bay defendants that it
wants nearly half of their total fine paid right away, and it
will be freezing bank accounts until it gets the money.
- Hackintosh Netbooks Experience 33% Battery Life
Boost - This isn't at all confirmed or verified,
but it seems that loading up an otherwise Windows-equipped netbook with
Mac OS X can boost the battery life on the little computer by up to
33%.
- Apple responds to Microsoft's Laptop Hunters...
with a Megan - Not exactly true but still funny and it shows
that Apple is worried about Microsoft's
ads by responding so quickly.
- China has invented 'a secure computer OS' - The Inquirer reports that China
has invented 'a secure computer OS' which they claim cannot be hacked.
- Inside Microsoft's home of the future (video) - We
have seen pictures of Microsoft's home of the future concept previously
but this time the BBC has recorded a tour of the unit based at
Microsoft's HQ in Redmond. The video demonstrates speech and
object recognition software that Microsoft is currently working on in
its research divisions.
- OLED lighting concept video from GE - GE
has released a video showing all sorts of design concepts
using thin, flexible OLED lighting panels. There is OLEDs that can be
worn for emergency safety gear, illuminated stairs, walls and signs in
stores and also a nice looking wall peel OLED lamp. GE is working
towards roll-to-roll printing of OLEDs and is also planning to bring
out OLED lighting products by the year 2010
- Mission Seedbomb to stop deforestation and
desertification - The
seedbomb is not a military bomb as the name suggests but it
is for protecting the Earth!
- Video Featurette for Clive Barker's Dread
- Quiet Earth have dug up the first promo reel
for Dread,
the newest Clive Barker adaptation from Anthony DiBlasi. The film stars
Jackson Rathbone and Shaun Evans and is about the idea of dread in
life.
- Tremendous Trailer for Lee Daniels' Precious - Precious
stars Mo'Nique, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, and one of the most
amazing first-time lead actresses you'll ever see, Gabby Sidibe.
Lionsgate will release Precious in limited theaters starting on
November 6th later this year.
- John Hillcoat's The Road Finally Gets a Trailer! -
After nearly endless delays, The Weinstein Company has
finally debuted the trailer for The Road,
the highly anticipated adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic
novel. The film tells the story of a man (Viggo Mortensen) and his
young son (Kodi Smit McPhee.) traveling through a desperate,
post-apocalyptic world.
- White House Briefing Interrupted By Cell Phones
(video) - White House Press Secretary Robert
Gibbs Takes Ringing Phone From Reporter
[John Gizzi] During Briefing. Nice :-) This video just proves, that
even in the White House, a group of people can reduce themselves to a
classroom of kids.
- Talking About Windows: Russinovich Favorite
(video) - Meet Trevor and Sam. Like any I.T.
Professional,
they're passionate about technology. They're smart. They're
hard-working. They just happen to be 10 years old. As administrators of
the Garfield Elementary School Computer Lab, they encounter the usual
and not-so-usual: angry end users, security breaches, spinning donuts,
and patch day. Watch as the two whiz kids navigate the road to a modern
operating system...as only kids can do.
- Cheryl Tweedy Does Hello Magazine - Cheryl
Ann Cole (aka Tweedy, born June 30, 1983) is a British singer
and member of the band Girls Aloud.
- Joanna Krupa at Maxim Hot 100 Celebration - Joanna
Krupa attended the Maxim Hot 100 Celebration, and even though
the model wasn't in the top 10, I think she's definitely a looker!
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