• Core 2 Duo On Steroids - Intel has revealed new details of its forthcoming Santa Rosa PC platform, including a significant revision of the Core 2 Duo processor.
• GeForce 8800 Ultra confirmed - NVIDIA is aiming for 10-15% improvement in benchmarks, so we can expect a ~ 650-700MHz core clock.
• NVIDIA GeForce 8500, 8600 Clocks, Pipes - NVIDIA's GeForce 8600 GTS, 8600 GT and 8500 GT graphics processors are here, so let's go over the exact specifications
• Intel's MID UMPCs: So long XP/Vista, hello Linux! - Unlike UMPCs which target mobile professionals, MIDs will target 'consumers and prosumers' and feature a range of screen sizes from 4.5 to 6-inches with resolutions from 800 x 480 to 1024 x 600.
• DAEMON Tools v4.09 - This program allows running backup copies of SafeDisc, Securom, or Laserlock protected games. Also included is a Virtual DVDROM drive enabling you to use your CD images as if they were already burned to CD. This new version adds support for StarForce 4.70 and more.
• Enforced Ads Coming to Flash Video Players - Adobe is releasing new player software which will allow websites that use their Flash video player (such as YouTube) to force viewers to watch ads before the video they selected will play. In other news, CEO Eric Schmidt confirmed that Google is very near enacting a filtering service that would prevent copyright content from being uploaded to video-sharing site YouTube.
• New patent hints at Apple TV 2.0 - The patent is for a "Multi-media center for computing systems" and describes a system involving a central multimedia hardware hub that can make use of a number of external "modules," all controlled through a centralized menu system on the device.
• New Sony DVDs Not Working In Some Players? - This doesn't appear to be covered by the major media yet, but this link to a discussion over at Amazon gives a flavor of the problems people are experiencing. A blogger called Sony and was told the problem is with the new copy protection scheme, and they do not intend to fix it. Are any of you experiencing this problem?
• Make Internet TV -  Make Internet TV (MITV) is a massive resource full of step-by-step instructions for shooting and creating internet video. The site features screencasts, tutorials, illustrations, and more.
• Mac Vs Bloated PC (video) - check it out
• Xbox 360 Trade-In Deal! - Gamestop will indeed have a special trade-in deal for your current Xbox 360 system! Xbox 360 Premium: $250, Xbox 360 Core: $200, Xbox: $50. Yes, you even get fifty bones for your original Xbox. Pretty awesome, isn’t it?
• RUF CTR 3 Supercar Borrows Porsche Parts and Looks - Powering the beast is a 3,746cc twin-turbocharged flat six engine, pumping out 700 glorious horses of power (515kW) and over 656 lbs-ft of torque. According to RUF, this is enough to propel the GT 3 from zero to 62mph in 3.2 seconds before topping out at 235mph!
• Design of the New U.S. e-Passport - The new U.S. e-passport will incorporate updated security features and a new design. This design will reflect the varied landscapes of our country and each page will include a quote reflecting the hope and success that is the United States of America.
• The Most Beautiful Bridges In The World - There is a collection of the most beautiful bridges in the World.
• Watch 6 Minutes of David Arquette's THE TRIPPER Online - Here are the first six minutes of David Arquette's horror film The Tripper.  I personally loved it, especially when the kid went to town on the hippie with the chainsaw :-D
• Massacre at Virginia Tech School: 31 Confirmed Dead - A gunman opened fire in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech on Monday, killing at least 30 people in the deadliest shooting rampage in U.S. history, government officials told The Associated Press.

• AMD's Athlon 64 X2 5600+ tested - In case you aren't familiar with the specs of the X2 5600+ ($190!), it runs at 2.8GHz, just like the FX-62, and sports a 2MB L2 cache, also like the Athlon 64 FX-62. Unlike the FX processor, the X2 5600+ doesn't have an unlocked multiplier, instead its clock multiplier is fixed at 14.0x and its TDP is just 89W.
• Socket 775 Roundup - Driver Heaven put up Socket 775 Roundup
• R600 card to be named Radeon HD 2900 XT + Scores 12K in 3DMark06 - The Radeon HD 2900 series features 320 stream processors and supports 128-bit HDR rendering, 24xAA, physics processing. Other features include integrated HDMI output capabilities with 5.1 surround sound. . It looks all decent for a US$399 card. Does this sound like a hope for ATI? It does to me...
• Top 10: Free Computer System Recovery Tools - Don't pay the extortionists at the computer repair shop 800 bucks to get your data back or start up your dead computer.
• Microsoft Delays the Release of Viridian - Microsoft has pushed back the release of the first public beta for Windows Server virtualization, code-named Viridian.
• Apple postpones release of MacOS X 'Leopard' - Apple has postponed the OS's release in order to focus on the upcoming iPhone launch. In other news, Apple plans to launch new iPods featuring Wi-Fi in the second half of 2007.
• Crooks Exploiting New Windows DNS Flaw - The attacks target Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 systems through a hole in the Domain Name System, or DNS, service.
• Cisco Patches Wi-Fi Vulnerabilities - Cisco has issued two sets of patches to fix vulnerabilities found in its wireless networking software earlier this week.
• Google Buys DoubleClick for $3.1 Billion - Google reached an agreement today to acquire DoubleClick, the online advertising company, from two private equity firms for $3.1 billion, according to people with knowledge of the deal.
• Piracy Investigators Infiltrate Private Torrent Sites - An internet piracy investigator has admitted that his organisation has successfully infiltrated private BitTorrent trackers and is actively collecting information.
• Researchers Explore Scrapping Internet - BusinessWeek says that researchers are kicking around the idea of scrapping the internet and starting from zero.
• Samsung Launching Dual Blu-ray HD DVD Player - Samsung has announced that it will create a dual format player that plays both Blu-ray and HD DVD movies. The move is somewhat surprising because Samsung has been such a big supporter of Sony’s Blu-ray format in the past.
• Net reaches out to final frontier - A programme that could see the extension of the internet into space is announced by the US government.
• Scarlett Johansson Has The World's Sexiest Body - Scarlett Johansson has topped a poll for the sexist body in the world. The stunning 22 year old was voted number one in a poll amongst 5,000 women for Glamour magazine.  Actress Jessica Alba and supermodel Gisele Bundchen came second and third respectively.
• Transformers TV Spot - Optimus Prime Speaks! - check it out

• RV630 & RV610 delayed again + R600 claims free FSAA -  It looks like AMD will have to skip one more deadline. It is likely that it won't launch the RV630 and RV610 alongside the highly anticipated R600. In other news, Fudzilla reports that the R600 might feature free FSAA and AF in some modes.
• Nvidia GF8600/8500/8300 details revealed -  In a nutshell, G84 has 32 scalar shaders, G86 has only 16. It will be interesting to see how Nvidia's simplistic, but highly effective scalar design cope with less, but more complex vector units hidden inside R610/630/600/650 chips.
• Vista slower than XP at start-up, shutdown, gripe users -  A number of Vista users are none too happy about Vista boot-up times.
• Windows XP OEM to be phased out by year's end - January 2008 is the cutoff date for OEM Windows XP. Could 2008 be "The Year of the Penguin"? ;)
• OLPC Operating System Available for Free Download - The Linux-based OS powering the One Laptop Per Child's XO laptop is now available for free download.
• Apple TV Review - PCPerspective have spent some quality time with the new Apple TV.
• Marvell New Bluetooth 2.0 w/ EDR Chips - The new 88W8689 Bluetooth single-chip solution features a Bluetooth Core Specification Version 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)-compliant baseband, a radio frequency (RF) transceiver, and a worldwide FM radio receiver.
• Sony: 1,000,000:1 OLED TV on sale in 2007 - Sony is finally ready to move an OLED TV into production sometime "within 2007." Sorry, it's not the 27-incher, yet, their first production unit will throw 1024 x 600 pixels across that wee 11-inch, 1M:1 contrast panel capable of 8-bit RGB color and covering more than 100% of the NTSC color gamut. Oh, and it's only 3-mm thick
• Toshiba Offers Sub-$500 1080p HD DVD Player -  Toshiba HD-A20 HD DVD player will actually debut at a price of $499. Toshiba's HD-A20 supports full 1080p resolution unlike its cheaper HD-A2 brother which only supports up to 1080i. Unfortunately, the HD-A20 doesn't feature the HDMI 1.3 interface and instead relies on HDMI 1.2. Without HDMI 1.3, the HD-A20 misses out on xvYCC support, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio and automatic audio syncing.
• Sony Studies Commercial PS3 Supercomputing Grid - Sony is currently kicking around the idea of offering product discounts and other incentives to PlayStation 3 owners that use their consoles to be part of a supercomputing grid for research.
• Top Tower Defense Games - Check it out
• The 25 Best Beers In America - If you are an American that has never tasted anything else than American beer, you probably think American beer is really good :-D Pilsner Urquel rules :-))
• Geek Squad Sued For Videoing Customer In Shower - A woman and her mother Wednesday sued Best Buy Stores after a technician from a computer company allegedly recommended by an employee of the electronics firm videotaped the woman taking a shower. Hmmm...So, where's the tape?
• BMW to present its motocycle 'F 800S' - BMW's F 800S motocycle is powered by 80 bhp 2-cylinder in-line engine with 85 horsepower and can accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 3.5 seconds.
• Shakira Beyonce - Beautiful Liar video clip - It's totally off-topic here, but the long anticipated duet Shakira-Beyonce finally has a video! :-)

• Turion 64 X2s to get a die shrink soon - AMD will reportedly introduce a new top-of-the-line Turion 64 X2 with a TL-66 model number that will run at 2.3GHz and feature a 65nm core as well as DDR2-800 memory support.
• R600 Pictures Emerge - PCinlife posted pictures of what they claim to be ATI's next generation R600 video card.
• Intel On Future CPU Architectures - The article has some really good info and over two dozen slides from the presentation.
• AMD to drive high-end graphics card prices down? - Sounds good to me. I'd definately love to be able to get a top end card for 150$ less than current price brackets. It might even tempt me to actually buy one, instead of shooting for the upper-midrange cards.
• Laptops With 250GB Hard Drives Shipping - Dell and its sister company Alienware are both shipping laptops that can come with a 250 GB hard drive
• Toshiba, Matsushita Bringing OLED to TVs - Toshiba and Matsushita have announced that, within three years, they plan to introduce OLED panels for use in TVs
• 3D objects from your printer for under $2,500 - Three-dimensional fabrication tools have been common in industry for years, but their high cost have put them out of reach of hobbyists... until now.
• 20GB PS3 Discontinued - Straight from Sony, the 20GB PS3 will no longer be offered to retailers for sale in North America. The decision was made based on consumer and retail demand favoring "the 60GB model 10 to 1"
• Opera 9.2 released - Finally! 9.2 is launched today. 9.2 is not only an important update with bug fixes and the new Speed Dial functionality, it's also a milestone in spreading Opera to new users around the world: Opera 9.2 for Windows ships with 31 languages.
• VistaGlazz 1.0 - VistaGlazz (download) is a small program that allows you to patch your Windows Vista system files. After the patch is applied you can use custom styles and themes. The tool also contains a small option to patch your Aero style to keep your glass transparent when maximized.
• Wikipedia is no longer reliable, says co-founder - Larry Sanger, who helped to found Wikipedia in 2001, said that the site was 'broken beyond repair' and no longer reliable.
• Apple Adds MGM Movies To iTunes - Those of you that like to watch movies on your iPod will be delighted to know that Apple has added MGM’s movies to the iTunes store.
• Most Dangerous Internet Sites - Researchers set out to chart the Internet's worst domains. Their report looked at 265 top level domains (TLDs) worldwide and came up with some telling numbers
• The end of the dollar??? - The Current Account Deficit in the USA is over $800 billion a year. That means that they are spending more than they are making and savaging the dollar in the process. Presently, they need more than $2 billion of foreign investment per day just to keep the wheels from coming off the cart. In other news, the poll of 1,373 adults conducted for the Los Angeles Times and financial news wire Bloomberg found that 60 percent of those surveyed said recession was somewhat or very likely within the next year.
• Bill Gates Headed For Space, Says Cosmonaut - During a live interview on Russian state television, Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin revealed that American billionaire and former Microsoft engineer Charles Simonyi aboard the International Space Station told him Microsoft’s chairman is planning a space flight: "Charles said that Bill Gates is also preparing to visit space.”
• The Singles Map (picture) - A map of where people are single in the the U.S. Men compared to women.
• Keepon Dancing to Spoon (video) -  It can also track the rhythmic motion of a person or another object and move in time to that. Inside the hollow robot's silicone body are motors, wires and a mechanical device called a gimbal that tugs it like a reversed marionette.
• Final Spider-Man 3 trailer - check it out!
• Redline The Movie - In Theaters Friday! (new trailer) - Shot in Las Vegas and L.A., the movie revolves around high-stakes underground street racing. Although the acting looks typically passable, the cars alone make this a must see. In trailers, I've spotted a Ferrari Enzo, Saleen S7 Twin Turbo, Koenigsegg CCR, Ford GT, Lamborghini Murcielago Roadster and Mercedes SLR McLaren, among others.

• GeForce 8600 GTS to have 32 stream processors? - It looks like the GeForce 8600 GTS and GT will both have only 32 stream processors. That's a third as many as Nvidia's existing GeForce 8800 GTS and GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB cards, which both have 96 stream processors.
• Microsoft Security Updates for April 2007 - Three of the critical Windows patches should be installed as quickly as possible, security vendors say.
• Microsoft: XP SP3 is still on the schedule for first half 2008 - Microsoft confirmed that  SP3 for Windows XP Home Edition [and Professional] is currently plannedfor 1H CY2008.
• AVG gives away free anti rootkit  - They completed a six month beta test and now offer the software available for free
•  for Viodentia!!!
• Online Converters  - Online converters always come in handy. Once you need to perform some operation with your files, they can save your time achieving the same results online, without installing some specific software.
• Google invests in Maxthon - Multiple sources are confirming that the Chinese/Israeli startup behind the Maxthon Browser has sold a minority stake to Google. The total investment size is rumored to be around $1 million
• DVDFab Decrypter 3.0.9.6 & HD-DVD and Blu-Ray Versions  - DVDFab Decrypter is a simple version of DVDFab Platinum. It copies entire DVD movie to hard disk, and removes all the protections (CSS, RC, RCE, APS, UOPs and Sony ARccOS) while copying.
• Norton Removal Tool 2007.2.07.3 - The Norton Removal Tool (download Vista/XP/2k || WinME/9x) uninstalls all Norton 2007/2006/2005/2004/2003 products from your computer. Before you continue, make sure that you have the installation CDs or downloaded installation files for any Norton products that you want to reinstall. Also, if you use ACT! or WinFAX, back up those databases and uninstall those products.
• Firefox Bankcard! How cool is that? - That's really cool :-)
• Sun Java SE Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 Update 1 - release notes / download
• Cracked HD-DVD and Blu-Ray app keys revoked - Yeah, they can patch and patch, but hacks and exploits _will_ be found. No code is perfect :-)
• Microsoft drops case against FairUse4WM creator Viodentia - For those not in the know, Microsoft charged Viodentia with "copyright infringement" after they showed the world how easily FairUSE4WM could circumvent its PlaysForSure DRM. Microsoft's reason for dropping the charges? Simply enough: they couldn't find Viodentia. Ed.note: V
• Intel gets an extra week to find missing e-mails - The courts have granted Intel an extra seven days to explain why it lost e-mails to a judge. AMD alleges that the missing e-mail could provide proof that Intel used anticompetitive practices to force companies to buy its products.
• New Apple TV Commercial - check it out
• Nokia Starts Selling N95 Superphone in United States - Key features include a dual-slider designer, integrated WiFi, GPS functionality, 3G connectivity, quad-band GSM radios, and a five-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics. They're also nice enough to bundle in a 1GB microSD card as part of the package.The asking price at this time is a cool $749.
• New PS3 Owners Discover Noisy, Defective Console Batch - Some new owners of PlayStation 3 are complaining that a recent batch of 60GB consoles is exhibiting a high-pitched 'whine' noise.
• Water Found in Extrasolar Planet's Atmosphere - Astronomers have detected water in the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system for the first time.
• T.A.T.U. The Movie; One of Postal's 9/11 Jokes Leaks - Woot?! :-)

• AMD Cuts Desktop CPU Prices - The biggest cuts went to the fastest X2 CPUs, with the 6000+ going from $464 to just $241, while the 5600+ is now priced at $188 (from $326).
• GeForce 8800 Ultra on May 1st & Costs $999 - The $999 price point suggests the 8800 Ultra may actually be two 8800-series cards in one package.
• Western Digital intros drives for A/V recording - The new Western Digital AV drives are based on a 3.5" form factor, and WD says they provide higher reliability, cooler and quieter operation, and lower power consumption than other models.
• R600 renders a stone, pictured  - Fudzilla managed get a screenshot from a yet to be shown R600 demo. Punters who are invited to the R600 launch event in Tunisia in two weeks time will get to see this first hand.
• Windows Vista Revisited - For gaming, Vista was better off with the current 100.65 drivers from NVIDIA, although performance in most titles will likely be behind Windows XP.
• Did Lawsuit Make Microsoft Alter Vista Description? - Now the Seattle Times is reporting that Microsoft may have altered their language on their web site as to how Vista works on PCs.
• Apple sells 100 millionth iPod - Apple has announced it has sold the 100 millionth iPod - the first iPod was sold five and a half years ago, in November 2001.
• More than 25,000 video games, and counting - Henry Lowood, curator for the history of science and technology collections at Stanford University libraries, is in charge of a major project involving the archiving of 25,000-plus video games. (thanks Tom Woodward)
• Difference Between Prison And Work - 10 differences between being in prison and working.
• Capturing the imprint of a 2.2 million volt lightning strike - These guys managed to capture a 2.2 million volt lightning strike using just a thick piece of Plexiglass.
• Roadster getting 600 HP from lithium batteries - Watching a car burning off an inch or two of rear rubber in almost dead silence is eerily unnatural. But 0-60 times of 3.1 seconds could help ease us into the future.
• Karl Urban Sets Sail on Pathfinder - Movieweb has an exclusive interview with the star of the film Karl Urban ~ Inspired by actual events, and shot as a graphic novel, Pathfinder follows Ghost from a young Viking, the only survivor of his ship; he's adopted by the local Indian tribe, who raised him to become a skilled hunter and warrior..
• Sunshine trailer - In 2050 the Sun begins to die, and Earth is dying as a result. A team of astronauts are sent to revive the Sun, but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team are sent to finish the mission as they are Earth's last hope.

• Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 Impressions - In Stalker,  the quad-core CPUs were slightly behind dual-core ones.  Do not expect the same thing to happen with Crysis, Age of Conan, and Hellgate: London or Unreal Tournament 3. All of these games are multi-threaded and will squeeze every bit of juice left in your quad-core or dual-core CPU, so having extra-power ready is more than welcome. 
• Mid-range GeForce 8000-series in 10 days - The bulk of these cards, the GeForce 8500 GT, GeForce 8600 GT and GeForce 8600 GTS will launch on April 17, with the GeForce 8300 GS and GeForce 8400 GS following soon after
• Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M tested - Unlike a few other 320MB GTS cards, the Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M is not pre-overclocked from the factory. It does ship with a decent accessory bundle, however, that includes a couple of full version games
• 10000 Watt Power Supply?! - Wow, it is bigger than the case!
• Speedup Windows XP in Minutes - A useful guide to speedup Windows XP without upgrading your hardware. FYI, much more detailed guide can be found here.
• Ubisoft Wants Feedback - If  you ever wanted to voice an opinion or concern with a major game company, now is your chance. The folks at Ubisoft have asked for your feedback, so help them help us all in making great games.
• YouTube Video Ripper - A script that will download all the videos uploaded by a specific YouTube user where the title matches a pattern (regexp compatible). The final output is flash videos named after the unique video ID.
• Google Faces Plagiarism Questions Over Chinese Software - Google's laboratory in China has launched its first product, a Pinyin Input Method Editor. The software allows the romanized characters to be translated to more traditional Chinese symbols , via entering on a QWERTY keyboard. Users soon discovered that the data Google used for the product was unusually similar to the data used by a Chinese rival, Sogou.
• Gaming Handheld Device and PCs Being Planned by HP - Hewlett-Packard is planning to foray into the video gaming industry in a big way as it has unveiled plans about a new handheld PC-based device, which is codenamed as 'Mscape'
• Top 5 AppleTV Hacks - Gizmodo has a collection of easy to perform modifications on your AppleTV unit + Great RSS Plugin for Apple TV was released
• Voters Approve Funding For Spaceport America - Voters in Dona Ana County, New Mexico went to the polls to make the state a launchpad for space tourism.
• Ten Egg Shaped Gadgets - PC Magazine has 10 interesting products that will surely give you a laugh
• Easter's Peep Show - Hah, check it out :D
• Jelly Jumper -  In this follow up online game to the hugely popular Ball Balancer you have to bounce around the levels collecting green targets. There's 50 levels in this online game and it's incredibly addictive! No-one has ever reached 100% so will it be you?
• Dern Confirms Jurassic Park 4 - Rumors have been swirling around the internet for some time that their would be a Jurassic Park 4. Today thanks to confirmation in an interview with Laura Dern, it appears that it is a go.
• Top 15 "HOLY SH*T" movie moments - A collection of video clips showcasing some of the greatest jaw-dropping moments in film history.
• Rob Zombie's Halloween Trailer - The new Halloween trailer has finally hit the net!
• What Have I Done - Linkin Park (video) - check it out

• Full GeForce 8500 and 8600 scores are here - It looks like a decent spread, the 8500 is pretty weak, but it is the low end card...
• Does ReadyBoost Really Improve Performance? - How ReadyBoost works and whether it can really improve performance is a total mystery it seems :-)
• Windows XP Service Pack 3 Not Coming - The company has completely abandoned Windows XP, and it has absolutely no plans to ever ship an XP SP3
• A Proof-of-Concept Virus for iPods Running Linux - The virus, which has been named Podloso, is a proof of concept program which does not pose a real threat. The virus is a file which can be launched and run on an iPod, the company said in a statement, published on its web site.
• Microsoft Pressures Vista SP1 Site - The legal team over at Microsoft has sent a website that claims to be hosting a number of patches intended for release with Vista service pack 1 a cease and desist order. The owner of Hotfix.net has removed the download links for the patches but there is still plenty of information available on them. He claims to have gotten most of his information from Microsoft’s own Knowledge Base.
• ASUS Website Compromised? - Viruslist.com is claiming that the ASUS website has been compromised by the recent animated cursor exploit. Although I haven’t had any issues with the site, this just serves as a reminder to make sure you patch your system if you are running Windows.
• Google Launches Free 411 Service - Google threw a new product called Goog-411 into Google Labs today - a free telephone based information service that could replace toll 411 calls. About 2.6 billion 411 calls are made in the U.S. each year, and it is a $7 billion/year market.
• Nokia N95 Mobile Choice Review - check it out
• Space 'nerd' readies for lift-off - Billionaire Charles Simonyi, who led development of Microsoft's Word, will lift off from Kazakhstan at 1731 GMT.  The $20m ride will make him the 450th person to enter orbit and by his own admission "the first nerd in space".
• Durex XXL Condom Ad - Wow :-)
• How did David Copperfield make the Statue of Liberty disappear? - The trick may be old, but people still wonder -- how did he do it?
• 2008 BMW M3 Coupe officially revealed - Its 403 horsepower V8 weighs less than the outgoing M3's six-cylinder, and it goes like stink, all while cocooning the driver in the expected level of luxury. Also cool: regenerative braking provides the power to the car's on-board network!
• Hostel 2 Trailer - check it out
• Jessica Alba Looks Smokin in Good Luck Chuck Trailer - She's a certified hottie, and the number one reason to see this movie

• AMD Launches 3.0GHz Opteron Processors - The two new models will both run at 3.0GHz and offer 2MB of Level 2 cache and the same integrated memory controller and HyperTransport technology.
• ATi R600 Series Pricing? - Bootdaily says they have confirmed pricing on ATi's upcoming R600 series video cards including the R600, R630 XT, R630 Pro and the R610 - R600 ~ $499.00?
• Internal ReadyBoost USB Drive -  The drive operates at 3MB/s for 512KB random read/write and 5MB/s for 4KB. These numbers meet the requirement set out by Microsoft - 2.5MB/s for 4k random read and 1.75MB/s for 512k write. InnoDisk did its own testing, reporting an overall performance improvement ranging from 18 to 26%
• Laser TV to Take On Plasma and LCD - Laser TV technology is suited for projection (either front or rear), and is likely to become the replacement for the UHP lamp currently used in today's projection displays
• Real 3D may Phase out HD TV - check it out
• Windows Vista SP1 HotFixes - complete list - A HotFix.net blogger today published a collection of individual Windows Vista hotfixes as a supposed Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) preview.
• Cursor hackers target WoW players - World of Warcraft players are being targeted by hackers exploiting flaws in how Windows handles animated cursors.Windows users can get the patch via automatic updates or visit Microsoft to download it manually. The patch does plug the hole, but also doesn't get along with Realtek networking and integrated audio software. Microsoft was aware of it and even put up a support article and a hotfix, but it decided to release the patch anyway. (thanks xxxx)
• VeriSign Increasing Domain Fees - VeriSign has announced that it is planning to raise the cost of registering .com or .net domain names to generate more money for infrastructure improvements.
• Denmark Rated Top 'Network Ready' Country - Denmark at the top in terms of 'network readiness,' naming the country as best able to 'leverage the opportunities offered by information and communication technology for development and increased competitiveness.' Sweden, Singapore and Finland follow, while the United States loses ground in networked readiness, falling six places to seventh position. (FYI - my country is #34)
• Ford CEO Mulally Gets $28 Million for 4 months work - Ford CEO Alan Mulally gets paid $28 million even though Ford posts a $12.7 billion loss. Wouldn't you like to get paid to suck at your job?
• What the hell is Hillary looking at!?  - OMG!!
• Best Use for Recycled CD Spindle? - Very clever, but I wonder if there are toxicity issues.
• iPod Saves Soldier's Life - A soldier's life was literally saved by his iPod when it took a round from an AK-47, slowing the bullet before it hit his body armor
• Transonic Jet Gathers Clouds - check it out
• Mac Chick Of The Month April 2007 - check it out!

• Intel launches a pair of new quad-core chips - The E5335 and E5345 are both members of Intel's Clovertown Quad-core Xeon family, offering 8MB of cache and a 1,333MHz front side bus.
• Intel Centrino Pro Announced - Centrino Pro laptops will feature AMT support, and Intel boasts that administrators will be able to manage the machines over both standard wired connections and Wi-Fi networks
• OCZ releases 1.15GHz RAM with heat pipe - The PC2-9200 Reaper HPC modules are optimized for the latest cutting edge motherboards and will be available in 2GB (2x1024MB) dual channel kits.
• Nvidia Warns about 1.20GHz modules - 2.4V Voltage for DDR2 is Deadly - The company noted that failure is caused not by the nForce 680i SLI core-logic, but by tremendously increased voltage for memory modules, which cause DRAMs malfunction at any mainboard running any chipset that can handle the clock-speeds of the high-speed DIMMs.
• Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus vs Abit IN9 32X-MAX - The P5N32-E SLI Plus defeated the nForce 680i SLI based IN9 32X-MAX in all gaming related tests and SLI tests.
• Radeon X2900 XTX to have a dedicated audio chip? -  Nevertheless, it's unclear at this point whether this is an actual audio codec, or just some sort of pass-through for HDMI audio. I'd take a wait-and-see attitude until real cards are released.
• Geforce 8600GTS vs Radeon X1950XTX Benchmark Results - In this forum post, the new 8600GTS outrunning the X1950XTX! (thanks MadShrimps)
• ATI Catalyst 7.3 Performance Analysis (WinXP) -  The performance gains would seem to be pointed more at an increase in OpenGL driver architecture, so games like PREY, Doom 3, Quake 4, Dark Messiah and more utilizing OpenGL should see a gain.
• Samsung's silent and speedy SpinPoint S166 series of disks - The new series of SATA 3.0Gbps drives feature a 7,200rpm spin, 8MB buffer, and manage to damp the noise level down to a mere 24/27.5 decibels at idle/seek.
• VESA approves DisplayPort 1.1: kiss those DVI and VGA ports goodbye - The wee size allows the interface to be included in smaller handheld electronics while enabling direct-drive LCD panels thereby eliminating the need for non-panel LVDS electronics in the monitor designs. Of course it also supports pass-through of DVI and HDMI signals via simple adapters similar to DVI-to-HDMI variety on the market today.
• Building An Affordable Gaming PC ($1500) - If you want to learn how to build an affordable gaming PC, why not let the guys at Corsair show you how they did it.
• Apple announces octo-core Mac Pro! - However, it doesn't come cheap. In its default configuration with dual 3GHz quad-core Xeons and 2GB of RAM, the Mac Pro costs a hefty $4,296.
• Apple releases cheaper Apple Cinema Displays - Apple has dropped the price of its Cinema Displays, which are now $1799, $899 and $599 respectively.
• Acccelerate Video Conversion with your video card's GPU - The ATI AVIVO Video converter only works with the latest ATI video cards. It supports the X1300, X1600, X1800 and X1900 series of cards.
• MS Forced To Pull European TV Ad - Microsoft has been forced to cease broadcasting a television ad for the Xbox 360 by the Advertising Standards Agency.
• WEP security totally broken - Boffins at Darmstadt Polytechnic  say that the hack makes WEP as useful as a chocolate teapot in sensitive environments. Since most wireless equipment vendors provide support WPA1 and WPA2 punters should shift to that, they recommend.
• New brain implant can recreate thoughts! - Ted Berger has spent the past decade engineering a brain implant that can recreate thoughts. The chip could remedy everything from Alzheimer's to absent-mindedness - and reduce memory loss to nothing more than a computer glitch.
• Play hundreds of classic Nintendo 8-bit games on-line - Super Mario Brothers, Zelda, Mega Man, Castle-Vania and most of the other classic Nintendo titles playable directly in the browser without download. Cool!
• New Die Hard Trailer - check it out!

• AMD's M690 chipset goes embedded - After announcing its mobile M690 integrated graphics chipset last week, AMD has released a new version of the core logic aimed at embedded systems.
• Overclocking the Intel X6800 with Liquid Nitrogen (LN2) - MadShrimps got it running at 5300Mhz!
• GeForce 8600 GTS sample overclocked to 1GHz - It gives us an interesting clue to what is under the hood of a 8600GTS...
• Inno3D GeForce 7950 GT i-Chill edition - If you are in the market for a very decent graphics card that is totally silent (example for a HTPC) then this is most certainly one brilliant piece of hardware to pick up.
• Microsoft issues emergency Windows patch - As expected, the release patches the way Windows processes .ani Animated Cursor files - Microsoft decided to break its patch cycle because attackers were finding more ways to exploit the flaw in its Windows operating system.
• Netscape 8.1.3 - The revolutionary new Netscape Browser 8.1 (download) provides more security options, streamlines more standard browsing tasks and arms internet users with more timesaving solutions to their browsing needs.
• Paint.NET 3.05 Final - Paint.NET is image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools.
• Windows Live Hotmail: M10 - Windows Live Mail has hit its latest milestone update, M10, and with it, Microsoft’s e-mail service has been renamed to Windows Live Hotmail, in an effort to keep the familiar Hotmail branding. Microsoft started rolling out M10 to certain users on March 22 but today seems to be the day Microsoft chose to release it to the masses.
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Tweak Guide - Give it a read through to better customize and optimize STALKER on your machine!
• Microsoft Sued Over Windows Vista Marketing - Microsoft is being sued by a woman that is upset that the 'Vista capable' computer she bought cannot run all the features that a 'Premium ready' machine can.
• Satellite circuit for Google TV ads - The Web giant announced on Monday that it is partnering with EchoStar Communications to sell commercials over the Dish satellite broadcaster's 125 national programming networks, an early indicator of how the Internet giant plans to use its $10.6 billion online-ad business to conquer television
• Google Also Bidding On DoubleClick? - Google is reportedly interested in buying DoubleClick, just to keep Microsoft from getting the company.
• Blu-ray Disc Specification Change Threatens Current Players -Blu-ray Disc Java is coming this fall, and it may be incompatible with some of today's machines.
• Xbox 360 Disc Replacement Program - Microsoft says that if, for any reason, you have a damaged Microsoft Xbox 360 game disc, the company will replace it for $20. This only applies to games published by Microsoft but it is still a lot better than having to repurchase your damaged game.
• Create your own tank in Crackdown (video) -
• Study finds stable personalities unaffected by violent games  - An upcoming study suggests that kids with stable personalities are largely unaffected by violent games, while the response of less stable children depends on primarily on how angry they are going into the game.
• Why are geeks often atheist? - Why is atheism more popular among geeks when clearly the average person is religious? Well this article might have an explanation.
• Human brain map - Explore the different parts of your brain, and discover which parts of your brain allow you to move, speak and feel anger.
• Alanis Morissette "My Humps" video - check it out!

• NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra introduced silently - The motherboard will use the same chips as the nForce 650i SLI (C55+MCP51, while the 680i Series uses C55+MCP55) but will be substantially cheaper while the physical layout will only sport one x16 PCI-E slot.
• Gigabyte N680SLI-DQ6 Motherboard - nForce 680i done to perfection -  Its feature packed design with high overclocking potential makes it definitely a motherboard take into serious consideration.
• Seven Friends of a Gamer: GPUs vs. Games Spring 2007 - The Radeon X1900 XT once used to be a definite leader among Performance-Mainstream products, but now it is challenged by the dangerous GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB
• ViewSonic VX2235 22-inch HD Widescreen Monitor - It offers a 5ms response time, 700:1 contrast ratio, and integrated speakers
• Vista + Catalyst 7.3 = BSOD - It looks like installing AMD's latest Radeon drivers v7.3 can cause a Blue Screen of Death.
• Office 2008 for Mac hits beta - Sheridan Jones confirmed that Office 2008 for Mac has gingerly stepped out of the alpha phase of its development as Microsoft works towards a late 2007 release of its overhauled Macintosh suite.
• VistaCodecs x64Components 1.1.4 - With Vista Codec Package installed, you won't need to install any other codec or filter. Many user suggested default settings are implemented. It does not contain a media player. It does not associates filetypes. With this package installed you will be able to use any media player (limited only by the players capabilities) to play DVD's, movies and video clips of any format
• Patch for Windows cursor bug coming early - Microsoft plans to release an early patch for the animated cursor bug/vulnerability in Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000.
• JavaScript Botnet Code Leaked To Internet - The software, called Jitko was written by Billy Hoffman, lead researcher at Spy Dynamics Inc. Hoffman demonstrated the code on March 24 as part of a presentation on the dangers of JavaScript malware.
• Apple To Offer DRM-Free Music From EMI - EMI Group will soon sell digital music with better sound quality and no digital rights management restrictions through Apple's iTunes Store.
• Homeland Security wants master Key for the Internet - The US Department of Homeland Security is insisting that Verisign hand over the master keys of the Internet. If it succeeds, the US will be able to track DNS Security Extensions (DNSSec) all the way back to the servers that represent the name system's root zone on the Internet. Effectively it would mean that US spooks could snoop on anyone.
• Motorola Moto Q Smartphone tested - One awkward design flaw is the placement of the backspace button which is on the top right of the keyboard, next to the navigation wheel and power button. It makes correcting typos a pain, but after a little getting used to, it will turn into a minor problem - one that Motorola will hopefully get right in the next release
• Euro programmers earn 33 per cent less than US counterparts - A new survey has revealed that the salaries of European games programmers are around a third lower than those earned by their counterparts in North America
• Microsoft's 'Deepfish' Mobile Browser Surfaces (video) - check it out
• New DreamCast emulator on PC runs games at Full Speed - After many months of coding, here is the first public beta of nullDC. (->DC archive)
• PSP Price Drop Tomorrow - The PSP Core system will have its price drop from $199.99 to $169.99.
• Man wins Wii from Stacker Machine  - The guy said he only spent $20... nice investment! I hope he enjoys his new console...:-)
• How To Make A Solar Power Generator Using Parts from Local Stores - Using parts easily available from your local stores, you can make a solar power generator. Great for power failures and life outside the power grid.
• Air Force turns 'pain gun' on AP reporter -  In the video after the break, you'll see Minor react to a brief encounter with the pain gun, and although he doesn't cry and wet himself like some might expect our colleagues in the MSM to do, he does admit that the weapon is "quite effective."
• New Transformers Photos - Yahoo! Movies has three new photos of the robots in action in director Michael Bay's Transformers, opening in theaters on July 4.
• Top 10 Torture Scenes - Te guys over at Filmwad put together a nice little top 10 list of their favorite torture scenes in movies.
• Superman II Recut Ending - check it out! ROFL!

• Samsung SyncMaster 206BW Widescreen 20 Inch LCD Monitor - This monitor has a crazy 3000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and a 2 ms response time!
• Terabyte Seagate hard drive to arrive in April? - Chilehardware reports that the drive will become available at the end of April. They say it will be part of a new Barracuda 7200.11 series and sport four platters, eight heads, a 7200-RPM spindle speed, and 16MB of cache. It will also use perpendicular recording technology, just like Seagate's existing 7200.10 Barracuda lineup. Interesting that this has 16MB cache...whereas the new Hitachi drive will sport 32MB.
• [!] Animated cursors can take down Windows - Apparently, as soon as one drags and drops a malformed .ANI icon file onto the desktop, Windows Explorer enters a loop where it keeps crashing and restarting itself indefinitely. Microsoft says the bug can also be triggered by visiting a website or by viewing a specially crafted e-mail message.
• Inside Firefox 3.0 - Looking forward to next version of Firefox? Give this article a read!
• DVD Copy Control licence so badly written it's invalid - US lawyers have screwed up the licensing specifications designed to protect movies from being copied.
• Apple's iPhone will be released on June 11 - Assuming a two-year Cingular contract, the 4GB iPhone will cost $499, and the 8GB version of the device will cost $599.
• Sony Introduces New HDD / DVD Recorders - Available in 160GB, 250GB, and 500GB varieties, each unit comes equipped with either a standard analog tuner or an added DVB-T tuner for your Freeview needs, with the whole lot of them boasting 1080p upscaling of content.
• Charge your Cell Phone from the Air - A Pennsylvania entrepreneur has developed technology that gives you all the battery juice you need directly from the air.
• The Power of Babble  - MIT researcher Deb Roy is videotaping every waking minute of his infant son's first 3 years of life. His ultimate goal: teach a robot to talk.
• Real-world comparison shows stunning level of detail in new GTA - It's pretty surprising - and comes across as something of a loving ode to the Big Apple, especially when you consider Rockstar's HQ and influential Executive Producer Sam Houser are based there.
• Top 100 April Fools Jokes - Only 2 days until April Fools. What are you planning? Can you make it into the April Fools hall of fame?
• Grindhouse 2? - It appears that the Grindhouse may become a series of films!  Rodriguez and Tarantino want to keep the "Grindhouse" series going. For his part, Tarantino wants to shoot an old-school Kung Fu movie in Mandarin with subtitles in some countries, and release a shorter, dubbed cut in others.
• Ocean's 13 Trailer Online - Check it out
• One Dodge Viper + two honkin' turbos = 220 MPH in 24.1 sec - Wow!! Check it out!!

• Intel & AMD Price War Starting In April - AMD on April 9 is expected to announce big discounts across its entire Athlon 64+ product line and its lower-end processors. Some of the reductions will be as high as 30 percent, but like Intel, AMD is leaving some of its popular processors unaffected, such as the 4200+.
• Intel's Gelsinger reveals new Penryn details - Intel padded out plans for its upcoming Nehalem and Penryn CPUs. You may well be surprised by what's coming this way in 2008. Integrated memory controllers, new system architectures, boosted Core microarchitecture performance were just some of the topics covered. 
• New low-end GeForce 8500GT will have 128-bit controller - On April 17th, Nvidia is set to introduce 8500GT, which will feature a chip with a full 128-bit memory controller, supporting either 256 or 512MB of DDR2 SDRAM memory.
• HIS Radeon X1950 Pro IceQ3 512Mb AGP Video Card  - If you have a high end S939 Athlon 64 system this card will turn your system into a gaming rig that can handle the latest games.
• 55nm NVIDIA GPUs In H2 2007 -  NVIDIA is very likely to be the first customer to introduce production on TSMC 55nm half node geometry.
• Mempile Promises 1 TB DVD-sized Optical Discs - Israeli storage developer Mempile has demonstrated it can read and record 300 GB using over 100 virtual layers on a DVD-sized optical disc - and 1 TB discs are in the offing.
• Bioscrypt Introduces 3D Face Recognition Camera - The VisionAccess 3D DeskCam scans in three dimensions for authentication purposes.
• Quanta to make $200 laptop for first-world nations - The Financial Times reports that Quanta - the Taiwanese notebook design manufacturer giant that produces XO laptops - is planning to introduce a $200 laptop of its own design.
• Windows Vista goes to Boot Camp - Atop the list of enhancements delivered in the new version is 32-bit support for Windows Vista, support the Apple Remote (works with iTunes and Windows Media Player), and a version of Apple Software Update designed specifically for Windows XP and Vista.
• AC3Filter 1.30b - AC3Filter (download) is DirectShow filter for AC3 decoding to play .AVI with AC3 audio tracks and MPEG2 (DVD).
• OpenOffice 2.2.0 Final - OpenOffice.org is the open source project through which Sun Microsystems is releasing the technology for the popular StarOffice productivity suite.
• Yahoo To Offer Unlimited E-mail Storage - Yahoo is scrapping its free e-mail storage limit of 1GB, responding to explosive growth in attachment sizes as people share ever more photos, music and videos via e-mail. FYI, Microsoft has a 2 gigabyte free e-mail storage limit, while Google caps its Gmail service at 2.8 gigabytes.
• How TCP/IP Protocol Works - Learn how the TCP/IP network protocol works.
• HD DVD and Blu-ray Ripping Guide - HDCP free HD content - Well, first of all you need the required hardware, which is a Blu-ray or HD DVD drive. The next step is to get hold of some software that makes it easy to strip the AACS copy protection from the video files and then copy them to your hard drive.
• Microsoft releases Zune update - The software fix aims to solve an issue in which some users heard skipping when playing back purchased songs.
• U.S. 'No Longer Technology King'  - The US has lost its position as the world's primary engine of technology innovation, according to a report by the World Economic Forum. Congrats to Denmark and Sweden for taking over the top two spots.
• Mac Chick Of The Month March 2007 - Wow, check it out! :-)
• First Simpsons Screening review - The review was mostly positive, so I hope we start getting some more buzz around this film.
• Hostel: Part II Trailer - Check out this exclusive clip from HOSTEL PART II!

Resolved Issues for the Windows Vista Operating System:

• 3DMark2006: Enabling AA to 4x no longer result in an error message being displayed when running the benchmark under the 64 bit version of Windows Vista. 
• Call of Duty: Setting AA to either 2 or 4x no longer results in display corruption or the Vista operating system failing to respond when using an ATI Radeon X800/850 series of product.
• Call of Duty->United Offensive: Setting the in game video mode to 2048x1536 no longer results in display corruption being noticed when playing the game under Windows Vista.
• City of Heroes: Changing the display resolution to 2560x1600 or higher no longer results in the game failing to run.
• Doom 3: Attempting to play the game on a system running the Windows Vista operating system and containing an ATI Radeon X550/700 series of product no longer results in the operating system failing to respond.
• NBA Live 07: The full animation is no longer displayed when launching the game with AA set to 2x or higher.
• Never Winter Nights: Display flicker is no longer noticed when launching the game in a rotated mode of 90 degrees clockwise or counter-clockwise.
• Never Winter Nights->Shadows of Undrentide: Attempting to play the game under the Windows Vista operating system (64bit version) no longer results in the opening cinematic failing to play when using an LCD display device.

• Supreme Commander Quad-Core Performance - If you want the best gaming experience possible, an Intel Core 2 Quad quad-core processor will provide it. However, if you have dual-core, an acceptable gaming experience can still be achieved. With dual-core it would be more advantageous to stick with Windows XP for now since it provides faster performance
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. performance enhancements/SLI coming for GeForce 8 users - FiringSquad reports that NVIDIA is hard at work on developing a new ForceWare driver for GeForce 8800 users that will bring performance enhancements as well as SLI support for S.T.A.L.K.E.R
• GeForce 8800 Ultra In May; G84 & G86 Firmed For April Launch - NVIDIA is pretty confident that GeForce 8800 Ultra can beat Radeon X2900 XTX. Well, we we will see how much performance can ATi engineers tweak out of the R600 launch drivers.
• SAMSUNG Introduces 64GB 1.8inch Solid State Drive - Expect this to cost well over a thousand dollars if you can buy it separately. The 32GB model added at least $900 to the laptops that offered it (mostly subnotebooks only available in Korea and Japan). Flash prices are dropping, but getting that much Flash running in parallel to offer that kind of read/write speed is still expensive, and will be for a few years yet. Unfortunately.
• OEMs fail to configure Windows XP for dual-core systems - Apparently Windows XP2 does not automatically sniff out whether or not a dual-core processor is being used and the configuration has to be done manually.
• DLP Pico-Projector For Cell Phones - The projector itself is small enough to sit on your fingertip!!
• Nintendo fights Wii modchips with new motherboard - Nintendo has changed the design of the Wii games console to combat modchips. Photographs appear to show several design changes on the latest Wii motherboards. New positioning of traces on the motherboard reduces the spacing between some contact points, making it MUCH more difficult to solder modchip connections into place, the reports say.
• Bizarre Hexagon Spotted on Saturn - One of the most bizarre weather patterns known has been photographed at Saturn, where astronomers have spotted a huge, six-sided feature circling the north pole. Rather than the normally sinuous cloud structures seen on all planets that have atmospheres, this thing is a hexagon.
• Ferrari Enzo crashed by Eddie Griffin - Actor Eddie Griffin goes behind the wheel of a $1 million Ferrari Enzo on the Irwindale Speedway for a charity event where he crashes it (video). One word 'Nasty'.

• Nvidia's nForce 680i LT SLI motherboard - The LT's active chipset coolers are easily the board's most disappointing features.
• Nvidia to delay its G84, G86 graphics chips? - It looks like Nvidia's upcoming G84 and G86 graphics processors have slipped behind schedule.
• NVIDIA G80: General Performance Analysis - GeForce 8800 GTS generally outperforms GeForce 7950 GX2 in games at common resolutions and the cost of applying the higher levels of G80's AA ability are sufferable in many titles. Further, it appears NVIDIA are working with Microsoft to allow Direct3D to correctly expose coverage sample AA (CSAA) via the API, negating one of the criticisms we had during the initial look where we mentioned CSAA is less effective if the user has to enable it outside of a game.
• ASUS To Ship 500K Xonar D2X Sound Cards - ASUS plans to ship 500,000 Xonar D2X audio cards which adopt C-Media's solutions in 2007.
• Turn any laptop into a touchscreen - This Laptop Tablet ($130) from NAVIsis will turn any laptop into a touchscreen tablet in a matter of seconds.
• $1-Million Laptop - Would you spend $1-million on a laptop? :-D
• Gigabyte's New UMPC: U60 (video) -  A nice Windows Vista UMPC based on an ultra low power VIA processor and comes with a nice LED backlight 6.5 inch touch-screen.
• Undeterred by Blu-ray hacks, Sony unviels yet another cipher for DRM -  So far,Sony has described the technology as a 128-bit block encryption that supports key lengths of 128, 192 or 256 bits. According to the company, CLEFIA is strong enough to defend content against 'known cryptoanalytic attacks.'
• Apple TV hacked to run XviD, other formats -  Installing the SSH server Dropbear, the video container Perian, and a custom script lets the Apple TV play files outside of its normal MPEG-4 and H.264 standards
• Vista Sales Double That Of WinXP? - Microsoft just announced that Windows Vista has sold 20 million copies since its release. That is 3 million more than Windows XP did in its first two months. Is it much of a surprise for anyone considering that XP was released around a year after the Windows ME and 2000 launches, where Vista made users wait for five years? Quite frankly I would have to say no, its not much of a surprise at all. :-P
• Exploit published for gaping (patched) IE hole - If you haven't applied the 'critical' patch in Microsoft's MS07-009 bulletin, now might be a good time to hit that download-and-install button. The exploit code takes aim at a remote code execution flaw in the ADODB.Connection ActiveX control that is provided as part of the ActiveX Data Objects (ADO). This is distributed in MDAC (Microsoft Data Access Components).
• Windows weakness can lead to network traffic hijacks -Microsoft is warning of an attack that could be used to divert someone's web traffic through a malicious proxy server.
• IE7pro 0.9.11.5 Beta - IE7pro is an add-on for IE 7 which adds lots of features and extras, that make your IE easier, more useful, secure and customizable.
• Copy That DVD in a Second, IBM Says - IBM Corp. will unveil a pair of tiny chips today that can transmit huge volumes of data by beaming light pulses through plastic fibers, an approach that uses far less energy than pushing a stream of electrons through copper wires.
• YouTube 2006 Awards - In case you missed them, the 2006 YouTube Video Awards have been announced.
• Invention: Brain decoder - The machine works by measuring the signals produced by primary motor cortex – the part of the brain responsible for hand-eye co-ordination. A computer then attempts to reproduce this signal, which is used to stimulate the movement in a primate limb.
• Rambo's Last Mission in Thailand - Check it out

• Intel vs. AMD: Today's generation compared - Will a sub-$200 CPU suffice for your needs? Have price cuts allowed the Athlon 64 to catch up to the Core 2 Duo in terms of price-performance? What about power consumption and energy efficiency? Can any of these processors stand up under the weight of killer new games like Supreme Commander?
• AMD may cut prices yet again next month? - This time the chipmaker isn't getting rid of its 90nm processors as fast as it would like. While it waits for Chartered Semiconductor to begin production of 65nm Athlons-which is expected to begin 'soon'-AMD will supposedly cut prices in its entry-level 90nm lineup next month.
• Water-Cooled X2900 XTX Card Pictured - This cooling solution is probably provided by Aavid Thermalloy and coincidentally Aavid is touting their Turbo Tube cold plates with mass production in May, same time as R600 launch.
• Creative Brings X-Fi Express Card to Notebooks - The new Sound Blaster X-Fi Extreme Audio Notebook card forgoes the PCMCIA interface and instead uses the Express Card interface. The card itself has four ports (front, side, center/sub, and rear) and is presumably designed to hook up an analog 7.1 speaker setup.
• Conroe E6600 New World Record: SuperPI 1M 9.563s@5304MHz - Wow thats seriously impressive!
• Multi-Threaded Programming Without the Pain - Researcher Stefanus Du Toit created a program on the PlayStation 3 representing thousands of chickens, each independently tracked by a single processing core. The talk itself is interesting but the demo is golden!
• Using netcat and tar to quickly transfer files between machines - Using netcat and tar to quickly transfer files between machines, aka tar pipe. So you have gigs of data to transfer between two machines over ethernet. A nice quick and dirty method is to use netcat and tar.
• Exploit-for-sale hacker pins bug on Vista's e-mail app - A just-disclosed bug in Windows Vista's built-in e-mail program can be used by hackers to run malicious code on a victimized PC,
• Trojan horse targets Skype users - The attack is similar to threats that target instant-messaging applications. A targeted Skype user will receive a chat message with the text "Check up this" and a link to a malicious executable called "file_01.exe" on a Web site.
• Applepostpone Leopard to support Windows Vista - Apple is expected to launch its next generation Leopard operating system (OS) in April, but according to industry sources, the release of the new OS will be postponed to October to allow Apple to make Leopard support Windows Vista through an integrated version of its Boot Camp software.
• Adobe Creative Suite 3.0 bundles and Euro pricing - Creative Suite 3.0 software suite will be available in six distinct bundles with European pricing ranging from 999 euros to 2799 euros.
• Top 10 iTunes Add-Ons - Included in this list are great programs that shouldn't be missing from the computer of an iTunes user.
• PS3s Folding Power! - According to the most recent Folding@home client statistics sorted by operating system, the PlayStation 3 leads all other platforms by a huge margin. The PS3 has 367 current TFLOPS, while the next closest is Windows with 151 TFLOPS and more than ten times more CPUs. I just hope this massive distributed computer is used for good and not evil :
• Toshiba Dropping HD DVD Player Prices April 1 - New prices from April 1st are: Toshiba HD-A2: $399 (previously $499), Toshiba HD-A20: $499 (previously $599). The manufacturer has also dropped the price of its current best-selling HD-XA2 second-generation HD DVD deck, which now retails for $799 (previously $999).
• Upgrade the drive in your Apple TV - Step by step guide and pics inside.
• Nokia Launches the N95, But Not In The U.S. - As a media player, the N95 supports MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, and M4A with playlist support; there's a headphone output, along with an integrated FM tuner. The N95 also supports Visual Radio which lets users pull up song info, artist details, and participate in interactive contests and surveys. On the video side, the N95 sports RealPlayer, and can play back MPEG-4, H.264/AVC, H.263/GPP, and RealVideo media.
• Verizon Offers Fully Refundable Test Drive - The company will offer new subscribers a 30 day period to try Verizon phones and service, and will refund not only equipment costs, but all calling costs and fees to people who choose not to keep the service.
• What does the hot girl at the party think of your programming language? - Geek talking to a hot chick at a party about code language... that is as hypothetical as it gets :-)
• Bounty offered to kill pirate DVD sniffer dogs - Sounds like a Disney movie in the making...
• Like a Fish - Revolutionary Underwarer Breathing System - An Israeli Inventor has developed a breathing apparatus that will allow breathing underwater without the assistance of compressed air tanks.
• Final Spider-Man 3 Trailer - I personally think it's the best one yet.

• All Water Cooled EVGA 680i Mainboard - Innovatek's high-quality blocks are used for the CPU, PWM, northbridge and southbridge - the hottest-running parts of the board.
• IBM Unveils Super Conductive Thermal Paste - The new technology allows air-cooling systems to remove more heat and helps to improve the overall energy efficiency of computers.
• Cool Havok Behavior Video @ GDC - In this podcast with PodTech's Rio Pesino, Havok's Jeff Yates demos the Havok Behavior Tool.
• Creative updates ALchemy software for Vista - Aside from a handful of bug fixes, the new version 1.3 ALchemy software adds support for Baldur's Gate 2, Battlefield Vietnam, C & C Generals, The Chronicles of Riddick, Dungeon Siege, Far Cry, GTA 3, GTA Vice City, Hitman 2, Knights of the Old Republic 2, MDK2, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Serious Sam 2, and Serious Sam: The First Encounter.
• Ten Must-Have Gadgets for Windows Vista Sidebar - Sidebar gadgets are basically the Microsoft answer to the Mac's Widgets—free, downloadable applets that can be useful, fun, both, or neither
• Google puts an "Easter Egg" in the Personalized Homepage - If you chose any theme other than Bus Stop and Classic, visit the homepage at 3:14 AM (your local time).
• Polymorphic computer unveiled - It performs as a single system on a chip, resulting in a significant reduction of the number of processors required for computing systems, and it performs in an array of chips for teraflop throughput. In addition to the ability to adapt its architecture for a particular objective, the MONARCH computer is also believed to be the most power- efficient processor available.
• Folding@Home - Sony Playstation 3 fights cancer - When not in use the console will join a supercomputing network researching causes of cancer, Alzheimer's and other incurable diseases.
• Wii's Opera Browser Final Version Delayed to April - But Opera promises that they've been working with Nintendo to add features that fans have requested to the Wii's Internet Channel. A fair trade?
• UK retailers say PS3 won't be in such high demand on launch day after all - Didn't get around to pre-ordering? Don't worry, there won't be a rush
• Xbox 360 Elite, 120GB HDD May Ship With Data Transfer Cable - The question on all Xbox 360 owners' minds is how they are going to transfer all their saves, videos, XBLA games and other junk over to the bigger drive. Without a specific solution from Microsoft, the only feasible way to transfer data from drives is to use a memory card—and even then, even the newly announced 512MB unit isn't big enough for some files.
• News Corp. and NBC: YouTube competitor coming - The service will launch this summer with "free" ad-supported TV shows and movies
• It's Been an 'All Out War' on Pot Smokers for 35 Years - Since 1972, U.S. taxpayers have spent well over $20 billion enforcing criminal marijuana laws and 16.5 million people have been arrested. It's time to put an end to this waste.
• France opens secret UFO files covering 50 years - France became the 1st country to open its files on UFOs when the national space agency unveiled a website documenting more than 1,600 sightings spanning five decades.
• New Bill Aims to Rid U.S. of Inefficient Light Bulbs by 2012 - The bill (PDF), which was submitted by California representative Jane Harman, indicates that light bulbs which have an overall luminous efficacy of 60 lumens per watt (lm/W) will be prohibited by January 1, 2012. The energy requirements get progressively steeper every four years. On January 1, 2016, the requirement will grow to 90 lm/W and will reach 120 lm/W by 2020.
• World's Largest Commercial Airplane Touches Down in LA, NY - The Qantas-operated Airbus A380 arrived at Los Angeles International with just its flight crew and a squad of engineers inside. Seems like a waste of space, since the giant aircraft can seat 555 people.
• Light Echoes From a Red Supergiant - This Hubble Space Telescope image of the star V838 Monocerotis reveals dramatic changes in the illumination of surrounding dusty cloud structures. The effect, called a light echo, unveiled never-before-seen dust patterns when the star suddenly brightened for several weeks in early 2002.
• SciFi Extends BSG Season Four To 22 Episodes - It won't come back until January at the earliest, but "Battlestar Galactica" fans do have something to celebrate now: A 22-episode fourth season. But the question remains whether this back-nine pickup is good for the show, or bad

• Intel 45nm UMPC CPU Slated For H2 2007 - Intel has a new UltraMobile PC processor under development and expects the first devices based on it to appear later this year.
• Overclocked 8800s tested - Foxconn provides a three-year warranty from the date of purchase. EVGA goes even further by providing a lifetime warranty as well as an advanced RMA (return merchandise authorization) program. In other news, DriverHeaven just posted a review of the XFX 8800GTS XXX 640MB.
• March 2007 Windows Vista Application Compatibility Update - It fixes problems whereby games and applications may not install correctly, run properly or could cause system instability and/or instant user death. Maybe not that last one. What's notable is that many of the titles on the list of those updated are of particular interest to gamers and hackers. Lego Star Wars, Battlefield 2 and Age of Empires III all get fixes, which will be a relief to multiplayer game fans.
• Adobe says no way to Vista updates - Adobe says you'll have to upgrade to new versions of popular (and really expensive) software like Photoshop, InDesign and DreamWeaver if you want them to run well under Windows Vista.
• RyanVM's Windows XP Post-SP2 Update Pack 2.1.8 - This pack is designed to bring a Windows XP CD with SP2 integrated fully up to date with all of the latest hotfixes released by Microsoft since SP2's release.
• The Devil wears prada .. and does Unified Comms! - check it out!
• Apple TV Goes On Sale - The device, available through Apple's Web site for $299, includes a 40-Gbyte hard drive capable of storing up to 50 hours of video, and a remote control.
• CeBIT 2007 Babes - Over 80 pictures of pretty CeBIT booth babes
• The LARGEST, high-quality Quicktime VR I've ever seen! - It's for the Airbus ACJ Corporate Jet, an interior view. Check it out at full screen! :P

• Retail R600XTX Pictured & Benchmarked - It looks like the R600XTX is slightly faster than 8800GTX!
• Nvidia Secret Weapon : GeForce 8950GX2 - The 7950GX2 is by far the most comfortable multi-GPU arrangemnet on the market, with invisible SLI thanks to a certain bridge chip. Looks like the 8950GX2 follows a similar vein, just what owners of 24- or 30-inch monitors want.
• R700 scheduled for Q1/2008 -  There're no details about R700 only that it will support DirectX 10.1 and Shader model 4. I'm not saying they can't, but I'm just doubting that the R700 will be out on time. The R600 has already been delayed this year...
• ATi R600 Ruby Technology Video  - The demo is about three minutes long and shows Ruby riding in a helicopter, snowboarding, and ordering a short-range missile strike from a futuristic underground computer system with Minority Report-style controls - impressive! In other news, VR-Zone says Radeon X2900 graphics cards will have a built-in Theater 200 video processing chip-the very same one that was once in AMD's All-in-Wonder series graphics cards
• 8600GTS/GT benchmarked - The raw scores are 5500 3DMark06 for the GTS and 4800 for the GT, blurred slightly to protect the guilty. That is the good part. The bad part is when you start using heavy textures, performance drops off notably.
• Compro VideoMate V600 External TV Tuner - HDTV up to 1680x1050 - This latest little gem can handle display outputs of up to 1680x1050! Of course this is a widescreen format, so those without this luxury item can still get a display output of 1600x1200. Very impressive indeed!
• The future of Creative Labs and the sound card market - There's no doubt that the X-Fi is a fantastic piece of hardware, but its lack of particular features is most definitely starting to hurt its sales
• OCZ's mind-control system examined - The Neural Impulse Actuator is essentially a headband with three neural sensor pads that make contact with the user's forehead plus a wire that pokes out at the back and plugs into the host machine. Neural signals are decoded and combined with each other to create unique commands based on the specific permutation of brain, eye, and facial muscle activity. The biggest market for this device will be gamers as they will be able to use the neural impulse actuator in combination with the a mouse to control the shooting, jumping, running, etc. in FPS games.
• Samsung Q1 Ultra UMPC - video - Q1 Ultra runs on a 800MHz Pentium M processor, 1GB DDR2-400 SO-DIMM and has a 60GB 1.8" HDD.
• FireWire vs USB - Nevertheless, the raw speed of FireWire is unbeatable by USB. Even the USB 2.0 standard is unable to beat the real world performance of earlier FireWire 400. Though technically USB 2.0 is a 480 Mbit/s interface and FireWire 400 is a 400 Mbit/s interface, but many read and write tests to the same hard drive using FireWire and USB 2.0 shows that FireWire 400 is still significantly faster than USB 2.0.
• Firefox 2.0.0.3 Released - This minor update fixes FTP PASV port-scanning bug.
• More Useful Software - BitComet 0.85 (changelog) | DivX for Windows 6.5.1.1 (release notes) | Logitech G5 new firmware | Nero 7 Premium Reloaded 7.8.5.0 (release notes) | Realtek HD Audio Drivers 1.62 for Vista (ALC880 Series).
• Google adding Themes to the personalized homepage - The personalized homepage has added a new feature: Themes (if you couldn't tell by the title). Most of them will change dynamically depending on your location. Awesome stuff, but I'll stick with the classic :-)
• Microsoft Disappoints Zune Users Waiting For Firmware Update - Last month, Cesar Menendez announced on his Zune Insider blog that the Zune 1.3 firmware update would be released on March 20, today. On the most recent blog entry, also marked March 20, there is no firmware update release. Instead of a download link, Mr. Menendez contacted Zune's release manager who replied: I can't comment on the exact date just yet, but it will be soon, as it's in the final testing and processes to get released.
• HD-DVD Finished By 2008? - Some analysts are already giving the next-gen disk war win over to Blu-Ray thanks to sales of Blu-Ray movies now outpacing HD-DVD movies by three to one
• PS3 1.60 Firmware to Add Background Downloading - The powerful PlayStation 3 will soon be getting the ability to simultaneously walk and chew gum, so to speak. An upcoming system update to bring the PS3 firmware to version 1.6 will give users the ability to download files from the PlayStation Network in the background.
• Xbox Live hacked, accounts stolen - Online gaming forums are buzzing with reports that Xbox Live accounts linked to Microsoft's Windows Live ID service are being hijacked by malicious hackers.
• Multi-angle scanner sees objects from multiple perspectives - The basis of the scanner design involves a parabolic mirror, two flat mirrors and detector. A 15-mW helium-neon laser shines an array of parallel light beams onto a rotating prism, which angles the beams toward the parabolic mirror. After bouncing off the two flat mirrors and the object, the light travels back to the parabolic mirror and finally enters the detector, which separates the different angles of light before they are superimposed to form an image. A high-speed prototype could perform 4000 scans per second.
• New research reveals subtlety of superconductivity - Millions of people are flocking toArgonne scientists helped lead the superconducting revolution 20 years ago this month with their landmark solution of the structure of the most widely known high-temperature superconductor YBa2Cu3O7. Now, they have solved another tantalizing superconductivity mystery: how a subtle change in the structure of so-called electron-doped superconductors switches the phenomenon of superconductivity on and off.
• Virtual worlds are 'worth $1bn'  -  The market for massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) in the West is now worth more than $1bn.
• Remember floppy disks? 1992 PSA against illegal copying - Old good Hilarious PSA from 1992 with a rapper singing "Don't Copy that Floppy!" Get ready to hit the floor laughing - check it out!
• Wikimedia Chooses Picture of the Year - That's a great picture, nature at its most beautiful.
• How I Became A Music Pirate - He obviously hasn't discovered social-bookmarking websites yet ;)
• Pirates of the Caribbean 3 Trailer (ENGLISH) - I gotta say I think this looks pretty sweet for a trailer. The Sword fight on the sail mast near the end looks fantastic. Check it out!

• Core 2 Duo E6420, E6320 & E4400 Plus Another 15 Sub-$200 Dual-Core - Since Core based processors used to sell for at least $200, they couldn't enjoy vast popularity among budget and low-end mainstream users. However, this situation will very soon change. Especially, since their performance level will allow them to compete successfully against other inexpensive dual-core processors, such as AMD Athlon 64 X2 and Intel Pentium D.
• AMD: Bringing 'Torrenza' and 'Fusion' Together - It combines a dedicated GPU or GPU accelerator onto the same package or even the same silicon die as the main CPU.
• Nvidia to unveil line-leading gaming GPU next month? - Next month will see the arrival of a new top-of-the-line Nvidia GeForce 8 series GPU, the 8800 Ultra, along with a host of lesser products, it has been claimed. The 8800 Ultra's speeds and feeds aren't yet known, but it will represent an 'overclocked 8800 GTX'.
• XFX GeForce 8800GTS 320MB XXX (Factory Overclocked) - Factory pre-overclocked graphics cards aren't for everyone due to the extra price that they carry and the fact that it isn't difficult to overclock if you happen to find the magic card that overclocks through the roof.

• Fujitsu Makes 32GB SSD a $1,300 USD Option on Two Ultra-portables - SSDs promise faster transfer rates, lower access times, silent operation and increased battery life. The numerous pluses are counterbalanced, however, by the relatively high cost of SSDs. In the case of the two Fujitsu ultra-portables (which will use SSDs made by Samsung), the 16GB and 32GB SSD options will represent $650 USD and $1,300 USD options respectively.

• Adobe Offers Early Peek At Apollo - The alpha download of Apollo will run on Windows and Macintosh. It will allow people to use HTML, JavaScript and Flash programming and display Adobe's PDF format.
• Windows Vista Screensavers for Windows XP - Microsoft Windows Vista has got some really nice and lovely in-built screensavers like Aurora, Bubbles, Mystify and Ribbons
• Hackers selling IDs for $14, Symantec says - I may not be an expert in hacking but I think that selling IDs for $14 might be a little low :-(
• 'Surge' in hijacked PC networks - More than six million computers world wide are now part of a "bot network", reported security firm Symantec.
• Kaspersky says Vista is less secure than XP  - Anti-virus software vendor Kaspersky has expressed concerns about the security mechanisms built into Windows Vista.
• How the NSA Secures Their Computers for Each OS - The National Security Agency (NSA) has developed and distributed configuration guidance for operating systems
• NASA: China May Reach Moon Before U.S. Returns - We really need the United Federation of Planets! :-)
• High school student builds fusion reactor - Using parts and materials scrounged from the local hardware story and eBay!
• 10 Reasons Why "Tech Speak" Is The Best Language To Lean - Check it out
• Google's Founders didn't know HTML - Product Manager for Google: "The prime reason the Google home page is so bare is due to the fact that the founders didn't know HTML and just wanted a quick interface."
• Video racing games may spur risky driving - People who play car racing video games may be more prone to drive recklessly and get into accidents, according to a study that adds to evidence that video games can influence the behavior of some players.  I would hope that they also do a test of poor drivers which leads others to drive more aggressively because they simply don't move causes my agressive driving. Not racing games :-)
• Create Your Own Boomerang With Nothing More Then Paper - Somewhat hard to make but definitely worth it in the end. It can come back to you from over 15 feet away!
• Unbelievable graphic art pictures by Rob Gonzales - check it out
• Emma Watson Quits Harry Potter - The next installment of the harry Potter movie franchise, "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" is set to start shooting this summer... and guess what... they're going to have to find a new Hermione Granger, because apparently Emma Watson has quit. Done... she's out
• Pirates 3 Trailer (Russian) - Here's the Pirates of the Caribbean 3 trailer (in Russian)

• CeBIT 2007 highlights - Abit ATI 690 Intel board pictured | RV630XT, RV630 & RV610 Cards Spotted | AMD Ruby 4 (R600) demo is impressive | Asus displays notebook with LED backlight and more...
• Intel Readies New Xeons and Price Cuts - The previous flagship quad-core Xeon DP X5355 drops down to $744 from its current $1172 price in July. The other two 1333 MHz front-side-bus endowed Xeon DP E5355 and E5335 will cost $455 and $316 per processor, in 1,000 unit quantities after the July 2007 price cuts.
• R600 graphics processors to be 65nm? - The Inquirer says R600 mass production will be 65nm, and that the final chip will be able to reach core clock speeds of 1GHz "or even more."
• GeForce 8800 GTX/8800 GTS Performance with Core 2 - At its stock speed of 1.8GHz, the E4300 was largely able to keep up with the GeForce 8800 GTX, there were only two cases (Quake 4 and more urgent, HL2: Lost Coast) where the 8800 GTX really could stand to benefit from a faster CPU, or a little bit of E4300 overclocking
• eVGA water cools GeForce 8800 GTX, nForce 680i SLI - The effects of water cooling can be quite dramatic: the 680i SLI's power regulation area supposedly goes above the 1000C mark in an air-cooled system, and the north bridge can heat up to over 800C.
• Asus Introduces Premium Sound Cards - The new Asus sound card Xonar D2X feature 3D sound processing and support Dolby Digital Live, DTS and 5.1 surround sound. The Xonar D2X records and reproduces sound in HD (192 KHz/ 24 bit). Of course, Creative will not be too happy about new competition :-)
• Creative's Sound Blaster X-Fi goes onboard - I do applaud MSI's attempts at bringing higher quality audio on-board, but if they're going to cut features......Also, just like the onboard "Audigy" we saw before, this "X-Fi" is not hardware accelerated at all. It's another software-based solution....
• Kingmax unveils 'world's smallest' USB flash drive - This uber-slim flash drive weighs in at just a single gram, and measures 34- x 12.4- x 2.2-mm! :-O
• Lenovo ThinkPad X60 Tablet PC - The only thing that is missing from the X60 Tablet is an optical drive and that can be remedied with the X6 Tablet UltraBase or a USB drive.
• Running Vista Without Activation For 1 Year - Microsoft calls it a 'hack' the researcher that found the loophole calls it a 'feature.' :-) With more research, said Livingston, it may even be possible to find a way to postpone activation indefinitely. Microsoft promptly labeled the registry change a "hack," a loaded word that is usually synonymous with "illegal."
• Can Operating Systems Tell That They're Running in a Virtual Machine? - Vista Home Editions aren't allowed to be run inside a Virtual Machine, and Vista Ultimate in a VM will restrict access to applications which use DRM.This raises the question - is this a EULA restriction, or is it going to be enforced. Can it be enforced? Can an operating system tell if it's running in a Virtual Machine.
• AnyDVD HD 6.1.3.2 - AnyDVD (changelog / download) works in the background to automatically remove the copy protection of a DVD movie as soon as it`s inserted into the drive, allowing you then to backup the movie using a DVD backup tool such as CloneDVD and CloneDVD mobile.
• Nero 6 Reloaded 6.6.1.15 - changelog /  download
• iTunes 7.1.1 For Windows - All you guys and gals that use iTunes for Windows should hit up the official site for the latest version.
• Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 - a May 2007 release? - Leopard is predicted to be released on May 11, 2007
• LifeHacker Top 10: Free Mac Downloads - Sure there's tons of fantastic Mac software out there, but most of it isn't free -unless you know where to look, that is.
• How-to: Installing Ubuntu Linux on a usb pendrive - This tutorial will show how-to install Ubuntu on a usb stick. Even though this tutorial uses Ubuntu as its base distribution, you could virtually use any type of Linux liveCD distribution.
• Google's Blog Software Hijacked by Scammers - According to Fortinet, hundreds of genuine-looking blogs on Google's blogger.com are actually fake blogs set up to fool visitors and spread script-initiated malware.
• Top 10 Sites for Web Designers - Here we round up the best online resources for web designers + pretty cool menu
• Ericsson to Triple EDGE Speeds - Called EDGE Evolution, the enhancement will improve data performance by increasing coverage, latency and spectrum efficiency.
• Pandora no more? - The RIAA has convinced the Copyright Royalty Board to release a ridiculous fee structure that will kill online radio. In other news, RIAA has been ordered to turn over its attorneys' billing records in Capitol v. Foster by March 26, 2007
• Video Games Now Fix Vision Problems Too - MSNBC reports on a new study that suggests a certain genre of games may improve eyesight.
• Tesla Opening Electric Car Dealerships This Fall - If you've been waiting for your chance to buy a hot, hot Tesla electric car, good news. The electric car company is planning on opening 5 dealerships around the country this fall.
• Baby squirrel loves the warm macbook - We all know the macbook gets a little warm. A baby squirrel crawls under the warm part of the macbook while someone is using it.
• DVDs worth buying - Blood Diamond (Widescreen Edition) (2006) | Borat | Casino Royale (Widescreen Two-Disc Special Edition) (2006)) | Rocky Balboa (2006) | Stargate Atlantis - The Complete Second Season (2004)

• Intel's Next Desktop Launch Details Revealed -  With the introduction of Core 2 Duo E6x50-series processors, the entire Intel Core 2 Duo desktop lineup will fall below the $300 price point. The top of the line Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 is priced at $266 per processor and is clocked at 3.0 GHz - higher than last year's flagship Core 2 Extreme X6800 at a fraction of the X6800's $999 launch price. Wow, it looks like I may be upgrading to Dual or Quad-core sooner than expected. :-)
• AMD roadmap update on R600 - details confirmed -  The original and monster Dragons Head measuring 12.4inches long will still be sold but recommended just for OEM and system integrators. AMD will also release the Radeon X2900XT and X2900XL sometime in April with reduced clock speeds and only 512MB GDDR3 memory.
• Optimus Keyboard not $1,200 as initially thought! - Make it cheap enough for gamers, it it might sell...
• Folding@home Enlists the Power of PS3's Cell Broadband Engine - If 10,000 PS3 user-just 1% of those who own the console in North America-run the software, it will double the amount of computing power the project currently receives worldwide. Of course, PS3 owners won't be able to play games at the same time they run the folding simulations.
• Commodore to make High end games PCs - The BBC Reports that the legendary Commodore will soon be making extremely pretty high-end gaming PCs. The first four PCs in the Commodore range sport Intel Core Duo or Quad processors, have up to 4GB of RAM, two video cards and hundreds of gigabytes of hard drive storage. All the machines run Windows Vista. No prices have been announced yet but the range is expected to be between $1,900-$9,500.
• Blu-ray To Replace DVD Within 3 Years? - The Blu-ray disc association (?) said today that it plans on replacing the DVD within 3 years. Heh, good luck with that!
• Cisco Buying WebEx For $3.2 Billion - Cisco has announced that it has plans to pay $3.2 billion dollars for WebEx, the online conferencing company.
• Google Phone Confirmed In Development - Isabel Aguilera, Google's CEO in Spain and Portugal, confirmed today that a phone is in development but tried to downplay the significance by stating that it is just one of 18 R&D initiatives the company is working on.
• 'Wiki' In The Dictionary - The term Wiki has finally made it into the Oxford English Dictionary, along with 287 other new words.
• Using Google To Commit Murder - Some lady thought it would be a good idea to search Google and MSN for ways to commit murder…just before she killed her husband. What makes this case even more unusual is the amount of evidence gathered from the hard drive belonging to the defendant.
• Smoking 2.0 Give Lungs a Break - The NicStic is a cigarette-size plastic tube with a rechargeable heating coil that vaporizes tobacco instead of burning it. Pop a filter on the end of the tube, and in seconds it is warmed up enough for a nicotine fix without the smoke. Because it has no smoke, it also has none of the tar, arsenic, cadmium and formaldehyde of regular cigarettes; it also passes muster with local anti-smoking laws here.
• Stargate: Continuum to Film Scenes in the Arctic - MGM is teaming with the U.S. Navy to capture a series of bone chilling adventure scenes for the studio's upcoming 'Stargate SG-1' direct-to-video, 'Stargate: Continuum.' In 'Continuum', while 'SG-1' attends the execution of Ba'al, the last of the goa'uld system lords, Teal'c and Vala inexplicably disappear into thin air. Carter, Daniel and Mitchell race back to a world where history has been changed: the Stargate program has been erased from the timeline. 
• Transformers Photos - DreamWorks Pictures has released some new photos from the anticipated Transformers, opening in theaters on July 4. Wow!

• QX6700 oveclocking record - 4171MHz on air cooling - The Intel QX6700 CPU was taken to the unbelievable speed of 4241MHz on air cooling only!
• Super Talent 4GigaByte Fully Buffered DIMMs and SATA 32GB SDD disks - Super Talent Technology announces a new 4GigaByte DDR2 Fully Buffered DIMMs (FB-DIMMs) which are designed for use in the latest Intel Xeon server boards based on the Intel 5000P (Blackford) chipset. They also announced a full range of Solid State Disk (SSD) drives with an industry standard Serial ATA interface.
• OCZ 2GB Vista Upgrade Edition DDR2-800 - MBReview has taken a good look at OCZ's 2GB DDR2-800 Vista Upgrade Edition Kit.
• GeForce 8600 GTS & GT additional info - Now, the final core clock of 8600 GTS is at 675MHz while 8600 GT is at 540MHz, both lowered from the earlier specs we have seen. The memory clock for 8600 GTS stood at 1GHz using 1ns 256MB GDDR3 memories while memory clock for 8600 GT stood at 700MHz using 1.4ns GDDR3 memories. GeForce 8600 GTS has 8 layers PCB based on P401 design kit while 8600 GT has 6 layers PCB based on P402 design kit. 8600 GTS requires an additional power with the TDP at ~71W while 8600 GT which doesn't requires external power is rated at ~43W TDP.
• Samsung SyncMaster XL20 - The MSRP of the SyncMaster XL20 is $1999 USD. This at a time when you can get a best-in-class CCFL based LCD for less then $600 USD. Granted this isn't a consumer monitor by any stretch.
• Dell Laser Printer 1720dn -  If you're in the market for a solid monochrome workhorse for networked business use, you can't go much wrong with the Laser Printer 1720dn. And if you don't need duplex or Ethernet connectivity, the Laser Printer 1720 is even better value for money.
• XNA bods talk DirectX 11+ - In terms of hardware integration, the XNA team pointed out that a number of hardware trends will need to be looked at. CPUs are adopting more and more parallel cores, and DX11+ will sport better support for parallel resource creation on threads, and a more friendly driver interface for working with parallel threading.
• Internet Video Converter 1.40 (free) - Convert videos between major formats (Mpeg (vcd/svcd/dvd compliant), DV, Quicktime, Windows Media, Xvid, H264, 3GP, PSP, iPod, Flash video (FLV, Swf) got from Youtube, DailyMotion, Google Video etc...
• MessengerDiscovery Live 1.2 - MessengerDiscovery Live (download) adds extra features to Windows Live Messenger that are not included by Microsoft. You can tell which of your contacts have deleted you, imitate your contacts, remove advertisements and protect your custom emoticons.
• Windows Server 2003 SP2 - Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) is a cumulative service pack that includes the latest updates and provides enhancements to security and stability.
• Windows Vista One Click Activator-BIOS Emulation Crack - check it out
• Apple megapatch fixes unpatched flaws - Apple has released a security update to its Mac OS X operating systems to plug multiple security holes.
• New NAND Flash Could Store 1250 DVD Films - A fully developed tera-level NAND flash memory can hold 500,000 audio songs in an MP3 file format or record 1,250 DVD films and 1 million high resolution photos within a space equal to that of a person's fingernail.
• Intel to build 90nm fab in China - Ehrmm...I expect this fab will take some time to build...which processors exactly will it be producing, I thought intel had switched to 65 nm everywhere,
• Sharp develops laser for burning HD-DVD and Blu-Ray discs at 6X - It will begin mass production of the diodes from May 2007 with an output of 210 mW it is the world's highest
• Asus A626 PDA Is Only 1.5cm Thick - The PDA is composed of a stainless steel casing weighing a total of 158 grams and measures 1.5cm thick.
• Toshiba HD-XE1 HD DVD player Reviewed - According to the article, this player features a good picture quality, 1080p support and HD DVD disc features like accessing menus mid film, but it is no much better than the Toshiba HD-E1 model and the price is not so appealing (L649.99, around 956.00 euros or $1258).
• AT&T SMT5700 Smartphone is The iPhone Alternative - Word is that the SMT5700, successor to the SMT5600, will run on Windows Mobile 5, rock a 2 megapixel camera, and have a full QWERTY keyboard. Other than than, we're still waiting on more leaky information. You know, like price.
• AT&T Opens First Megastore - AT&T has replaced a 2000 square foot Cingular store in Houston with a new "Experience Store" more than twice its size. The new 5000 square foot space is the first of 11 new stores that will bring together all of AT&T's services, both wireless and wireline.
• How to reduce your cellular bills using Asterisk - Just call your asterisk box with your mobile, let it ring and hang up. Asterisk will call you back at once and provide you with a normal dialtone (early B3). If you plan to setup an Asterisk server, check out this 60 second overview of asterisk.
• Top 5 Ways To SMS For Free - GigaOM lists the top 5 ways to send FREE text messages.
• Awesome Ipod mod - The picture explains itself.
• MIT Putting Entire Curriculum Online For Free - MIT is planning on putting its entire 1800 course curriculum online for free by the end of the year.
• Computer Games Magazine Killed Off - One of the world's longest-running PC mags, Computer Games, has been closed down. Best of luck to all those affected by this...
• Ford Sells Aston Martin: Are Jaguar and Land Rover Next? - In case you missed it, Ford Motor's plan to sell most of its elite Aston Martin sports car unit for $925 million. And it raises questions about whether Ford's cash burn, forecast at $17 billion this year and next, will force it to also jettison money-losing Jaguar or others of its Premier Automotive Group.
• How Liquid Body Armor Works - The two primary types of liquid body armor currently in development both start with a foundation of DuPont Kevlar, commonly used in bulletproof vests.
• Radical new Boeing aircraft takes flight - It would be a dream come true for the airline industry: A plane that uses up to 30 percent less gas to reach its destination, compared with today's jets.
• Stargate Worlds Lives On... - EGM reports the MGM-licensed massively multiplayer game, Stargate Worlds, is being developed alongside two direct-to-video motion pictures. Apparently, the game has been in preproduction for some years and is now in full production, and is being developed with direct input from Stargate SG-1 show producers Brad Wright and Robert Cooper
• Did you see Watchmen in the 300 Trailer? - Check it out - Warning: This video does contain some adult content!

• Core-based Pentiums, Celerons coming on June 3? - The chips coming out on that date will include a 1.6GHz Pentium E2140 and a 1.8GHz Pentium E2160, both of which will have 1MB of L2 cache and an 800MHz front-side bus.
• Intel P35 'Bearlake' Chipset Performance Preview - Bearlake-X will be known as the X38 chipset and it will be Intel's premium high-end chipset designed to replace the 975X chipset. The main advantage of this chipset is that it features two full-speed PCI Express x16 slots for Dual Graphics and they will be new version 2.0 slots supporting up to 5Gbps bandwidth
• Nvidia Prepares for Shader Model 5.0; G90/G100 info - G90 is an improvement on the current G80 architecture and there won't be any major changes. G100 will be a total new GPU architecture. There isn't too much information on G90 and G100 right now but we could see them by Q1 2008. G100 will match up against AMD R700.
• GeForce 8500 GT Outperforms 7600 GS; GeForce 8600 pictured  - GeForce 8500GT is based on 80nm TSMC process and has 128-bit memory interface. It looks like its performance is slightly better than the current GeForce 7600 GS series. The GeForce 8600 GTS will cost $200-250 and will run at a core clock of 675MHz with 256MB or 512MB of GDDR3 memory running at 1GHz. The 8600 GT will run at 540MHz with 128MB or 256MB of 700MHz GDDR3 memory. Pricing for the 8600 GT will reportedly be between $150 and $180.
• eVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTS 320 MB KO ACS - This eVGA e-GeForce 8800 GTS KO w/ACS will set you down 339.99 USD. So there's a 40 dollar difference (these prices are pretty much the same in EURO's by the way). The question is... is the 40 bucks worth it? Short answer... yes.
• ADS InstantHDTV PCI Capture Card - One big advantage a HTPC offers over even a high-definition TiVo is the ability to extract and edit the recorded content. If you want to capture HDTV shows and record them onto blu-ray or HD-DVD, then you probably already have an STB with firewire hack to record HD-HBO). For the rest of you who want to record HDTV content on your PC, the ADS InstantHDTV PCI card is a good choice.
• Samsung announces 8GB NAND flash sampling - This could result in many handhelds being able to come with 8GB storage with little or no changes. Samsung's "moviNAND" as it is called is expected to enter mass production at the end of this year
• It has Been LEGAL to Unlock Your Cell Phone Since November 2006! - The Library of Congress (who knew they were in charge of this) issued a new rule in 2006 making it legal to unlock cell phones for the 'purpose of lawfully connecting to a wireless telephone communication network.' Looks like using the iPhone with T-Mobile may not be a problem after all. Yeah no kidding, Congress did something useful for once and we don't hear about it, whats up with that?
• Viacom Sues YouTube For $1 Billion - MTV owner Viacom Inc. said Tuesday it has sued YouTube and its corporate parent Google Inc. in federal court for alleged copyright infringement and is seeking more than $1 billion in damages
• EU Now Looking to Energy Efficient Lighting - EU leaders at a summit on Friday mandated that energy-efficient lighting be in place in office buildings and streets in 2008 and homes by 2009.
• Sandra Bullock's Premonition - ComingSoon.net talked to Sandra Bullock about what it was like to star in the new thriller.
• Animated Atari Pong T-Shirt - Is this the "I'm with Stupid" shirt of this century?...and have you seen the EQ shirt? 
• Lockeed Martin Wraps up CKEM Testing - The CKEM is 60 inches long and weighs in at less than 100 pounds. The projectile travels at a top speed of Mach 6.5+ over a distance of 1,300 feet to five miles and destroys the intended target using kinetic energy.