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AMD Launches Contest to Celebrate 40 Yrs
Today AMD is celebrating its 40th anniversary and to celebrate how far they’ve come since the days of summer love and bell bottoms they want to give back to their fans – and your readers – for helping them reach this important milestone. In a series of contest giveaways that will take place over the coming months, AMD will be giving away more than 80 prizes ranging from smoking hot AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition processors to ultrathin notebooks to Xbox 360s.
For the first half of the contest, we challenge AMD enthusiasts to submit a video (no longer than 60 seconds) wishing AMD a happy 40th anniversary in the most creative way possible. All imaginative manifestations are welcome, but the one requirement is that the video must somehow say, “Happy 40th Anniversary AMD.” Three grand prize winners will each receive a high-end ATI Radeon HD 4890 graphics card, and 40 first place winners will receive an ATI Radeon 4650 graphics card.
Posted by | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 - 04:31 PM
April 30 News from Around the Web
Revoltec PipeTower Pro CPU Cooler Review on Technic3D and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!
"The Revoltec PipeTower Pro CPU Heatsink arrived Technic3D. HTC technology (Heat-pipe Touch Chip), 120mm PWM Fan, 4x 8mm Heatpipes can you see in the following Review compared with EKL, OCZ, Xigmatek and many more."
Posted by | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 - 07:36 AM
HP's MediaSmart Server LX195 Starts at Just $400 Thanks to Intel Atom CPUs
On Wednesday, details emerged of HP's MediaSmart Server LX195, a home server packing a 1.6GHz Atom 230 processor that's priced at $400 with 1GB of memory and a 640GB hard disk drive. To date, HP has been using Intel Celeron and Advanced Micro Devices' Sempron processors.
Earlier this month, Acer rolled out the Acer AspireRevo, a small, slick box that augments the Atom with an Nvidia Ion chipset to boost graphics performance. This is expected to be priced well under $300 for some models. Asus was one of the first to bring out a head-swiveling Atom-based desktop--the Eee Box, which has been updated recently with ATI graphics. By design, Atom is a more power-frugal and, as a result, a slower processor than Intel's mainstream Core 2 chip architecture. HP, for example, markets its MediaSmart server as a storage hub, which typically doesn't require much processing punch. And Atom is cheap--the Atom 230 is $29, whereas comparative Celeron chips are about $34 but draw much more power. And mainstream Core 2 Duo desktop processors start at about $110.
Posted by | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 - 06:47 AM
Apple building chip design capability: report
Apple Inc is hiring new employees from the semiconductor industry and is building the capability to design its own chips, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The iPhone and iPod maker hopes its efforts will lead to new features for its devices and enable it to share fewer details about it plans with outside chip vendors, the report said, citing people familiar with Apple's plans.
Apple has been hiring engineers to create multifunction chips that are used in cell phones, the Journal report said. Sources familiar with Apple's plans don't expect internally designed chips to emerge until next year at the earliest, it said. Last year, Apple acquired P.A. Semi, a designer of low-power microchips, in a move analysts said bolstered its ability to customize key parts for its iPhone, iPod and Macintosh product lines.
Posted by | Thu, Apr 30, 2009 - 06:42 AM
World Health Organization Raises Alert - Pandemic Imminent
The World Health Organization raised the influenza epidemic level from 4 to 5 on Wednesday, signalling that a pandemic is imminent, and urged countries to implement their pandemic plans.
The annoucement came as the number of people infected with swine flu increased rapidly across the world Wednesday, and health officials scrambled to get more information about the virus -- which has no vaccine. "It's a virus that we've never seen before," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. "There's no background immunity in the population, and it is spreading from human to human, all of which has the potential for a pandemic."
Posted by | Wed, Apr 29, 2009 - 03:25 PM
ARCTIC COOLING Announces Alpine 64 Pro for AMD CPUs
The Swiss low noise cooling solution provider ARCTIC COOLING today announced the launch of the Alpine 64 Pro, a new product of the acclaimed Alpine 64 series for AMD CPUs. Same as other Alpines, the Alpine 64 Pro offers outstanding price/performance ratio for mainstream users. The Alpine 64 Pro comes backed by a 6-year limited warranty. It will be available in May 2009 with an MSRP of just $10.90 here in the United States.
The Alpine 64 Pro features a lot of high standard components. The 92mm fan comes with PWM function, which controls the fan speed, and thus, lowers the noise level to a minimum according to the CPU load. The PWM function guarantees sufficient cooling at the lowest noise level possible and saves energy simultaneously. Together with the patented fan case, low noise impeller and the vibration absorption, the Alpine 64 Pro is as quiet as 0.4 Sone at full speed (2,000 rpm).
Posted by | Wed, Apr 29, 2009 - 10:54 AM
April 29 News from Around the Web
EVGA GeForce GTS 250 Video Card Review @ motherboards.org and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!
EVGA offers the best support on the planet for most of their cards. A 2-year warranty may not seem like much but the fact remains that few people have video cards longer than 2 years, especially for those that want the higher end cards and need a hold me over card until the next generation of cards are released or they can afford a new card with the features and performance that the GTS 250 would offer. This card really blew me away in terms of overclocking as I was able to overclock the card to 958MHz stably without visual artifacts. The Step-Up program is a nice touch especially if NVIDIA releases a new card between now and 90 days from now or if you want to upgrade to a GTX275/285. This card is online for a price of $149.99 currently from Newegg and it performs pretty well in standard testing and game play. Its overclocking abilities are what make this card stand apart from its peers as it excels in that arena, earning it an Editor's Choice product.
Posted by | Wed, Apr 29, 2009 - 09:58 AM
PC Game Darkest of Days Runs PhysX Technology
Darkest of Days is a historically-based first-person shooter (FPS) where gamers will travel back and forth in time to experience some of history’s “darkest days” and fight through some of the most epic battles in history. To ensure the battles are as realistic as possible, developer 8monkey Labs turned to NVIDIA PhysX technology in order to create environments that were interactive, expressive, and as natural as possible.
“It was critical to the success of Darkest of Days that these epic moments in world history are experienced in eerily accurate detail, and NVIDIA PhysX technology helped us achieve that goal,” said Mark Doeden, Art Director at 8monkey Labs. “Our Marmoset Engine brings these battles to life with a completely unique look, and the PhysX technology was instrumental in making the game feel alive and real.”
Posted by | Tue, Apr 28, 2009 - 03:39 PM
iBUYPOWER Launches Core-i7 based LAN Warrior PC
iBUYPOWER, one of the largest gaming system manufacturers in the world, is excited to announce its first small form factor (SFF) system – LAN Warrior. Unlike previous attempts at SFF gaming systems, the LAN Warrior offers enough firepower to stand toe-to-toe with even the most advanced gaming systems, with room for up to two full-sized dual slot video cards, up to 24GB of Triple Channel DDR3, and a 1000W power supply. The LAN Warrior starts at just $999 MSRP and is available now.
“We designed the LAN Warrior for gamers that need more power than a gaming laptop can provide,“ said Darren Su, Vice President of iBUYPOWER. “With the space for 2 dual-slot video cards and a liquid cooled Intel Core i7 Processor, the LAN Warrior is just as powerful as systems twice its size.”
Posted by | Tue, Apr 28, 2009 - 03:27 PM
PC Game Dark Void To Use NVIDIA PhysX Technology
Capcom Entertainment, Inc., the publisher of Dark Void, an upcoming science fiction action adventure that combines aerial and ground-pounding combat for a thrilling third-person shooter experience, are reaching for the skies in the way they have adopted NVIDIA PhysX and APEX technologies to deliver stunning in-game physics effects. In fact, when it ships in the fall of 2009, Dark Void will have the distinction of being the first game to use dynamic, accurate smoke effects and smoke trails for the game’s innovative jetpack, UFOs, and spaceships, all of which will be hardware-accelerated by GeForce GPUs when played on compatible desktop PCs.
“The extensive capabilities that NVIDIA PhysX and APEX technologies provide to developers is colossal,” said Jim Deal, President at Airtight Games. “For example, the new APEX turbulence module that NVIDIA recently introduced allows us to have infinite artistic freedom in the way the game looks, plays, and feels. We hope that gamers will appreciate these fine touches when they play Dark Void later this year.”
Posted by | Tue, Apr 28, 2009 - 03:13 PM
GIGABYTE Unleashes Radeon HD 4770 Video Card - R477D5-512H-B
GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY announced today their latest GV-R477D5-512H-B graphics cards. The GV-R477D5-512H-B is built on the highly anticipated ATI RadeonTM HD 4770 GPU, which utilizes the latest 826 million transistors on 40nm fabrication process and GDDR5 memory. Featuring the GIGABYTE GV-R477D5-512H-B features the latest TeraScale graphics engine, 640 stream processor units and UVD 2 with Blu-ray picture-in-picture decode, the GV-R477D5-512H-B is able to deliver higher 2D and 3D graphics performance and offers features enthusiasts have been waiting for.
The GV-R477D5-512H-B supports ATI's new TeraScale graphics engine combines the power of one teraFLOPS, 640 stream processors and next generation GDDR5 memory which provides twice the data per pin of GDDR3 memory at the same clock speeds to increase the physical gaming interaction for a more dynamic and realistic experience. In combination with 24x custom filter anti-aliasing (CFAA) and high performance anisotropic filtering, the GV-R477D5-512H-B is able to create true-to-life graphics for everything from grass to facial features so you can max out the settings of the most demanding next generation games or revitalize your favorite titles.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 28, 2009 - 03:07 PM
Terminator Salvation Video Game Uses NVIDIA PhysX
Without NVIDIA PhysX technology, John Connor and the rest of mankind battling the metallic armies of Skynet doesn’t stand a chance. Luckily for all of us, GRIN—the Sweden-based developers of the upcoming video game Terminator Salvation—chose NVIDIA PhysX technology to help them deliver a compelling, interactive, action-packed, third-person shooter video game that will be released in conjunction with the highly-anticipated Halcyon film, which opens nationwide in the U.S. on May 21, 2009.
The game Terminator Salvation offers players the chance to assume the role of John Connor, a soldier in the resistance, battling for survival against the far superior forces of Skynet. Featuring third-person action adventure, with concentrated armed combat against all of the Skynet enemies from the film as well as new enemies designed specifically for the game, NVIDIA PhysX technology allowed GRIN designers and artists to bring the futuristic world of 2016 to life. From realistic weapon effects to destructible environments, Terminator Salvation will deliver wholly interactive and immersive gaming environments to satisfy even the most discriminating players.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 28, 2009 - 03:02 PM
Global netbook shipments to reach 50 million units in 2010, says Acer chairman
Global notebook shipments are expected to reach 200 million units in 2010, of which, netbooks will account for 25% or 50 million units, according to Acer chairman JT Wang. Wang said he believes the decline in market demand brought on by the economic downturn will end by the middle of this year and that the IT industry will see better performance in the second half.
Wang forecast global notebook shipments will reach 170 million units in 2009, a growth of 32% on year, while netbook shipments will reach 25-30 million units, up from 13.5 million units in 2008. Of the netbook shipments, Acer will own a 40-50% market share, Wang estimated.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 28, 2009 - 09:24 AM
Seagate Introduces Replica PC Backup Appliance
Seagate yesterday introduced a new backup appliance that completely eliminates the need to manually learn, manage, or dedicate any time to the backup process. Unlike most backup utilities, the new Seagate Replica backup appliance is a complete PC backup system, which automatically and continuously stores up-to-date copies of everything on a PC, including installed applications, operating system, e-mail, pictures, music, movies, Internet bookmarks and settings. Available in two configurations, the Seagate Replica solution delivers seamless backup for either a single PC or multiple PCs in a household.
The multi-PC version of Seagate Replica backup appliance includes a dock and is available for homes with two or more PCs for a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $199.99. A single-PC version of the Seagate Replica is recommended for use with individual laptop or desktop computers and is available for a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $129.99. Seagate Replica Backup System will be available in May.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 28, 2009 - 09:16 AM
Albatron Radeon HD 4770 Graphics Card Announced
Today, Albatron announced the Albatron Radeon HD 4770 graphics card, which performs better than the Radeon HD 4830. Compared to competitor mainstream products, its price and performance are competitive. Albatron claims that the $109 Radeon HD 4770 becomes a new paragon of performance and price.
Adapted with 640 stream processors，Albatron Radeon HD 4770 combines with advanced GDDR5 memory to boost its intensive graphics power. Its performance goes beyond Radeon HD 4830 and approach to Radeon HD 4850. With an affordable price, Albatron Radeon HD 4770 is rather competitive and threatens to Geforce 9800 series. For game enthusiasts, ATI CrossFireX Technology with dual GPU support offers superior scalability to level up its performance and redefine HD gaming experience.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 28, 2009 - 09:06 AM
AMD Loses Market Share in Video Cards For Q1 2009
Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the industry's research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia, today announced estimated graphics shipments and supplier market share for the first calendar quarter of 2009. According to JPR the graphics card companies did better in Q1 2009, but AMD and SiS lost market share. JPR claims that AMD video card sales are down 27.5%, which is much higher than I expected.
In Q3 and Q4 of 2008 the channel stopped ordering GPUs and depleted inventory in anticipation of a long drawn out worldwide recession. But, no recession, no matter how severe results in zero sales. The world continued to turn and the consumers continued to buy, albeit they bought less. So by Q1'09, inventories were depleted and the channel and OEMs had to start buying. The net result was Intel and Nvidia were the big winners, breaking an eight year seasonal trend that dictated negative sales from Q4 to Q1.
Posted by | Tue, Apr 28, 2009 - 08:50 AM
April 28 News from Around the Web
AMD Athlon X2 7850 Black Edition AM2+ CPU Review @ OCC and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!
"While the AMD Athlon X2 7850 might not be as fast as the triple and quad core processors in raw power, it does hold its own - beating out the Athlon X2 7750 in the majority of the tests, as well as the Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 in some as well. Overall, I was impressed with the increased performance of the X2 7850 in the dual core sector. With all of the top end processors released lately, the mid-range has been forgotten, and it is nice to see a refresh available for those who need a budget conscious processor. If you are in the market for a dual core processor, or looking for a great priced processor for that family computer, then the AMD Athlon X2 7850 will fit that bill nicely."
Posted by | Tue, Apr 28, 2009 - 07:50 AM
CoolIT Systems Acquires Delphi Liquid Cooling Assets
One of our readers tipped Legit Reviews off back in February 2009 that Delphi was visiting Calgary, Alberta to sell and turn over all of Delphi Thermal's Electronic Cooling engineering, products, patents and facilities in Mexico and China to CoolIT. The CEO of CoolIT wrote us an e-mail saying that we were dreaming, but it looks like he was trying to put one over on us as it was proved to be true today!
Today, CoolIT Systems announces the acquisition of Delphi Thermal Liquid Cooling assets including intellectual property, machinery, and equipment. The Delphi acquisition will provide CoolIT the additional mass market production resources to better accommodate the rapidly growing global industry demand for liquid cooled computers. As part of the Purchase Agreement, CoolIT Systems will be immediately servicing industry giants including Dell and Apple. With the acquisition, CoolIT reaffirms its position as the global leader in advanced liquid cooling for computers.
Posted by | Mon, Apr 27, 2009 - 02:18 PM
VIA to reduce capital to improve financial structure
VIA Technologies has decided to reduce its capital by 60% to NT$5.17 billion (US$153.4 million), with an effective date to be set during a shareholders meeting slated for June 19, the company said after a board meeting last week.
The company's net worth per share is expected to improve to NT$11.365 from the current NT$4.50 after the planned capital reduction, the company said. The company is estimated to still post losses in the first quarter of this year after recording a net loss of NT$4.02 billion in 2008, according to company sources.
Posted by | Mon, Apr 27, 2009 - 09:25 AM
Conficker virus begins to attack PCs: experts claim
A malicious software program known as Conficker that many feared would wreak havoc on April 1 is slowly being activated, weeks after being dismissed as a false alarm, security experts said. Conficker, also known as Downadup or Kido, is quietly turning thousands of personal computers into servers of e-mail spam and installing spyware, they said.
Conficker installs a second virus, known as Waledac, that sends out e-mail spam without knowledge of the PC's owner, along with a fake anti-spyware program, Weafer said. The Waledac virus recruits the PCs into a second botnet that has existed for several years and specializes in distributing e-mail spam.
Posted by | Mon, Apr 27, 2009 - 08:22 AM
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