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BFG Tech Enters Mobo Market & First Review
Here is the the first review of BFG's first motherboard! The sexily named "BFGRNF4U" is BFG Tech?s introduction to the wonderful world of motherboards. See just how well their non-SLI nForce4 Ultra solution stacks up to the competition. It's not the prettiest board I've seen, but it's a start.
"The BFG Tech BFGRNF4U is currently priced a bit higher than the competition, but does come with BFG?s stellar support. Still this may not be enough of a value for many consider the price delta. The BFGRNF4U is without a doubt a blindingly fast gaming motherboard that shows a level of stability that is second to none."
Posted by | Tue, May 24, 2005 - 09:38 AM
Microsoft Moving From Passport to InfoCard
The .NET Passport system proved to be pretty useless to most Internet users, myself included, because of it's cross platform limitaions. If Microsoft can achieve true interoperability in it's new InfoCard System, along with the user control and flexibility it promises, there's no doubt that consumers would use a service that would make their daily online experience less complex.
Microsoft said its architecture for the identity metasystem, called WS-* Web Services, is supposed to provide greater user control and flexibility. For example, users decide how much information they disclose, to whom and under what circumstances, thereby enabling them to better protect their privacy, which would rely on strong two-way authentication of identity providers and relying parties, the white paper explained.
In addition, the InfoCard is more flexible about how the personal information is stored. Microsoft said it could be via an online identity provider service of the user's choice, on the user's PC or in other devices such as secure USB keychain storage devices, smartcards, PDAs, and mobile phones.
Posted by | Tue, May 24, 2005 - 08:23 AM
Shoppers Get a Sneak Peek at Pentium D
Interesting marketing move by Intel! Apparently, Intel's new dual-processor, the Pentium D, has been placed on display in a shop in Japan; and, as expected, has been generating alot of buzz.
Intel has told the store not to divulge any information about the processor and motherboard, but it has allowed the chip and motherboard to remain on display, says Masatoshi Mizuno, a spokesperson for Intel KK, the Japanese unit of the chip company.
Posted by | Tue, May 24, 2005 - 07:47 AM
Infineon Collaborates with IBM on New Form of Memory
A new form of memory called phase-change memory (PCM) may be on the horizon. Check out the emerging details on Legit Reviews Forum.
PCM is a technology that stores data by changing the state of a special material from an amorphous to a crystalline structure, rather than storing data as an electrical charge. While in its early stages, the technology shows potential for high speed, high density storage of data, while retaining data even when power is turned off.
Posted by | Tue, May 24, 2005 - 07:36 AM
RaidMax Samurai Gaming Computer Case Review
A1 Electronics has taken a look at a case that I was seriously considering for a new desktop build (before deciding on a laptop, that is. Check out the link in our forums to see if this case has more than its unique appearance up its sleeve, as well as to see the rest of the news from around the web.
This RaidMax Samurai gaming computer case certainly has stunning style and difference all of its own. But not only that is setting it apart it is also well made. Has some unique features and represents a great gaming box.
Posted by | Mon, May 23, 2005 - 09:10 PM
Kingston HyperX Winbond BH5 auctioned off
For the next five weeks Kingston Technologies will be auctioning 5 kits of KHX3200 memory built with Winbond BH5 memory IC's. Proceeds from auction are going to Community Service Programs, Inc. (CSP) is comprised of six model programs assisting over 80,000 persons a year, including abused children, victims of crime, struggling families, acting out adolescents, and people in need of mediation services.
This week Kingston has a 512MB kit (2 x 256MB) of BH-5 based memory IC's up for grabs. The current bid is only $90 and don't forget this is a tax write off!
Here is your chance to get your hands on discontinued Kingston HyperX DDR400 KHX3200 modules while helping those in need. These 2.6V modules were built with coverted Winbond B die, which is no longer manufactured, and have latency timings of 2-2-2-6-1; they provide impressive headroom for system tweaking.
You can't buy these modules anymore, but we're auctioning four 512-MB kits (KHX3200K/512) and one 1-GB (KHX3200K2/1G) kit. One 512-MB kit will be auctioned each week for the first four weeks, and the 1-GB kit will be auctioned the final week.
Posted by | Mon, May 23, 2005 - 04:11 PM
Factor 5 drop Xbox 360 for PS3
Apparently, Sony's new Playstation 3 power is awe inspiring enough to make game developers drool. The powerful new CPU, "The Cell," is just what game developers need for creating more realistic gaming environments.
Factor 5 were due to make games for Microsoft's Xbox 360, that is until Sony revealed their Ps3 specs. Now the developer team will be dedicated to Sony's next-gen console on the basis that their hardware is more powerful than that of Bill's new Xbox.
Posted by | Mon, May 23, 2005 - 12:01 PM
AMD Extends Geode Line
Advanced Micro Device's (AMD's) new Geode LX800 low-power embedded processor is aimed at desk-top style devices. The new Geode, with it's XP embedded support, opens the market up to developers and will allow production of inexpensive embedded consumer devices.
"It gives great performance at a lot less power and heat," said Charles Dittmer, division marketing manager for AMD's PCS group.
Dittmer said AMD's embedded division caters to the expanding market for mobile devices. The standard x86 architecture enables designers to create small form-factor devices that can run full Windows applications.
Posted by | Mon, May 23, 2005 - 11:47 AM
Samsung develops flash-based 'disk' for PCs
Samsung Electronics is wasting no time in moving the PC away from conventional hard drives that use a mechanical recording system towards computers using flash-based hard drives that use memory chips to record data. Samsung says it will begin mass producing these drives in August. One of the main issues for consumers will certainly be the cost of these systems, since flash memory technology is generally more expensive.
Samsung announced basic details of the SSD today but declined to provide any information about its price.
The Seoul, South Korea-based company is planning SSDs with parallel Advanced Technology Attachment interfaces in capacities up to 16GB. The 16GB devices will contain 16 memory chips holding 8GB each, it said. Such chips sell for about $55 each on the spot memory market, according to DRAM Exchange Tech Inc. That would put the chip cost of the 16GB SSD at almost $900.
Posted by | Mon, May 23, 2005 - 11:23 AM
LG Chem Recalls 128,000 Apple Laptop Batteries on Fire Hazard
I'm pretty sure all you United States Apple notebook users are aware of the recall for these batteries, mainly because of short circuiting and overheating problems. This article gives you a bit more detail if you need it.
"The battery in the Apple notebook computer is the problem and we are going to recall the batteries sold in the United States," said Sung Doo-hwan, a spokesman at LG Chem, in a telephone interview. The affected laptops were Apple's 12-inch iBook and 12-inch, 15-inch PowerBook G4 computers, produced between September and November last year, he added.
Posted by | Mon, May 23, 2005 - 11:08 AM
Hop-On Delivers Wi-Fi Mobile Phone
If you've been loving your VOIP telephony home service, or would just like a new and inexpensive way to keep in touch while on the move, this new $39 Wi-Fi mobile handset by HOP-On could be just what you need. It functions both as a VoIP terminal adapter and allows calling from any publicly available wi-fi hotspot.
The HOP1502 handset resembles a basic, conventional mobile phone, yet lets users talk via access from the Wi-Fi hotspots that are spreading throughout public and private locations.
The phone supports a wide variety of VoIP features, such as the real-time transfer protocol, the session description protocol, the dynamic host configuration protocol and virtual SIM.
Posted by | Mon, May 23, 2005 - 10:52 AM
Nvidia to introduce mobile SLI
I acutally remember Fuad talking to nVIDIA about this last fall, but seems he is just now posting something up after getting the nod from the folks at nvidia. Seems as if SLI notebook graphics are coming soon. Not really a bad idea seeing how new notebooks have MXM slots (PCI-e) already in them.
NVIDIA IS SET to introduce SLI for laptops, a real shocker. This idea actually did cross my mind but I didn?t believe that Nvidia could be that crazy. Apparently it is.
Mobile SLI won't be part of any thin and light notebook - it's of course for heavy desktop replacement machines. Nvidia launched Geforce Go 6800 Ultra cards together with Dell, and those machines are already available but SLI will push the boundaries a little further.
Posted by | Mon, May 23, 2005 - 09:40 AM
Micron launches family of mobile DDR devices
Micron today launched a family of mobile DDR devices that it claims offer an enhanced feature set that delivers aggressive power specifications, superior bandwidth performance, and increased reliability over standard DRAM. Micron expects to start selling the new mobile DDR line during the second half of 2005.
The new mobile DDR is already available in 128Mb in x16 and 512mB in x16 and x32 configurations and 256Mb devices are scheduled for launch in the second half of this year. The new family adopts a new architecture with Micron's Endur-IC technology that is specifically designed for mobile systems. In addition to exceeding the JEDEC (Joint Electron Device Engineering Council) standard and offering unimpaired performance from -40 degrees up to +85 degrees Celsius, Micron claims improved stackability and customer confirmation that the new mobile DDR products offer the industry's lowest standby current.
Posted by | Mon, May 23, 2005 - 09:31 AM
Apple allegedly explores using Intel chips
Could Apple move from chips made by IBM over to the blue giant Intel? Rumors going around on the web this morning seem to confirm that it could be possible in the near future.
Apple Computer has been in talks that could lead to a decision soon to use Intel chips in its Macintosh line, according to a report published Monday. The Wall Street Journal, citing two industry executives with knowledge of recent discussions between the companies, reported that Apple will agree to use Intel chips. Neither company would confirm the report, and an Apple representative told the Journal that the information should be characterized as "rumor and speculation."
Posted by | Mon, May 23, 2005 - 09:26 AM
DRAM executives play musical chairs
Winbond Electronics? memory department chief has left for Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), which in turn has seen one of its top research and development officials depart for ProMOS Technologies, according to the companies. Interesting news for the memory community!
Alex Wang, former general manager of Winbond?s Memory IC Business Group, is now PSC?s vice president in charge of strategic product technology. PSC?s former vice president of its research and development department, Ben Tseng, has joined ProMOS as vice president of its Marketing and Sales Group. Winbond spokesman Wilson Wen said yesterday Wang had been on an unpaid leave since the first quarter of the year, but Wen did not say why Wang had chosen to join PSC. Market sources speculated that Wang, an expert in Flash memory technology, might have been frustrated by Winbond?s delay in deciding whether to build a 12-inch fab.
Posted by | Sat, May 21, 2005 - 01:32 PM
Microsoft Warns of IP Connection Vulnerability
Microsoft announced a security flaw on Thursday that could allow malicious hackers to reset the Internet connections of affected computers and networks. The vulnerability would allow denial-of-service attacks on affected systems, but would not allow programs to run or establish user rights, said the company.
Posted by | Fri, May 20, 2005 - 11:22 AM
HP debuts new 'Livestrong' laptop
Hewlett-Packard and Advanced Micro Devices on Friday announced a new notebook to raise funds for the Lance Armstrong Foundation. The HP Special Edition L2000 Notebook will sport the Livestrong logo, along with a copy of Armstrong's autograph on the keyboard, the companies said. The 64-bit notebook, expected to be available in June, is powered by AMD's Turion 64 and features enhanced battery life.
Posted by | Fri, May 20, 2005 - 11:07 AM
UPDATE2: Netscape 8 Goes From Zero Bugs To 41 In Just Hours
WebProNews has learned more about the rampant bugfest in Netscape 8. A spokesperson from AOL provided these details: Said Andrew Weinstein: "The reason for the update was that we had been misinformed by an external security vendor we had retained that the Firefox 1.0.3 security issues did not affect us. "Within hours of discovering that the vendor was not accurate yesterday, however, we addressed those issues and posted an updated version of the browser. We will always take immediate action to protect our users from security threats."
Posted by | Fri, May 20, 2005 - 11:05 AM
Google's home page soon available with news, weather
Google Inc. launched a new personalized service Thursday that incorporates features such as Google News and Gmail onto the company's notoriously sparse home page. The service allows visitors to Google's site to display content of their choosing below the query box on Google.com. Examples include headlines from The New York Times or the British Broadcasting Corp., stock quotes, weather information and as many as nine incoming Gmail messages, said Marissa Mayer, director of consumer Web products at Google.
Posted by | Fri, May 20, 2005 - 11:03 AM
FCC tells Internet phone carriers to provide 911
U.S. regulators on Thursday ordered Internet telephone carriers to provide full 911 emergency calling services to customers later this year, after hearing from people who were unable to get through during life-threatening crises.
Posted by | Thu, May 19, 2005 - 12:02 PM
Google CEO defends privacy policies
"Google does not discover things that are not public," said Schmidt, answering questions on the stage of the Gartner Symposium here Wednesday. "Many people are disturbed to find their home phone number. But we found it because it was a public piece of information."
Posted by | Thu, May 19, 2005 - 11:56 AM
Netscape browser claims to sink phishers
The latest Netscape 8 browser, the first to claim protection against phishing scams, has been in beta since February. Its developers promise several advantages over rival browsers including Firefox and Internet Explorer.
Netscape 8 will include a blacklist of malicious websites that are used for phishing scams, and will warn surfers of the danger. If they choose to proceed, the software disables Java and refuses cookies to bolster the system's defences.
Posted by | Thu, May 19, 2005 - 11:50 AM
Microsoft to debut new Office program in 2006
Looks like Microsoft has a new version of Office (codenamed Office 12) and it will be out sometime in 2006. The trial, or beta, version of Office 12 would be ready by the end of this year though.
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. will launch the next version of its Office spreadsheet, e-mail and word processing programs during the second half of 2006, the same time frame it is planning for the next Windows version, the world's largest software maker said on Wednesday
Posted by | Thu, May 19, 2005 - 06:35 AM
Nintendo sparks a Revolution
Read more buzz from the E3 in the Legit Reviews Forum.
The Revolution, slated for release in 2006, will be the smallest of the next-generation consoles, about the size of three DVD cases stacked together. The company said the Revolution will feature wireless Internet access and will be compatible with games for all of its past consoles, stretching back to the Nintendo Entertainment System, or NES, which was released in 1983.
Posted by | Wed, May 18, 2005 - 05:53 AM
Yahoo offers free phone calls via IM
The Internet portal Yahoo! has introduced a new beta version of its popular instant messenger program.
In a bid to take advantage of the world wide interest in VoIP telephony the company is introducing a 'free phone' facility that will allow subscribers to make calls to anywhere in the world.
Posted by | Wed, May 18, 2005 - 05:47 AM
Intel Desktop PC Platform Seeks More Corporate Business
As the company's Centrino technology has become almost a standard on laptop computers, Intel wants to duplicate that success on business desktops.
Announced today prior to its CEO changeover where Craig Barrett will step down in favor of Paul Otellini, Intel will begin work on its Professional Business Platform.
The platform will include one of Intel's Pentium 4 chips, but will add simpler system management features, enhanced security, and lower power requirements, according to an Intel spokesperson.
Posted by | Wed, May 18, 2005 - 05:42 AM
Google Launches Enterprise Desktop Search Tool
Google Desktop Search for Enterprise creates a single interface from which a business user can search the Web with Google, as well as search through files on his or her own desktop and a company's intranet. The software will be available for free download starting today.
Unlike the consumer version, none of the search information collected by the desktop tool is transmitted over the Internet to Google, a key security enhancement that Google said business users had asked for.
Posted by | Wed, May 18, 2005 - 05:32 AM
PalmOne Drives Your Life With 4GB
The new LifeDrive mobile manager offers Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity built-in, as well as a 4GB hard drive.
First, it isn't 4GB, but more like 3.85GB of usable storage. But that's ok. Most users of the LifeDrive will find there is plenty of room to tote around e-mails, documents, PowerPoint presentations, plus songs, photos, and videos.
Posted by | Wed, May 18, 2005 - 05:28 AM
Nokia starts to shift N-Gage from console to platform
... the Finnish giant is now promising to build N-Gage's gaming component into a raft of smart phones due to ship early next year following a September 2005 launch.
Essentially, the technology that lifted the N-Gage above Nokia's handsets is now ready to be included in phones as well as consoles, the company claimed. In short, what made the N-Gage a console rather than a phone, as Nokia originally maintained, now makes it just another phone among thousands of others. So it really is about phones and not about consoles.
Posted by | Wed, May 18, 2005 - 05:23 AM
Tablet PC That Lasts For A Day
Motion Computing is releasing the LE1600, a slate tablet PC that it claims has a day of battery life. By 'day', they seem to mean 8 hours, but TechSmec.com can see where they are coming from, even if achieving that length of use requires hotswapping a standard and an enhanced battery.
Posted by | Wed, May 18, 2005 - 05:18 AM
E3 and New Gaming Consoles
Well, at the crack of dawn E3 started, and the web is abuzz with information on the new gaming consoles that are currently on display down in California. Information on the new Nintendo Revolution, the Sony PS3, the XBOX360, as well as the new Game Boy Micro are all available! Check it out!
Posted by | Tue, May 17, 2005 - 01:34 PM
Sun and Microsoft: Initial Steps
The companies announced new standards and plans to enable customers to use one computer log-in to reach both .Net and Java-based software and Web sites, as well as some other licensing and technology agreements.
Posted by | Tue, May 17, 2005 - 01:04 PM
Yahoo, SBC Give Away Security Suite
Partners Yahoo and SBC Communications launched a free security suite for their DSL subscribers, saying that the service's users overwhelmingly wanted a more secure surfing environment.
Dubbed SBC Yahoo! Online Protection, the suite includes anti-virus and anti-spyware defenses, a pop-up ad blocker, parental controls, and anti-spam and other tools for members' e-mail inboxes. All the tools can be managed from a central dashboard, which also displays security status and alerts for developing threats.
Posted by | Tue, May 17, 2005 - 01:02 PM
Apple Tames Tiger With Big Patch
Apple on Monday patched its newest operating system, Mac OS X 10.4--better known as Tiger--less than three weeks after the OS debuted.
Mac OS X 10.4.1, as the update is dubbed, includes at least 35 bug fixes for such bundled applications as the Safari Web browser, the Mail client, and the iSync utility.
Other fixes highlighted by Apple in the documentation on its support Web site claim that the patch improves the reliability of the operating system's Active Directory plug-in, which was one of the components users focused on in early complaints.
Posted by | Tue, May 17, 2005 - 12:44 PM
IE 7 Tabs Will Be 'Basic,' Says Microsoft
Microsoft's Internet Explorer development team acknowledged Monday that it was a mistake not to build tabs into IE earlier. But the team's not rushing into updating: the tab feature in the next version of the popular browser will on the "basic" side.
"The Tabbed browsing experience in the upcoming IE7 beta is pretty basic," wrote Dean Hachamovitch, IE's product manager, in a post to the team's blog. "Expect additional end-user functionality to come in after the beta," he went on.
Posted by | Tue, May 17, 2005 - 12:41 PM
Nintendo's big E3 surprise comes in little box
Whoever said you couldn't take it with you? Well, Nintendo's new mini-gaming console lets you do just that. With the new Game Boy Micro, code named Revolution, you can play games online, watch DVDs and a whole lot more, all while on the move. Click on the link below to read all about it on Legit Reviews Forum.
The new mini-console is aimed at a generation of game players increasingly accustomed to carrying tiny cell phones loaded with games in their pockets--something impossible with the more powerful new PlayStation Portable from Sony.
"No matter how tight your jeans are, the Game Boy Micro will fit in them," said Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's executive vice president of sales and marketing. "We created the portable game space, and we're not moving out."
Posted by | Tue, May 17, 2005 - 12:27 PM
NVIDIA Presents Breakthrough Next-Generation Graphics for PS3
NVIDIA Corporation provided a first look at the powerful graphics architecture of PLAYSTATION®3 at a press conference held today by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE). NVIDIA and SCE are jointly developing a new graphics processor for PLAYSTATION3. Codenamed ?RSX,? the new processor will connect directly to Cell, the advanced microprocessor developed by IBM, Sony Group, and Toshiba.
Posted by | Mon, May 16, 2005 - 10:12 PM
Sony, Toshiba presidents to meet on new DVD format
Sony and Toshiba, heading rival groups, have waged a three-year war to have their new technology standards adopted by the industry and gain pole position in the multi-billion-dollar markets for DVD players, PC drives and optical discs.
The high-level talks offer new hope for negotiations that appeared to have reached an impasse in recent days. A senior Toshiba official was quoted on Monday as saying one format based on Sony technology would be "extremely difficult" at this stage.
Posted by | Mon, May 16, 2005 - 09:55 PM
Product Review: OpenOffice
Are you looking for an alternative to Microsoft Office? Or would you just like to hold on to that $300 you would have to put out for that software package? Then OpenOffice may be just what you've been looking for. Click the link below to read the full review in Legit Reviews Forum.
It's weird how things can come back to bite you. Microsoft killed off the competition for office software suites and became a de facto monopoly in the area, with what result?
The competition is back and, this time, it's free!
The latest version of the free OpenOffice suite promises to be a strong competitor to Microsoft Office. It's still in the beta, or unfinished, stage, but it's already a good alternative for people who aren't heavy users. And you can't argue with the price.
Posted by | Mon, May 16, 2005 - 09:28 PM
A gaggle of new games for Xbox 360
More than 160 games are on the way for the Xbox 360, with up to 40, including best-seller "Final Fantasy XI," expected to be available by the end of the year, Microsoft announced on Monday.
Company representatives, speaking at a press conference leading up to this week's giant Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), also announced a partnership with Square Enix, the Japanese distributor of the "Final Fantasy" series, which has sold more than 60 million copies worldwide.
Posted by | Mon, May 16, 2005 - 09:11 PM
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