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Intel brings forward Nehalem processor launch
Originally scheduled to launch in November or December this year, Intel's Nehalem-based Bloomfield processors will now launch in September along with X58 chipsets, sources at motherboard makers have revealed. However, the sources pointed out that CPUs and motherboards will not officially appear in the channel until early October.
Since Bloomfield CPUs are not socket compatible with previous Intel platforms, the accelerated launch is not expected to cause competition between the company's own products, although the same cannot be said for AMD's scheduled AM3-based CPU launch, noted the sources.
Posted by | Thu, Jul 24, 2008 - 08:32 AM
July 24 News from Around the Web
Find reviews from around the web by visiting our forums! The following exerpt is from TweakTown's ZOTAC 9600 GSO 384MB Graphics Card Review:
"The 9600 GSO has been out for a while now, but we haven’t really seen many of them around. The first one we saw was from Palit and carried with it a large 768MB of memory with quite a hefty overclock to boot. At the same time, it did have some issues in our test bed. While we loved the card, we probably didn’t really get to have as close a look as we normally would. We all know that the 9600 GSO is nothing more than an 8800 GS with a new name, but how does the card sit in the current market? Is it something worth considering or should we just opt for the slightly more expensive 9600GT?"
Posted by | Thu, Jul 24, 2008 - 07:33 AM
Nintendo faces ban on Wii Classic Controller
Nintendo is facing a ban on U.S. sales of some controllers for its Wii and GameCube systems after it lost a bid to overturn a $21 million patent-infringement verdict.
U.S. District Judge Ron Clark in Lufkin, Texas, rejected Nintendo's request for a new trial in the case won by closely held Anascape of Tyler, Texas. He said he would stop sales of the Wii Classic Controller, WaveBird controller and Nintendo GameCube controller. The judges's ban is on hold while Nintendo appeals the verdict to the U.S. Court of Appeals, according to Anascape lawyer Doug Cawley.
Posted by | Wed, Jul 23, 2008 - 08:30 AM
New York state passes video game labeling law
Video games sold in New York state must clearly label ratings for violent content under a law signed on Tuesday, which rights groups criticized as likely unconstitutional. The New York Civil Liberties Union said that it planned to mount a legal challenge against the law, signed on Tuesday by New York Gov. David Paterson, as it raised free speech concerns.
The new law says that is it compulsory for games that are already rated to be labeled and also requires that new video game consoles are installed with parent-controlled lockout features by 2010. "This legislation will provide information and educate consumers to help them make better choices for their children," said state Sen. Andrew Lanza, a bill sponsor.
Posted by | Wed, Jul 23, 2008 - 08:28 AM
Attack code imminent for DNS flaw after details leaked
One day after a security company accidentally posted details of a serious flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS), hackers are saying that software that exploits this flaw is sure to pop up soon. The author of one widely used hacking tool said he expected to have an exploit by the end of the day Tuesday. Be sure to patch up your systems right now as things might get bumpy.
Several hackers are almost certainly already developing attack code for the bug, and it will most likely crop up within the next few days, said Dave Aitel, chief technology officer at security vendor Immunity. His company will eventually develop sample code for its Canvas security testing software too, a task he expects to take about a day, given the simplicity of the attack. "It's not that hard," he said. "You're not looking at a DNA-cracking effort."
Posted by | Wed, Jul 23, 2008 - 08:27 AM
MSI has chance to make netbook for LG
Korea-based LG Electronics is planning to launch its Atom-based netbook in October this year and since most of the company's notebooks were manufactured by Micro-Star International (MSI), the netbook is also expected to be manufactured by the Taiwan maker, according to sources.
LG's first netbook (X110) will feature an 8.9-inch panel, 2GB memory and 120GB hard drive. The netbook will adopt Windows XP, while the company has not yet decided whether to adopt Linux operating system. The price of the netbook will be set around NT$19,000-24,000 (US$625.5-790.11). The sources expect LG's netbook will also focus on its industry design and material quality instead of price, like the company's notebook product line, while the netbook will be targeted to markets including Europe and North America.
Posted by | Wed, Jul 23, 2008 - 08:25 AM
Western Digital Announces 2.5-inch WD VelociRaptor Hard Drive for Enterprise Users
Western Digital announced today the WD VelociRaptor 10,000 RPM enterprise SATA hard drives in an enterprise-class 2.5-inch form factor for blade servers and 1U and 2U rack servers. The newest WD VelociRaptor hard drive is built for business-critical applications with enterprise-class mechanics and packs up to 300 GB of capacity into the enterprise small form factor bays, while consuming 35 percent less power than the previous-generation WD Raptor drive. I reviewed the VelociRaptor back in April and found it to be a great drive, so be sure to check out the review if you haven't already.
“WD is bringing to enterprise customers what PC enthusiasts already appreciate about the WD VelociRaptor: a combination of high performance and high capacity for hard drive storage,” said John Rydning, IDC's research director for hard disk drives. “WD's new WD VelociRaptor, designed specifically for the enterprise in an energy efficient 2.5-inch form factor, gives system OEMs and end users a new storage option to consider to meet growing storage requirements.”
Posted by | Wed, Jul 23, 2008 - 08:18 AM
July 22 News from Around the Web
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Review @ OCC and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!
"Overclocking each processor is different. With five identical processors you will get five different results. With this Q9300, 456x7.5 was the point at which it was prime95 stable. It would run benchmarks at up to 470x7.5 but was nowhere near stable. Above 456 FSB, the amount of voltage to keep the chip running was significantly more than what other 45nm processors I have tested have taken at similar FSB and raw clock speeds. At 1.55 volts there was no point trying to even push further. The good news is that the CPU would do almost 450 FSB on the stock 1.215 volts. I left the volts at 1.34v during my testing just as a safeguard but have since lowered this to 1.31v at 456 FSB. Pretty low volts for the clock speeds I was able to pull from the little brother of the QX9770. Having a motherboard that will allow high front side bus speeds with a quad core processor is essential with the Q9300 CPU. Raw clock speed is limited because of the low 7.5 clock multiplier. In order to reach 3.6GHz you would need to hit 480FSB, something not all quad core CPUs will do, some, but not all."
Posted by | Tue, Jul 22, 2008 - 04:28 PM
OCZ Launches Fatal1ty Brand DDR2 and DDR3 Memory Kits
OCZ Technology has announced the first memory modules available in their Fatal1ty Series after the partnership was announced last month. These high-performance memory kits were co-developed with the expertise of Johnathan “Fatal1ty” Wendel, 12-time World champion, to meet the specific needs of fellow gamers. OCZ Fatal1ty Professional Series kits are the official memory modules of Championship Gaming Series (CGS), and feature incredible performance to power through the latest PC titles and contribute to the success of professionals and everyday gamers.
“OCZ worked closely with Fatal1ty and his team to design new memory kits that pair perfectly with the top selling motherboards for a superior gaming experience,” commented Alex Mei, Chief Marketing Officer of the OCZ Technology Group. “Fatal1ty knows what it takes to win at the highest level of eSports, and these new kits deliver superior stability and performance to gamers whether you are a professional player on the Championship Gaming Series, or a weekend warrior looking to dominate when playing the latest titles.”
Posted by | Tue, Jul 22, 2008 - 09:11 AM
Lancool Announces K12 Midi-Tower Chassis
Lancool must be launching a dozen new cases as it seems I get a press release from them at least twice a week. This time around they have announced the K12 Midi-Tower Chassis. We asked Lancool when these would be available and they informed us that they would start shipping them from Taiwan at the end of July. When it comes to pricing the MSRP is $160, so start saving now if you want one in the coming weeks.
This is a Midi-Tower case with 9x 5.25” bays giving you plenty of options and tonnes of room. The strength of the Lancool series lies not only in the structure, but also in the features, which include support for the modular patented anti-vibration HDD cage, supporting 3x HDD’s. Each HDD is mounted with a special thumbscrew and rubber grommet to ensure that HDD’s are secure and vibration free. The modular cage can be secured as you see fit within the roomy interior of the case. It has a120mm fan mounted into the bracket, making sure that the HDD’s are cooled and that air flow is optimal according to your needs. Incorporating outstanding quality and craftsmanship; the Lancool series have a steel inner-core, making them stronger than all-aluminum chassis, but also considerably cheaper.
Posted by | Tue, Jul 22, 2008 - 08:17 AM
ATI Releases Catalyst 8.7 Video Card Drivers for Download
Any and all ATI graphics cards owners should take note that a new driver dropped late yesterday from the crew over at AMD. The latest driver is Catalyst 8.7 and there is a version for both Windows and Linux users that has a good number of fixes and improvements as well as some CCC enhancements. This version does include ATI's Folding@Home information, so if you are folding be sure to check it out and be sure to support Team #38296, which is the Legit Reviews Folding team!
The following performance gains are noticed with this release of Catalyst:
- 3DMark Vantage: Performance increases of up to 20% is noticed in the Performance Preset on single card configured systems when using ATI Radeon™ HD 36xx or ATI Radeon HD 34xx products
- Company of Heroes DX10: Performance increases of 3% to 12% is noticed in specific maps on single card configured systems when using either an ATI Radeon HD 48xx, ATI Radeon HD 38xx, or an ATI Radeon HD 36xx product
- Lost Planet DX10: Performance increases of 4% to 15% is noticed in specific maps on single card configured systems when using either an ATI Radeon HD 48xx, ATI Radeon HD 38xx, or an ATI Radeon HD 36xx product
Lost Planet DX9: CrossFire scaling improves up to 1.7x and performance increases up to 80% across all Radeon products when AA and AF is enabled
Posted by | Tue, Jul 22, 2008 - 08:11 AM
Super Talent MasterDrive SSD Gets a Performance Boost Via Firmware
Super Talent Technology recently announced that the company has dramatically improved the write speeds of its MasterDrive DX, MasterDrive KX and MasterDrive MX solid state drives (SSDs) thanks to a minor firmware update. These three series of SSDs already boast exceptionally fast read speeds of up to 120 MB/sec. But, fast write speeds are important in applications such as video editing and encoding, image processing, compressing and extracting files, installing applications and copying files to the drive. These newly revised SSDs categorically outpace the fastest hard drives in the world.
“Our expert engineering team is constantly discovering new ways to improve our products, and this is one improvement that will be well received by power laptop users”, commented Super Talent Director of Marketing, Joe James. “We continue our relentless drive to add performance, features and value to our SSDs while driving the price down”, Mr. James added.
Posted by | Tue, Jul 22, 2008 - 08:04 AM
Yahoo gives Icahn seats on board to avert control battle
Yahoo announced today it has reached an agreement with activist investor Carl Icahn that will settle their battle over control of the Sunnyvale-based Internet giant. The agreement will place Icahn on Yahoo's Board of Directors, and two other seats will be filled based on a list of nine candidates recommended by Icahn. Eight members of Yahoo's current Board of Directors, including Chief Executive Jerry Yang and Chairman Roy Bostock, will stand for re-election at the annual shareholder's meeting Aug. 1.
As part of the agreement, Robert Kotick will not stand for re-election at the annual meeting. The moves expands Yahoo's Board of Directors from nine to 11 members. Yahoo shares fell nearly 2 percent to $22.02 in premarket trading from a $22.45 close Friday. Shares of Microsoft Corp., Yahoo's spurned suitor, rose 14 cents to $26 from a $25.86 close Friday. As part of the settlement agreement, Icahn, who owns an aggregate of 68,786,320 shares, or 4.98 percent of Yahoo common stock, has agreed to withdraw his nominees for consideration at the annual meeting and to vote his Yahoo shares in support of the Board's nominees.
Posted by | Mon, Jul 21, 2008 - 12:54 PM
Intel cuts desktop processor prices by up to 31 percent
Intel has cut processor prices up to 31 percent, though overall cuts are limited in number and degree. The desktop Core 2 Duo E8500 (3.16GHz) got the largest cut, from $266 to $183 (31 percent) on the new pricing list, dated July 20. The next biggest price reduction was the desktop Core 2 Duo E7200 (2.53GHz), reduced 15 percent, from $133 to $113.
Other price cuts include the popular quad-core Q6600 (2.4GHz). It drops 14 percent, from $224 to $193. The desktop Core 2 Duo E8400 (3.00GHz) falls 11 percent, from $183 to $163. Xeon server processors also saw price cuts. The X3220 (2.40GHz) was cut 12 percent, from $224 to $198. The X3210 (2.13GHz) saw an identical cut, while the E3110 (3.00GHz) was reduced 11 percent, from $188 to $167. The pricing for QX "Extreme" processors, such as the QX9775 (3.2GHz, $1,499), remains unchanged from the pricing list published on July 15, when the Centrino 2 mobile processors were introduced.
Posted by | Mon, Jul 21, 2008 - 10:08 AM
July 21 News from Around the Web
Find reviews from around the web by visiting our forums! The following exerpt is from motherboards.org's ECS GF8200A Black Motherboard Review.
For the budget-minded consumer, the ECS GF8200A is a pretty good deal. For $70 USD, the board has the features to build a good gaming PC or a HTPC with the integrated graphics with the caveat that there is no digital audio output and DVI port. The benefit of having DirectX 10 integrated graphics include: PureVideo HD playback of Blu-Ray discs and the ability to use the Aero UI in Windows Vista. GeForce Boost is an interesting concept but with it working only on the 8400/8500 cards is limited in usefulness to most people as they might be better served buying a 9600GT and using the integrated graphics in an emergency. Hybrid SLI shows performance increases in most of the tests but in others it shows the same performance as the 8500GT by itself.
Posted by | Mon, Jul 21, 2008 - 09:45 AM
Danamics Liquid Metal CPU Cooling - Getting Closer To Production
A long time friend in the industry tipped me off about Danamics long ago and sent me the company logo before the site was even online. Fast forward a few months and they have announced the LM10, which is said to be the the first liquid metal-based cooler to hit the market. Danamics claims that it will do a better job at keeping your CPU cool than most water-based cooling systems that come in a kit. That's apparently possible thanks to a combination of liquid metal (the exact specifics of which seem to be under wraps) and the 'multi-string' electromagnetic pump that keeps things flowing.
Danamics ApS is a leading manufacturer of liquid metal based cooling solutions. The company was founded in 2005 and our headquarters are placed in Nørresundby, Denmark. The technology is described in parts containing information about the unique electromagnetic pump with its patent pending multi-string design and the liquid metal with its superior thermo physical characteristics.
Posted by | Mon, Jul 21, 2008 - 08:23 AM
Intel Bloomfield CPU pricing reveals pleasant surprise
In order to speed up adoption of quad-core CPUs, Intel is planning to offer its upcoming 3.2GHz Extreme series Bloomfield processor at US$999 in thousand-unit tray quantities, US$500 cheaper compared to the current top-end Core 2 Extreme QX9770 which sells at US$1,499, according to sources at motherboard makers. In addition to the 3.2GHz Extreme CPU, Intel will also introduce a performance version clocked at 2.93GHz and quoted at US$562, and a mainstream model running at 2.66GHz and carrying a price tag of US$284. All three models will run on X58 chipset motherboards with the new LGA 1366 socket.
In the past, Intel had always priced its flagship Extreme model at US$999, but recent product launches saw the company abandon its traditional pricing scale, and introduce even steeper prices. The news that Intel seems to have returned to its old ways is likely to be good news for enthusiasts expecting to pay a hefty premium to own the latest high-end system.
Posted by | Sun, Jul 20, 2008 - 07:49 AM
Nvidia to launch Intel-based MCP7A IGP chipset in August
Nvidia is planning to start mass producing its latest Intel platform IGP chipset, the GeForce 9-Series mGPU – nForce 730i MCP (MCP7A), in the middle of August with motherboards likely to appear in the market by early September, according to sources at motherboard makers.
The MCP7A will come in two versions, the MCP7A-U with a GeForce 9400 graphics core and the MCP7A-S with GeForce 9300 graphics. The two versions have the same specifications except the GeForce 9400 features a core frequency of 580MHz and shader frequency of 1500MHz, while the GeForce 9300 will be clocked at 450MHz and 1200MHz. The MCP7A support a FSB up to 1333MHz, dual-channel DDR2 or DDR3 memory, and PCI Express 2.0. The GPU is based on Nvidia's G86 graphics core, which supports DirectX 10 and Shader Model 4.0, includes 16 built-in stream processors, and supports HDMI, dual-link DVI, DisplayPort and D-sub connections.
Posted by | Fri, Jul 18, 2008 - 12:47 PM
AMD Board of Directors Elects Dirk Meyer President and CEO
AMD today announced that its board of directors elected President and COO Dirk Meyer as the company’s chief executive officer. Meyer succeeds Hector Ruiz, who will become executive chairman of AMD and chair of the board of directors. As executive chairman, Ruiz will ensure a smooth executive leadership transition, focus on driving the company’s asset smart strategy to completion, and assist with high-level government and strategic partner relations.
“Dirk’s election to CEO is the final phase of a two-year succession plan developed and implemented jointly by AMD’s board of directors and executive team,” said Robert Palmer, lead independent director. “Under Hector’s strong leadership, AMD drove the industry adoption of pervasive 64-bit and multicore computing, became a trusted enterprise-class partner to leading technology suppliers and significantly expanded its global footprint in high-growth markets like China.
Posted by | Thu, Jul 17, 2008 - 04:21 PM
NVIDIA Tools Help Game Developers Debug and Speed Up Games
Today’s top video games use complex programming and rendering techniques that can take months to create and tune in order to get the image quality and silky-smooth frame rates that gamers demand. Thousands of developers worldwide including members of Blizzard Entertainment, Crytek, Epic Games, and Rockstar Games rely on NVIDIA development tools to create console and PC video games. Today, NVIDIA has expanded its award-winning development suite with three new tools that vastly speed up this development process, keeping projects on track and costs under control.
“These new tools reinforce our deep and longstanding commitment to help game developers fulfill their vision,” said Tony Tamasi, vice president of technical marketing for NVIDIA. “Creating a state-of-the-art video game is an incredibly challenging task technologically, which is why we invest heavily in creating powerful, easy-to-use video game optimization and debugging tools for creating console and PC games.”
Posted by | Thu, Jul 17, 2008 - 03:56 PM
AMD Reports Second Quarter Results - 7th Straight Loss
AMD today reported second quarter 2008 revenue from continuing operations of $1.349 billion, a seven percent decrease compared to the first quarter of 2008 and a three percent increase compared to the second quarter of 2007. As part of its previously communicated review of its non-core businesses, AMD decided to divest its Handheld and DTV product businesses, and therefore is classifying them as discontinued operations for financial reporting.
In the second quarter of 2008, AMD reported a net loss of $1.189 billion, or $1.96 per share. For continuing operations, the second quarter loss was $269 million, or $0.44 per share, and the operating loss was $143 million. The results for continuing operations include a net favorable impact of $97 million, or $0.16 per share as described in the table below. Loss from discontinued operations was $920 million, or $1.52 a share, including asset impairment charges of $876 million, or $1.44 a share.
Posted by | Thu, Jul 17, 2008 - 03:51 PM
July 17 News from Around the Web
Kingston HyperX 2GB PC3-12800 Review @ ASE Labs and other reviews from around the web can be found in our forums!
" DDR3 is finally coming to a price where many mainstream system builders will be willing to pay. Manufacturers must provide mainstream DDR3 solutions to fill in the gap between the high end (and inexpensive) DDR2 and the very expensive, high speed DDR3 modules. While the HyperX line from Kingston may not be the mainstream product, the KHX12800D3K2/2G kit is described as the mainstream overclocking kit. It is far cheaper than speedier kits but lacks the tight timings as well. This could be the kit that kicks off DDR3. "
Posted by | Thu, Jul 17, 2008 - 09:41 AM
ASUS/Intel ROGCon Gaming Convention Welcomes ATI and BenQ as Sponsors
ROGCon, the first ever convention focused On ASUS’ award-winning Republic of Gamers lineup of gaming products and created in collaboration with Intel, today welcomed two new sponsors. ATI and BenQ have both added their support to the event, strengthening a sponsor lineup that already includes Kingston, Enermax, HardOCP, CPU Magazine, Amazon and Newegg.com. Gamers attending the ROGCon can expect to view, first hand, next generation technologies including notebooks based on the Intel Centrino 2 mobile technology, ASUS’ next generation gaming notebooks, the new Matrix series of gaming video cards, the upcoming Eee products for casual gamers, the award-winning ARES gaming system, and the latest offering from the sponsors
"The participation of ATI and BenQ in ROGcon opens an even wider selection of products to the event for gamers to see and enjoy,” said Kevin Huang, Senior Director of Marketing for ASUS Computer International. "The strong list of sponsors also shows tremendous industry-wide support for this inaugural event, and the Republic of Gamers lineup overall.” ASUS features a full lineup of performance video cards based on ATI’s powerful GPUs, and several of ASUS’ cutting edge motherboards are built around ATI’s CrossFire™ and CrossFireX™ multi-GPU gaming technologies. BenQ supplies a lineup monitors that are “built to deliver” under the most demanding visual applications.
Posted by | Thu, Jul 17, 2008 - 08:59 AM
HP to offer datacenter-in-a-box
Hewlett-Packard became the latest vendor to announce a "mini datacenter" housed in a shipping container, which can provide a way for companies to add compute capacity when power and cooling systems in their existing datacenters are maxed out. HP's 40-foot POD will contain 22 50u server racks and be able to house up to 1,100 1u servers or 12,000 large-form-factor hard drives, for a total 12 petabytes of storage.
HP's Performance Optimized Data Center, or POD, will be available in the U.S. by the end of the third quarter and worldwide a few months after that, the company said Wednesday. HP joins Sun Microsystems, Rackable Systems, and IBM, among others, who sell similar products
Posted by | Thu, Jul 17, 2008 - 08:57 AM
Worldwide PC market growth sustained in 2Q08 despite economic pressures
Worldwide PC shipments continued to grow at a healthy pace in the second quarter of 2008. Shipments were up 15.3% from a year ago – slightly more than second-quarter projections and first-quarter growth of 14.9%. Solid growth in the EMEA region helped offset slower growth in Asia/Pacific excluding Japan, according to IDC.
"Despite the economic headwinds, the PC market continued to show its resilience," said Loren Loverde, director of IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. "Product refreshes, vendor competition for channels, and aggressive pricing add to the ongoing trend toward portable computing in attracting buyers. The steady growth, despite the pressure on consumer finances, reflects the increasingly important role of PCs within personal technology, and steady improvements in price and design. Nevertheless, economic pressures are mounting and PC market growth is expected to decline over the next year. The relatively strong PC market in recent quarters does not mean that the sector is immune to the changing economic environment."
Posted by | Thu, Jul 17, 2008 - 08:56 AM
Sony cutting price of PS3, adding video downloads
In a bid to regain lost ground in the fiercely competitive gaming business, Sony announced Tuesday that it will cut the price of its high-end PlayStation 3 console by $100. It also will introduce downloads of movies and TV shows to the game machine's online store and, with some software partners, roll out a number of exclusive games.
The moves suggested that Sony still views Microsoft as its chief rival rather than market leader Nintendo, which seems focused on extending its lead. But, of course, that's not how Sony brass portrayed its announcements at a press event here at the game industry's E3 conference. Sony's PlayStation brand in general and the PS3 in particular are "just beginning to hit [their] stride," said Jack Tretton, CEO of the North American branch of Sony Computer Entertainment, which oversees the PlayStation products.
Posted by | Wed, Jul 16, 2008 - 12:53 PM
Intel Posts Record Second-Quarter Revenue of $9.5 Billion
Intel Corporation today announced record second-quarter revenue of $9.5 billion, operating income of $2.3 billion, net income of $1.6 billion and earnings per share (EPS) of 28 cents.
"Intel had another strong quarter with revenue at the high end of expectations and earnings up substantially year over year," said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. "As we enter the second half, demand remains strong for our microprocessor and chipset products in all segments and all parts of the globe."
Posted by | Tue, Jul 15, 2008 - 04:04 PM
XFX Offers GeForce GTX Early Adoptors Cash Back...
This is something you never hear of... A company wanting to give you money back for something you already bought. The price on the GeForce GTX 280 and GeForce GTX 260 have been slashed by over 35% and the crew over at XFX doesn't want their early adopters to eat the price drop as they care about their loyal customers. The have started a program to give you some money back if you bought one during the approved time period, which is between June 16, 2008 and July 11, 2008.
Sudden changes in the market have caused the price for the XFX GeForce GTX 280 and the XFX GeForce GTX 260 to drop. As a result, we want to thank you for your loyalty and for believing in the XFX brand. To show our commitment to you, we are issuing up to $120 CASH back to customers who purchased these cards between June 16, 2008 and July 11, 2008. The actual amount of cash back will be determined based on the model purchased, as well as the date and price of the purchase.
Posted by | Tue, Jul 15, 2008 - 04:01 PM
Toshiba Announces New Intel Centrino 2 Based Notebooks
Toshiba today introduced three new additions to its Qosmio laptop series as well as its incorporation of the latest Intel Centrino 2 processor technology into new consumer Satellites. First up they have the Qosmio G55, which is the world’s first laptop to feature cell processor technology. They also have a Best Buy exclusive that offers premium gaming at an affordable price of $1,549.99, the Qosmio X305 also sports a “fiery” Fusion finish with Rogue design and a powerful NVIDIA GeForce 9700 GTS graphic processor unit. The third and final notebook is the Qosmio F55, which is outfitted with a built-in GPS system powered by Garmin. A big news day from the crew at Toshiba and thanks to Toshiba for giving us the heads up!
The Qosmio F55 is outfitted with a built-in GPS system powered by Garmin that allows users to determine their exact location within moments, as well as search for directions to million of locations. The Qosmio F55 also benefits from the support of both the Intel Core 2 Duo CPU and NVIDIA GPU.
Posted by | Tue, Jul 15, 2008 - 03:59 PM
Super Talent Ships Tiny 24K Gold 8GB Pico-C USB Flash Drive
Super Talent Technology today announced the PICO-C Gold, a 24-carat gold plated, water resistant USB drive that weighs less than a nickel (~4.7 grams), is smaller than an SD card, and can store over 2,000 MP3 songs. The 8GB Pico-C Gold drive, part number STU8GPCG, is available from NewBiiz and NewEgg today for under $40. If you are bad about losing things don't even think about getting one of these!
Super Talent uses chip-on-board (COB) technology to squeeze 8GB of Flash into an impressively small 31.3mm x 12.4mm x 3.4mm gold plated steel case. The Pico-C Gold is shock resistant, water resistant, and has up to 200X (30MB/sec) transfer speeds. The Pico-C Gold includes a sturdy gold chain, and looks more like a fashion accessory than a high performance Flash drive.
Posted by | Tue, Jul 15, 2008 - 01:55 PM
July 15 News from Around the Web
HotHardware.com posted their review of the Asus Maximus II Formula Intel P45 Motherboard - find this and other reviews from around the web by visiting our forums!
We're writing to let you all know that we have just posted a new article at HotHardware in which we evaluate the features and performance of the Asus Maximus II Formula Intel P45 motherboard. The Maximus II Formula is a member of Asus' high-end "Republic of Gamers", or RoG, series of motherboard and as such it is loaded with integrated peripherals and has an elaborate cooling setup. Head on over to the site and check it out...
Posted by | Tue, Jul 15, 2008 - 01:22 PM
New SanDisk SD Cards Retain Data For As Long As 100 Years
SanDisk Corporation today introduced the SanDisk SD WORM card, a Write Once Read Many (WORM) digital memory card intended for professional uses such as police investigations, court testimony, electronic voting and other applications where data files must be protected from alteration or deletion. SanDisk SD WORM cards are available now worldwide in 128-megabyte capacity and are expected to be available in higher capacities later in the year.
“As digital media volume has grown and surpassed traditional analog media such as film and audio cassettes in the consumer market, law enforcement agencies and other professionals are facing rising costs and lack of supply,” said Christopher Moore, director of product marketing for OEM memory cards at SanDisk. “SanDisk’s new SD WORM cards offer professionals a one-stop solution for capturing and archiving critical data, along with many other benefits of moving from analog to digital.”
Posted by | Tue, Jul 15, 2008 - 10:41 AM
Rock Announces Notebooks with Centrino 2 and nVidia 9800M Graphics
The new notebook line up from rock, the UK’s no.1 performance notebook manufacturer, is packed full of Intel Centrino 2 platforms. Marrying raw power from the generals of the Micro processor world, Intel, and heart stopping, revolutionary gaming technology from graphics innovators, nVidia, the new notebook line up from rock boasts a serious combination of killer computing components for outright computing fanatics.
Intel’s Centrino 2 technology is complimented by nVidia’s new, revolutionary 9800M graphics power. Breaking the boundaries to deliver never before seen, unparalleled levels of graphics realism and film-quality effects, the new nVidia 9800M graphics with full Direct X10 support opens up a whole new world of immersive entertainment. Featuring the second-generation NVIDIA PureVideo® HD video engine, the GeForce 9800M GPU’s delivers full 1080p, eye-popping visual clarity for Blu-ray, HD DVD, and high-definition videos and because PureVideo HD takes care of the video decoding, instead of the already hard at work CPU, battery life is extended, fan noise reduced and the systems CPU freed up for other important tasks such as multitasking.
Posted by | Tue, Jul 15, 2008 - 09:46 AM
Thecus 1U4500 Passes IEC/ISO Certified Reliability Test
Thecus just sent us over a quick e-mail and press release letting us know that the Thecus 1U4500 1U rackmount NAS has passed the IEC/ISO Certified Reliability Test! That is good news for governments and corporations that need products that meet these specifications! The Thecus 1U4500 The 1U4500S 1.2TB is a four-drive SATA NAS supporting up to RAID 10 in a a 1U rackmount form factor and can be seen below.
Thecus 1U4500 series is one of the products that received CE marking (comply with CE standards EN 60950-1:2001+A11:2004 and IEC 60950-1:2001). In addition to the CE standards, in February 2008, Thecus contracted a TAF/ Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA) certified independent laboratory to conduct the reliability test on 1U4500 to verify its performance under extreme conditions. The test items included shock test, initial random vibration test and extended random vibration test (all International Electrotechnical Commission, IEC, & International Organization for Standardization, ISO, certified). The results indicated that 1U4500 operated normally under unfavorable operating environment. These test results comply with several unique Australian and European qualifications.
Posted by | Tue, Jul 15, 2008 - 06:20 AM
Kingston Technology Adds 8GB microSDHC Cards to the Family
Kingston Technology today announced the addition of 8GB microSD High-Capacity (SDHC) Flash memory cards to its mobile memory storage line. Shipping immediately, the new 8GB microSDHC cards offer greater storage options to the latest mobile phones and digital devices in the smallest footprint available. The new microSDHC 8GB card, Kingston part number #: (SDC4/8GB) has a suggested price of $58.00 in the United States.
The microSDHC format is emerging as the predominant mobile memory standard as more handset manufacturers, including HTC, LG, Motorola, Nokia, RIM, and Samsung, embrace it with compatible mobile phones. Recent models tested with the new Kingston 8GB microSDHC card include the BlackBerry Pearl 8120; the LG evV2 (VX9100) and Voyager (VX10000); as well as the Samsung BlackJack II (i617) and Glyde (U940).
Posted by | Mon, Jul 14, 2008 - 07:37 PM
OCZ Technology Group Unveils Intel Centrino 2 whitebook
OCZ Technology today introduced a new whitebook solution powered by the long awaited Intel Centrino 2 (“Montevina”) platform. This state-of-the-art platform technology provides a breakthrough in mobile computing for higher performance, advanced connectivity, and longer battery life. In addition, the new OCZ whitebooks are built for superior on-the-go gaming by harnessing the world’s highest-performing mobile processor, the Intel Core 2 Extreme X9100.
“Intel’s Core 2 Extreme mobile processor X9100 brings extreme performance to the OCZNBIM17A Notebook for incredible gaming on the go that can even rival desktop systems,” said Erik Reid, Director of Marketing, Mobile Products Group, Intel. “Improvements in speed and energy efficiency delivered by the Intel Core 2 Extreme mobile processor give users confidence that they are working and gaming on the most advanced notebook technology imaginable.”
Posted by | Mon, Jul 14, 2008 - 07:34 PM
NVIDIA Brings SLI Technology to Intel Bloomfield CPU Platforms
PC enthusiasts, manufacturers, and developers around the world have a lot to be excited about today with NVIDIA Corporation’s announcement that it will be bringing the power and performance of its SLI multi-GPU technology to Intel’s upcoming line of Bloomfield CPUs. With this winning combination, consumers will have an SLI platform designed for current and future graphics-intensive games and applications; these platforms can be powered by one, two, or even three NVIDIA GeForce GPUs, including the new, award-winning GeForce GTX 280 and GTX 260 GPUs.
The pairing of the NVIDIA nForce 200 SLI MCP with Intel’s new Bloomfield CPU and Tylersburg core logic chipset will deliver NVIDIA 3-way SLI technology for an unmatched PC gaming experience, providing up to a 2.8× performance boost over traditional single graphics card platforms. When playing the most cutting-edge games, including current titles such as Crysis and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, 3-way SLI technology lets gamers ratchet up the resolution to 2500 × 1600, while turning on all of the tasty eye candy, including high-dynamic range lighting, motion blur, and realistic environmental effects. Motherboards and PC systems featuring support for the NVIDIA nForce 200 SLI processor, NVIDIA GeForce GPUs, and NVIDIA SLI technology will be available from the world’s leading motherboard manufacturers, add-in card companies, and major system builders.
Posted by | Mon, Jul 14, 2008 - 07:29 PM
Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 price by $50
Microsoft Corp. is trimming the price of its Xbox 360 video game console to make way for a new model with a bigger hard drive. Starting Sunday, Microsoft's mid-range Xbox 360 console with a 20-gigabyte hard drive will cost $299 in the U.S., down from $350.
An updated Xbox 360 is set to arrive in stores in early August. The $350 replacement will sport a 60GB hard drive, significantly more space for storing the games, TV shows and movies Microsoft sells on its Xbox Live Marketplace Web site. Microsoft also is expected to give the Xbox a little extra appeal by streaming movies and TV episodes through a high-speed Internet service offering by Netflix Inc.
Posted by | Mon, Jul 14, 2008 - 09:52 AM
Apple's iPhone 3G Passes 1 Million Mark
Apple said it surpassed 1 million iPhone 3G sales in the first three days the device was available, crushing the pace set by its predecessor. The phone went on sale Friday and reached the 1 million mark Sunday. The iPhone 3G is available in 21 countries, including the U.S., and it will go on sale in France later this week.
"iPhone 3G had a stunning opening weekend," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, in a prepared statement. "It took 74 days to sell the first 1 million original iPhones, so the new iPhone 3G is clearly off to a great start around the world."
Posted by | Mon, Jul 14, 2008 - 09:51 AM
Yahoo rejects MS proposal, seeks bid for entire company
Yahoo on Saturday night rejected a joint proposal from Microsoft and investor Carl Icahn that had called for a restructuring and the sale of Yahoo's search business to Microsoft. The Internet company that had fought Microsoft's hostile bid for months has now suggested that the Redmond, Washington, software giant make an offer to acquire all of Yahoo.
The proposal had been made Friday evening, according to a Yahoo statement, and Yahoo was given fewer than 24 hours to accept it. The board said that it rejected it because its recent search deal with Google is financially superior and less risky than Microsoft/Icahn proposal and because the proposal precluded a potential sale of the entire company for a "full and fair price". It also objected to the proposal's plan to immediately replace Yahoo's current board and top management team.
Posted by | Mon, Jul 14, 2008 - 09:49 AM
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