AMD recently invited some key members of the press down to their Austin, Texas headquarters to take a look at Phenom II. This processor has been known under the code name ‘Deneb’ for many months now, but Phenom II is what the processor will be launched as. While we were at AMD they showed off overclocking performance of the Phenom II X4 processor and you’ll be shocked to see what they hit.
With sites like Amazon offering a large number of DRM-free music titles, Apple is looking to expand its selection to help compete. We are slowly seeing the shift of legally downloadable music from protected to Continue reading “Apple In Talks To Offer More DRM-free Music”.…more
After 27 years, PC magazine has finally decided to make the move to digital publication only. While no specific reasons for the move are cited, the current economic downturn and the recent push to “go Continue reading “PC Magazine To Stop Printing Hardcopies”.…more
Looks like those that have avoided the iPhone but wanted its features now have an option with the new BlackBerry storm available exclusively through Verizon with a 2 year contract. On Friday, Verizon will be Continue reading “Verizon finally has its answer to the iPhone”.…more
Now that the Intel Core i7 family of processors is available for purchase it is time to start taking a look at various memory kits that have been designed just for the Intel Core i7 platform. One of the very first triple channel DDR3 memory kits that we got in to use on the Core i7 was the Kingston HyperX DDR3 2GHz triple channel memory kit. Read on to see how this performs and overclocks!
YOYOTech, with the help of Corsair Memory, has once again captured the crown of “Worlds Fastest Computer” by out performing the Sun Microsystems UltraSPARC 8-core beast by 50%. The YOYOTech machine used 9GB of 1866MHz Continue reading “Corsair Memory Powers “World’s Fastest PC””.…more
NASA tests deep space networking to a craft 20 million miles from Earth. NASA Successfully Tests First Deep Space Internet PASADENA, Calif. — NASA has successfully tested the first deep space communications network modeled on Continue reading “NASA Tests Deep Space Networking Using DTN”.…more
Are you looking for a CPU cooler that performs as good as it looks? The Cooler Master V8 CPU cooler should be up to the task and is designed to handle up to 180 Watts, which is more than any CPU on the desktop market puts out. The V8 cooler has 4 separate set of aluminum fins and linked by 8 diagonal up-rise heat pipes. Will this be enough to make the Cooler Master V8 CPU Cooler one of the best?
VIA Technologies today announced the VIA VIPRO VP7710 touch screen panel PC, a full featured, entirely fanless panel PC suitable for intelligent display applications in demanding environments. Rugged, stable and flexible, the VIA VIPRO is Continue reading “VIA Launches VIPRO Touch-Screen Panel PC”.…more
Spansion wants to block U.S. sales of iPods, BlackBerry gadgets and other devices because memory chips made by Samsung Electronics and used in those products allegedly violate Spansion patents. For those that didn’t know, Spansion Continue reading “Spansion Files Patent Suit Against Samsung”.…more
The XFX GeForce GTX 260 Black Edition video card is one sexy looking card, but how does it perform against the Radeon HD 4870? That is what we look at today with the latest and greatest video card from the gang over at XFX. With the latest GTX 260 Core 216 GPU this card is sure to give any graphics card a run for the money! Read on to see how it performs and overclocks!