VMware is introducing Monday a public beta version of ACE 2 Enterprise Edition, an upgrade of its two-year-old ACE program for virtualizing desktop computers so they can run multiple software or operating systems. One of Continue reading “VMware brings Virtualization to a USB drive”.
The CoolIT Systems RAM Fan attaches to your motherboards RAM bank by clipping onto the standard Dual In-line Memory Modules (DIMM). The blue LED fan and the angled design directs air flow across the RAM modules to reduce risk of overheating and improve the RAM’s ability to be overclocked. Read on as we take a look at the RAM Fan and try it out on some overclocked modules!
By 2020, the United States will emit almost one-fifth more gases that lead to global warming than it did in 2000, increasing the risks of drought and scarce water supplies. That projection comes from an Continue reading “U.S. projects steep rise in greenhouse gases by 2020”.
A former Intel contractor has seen his conviction for hacking into the company’s systems expunged, after a battle lasting more than a decade. Randall Schwartz had his arrest and conviction for bypassing Intel security systems Continue reading “Intel ‘hacker’ sentence expunged”.
This Week’s Web Reviews: “If you are a movie buff that also wants a good LCD monitor for home/office work and wouldn’t mind the minor extra scrolling, than this monitor will be perfect for you. Continue reading “February 24th to March 3rd News From Around the Web”.
LR has found that it is possible to further improve the gaming performance on AMD 690G motherboards by overclocking the integrated graphics! By adjusting the clock speed of the ATI Radeon Xpress 1250 graphics engine for better 3D performance we were able to get a nice boost in frame rates. If you are looking into getting one of the many 690G based motherboards this is a must read!
I just got an e-mail from the guys down at VR-Zone and it seems they have the inside scoop on the GeForce 8600 series that is coming out in the near future. If this is Continue reading “Rumor: NVIDIA to Launch GeForce 8600 Series on April 17th”.
The Bush administration has accelerated its Internet surveillance push by proposing that Web sites must keep records of who uploads photographs or videos in case police determine the content is illegal and choose to investigate, Continue reading “Justice Department focuses on image-sharing sites”.
Japanese electronics company Sanyo Electric and computer vendor Lenovo Group are discussing how to pay for the recall of over 200,000 laptop PC batteries, and may end up sharing the burden. The recall is unrelated Continue reading “Sanyo, Lenovo discuss laptop battery recall costs”.
Reports from Taiwan’s graphics card manufacturing industry are revealing that AMD’s recently announced delay of its upcoming flagship graphics processing unit (GPU), the R600, was not just a shock and disappointment to fans of the Continue reading “Graphics partners try to keep the faith as AMD pulls the rug on CeBIT”.
Stocks dropped on Thursday on renewed inflation worries and as a rise in the yen stirred concern that investors were being forced to unwind carry trades in a repeat of Tuesday’s global market rout. The Continue reading “Ouch – Market drops at open on carry trade worry”.
AMD today showcased a single-system, Accelerated Computing platform that breaks the teraflop computing barrier. At a press event in San Francisco, AMD demonstrated a “Teraflop in a Box” system running a standard version of Microsoft Continue reading “AMD Demonstrates They Can Break The Teraflop Barrier”.
A three-layer HD DVD disc with enough room for about 7 hours of high-definition video is still under development and hasn’t been submitted for approval to the DVD Forum, the standard’s governing body, despite reports Continue reading “Toshiba says 51GB HD DVD still under development”.
Beginning next month, Google plans to give advertisers the ability to prevent their pay-per-click ads from being shown to competitors suspected of repeatedly clicking on the ads to drive up their cost. Companies that sell Continue reading “Google to offer more click fraud protection”.
The European Commission warned Microsoft on Thursday it faced further fines in its long-running antitrust battle with Brussels, this time for seeking unreasonable prices from software makers for vital data. “The Commission’s current view is Continue reading “EU warns Microsoft of possible further fines”.
