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Latest News - June 2008
- Notebook Shipments Up 35 Percent
- Netflix Bows To a Vocal Minority
- Super Talent Adds Ubuntu Linux to MasterDrive
- Cloud Computing, The Future Takes Nebulous Shape
- A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Vista
- Andy Grove Wants You To Plug In Your Car
- LifeLock Sued Over Search Ad ID Theft
- Hardware Round-Up
- Netgear Releases Open Source Wireless-G Router
- Mozilla Targets First Firefox 3.1 Alpha for July
- It's True: Diablo III Unveiled
- Woman Auctions Bridesmaid Slot on eBay
- Devices Will Have Manners, Even If We Don't
- VelociRaptors In RAID 5, A Case Study In Speed
- Verizon VP Talks Sense All Day Long About P2P
- VIA Pico-ITX Goes Low Profile, Integrates Power
- Lian-Li launches Tyr X500 HTPC / Gaming Chassis
- Asetek: Liquid Cooling for 2 of the Hottest GPUs
- Blizzard to Intro Hardware WoW Authenticator
- Hardware Round-Up
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All News for June 2008
If there was any doubt that notebooks are becoming the preferred computing platform of choice, then let DisplaySearch's Quarterly Notebook PC Shipment and Forecast Report set the record straight. DisplaySearch reports that the worldwide notebook computer market saw a 35 percent growth in shipments from the first quarter of 2007 to the first...
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Sometimes a "very, very, very small minority" can have a big impact--especially if that minority is a very, very, very vocal one. A week and a half ago, Netflix announced that it would be killing off its Profiles feature. But following the outpouring of a not-so-silent minority who were less-than thrilled with this decision, Netflix has done...
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If you've kept tabs on recent Linux happenings at all, it has become abundantly clear that Ubuntu Linux has become rather popular and what some might call the "Linux distro of choice". This trend seems to be pretty obvious to memory manufacture Super Talent, and for a limited time they will bundle a free CD containing the Ubuntu Desktop...
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You've probably heard the buzz-word "Cloud Computing" tossed around recently. Cloud Computing is the next big thing in remote and distributed computing and is very much in fashion now for many industry bellwethers like IBM, Sun, Amazon, Google and storage giants like EMC. You don't have to have a degree in IT to...
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InfoWorld amassed 210,000 signatures for a "Save Windows XP" petition, and forwarded it to CEO Steve Ballmer. Today is the date when Microsoft officially ends the availability of its last generation Operating System, and hopes that everybody gravitates to its current OS, Vista. It's unlikely that Microsoft is going to change its corporate...
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Andy Grove was once the Chairman of Intel, and is widely considered one of the best minds in American management. Time's Man of the Year for 1997 isn't spending his retirement from the chipmaker doing nothing; he's championing a push to get plug-in hybrid cars on the road ASAP.During the past year and a half, Grove has created his own crash...
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LifeLock, which is an ID theft protection service, but which has both been written about earlier in unflattering terms as well as sued by Experian, has been sued again, this time by a competitor. On Wednesday NAMESAFE sued LifeLock over search ads that it said were purchased by LifeLock, which used the NAMESAFE trademark yet directed users...
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Video:PowerColor HD 4870 Review @ OCCNVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT Roundup - Gaming on the Cheap @ PC PerspectiveASUS EN9600GT TOP Video Card Review @ Legit ReviewsFoxconn GeForce 9800 GTX / GX2 2x512MB @ Digit-LifeMotherboards and Chipsets:Gigabyte GA-EP45 DQ6 Motherboard @ CPU3DProcessors:Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9770 Review @ MotherboardsMemory...
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Let's state a bit of the obvious, Linux, in all its various incarnations, is becoming more pervasive every day. From traditional desktop distros, to its omnipotent place in the embedded space -- from hand-helds to mission critical appliances in the enterprise, everywhere you look Linux is making inroads. One of the places you may...
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Firefox 3 has just barely gotten out the door and Mozilla is already readying the alpha release of the next version, 3.1. Of course, as a point-release, it will be a much less ambitious project than the leap from 2 -> 3. In Firefox 3.1 status meeting notes from 6/24, the ship date is now estimated to be Q4 of this year or Q1 09. First alpha...
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It's true! It had been widely anticipated that Blizzard was set to announced Diablo III at WWI, and on Saturday it happened. Naturally, Blizzard is tight-lipped about a release date, but based on the amount of time they've been working on Starcraft II, it's no time soon. Blizzard's already set up an official site (linked). Go there to see...
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23-year-old Kelly Gray was just hoping to defray some of the costs of her wedding when she decided to auction off a bridesmaid spot in her wedding on eBay. But she got far more than she bargained for.When the bidding closed at 7:27 p.m. on Wednesday, the winning bid was $5,700. The winner: "drpeppersnapple".Gray and her fiance had planned...
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Have you heard of DMP? Microsoft is applying for a patent to equip devices with a "Digital Manners Policy," a polite euphemism for a kill switch or jammer in your electronic equipment. It doesn't stop at stopping things like using a flash camera in a museum, either; OnStar is implementing the same sort of device to shut off your car remotely....
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If you were the type to think of 2.5" drive technology only in terms of notebook products, then recently, Western Digital probably helped expand your horizons a bit. With the release of their VelociRaptor 300GB SATA hard drive, mainstream users were exposed to the advantages of the high transfer rates associated with 2.5" platters rotating...
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The dirty little secret that's often overlooked when we Internet pundits and newshounds discuss throttling of P2P traffic by ISPs, is that it's an indictment of the infrastructure, not the process. Why would you discuss rationing if the capacity was there? P2P is simply the thin edge of a big and growing wedge. It's easy to single it...
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VIA Pico-ITX Goes Low Profile, Integrates Power SupplyNew VIA EPIA P700 board features in-line I/O pin-headers and extended feature set including Gigabit LAN, S-ATA II and an integrated power adapter Taipei, Taiwan, 27 June 2008 - VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced the VIA...
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Lian-Li launches the all new Tyr X500 HTPC/Gaming Chassis Taipei, Taiwan – Lian-Li Industrial Co. Ltd has launched the Tyr X500 chassis designed as a stylish midi-tower HTPC/Gaming chassis. Combining the usual toned down profile of HTPC cases with the arresting larger profile of traditional Lian Li chassis; the Tyr X500 stands out in style....
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ASETEK FIRST WITH LIQUID COOLING SOLUTION FOR AMD’S “HOT” NEW ATI RADEON HD 4870 GRAPHICS PROCESSOR CARDS AND ASETEK ANNOUNCES LCLC LIQUID COOLING SOLUTION FOR NVIDIA’S LATEST GEFORCE GTX 200 FAMILY OF GRAPHICS PROCESSORS We'll be honest: why bother with just one press release when two will work? After all, there have been two recent...
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It's clear that games are big business, and from the sheer number of password-stealing trojans trolling for your WoW info, it's also a big attraction for malware. Blizzard intends to make it more difficult for anyone to log into your account, even if they have your password."An added security feature for those worried about account theft,...
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Video:ASUS EAH4850 512MB @ TechgageSapphire Radeon HD 4870 in CrossFire @ Bootdaily.comBFG Tech's GeForce 9600 GT OCX & 8800 GT OCX graphics cards @ bit-techNVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 896MB @ Digit-LifeATi HD 4850 Single Card DX10 Tests @ Rage3D.comSapphire HD4850 Review @ OCIA.netATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3 @ HardwareZoneAMD Tunes Back...
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Dell today introduced “Studio,” a new consumer product line designed for self-expression and creative living. Studio products are highly expressive and personalized - inside and out – combining aesthetics and technology into a fresh approach to hi-def mobile lifestyles.“People seeking stunning design, brilliant colors, and innovative new technology...
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NVIDIA has been generating a lot of buzz as of late with all of the news regarding their PhysX implementation on GeForce 9800 and GTX 200 series GPUs. An interesting, and related, tid-bit arrived in our in-box this morning that's sure to illicit some curious responses, and wouldn't you know it, it has to do with ATI-accelerated PhysX......
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