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NZXT Tempest EVO | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 20:00

NZXT has taken the Tempest chassis and updated it with numerous small and large improvements. Now called the Tempest EVO it does not only feature design updates but new additions in fuctionality as well. All this, while keeping the same introductory MSRP as the original.

Canon Rebel T1i Digital Camera Review | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 19:50

Review of the Rebel T1i (a.k.a. EOS 500D), a 15-megapixel SLR camera from Canon supporting hi-def 1080p movie recording.

Our 2009 Linux Graphics Survey Ends Tonight! | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 18:40

Our 2009 Linux Graphics Survey, which annually occurs to help and better inform both developers and end-users of the Linux desktop, ends tonight! Right now we are just shy of 14,000 submissions for this year's survey that has been running for the month of November. Take the survey now if you have not already done so...

Microsoft Office 2010 Retail Sale Date Announced | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 14:40

Microsoft has announced they will be releasing the final version of its Office 2010 productivity suite in June 2010. The new Office suite will be available for both Windows & Mac OS X as well, but the Mac release may not come out in June. Office 2010 will be released in six different versions, each coming with its own subset of Office applications.

Microsoft Office 2010 Retail Sale Date Released | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 14:01

Microsoft has announced they will be releasing the final version of its Office 2010 productivity suite in June 2010. The new Office suite will be available for both Windows & Mac OS X as well, but the Mac release may not come out in June. Office 2010 will be released in six different versions, each [...]

Twitter is 2009’s Most Popular Word in the English Language | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 13:30

Do you Twitter? If so you could be one of the people responsible for making Twitter the most used English word of 2009. Of the 1.58 billion English speakers in the world, it looks like, lots and lots of them use Twitter and in doing so they have made the brand-name more popular than the words: Obama, H1N1, Stimulus and 2.0 (the used and often abused suffix).Twitter is 2009’s Most Popular ...

Top 5 Helpful Hints when Buying Broadband | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 12:01

As you will know, there are a number of internet suppliers in the UK all offering a wide range of broadband packages. The range of options available makes it particularly hard to know what you are getting when buying a broadband package or switching internet suppliers. Here are the top 5 helpful hints when looking [...]Top 5 Helpful Hints when Buying Broadband is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech ...

Review: NAD IPD-2 | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 11:20

Offering broadly similar connectivity to the Cambridge and Onkyo models (video output on an S-video socket only), the NAD IPD-2 is, however, rather more closely tied to its manufacturer's own systems. It has a data port intended to connect to a matching one on a NAD home cinema receiver, which allows advanced functions involving an on-screen display to be used. Still, normal operation is ...

Cygnett Micro: Review | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 8:10

Today we are going to look at the Cygnett Micro rechargeable speaker. The Micro is a portable stereo speaker unit, the type you plug into your iPod, or mobile phone, and annoy people on the bus with. Joking apart, if you are traveling about and you like to hear your music while moving about, untethered by headphone cables, these speakers can come in useful.Cygnett Micro: Review is a post from: UK ...

FreeBSD 8.0 Benchmarked Against Linux, OpenSolaris | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 6:00

With the stable release of FreeBSD 8.0 arriving last week we finally were able to put it up on the test bench and give it a thorough look over with the Phoronix Test Suite. We compared the FreeBSD 8.0 performance between it and the earlier FreeBSD 7.2 release along with Fedora 12 and Ubuntu 9.10 on the Linux side and then the OpenSolaris 2010.02 b127 snapshot on the Sun OS side.

HP MediaSmart EX495 | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 5:30

HP first came out with their MediaSmart server line of computer running Microsoft Windows Home Server a few years ago and since then, they have been slowly upgrading and adding new features every few months and releasing a new model. The latest model, the HP MediaSmart EX495, offer speed boosts due to upgraded hardware and improved networking support. HP also altered the user-interface of the ...

Cyber Monday Tech Deals | Posted on: 30/11/2009 @ 5:30

Cyber Monday is here! Today's the day when online retailers again discount many tech products in an effect to attract users shopping from their computer at work. Take a look at these Cyber Monday deals, which will be updated throughout the day, that are available from major online retailers.

DRM Change Continues To Cause Debate | Posted on: 29/11/2009 @ 20:10

Kristian Høgsberg on the 6th of November had wrote a message on the DRI development list regarding the libdrm repository. With so much of the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) work going straight into the Linux kernel -- thanks in large part to all of the work on memory management and kernel mode-setting -- Kristian proposed that the DRM driver code from the separate DRM Git tree...

Buffalo DriveStation HD-HXU3 USB 3.0 External Hard Disk | Posted on: 29/11/2009 @ 16:20

VIA's DRM Patches Finally Get Some Feedback | Posted on: 29/11/2009 @ 15:20

A month ago we shared that VIA tried again to push some new DRM code into the mainline Linux kernel. This was months after VIA Technologies had already tried multiple times pushing new Direct Rendering Manager code for its hardware into the kernel, but failed for various reasons...

New iPhone Model Spotted? & Three New Zune HD Colors | Posted on: 29/11/2009 @ 14:40

According to iPhone app developer Pandav, they have found usage for an unreleased iPhone model in their application’s usage statistics. The usage number for this new iPhone version is “iPhone3,1″ which is a hardware model identification number assigned by Apple. For example, the latest iPhone, the 3GS, has the number “iPhone2,1″. No official word has [...]

Plymouth Gets Tighter Integration With GDM, X | Posted on: 28/11/2009 @ 19:00

For about two years now Red Hat has been working on the Plymouth project to replace RHGB with this graphical boot program that leverages kernel mode-setting and other newer Linux innovations to provide a clean, flicker-free boot experience. Over the course of the past few Fedora releases, Plymouth has continued to pickup new features and is also now being used by Mandriva...

Struktur Grafikkarten | Posted on: 28/11/2009 @ 16:30

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Axus FiT 300 | Posted on: 28/11/2009 @ 12:00

It's never hard to fill up any amount of storage space you have. Whether it's 10GB, 100GB or 1000GB, it'll eventually get full and you'll start looking for more. The Axus FiT 300 offers us an external hardware RAID solution to quench our thirst for more data space.

TrickleStar PC TrickleSaver | Posted on: 28/11/2009 @ 12:00

In todays world of a green movement and the economic climate, a device that makes it easy to reduce your energy consumption and put money back in your pocket should be an easy sell. TrickleStar has just such a device in the PC TrickleSaver. How much it can save you is up to you, read on to find out how this simple device can work for you.

Linux 2.6.32 Kernel Benchmarks | Posted on: 27/11/2009 @ 22:20

With the Linux 2.6.32 kernel being released in a few days, we found it time to benchmark this newest kernel release that brings new drivers, kernel mode-setting improvements, virtualization enhancements, and more.

X Server 1.7.2 Released | Posted on: 27/11/2009 @ 18:20

Just as planned, X Server 1.7.2 was released this morning to encompass all of the bug-fixes that have went into the X Server 1.7 branch over the past five weeks. The X Server 1.7.2 release message can be read on xorg-announce...

Energy Sistem Universal Remote 3100 | Posted on: 27/11/2009 @ 17:10

Energy Sistemâ„¢ isn\'t exactly a common typo on the tip of the tongue, but - much like the problem of mysteriously vanishing remote controls - they\'ve been around for a while. Barring the kleptomaniac hoardings of some thieving soon-to-be-ex friend, or a lonely and capacious housewife, the blame must lay squarely on our quest for progressively miniaturised technology. A quest manufacturers ...

F1 2009 - PSP, Wii | Posted on: 27/11/2009 @ 16:40

Battle for the ultimate prize: to become the FIA Formula One Driver's World Champion in the officially licensed F1 game.

Help Us When Shopping This Holiday Season | Posted on: 26/11/2009 @ 16:00

With many Internet retailers starting their major holiday sales beginning today and tomorrow, if any of your online shopping adventures lead you to Amazon or NewEgg, don't forget to click our affiliate links. Clicking these links will lead you directly to the retailer, and will not take any other effort on your behalf, but will allow our Linux hardware and software efforts to benefit via the ...

Kingston HyperX DDR3-2000 CL8 KHX2000C8D3T1K3/6GX 6GB Memory Kit | Posted on: 26/11/2009 @ 13:30

Tesco to Offer iPhone in the UK | Posted on: 26/11/2009 @ 13:10

There has been lots of news and announcements about the mobile phone companies, like Orange and Vodafone, which have started to sell Apple's iPhone now that O2's exclusive rights have ended. What is really interesting is that now Tesco Mobile have announced that it will shortly introduce the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in Tesco Phone Shops and online through Tesco Direct. Tesco, of course, is known ...

Review: Apple Mac mini 2.53GHz | Posted on: 26/11/2009 @ 10:20

The Apple Mac mini has huge potential, but to date, that potential has not been realised. It's the cheapest way to buy a Mac but it isn't powerful enough to appeal to switchers, and it's been shamefully under-exploited as a media centre. This new release does little to change the situation, but at least it offers an incremental increase in power. We reviewed the higher end Mac mini, boasting a ...

Apple Slashes Prices in UK ‘Black Friday’ Sale | Posted on: 26/11/2009 @ 8:30

To mark the traditional start of the Christmas buying season, US retailers ritually offer dramatically reduced prices the day after Thanksgiving. While the term ‘Black Friday’ doesn’t incite Christmas cheer, the name is in reference to the impending traffic jams that eventuate on the day. Apple looks set to spread the congestion cheer by extending [...]Apple Slashes Prices in ...

Nokia N-Gage – Prince of Persia | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 17:31

goldfries rated it   The latest version of Prince of Persia reminds me of the Java based Prince of Persia : The Sands of Time, also by Gameloft. It’s a side scrolling game, this time with 3D graphics. This article was made possible by Nokia The Story The Prince is back in a new kind of adventure in full [...] No related posts.

Blender 2.5 Alpha Brings Major Changes | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 14:50

For those interested in 3D modeling and graphics, you will want to check out the first alpha release of Blender 2.5. Blender 2.5 is bringing major changes to this free software 3D graphics application...

The X.Org Survey Is Ending Soon | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 14:50

Our 2009 Linux Graphics Survey is ending at the end of the month. If you haven't already taken the survey, we would encourage you to do so now...

Nokia Unveils Two New 3G Slider Phones – The Nokia 6700 Slide & Nokia 7230 | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 12:50

Sometimes you might be forgiven for thinking that the only mobiles phones in existence are the iPhone, the Nokia N900, HTC phones with Windows Mobile 6.5 and anything running Android. But they aren't. Some people just want easy to use 3G phones with a nice camera and a splash of social networking. Thankfully, Nokia have released the details of two new 3G phones which will appear in early 2010. ...

Review: Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 11:31

Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac could be seen as a bit of a contentious product. There are still those who firmly believe the phrase 'Mac malware' to be a contradiction in terms, a figment of the fervid imaginations of antivirus software manufacturers. Yet the past year has seen further variations on the Mac Trojan OSX.RSPlug, as well as multiple versions of OSX.Trojan.iServices – not to ...

Review: Apple iMac 27" 3.06GHZ (2009) | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 10:50

The new Apple iMac range boasts four standard configurations. We tested the second-most expensive model, which has a massive 27-inch screen, an Intel 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo processor, a 1TB hard drive and an ATI Radeon HD 4670 graphics processor with 256MB of memory. Three of the four new iMacs offered the same 3.06GHz CPU, with the top-of-the range model giving you a quad-core 2.66GHz Intel Core i5 ...

Review: Clickfree C2 Portable Backup | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 10:50

Clickfree's Automatic Backup system has undergone some changes since the first release. It still incrementally backs up more than 400 file types, including images, music, emails, documents, spreadsheets and more, and still updates automatically simply by plugging it in. But this new release adds a host of new features. A redesigned interface incorporates a search facility that also summarises new ...

Review: Altec Lansing MX6021 Expressionist ULTRA 2.1 | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 10:50

Altec Lansing's MX6021 Expressionist ULTRA 2.1 speaker set is an excellent mix of form and function. For deep bass, a long-throw 6.5-inch subwoofer is built into an imposing, industrial-inspired wooden trapezoidal design. The satellite speakers look good too, with 3-inch midrange woofers and 1-inch neodymium tweeters housed behind smoky-grey Perspex fascias. It's great to see a product that ...

The Cost Of ATI Kernel Mode-Setting On Fedora 12 | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 10:10

One of the articles on Phoronix last week was entitled Intel Linux Graphics Shine With Fedora 12, which showed off the nice state of Intel graphics on this latest Red Hat release when it came to kernel mode-setting and its 3D stack with it working well "out of the box" and offering some nice performance gains over the earlier Fedora 10 and Fedora 11 releases. While the Intel stack may be improved ...

Top 10 Webby Award Internet Moments of the Decade | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 9:50

The birth of Wikipedia, the iPhone, Facebook and Twitter are among the Top 10 Internet Moments of the Decade bestowed by the Webby Awards. As the movie industry dons sparkling gold dresses for their awards season, the world of IT is not far behind. No really. This year’s 14th annual Webby Awards recognises the top annual events [...]Top 10 Webby Award Internet Moments of the Decade is a ...

Black Friday 2009 Deals | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 6:00

Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, is the biggest shopping day of the year and you can bet the major tech retailers will have huge discounts and deals. Our editors have gotten a sneak preview of the deals that will be offers at some retailers and we've listed them for you. Make sure to check these deals out now so you know where you need to be early Friday morning.

TrickleStar PC TrickleSaver | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 4:40

In todays world of a green movement and the economic climate, a device that makes it easy to reduce your energy consumption and put money back in your pocket should be an easy sell. TrickleStar has just such a device in the PC TrickleSaver. How much it can save you is up to you, read on to find out how this simple device can work for you.

New iPhone Worm, Amazon Kindle Update, and iPhone Web Dominance | Posted on: 25/11/2009 @ 0:00

A new iPhone & iPod Touch worm has been detected which attempts to steal users’ banking information. This new worm following the release of another worm only a few weeks ago. This new malicious file again only infects users who have jailbroken their iPhone or iPod Touch and have not changed their default root password [...]

Canonical To Stop Supporting LPIA Architecture | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 21:20

Two years ago Ubuntu began supporting LPIA, or the Low-Power Intel Architecture. LPIA is i386, but with different compile-time optimizations...

FInally, FreeBSD 8.0 Released | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 18:10

The much-anticipated FreeBSD 8.0 release is finally available, albeit it's arriving more than a month late. FreeBSD 8.0 replaces GCC with Clang/LLVM as the default compiler, improvements to the Jails subsystem, a new USB stack, the ULE 3.0 scheduler that's optimized for SMP environments, Sun's D-Trace support for kernel traces, NFSv4 support, network improvements, improved ZFS file-system ...

Jolicloud "Robby" Beta To Ship WIth Linux 2.6.32 | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 17:50

In early September we featured an article on Jolicloud Linux, which sought to provide innovations atop Ubuntu Netbook Remix by enriching the experience for cloud computing and through their Jolicloud service to have easy access to various web-based applications. At that time we were seeded with an early alpha build of Jolicloud, but this morning (just a day after we published the first Chrome OS ...

Powercolor HD 5750 PCS 1024 MB | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 16:50

Powercolor's new HD 5750 PCS relies on a copper cooling solution by Zerotherm to keep the card cool. It does so without much fan noise and while being twice as energy efficient as the HD 4850 which is comparable in performance.

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Has 100 Paper Cuts Again | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 16:30

Started during the Ubuntu 9.10 development cycle was an Ubuntu project to address paper cuts in Ubuntu, or rather small usability bugs in Ubuntu and the Linux desktop that are often only minor impairments or annoyances, but these easy-to-fix issues have never been heavily targeted for correction. These "paper cuts" are often spotted by new Linux users but frequently go unnoticed to those that ...

GStreamer Video Work To Be Done By H2'10 | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 15:01

Back on Sunday we shared The GStreamer, Cairo Video Hackfest Results after GNOME, Intel, and X developers were working hard for a few days in Barcelona to hash out plans to improve Linux video playback in the GStreamer multimedia framework via using Cairo/Pixman and gaining support for VA-API/VDPAU. Sunday's article shared most of the details we knew at that time, but now GNOME's Benjamin Otte ...

The Dark Crystal HD Movie Review | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 14:30

HTC HD2 Now Available From O2 | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 10:40

Vodafone managed to get the new HD2 smartphone from HTC on sale a week ago, but if you want to go with O2 then this new Windows Mobile 6.5 smartphone is now on sale from today. The HD2 is special in a number of ways including the fact that it has a 4.3 inch screen (compared to the 3.5 inch of an iPhone) and a 1Ghz processor.HTC HD2 Now Available From O2 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Sennheiser HD-428 Headphones Review | Posted on: 24/11/2009 @ 1:30

Sennheiser is a well recognized name in the audio industry and has been making headphones, microphones, headsets and other consumer and professional audio equipment for more than 60 years. The newly released Sennheiser HD-428 Headphones is their latest mid-level offering. It promises a comfortable fit, stylish looks and powerful bass-driven stereo sound --- all for $79.99. After dozens of hours ...

PulseAudio 0.9.21 Arrives With Device Manager | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 22:40

It was less than two weeks ago that PulseAudio 0.9.20 was released as a bug-fix release, but PulseAudio 0.9.21 was pushed out today to offer up more bug-fixes. Besides carrying eight bug fixes to this software package that is loved by some and hated by others, PulseAudio 0.9.21 also integrates the device-manager module. PulseAudio's device-manager module is used to keep track of the names and ...

How to: Enable Command Scrolling from the Keyboard | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 20:00

If you are a system administrator, then you probably find yourself using the Windows Command Prompt more often than most people. When running this window, old-school admins get into a DOS or Linux mindset and just don't like to use the mouse. Heck, one of the Microsoft interview questions for admins is "How do you fix a problem on a computer if the GUI is busted?". For those of you who feel ...

Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 17:50

There were only a handful of "Windows + " commands at the start, but Microsoft has added a few here and there as new versions came out. By and large, little has changed with the usability of Windows since Windows 95, but Windows 7 has changed all of that. Windows 7 now adds a bunch of new usability paradigms that truly make managing multiple windows fun. Nearly all of these features have ...

Nouveau To Enter The Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Kernel | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 14:20

The Nouveau driver, the X.Org project designed to provide a open-source NVIDIA graphics driver for Linux with 2D/3D/Video acceleration that's developed by cleanly reverse-engineering NVIDIA's binary driver, is about to get promoted in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. The Nouveau project has been around for years now and continues to make progress but there has yet to be a stable release of any component -- even ...

PC game delays getting on the collective tits | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 8:10

Last week I was frustrated and annoyed, and for once, it was not due to having to go to work, the wife, or even my pay packet. No, it was because I am a PC gamer. I don't have a PS3, nor an Xbox 360. I have forgone these for an expensive graphics card and a Razer mouse. Sometimes I wish I had not though because If I had a PS3, I would now be playing Assassins Creed 2, the PC version of which has ...

OCZ DDR3 PC3-15000 Platinum Series 4GB Memory Kit | Posted on: 23/11/2009 @ 6:00

Seagate FreeAgent Theater+ HD Media Player Review | Posted on: 22/11/2009 @ 21:50

This Week: Benchmarks, Graphics, Enlightenment | Posted on: 22/11/2009 @ 16:20

This week at Phoronix we did our usual roundabout with X.Org / Linux graphics news coverage along with sharing new work on our benchmarking software, and we also broke the news that Samsung is sponsoring the development of Enlightenment. Another popular story was that Fedora 13 may support system rollbacks via Btrfs. Our graphics coverage this week consisted of a new GLX extension for ...

The GStreamer, Cairo Video Hackfest Results | Posted on: 22/11/2009 @ 16:10

Last month we talked about a hackfest to improve Linux video playback that came about after a GNOME developer began work on using Cairo/Pixman for raw video in GStreamer and looking at other ways to leverage hardware acceleration within this major open-source multimedia framework. This Linux video meeting started in Barcelona on Thursday and is ending today, with some accomplishments. Some of ...

This Road Safety Week, make sure you’re not drinking and driving | Posted on: 22/11/2009 @ 11:10

We're all human, and drinking to excess is something most of us find fun. But if you don't want to one of the almost 900 people who die in drink related road crashes every year then invest in one of these handy little breathalyzer gadgets to make sure the alcohol has left your system before you get in the car that night or the morning after.This Road Safety Week, make sure you’re not ...

3DTV is Coming! | Posted on: 22/11/2009 @ 8:30

We’ve all heard a lot about stereoscopic 3D. Every major content conference – NAB, IBC, IFA and CES have the big hardware guys pushing the idea that…this is the year 3D will come home. Our kids just saw the latest shows at IMAX and can’t wait for Avatar!!! Had to explain to them that 3D-ish stuff has been around since the 1838 World’s Fair.

ATI Catalyst 9.11 Windows 7 Driver Analysis | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 9:50

WindowBlinds 7 Review | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 9:30

Vista was quickly replaced by the new Windows 7, which has the same Aero desktop but a much improved usability. One of the few things that Windows 7 lacks is the ability to customize the desktop to the extent that Windows XP had. Stardock Software has offered WindowBlinds as a way to customize your desktop, but their new release supports Windows 7, which means that hard-core tweakers can ...

Nokia N-Gage : Asphalt 4 – Elite Racing Game Review | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 4:20

goldfries rated it   Mindless racing over the Nokia N-Gage is back again with Asphalt 4! This article was made possible by Nokia The Story No story here. Just race up the career and win the game that’s it. After that, just play again and again for fun. The Gameplay Before I continue – this is the site’s first [...]

Mac OS X 10.6.2 Update Released | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 1:20

Apple has released 10.6.2 update to the Mac OS X operating system via Software Update. Users should download it and install it whenever possible. For a full list of fixes, visit Apple’s knowledge base article. Tweet This!Share this on FacebookPost this to MySpaceAdd this to Google BookmarksShare this on del.icio.usStumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUponShare [...]

Office 2010 Public Beta Begins Next Week | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 1:20

Microsoft today sent out an email to current Office 2010 Click-to-Run beta participants telling them the public beta for the upcoming Office 2010 suite will be available next week. The email states they will be removing the previous builds of Office 2010 for download tomorrow in preparation for the new release. Microsoft has also closed [...]

Nokia Victorious Over Apple in Smartphone Distribution | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 1:20

The Motorola Droid has made quite the splash and is already regarded as the next potential “iPhone killer”. While a plethora of reviewers have tried to measure the factor which makes their products “buyable” between the high profile gadgets from Apple, Motorola and others, Nokia has managed better on its own worldwide continuing the lead [...]

Microsoft Office 2010 Beta 2 Build Leaks | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 1:20

Microsoft’s upcoming beta 2 of its Office 2010 productivity suite has been leaked on file-sharing networks a little under a week before it will supposedly be released to testers according to an e-mail received by Microsoft earlier this week. The new build, 14.0.4514.1009, has “beta 2″ tagged to the name, suggesting that it is the [...]

Office 2010 Beta 2 Available to MSDN/TechNet Members | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 1:20

Microsoft has made Office 2010 beta 2 available to MSDN & TechNet members. The new build that is available is numbered 14.0.4536.1000. Check out our pictorial review of the new beta 2 at our Web site. Tweet This!Share this on FacebookPost this to MySpaceAdd this to Google BookmarksShare this on del.icio.usStumble upon something good? Share it on [...]

Microsoft Office 2010 Public Beta is Available | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 1:20

Microsoft today has made the public beta of Office 2010 available to anyone who wishes to download it and use it. If you want to try it out, download it from the Office 2010 page. This public release comes only days after Microsoft made the same beta available to TechNet & MSDN members. Read our full [...]

Google Chrome OS hands-on (Dev Build November 20, 2009) | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 1:00

HP TouchSmart 300-1025 Desktop PC | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 0:40

With the release of Windows 7, multi-touch computing has finally been something worth looking into because Windows 7 supports multiple touch points for the first time ever and the interface has been redesigned to be touch friendly . The HP TouchSmart 300-1025 desktop PC offers a 20 touch screen LCD and has sleek looks that make it an excellent primary or secondary PC that has many different ...

Phorogit Turns Two, Happy Birthday | Posted on: 21/11/2009 @ 0:10

Today marks the two-year anniversary of the creation of Phorogit.com. Phorogit is the Git repository that is sponsored by Phoronix Media to house the development of a few free software projects. The two most prominent projects currently housed at Phorogit are the ATI Catalyst Linux driver packaging scripts (fglrx-packaging.git) and the Phoronix Test Suite (phoronix-test-suite.git)...

libvdpau, libva Both Updated Today | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 20:30

In hopes of pushing VDPAU beyond just being a NVIDIA Unix driver technology and to make it an open standard for Linux video driver developers wishing to provide HD video acceleration on Linux via the GPU, NVIDIA released a standalone VDPAU library back in September and have been trying to push some VDPAU bits for DRI2. Today NVIDIA has updated its standalone VDPAU library, libvdpau, which is now ...

Sharkoon X-Tatic Digital v3: the ultimate games console accessory? | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 14:40

We take a look at the latest X-Tatic Digital 5.1 headset, is it the perfect Christmas gift for the console gamer?

Google Chrome OS Sees Light of Day – Almost | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 13:30

As expected Google has shown off the very first builds of Chrome OS and as I predicted it doesn't change anything today but has potential for the future. The first public version of Chrome OS (or Chromium OS as the open source version is called) is really a developer preview and Google aren't planning on releasing the final version for another year. Having said that, Chromium OS gives us an ...

X Server 1.7.2 RC2 Released With 15 Fixes | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 13:30

X Server 1.7.2 is scheduled to be released a week from Friday, so in preparations for that, Peter Hutterer has just pushed out the second release candidate for this minor point release. X Server 1.7.2 RC2 is made up of 15 fixes (mostly for XQuartz) since the RC1 release that arrived earlier this month. There's nothing real exciting in this release beyond addressing bugs as most developers are ...

Orange Prepay Phones Come with a £60 Christmas Gift | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 10:40

Tis the season to save money, and Orange is leading this spirit of festivity and penny-pinching nicely with its current Giftbox deal. If you want to look generous by plonking a nicely-wrapped handset under the tree this year, Orange is offering a free Christmas giftbox with £60 worth of goodies for anyone purchasing a prepaid mobile [...]Orange Prepay Phones Come with a £60 Christmas Gift ...

Razer Sphex Gaming Mousepad Review | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 8:30

Remember a few generations ago when civilization thought it had arrived once there were flying cars and lasers all over the place? Well I'm still waiting on my H.P. Hovercraft, but laser technology is so common that it's in just about everything, including computer mice. The use of a laser sensor (or two) is used in the pointing devices for extremely accurate positioning, and tracks on just ...

AXUS FiT 500E Five-Bay RAID DAS Server | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 8:30

Benchmarking Mobile Phones & Devices | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 2:00

It was just a week ago that we confirmed the Phoronix Test Suite is being ported to Windows, then on Monday delivered Phoronix Test Suite 2.2, and a day after that announced a major advancement for Phoronix Test Suite 2.4 "Lenvik" and that was image quality comparison and analysis support to take our benchmarking software to the next level. Today we are continuing on this roll by announcing the ...

HTC Hero @ InsideHW | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 1:58

HTC Hero touch screen Android smartphone has arrived in our test lab and first feature that we noticed was its unusual design. We got white version that has brushed aluminum frame around display which is rather unusual combination. We made a brief survey among innocent bystanders and their first impressions were contradictory, up to the point when they unlocked the device. Right after unlock ...

The Linux 2.6.32 Kernel Is Near, RC8 Released | Posted on: 20/11/2009 @ 1:00

Linus Torvalds this afternoon put out the Linux 2.6.32-rc8 kernel release. The Linux 2.6.32 kernel, which brings 3D DRM and KMS support for ATI R600/700 GPUs, new wireless drivers, an improved VIA frame-buffer, and other improvements, is getting ready for release...

Western Digital WD TV Media Player | Posted on: 19/11/2009 @ 12:00

The Western Digital WD TV has plenty of attributes to help it score at the top of the list of media players I have checked out so far. It has a slick but simple appearance, the user interface is attractive and easy to use, the system is quick to respond to commands from the remote control, it supports plenty of file formats, and it has HDMI connectivity.

Robolamp: Making lighting fixtures cool | Posted on: 19/11/2009 @ 11:10

Come and look at Robert Matysiak's Robolamps. Coloured light bulbs and old bits of pluming supplies combine to create the cutest crazy lamps you'll see this week... Robolamp: Making lighting fixtures cool is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

The Second GNOME 2.30 Development Release | Posted on: 19/11/2009 @ 1:30

While GNOME 2.30 will not be the release that goes on to become GNOME 3.0 (instead it will be GNOME 2.32 in September that grabs the "3.0" tag), the second development release for the 2.30 series is now available. This new GNOME 2.30 development release goes by the version number 2.29.2. Among the changes to be found in GNOME 2.29.2 include Evince now supporting PDF File Attachment Annotations, ...

Nintendo Wii Fit Plus Review | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 22:00

Let's take a look on the new version of the popular fitness game for the Nintendo Wii.

How The X Stack In Ubuntu 10.04 LTS May Look | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 20:40

Canonical's Ubuntu Developer Summit for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (codenamed Lucid Lynx) is taking place this week in Texas, but happening right now on the Ubuntu-X mailing list is a discussion about what the X.Org plans are for Ubuntu Lucid. Bryce Harrington, Canonical's principal X leader, has shared his views about the X.Org package set for Ubuntu 10.04. As far as the X Server goes, Bryce believes it ...

Unigine Engine Picks Up Physical Cloth Effects | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 19:10

While we are still waiting on the release of Unigine Heaven for Linux, the Unigine Corp developers continue advancing this multi-platform game engine. The latest code being worked on for this engine adds support for physical cloth along with physical wind that impacts physical cloth areas...

Lian Li PC-P50 Armorsuit | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 17:31

Mit dem PC-P50 präsentiert Lian Li einen Aluminium Midi-Tower, der durch praktische Features sowie einem leicht überarbeiteten Design überzeugen soll. Ob das finale Produkt zu überzeugen vermag, werdern wir auf den folgenden Seiten aufzeigen.

CrossOver Games 8.1 Released, Supports L4D2 | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 16:00

CodeWeavers had released CrossOver Games 8.0 back in September, but now this morning they have put out CrossOver Games 8.1. The main addition in CrossOver Games 8.1 is support for Left 4 Dead 2, the much-anticipated Windows game created by Valve Corporation that was actually just released yesterday as the sequel to Left 4 Dead...

Sponsored: Around The World in 80 Days – Volvo’s New Facebook Game | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 14:40

Isn't there anything that Facebook can't do... Volvo Cars have released a new Facebook game in which you need to virtually drive around the world in 80 days. In the game, which has been released to promote Volvo's super fuel efficient C30 DRIVe, you DRIVe (sorry, their pun, not mine) the C30 around the world using only your network of Facebook friends.Sponsored: Around The World in 80 Days ...

Solargorilla, a Portable Solar Charger, Among Winners at British Innovations Awards | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 14:10

The winners of the iawards have been announced. I wrote about the iawards back in August to encourage budding inventors to enter the awards which aim to recognise and celebrate the best British achievements in science, innovation and technology. The awards ceremony was held this week at the Science Museum and it saw the teams behind this year’s best British innovations rewarded for ...

Unfriend is 2009 Word of the Year: Facebook has lex-appeal | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 9:50

The English lexicon has officially grown by one with Oxford University Press nominating “unfriend” as the 2009 word of the year. Your mum may bemoan the effects that SMS messages and 140-character Tweets are having on your everyday ability to communicate properly, but geek speak has now been ratified. OUP has defined … [visit site to read [...]Unfriend is 2009 Word of the Year: ...

Mac OS X 10.6.2 vs. Ubuntu 9.10 Benchmarks | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 9:10

Back in August upon the launch of Apple's Snow Leopard we delivered benchmarks comparing Mac OS X 10.5 and Mac OS X 10.6 along with initial benchmarks of how Ubuntu 9.10 was running against Mac OS X 10.6. Since that time though Ubuntu 9.10 has been officially released with various changes since last August and Apple has issued two point releases for Snow Leopard, now putting it at version 10.6.2. ...

Kingston HyperX 4GB 2133MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Memory Review | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 7:30

Samsung Sponsors The Development Of Enlightenment | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 3:50

Back in June Enlightenment E16 reached version 1.0.0 and then a few weeks later there was an E17 development snapshot released, but there hasn't been a whole lot of news out of the Enlightenment camp over the past year. In fact, most new Linux users have likely never even heard of the Enlightenment...

Going Beyond Just Measuring Frame Rates | Posted on: 18/11/2009 @ 1:20

Yesterday marked the release of Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 and it was the best version yet with the addition of many new exciting and useful features. While this release was gratifying, there are much greater plans for the Phoronix Test Suite going into the next decade. It has already been shared that Windows support is coming, but there are other huge features coming too as soon as Q1'2010. Up to ...

Silverstone Raven 3200dpi Gaming Mouse Review | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 20:40

The SilverStone Raven 3200DPI Gaming Mouse is one of those mice that has absolutely killer looks and quite honestly looks like the mouse Darth Vader would use. Its namesake alone might even get The Crow to stop whining about loss and despair and use a computer for online dating or something. As we will see in our in-depth review, the mouse has some significant flaws that may make you ...

vApus for Open Source: Creating a virtualized stress test | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 17:10

If you've been keeping up with our articles for a while, you might have picked up on vApus Mark I: the virtualized stress test we created for internal use at the Sizing Servers testlab. As detailed in Johan's article, this bench consists of 3 separate applications, all of which we are very familiar with due to extensive optimization and stress testing...

Fedora 12 Released To The Wild | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 15:30

It's one of the last major distribution updates coming out this year, but Fedora 12 (codenamed "Constantine") is now available. Fedora 12 features performance improvements, Ogg Theora 1.1 support, graphics improvements (including ATI kernel mode-setting by default), many virtualization improvements, PulseAudio improvements, Multi-Pointer X with X.Org 7.5 / X Server 1.7, and many other new ...

Adobe Flash Player 10.1 Beta For Linux | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 14:50

Last night Adobe pushed out their first beta release for Adobe Flash Player 10.1. Alongside the Windows and Mac OS X beta releases was a 32-bit Linux build, but the 64-bit build isn't yet available so those users will need to be use the earlier 64-bit beta...

PlayStation 3 Gets Facebook Integration | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 13:30

Sony has officially announced on the PS3 blog that the forthcoming V3.10 firmware upgrade for the PlayStation 3 will include support for Facebook. The update which is scheduled to be released "soon" allows you to link your PlayStation Network account to your Facebook account and automatically update your Facebook status with Trophy and PlayStation Store activity.PlayStation 3 Gets Facebook ...

Review: AOC 2434PW | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 12:20

There's a creeping cancer that is gnawing its way through the monitor market of late. A debilitating and highly infectious disease that's now approaching epidemic proportions. We speak, of course, of the inflationary process that has taken hold of quoted contrast performance. AOC's latest 24-inch monitor, the 2434PW, is a case in point. Proudly plastered on its bezel is a sticker proclaiming an ...

The LightSleeper- for a good, heavy sleep | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 11:10

Having trouble sleeping? Take it from a former insomnia sufferer- sleep is the best thing in the world for making you feel like a human being. Especially if you want to be a happy human being. Think you've tried everything though? Let me introduce you to the LightSleeper...The LightSleeper- for a good, heavy sleep is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

GIGABYTE MA785GT-UD3H Review | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 8:20

Am nevoie de o placă de bază cu un preţ acceptabil, conectivitate extinsă, video onboard şi toate opţiunile posibile pentru ca pe viitor să am posibilitatea unor procese de upgrade fără a o mai schimba. Una din posibilele alegeri s-ar părea că este GIGABYTE MA785GT-UD3H şi aşa a sosit momentul pentru un nou review..

VMware Releases Its New Gallium3D Driver | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 3:30

Last Friday during the Gallium3D workshop we learned that the Tungsten Graphics developers that were bought out by VMware have been working on a virtual Gallium3D driver that would be used by guest operating systems running within VMware's virtualization platform. This is especially interesting considering that it will allow virtualized guests to have accelerated access to X11, OpenGL, OpenCL, ...

Axus FiT 300 | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 2:30

It's never hard to fill up any amount of storage space you have. Whether it's 10GB, 100GB or 1000GB, it'll eventually get full and you'll start looking for more. The Axus FiT 300 offers us an external hardware RAID solution to quench our thirst for more data space.

Mutter/Clutter Work Leads To New GLX Extension | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 1:30

Following a meeting last week between Jesse Barnes, Chris Wilson, and Kristian Høgsberg with developers working on the Clutter tool-kit and GNOME's Mutter window manager, there is a new GLX extension that has been proposed as a result. Jesse Barnes has announced their work on the GLX_INTEL_swap_event extension, which helps GLX integrate better with glib style event loops. GLX_INTEL_swap_event ...

Nokia N900 Starts Shipping; iPhone Killer? | Posted on: 17/11/2009 @ 0:10

The wait is almost over, the possible iPhone killer from Nokia has started shipping and will be available to buy over the counter in just a few days. The N900 uses the Linux based Maemo 5 software which is great news for application developers as everything is open, it is proven technology and it is fast. To mark the official shipping Nokia has released a cool video about the origins on the ...

TomTom XXL 540S | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 18:40

The new TomTom XXL 540S is a dashboard GPS navigation device that has a 5-inch touch screen, a nice dash mount, and other valuable features. It does, however, lack a few features that other similar GPS units offer, such as live traffic updates and an integrated MP3 player.

Microsoft Office 2010 Beta 2 Pictorial Review | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 18:40

We reviewed the Office 2010 Technical Preview earlier this past summer and we liked what we saw. There isn't a whole lot of changes between the two, but just a few minor interface tweaks. If you wish to read our full review of the Office 2010 Technical Preview, you can do so here (http://www.techreviewsource.com/content/view/282/1/). We aren't intending on writing another review since this ...

AudialsOne 4 | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 18:40

AudialsOne 4 from RapidSolution Software AG is a powerful piece of software that allows you to capture audio and video from various sources, such as from social media sites and online radio streams. You can use it to search for any song by artist, title, or genre and it will scan the Internet from its database of media sites for your requested media and it will allow you to record and download it ...

Resident Evil The Darkside Chronicles - Wii | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 12:50

The zombies are back in Capcom's Wii-exclusive on-rails shooter!

Review: Roccat Kova | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 11:51

Roccat have just released a new lightweight gaming mouse called the Kova. Roccat, for those of you who have never heard of them, is fast becoming the new Razor, and I'm sure that's by design. Razor has its 'Cult of Razor', whereby each person who buys its kit is invited to wear black robes with funny green squiggles and attend ritualistic, clandestine meetings (probably); now Roccat gives you ID ...

Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 Released | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 11:20

Continuing in the tradition of providing feature-rich, quarterly updates to the Phoronix Test Suite, Phoronix Media has announced the immediate availability of Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 (codenamed "Bardu"). Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 continues to expand the capabilities and feature set for this open-source testing framework with the introduction of many new features, a new graphical user-interface, ...

Review: Thermaltake Wing RS 301 | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 10:30

The latest budget chassis from Thermaltake, the Wing RS 301, is a bit of a mixed bag of good features and ugly design. You see, it's not a particularly good case. Thanks to its main selling point, the top-mounted handle, it's one ugly looking chassis. Okay, without it, it would look a little plain and dull, but with it, it looks like it has a tumour sprouting from its lid. In its defence it does ...

Review: MSI P55M-GD45 | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 9:50

When Intel's first Core i7 architecture touched down last year there was a great amount of excitement surrounding the X58 chipset. It was fast, efficient and, with the new Core i7 chips, it was the platform everyone wanted. Unfortunately, thanks to all the server-style loveliness the setup encompassed, it also came at a very high price. Many people decided then that the slightly cut down ...

Sandberg USB CD Mini Reader Review | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 9:10

In the days of the netbook, manufacturers have at last got a balance between portability, and functionality about right. Netbooks like the Asus Eee pc, and the Samsung NC 10 have been tempting us with their promise of long battery life, and a fully featured OS and application suite. The balance however is usually offset with the hardware, and to get that portability, you need less of it. Out go ...

Is Google Chrome OS Coming This Week? Does it Matter? | Posted on: 16/11/2009 @ 9:00

Over the last few days the Internet has been full of rumours that, this week, Google will release a Beta version of their Chrome OS. Google's Chrome OS was announced back in the summer as a re-think of what operating systems should be. Google's thinking is as follows: today's operating systems, that run our web browsers, were designed in an era where there was no web. So today we need a new ...

This Week: Fedora 13, Gallium3D, Reiser4 | Posted on: 15/11/2009 @ 16:50

Some of the notable news items we covered this week at Phoronix included a new GRUB 2.0 release, Mesa / Gallium3D coming to Android netbooks, exclusive word from a former Namesys employee that Reiser4 may go after mainline Linux inclusion in 2010, GNOME 3.0 being officially delayed to September, and a virtual Gallium3D driver coming for VMware. Some of the other interesting events this week ...

A New Game Comes To Linux And It's Not A FPS | Posted on: 14/11/2009 @ 15:20

While quality native Linux games are rather in short supply, those that do end up coming out of the professional game studios end up being first-person shooters, just look at Doom 3, Quake 4, Enemy Territory: Quake Wars, Cold War, Unreal Tournament 2004, etc. Even on the open-source side there are many first-person shooters from Nexuiz to Warsow to many others...

Review: Scan 3XS P55 OC | Posted on: 14/11/2009 @ 10:40

Scan is determined to make its presence felt in the rig-building world (£10K rigs aside) with this sub-£1,000 Windows 7 Core i5 machine. With the 3XS P55, Scan has undercut the CyberPower Achilles rig, but for that saving you miss out on a panel.Right now it's all about CyberPower in the bid for PCFormat's top P55- based rig. Its Achilles machine from a couple of issues ago took the coveted ...

The State Of Gallium3D, Its Future, Etc | Posted on: 14/11/2009 @ 1:40

VMware hosted a Gallium3D workshop today at its headquarters in California (and via teleconference too) where the former Tungsten Graphics developers talked about all that they have been working on with Gallium3D, the current state of this graphics driver architecture, and what's to come. The biggest news coming out of this workshop is word that a virtual Gallium3D driver is coming, which will ...

Netflix on Playstation 3 Review | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 23:40

Finally one of the most common complaints about the Playstation 3 - the lack of support for playing Netflix movies instantly over the Internet - was fixed. Let's take a look on how it works and quality.

A Virtual Gallium3D Driver Coming For VMware | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 20:20

For months Sun's VirtualBox virtualization software picked up OpenGL and Direct3D acceleration support for virtualized guest operating systems, but now 2D/3D hardware-acceleration support for those running operating systems under VMware's virtualization products are imminent. It was almost one year ago that VMware acquired Tungsten Graphics, but now their motives behind that acquisition are ...

Wine 1.1.33 Gains More Direct3D 10 Functions | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 19:30

It was a year ago that Wine developers began working on Direct3D 10.0 support and then in March developers at CodeWeavers began working on the Direct3D 10 support too. Recent Wine releases in particular have brought better Direct3D 10.x coverage and this work has continued with the just-released Wine 1.1.33. Wine 1.1.33 implements more Direct3D 10 functions, the Gecko browser engine is now ...

FFmpeg Gains VDPAU MPEG-4 ASP Acceleration | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 15:40

What we were in the process of writing about when we discovered MPlayer's support for most Blu-ray and HD-DVD codecs was that there is now support for MPEG-4 ASP decoding with VDPAU (NVIDIA's Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix) in the mainline FFmpeg tree. Support for acceleration MPEG-4 ASP was introduced in NVIDIA's most recent revision to their PureVideo technology and now the ...

MPlayer Now Supports Most HD-DVD/Blu-Ray Codecs | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 14:30

This news is coming a few days late (MPlayer's web-site lacks any RSS or syndication support), but the latest MPlayer code in their SVN trunk now supports most HD-DVD and Blu-ray codecs. Earlier this year we talked about possible Blu-ray support for FFmpeg and developers becoming more interested after we interviewed the FFmpeg developers and there ended up being an outpouring of support by our ...

SilverStone Raven RV02 | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 13:50

Earlier this year we reviewed the SilverStone Raven RV01 and loved this high-end computer chassis. We did not think it was quite superior to the SilverStone Temjin TJ10 that has been our favorite for years, but now SilverStone is out with the Raven RV02. Are there enough improvements in the RV02 to see if it can finally surpass the Temjin TJ10 as our favorite? Actually, yes.

Dell Release Inspiron Zino HD; Does It Look Like a Mac Mini? | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 13:30

When you first look at the new Dell Inspiron Zino HD you can be forgiven for thinking that it looks very similar to Apple's Mac Mini, but in a colourful case. But you can't judge a book by its cover and neither can you judge a mini desktop PC by its colourful plastic case. So under the shiny skin what do you get for your £299.Dell Release Inspiron Zino HD; Does It Look Like a Mac Mini? is a ...

Review: Mesh Edge10 R | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 11:10

Mesh is based in the UK and is the latest manufacturer to enter the thriving netbook market. Its Edge10 R netbook is very average, however, offering poor usability and features. The compact black chassis lacks style, with even the glossy lid featuring branding comprising a cheap looking sticker. At 1.1kg, it is highly portable, although the 166-minute battery life is run of the mill. At first ...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Out Now | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 11:10

The most anticipated game of the year is finally out and it looks like our patience has been rewarded with an extraordinary game. This first person shooter has only been on sale for less than two days and it has already racked up sales of over £187,000,000 selling nearly 5 million copies in its first day alone. Click on the title above to see the thrilling trailer.Call of Duty: Modern Warfare ...

Review: LG HS102 | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 10:31

The LG HS102 occupies the same market space as the Acer K10, being a mini-DLP projector designed for travel use. Weighing just 750g, it is a compact device and ideal for travellers looking to keep their kit to a minimum. The plastic casing feels solid to the touch and we were impressed with how robust this device feels. The same DLP chip and LED bulb arrangement as you'll find in the Acer K10 has ...

Linux 2.6.32-rc7 Kernel Released | Posted on: 13/11/2009 @ 2:30

While there is already work building up for the Linux 2.6.33 kernel like the just talked about KMS page-flipping ioctl, we are still in the middle of the Linux 2.6.32 development cycle. Linus Torvalds has just issued the 2.6.32-rc7 release after it was delayed by another serious -- but now fixed -- regression (this time in the resume support). The Linux 2.6.32-rc7 kernel also has various updates ...

Another Shot At The KMS Page-Flipping Ioctl | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 21:10

Being worked on for the past several months by Kristian Høgsberg and other developers has been the KMS page-flipping ioctl, which makes it possible for kernel mode-setting drivers to benefit from tear-free updating of the screen with low-latency page-flipping. This kernel DRM ioctl is also a requirement for the Wayland Display Server...

Helping The X.Org Community By Taking A Survey | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 20:50

If you haven't already, head on over to this page to take the 2009 Linux Graphics Survey. This annual survey gives X.Org and driver developers -- along with distribution vendors and other interested users -- a better idea of the graphics hardware in use, leading interests by end-users, driver information, and other important data...

16:9 – The Black Bar Myth | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 17:30

Interestingly I do come by many people who thought that acquiring a 16:9 ratio monitor will eliminate having black bars above and below the content on display. In reality, the black bars will be there even with monitors of such ratio . 16:9 Myth-Mongers It’s always the same, “no more black bars when watching movies” [...]

openSUSE 11.2 Final Released | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 14:50

Coming in between the releases of Ubuntu 9.10 and Fedora 12 is openSUSE 11.2, which is available as of this morning. The openSUSE 11.2 desktop is now using KDE 4.3 by default (though GNOME 2.28 is also available), OpenOffice.org 3.1 integration, the Linux 2.6.31 kernel, and many other underlying advancements. Novell sent over a gold master copy of openSUSE 11.2 earlier this week, which we have ...

Leadtek PxVC1100 MPEG-2/H.264 Transcoding Card | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 14:30

The WinFast PxVC1100 is an MPEG-2/H.264 transcoding card developed by Leadtek and features the Toshiba high-performance stream processor SpursEngine. The WinFast PxVC1100 has four Synergistic Processing Element (SPE) cores based on the "Cell Broadband Engine”. Read on to see how this single slot PCI-Express based low profile card does on our Intel Core i7 system!

Unigine Heaven For Linux Status Update | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 14:20

Our Russian friends at Unigine Corp, who have their very impressive Unigine Engine that is multi-platform and delivers the best graphics on Linux and have said they like Linux very much, last month released Unigine Heaven. Heaven is the most-impressive tech demo / benchmark yet, but when released in October it only came out for Windows with its DirectX 11 renderer...

Floating Record Player- oddly UFO like | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 11:10

Bored of being mocked for your uncool vinyl collection and it's laughably old fashioned player? Better hope this concept becomes a reality then...Floating Record Player- oddly UFO like is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

New iPhone Malware Emerges: Privacy A | Posted on: 12/11/2009 @ 9:30

After the fun and hilarity of the Rick Astley iPhone worm, another- more serious- piece of iPhone malware has been discovered. The Mac security vendor is referring to the code as “iPhone/Privacy .A.”. Catchy no? Again it only affects iPhones that have been jailbroken which only puts a relatively small number of iPhones at … [visit site [...]New iPhone Malware Emerges: Privacy A ...

PulseAudio 0.9.20 Arrives With Fixes | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 14:00

If you have been running into problems with PulseAudio on your system, an update has been made available this morning that you may want to try. PulseAudio 0.9.20 was released and it carries bug-fixes and translation updates, but not much more...

Review: Acer K10 | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 11:30

The Acer K10 data projector is referred to by Acer as a 'Travel' projector and it's easy to see why, as this unit can comfortably be held in the palm of one hand. With an overall weight of 550g, this pico projector makes the perfect device for using on the move. In order to hit this super-compact size, the K10 doesn't use a traditional bulb. Instead, light is cast by an LED light source that is ...

Review: Cyberpower Explorer X7-Xtreme S1 | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 10:40

Cyberpower uses generic designs and fits the latest components, offering good value for money. However, while the Novatech X1 Pro uses a recent chassis, Cyberpower's Xplorer X7-Xtreme S1 features a design that's around two years old and looks boxy and cheap in 2009. As with its rivals, the 17- inch screen is fantastic when watching films and playing games, with pin-sharp high-definition (HD) ...

Kindle For PC Out; Mac Version Coming Soon | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 10:00

Amazon.com has released a free Kindle application for the PC with a promise to release a Mac version soon. For those who aren't familiar with the Kindle, it started out as an electronic book reader about the same size as a large novel. It has a crisp easy to read black and white display and can download books from Amazon's Kindle store. The PC version allows you to read books from the Kindle ...

Viewsonic VOT 132 Atom+Ion Nettop Review | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 9:40

With the release of Windows 7, we take another look at a nettop, this time from newcomers Viewsonic. Sporting a dualcore 1.6GHz Atom processor and Nvidia's ION chipset amidst a neat and diminutive casing, has the VOT nettop finally come good? We find out.

Adesso CyberTablet 6400 Review | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 8:50

As a graphic artist, I am familiar with digital graphics tablets. Most digital artists are familiar with Wacom products, but they tend to be very pricey. The price point of a tablet has a bit of "snob" factor to it, as professional tablets start around $350 and "lesser" entry-level tablets can be had for under $100. When I saw the Adesso CyberTablet 6400, I really didn't have a lot of high ...

Element G (VL10001W2Z) | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 4:50

The people over at Thermaltake have unleashed the Element G on the masses. Does the gigantic gaming, glittering, gradational glaciated goodness grab the general gamer? Glean the gratuitous guidance from our inspection of this gob of goodness!

Phoronix Test Suite 2.4 Is Coming To Windows | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 3:20

As was eluded to last week, the Phoronix Test Suite will be supported under Microsoft Windows operating systems in the very near future. Version 2.2 "Bardu" of the Phoronix Test Suite is arriving next week, but we will now confirm that version 2.4 will contain initial support for Windows 7 (Windows 7 will be our only focus, but earlier versions such as XP and Vista should work too)...

Done for 2009: The Holiday MacBook Pro Roundup | Posted on: 11/11/2009 @ 2:30

Over the summer we discovered that Apple's newly redesigned MacBook Pro offered battery life to die for. Approaching 8 hours of battery life on a single charge we were curious to see how the rest of the lineup fared. We won't see any new MacBook Pros until 2010, so if you're buying a new MacBook Pro read on to see the 13-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch compared....

Logitech Harmony 1100 Advanced Universal Remote | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 18:40

Logitech has a family of Harmony Remotes many of us have likely heard of and the Harmony 1100 is certainly the cream of the crop. The 3.5" touch screen compatible with hundreds of thousands of devices will allow you to more than just turn on your TV.

Seagate Savvio 10K.3 SAS 2.0 6Gb/s 300GB 2.5-inch Hard Disk | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 16:20

It's Official: GNOME 3.0 In September 2010 | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 15:30

Last week we were the first to report that it looked like GNOME 3.0 would not come until September 2010 after developers wanted a delay compared to their original March 2010 plans. As of last night it's now official that GNOME 3.0 will not be out until September of next year. The GNOME release team has decided (and then announced) that GNOME 3.0 will come in September...

Reiser4 May Go For Mainline Inclusion In 2010 | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 14:30

The Reiser4 file-system has been around since 2004 but has not reached a point of being close to be included in the mainline Linux kernel, especially after the lead developer, Hans Reiser, was convicted of murdering his wife. Development of Reiser4 has continued on, albeit with a very limited number of developers, and not nearly at the brisk pace of Btrfs or with great interest by corporate ...

Fedora 13 Could Be Segovia Or Commodus | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 14:00

With the release of Fedora 12 being just days away, it's that time of the year again where Red Hat and the Fedora Project are seeking out possible codenames for their next release, Fedora 13. Among the names that have been proposed so far are Segovia, Commodus, Buland Darwaza, Methodius, Plato, and Watergate...

iPhone Roundup; Sky TV App, Orange Availability and O2 Unlocking | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 13:00

There have been a few significant happenings for iPhone users in the UK today including a launch of a Sky TV application, Orange starts selling iPhones and O2 have said that they will unlock out-of-contrat iPhones so users can switch to other networks.iPhone Roundup; Sky TV App, Orange Availability and O2 Unlocking is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Swiss Army Knife, but higher tech! | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 11:10

Swiss Army Knives have been around for years. They're the corner stone of the multitool house, the Granddaddy of the family you may say. But like Granddad, they're a little old fashioned. Until you look at the SwissFlash Laser 1GB that is.Swiss Army Knife, but higher tech! is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Verbatim Store n Go Micro 4GB Flash Drive Review | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 8:20

There are literally hundreds of USB Flash drives, and only a handfull could be considered innovative from a design standpoint. Verbatim has delivered a flash drive that appears to be small enough to not be cumbersome, has a tough rugged exterior, and is resistant to damage. They have dubbed this drive the Store 'n' Go Micro. The Verbatim Store n Go Micro is also referred to as the Tuff 'n' ...

ATI R300 Gallium3D DRI Support Is "Done" | Posted on: 10/11/2009 @ 2:40

A month ago we shared that the Gallium3D driver for the ATI R300/400/500 graphics cards (up through the Radeon X1000 series) was mostly done. Now today, the key author of the R300 Gallium3D driver, Corbin Simpson, has updated the status wiki to reflect the latest changes...

A New Release Of GRUB 2.0 Fixes Security Issue | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 23:40

It was just about two weeks ago that GRUB 2.0 moved closer to release with version 1.97 finally making it out the door after being just shy of two years without a new release. GRUB 1.97 brought Mac OS X kernel support, EXT4 file-system support, support for RAID 4/6/10, high-resolution timer support, support for loading FreeBSD/NetBSD/OpenBSD kernels, and many other changes...

ATEN VS481A 4-Port HDMI Switch | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 19:30

The problem with HDMI is that it is relatively new. Home Theater components usually lag behind the new industry standard, because the technology could lose support. As a result, some flat-panel TVs only have a few HDMI inputs, but your gaming consoles, receivers and DVRs have many. You can simplify or eliminate the unsightly rat’s nest of cables in your home theater rig by just using ...

Nintendo Wii Review | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 19:00

Our review of the Nintendo Wii video game console.

Last Call For Bardu, It's Arriving Next Week | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 18:20

Last week we finally went into a public beta for Phoromatic, our server software that allows individuals and organizations to quickly and easily build their own benchmarking test farm(s), and also shared that Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 "Bardu" was on track for being released this month. Today it is now officially confirmed that Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 will be released next Tuesday, the 17th of ...

Football Manager Handheld 2010 - PSP | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 17:30

Bringing you the highs and lows of football management in the palm of your hands.

Noiseblocker XM2 - XR2 Micro Fan Review | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 15:01

Există momente când lucrurile mari devin inutile iar în cazul ventilatoarelor destinate răcirii diverselor componente din interiorul unui calculator, dimensiunile impozante nu înseamnă întotdeauna totul. Azi ne îndreptăm atenţia spre "doi pitici", ventilatoarele de 40 şi 60mm Noiseblocker XM2 şi XR2 promovate de producător ca fiind ultra silenţioase.

Noiseblocker XM2 - XR3 Micro Fan Review | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 14:50

Există momente când lucrurile mari devin inutile iar în cazul ventilatoarelor destinate răcirii diverselor componente din interiorul unui calculator, dimensiunile impozante nu înseamnă întotdeauna totul. Azi ne îndreptăm atenţia spre "doi pitici", ventilatoarele de 40 şi 60mm Noiseblocker XM2 şi XR2 promovate de producător ca fiind ultra silenţioase.

Did you Buy a Nokia Phone in the Last 6 Months? You Might Need a New Charger | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 14:30

Nokia has issued a warning to all customers who bought a new Nokia mobile phone or a replacement charger in the last six months. The covers of certain third party chargers can come off and there is the danger of electrical shock. While Nokia isn't aware of any actual incidents, as a precautionary measure, they will exchange affected chargers free-of-charge.Did you Buy a Nokia Phone in the Last 6 ...

Rabbids Go Home - Wii | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 11:50

In a departure from the usual rabbids mini-games, Rabbids Go Home is the first stand-alone comedy-adventure from the mischievous bunnies.

Review: Q Acoustics Q-TV2 | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 10:40

A 2.1-channel speaker enhancement system for flatscreen TVs, Q Acoustics' Q-TV2 bolts to the back of the telly, and consists of a vibration-cancelled subwoofer with a downward-firing port, two side speakers which can be angled to hug the sides of the TV, and a built-in amplification system. Once assembled the whole rig should be practically invisible. Fitting is achieved using VESA standard ...

Review: Packard Bell IMAX Mini N3600 | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 9:40

If you want PC entertainment power in your living-room without having a huge clunking Media Center PC, or even a laptop, rush to audition the Packard Bell IMAX Mini 'nettop', a severely cut-down desktop PC using an Nvidia ION graphics solution. Packard Bell's Imax Mini N3600 isn't the first of its kind – in fact this is basically a rebadging of Acer's Revo. It's designed to be used in one ...

Microsoft Slims Down Workforce By 800 Jobs | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 8:40

Effective late yesterday, Microsoft has confirmed the cutting of 800 jobs dispersed across many different product teams. About 25% of the the cuts will come from the Seattle area. The announcement made in January stating a planned 5000 employee terminations would occur was officially completed with these recent cuts. “Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had said in [...]

First iPhone Worm Spreads Rick Astley | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 8:10

Yes, you read that correctly. The first iPhone Worm that has been discovered does not constantly reboot your handset, nor does it search for stored personal details. Instead, it changes your background to a photo of Rick Astley, and delivers a message saying, “Ikee is never going to give you up”. It then searches for other [...]First iPhone Worm Spreads Rick Astley is a post from: UK ...

The Cable Chronicles: Win7 Digital Cable Advisor Released | Posted on: 09/11/2009 @ 8:00

As we mentioned in our previous edition of The QAM Chronicles, Microsoft and CableLabs have come to an agreement to allow the installation and use of CableCARDs on unapproved and non-OEM systems, allowing for the wider proliferation of CableCARD equipped HTPCs beyond the handful of OEM systems that CableLabs had previously approved. With Windows 7...

2009 Linux Graphics Survey Reminder | Posted on: 08/11/2009 @ 22:00

Last week we launched the third annual Linux Graphics Survey to poll Linux users about the graphics hardware and drivers they use, their interests as it pertains to Linux graphics with Mesa / Gallium3D / X.Org, and other questions to help both developers and end-users. This survey is running through the end of the month so there is still time to submit your answers. To date we have just under ...

Logitech Harmony 1100 Remote Control | Posted on: 08/11/2009 @ 21:40

Logitech has a family of Harmony Remotes many of us have likely heard of and the Harmony 1100 is certainly the cream of the crop. The 3.5" touch screen compatible with hundreds of thousands of devices will allow you to more than just turn on your TV.

Boom! Blows the Bomb! Broadband Gaming in UK, Review | Posted on: 07/11/2009 @ 22:00

“It was my first airborne operation on 5th of June 1944 to invade Normandy. I landed up with my para troop, a unit formed by mixed companies. It was at least an hour’s fight with the German soldiers. We captured the bunker and disabled the anti-aircraft tanks”. Wake up, man! It was a call from [...]Boom! Blows the Bomb! Broadband Gaming in UK, Review is a post from: UK Gadget ...

MythTV 0.22 Final Now Available | Posted on: 07/11/2009 @ 15:30

After a year and a half of development and two release candidates, MythTV 0.22 final is now available. Version 0.22 of MythTV, this popular free software project to watch and record television from your computer, brings support for NVIDIA's VDPAU acceleration, support for DVB-S2 and the Hauppauge HD-PVR, and a major overhaul of the Qt-based MythTV user-interface and its library...

The Great Gadget Divide; Men Don’t Read The Instructions, Women Do! | Posted on: 07/11/2009 @ 10:10

The Gadget Helpline, a telephone help desk for those with gadget problems, surveyed 75,000 calls received between 25 September and 23 October 2009 to find out how men and women handle gadget problems. The biggest thing (and probably the most obvious but it is good to have the statistics) is that more women read the instructions for their gadgets, devices and appliances than men.The Great Gadget ...

Power Supply Wattage Recommendation based on Graphic Card | Posted on: 07/11/2009 @ 0:30

Hello dear readers, this post is just to update (for those who haven’t notice yet) the introduction of a TOOL called the (very long named) Power Supply Wattage Recommendation based on Graphic Card. It does what the name says. Check it out, it’s under the TOOLS section. Yup, I’ve now placed the [...]

Verbatim TUFF-N-TINY 8GB USB Drive Review | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 21:10

Just when you thought that USB flash drives could not get any smaller - Verbatim proves you wrong by releasing the new TUFF-N-TINY USB Flash Drive. Verbatim claims that the drive is resistant to dust, water and static discharges. Let's see if it really is as tough as claimed and can hold up to the rigors as a daily-use storage drive.

ECS Elitegroup P55H-A | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 15:10

Back in September we published a launch-day Linux preview of Intel's Lynnfield processors and provided Core i5 / Core i7 benchmarks. With that initial testing of the Lynnfield processors and the new Intel P55 Chipset we had used an Intel DP55KG "Kingsberg" motherboard, but since then many P55 motherboards from different vendors have flooded the market. One of the P55 motherboards to be introduced ...

New SSL Security Flaw Leaves Browsers Vulnerable | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 14:10

A major flaw in the Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) has been uncovered by security researchers with PhoneFactor, a firm providing phone-based authentication. SSL is an technology used widely for online banking, secure e-mail and database access, and other online applications, in order to protect sensitive data in online transactions. The vulnerability was first discovered in August and ...

Seagate Savvio 15K.2 SAS 2.0 6Gb/s 146GB 2.5-inch Hard Disk | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 14:10

Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-129 Crew to Blog and Tweet Live | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 13:20

The upcoming launch of space shuttle mission STS-129 on Monday, November 16 will be accompanied by a NASA blog updating the countdown as well as the crews activities during the flight. The blog is here: http://www.nasa.gov/shuttle. The crew, which lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida is to be commanded by Charles Hobaugh and piloted by Barry Wilmore. Also onboard will be astronauts ...

X Server 1.7.2 Is A Step Closer To Release | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 13:10

At the end of October X Server 1.7.1 was released and at that time Peter Hutterer had said that the 1.7.2 build should arrive in about five weeks. It hasn't been five weeks yet, but it looks like he's still on track to delivering this bug-fix release on time or earlier...

MacHeist nanoBundle – £90 of Mac Software For Free | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 12:10

The idea of bundling software together online for a reduced price has become quite popular over the last few year and one of the main players is the people over at MacHeist. Over the past 3 years MacHeist has distributed over 4 million discounted software licenses to hundreds of thousands of Mac users around the world. Now they have gone one better. For the next 6 days MacHeist are offering 6 ...

Review of the Zalman ZM500-RS PSU | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 10:40

Summary: Zalman ZM500-RS is the company’s most recently released power supply unit and promises a high power conversion efficiency (80 plus bronze) in combination with a minimal noise level. INTRODUCTION The new series of power supplies recently released by Zalman ha a “RS” suffix in its name which stands for “Resonant Switching”. Compared to Two-Forward ...

Corsair Obsidian 800D | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 10:40

Corsair takes their game to a new high with the Obsidian 800D, offering a full tower chassis with the company's unique device. The case does not only look massive, but also houses four hot-swappable hard drive bays along with an excellent cable management system and a window to show off the guts of the system.

Nokia 1280: A Phone for the Recession Man | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 10:10

While other phone manufacturers are touting more megapixels, music, and apps, Nokia has paid a bit more attention to the redundancies and repossessions on the news every night, releasing a back-to-basics phone that lets you play snake. The Nokia 1280 doesn’t have a camera, GPS or Facebook capabilities, but it does boast a … [visit site [...]Nokia 1280: A Phone for the Recession Man ...

Video Card Benchmarking - Goodbye Vista and XP, Hello Windows 7 | Posted on: 06/11/2009 @ 4:30

They Say A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 21:50

...but what about two pictures? Yes, that is an early build of a future version of the Phoronix Test Suite running natively atop Microsoft Windows 7. Of course, the Phoronix Test Suite already runs atop OpenSolaris, *BSD, and Mac OS X too. How come? How will this benefit the Linux community? It will all be answered shortly, but for now you can chime in with your thoughts or ideas in the ...

Sapphire HD 5750 1 GB GDDR5 | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 16:10

Sapphire's HD 5750 is priced competitively below $150 and offers all the new features like DirectX 11, AMD Eyefinity, native HDMI & DP and more. Even though the cooler does not look like it, it works extremely well and keeps the card cool and very quiet. We were also able to overclock our sample by more than 20% which essentialy brings the HD 5750's performance to levels of the HD 5770.

Telecoms Agree on LTE SMS and Voice | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 15:00

Mobile phones with support for IP-based Long Term Evolution (LTE) will not be on the scene until 2011, and LTE networks wont reach significant market penetration until 2012 or 2013. But a group of mobile telecom operators and vendors have already hammered out an agreement on how to offer voice and SMS services on the 4th generation of wireless networks. The agreement, called the One Voice ...

Second Life Getting Enterprise Edition Hardware Appliance | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 13:10

Linden Labs, the company behind Second Life, is launching a beta version of Second Life Enterprise, which will enable companies to run Second Life on their own servers and networks. Putting the software behind the firewall will eliminate confidentiality and safety concerns for enterprises who want to use Second Life for virtual conference calls and meetings. The beta is expected to run through ...

14 Beatles Stereo Albums on an Apple USB Stick | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 12:50

One of the reasons Apple Corps. did't want Apple Inc. (the makers of the Apple Mac, the iPod and the iPhone) to get into music was because of the confusion over the names. So when you read Apple in the title you may have wondered why Apple Inc. are releasing a USB stick with music on it. The answer is simple, it is the other Apple. Apple Corps. (pronounced "apple core" as a pun) is the ...

Google Launches Google Accounts Privacy Management Dashboard | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 12:31

Google has introduced Google Dashboard, a product which gives users access to their personal information retained in Googles databases. It is intended to provide transparency for all the Google products in one location, as well give more control in managing the data and account settings associated with it. In order to get to the service, log in to your Google account, then under Personal ...

Sponsored: Funny Wedding Catastrophe Video; Life Online with the Nokia N900 | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 12:10

Life is more complicated if you are offline! Nokia has released a funny video about a groom arriving late to his wedding. If only he had been online (naturally with his Nokia N900). Click on the title to watch the video, it is worth it!Sponsored: Funny Wedding Catastrophe Video; Life Online with the Nokia N900 is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and Shopping Site - Gaj-It.com

Fedora 12 vs. Ubuntu 9.10 Benchmarks | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 10:20

Canonical released Ubuntu 9.10 last week, which introduced the Ubuntu Software Center and brought a wide variety of other improvements, while Red Hat is scheduled to release Fedora 12 in two weeks. With the impending release and the current development freeze, we took the compose release candidate for Fedora 12 x86_64 and have looked at how its performance compares to Ubuntu 9.10. In this article ...

Moblin 2.1 Officially Released With Improvements | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 4:40

In September during the Intel Developer Forum we learned that Moblin 2.1 would be coming in Q4'09 (just one quarter after the 2.0 release) and would present the Moblin Application Installer, Moblin Garage, and other improvements. Sure enough, Moblin 2.1 has arrived now and it's only the middle of the fourth quarter. Last month we provided a Moblin 2.1 preview, but to reiterate some of the key ...

More Developers Want GNOME 3.0 Delayed | Posted on: 05/11/2009 @ 4:30

Yesterday we reported that the release of GNOME 3.0 could end up being delayed to the end of September after the Zeitgeist and GNOME Shell developers shared these key pieces of the GNOME 3.x desktop would likely not be ready in a stable state for the planned 3.0 release in March. Today more developers responsible for different parts of GNOME have voiced their views and the status of their code...

XvMC Comes To xf86-video-unichrome Driver | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 23:50

Earlier this year Luc Verhaegen, one of the key contributors to the RadeonHD graphics driver, was laid off from Novell after a round of cutbacks at their German facility. While remaining unemployed, Luc has contributed to the CoreBoot project with ATI graphics card flashing support and native VGA text mode support, among other work...

Star Theatre Planetarium- better that those sticky glow in the dark stars | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 19:10

Did you have the plastic glow in the dark stars you could get as a kid which you stuck to your ceiling? I used to know a lad who had all the constellations picked out above his bed (his parents were that type of people). I had to make do with, well, sticking my head [...]Star Theatre Planetarium- better that those sticky glow in the dark stars is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Parallels Desktop 5 Mac Virtualization Released | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 18:40

The latest version of Parallels Inc's Windows virtualization software for Mac, Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac, has been released. It is compatible with OSX 10 Leopard and Snow Leopard. The company claims it is faster and more powerful than rival VMware Fusion 3.0.According to a study commissioned by Parallels, Windows 7 64-bit runs 22% faster on a MacBook Pro using Parallels than using Fusion. 70 ...

Neutron Star with Carbon Atmosphere Found | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 18:40

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has uncovered evidence of an ultra-thin layer of carbon on the neutron star in the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, a discovery which solves a mystery about the object. It is the first time that composition of an atmosphere of an isolated neutron star has been confirmed. "The compact star at the center of this famous supernova remnant has been an enigma since its ...

MSN Unveils a New Design | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 17:50

Microsoft today has unveiled a new redesign of its MSN.com portal. The new site sports a new look that is much cleaner and streamlined compared to the current design, which is bloated with a lot of information. MSN will now use Silverlight technology to display video content from more than 300 content providers, including Hulu [...]

Supporting Phoronix When Shopping At NewEgg | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 16:10

Running Phoronix.com and developing the Phoronix Test Suite software consumes much time and is an enormous undertaking. You can support our Linux efforts already by joining Phoronix Premium, supporting our advertisers, making a donation, or using our Amazon.com affiliate link when shopping...

Parallels Desktop 5 Mac Virtualization Released | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 14:50

The latest version of Parallels Incs Windows virtualization software for Mac, Parallels Desktop 5 for Mac, has been released. It is compatible with OSX 10 Leopard and Snow Leopard. The company claims it is faster and more powerful than rival VMware Fusion 3.0.According to a study commissioned by Parallels, Windows 7 64-bit runs 22% faster on a MacBook Pro using Parallels than using Fusion. 70 new ...

The State of State Trackers In Gallium3D | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 14:50

With all of the talk earlier this week regarding the Poulsbo Gallium3D driver and its performance improvements along with the restarted efforts on the Intel 965 Gallium3D driver and then word that Mesa 7.7 may be out by Christmas, it's likely that many are wondering about the current state of the various Gallium3D state trackers that we have been talking about for the past months. Well, here's a ...

Shattered Horizon PC Game Review | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 14:30

Futuremark Games Studio will later today release their first ever PC game called Shattered Horizon. Shattered Horizon is a multiplayer first-person shooter that immerses you in the cold reality of zero-gravity combat in near-Earth space. The game uses FutureMark's very own DirectX 10 graphics engine with NVIDIA PhysX technology for a more realistic look and feel.

Interview: Chris Morley on Maingear's Shift PC | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 14:30

MAINGEAR recently launched the Shift computer series with the goal of bucking the trend of plastic, bloated, commodity PCs. Shift’s aluminum skin provides clean, elegant lines while housing a tank-like steel skeleton. Will Shift be enough to change things in the industry? Read on as we talk with the CTO of Maingear to see what they are up to!

PayPal X Opens Up Paypal API to Developers | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 12:50

PayPal officially launched PayPal X yesterday. Paypal X is an open API which lets third parties add payment methods to their platforms. The eBay owned company is seeking to expand from their current 70 billion dollars of transactions per year by putting the ability to pay via Paypal into more services and websites. Processing fees will be as low as .75% or 50 cents. "With the new open software, ...

Apple Uses Google for Anti- Microsoft Windows 7 Ads | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 11:50

Apple has taken advantage of the Windows 7 hype by using Microsoft keywords to generate cheeky Google ads for Macs. One sponsored ad appears only when “Windows 7” or “download Windows 7” is entered as a search query. Google then displays the ad: “Upgrading to Windows 7? There’s never been a better time to switch to Mac. [...]Apple Uses Google for Anti- ...

Film in the dark with a NightVision Digital Video Camera | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 11:10

So are we all good and depressed about getting up to go to work in the dark? (Oh how I miss uni when I didn’t have to get up with the Sun!) There’s no denying the rapid approach of winter now that those people working in windowless offices are spending the entire day never really [...]Film in the dark with a NightVision Digital Video Camera is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, ...

Lancool Dragonlord PC-K58 | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 10:50

The Dragonlord PC-K58 may not have the same bite as the K62 when it comes to looks, but has the exact same amazing internal functionality and the same feature set. So the Dragon may not look as dangerous but still manages to scorch things up on our review - at a significant discount.

Building A Benchmarking Test Farm With Phoromatic | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 8:20

There's the Phoronix Test Suite, Phoronix Global, and PTS Desktop Live as our family of free software products to provide extensive benchmarking and automated testing capabilities atop Linux, OpenSolaris, BSD, and Mac OS X operating systems. The Phoronix Test Suite has more than 120 test profiles and 50 test suites with new suites and tests continuing to come in through its extensible ...

iPhones Hacked, Windows Share is Down & Verizon v. AT&T | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 5:10

A Dutch hacker has demonstrated that he can hack into jailbroken iPhones running SSH with default root passwords and display a message on them. The message reads: “Your iPhone’s been hacked because it’s really insecure! Please visit doiop.com/iHacked and secure your iPhone right now! Right now, I can access all your files.” The URL in [...]

Seagate Cheetah 15K.7 SAS 2.0 6Gb/s 600GB Hard Disk | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 4:30

Ryan Gordon Is Fed Up, FatELF Is Likely Dead | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 0:30

The news just keeps rolling in today... Besides VIA trying again to submit their kernel DRM, learning about KDE 4.4 features, announcing AMD's UVD2-based XvBA finally does something on Linux, the release of the Linux 2.6.32-rc6 kernel, and GNOME 3.0 likely being delayed to next September, we also have news this evening from the well-known Linux game porter Ryan Gordon (a.k.a...

GNOME 3.0 May Not Come Until September 2010 | Posted on: 04/11/2009 @ 0:00

Back in July of 2008 we learned of GNOME 3.0 as plans were laid out during the GUADEC '08 conference to make the GNOME 2.30 release their "3.0" version. A art and user-interface followed months later and then this April the GNOME 3.0 road-map was laid out that put this release, which will overhaul the GNOME desktop in comparison to the usual incremental releases, to come in March of 2010...

Mandriva 2010.0 Released | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 23:50

The 2010.0 release of Mandriva Linux is now available. This update to Mandriva brings KDE 4.3 (along with GNOME 2.28) along with options for Moblin and OLPC Sugar desktops...

Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 23:30

Lenovo is one of the larger laptop makers out there and they always make good products that we like. The new Lenovo ThinkPad SL510 is a solid laptop that is built for tough use and will last for a long time. It's a nice system for personal use (or business use) that offers solid performance that will last for a few years, in both durability and compatibility.

Linux 2.6.32-rc6 Kernel Now Released | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 23:00

The Linux 2.6.32-rc5 kernel was released over two weeks ago, but it was not until today that 2.6.32-rc6 was tagged. This is not because of Linus's affection towards Windows 7, but rather the Linux Kernel Summit that was taking place in Tokyo and a nasty data-loss-causing EXT4 regression had to be tracked down and addressed...

Mesa 7.7 May Be A Christmas Present | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 19:50

The Mesa 3D graphics library on Linux has been moving along at a brisk pace lately with a frequent stream of new releases as many features arrive like new Gallium3D state trackers, maturing of new hardware support (particularly with the ATI Radeon graphics), and new OpenGL extension support. Mesa 7.6 was released in September, but now Intel's lead OpenGL contributor, Ian Romanick, has proposed a ...

Anand's Thoughts on the Kindle 2 and Marvell Making Affordable eBook Readers | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 17:30

A couple of weeks ago Marvell announced its ARMADA line of custom ARM based SoCs. We have a little more detail on one of its members: the 166E. Marvell hopes that the 166E will pave the way for affordable ebook readers in 2010....

Belkin Flip 2-port DVI USB KVM Switch F1DG102D | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 17:28

It\'s a common scenario for many of us these days: multiple computers, but no desk space for multiple monitors, keyboards, and mice. You might have a work machine and a play machine; or a home media server you access and control over the network, but it would really be nice if you had a monitor and keyboard sometimes, or maybe you just thought it would be fun to try one of those $200 nettop ...

New Features For KDE 4.4 Desktop | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 15:50

KDE 4.4 is scheduled to be released in early February of 2010 as the six-month feature update to KDE4 and now its feature plan has surfaced. KDE 4.4 is poised to pickup a number of exciting new features along with various bug-fixes and other updates...

VIA Keeps Trying For Kernel Inclusion Of Its DRM | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 15:30

Last December the Linux folks at VIA Technologies had released their Chrome 9 series DRM code, which is needed for Linux 3D support with these newer-generation VIA IGPs, but this initial version ended up getting rejected from inclusion into the mainline kernel on the basis of the rest of VIA's 3D stack for the Chrome 9 being closed-source and some problems with the code itself. The situation was ...

Bardu Picks Up Improvements, Phoromatic Is Ready | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 12:40

It was just last week that Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 entered beta, but now the second beta of "Bardu" is ready and with the changes continuing to roll in for our multi-platform benchmarking / testing software. The official change-log for Phoronix Test Suite 2.2 Beta 2 is listed below, but some of the highlights include support for logging the test's installation script within the results file, more ...

Cars That Can Park Themselves! Yes Please! | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 11:30

Imagine driving to Sainsbury's or Tesco and getting out of the car at the supermarket entrance and then the car drives off to park itself. Dream, madness... Well it is almost a reality. Researchers at Stanford University’s School of Engineering have demonstrated a car that can park itself.Cars That Can Park Themselves! Yes Please! is a post from: UK Gadget and Tech News, Reviews and ...

Clarifications On Poulsbo's Gallium3D Driver | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 2:40

Yesterday we reported on a new Linux driver coming for Intel's Poulsbo chipset that is currently notorious on Linux. This graphics processor is found in many Atom-powered netbooks, but its binary driver is a mess...

EFO Wireless Handheld Keyboard and Touch Pad | Posted on: 03/11/2009 @ 0:10

Today for review I've got a product that I've come to like very much, it's become a permanent part of my PC setup actually. The product doesn't have any special name it's called the Wireless Handheld Keyboard and Touch Pad and it's from a company called EFO. This product is exactly as the name sounds, it's a keyboard and touchpad in one small device, about the size of a PDA, that will allow you ...

Corsair Dominator 4GB 1600MHz DDR3 Dual Channel Memory Review | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 19:10

Skype To Provide Open-Source Linux Client | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 18:40

The very popular Skype VoIP service has provided a Linux client for some years now, but it's not nearly as full-featured as its Windows counterpart, and right now it's a binary-only application. However, things may be partially changing at this company that's in the process of being spun off from eBay...

MP4Nation Beta Brainwavz In-ears | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 18:30

MP4Nation's latest addition to their in-ear lineup is dubbed the Beta Brainwavz. Made by MP4Nation under their Nationite brand these in-ears are geared towards everyday listeners looking for a decent set of affordable in-ears. Competitively priced these definitely seem like an affordable way into the in-ear realm.

Super Talent Pico Mini 8GB USB Drive Video Review | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 16:10

Today we are looking at the Super Talent Pico Mini 8GB USB drive. This particular USB drive is smaller than most and comes in 4 funky colours, ranging in many different capacities. With good value for money and great appeal, who can live without one? Manufactured and Supplied By: Specifications Product page can be located here. Capacities: 2Gb [...]

Snow Leopard 10.6.2 Pulling Atom Support | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 15:30

The current developer build of Snow Leopards next version is being reported to have effectively eighty-sixed support for Intel Atom CPUs. Currently, Apple OS X 10 Snow Leopard will run on Atom chipsets, so users were able to install the Mac operating system on low priced Netbook computers, creating what are termed Hackintoshes. The lack of support could be an unintentional oversight in the ...

Updated Bing Mobile Site iPhone Optimized Version | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 14:40

Microsoft has just released a new version of its mobile search site which is specially made for touch screen devices like the iPhone. New functions include a Search for Movies that lets you find by what movies are nearby your location, with time and theater listings as well as trailer previews. Selection buttons are optimized for finger use, making them easier to read and press. Point your mobile ...

Creative Shows Off MediaBook Zii E-book Reader | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 14:01

Creative, maker of the Zen mp3 player, is making noises in the e-reader space and may be the next to announce an electronic book reading device. The company showed off a working prototype e-reader at its annual general meeting, according to EpiZenter.net. The Creative MediaBook sports a touchscreen, text to speech conversion, interenet connectivity and runs on the companys proprietary Zii ...

Western Digital WD TV Live HD Media Player | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 14:01

The WD TV HD Media Player turns your NAS or external storage drive into an HD media player. Connect your USB hard drive to this device and you can instantly play crisp HD movies, listen to high-quality digital music, and watch slideshows of your family photos on your TV. No need to figure out complicated home networking or reconnect AV and power cables. What could be simpler?

Firefox 3.6 Beta Released | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 12:40

The first beta of Firefox 3.6 has been made available for download by Mozilla. The final release be ready later this year, but testers, developers and early adopters can get 3.6b1 now. The newest Firefox browser contains few new features; most changes from the 3.5 version are behind the scenes enhancements for speed and code efficiency, such as the JavaScript rendering engine. There are some new ...

CentOS 5.4 vs. OpenSuSE 11.2 vs. Ubuntu 9.10 Benchmarks | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 12:40

With the release of CentOS 5.4 last month to bring this community enterprise operating system on par with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4, we decided it was a good time to see how the server / workstation performance between this new CentOS release compares to that of Ubuntu 9.10, which was released last week, and also how it performs up against the release candidate of OpenSuSE 11.2. In this ...

Ricoh GR Digital III Review. | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 9:10

The Ricoh GR Digital III is a 28mm fixed focus lens, compact digital camera. The sample I have for review comes with the GW-2 0.75x wide angle lens that gives it 21mm focal length. Selling for over £500.00, this neat little camera from Ricoh is in direct competition with some entry level DSLR cameras from the likes of Sony and Olympus. Given Ricohs reputation for quality, can this compact ...

Futurelooks Fall 2009 Cell Phone Accessory Roundup | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 7:50

Is An Open-Source Poulsbo Driver Coming? | Posted on: 02/11/2009 @ 0:20

Intel's Poulsbo Linux driver is a bloody mess. The Poulsbo chipset is known commercially as the GMA 500 that's found in many netbooks as of late, but it isn't actually an Intel design but the graphics processor design was licensed from PowerVR...

LaCie Starck Mobile (320GB) | Posted on: 01/11/2009 @ 22:00

External hard drives are always nice to have, especially since they are so useful for transporting data, making backups, and adding more storage capacity to your computer. LaCie, a storage solution company, has released the LaCie Starck Mobile external hard drive with a modest capacity of 320GB. It has a sleek design with a retractable USB cable, but it has some shortcomings, like the transfer ...

Windows 7 Part 2: Throwing the Switch | Posted on: 01/11/2009 @ 0:30

Welcome to Part 2 of my Windows 7 series. In this article you will learn if you can upgrade to Windows 7, and how to custom install Windows 7. You will also learn of some general benchmarks of Windows 7 through time it takes to install, shutdown, and reboot versus Windows Vista SP2 and Windows [...]