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D-Link DIR-825 Xtreme N Dual Band Gigabit Router | Posted on: 31/03/2009 @ 23:10

Wireless routers have become a staple in the average home and business, but now the market for more advanced Wi-Fi routers has increased. The D-Link DIR-825 Xtreme N Dual Band Gigabit router offers both 2.4 and 5-GHz bands, 3G wireless capabilities via USB, power-saving features, and a vast amount of configuration. The good performance of the router, combined with its features and modest price ...

Antec unveils newest additions to Performance One series: The P183 and P193 | Posted on: 31/03/2009 @ 18:30

Press release March 31, 2009 Antec unveils newest additions to Performance One series: The P183 and P193 ~ P183 and P193 cases introduce new design, new cooling features and greater compatibility ~   Antec, the global provider of computer components and accessories for the gaming, PC upgrade and [...]

Fedora 11 Beta Is Now Available | Posted on: 31/03/2009 @ 16:50

Fedora 11 is the next release of Red Hat's community distribution and among its features are a new volume control interface, Nouveau by default, Thunderbird 3.0 integration, kernel mode-setting with most graphics hardware, and numerous other improvements. This release, which has been codenamed Leonidas, has now reached a beta state. Red Hat's Jesse Keating announced this morning the release of ...

Sony Cuts PlayStation 2 Console Pricing Below $100 | Posted on: 31/03/2009 @ 14:30

Sony announced today that the PlayStation 2 will now be available for under $100, actually $99 to be exact beginning April 1st, 2009. Sony hopes the new price will allow the company to gain more market share from gamers who are on a stricter budget which means more families will become a part of the PlayStation 2 community. A typical lifecycle of a gaming console is around five years, but Sony's ...

Call of Duty - World at War | Posted on: 31/03/2009 @ 14:30

Es ist wieder soweit, das Gewehr geschultert, die Munitionstaschen gefüllt und die Ausrüstung komplettiert. Wir ziehen in den Krieg. Activision liefert mit dem neusten Teil der Call of Duty Serie wieder Futter für unseren PC und viele Actionreiche Stunden. Die Call of Duty Serie war bis jetzt immer ein Garant für soliden Spielspass und geballte Action, gepaart mit guter Grafik und ...

Netflix Customers to Begin Paying $9 More for Blue-ray | Posted on: 31/03/2009 @ 14:00

If you want Blu-ray movies and are a Netflix customers you will soon begin paying up to $9 more a month for the service according to Jessie Becker, VP of Marketing at Netflix. Becker explains that the number of titles on Blu-ray has increased significantly and the costs to obtain these new titles is much greater than those in DVD format. Netflix Blu-ray selection has grown 60% in six months to ...

PS2 price drop leaked | Posted on: 31/03/2009 @ 13:40

Leaked documents which have tipped up on the world wide wibble indicate that Sony is about to drop the price of its PS2 for $99 from April 5.

Ubuntu 9.04 Beta vs. Fedora 11 Beta | Posted on: 31/03/2009 @ 13:20

Last week marked the release of the Ubuntu 9.04 Beta and this week there is the planned release of the Fedora 11 Beta. Both distributions are similar in the respect they will be upgrading several common packages like GNOME 2.26, but in Fedora 11 are more upstream (and experimental) bits like kernel mode-setting, the EXT4 file-system by default, and various other features. Being the Linux ...

Argosy HV675 MediaPlay HDMI Media Player | Posted on: 31/03/2009 @ 12:40

The design is rather simple but sophisticated, with no indication up front as to what this little box might be used for. Couple this with the fact that all of the connections are hidden out back and that it makes zero noise, you can enjoy your media without being aware of the source (no fan noise, no gaudy lights, etc).

Corsair announces Flash Voyager Port | Posted on: 31/03/2009 @ 12:00

Corsair announces Voyager Port Corsair develops innovative solution to transform any USB flash drive into a powerful and flexible portable backup and recovery device Fremont, CA, March 31st, 2009 – Corsair®, a worldwide leader in high-performance computer and flash memory products, today announced the Voyager Port portable backup solution for USB flash [...]

HighPoint RocketRAID 2680 and RocketRAID 4320 SAS/SATA Cards Review | Posted on: 31/03/2009 @ 12:00

“HighPoint’s RocketRAID 2680 is a nifty little card and does as it promises. It’s affordable, and offers great performance. Of course, it did follow behind the RocketRAID 4320, but it is after all half the price. But, if you have a bit of extra money burning a hole on your pocket, the RocketRAID 4320 is [...]

Latest akasa products online on www.akasa.com.uk | Posted on: 31/03/2009 @ 11:50

Latest products online on Akasa website! Quick links: AK-CC044 (Intel ITX cooler) http://www.akasa.co.uk/akasa_english/spec_page/coolers/spec_ak_cc044.htm AK_CC032 (AMD ITX cooler) http://www.akasa.co.uk/akasa_english/spec_page/coolers/spec_ak_cc032.htm AK-CB050 (Slimline SATA optical cable) http://www.akasa.co.uk/akasa_english/spec_page/cables/spec_ak_cb050.htm AK-CAB-PC-01 (Slimline IDE ...

New Skype App Released for iPhone | Posted on: 31/03/2009 @ 11:20

From today, iPhone users will now be able to say their handset has even more usability as they can now make free calls via Skype. The new Skype application is available to download from the Apple App Store for the very reasonable price of free. As is the usual deal, phone calls and instant messaging is completely [...]

Social Media: The Hunted Become the Hunter | Posted on: 30/03/2009 @ 23:20

The world of new media – widgets and social applications – looks like a beautiful marketing hunting grounds. It’s like shooting fish in a barrel. Imagine people flock to Web 2.0 locations where they blog. They upload/download audios/videos of specific interest to them. They congregate at business/special interest web sites to gain information and be entertained.

Long awaited PS3 price cut, PSP Phone, or something less exciting? Find out soon… | Posted on: 30/03/2009 @ 21:50

Sony officials let slip to Kotaku.com that a major Playstation announcement is on the cards for tomorrow, March 31st

Bitch Fight Between Microsoft and Apple | Posted on: 30/03/2009 @ 20:20

Remember back to when you first saw the Mac vs Windows adverts, either on the TV or on the net like I did which featured Mitchell (PC) and Webb (Mac) doing a sketch? Well, the most important bit about that advert was the fact that they were advertising for Apple. In case you've forgotten bits, here's a picture to jog the old memory..

Microsoft Adverts cause stir for Apple fanboys | Posted on: 30/03/2009 @ 17:40

Microsoft's new adverts have made the Apple fanboys furious after the adverst suggested that apple computers were more expensive than ordinary PC's Furious letters are flying everywhere on the net about the adverts which point out that when the economy is in tatters the last thing you want to do is spend more than $1000 on a computer which does less than those that are cheaper.

Skype is coming to the iPhone | Posted on: 30/03/2009 @ 17:40

iPhone users will finally be able to enjoy the popular internet telephony service Skype, and the Skype iPhone app will be available on iTunes on Tuesday.

Metal Gear Solid Touch | Posted on: 30/03/2009 @ 17:40

If you own a PS3 then you own/ owned Metal Gear Solid: Guns Of The Patriot. If you own an iPhone or an iPod Touch then you can now own it’s spinoff….Metal Gear Solid Touch. It plays and more importantly looks just like the PS3 game. You have sneak and shoot your way around 12 stages [...]

The walking house- because caravans just aren’t cool anymore. | Posted on: 30/03/2009 @ 13:10

I’ve been listening to ‘War of the Worlds’ recently. The musical, not the crappy Tom Cruise film. For those not familiar, Victorian London is attacked by Martians in big metal walking machines with heat rays. It’s got some kick ass songs, and rumour is it terrified the Americans when it was played on the radio, [...]

Silverstone Sugo SG04-H | Posted on: 30/03/2009 @ 9:20

Silverstone's sturdy little Sugo SG04-H is in fact the next instalment to the company's line of portable micro ATX cases. Build quality and portability are both strong points for the SG04 but as ever certain compromises have to make when going small form factor.

Lancool Metal Boned K6 | Posted on: 30/03/2009 @ 9:00

The Lancool Metal Boned K6 packs a lot of the exclusive new features found in the modern Lian Li cases in a sleek and clean designed case. The Lancool Metal Boned K6 is intended for LAN party gamers, wanting great construction quality and sturdiness in combination with the looks and engineering backbone one has come to expect from Lian Li.

Red dot design award 2009 for Revolution85+ and Aurora Wireless | Posted on: 30/03/2009 @ 8:40

PRESS RELEASE red dot design award 2009 for Revolution85+ and Aurora Wireless The end of shapeless and grey PSU housings With PSU series Revolution85+ and keyboard Aurora Micro Wireless this year even two Enermax products won popular „red dot design award“ – a further demonstration of Enermax’s successful and creative product development. Revolution85+ is the [...]

Xigmatek “Red Scorpion” HDT-S1283 | Posted on: 30/03/2009 @ 4:40

“Inherited best product in the market, HDT-S1283, but also with Nickel Heat-pipe, transparent colorful and 4pcs white LED lights on fan, RED SCORPION is not only an outstanding performing product but also looks like art collection. With Anti-vibration rubber, spoiler design and Push-pin/Clip for INTEL & AMD, RED SCORPION offers [...]

Testing Out The Nouveau Driver On Fedora 11 | Posted on: 29/03/2009 @ 16:20

With the forthcoming release of Fedora 11, Red Hat has made the bold (but wise) decision of replacing xf86-video-nv as the default open-source NVIDIA driver with the Nouveau driver instead. The xf86-video-nv driver is officially maintained by NVIDIA, but it's their half-assed attempt at being open-source friendly...

The Best Alarm Clock Ever Makes You Breakfast | Posted on: 29/03/2009 @ 13:10

In the run up to Christmas last year, I confess I did notice that gadget shops seemed to be trying to out do each other is stocking the most annoying alarm clocks possible. As if it’s not bad enough to be jarred out of your peaceful slumber at 6:00am on a Monday morning, some alarm clocks [...]

360 gets new upgraded dev kit | Posted on: 29/03/2009 @ 12:00

A new Xbox 360 development kit was announced by Microsoft to address the shortcomings of the original development kit. Microsoft claims that the new development kit is designed for triple-A game development.

Grand Theft Auto: ChinaTown Wars Review (DS) | Posted on: 29/03/2009 @ 2:00

The phenomenally successful Grand Theft Auto series roars onto Nintendo DS in style in the very impressive Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars. Using the same outlay of Liberty City that was featured in Grand Theft Auto 4, the game tells the story of Huang Lee who is tasked with delivering a sword to his uncle after the murder of his father. The sword is a key symbol that will allow his family to ...

Monsters vs Aliens Movie Review | Posted on: 29/03/2009 @ 0:30

Ushering in what they hope will be a bold new era in 3D movie making, Dreamworks has set a very high standard with “Monsters Vs Aliens”. By combining science fiction and monster films, pop culture references, a strong cast, and cutting edge 3D technology, the film is likely to score big with audiences of all ages. The story involves a bride to be named Susan (Reese Witherspoon), ...

An Early Look At OpenSolaris 2009.06 | Posted on: 29/03/2009 @ 0:20

Sun Microsystems has been hard at work on their OpenSolaris 2009.06 operating system, and Solaris Express Community Edition (SXCE) for which it is based. This week marked the release of Solaris Express Community Edition Build 110 and the crew at Genunix have spun a new preview build of OpenSolaris 2009.06 atop this latest build, which we decided to try out this evening and have provided a few ...

Is Apple pushing consumers and developers loyalty too far? | Posted on: 28/03/2009 @ 22:20

As global recession deepens we're wondering if Apple is asking a little too much of its loyal user-base with its proprietary peripherals, steep upgrade costs and restrictive T&Cs

The Phantom Keystroker v2- how to be even more annoying | Posted on: 28/03/2009 @ 16:40

So April Fools Day is next week. I know its not exactly a wildly celebrated holiday once you get past the age of about ten, but sometimes everyone gets the urge to be just a little bit… wicked. But buckets of water on top of the door or cling film on the loo seat just won’t [...]

Open-Source R600 OpenGL Support May Come Soon | Posted on: 28/03/2009 @ 15:30

In late December AMD had released open-source R600/700 3D code and a month later they released the 3D documentation that covers these Radeon HD 2000/3000/4000 series graphics cards. The initial code drop didn't do much good for end-users as they couldn't do much more than render a couple triangles, but over the past few months the open-source developers have been working on the proper Mesa ...

New Garage Elevator Takes You Directly Up To Your Apartment | Posted on: 28/03/2009 @ 13:50

So you live in Manhattan, New York and you know that finding a parking spot is always a problem - what is one to do? Park your car in your condo, what else? For a small $3.65 million you can have a "en suite Sky Garage" valued at $700,000 which is the now the world's most expensive garage.This is the first time in the US a garage elevator system has been approved for a residential building. ...

TP-Link TL-WR941ND Wireless N Router | Posted on: 28/03/2009 @ 7:00

Wireless is becoming a standard in the home with the demand for faster and longer range devices. TP-LinkÂ’s TL-WR941ND has both at an affordable price.

Mesa 7.4 Released, Fixes The 7.3 Bugs | Posted on: 28/03/2009 @ 1:50

Just a bit more than two months have passed since Mesa 7.3 was released (and about one week since the first 7.4 release candidate), but this evening Brian Paul announced the final release of Mesa 7.4. This new Mesa release incorporates bug-fixes since the 7.3 release...

GSkill 2000 MHZ C9 DDR3 review | Posted on: 28/03/2009 @ 0:20

“We test some very fine G.Skill DDR3 memory today. They recently introduced a 2000 MHz | PC3 16000 DDR3 triple channel memory kit for Core i7. Very impressive, nice timings and a good price. G.Skills 3GB DDR3 2000MHz DDR3 Triple Channel memory kit comes with timings of CL9 (9-9-9-24) at 1.65V, and next to that [...]

Windows 7 vs. Vista: high-end cards put to the test | Posted on: 27/03/2009 @ 21:50

GeForce GTX 260 vs. Radeon HD 4870 1GB: fight.

WINE 1.1.18 Brings Many Direct3D Cleanups | Posted on: 27/03/2009 @ 21:40

In the bi-weekly update to the WINE development series are a few interesting interesting. Today's release of WINE 1.1.18 brings many Direct3D cleanups, debug symbols in WineDbg on Mac OS X, improved support for upgrades in MSI, and RPC over HTTP support...

Sony Ericsson and Maria Sharapova launch New T707 | Posted on: 27/03/2009 @ 19:50

March 26th in Miami saw Sony Ercisson launch the new T707. The company teamed up with tennis star and style icon, Maria Sharapova. “The T707 is the next step in the style evolution from Sony Ericsson,” said Linda Schori, Global Marketing Business Manager for Style Category, Sony Ericsson. “Maria Sharapova is the perfect partner for us [...]

The Pitt for Fallout 3 available again | Posted on: 27/03/2009 @ 16:51

As we told you yesterday, Bethesda was hard at work trying to resolve the issues that plagued the initial offering of The Pitt downloadable content on Xbox Live for Fallout 3.

Tech-Xtreme - Site Theme | Posted on: 27/03/2009 @ 16:51

Due to some strange problems with our custom made theme, a temporary theme is now in place while our custom theme is fixed. Sorry for any problems you may have had with the site today.

Blizzard is looking at console development | Posted on: 27/03/2009 @ 16:51

Our moles tell us that Blizzard has had some talks with Microsoft about what the successor to the Xbox 360 might, in fact, look like and what kind of features a next generation console would offer.

Tech-xtreme is changing their CMS | Posted on: 27/03/2009 @ 16:50

After meeting with TX staff, we have come to the conclusion that we will be now using joomla as our content management system. This means that the temporary theme will stay in place for atleast a couple of weeks while we create our joomla compatible theme.

Apple and Orange mix | Posted on: 27/03/2009 @ 16:50

Fruit-themed religion Apple is about to sign a deal with the fruit-themed mobile phone outfit, Orange, to flog its nice looking but jolly expensive laptops. Under the deal, Orange will subsidise Apple laptops and sell them through its own shops.

Sony rumoured to have new VAIO P models | Posted on: 27/03/2009 @ 16:50

Although we'd take this one with a pinch of salt for now, it seems as if Sony is working on another VAIO P range of mini notebooks/netbooks. According to Sony Insider we're looking at two different SKU's as well, not counting the colour options.

200 Googlers Got Pink Slips Today | Posted on: 27/03/2009 @ 15:20

Google today announced that 200 Googlers got pink slips and will no longer be working for the search engine giant. Google has grown too fast too soon and as they stated in their blog, it's almost impossible to get everything right when companies do this. "In some areas we've created overlapping organizations which not only duplicate effort but also complicate the decision-making process. That ...

New iPhone Set For June? | Posted on: 27/03/2009 @ 15:20

From the 8th to the 12th of June 2009, the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will be taking place as set by Apple. There have already been many masses of rumors about when the next generation iPhone will be announced, but the final result of the rumors was that it would happen sometime in June, and what [...]

Top 5 Data Losses | Posted on: 27/03/2009 @ 12:20

Most companies with any sort of IT infrastructure have got some sort of disaster recovery plan. Whether it be a set of tapes or CD's or a redundant data centre, the idea of loosing the company accounts on a hard drive that has become a paperweight is something that keeps IT managers awake at night.

Twenga: Shop for Electronics on Your iPhone | Posted on: 27/03/2009 @ 11:40

In the current financial climate, money has become tight for a number of us. This doesn’t mean that we need to necessarily give up on our desire for a new Nintendo Wii or iPod accessory, it just means we need to be a bit more savvy in doing our homework to ensure we get the [...]

Mophie Juice Pack Rechargeable Battery for iPhone 3G Reviewed | Posted on: 27/03/2009 @ 9:00

As Jaunty Nears, Ubuntu 9.04 Beta Released | Posted on: 27/03/2009 @ 1:40

While there is about a month to go until the release of Ubuntu 9.04, this evening Canonical has released the only beta release for this next Ubuntu release known as the Jaunty Jackalope. Among the features in Ubuntu 9.04 are the GNOME 2.26 desktop, Linux 2.6.28 kernel, X Server 1.6, KDE 4.2, and various other updated packages...

3G Phone Sales Slump in Europe | Posted on: 27/03/2009 @ 0:00

It’s hardly surprising news, but is still a piece of information that should be a concern for many phone manufacturers out there. Latest figures from industry research company GfK show that 3G is not as important to Europe consumers as was once hoped. Sales figures of 3G handsets in Western Europe have fallen to 18 per [...]

Canonical To Not Enable UXA, Too Problematic | Posted on: 26/03/2009 @ 23:30

In August of last year Intel had introduced the UMA Acceleration Architecture (commonly referred to as UXA). UXA is based upon the very common EXA acceleration API but it handles the pixmap management using GEM objects...

HIS HD 4650 iSilence 512 MB | Posted on: 26/03/2009 @ 22:10

Phoronix Test Suite 1.8.0 "Selbu" Beta 2 | Posted on: 26/03/2009 @ 20:50

The second beta release for Phoronix Test Suite 1.8.0 "Selbu" is now ready for testing. In the past nine days a fair amount of work has been committed for the 1.8 release...

Meet iPredator - Secure Anonymous VPN from Pirate Bay | Posted on: 26/03/2009 @ 19:10

Are you scared the RIAA or MPAA is always in your shadows? Pirate Bay, the notorious torrent site of legal and illegal materials, will be introducing IPREDATOR. IPREDATOR is a new VPN service that will go further than any existing company on the market today. The service promises to help protect your privacy online and help prevent big brother from tracking your every move by encrypting your ...

Software Billionaire Makes Second Trip Into Space | Posted on: 26/03/2009 @ 13:00

United States based software mogul and billionaire, Charles Simonyi is set to aboard the International Space Station today to make history yet again, this time being the first space tourist to make the trip twice. Simonyi has paid a total of $60 million for the two space trips thus far but does not plan to make a third trip."I cannot fly for the third time because I have just married and I have ...

Zerotherm Nirvana NV120 Premium Towerkühler | Posted on: 26/03/2009 @ 11:20

Zerotherm präsentiert mit dem NV120 einen schwarz vernickelten Towerkühler, der komplett aus Kupfer besteht und über eine edle Optik verfügt. Weiter wurde der knapp 640 Gramm schwere Block mit einem 120 mm durchmessenden Lüfter bestückt, der für ordentlich Frischluft sorgen soll.

A novel use for your novelties | Posted on: 26/03/2009 @ 9:20

If you’re anything like me then your computer has about a million cables coming out of it. Looking at my laptop right now I have a network cable, a memory stick, an ipod connection cable and a mini USB cable for uploading photos. And I’m sure I could find more if I looked around in [...]

Nintendo's Development Secrets, Cloud Gaming & new Killer NIC - GDC '09 | Posted on: 26/03/2009 @ 8:30

Our first day of coverage from the Game Developer's Conference includes a rare insight into how Nintendo develops games, a new service that offloads GPU/CPU computation for games and Bigfoot's brand new Killer NIC....

Hi-Den Vision HDMI 1080p Digital Photo and Video Viewer Review | Posted on: 26/03/2009 @ 8:20

What is going on in the labs? | Posted on: 26/03/2009 @ 8:00

Our title comes from an email I received today. It is a very good question and one that certainly deserves an answer. Well, let's start off with Anand and Derek attending GDC 2009 this week so they are consumed with meetings and even more meetings. Hopefully we will hear from them shortly, if not, we will send a process server out to find them. Jarred is busy...

Strange dual-sim razor phone Cool758 hits the market | Posted on: 26/03/2009 @ 7:00

We see a lot of cool gadgets and innovations here at Gaj-it.com, where chalk and cheese are combined to create a perfect symphony of functionality but we just can’t see this one catching on; folks, we introduce you to the Cool758 mobile phone. This Chinese-made little number seems to come in a few colour variations but [...]

Sony Ericsson W995 Promotional Video | Posted on: 25/03/2009 @ 23:30

Looking back to its unveiling last month, the Sony Ericsson W995 has been generating massive amounts of interest. It holds all the high end capabilities of Walkman functionalities, an 8.1MP camera amongst many other nifty features have allowed the release of the phone and details that surface before its release to be very popular as you could expect as lets be fair here....this is the most ...

Ultrasone PRO900 Headphones | Posted on: 25/03/2009 @ 19:50

High numbers equal high performance in the Ultrasone product lineup when it comes to the PRO900s. In this review we see how well the newest addition to the Ultrasone lineup compares to some of the best modern headphones out there.

A New Gaming Era with ‘OnLive’ Streaming Games Service | Posted on: 25/03/2009 @ 17:50

March 24th saw the launch of a new online video game distribution network - OnLive - at the Game Developers Conference in San Fransisco. OnLive promises instant access to the most advanced, high-quality games in the world. Big promise! Some say it could very well provide competition for the likes of Playstation, Xbox and the Wii. Company [...]

Sat Navs VS Common Sense | Posted on: 25/03/2009 @ 17:10

There has been many a debate as to whether technology is making people lazy. And, perhaps, stupid. Let’s take Sat Navs for example. How many people in the UK alone do you reckon use a Sat Nav? Well, if that Sat Nav told you to jump in a fire, would you? If it directed you [...]

Canon unveil HD-video capable entry-level DSLR | Posted on: 25/03/2009 @ 16:10

Canon has announced that they are launching the EOS Kiss X3, a budget/entry-level HD-video capable camera for the amateur market, which will launch first in Japan next month, followed by the US, Europe and Asia.

iPhone Claim 50% Of Traffic In The U.S. | Posted on: 25/03/2009 @ 14:00

As of last week TechCrunch reported that there has been 17 million iPhones sold worldwide, and put this together with Apple’s iPod Touch they have sold over 30 million devices combining both. This is one hell of a figure! It is no surprise then that the iPhone is one of the most used gadgets in the [...]

Gallium3D Now At Version 0.3 In Mesa | Posted on: 25/03/2009 @ 3:40

It has been a number of months since version 0.2 of Gallium3D was declared, but today Keith Whitwell finally bumped the version to 0.3. While Gallium3D isn't yet in a state for end-users, may changes have went on since the creation of the Gallium3D v0.2 branch...

Samsung Monochrome Laser Printer ML-2855ND | Posted on: 25/03/2009 @ 1:50

While we may be in a digital age with Twitter, Facebook and e-mail making the most of our written communication, there is still the occasional need to print something out. The Samsung ML-2855ND is a simple no-fuss network and duplex ready printer suitable for your home office or small business.

Olympus FE-5000 | Posted on: 24/03/2009 @ 23:45

The FE-5000 model represents novelty in FE series of Olympus digital photo camera product lineup and it is positioned as top model in this series, right beside Olympus FE-5010 model. Difference between these two cameras is in 2MP larger sensor that uses model FE-5010, along with noise reduction for expositions slower than 0.5 seconds. Olympus FE-5000 has its debut on this year’s CES held ...

OpenGL 3.1 Released Plus New Audio Standard | Posted on: 24/03/2009 @ 19:10

Nine months ago the Khronos Group released the specification to OpenGL 3.0. OpenGL 3.0 brought version 1.30 of the GL Shading Language, the introduction of Vertex Array Objects, texture arrays, more flexible frame-buffer objects, and a number of other graphical features...

iPhone 3G 16gb | Posted on: 24/03/2009 @ 18:37

Many people, since the iPhone’s launch, have ridiculed the iPhone for lacking certain functions that every other phone/Smartphone in the world is capable of such as a good camera and the cut, copy and paste option, but we’re here to prove it’s still a great phone.

Samsung Movies – New Online Store for Samsung Mobile Customers | Posted on: 24/03/2009 @ 17:20

March 19th saw Samsung launch their online movie store, Samsung Movies. The new service is powered by digital movie retailer, Acetrax and will bring Samsung mobile users over 1,000 movies and TV shows from Warner Bros, Paramount, Universal and Momentum Pictures, including top titles like The Dark Knight, Tropic Thunder, E.R and Gossip Girl. “Movies direct from [...]

Benchmarking The Linux 2.6.24 Through 2.6.29 Kernels | Posted on: 24/03/2009 @ 17:20

With the release yesterday of the Linux 2.6.29 kernel, we have set out to explore how the desktop performance has evolved over the past six major kernel releases. On a few occasions in the past we have provided kernel benchmarks (at one point even benchmarking 12 kernels), but this time around we have included nearly two dozen benchmarks using the Phoronix Test Suite. How has the Linux ...

Leaked: Acer Android Smartphone – due September? | Posted on: 24/03/2009 @ 17:10

You may (or may not) have noticed the many rumours emerging with regards to Acer jumping on the Android bandwagon…  Well, an official at the Taiwanese Acer company has told the Philippines Business Mirror that the company will release an Android based touchscreen smartphone this September. Spokespersons at Google Beijing and Taipei Acer both declined to comment.  [...]

Creative Labs Continues To Shaft Linux | Posted on: 24/03/2009 @ 15:10

It has been a while since last mentioning the Creative X-Fi sound cards at Phoronix, but it's not because the Linux support is all nice and working now that Creative open-sourced their X-Fi driver, but rather things have stalled. The X-Fi sound cards still are a sore spot on Linux and there isn't "out of the box" support in major Linux distributions. First, however, it's important to note how ...

Mobile Broadband On Linux To Improve With ModemManager | Posted on: 24/03/2009 @ 14:20

With NetworkManager 0.7, which can be found in most modern Linux distributions already, there is "out of the box" support for many mobile broadband / cellular cards in this excellent network management utility. Most SM, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HDSPA, HSUPA, and EVDO devices can then provide an Internet connection to a Linux host usually with the click of a menu item from the NetworkManager plug-in...

ATI Catalyst 9.3 Analysis - XP & Vista | Posted on: 24/03/2009 @ 13:40

AMD has just released a new Catalyst driver for Radeon graphics cards – we check out performance under XP and Vista.

GMail Provides Undo Feature for Mistake Emails | Posted on: 24/03/2009 @ 13:30

Email certainly has made life a lot easier by letting us quickly communicate with each other all day long without having to be constantly by our phones. The only downside has been when ever we hit the “send” button by mistake and your boss ends up with half an email of unedited gibberish from you. Google [...]

And you thought it was safe to go back in the water… | Posted on: 24/03/2009 @ 12:00

Ok, so I know I went robot hunting last week, but allow me this one overlap. Because this is a robotic fish which is currently in development, in the UK, and could actually help save the environment while looking incredibly cool all at the same time. BMT Group Ltd have joined forces with a team of [...]

Linux 2.6.29 Kernel Released; Hello KMS and Btrfs! | Posted on: 24/03/2009 @ 0:00

With much anticipation, the Linux 2.6.29 kernel was released just moments ago by Linus Torvalds. Besides introducing an interim logo to stand-in for Tux, the Linux 2.6.29 kernel most notably introduces support for kernel mode-setting on Intel hardware...

NZXT Whisper (2009-03-23) | Posted on: 23/03/2009 @ 20:50

Gallium3D: TGSI IR, OpenCL, LLVM Work Ahead | Posted on: 23/03/2009 @ 17:30

FreeDesktop.org hacker Zack Rusin has provided an update on his blog about some of his recent activities when it comes to Gallium3D. In particular, this blog post largely talks about his recent work on TGSI, which is the intermediate representation used by Gallium3D, to improve the compilation of shaders. In order to improve TGSI since most modern hardware is designed around DirectX needs rather ...

XBMC Receives Mainline Support For VDPAU | Posted on: 23/03/2009 @ 16:00

While AMD continues to sit on the sidelines of Linux video playback as they have yet to release the needed information to expose their X-Video Bitstream Acceleration (XvBA) interface, NVIDIA's video API continues being adopted by various open-source multimedia projects. NVIDIA engineers working on the Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix had only provided official patches for FFmpeg and ...

Tata Nano - A Brand New Car Under $2,000 | Posted on: 23/03/2009 @ 15:10

Costing under $2,000 USD, the Tata Nano - also the world's cheapest car, is due to go on sale across India in the next few days. The Tata Nano measures 10 feet long and 5 feet across, giving enough room for fivepassengersand is a bit larger than the Smart cars we see on the street in the U.S. today.The four-door Nano has a 33hp 624cc engine in the rear of the car. To save on costs, you'll find no ...

Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 Review | Posted on: 23/03/2009 @ 12:20

After all the hype surrounding the release of the Xperia X1 towards the end of last year, how has the phone fared in a already dominated by the iPhone and Blackberry? We've given the Xperia a few months to do the rounds, and now we're taking a close-up look at just how this handset really is to live with.

Thermaltake Xaser VI | Posted on: 23/03/2009 @ 9:30

“The folks over at Thermaltake apparently noticed that even full tower cases were no longer big enough to get the job done for some builds. Seeing this need, they sought to correct this problem, by creating a “Super Tower” case. The case to solve the growing need for more space comes to us in the [...]

Xeno: Bigfoot's Second-Generation Killer NIC | Posted on: 23/03/2009 @ 7:10

I was invited to speak with the guys at Bigfoot Networks to discuss their new product, the Killer Xeno Network Card. Harlan Beverly (Chief Technology Officier) and Sean McCann (Product Marketing Manager) sat down with me to unveil the new product, and to set the record straight about their previous Killer NIC. To address the Pink Elephant in the room, Harlan started off by admitting that they ...

Blasting Away with a Nintendo Wii Zapper Shootout | Posted on: 23/03/2009 @ 4:50

Space Station Urine Recycler Fails Test - Repair Made | Posted on: 23/03/2009 @ 1:00

Around noon on Sunday Mission Control in Houston gave International Space Station Commander Mike Fincke a "go" to begin processing the first Urine Processor Assembly (UPA) sample since a new Distillation Assembly was installed in the UPA earlier in the mission. It usually takes between four and five hours to process samples. At approximately 12:46 PM on Sunday Mission Control began to evaluate an ...

Logitech QuickCam Communicate Deluxe | Posted on: 23/03/2009 @ 0:25

While a relatively simple device, web-cameras are still an area on Linux that can be problematic when it comes to compatibility and the device functioning properly. The level of Linux support for USB web-cameras has improved quite a bit in recent years, and for many devices it is now a plug-and-play experience, but that is not the case for all devices. In this article we are taking a brief look ...

QEMU 0.10.1 Released With Bug Fixes | Posted on: 22/03/2009 @ 20:40

QEMU 0.10.0 was released earlier this month as the first major update to this open-source processor emulator in more than a year. Being pushed out yesterday afternoon was now the first point release for QEMU 0.10.0...

Director R.W. Goodwin talks Alien Trespass and The X-Files | Posted on: 22/03/2009 @ 19:30

Recently I had the chance to speak with Director R.W. Goodwin about his new movie “Alien Trespass”. R.W. Goodwin served as a writer, director, and co-executive producer on the X-Files for many seasons and has crafted a very funny and nostalgic look at the classic 50’s sci fi and monster films of the past. I want to thank Danielle at THA for setting up the interview and R.W. for ...

Wallace and Gromit Grand Adventures Interview with Telltale | Posted on: 22/03/2009 @ 19:20

Recently I got the chance to speak to the good folks at Telltale about their new Wallace and Gromit game. I want to thank the team and Emily for answering my questions. GVK: What is the background and setting for the game? Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures is a four episode series based on the characters and world created by Aardman Animations in the Wallace & Gromit films. In our ...

Sharp Aquos LC-52D85U | Posted on: 22/03/2009 @ 18:20

One of the latest great deals in LCD HDTVs is the Aquos LC-52D85U from Sharp, which offers 52-inches of 1080p HD resolution with a lightning fast 120-Hz display for under $2000. The low price point of this TV along with its above-average picture quality puts it near the top of our list for one of the best LCD HDTVs for the money.

Battle For Wesnoth Gets New Campaign, Graphics | Posted on: 22/03/2009 @ 16:40

For those interested in turn-based strategy games, Battle For Wesnoth 1.6 is now available on Linux and other supported platforms. This major update to Battle For Wesnoth brings a new campaign (called The Legend of Wesmere), many multi-player improvements, improved game graphics, new terrain types, user-interface improvements, and an improved map editor. More information on this open-source ...

Microsoft Announces Availability of IE8 | Posted on: 22/03/2009 @ 13:20

“Today Microsoft Corp. announced the availability of Windows Internet Explorer 8, the new Web browser that offers the best solution for how people use the Web today. It can be downloaded in 25 languages at http://www.microsoft.com/ie8 starting at noon EDT on March 19. Internet Explorer 8 is easier to use, faster and offers leading-edge security [...]

ATI Linux Drivers Gain Support For Unreleased RS880 | Posted on: 22/03/2009 @ 13:00

AMD's current flagship offering when it comes to integrated ATI graphics is the Radeon HD 3300 / 790GX. This IGP was introduced last fall as a minor refresh to the Radeon HD 3200 / 780G Chipset...

ITunes HD: The Price Is What? | Posted on: 22/03/2009 @ 12:20

“In one of those stealth announcements that we’re sure will have critics up in arms about its lackluster nature, Apple’s now allowing customers to buy and rent HD movies from the iTunes Store on their computers. If you thought that was already the case, I won’t blame you for the confusion–the progression of HD content [...]

Access multiple email accounts with Gmail in 3 easy steps | Posted on: 22/03/2009 @ 10:20

It seems as though nearly everyone has at least two email addresses these days, and it’s not uncommon to have upwards of four that are used on a regular basis for separate purposes. You may or may not have heard of Gmail’s multiple inboxes feature and how useful it is, so if you’d like to take [...]

Classic Gaming Madness: Megaman 3 | Posted on: 22/03/2009 @ 7:30

After Megaman 2 basically showed us how to make an awesome sequel. Capcom did what they later would be notorious for: The made more sequels. Even today, Capcom schedules their yearly catalogue around sequels to their top franchises. Usually when they come out with something original, it tanks. Once they have one game that sells pretty well from the two original titles introduced a year, you ...

A Working X Input 2 Implementation | Posted on: 21/03/2009 @ 15:50

X Input 2, a major rework to the X.Org input extension, is a step closer to reality. Originally it was hoped that X Input 2 would be ready for X Server 1.6, but that didn't end up happening and also resulted in Multi-Pointer X being disabled in this latest X Server release...

Classic Gaming Madness: Megaman 2 | Posted on: 21/03/2009 @ 7:40

The original Megaman was a fun game, sure, but it wasn’t a best selling masterpiece like you may think. Regardless, Capcom brought out a sequel, Megaman 2. The first noticeable difference in MM2 was the fact that rather than six robot masters there were eight. Granted, stages were shortened a bit, but the level variety was vastly improved.

BBCs Botnets. | Posted on: 21/03/2009 @ 7:00

The BBC, in the name of “public interest”, recently accuired the means to get together a botnet. The Click Online program for the BBC paid “£254 - £290″ per 1,000 computers, and secured themselves an army of 21,696 PCs. They then use these PCs to send spam email to two addresses that the BBC team [...]

Mesa 7.4 Release Candidate 1 Released | Posted on: 21/03/2009 @ 0:20

Mesa 7.3 was released back in January and was branched from the master Git tree so that it can be stabilized further and go on to form Mesa 7.4. Well, nearly three months later, Mesa 7.4 is getting close to being released...

Hot Deal - RocketRAID 4320 for $329 | Posted on: 20/03/2009 @ 21:20

We receive a lot of press releases each day for various products from a wide variety of sources. We will start providing these on a more timely basis, but one press release this week really caught our eye. HighPoint Technologies recently sent us their RocketRAID 4320 for a full review and now through a partnership with NewEgg, the cost has been reduced to...

Know1ng Movie Review | Posted on: 20/03/2009 @ 19:30

John Koestler (Nicolas Cage) is a man who lives in a world of facts. As a professor at M.I.T. he is more concerned about things that can be proven through hard science than with things that cannot be proven. With the recent loss of his wife leaving him a single father, John is not willing to accept the notion of a grand plan or the notion of heaven easily. John’s son Caleb (Chandler ...

TopoPointUSA iPhone App Provides Live Topographic Maps | Posted on: 20/03/2009 @ 16:50

Are you into GeoCaching or just Hiking in general? TopoPointUSA may just be the iPhone App for you! Today, Ebranta released the first GPS enabled cell phone application for displaying United States Geological Survey (USGS) high resolution topographic map images and your GPS position whether you are online or not!USGS topographic maps contain the highest detail of any map suitable for wilderness ...

The iPhone goes cheap on O2 | Posted on: 20/03/2009 @ 14:20

Good news for anyone looking to upgrade their phone, MP3 player or both. You do have to wait until the magical date of April 3 when O2 have announced a reduction in price for the iPhone 3G. If you’re willing to take out a contract, you will be able to get the 8GB iPhone 3G [...]

Wedding Crashers HD Movie Review | Posted on: 20/03/2009 @ 13:30

“You shut your mouth when you're talking to me!”

Gmail Gives Us Ability to Undo a Sent Message | Posted on: 20/03/2009 @ 13:20

Sometime you wish you wouldn't have hit the "Send" button on an email, regretting what you said or sending it to the wrong person. Gmail users need not to worry any more because the Gmail team has provided us a new feature called "Undo Send" which allows us to cancel a sent message.

Robomop- surely a student essential? | Posted on: 20/03/2009 @ 12:10

 We have the technology, we can rebuild him….  Ok so that was the Million Dollar Man, but I can’t think of any Robocop quotes right now. Actually the only ones I can think of are ‘You’re dead! We killed you!’ and ‘Dead or Alive you’re coming with me’. But they’re not really appropriate when I’m going [...]

Open-Source ATI Graphics In Ubuntu 9.04 | Posted on: 20/03/2009 @ 10:20

Ubuntu 9.04 will be released towards the end of next month and it is picking up the Linux 2.6.28 kernel, GNOME 2.26, and other improvements like install-time support for the EXT4 file-system and some subtle improvements. When it comes to the X.Org side it is shipping with X Server 1.6 and the stabilized version of Mesa 7.3. Specifically in regards to the ATI Linux graphics, it will be shipping ...

Acoustibuds Earphone Adapters Review | Posted on: 20/03/2009 @ 7:30

Acoustibuds are add-on silicone adapters that can be slipped over generic earbuds. Not only does it prevent your earbuds from slipping out, but it makes them more comfortable, too. Regular earbuds are "one size fits all" and remain snug by pushing your ear's cartlidge around hard plastic. After a while, your ears start to hurt. With Acoustibuds, the hard plastic is out of your ear, and ...

Sony First Cuts Workforce and Now Freezes Salaries | Posted on: 19/03/2009 @ 18:30

Sony today announced a drastic measure in an effort to cut costs that involves freezing workers' salaries this year. Sony's raises usually come to employee's based on their performance and role - and generally how well they did in the previous year towards the companies success. "This time we decided to keep the workers' salaries unchanged," Sony spokeswoman Mami Imada said. Back in December of ...

Seasonic M12D SS-850W PSU | Posted on: 19/03/2009 @ 15:40

We've rounded up and finalised our opinions of the Seasonic M12D, and now it's time for the overall performance results. Does Seasonic's champion 80Plus Silver model hit the spot to overrule the Antec Signature, Enermax Revolution 85+ and Cooler Master UCP 900W?

Samsung Begins Shipping 16GB DDR3 Memory Modules | Posted on: 19/03/2009 @ 14:10

Samsung today became the first memory maker to begin shipping 16GB DDR3 modules based on the 50nm DDR3 fabrication process. The new modules will be shipped in 18 different configuration types ranging from DRAM to RIMM and everything in between.Samsung claims they are the first to offer 16GB RDIMMS that operate at only 1.35 volts, which provides up to 20% in savings in power consumption compared ...

Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 Final Release Available | Posted on: 19/03/2009 @ 12:40

Today Microsoft announced the availability of Internet Explorer 8, its latest addition of web browser for Windows. IE8 as we all call it by can be downloaded in 25 languages from Microsoft.com starting at noon EDT on March 19th. IE8 provides many new security and privacy protections as well as being much quicker with Javascript and other performance areas needing improvement.Customers have made ...

Beware of the Cheeky Monkey Joyriders! | Posted on: 19/03/2009 @ 11:00

If you've ever been to a safari park then you will always be warned not to feed the animals or leave your car unattended. Ok, so you might end up leaving the safari park with a few scratch marks on your bonnet or saliva marks from the baboons licking the windows, but let me tell you that it's time to thank you lucky stars!

MADWORLD - Wii | Posted on: 19/03/2009 @ 9:50

Get ready for a blood-bath as you enter SEGA's stylish and brutal reality TV Show.

Linux in the limelight. | Posted on: 19/03/2009 @ 7:00

A recent article by John C. Devorak, posted on Extreme Tech, has proclaimed the authors enthusiasm for the Ubuntu operating system. For those of you not indoctrinated, Ubuntu is a Linux distro that is currently heading up the push for Open Source on our desktops and servers. And, having been a part-time Linux user for [...]

GNOME 2.26 Desktop Environment Released | Posted on: 18/03/2009 @ 21:10

After being in development for about six months, GNOME 2.26 has been released. New in GNOME 2.26.0 is the integration of the Brasero disc burning utility, volume control integration with PulseAudio, improved display management support (powered by RandR), and many other desktop enhancements. Also released for GNOME 2.26.0 was GTK+ 2.16, which has a few improvements as well...

One Last Hurrah For USplash: A New Theme | Posted on: 18/03/2009 @ 18:10

Pushed into the Jaunty repository this morning for Ubuntu 9.04 was a new theme for USplash. This Canonical project for providing a splash screen at boot-up on Ubuntu is being replaced by Plymouth with Ubuntu 9.10 (the Karmic Koala release), but there is a new Ubuntu theme as one last hurrah...

Terrafugia Transition Flying Car Flight Test Successful! | Posted on: 18/03/2009 @ 17:50

Terrafugia, an aircraft company that builds 'Flying Cars', announced today that it's first flight of the Transition Roadable Aircraft Proof of Concept was a great success! Often referred to as a flying car, the Transition is a two-seat aircraft designed to take off and land at local airports and drive on any road. Transforming from plane to car takes the pilot less than 30 seconds.The first ...

The iPhone 3.0 Update | Posted on: 18/03/2009 @ 15:00

For the past week, the major talking point amongst iPhone owners has been the up-coming 3.0 firmware update, and what it will have and what it wont have. Now lets not forget that we have been waiting a while for this firmware update as it contains several important features that put in simple terms should have [...]

The Linux Kernel Saves Animals, Gets New Logo | Posted on: 18/03/2009 @ 14:40

Tux, the Linux penguin mascot, will be taking a break during the Linux 2.6.29 kernel cycle. Committed to the Linus's kernel tree last night is a new temporary logo known as Tuz...

Fujitsu Unveils FLEPia - First Color eBook Reader | Posted on: 18/03/2009 @ 14:20

Fujitsu today announced the start of consumer sales of the world's first color e-paper eBook Reader, the Fujitsu FLEPia. Developed by Fujitsu Frontech and Fujitsu Laboratories, FLEPia is the first ever mobile information terminal to feature color electronic paper (color e-paper). In addition to being lightweight and thin, the color e-paper mobile terminal features an easy-to-view 8-inch display ...

Phoronix Test Suite 1.8.0 "Selbu" Beta 1 | Posted on: 18/03/2009 @ 13:10

With lots of positive feedback and results since Phoronix Test Suite 1.8 Alpha 3 earlier this month, the first beta release is now ready. The first beta release for Phoronix Test Suite 1.8 (codenamed "Selbu") contains a bit of code reorganization, various bug-fixes, numerous improvements to the GTK2 GUI, improved support for BSD (particularly NetBSD), PCLinuxOS support, and a few test profiles ...

The Oboe: Let your dead relatives live on in robot form | Posted on: 18/03/2009 @ 12:10

The picture on the right looks like the latest evolution of the robot toys that have been popular for the last few Christmas’ right? Except this one actually looks as sleek as we’re led to believe by Will Smith in ‘I Robot’ (is that movie title satirically based on the iPod by the way?). Once again [...]

Lord of the Rings: Conquest Review | Posted on: 18/03/2009 @ 7:30

Lord of the Rings: Conquest is a solid release from Pandemic Studios and EA that will delight fans of the novels and films as well as gamers who crave lots of action and options in their games. The game allows players to decide to play for the path of good or evil and once that decision is reached, then the real fun begins. If you chose the path of good, then you will follow Frodo on his mission ...

Lab Update - Patriot Memory Viper Series DDR3-1333 | Posted on: 18/03/2009 @ 5:40

We take a first look at a very impressive DDR3-1333 (PVT36G1333ELK) 6GB memory kit from Patriot and figure out our assumptions about inexpensive DDR3 memory were misguided. ...

Lite-On eSAU108 External Slim DVD Writer | Posted on: 18/03/2009 @ 5:40

We take the time to have a look at an external DVD drive from Lite-On. Is it something we can see people using?

ATI rolls out Catalyst 9.3 with official Windows 7 support: we benchmark high-end cards | Posted on: 18/03/2009 @ 5:10

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Unreleased ATI Catalyst Driver Appears In Ubuntu | Posted on: 18/03/2009 @ 3:00

Last year when Ubuntu 8.10 was released it had shipped with an unpublished ATI Catalyst driver since the proprietary ATI drivers available to the public were not compatible with X Server 1.5, which was used by this Ubuntu release. Now with Ubuntu 9.04 coming around the corner and the ATI Catalyst driver lacking X Server 1.6 support, we have run into a similar situation. Canonical's Bryce ...

Meet the Cajun Crawler - A Segway Like Device With Legs | Posted on: 17/03/2009 @ 20:40

We've all heard of the Segway but what we all might not have heard about is the Cajun Crawler, a Segway-like personal transportation device with insect like legs. It looks a bit creepy, really cool, and it's a lot faster than one might think. This Segway competitor was created by some students from the University of Louisiana, hence the name "Cajun Crawler". The crawling mechanism uses six pairs ...

Ultrasone HFI-680 Natural Surround Sound Headphone Review | Posted on: 17/03/2009 @ 20:30

Google-powered Samsung touchscreen on the horizon | Posted on: 17/03/2009 @ 20:00

A picture of what is rumoured to be the first Android handset from Samsung has been leaked online Extremely blurry pictures of what may be Samsung’s first outing with the Google Android operating system have surfaced on the Dutch website GSMhelpdesk.nl The information posted over on the Dutch site purportedly shows Samsung’s first foray into the touchscreen [...]

Amazon Kindle 2 Review | Posted on: 17/03/2009 @ 18:10

Review of the Kindle 2 electronic book reader. How is it compared to the previous Kindle and other e-book readers Check it out.

Akasa Enigma | Posted on: 17/03/2009 @ 15:10

Today we're taking a look at Akasa's entry into the SFF market with the Enigma Mini-ITX case and finding out if its the ideal home for an Intel Atom based system or media centre.Do good things really come in small packages?

Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard - PS3 | Posted on: 17/03/2009 @ 14:40

The third person shooter with a sense of humour - alledgedly.

Ericsson Demonstrates VDSL2 At Speeds Of 500Mbps | Posted on: 17/03/2009 @ 14:30

While it may only take you 20 to 25 minutes to download 500MB of data on your highspeed cable, DSL users may soon be able to download the same amount of data but in only 12 seconds. It would take longer to copy the file to disk than it would to download the data. This is all thanks to VDSL2, which allows unprecedented speeds on existing copper lines.Ericsson announced today that it has performed ...

Blu-ray Support In FFmpeg? Coming Soon, Perhaps. | Posted on: 17/03/2009 @ 13:40

A week ago at Phoronix we published an interview with the developers of FFmpeg (well, just three of their active developers) where topics from OpenCL to their release cycle to multi-threading support were discussed. Diego Biurrun, Baptiste Coudurier, and Robert Swain also talked about their version 0.5 milestone...

Akasa Enigma | Posted on: 17/03/2009 @ 11:40

Today we're taking a look at Akasa's entry into the SFF market with the Enigma Mini-ITX case and finding out if its the ideal home for an Intel Atom based system or media centre.Do good things really come in small packages?

Apple turns to Wii for a Remote Idea | Posted on: 17/03/2009 @ 10:30

When there’s a proven idea on the market, an even better idea is to “borrow” the concept for yourself. This is exactly what Apple is doing by filing a patent application for a Wii Remote style wand for use with Apple TV. This Wiimote-type remote will use IR sensor technologies to access a range of functions [...]

Resistance: Retribution Review | Posted on: 17/03/2009 @ 8:00

This volume of the Resistance story takes place in the weeks after the fall of the Chimeran toiwer at the end of Resistance: Fall of Man. The primary character is James Grayson, who is a British Royal Marine, who is forced to hill his brother Jonny inside a Chimeran conversion center. After these events James goes AWOL and enters into his own personal vendetta agains the aliens and sets out to ...

Coverage from Live MST3K Show in Seattle | Posted on: 17/03/2009 @ 6:20

The creative talents behind Mystery Science Theater 3000 came to Seattle this past weekend to present a live version of their latest project, Cinematic Titanic. For those who do not know of Mystery Science Theater 3000, it was the creation of Joel Hodgson who along with his robot pals, lampooned the worst films in cinematic history as well as an endless array of short films.The series ran for 11 ...

Five Fighting Games for St. Patrick’s Day 2009 | Posted on: 17/03/2009 @ 3:20

Linux Benchmarking: As Easy As Dragging and Dropping | Posted on: 16/03/2009 @ 23:50

Next month at Phoronix Media we will be introducing version 1.8 of the Phoronix Test Suite. Among a horde of new features, new test profiles, bug-fixes, and much more, there is a Phoronix Test Suite GUI (updated screenshots)...

Windows 7 RC/Office 14/Exchange Server 2010 Insider Info | Posted on: 16/03/2009 @ 23:20

From TechReviewSource.com's insider Microsoft source: Windows 7The most recent build compiled is build 7061 on March 11, 2009Internal RC-escrow builds of Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 R2 will be delivered to select testers on the fourth week of April 2009Release candidate for Windows 7 for Windows Server 2008 R2 will be released to the public during the last week of May 2009Office 14First ...

Microsoft Surface 2 'Second Light' Has Touch-Free Controls | Posted on: 16/03/2009 @ 18:00

The next generation Microsoft Surface is coming, dubbed 'Second Light' and will be built from the original model but will include many new enhancements. For one, the new Surface 2 will include a second projector within so that images can be projected onto a layer above the original surface screen. This allows you to overlay things such as satellite imagery or radar on street maps for example. It ...

Copy and Paste Function iPhone 3G 3.0 Update Confirmed | Posted on: 16/03/2009 @ 15:10

Kevin Rose, technology geek and Digg founder, has confirmed that Apple will implement the much needed, Copy and Paste function in the next version of Apple's iPhone update, Version 3.0 which is set to debut this week at Apple's Townhall Event. He also says that the new OS version will NOT include support of running background processes or tasks. Kevin explains the copy-n-paste functionality in ...

Sandisk ImageMate Multi-Card USB 2.0 Reader Review | Posted on: 16/03/2009 @ 15:10

With digital cameras and mobile phones using Flash memory there is still a need for an easy and quick way to transfer files from the device to your PC for storage and touch-up. SanDisk introduced the ImageMate Multi-Card USB 2.0 Reader/Writer last month and today we bring your our thoughts after spending some time with the device.

Nokia Unveils Three New Mobile Phones for Audiophiles | Posted on: 16/03/2009 @ 14:20

Nokia has released three phones with Music being the centerpiece of the devices. The Nokia 5730 XpressMusic, Nokia 5330 XpressMusic and Nokia 5030 bring people's music to life with features that give music lovers around the world easy access to the music they love. By expanding the music range to different price points, introducing more markets with Comes With Music service and the Nokia Music ...

U.S. Building $400 Million Solar-Powered Spy Airship | Posted on: 16/03/2009 @ 13:40

A new U.S. Spy Blimp, or Airship, being developed by the US military will measure 400 feet long, will fly 65,000 feet up in the air, can travel to any global destination within 15 days, can survey targets up to a 375 mile radius and can remain airborne without landing for ten years. This next generation airship will provide the U.S. with intelligence that they have never had before. They can have ...

Ever think your teacher was a robot? She could be by 2015… | Posted on: 16/03/2009 @ 12:10

Replacing things with robots is a common theme of sci fi movies. R2D2 and co are now so much a part of our vision of the future that when robots really do come along, we’ll probably not even realise it. Of course, once the robot revolution then starts it’ll be too late and we’ll all [...]

Scythe Mugen 2 Towerkühler | Posted on: 16/03/2009 @ 9:30

Mit dem Mugen 2 stellt sich der neuste Kühler von Scyhte seiner Konkurrenz. Dabei versucht die Japanische Firma einen weiteren Kühler im High-End Segment zu platzieren. Der imposante und 870 g schwere Kühler besitzt 5 Heatpipes und bekommt gar eine Backplate zur sicheren Montage.

Deep Space: Extraction Interview | Posted on: 15/03/2009 @ 17:20

Recently I got the chance to speak with the production team at EA behind the next chapter in the Dead Space saga. I want to thank the team and Melissa for taking the time to answer my questions. OCMS: What is the background and setting for the game and how closely does it follow the events of prequel movie?

3-in-1 USB Adapter for HTC Phones | Posted on: 15/03/2009 @ 14:10

So yesterday we took a look at a USB adapter for HTC cellphones, and it's a good product but I found it lacking one thing, a standard 3.5MM jack for headphones. USBFever carries many products, and they sent me over another HTC USB adapter, this one is similar to the one I reviewed yesterday, but it includes the 3.5mm audio jack, along with the mini-USB audio jack and the standard sync/charge ...

Samsung Lucido Officially Announced | Posted on: 15/03/2009 @ 9:00

Thinking back to the MWC just under a month ago, Samsung neglected to show us the so-called “Eltz S7220″. This appeared slightly odd, on Friday however Samsung officially announced it under a different name, the Samsung Lucido (Italian for ’sleek’). Now this phone looks great as you can see from the picture, so then looking at [...]

Google Continues to Lead Searches in U.S. | Posted on: 15/03/2009 @ 7:20

In U.S. searches for February 2009 Americans conducted 13.1 billion searches, down 3 percent from the month before - but probably due to being a shorter month. Google led the pack as usual with 63% of the searches being conduced with Google Sites, Yahoo came in second with 20% of the searches, followed by Microsoft sites at 8% and Ask.com at 4%. Google Sites handled 8.3 billion core searches, ...

HTC 2-in-1 USB Audio & Charger Adapter for HTC ExtUSB Smartphone | Posted on: 14/03/2009 @ 19:40

Our phones have become a big part of our lives, the majority of us can't leave home without them, there have been many times I've forgotten my phone only to turn around just to go back and get it. Many of the phones out there though have only one USB adapter port meaning you can only do one thing at a time, like just charging or just listening to music, for most people that's fine though. What if ...

Bluepack iPhone/ iPod Back-Up Battery Pack | Posted on: 14/03/2009 @ 9:10

So you’ve just bought your brand new iPod or iPhone and suddenly….bang, the power runs out. Now usually this would be an absolute nightmare, because I know from past experience that when your iPod runs out it’s usually in the worst place possible, in the middle of a train journey for example. But from now on [...]

Death Race HD Movie Review | Posted on: 14/03/2009 @ 6:30

“Now that's entertainment.”

xf86-video-ati 6.12.0 Driver With R600/700 Support | Posted on: 14/03/2009 @ 0:20

The xf86-video-ati 6.11 driver was released less than a month ago, but coming out today is now the xf86-video-ati 6.12.0 release. What this release brings is most notably EXA and X-Video support for the ATI R600 and R700 generations of graphics processor...

Last House on the Left (2009) Movie Review | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 21:50

The film centers around 17 year old Mari Collingwood (Sara Paxton), who is taking time off from her competitive swimming and school to spend the summer with her parents Emma and John (Monica Potter and Tony Goldwyn), at their remote cabin in the woods. The family is coming to grips with the loss of their son, and Mari is anxious to spend some time with her friend Paige (Martha MacIssac), whom she ...

Race to Witch Mountain Movie Review | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 21:30

“Escape to Witch Mountain” enjoys an undeniable place at the massive table of classics that Disney has offered us over the years. In the last three decades the movie has failed to slip into oblivion, and quite the contrary, as some might say it is worthy of cult status. When Disney announced their plans to bring that franchise to a new generation I wasn’t quite sure what to ...

VDPAU + OpenGL 3.0 On Gallium3D This Summer? | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 19:50

This is the fourth year that the X.Org project will be participating in Google's Summer of Code project. In the past we have seen work like Generic Gallium3D Video Decoding using a graphics card's shaders to assist in video decoding no matter the hardware vendor...

WINE 1.1.17 Released With 64-bit Improvements | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 17:10

Since the release of WINE 1.1.16 two weeks ago, the open-source developers have been working on joystick support for Mac OS X, implementing iphlpapi on Solaris, a number of 64-bit improvements, the obsolete LinuxThreads support has been dropped, and Windows regression test fixes. These changes plus the usual round of bug-fixes has now gone on to form the WINE 1.1.17 release. The announcement of ...

Smooth Creations Reaper TweakTown Edition Promo | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 14:20

Don't Fear the Reaper! - Chris shows off an extra special new Core i7 gaming system from Smooth Creations today, influenced by none other than... us!

Downadup Win32/Conficker.C Worm Revving Up to Spread | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 14:02

A new variant of the Conficker or sometimes referred to as Downadup, worm is about to start spreading like wildfire on April 1st. Win32/Conficker.C is a worm capable of blocking security related websites, terminating system security services and downloading component files using time-based generated URLs.When the worm is executed, it drops a copy of itself using a random filename in the System ...

Sprint Announces LG Rumor 2 Cell Phone | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 13:20

Sprint and LG has announced that the LG Rumor 2 which features a full sliding QWERTY keyboard, email and social networking, stereo Bluetooth, 1.3 megapixel camera, and a large QVGA display. It will also feature a removable backplate allowing users to personalize their phone. The original Rumor by LG quickly became one of Sprints best selling CDMA devices when it launched in late 2007. The new ...

Team Fortress 2 Servers Now To Include Server Rating | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 13:00

According to the TF2 Blog, game servers will now be scored so that players can easily see which are "good" servers and which are considered "bad" servers by the new scoring system. Below is the formula used to determine the score of a TF2 server:New servers start with a score of 0 pointsEach time a player connects to a server, it loses 15 pointsFor each minute the player stays on the server, it ...

The Peter Petrie Egg Separator- truely WTF?! | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 12:20

I have a healthy appreciation for incredibly weird gadgets, as you’ll no doubt have guessed by now. And the weirdest gadget I’ve seen so far this week has to be this one- The Peter Petrie Egg Separator. You’ve got to have a pretty good- or at least rather twisted- sense of humour to possess one of these [...]

Linux 2.6.29-rc8 Kernel Released | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 11:50

In what will hopefully be the last test release, Linus has announced the Linux 2.6.29-rc8 kernel. This release brings a variety of fixes including a few Intel DRM tweaks, Blackfin architecture changes, a couple ALSA fixes, and a temporary fix for an Intel Atom bug...

HTC 11 pin Mini USB to Stereo 3.5 mm Jack Adapter | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:40

Cellphones are a big part of our lives, but many of the companies seem to do things to piss off their customers, and I'm not sure why they do it. Well maybe I do know why, it's because they want more money from us. An example would be headphones for cellphones, many of the cellphones today can act like an MP3 player, but these companies build in proprietary connections, every set of earbuds or ...

Microsoft Sidewinder X8 Wireless Mouse | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:40

Mention the word wireless mouse in front of a hardcore gamer and you will probably have as much credibility as Alex Rodriguez. Wireless mice have long been shunned by gamers due to the lag in signal from the mouse to the PC. This lag may be microseconds, but in the world of gamers, that may be the time between life and death. In the gaming peripheral market, Microsoft has been getting some ...

Apple Releases iTunes 8.1 With Many New Enhancements | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:32

Apple has released iTunes 8.1 which allows syncing support for the 3rd generation iPod Shuffle, the latest generation Shuffle that was unveiled earlier today. The new version also has many other features like giving friends the ability to request songs for iTunes DJ, providing an AutoFill for manually managed ipods, and allowing CD's to be imported at the same sound quality as iTunes Plus. Genius ...

ATT To Spend $565 Million on 15K Alternative-Fuel Vehicles | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:32

AT&T announced plans today to convert more than 15,000 alternative-fuel vehicles over the next 10 years, spending up to $565 million on the total project. This initiative is one step by ATT that will highlight the growing demand for cleaner domestic vehicles. AT&T expects to spend an estimated $350 million to purchase about 8,000 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles and approximately $215 ...

Dell Launches Studio One 19 - All-In-One Multitouch PC | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:32

Dell today announced an all-in-one multi-touch screen system dubbed, Studio One 19. The Studio One 19 is made with beautiful aluminum, glass and fabric that make a style statement that people will want on display in their home rather than hidden. A single power cord means a much neater computing environment and experience. The Studio One 19 comes in several colors, including Solid Pure White, ...

Crytek Announces CryENGINE 3 for Crysis 3 Game and More | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:32

Crytek announced today that it would be showing off its latest all-in-one game development solution, CryENGINE 3, at this years GDC Expo. CryENGINE 3 is the first development platform for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, MMO, DX9/DX10 that also is truly Next-Gen-Ready - with scalable computation and graphics for all major upcoming platforms. It provides the complete game engine to create AAA quality next ...

Apple iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update Release Information | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:32

On March 17th, Apple will be holding an event at Apple Building 4 Town Hall starting at 10:00AM to unveil a new SDK and to allow invited people to get a peek at the new iPhone OS 3.0 software. So far we understand that the new 3.0 OS will feature MMS and also tethering via USB and Bluetooth.Perhaps the new version will also include the ability to allow programs to run in the background and maybe ...

Silent Hill Homecoming | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:32

Kalte, dunkle Nebelschwaden streifen dich sanft, es ist Nacht. Du suchst, verfolgt von der Angst, nach Hinweisen um das Verschwinden deines Bruders aufzuklären. Jede Spur, jeder noch so kleine Gegenstand kann dich näher an dein Ziel führen. Aufgeschreckt von jedem Geräusch und verfolgt von zwischenweltlichen Wesen beginnst du deine Reise in Shepherd’s Glen und wagst dich bis auf ...

Super Talent Luxio 64GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:31

Super Talent has released one of the largest capacity USB flash drives available with their new Luxio 64GB drives. Does high capacity mean low performance? We've given it a test drive to find out for those thinking of investing in a high-capacity portable storage device.

Which Internet Browser is Fastest for Windows? | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:31

Futuremark Corporation today unveiled Peacekeeper, a free online benchmarking tool for measuring and comparing the performance of common internet browsers. We ran the benchmark on 11 browsers to see which one is the fastest and we even included Firefox 3.1 beta 3, which just came out today!

iLuv iMM173 Clock Radio | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:31

With almost everyone possessing an Apple iPod or iPhone these days, it would be advantageous to integrate it into the traditional alarm clock. With the iLuv iMM173, it is a fully-featured alarm clock that actually has two iPod docks built right in. The wake-up alarms can utilize the iPod/iPhone's music library, FM radio, or a traditional buzzer. The large backlit blue LCD display is really ...

Windows 7 Release Candidate Desktop Backgrounds | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:31

How to clean CD and DVD Drives | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:31

When your CD or DVD (disc) drive starts giving you problems, your first thought may be to replace it or take it to the repair shop, but a good cleaning may be all it needs. Below are three methods to clean the disc drive. The easiest method is the least effective. The hardest method is the most effective. Since the hardest method takes some time to do, I recommend that you start with the ...

Tiscali in financial trouble | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:31

Looks like those annoying ads haven’t won over many fans for internet service provider Tiscali. The Italian company now faces a cash crisis after talks to sell its UK business to BSkyB collapsed. Tiscali has approximately 1.7 million British customers, after it acquired Pipex and Home Choice, the broadband TV company. Despite these business moves Tiscali UK [...]

Drum stick pencils- for your inner artistic musician | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:31

Rock band and Guitar Hero World Tour have a lot to answer for. For a start, I finally got to play the latter at a party the other night for the first time and I was convinced I could drum. Then my friend took over and switched from easy to expert and I had to [...]

Google Mail (GMail) Offline Again | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:31

Google have been having a few problems lately haven’t they? First Google Mail, or GMail, went offline a couple of weeks ago for a good few hours, sparking concern for businesses who rely on the service. Now Google have confirmed that once again GMail is unavailable to a “small” number of users. Instead of emails from [...]

The Tie Fighter Webcam- is this how Darth Vader vblogs? | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:31

The Death Star must be a lonely place for someone like Darth Vader. Not only does the guy have major skin issues, but the second he thinks a bad thought about one of his friends they’re going to get strangled to death. What person will ever trust the poor guy enough to really get through [...]

Scan Toaster: Wear your heart on your toast | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:31

If you’re bored with your regular everyday toast with butter and jam, why not bring a bit of culture to the breakfast table with some toast art? This nifty scan toaster by designer Sung Bae Chang, will transform your plain piece of bread into an art canvass, and the best thing is, you can still eat [...]

Three New Nokia Music Devices Announced | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:31

Today Nokia announced that three new music phones will hit the shelves soon along with the arrival of new Nokia Music Stores and more Comes With Music launches. The Nokia 5730 XpressMusic, the Nokia 5330 XpressMusic and the Nokia 5030 are the new arrivals and Nokia expect these “to go to the top of the charts”. [...]

New 4GB iPod Shuffle: The first iPod that speaks to you | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:30

Apple have been drip-feeding us new toys lately with the surprise release of new range iMacs and Mac minis last week, and now a brand new iPod shuffle to add to your new mix of toys. Usually low-end models don’t generate a massive amount of interest- why shuffle when you can Nano for a few pounds [...]

Quake Live Beta. Quake in your boots! | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:30

Perhaps you remember a post I did on Battlefield Heroes some time back, and perhaps you don’t. Well for those who don’t, then the basic premise is that EA created an on-line game that you can play for free. EA plan to make their money through micro-payments. That is to say you can buy a [...]

GCC To Receive Automatic Parallelization Support | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:30

IBM's Razya Ladelsky today outlined plans for providing automatic parallelization support within the GNU Compiler Collection. The Graphite Framework, which provides high-level loop optimizations based upon the polyhedral model, was merged for the forthcoming release of GCC 4.4 and it will be used eventually to provide some level of automatic parallelization support...

An Interview With The Developers Of FFmpeg | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:30

Earlier this week the FFmpeg project reached version 0.5, which was quite significant considering no new FFmpeg release was made available in years. This release contained a plethora of new encoders and decoders, support for VDPAU, a variety of bug-fixes, and many other improvements. What is next for FFmpeg? When will we see proper Blu-ray support? Will there be a 1.0 release in the foreseeable ...

Caustic Graphics Will Provide Linux Support | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:30

Caustic Graphics, a brand-new company to the computer graphics scene that hopes to compete with AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA when it comes to ray-tracing power, announced the CausticRT on Monday. The CausticRT is "the world's first massively accelerated ray-tracing system" and can be found in CausticOne, which is their first product and it promises to deliver ray-tracing performance that's reportedly ...

Why Is Moblin's X.Org Stack Faster Than In Ubuntu? | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:30

Canonical's Scott James Remnant recently set out to explore why X.Org started up so much faster on Moblin than on Ubuntu (particularly, the latest 9.04 development code). On an Atom-based netbook (the Dell Mini 9) he found it took Ubuntu's X Server about four seconds to start before the session manager was called...

Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha 6 Released | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:30

We are just a little more than a month away until Ubuntu 9.04 (the Jaunty Jackalope) will be released. With the release getting near, Canonical has today put forth the final alpha release of Jaunty...

UT3 Linux Still Undergoing Work, No ETA | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:30

Unreal Tournament 3 was released back on the 17th of November in 2007. Nearly a year and a half later, we still have no UT3 Linux client -- nor do we know the reason(s) behind this massive delay...

Xigmatek HDT-S1283 | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:30

“120mm quiet but powerful PWM fan, 3pcs Φ8 mm heat-pipe and H.D.T. technology, HDT-S1283 is not only outstanding performing but also silent. With Anti-vibration rubber, spoiler design and Push-pin/Clip for INTEL & AMD, HDT-S1283 offers friendly, easy to install, reliable and powerful performance for users.” Click on the photo to visit [...]

Xigmatek Dark Knight - 1366 Review | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:30

“Today we are examining the Xigmatek S-1283V Dark Knight on Core i7 1366, a cooler which looks gorgeous in nickel-coated black and is available at a very attractive price. The only question that remains if whether its performance can match its stunning looks.” Click here to see the full article

Itami FiTrainer | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:30

“The FiTrainer from Itami seems to be a very handy gadget whether you are already in great shape, are looking to shape-up, or even are attempting to just find a way to fit a quick exercise into a daily routine. Join Erik as we find out whether or not the FiTrainer does its job or [...]

FiiO E3 & E5 Portable Headphone Amplifier | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:30

When it comes to portable headphone amplifiers one brand that has everybody talking is FiiO. Their inexpensive portable headphone amplifiers shook the market and has gained immense popularity. Read on as we take the E3 and E5 out for a spin.

Ikonik RA X10 SIM | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:30

Today we take a look at new start-up manufacturer Ikonik's flagship case, the RA X10. With a premium price tag and packing an insane 13 separate cooling fans powered by an innovative fan control system, can this aluminium colossus deliver? We find out.

Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green | Posted on: 13/03/2009 @ 10:30

The march of ever larger hard drive capacities takes a big step forward with Western Digital's massive 2TB Caviar Green. With four enormous 500GB platters boasting more storage than any other 3.5" drive, we find out how this colossus of hard disk drives performs.

Nextar Digital Folio N3-506 Review | Posted on: 12/03/2009 @ 13:20

Nextar's Digital Folio is a convenient way to bring your digital pictures with you wherever you go.

Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 Pro Sound Isolating Earphones | Posted on: 11/03/2009 @ 21:30

The super.fi 5 Pros are the best-of-the-best headphones in Ultimate Ears' super.fi range. You're getting into pretty serious territory when your headphones start sporting two drivers per ear, and barring Apple's still unreleased set, it's nigh impossible to find a set that retail below 200 dollars. A couple of months ago, I couldn't have told you this kind of headphone existed, or why. But, in ...

Ultimate Ears Super.fi 5 Pro Review | Posted on: 11/03/2009 @ 21:00

The super.fi 5 Pros are the best-of-the-best headphones in Ultimate Ears' super.fi range. You're getting into pretty serious territory when your headphones start sporting two drivers per ear, and barring Apple's still unreleased set, it's nigh impossible to find a set that retail below 200 dollars. A couple of months ago, I couldn't have told you this kind of headphone existed, or why. But, in ...

LanCool (Lian Li) Metal Boned K6 (PC-K6) Review | Posted on: 10/03/2009 @ 11:58

“The LanCool Metal Boned K6 was a pleasant change from the other gaudy, large cases I have reviewed recently. It does not have a window or any other extraneous aesthetic features which serve no real purpose. It is compact, stylish, minimalistic and elegant while still featuring a vast array of features. With a removable motherboard [...]

Baby Laughing Uncontrollably at Dad Playing Golf on Wii | Posted on: 10/03/2009 @ 10:29

This is why we buy Wii's, to bring laughter to the whole family and in this case - the baby. Listen to this baby laugh as he watches his Dad play golf on the Wii.

Hundreds of Twitter Accounts Hacked by Porn Spammer | Posted on: 10/03/2009 @ 10:29

Today, security engineers at Twitter discovered that 750 Twitter accounts had gotten hacked by a porn spammer who had posted tweets out to a link of a webcam site. The Twitter team reset the passwords of the compromised accounts and removed the spam updates that the intruder had made.Twitter is urging users to only use "strong" passwords as they can help prevent accounts from being brute forced ...

Mimi Switch Allows Control of Your iPod with an Eye Blink | Posted on: 10/03/2009 @ 10:29

Simply by winking you could start your iPod music or by raising an eyebrow you could go to the next song. These are all a reality now thanks to a new Japanese based gadget called the Mimi Switch or Ear Switch. The Mini Switch allows you to control your iPod or other devices simply by using facial expressions such as blinking an eye, smiling or raising an eyebrow. All of this is done by using tiny ...

Consumers Need Voice in Driving Products | Posted on: 10/03/2009 @ 10:29

On any given day you will find a group of engineers or programmers huddling in the back room, sitting in the corner of the coffee shop, or gathering around the most recently divorced individual's kitchen table to plan the next major new company built on breathtaking technology. The hard fact is…we really don't need more technology. What we do need is better application of the ...

The Watchmen Movie Review | Posted on: 10/03/2009 @ 10:29

In an alternate 1985, where Nixon is president, The U.S. won the Vietnam War, and costumed heroes have been banned by an act of the Senate, a superhero is killed. The death of the mercurial entity known as The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) sets a string of events into motion that will soon see the world poised on the edge of nuclear annihilation, and the few remaining heroes locked in a life or ...

Gamepad vs Keyboard: Which is best for PC Gaming? | Posted on: 10/03/2009 @ 10:29

It was when I made the transition from “strictly console gamer” to “strictly PC gamer” that I started to lose my feel for the gamepad. The mouse and keyboard seemed to feel so much more natural to me, and the maneuvers I could perform on a PC completely overshadowed the unholy mess I would make on a gamepad. As I write this I am fully capable of completing every portion ...

Plymouth Packages For Ubuntu Are Now Available | Posted on: 10/03/2009 @ 10:28

Last November we learned that Plymouth would replace USplash in Ubuntu, but the official graphical boot splash screen change wouldn't come until Ubuntu 9.10 (a.k.a. the Karmic Koala)...

Forthcoming VDR Release To Support VDPAU | Posted on: 10/03/2009 @ 10:28

NVIDIA's VDPAU feature for providing greater GPU acceleration during video playback on Linux desktops has experienced great adoption since its November launch. This NVIDIA-spawned video API has already worked its way into open-source projects like MPlayer / FFmpeg, MythTV, Xine, and XBMC...

CodeWeavers Working On New GUI, DirectX 10 | Posted on: 10/03/2009 @ 10:28

CodeWeavers, the company behind the WINE-based CrossOver Office and CrossOver Games for running Windows office applications and games, respectively, on Linux (and Mac OS X) has shared some of their plans for 2009. Among the items they are getting ready for is DirectX 10 support and a new GUI for its CrossOver software. Jeremy White, the founder and CEO of CodeWeavers, has shared their outlook ...

FFmpeg Experiences A New Release, Finally! | Posted on: 10/03/2009 @ 10:28

FFmpeg, a popular free software project to record, convert, and stream audio/video files of various formats, has finally readied itself for a new release. FFmpeg is relied upon heavily by MPlayer, but official releases are far and few between...

What is a heatspreader? | Posted on: 10/03/2009 @ 10:28

What is a heatspreader? Last week we looked at What is a heatpipe? A heatspreader works in a similar way, but with memory modules. In a simple explanation, a heatspreader is an external cover for memory modules to help dissipate heat. Like heatpipes, they are usually made from copper, or in some cases, aluminium. The way that they [...]

Super Talent Godfather Series USB Flash Drives | Posted on: 10/03/2009 @ 10:28

With both the Rubber and Swivel Godfathers arriving on his doorstep, Chris looks to see if Super Talent “make an offer you can’t refuse”.

What is the difference between DVD+R and DVD-R? | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 21:00

What is the difference between DVD+R and DVD-R? This is quite a common question asked around the internet, so here is the answer. First things first, no single company “owns” DVD. Secondly, there are two ways of answering this question. The Commercial Answer The two competing technologies use different formats, hence the name -R and +R. Sounds simple enough? DVD-R/RW (based [...]

G.Skill Triple-Channel 1600MHz DDR3 Memory Kit | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 21:00

With 64-bit Operating Systems nearing popularity as Windows 7 approaches, the 4GB system memory barrier is going to be a relic of the past. Still, there are several enthusiasts using 32-bit systems with Windows XP or Vista, which makes the G.Skill Triple-Channel DDR3 1600MHz CL8-8-8-21 memory kit F3-12800CL8T-3GBHK a perfect fit for overclockers. Benchmark Reviews tests the performance against ...

Craigslist Sued For Allowing Prostitution Ads | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:33

Thomas Dart of the Cook County Sheriff Department in Illinois has sued the popular online ad site, Craigslist accusing its owner of knowingly promoting prostitution in the United States. According to Dart, CraigsList was failing to prevent offers to trade sex for money."Craigslist is an extremely unwise choice for those intent on committing crimes, since criminals inevitably leave an electronic ...

Circuit City Officially Closing All Stores March 8th | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:33

Circuit City announced today that it plans to shutdown all 567 stores across the country on March 8th, 2009. Many of the stores have already closed down due to low inventory. In January, Circuit City announced its bankruptcy and closing of stores which would go down as the largest electronics retailer to go bankrupt.The company began liquidating its $1.7 billion in inventory in January to help ...

Barnes and Noble Opening eBook Store After Acquisition | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:33

Barnes & Noble has purchased Fictionwise, the company that owns eBookwise and eReader for $15.7 million in cash. Barnes & Noble said it plans to use Fictionwise as part of its overall digital strategy, which includes the launch of an e-Bookstore later this year. In addition to the closing purchase price, Fictionwise may receive earn out payments for achieving certain performance targets over the ...

Watermark Movies Find Positions of Camcorders in Theaters | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:33

We all know pirates use camcorders to record new release movies in theaters and recently there hasn't be a universal way to prevent this illegal activity, at least until now. The IEEE has published information about a new watermarking technology that could soon find its way into movies near you!The new deterrent of camcorder piracy involves a system for estimating the recording position from ...

OCZ 2GB Diesel USB 2.0 Flash Drive Review | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:33

In June 2008, OCZ Technology introduced the 'Diesel' USB 2.0 Flash drive series, which are now available in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities. The Diesel USB 2.0 Flash drive has been on the market for nearly a year now and since it has been out for so long the prices have come down. Read on to see if this value drive is worth it!

SanDisk Sansa slotMusic Music Player Review | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:32

Power Management: ATI Catalyst vs. Open-Source ATI Driver | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:32

Yesterday we broke the news that AMD will stop supporting the R300-500 GPUs in the Catalyst driver. There have been well over one hundred posts in the Phoronix Forums from ATI customers upset with this decision, but fortunately, there is first-rate open-source support available. AMD continues to release documentation and code while the X.Org development community has been hard at work on the ...

S3 Graphics Linux Driver Faster Than Windows? | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:32

Back in November we saw the launch of the S3 Graphics Chrome 530 GT and with that they talked up a new magical Linux driver that would provide HD video acceleration support along with OpenGL 3.0 capabilities. But no driver was released, however, a day later it was confirmed by S3 Graphics that they were working on a new Linux driver...

Sacred Gold On Linux Has Gone Gold | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:32

It took longer than expected, but Linux Game Publishing is now prepared to ship Sacred Gold. The description of this game is below. In his fortress of Shaddar-Nur, the necromancer Shaddar, a pariah of the Band of Mages from Mystdale Castle, plans his triumphant return to the world of Ancaria...

You Can Now Play UT3 On Linux, Sort Of | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:32

The Linux client for Unreal Tournament 3 still hasn't been released, but it's now possible to easily play this game on Linux. Cedega 7.1 was released this morning and it now supports Unreal Tournament 3 along with better supporting Bioshock, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, FEAR 2, Medal of Honor Airborne, and Sins of a Solar Empire...

RandR 1.3 Has Officially Been Released | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:32

Present in X Server 1.6 is the server component to RandR 1.3, but today version 1.3 of the Resize and Rotate extension has been officially released. RandR 1.3 introduces panning support and other changes that we have talked about previously...

QEMU 0.10.0 Release To Bring Many Features | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:32

QEMU, the popular open-source processor emulator that can be run as a user-space program and also has found its way into use by the KVM and VirtualBox projects, will soon reach version 0.10.0 As was announced on the QEMU development list, a 0.10.0 branch has been created in its SVN repository and the 0.10.0 release has been made available. This release does bring some exciting changes. The ...

Read Phoronix Without Advertisements | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:32

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Bandits: Phoenix Rising Finally Gets A New Beta | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:32

Bandits: Phoenix Rising, a unique racing game that was released for Windows back in 2003, is finally getting closer to being released on Linux. Linux Game Publishing began work on porting this title to Linux in January of 2007 and up to February of 2008 they had only issued two betas...

Phoronix Test Suite 1.8.0 "Selbu" Alpha 3 | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:32

The third alpha release for Phoronix Test Suite 1.8.0 "Selbu" is now available for testing. This release contains numerous improvements to the GTK2 interface, support when running the Phoronix Test Suite in more locales, improved file-system detection support (for SquashFS, AuFS, and UnionFS), and support for reading enabled monitors...

EVGA GTS-250 1 GB Superclocked Edition | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:32

“To that end we have an EVGA GTS-250 1 GB Superclocked edition to take a look at today. The GTS-250 1 GB edition is a G92 core with a twist, it’s a 55nm shrink of the G92 core and has been rechristened the G92b. There are currently two models of the GTS-250 available, the GTS-250 [...]

Polaroid PoGo Instant Digital Camera reviewed | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:32

“Research shows that in this digital age, more than ever, people still have a deep-rooted need to see, feel, mark, share or use their digital images or information in a physical form. Paper, of some type, in fact. While digital cameras are high-tech and fun, printing a photograph is hardly quick and easy. That’s all [...]

Check Point ZoneAlarm Extreme reviewed | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:32

“ZoneAlarm Extreme Security is probably the strongest and most comprehensive security suite available to protect all areas of your online life, but we can’t help feel that it’s totally over the top. Sure the firewall is tough, the layered protection prevents malware installation and spam protection is comprehensive, but there’s just so much more to [...]

Kingston 16GB microSDHC Card | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:32

“Kingston is well known for their memory products, and they just doubled the capacity of their microSDHC card lineup with the introduction of a 16gb version. High capacity is nice, but can it perform? Not that it really matters much though when it comes to cellphone, you don’t necessarily need a super fast card to [...]

CeBIT 2009: Girls | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:31

In times of economic crisis companies are saving where it hurts most: the amount of booth babes at this year's CeBIT has been at an all-time low. We looked extra hard to bring you proof that there are still companies out there who can afford to please your eyes.

Planet Terror HD Movie Review | Posted on: 08/03/2009 @ 18:31

“Don't shoot yourself. Don't shoot each other. And especially... don't shoot me.”

Griffin Window Seat for iPhone / iPod Touch | Posted on: 07/03/2009 @ 0:10

The Window Seat can attach to any flat surface like a windshield or dashboard to hold your phone or iPod touch. How well does it stand up? Really well, read on to find out what other ideas I can come up with for using one.

Patriot 64GB Xporter Magnum USB Flash Drive | Posted on: 05/03/2009 @ 9:41

Patriot Memory claims the Xporter Magnum is the perfect solution to transport your important data around. It offers 210X fast transfer rates and boasts a massive 64GB of storage. You won't be filling this up anytime soon.

Clay Enos Talks about Photographing 'Watchmen' | Posted on: 05/03/2009 @ 9:41

OCMS: How did you get involved with Zack on the project and what other films have you documented in the past? CE: Watchmen was my first job as still photographer on a feature film. I was asked by the filmmakers to shoot for them because they knew my work and my approach. They knew that when I have a camera in my hand I move with an intention and focus that would serve them well. They were well ...

New Mac Mini and iMac released today? | Posted on: 05/03/2009 @ 9:41

Still don't get what this whole recession thing is about? If you're on the market for a new Mac, today may just be your lucky day. Rumour has it that no less than six new Macs including a new Mac Mini and iMac will be released by Apple today. There will be four brand new iMacs with three of them featuring a 24-inch panel while the fourth will be an entry level 20-inch display model.

Spy gadgets update: The Mini Spy Video Camera- get even more into 007 mode. | Posted on: 05/03/2009 @ 9:41

So, are things going OK with the spy pen I told you about earlier in the year? Found out who was stealing your paper clips, or what your colleagues REALLY thought of you? Glad to hear it- you've passed your initiation into the world of spies, and now you're ready to move on to catching the bigger fish. The great thing about the spy pen was how mobile it was. If, however, you're looking for ...

Safari 4! | Posted on: 05/03/2009 @ 9:41

The release of Safari 4 Public Beta a little over a week ago now has spurred on a lot of downloads on the Apple site, heres just a post about what I think to “the worlds fastest web browser” update, and a heads-up on it’s new features. Firstly, Safari 4 is available for free download as [...]

Microsoft Office 14 due for release in 2010 | Posted on: 05/03/2009 @ 9:41

Office 14, the next version of Microsofts Office suite looks to have had its release date pushed back to 2010, a transcript of a speech made by Microsoft boss Steve Ballmer has revealed. Not many details are known about Microsoft Office 14 as the features are still being worked on, but we are aware of some [...]

The Econav: Drive Green | Posted on: 05/03/2009 @ 9:41

For anyone who has a car, there is the attached guilt of owning and using a gas guzzler. Practically, we’re not going to give up our modern conveniences, so it’s up to innovation to help us live our lives the way we do now, but with a reduced carbon footprint. Enter the Econav. Like any [...]

Calling All Girls!!! Exclusive Sony Ericsson C905 Pink Offer from Phones 4U | Posted on: 05/03/2009 @ 9:41

Now if you don’t already know me, I love pink and girly! So Phones 4U totally have my attention with this fab offer! The C905 is a great quality phone, with WiFi and a 8.0 megapixel camera.  (For a full overview and specs, check out Arutha’s review here). Now the handset gets a make-over in a luscious [...]

KDE 4.2.1 Desktop Released | Posted on: 05/03/2009 @ 9:40

It has been just over a month since the release of KDE 4.2 and now the K Desktop Environment developers have released its first update. KDE 4.2.1 focuses on bug-fixes and other maintenance items...

GNOME 2.26.0 Release Candidate Is Now Out | Posted on: 05/03/2009 @ 9:40

Vincent Untz on the behalf of all GNOME developers has announced the release of the GNOME 2.26.0 release candidate. This release candidate serves as the last test release prior to the emergence of GNOME 2.26, which is happening in just ten days...

Super Talent Luxio Series 64GB USB Flash Drive | Posted on: 05/03/2009 @ 9:40

When it comes to flash drives Super Talent has all the answers. Today our attention is toward a high capacity offering with elegant wood grain finish.

Roku Player Now Supports Amazon Video On Demand | Posted on: 04/03/2009 @ 18:42

Beginning today Roku, the maker of the popular digital video player, is making avaliable to customers movies and TV shows from Amazon Video On Demand. With Amazon Video On Demand, Roku customers can for the first time purchase or rent new release movies the same day they are released on DVD and watch commercial-free TV shows the day after they air all from Amazons extensive selection of more than ...

Linux Foundation Purchases Linux.com | Posted on: 04/03/2009 @ 18:42

The Linux Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, and SourceForge, a leader in community-driven media and e-commerce, today announced that the Linux Foundation will be the new host for Linux.com, taking over the editorial and community stewardship for the site. The two companies will collaborate to create a vibrant and long-lasting community destination ...

Obama Selects Julius Genachowski To Be FCC Chairman | Posted on: 04/03/2009 @ 18:42

As we reported back in January, Barack Obama has selected Julius Genachowski to head the Federal Communications Commission and today made it Official.Genachowski is a technology executive and entrepreneur with strong experience in both the private sector and public service. He is Cofounder and Managing Director of LaunchBox Digital and Rock Creek Ventures, and a Special Advisor at General ...

News Fragments From Around The Web | Posted on: 04/03/2009 @ 18:42

Here are the odd, funny, scary, offtopic, and sometimes ironic news that didn't make its way into a full featured article on Tech Fragments today. We hope you enjoy these articles that we have found today.DisplayFusion 3.0 Manages Everything Across Multi-Monitor SetupsWoman Finds Cell Phone in Her Potato Chips Bag

Amazon Launches Kindle Application for iPhone and iPod Touch | Posted on: 04/03/2009 @ 18:42

Don't want to dish out $360 bucks on a Kindle 2 when you have a perfectly good iPhone or iPod touch? Then simply down the Amazon Kindle App from the Apple App Store! Sure it won't give you the full functionality of the Kindle such as e-ink but it will give you most of the features, including Amazon's new Whispersync technology that saves and synchronizes your bookmark across multiple devices. You ...

Sprint Officially Announces Palm Treo Pro Availability | Posted on: 04/03/2009 @ 18:42

Sprint today officially announced the upcoming availability of the Palm Treo Pro smartphone for the Sprint Mobile Broadband Network on March 15th. Treo Pro will be available through all Sprint retail channels, including sprint.com, 1-800-SPRINT1 and Sprint retail stores, for $199.99 with a two-year subscriber agreement (after a $100 instant rebate and $100 mail-in rebate, with an Everything plan ...

IBM Develops ZTIC A USB Stick To Secure Online Banking | Posted on: 04/03/2009 @ 18:42

IBM has developed the ZTIC (Zone Trusted Information Channel), essentially a USB stick, designed to secure online banking by using full TLS/SSL authentication directly to the bank site, bypassing the PC's software and keyboard entirely therefore avoiding key loggers and malware on the PC.The ZTIC achieves this by registering itself as a USB Mass Storage Device (thus requiring no driver ...

Xigmatek NRP-HC1001 Netzteil | Posted on: 04/03/2009 @ 18:42

Auf dem Kühlermarkt konnte sich Xigmatek bereits einen Namen machen und seit nunmehr einem Jahr hat der Taiwanesische Hersteller auch Netzteile in seinem Portfolio. Mit dem NRP "No Rules Power" HC1001 präsentiert Xigmatek ein Netzteil, welches über vier +12 V Leitungen verfügt (2 x 20A, 2 x 36A) und somit in die Kategorie der Multirail-PSUs mit Kabelmanagement fällt. Weiter soll ...

Pandora - Automatischer Flüssig-Stickstoff-Charger | Posted on: 04/03/2009 @ 18:42

Unser Team-Mitglied Besi (Marc Voser), seinerseits CAM Programmierer und Netzwerkadministrator, entwickelte und perfektionierte in 250 Stunden Arbeit ein System, welches vollautomatisch Prozessoren sowie Grafikkarten bei einer vordefinierten Minus-Temperatur halten kann unter Verwendung von flüssigem Stickstoff (LN2) als Kühlmittel. Intern war dieses Projekt unter dem Namen Pandora bekannt. ...

LLVM 2.5 Released, Receives Numerous Improvements | Posted on: 04/03/2009 @ 18:40

The LLVM (Low-Level Virtual Machine) still isn't a big competitor to GCC since the Clang compiler front-end remains unfinished, but the LLVM folks have issued a version 2.5 release. LLVM 2.5 is made up of a bunch of bug fixes, a new XCore back-end, performance improvements (in the compiler and its generated code), new development documentation, and plenty more new work. The announcement of LLVM ...

Gallium3D Gets Xorg, DRI2 State Trackers | Posted on: 04/03/2009 @ 18:40

Gallium3D recently landed in Mesa's mainline code-base and work on it continues to move forward in a steadfast manner. Committed to Mesa's master branch last night for Gallium3D were state trackers for Xorg and DRI2. State trackers are used in Gallium3D to track the state of something (such as Mesa's state) and to then translate that into operations...

Ubuntu 9.10 Release Schedule Is Now Available | Posted on: 04/03/2009 @ 18:40

Ubuntu 9.04 will not even be out for another month and a half, but Ubuntu enthusiasts can already start getting excited for its successor, Ubuntu 9.10. Ubuntu 9.10 has been codenamed the Karmic Koala and this release from Canonical will integrate Plymouth to provide a rich kernel mode-setting experience, feature performance improvements, and contain enhancements for Ubuntu cloud computing...

Linux 2.6.29-rc7 Kernel Released | Posted on: 04/03/2009 @ 18:39

This month we will see the release of the Linux 2.6.29 kernel. This updated kernel will bring kernel mode-setting support on Intel hardware, the Btrfs file-system, the mainlining of SquashFS, improved EXT4 support, and other new features...

Clickfree HD325 (320GB) | Posted on: 03/03/2009 @ 9:36

External backup drives are really important these days with all of the important information that we all have stores on our computers. Just think about it...what would you do if you lost all of your financial documents, photos, e-mail contacts, and more? With the Clickfree HD325 you get file backup protection and 320GBs of space to backup all of your precious files. It is both Mac and PC ...

OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W | Posted on: 03/03/2009 @ 9:36

Last month we looked at the OCZ Fatal1ty 700W which performed very well and was another nice power supply from OCZ Technology, the company that also owns PC Power & Cooling. Another one of their power supplies to have been introduced in the past few months is the ModXStream-Pro 600W. Unlike the Fatal1ty series, the ModXStream Pro series has modular cables and a few other differences, while still ...

Thunderbird 3 Coming To Fedora 11 | Posted on: 03/03/2009 @ 9:36

Fedora 11 is reaching an impressive number of accepted features. Beyond introducing Intel and NVIDIA kernel mode-setting, Nouveau becoming the default NVIDIA driver, and a new volume control interface, there will be a plethora of package updates...

Crucial Ballistix Tracer Blue PC3-12800 6GB Memory Kit | Posted on: 03/03/2009 @ 9:35

We take a look to see if the Crucial Ballistix Tracer Blue PC3-12800 modules deliver more excitement than just a bunch of flashy lights.

What is overclocking? | Posted on: 02/03/2009 @ 16:50

What is a overclocking? Overclocking involves changing your computer system’s hardware settings to work at a faster speed than the manufacturer initially intended. This generally involves changing the motherboard bus speed, the CPU speed, or both. This practice has become highly popular among gamers, modders and general PC enthusiasts.

Thunderbird 3 Beta 2 Released - Tech Fragments | Posted on: 02/03/2009 @ 12:06

The most striking part of the release is the sheer volume of bug fixes. The list of bug fixes is quite long, which is actually a good thing to see during a beta program. Among the new features include; an archive feature which looks a lot like the Gmail's archive feature, hit the 'A' hotkey to select all, and IMAP auto-syncing. Other features you may notice:- Much more useful Growl notifications ...

CCleaner 2.17.853 Released - Tech Fragments | Posted on: 02/03/2009 @ 12:06

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. Additionally it contains a fully featured registry cleaner. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to ...

Team Fortress 2 Scout Pack Cheaters Slapped on the Hands - Tech Fragments | Posted on: 02/03/2009 @ 12:06

Only hours after the release of the new Team Fortress 2 Scout Updates, cheaters began developing external programs that allow them to unlock all of the scout features without having to work for it. Below is a posting from the TF2 Blog:This time it seems a number of you used an external application to unlock all of your achievements in order to get items unfairly. Coming as a surprise to no one ...

How Much do Cost and Value Matter? - AnandTech | Posted on: 02/03/2009 @ 12:06

So here we are once again to find out what you guys think about some aspect of graphics hardware. In response to our recent articles on multiGPU scaling, set to conclude with a 4-way shootout coming soon, we have gotten a lot of feedback about cost and value. Our attempt to distill some of the decision making process will always be clunky, as there is no...

Enermax Pro 82 - XSReviews.co.uk | Posted on: 02/03/2009 @ 12:05

When Enermax contacted us regarding reviewing a power supply for them, we were pleasantly surprised. With such a prime range of PSUs, it's difficult to see why Enermax would release yet another series of units. However this was made clearer after doing some research...price. All of Enermax's units top the £60 bracket, but the Pro 82+ series is aimed more so at the low-mid range and the price ...

Enermax Pro 82 | Posted on: 02/03/2009 @ 12:05

When Enermax contacted us regarding reviewing a power supply for them, we were pleasantly surprised. With such a prime range of PSUs, it's difficult to see why Enermax would release yet another series of units. However this was made clearer after doing some research...price. All of Enermax's units top the £60 bracket, but the Pro 82+ series is aimed more so at the low-mid range and the price ...

Which Linux Graphics Driver Bugs Do You Hate? | Posted on: 02/03/2009 @ 12:04

This week we received a note from Matthias Dahl, a Phoronix reader, who wanted to remind us about current problems plaguing the NVIDIA 180.xx driver series. Using any of the newer NVIDIA Linux drivers can cause graphics corruption followed by the system locking up...

Arch Linux Revolts Against ATI Catalyst Driver | Posted on: 02/03/2009 @ 12:04

While AMD continues to improve the ATI Catalyst Linux driver from where they were at years ago by introducing new features like CrossFire and OpenGL 3.0 support while addressing outstanding bugs, no Linux graphics driver is yet in a perfect state. As a result from our post yesterday we have read many driver complaints for both ATI and NVIDIA on Linux...

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LM_Sensors 3.1.0 Released, Plenty Of New Work | Posted on: 02/03/2009 @ 12:04

As we shared would be coming soon, LM_Sensors 3.1.0 was just released by Jean Delvare. This significant update to the LM_Sensors 3 code-base has a significantly reworked sensors-detect utility, various improvements to the LM_Sensors library (libsensors), a new /etc/sysconfig/lm_sensors format, and a new default sensors.conf configuration file. The improvements to sensors-detect make this initial ...

What is lightscribe? | Posted on: 02/03/2009 @ 10:28

What is LightScribe? LightScribe in its simplest explanation is a new technology that Hewlett-Packard announced for home users to professionally label their burnt optical media. The idea is that you buy a CD or DVD burner that supports this technology. Then to purchase optical media such as CD’s or DVD’s that are specially coated on the non-data side to work with the ...