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Nvidia Calls Intel's Graphics Chip Tactics 'Aggressive'
Now that AMD and Intel have made amends, Nvidia is making some noise about Intel's perceived quest for graphics chip domination.
Advanced Micro Devices is not the only large Intel competitor to rail against Intel's alleged strong-arm tactics. Nvidia has also complained loudly for years about Intel business practices in the graphics chip market, where Intel commands about 50 percent of the market. Nvidia is the world's leading supplier of "discrete," or standalone, graphics chips but takes a distant second place in overall market share to Intel, which supplies "integrated" graphics built into the chipsets that accompany all of its processors. Mercury Research estimates the total market for graphics chips, including integrated graphics, at almost $10 billion in 2009.
Posted by | Sun, Nov 15, 2009 - 02:06 PM
Psystar Loses Infringement Case to Apple
Apple has been in some long running litigation against Psystar for various indescretions against Apple policy for use of their OS. I'm sure there will be more to come on this one.
Apple's won its copyright infringement claim against would-be Mac cloner Psystar in California. Anyone surprised? As we've been saying all along, the key argument wasn't the OS X EULA or Psystar's failed monopoly claims, but pure, simple copyright infringement, since Psystar was illegally copying, modifying, and distributing Apple's code. Psystar was also dinged for circumventing Apple's kernel encryption in violation of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, but that's just another nail in the coffin, really.
Posted by | Sun, Nov 15, 2009 - 01:55 PM
Hackers bypass Windows 7 activation
Hackers have managed to find a way around one of the key antipiracy protections built into Windows 7. Ordinarily, the operating system requires users to activate their copy of Windows 7 within 30 days. However, a recently outlined method allows the normal notifications to be turned off.
The software doesn't actually get confirmed as legitimate, but users are able to keep using the product indefinitely. Microsoft confirmed on Friday it is aware of the technique, but said that it is working to shore up the activation procedure.
Posted by | Fri, Nov 13, 2009 - 05:39 PM
CyberPower Announces Notebooks w/ Intel Core i7 Mobile Processors!
CyberPower today announced a new series of notebook gaming systems that feature the brand new Intel Core i7 mobile CPU and chipset. CyberPower’s new Xplorer series all feature Intel’s Core i7 Mobile Processors with Intel’s new PM55 Express Chipset to provide the best notebook PC experience for gaming, digital media and photo sharing, multi-threaded software and business applications that demand desktop PC processing speed. CyberPower’s Xplorer X7-7700, Xplorer X6-9900, and top of the line Xplorer X7-8500 all unleash the power of a desktop in a laptop. Core i7 features such as Intel’s Turbo Boost Technology can accelerate the processor clock speed up to 75 percent to match workloads while Hyper-Threading Technology offers better performance on highly threaded applications.
For the ultimate in portable gaming experience CyberPower’s X6-9900 and X7-8500 notebook PCs include all the features found on the X7-7700 but also offer an upgraded 1080P 1920x1080 display, and NVIDIA’s GTX 280M graphics card for smooth game play. Take advantage of the full HD 1080P display with a Blu-Ray optical drive for an enhanced movie watching experience. The X6-9900 and X7-8500 are priced at $1885 and $2119. You can customize your gaming notebooks with three new Core i7 CPUs, which range from the Core i7-720QM, the i7-820QM, and the fastest notebook processor on the planet, Intel’s Extreme Edition i7-920XM.
Posted by | Fri, Nov 13, 2009 - 12:21 PM
EVGA GeForce GT 220 SSC DDR3 Video Card Review
Last month NVIDIA silently launched the GeForce 210 and GT 220 graphics cards, which are aimed at the entry level discrete graphics card market. Today, we take a look at the EVGA GeForce GT 220 SSC DDR3 video card, which features a 7% overclock right out of the box. Read on to if this card has what it takes to upgrade your desktop PC with integrated graphics!
Today, we will be looking at the EVGA GeForce GT 220 SSC DDR3 edition graphics card. This card has a factory overclocked core and shader clock speeds, which should help boost performance over the standard clock speeds of 625MHz and 1360MHz. The EVGA GeForce GT 220 SSC DDR3 has a core clock speed of 671MHz and a shader clock of 1458MHz. This is just over a 7% clock frequency boost on the GPU, so that should help out performance on the card's 48 stream processors...
Posted by | Fri, Nov 13, 2009 - 11:54 AM
Upcoming DirectX 11 Game Titles To Include Battlefield: Bad Company 2
AMD just sent over a list of DirectX 11 game titles and when their expected release dates are going to be. It looks like DirectX 11 is finally starting to pick up some speed, which is great news for ATI Radeon HD 5000 video card series owners as you have a card supporting DX11. A new name has appeared on the DX11 game list and that would be Battlefield: Bad Company 2! This is a big title game, so that should help boost sales for AMD. DiRT 2 is coming out on December 1st, so it looks like DirectX 11 is about to get a shot in the arm with these major game titles. NVIDIA's GT300 'Fermi' graphics solution for DirectX 11 is missing in action and is rumored to not be coming out in volume until April 2010. If that is the case AMD has a six month head start on DX11!
DirectX 11 is a key feature of Windows 7 and is important for two key reasons: it helps consumers experience better performing games and faster computing. To do this, DirectX 11 brings several new features which collectively improve the graphic fidelity of games and 3D applications while also enhancing the ability of the CPU and GPU to work together more efficiently. This in turn will allow end-users to potentially realize significant increases in performance as application developers harness the power of tessellation, multi-threading and compute shader technology, three key new features of DirectX 11.
Posted by | Fri, Nov 13, 2009 - 11:51 AM
November 13 News from Around the Web
Gigabyte P55-UD6 & P55M-UD4 Review @ Neoseeker and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!
"With Lynnfield processors, even the cheapest motherboards perform very similarly to the most expensive ones we have found, so that opens up the battlefield for manufacturers to come up with unique features as selling points."
Posted by | Fri, Nov 13, 2009 - 07:31 AM
Intel/AMD deal could help solve virtualization compatibility problems
The $1.25 billion Intel/AMD settlement announced Thursday could improve competition in the server hardware market and solve some lingering problems related to server virtualization, analysts say. Today, a virtualization technology known as live migration lets customers move workloads from one physical server to another, but only if both servers contain processors from the same chip maker, according to Forrester analyst James Staten.
Gartner analyst Martin Reynolds agrees the Intel/AMD settlement could be good news for virtualization customers. "If they were to integrate virtualization more deeply into the processors as a single standard that companies use, it's possible virtualization could become less expensive," Reynolds says. The virtualization incompatibility has mainly harmed AMD, because the issue forces customers to standardize on one type of server and Intel has a dominant market share, according to Staten. In the wake of the settlement, there are several other potential areas for new levels of compatibility between Intel and AMD processors, Staten says, including memory and power management, and security.
Posted by | Fri, Nov 13, 2009 - 06:26 AM
Super Talent Launches 450X, 533X, and 600X CompactFlash Media Cards
Super Talent Technology today announced new 450X, 533X, and 600X high speed CompactFlash media cards which achieve read/write speeds up to 90MB/sec. The new high speed CF cards are offered in four different capacities: 8GB, 16GB, 32GB and 64GB. These products will be available in mid November from Super Talent resellers worldwide.
CF is one of the world's most popular digital mass-storage card formats and is widely used on DSLR cameras as well as in embedded computing. Super Talent designed these high speed CF cards especially for the demanding requirements of performance oriented photographers. The cards use MLC NAND Flash as the medium which works silently, lasts longer and is lightning fast. The 600X cards reach transfer speeds up to 90MB/sec which accommodate the high read/write requirements of premium DSLR cameras.
Posted by | Fri, Nov 13, 2009 - 06:07 AM
AMD Phenom II Procesors Shatter The Elusive 7GHz Barrier
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced the Phenom II 955 Black Edition processor back in April 2009 and claimed that it had run as fast as 7 GHz in extreme overclocking tests. The have recently published a video showing that they broke the elusive 7GHz clock speed barrier at a number of public events. We were actually at the AMD overclocking event at Quakecon 2009 and got to see both the “Abomination,” and the “Venom” cooler by K|ngp|n Cooling, and the transparent “Phantom” cooler by LN2 Cooling. If you couldn't make it to one of the events this summer check out this slick video that was posted up on YouTube last week.
The Saga of 7GHz on AMD Phenom II on Dragon Technology is here. An epic journey taken by overclockers across the land. The third in the trilogy that began with The Experiment and continued with Xtreme Conditions can now been seen by all. Enjoy as World Records are shattered, new cooling methods deployed, and the threshold of 7GHz is crossed.
Posted by | Thu, Nov 12, 2009 - 03:33 PM
Microsoft probing Windows 7 zero-day security hole
Microsoft said on Wednesday it is looking into a report of a vulnerability in Windows 7 and Server 2008 Release 2 that could be used by an attacker to remotely crash the computer. The company is investigating claims of a "possible denial-of-service vulnerability in Windows Server Message Block (SMB)," the Microsoft spokesperson said, adding that the company was unaware of any attacks trying to exploit the hole.
The bug triggers an infinite loop on the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol used for sharing files in Windows, researcher Laurent Gaffié wrote in a posting on the Full-Disclosure mailing list and on a blog. "Whatever your firewall is set to, you can get remotely smashed via IE or even via some broadcasting NBNS [NetBIOS Naming Service] tricks," Gaffié wrote.
Posted by | Thu, Nov 12, 2009 - 02:44 PM
Activision says Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sets launch record
Activision Blizzard Inc said it sold 4.7 million copies of "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2" for $310 million on its first day, setting a new record for the video game industry. The shooting game went on sale on Tuesday in the most highly anticipated debut of the year. Fans had lined up for hours outside retail stores like GameStop in advance of the midnight release. The previous record for the biggest video game launch was last year's "Grand Theft Auto IV" from Take-Two Interactive Software Inc, which sold 3.6 million units or $310 million on the first day.
Analysts projected unit sales of 11 million to 13 million by the end of 2009, saying "Call of Duty" would defy the weak economy because it appeals to hard-core gamers willing to shell out $60 for the title. Estimates for launch-day sales ranged from $300 million to $340 million.
Posted by | Thu, Nov 12, 2009 - 02:27 PM
Intel to launch three Arrandale CPUs for ultra-thin notebooks in 1H10
Intel plans to launch three 32nm dual-core Arrandale CPUs (Calpella platform), the Core i7-640UM (1.2GHz), Core i7-620UM (1.06GHz) and Core i5-520UM (1.06GHz) with price in thousand-unit tray quantities of US$305, US$278 and US$241, respectively, in the first half of 2010 for ultra-thin notebooks, and will launch more CPUs for the market in the third quarter of 2010, according to sources from notebook players. Before that, Intel plans to let its dual-core Core 2 Duo SU9600, SU9400 and SU7300, Pentium SU4100 and SU2300, and single-core Celeron 743 CPUs (Montevina platform) prop up the ultra-thin notebook market in the fourth quarter, the sources said. Legit Reviews first saw Arrandale processors at the FALL 2009 IDF show.
The three 32nm CPUs will target the mid-range and high-end markets, and when they are launched, Intel will phase out the Core 2 Duo SU9600, the sources said. According to the sources, Intel will launch two more Calpella platform-based CPUs in the third quarter of 2010 for the mid-range market and will launch several Montevina and Calpella-based CPUs for the entry-level market. At the same time, Intel will phase out SU7300, SU2300 and Core 2 Solo SU3500 CPUs, and will launch an upgraded single-core Celeron CPU, which will have the same price as the existing Celeron 743, but better performance.
Posted by | Thu, Nov 12, 2009 - 12:38 PM
Massive and comScore Team Up To Show In-Game Ad Performance
Microsoft’s Massive division and market researcher comScore have teamed up to statistically show how effective in-game advertisements are doing. Today, Massive and web market researcher comScore have figured out how to connect the ads that consumers see in games with the actions they take to buy or view products and services afterward. Basically, the two companies share data on consumers, but they do so without violating privacy policies. comScore and Massive have submitted this new methodology to the Advertising Research Foundation for validation.
AdEffx Action Lift for Gaming matches in-game console ad serving data from Massive with comScore's third-party, post-campaign panel data to track and measure in-game advertising effectiveness. By combining Microsoft's proprietary, non-personally identifying Anonymous ID data, which is common across Xbox LIVE and Microsoft Web properties (known as Windows Live ID), with user data from comScore's panel of 2 million Internet users worldwide, comScore can determine if panelists who saw in-game advertising subsequently visited a brand's Web site, searched brand-related terms or engaged in other online behaviors important to advertisers.
Posted by | Thu, Nov 12, 2009 - 10:41 AM
Appro Servers to Support AMD Maranello CPUs - Opteron 6100 Series
Appro, a leading provider of supercomputing solutions, today announces that it will support AMD’s upcoming server platform, currently codenamed “Maranello,” which is scheduled for availability in Q1 2010. AMD's upcoming server platform is expected to fit within the new G34 socket and feature the eight- and twelve-core AMD Opteron 6100 Series processor variant currently codenamed “Magny-Cours”.
Appro expects to refresh its dual and quad-socket performance optimized and power-efficient supercomputing building block server lines based on the next-generation “Maranello” platform. Appro expects that its Hyper Cluster Series based on these new server platforms will offer the latest optimized technologies for HPC such as DDR3, quad 16-bit HyperTransport 3 technology links with up to 6.4 GT/s per link, and the AMD SR56x0 chipset with AMD-Vi technology and PCIe Gen 2.
Posted by | Thu, Nov 12, 2009 - 10:32 AM
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Comment on AMD/Intel Settlement
We just got word from GLOBALFOUNDRIES CEO, Doug Grose on today’s AMD/Intel settlement. This is the first time we have received a statement from the new GLOBALFOUNDRIES since Company officials recently announced that Hector Ruiz will resign from his role as chairman of GlobalFoundries effective Jan. 4, and that he is taking an immediate "voluntary leave of absence" in the interim. It appears the settlement doesn't have a negative impact on the chip maker and that GLOBALFOUNDRIES is steaming full force ahead for chip production.
"We're very pleased to see AMD and Intel reach settlement on this matter. We're also pleased that this resolution allows GLOBALFOUNDRIES to continue making products for AMD while aggressively pursuing new foundry customers. GLOBALFOUNDRIES remains focused on executing on our growth strategies including our planned integration with Chartered, following the successful closing of ATIC’s acquisition of the company.”
Posted by | Thu, Nov 12, 2009 - 10:12 AM
ARCTIC COOLING Launches ARCTIC C1/C2 - Universal Charger
The Swiss IT hardware manufacturer ARCTIC COOLING is expanding its diversified product line from designing cooling solutions to various electronic products and peripherals. Today the company launched their first power adapter series ARCTIC C1 and ARCTIC C2, designing for frequent travelers for charging a wide range of USB-powered appliances. The ARCTIC C1 / C2 come with a 2-year limited warranty. They will be available in December 2009. The MSRP is: ARCTIC C1 – US$ 21.95 and 14.95 €; ARCTIC C2 – US$26.55 and 17.95 € (excl. VAT).
The ARCTIC C1 contains 1 USB port, whereas the C2 version offers 4 ports for multiple charging. Instead of using different power adapters, 4 electronic devices can be charged simultaneously by using the ARCTIC C2. It saves not only space, but also charging time. The ARCTIC C1 / C2 are suitable for various USB-powered applications, such as music players (eg MP3 players), handheld game consoles, PDAs, mobile phones and the newly launched ARCTIC NC.
Posted by | Thu, Nov 12, 2009 - 10:08 AM
Intel will pay AMD $1.25 Billion For Settlement of All Antitrust and IP Disputes
Intel Corporation and Advanced Micro Devices today announced a comprehensive agreement to end all outstanding legal disputes between the companies, including antitrust litigation and patent cross license disputes. Intel will pay AMD $1.25 billion and the matter will be settled once and for all! After forking over more than a billion dollars I bet Intel wishes today was in the past!
Under terms of the agreement, AMD and Intel obtain patent rights from a new 5-year cross license agreement, Intel and AMD will give up any claims of breach from the previous license agreement, and Intel will pay AMD $1.25 billion. Intel has also agreed to abide by a set of business practice provisions. As a result, AMD will drop all pending litigation including the case in U.S. District Court in Delaware and two cases pending in Japan. AMD will also withdraw all of its regulatory complaints worldwide. The agreement will be made public in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Posted by | Thu, Nov 12, 2009 - 08:53 AM
November 12 News from Around the Web
XFX AMD Radeon HD 5870 Graphic Card Review @ Technic3D and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!
The AMD Radeon HD5870 from XFX arrived Technic3D. Technic3D will check the HD 5870 in the following Review with a Resolution from 2560x1600, 1920x1200, 1680x1050, the real Power Consumption and many more in new Games, against other Graphic Cards. You wait of the NVIDIA GT300 Chip?
Posted by | Thu, Nov 12, 2009 - 06:31 AM
iBUYPOWER Launches Intel Core i7 Gaming Notebook - Battalion 101 W870CU
iBUYPOWER announced its first Intel Core i7 based notebook – Battalion 101 W870CU. Starting at $2,114, the W870CU offers gamers three Core i7 CPUs to choose from, including the 2.00GHz 920XM Mobile Processor Extreme, up to 8GB DDR3 memory, and a breathtaking 17.3” Full HD 1920x1080 widescreen LCD high definition resolution. Gamers looking for a slightly larger display can go with the similar Battalion 101 M980NU and its 18.4-inch Full HD display, starting at $2505.
iBUYPOWER paired the HD display with the NVIDIA GTX280 graphics card, the highest performing notebook GPU ever. The GTX280 takes full advantage of the NVIDIA’s PhysX Technology and the ultra realistic gaming environments it provides. The GTX280 can also be paired with a Blu-ray drive to enhance the movie watching experience on the W870CU with sharp images, vibrant colors, and smooth playback.
Posted by | Wed, Nov 11, 2009 - 04:45 PM
Fujitsu Introduces XG2600 10-Gigabit 26-port Ethernet Switch
Fujitsu today announced the XG2600 10Gb Ethernet switch. The XG2600 is the newest addition to the company's family of XG Layer 2 Ethernet networking switching solutions. The 26-port XG2600 utilizes SFP+ optical modules and is designed for use with SFP+ twinax copper cables. The XG2600 reduces overall networking costs while ensuring industry-leading ultra low latency and significantly reduced power consumption. The XG2600 reduces power usage more than 30 percent to less than five watts per port.
"The Fujitsu XG Layer 2 Ethernet solutions are consistently recognized across the industry as offering industry-leading low latency and high performance. We are continually working with our customers and channel partners to evolve our products to meet critical enterprise networking needs," said Jim Preasmyer, director of sales and business development, Advanced Technology Group, Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc." As a result, we have rolled out the XG2600 to deliver the same low latency and performance capabilities while reducing the overall solution costs including power and cooling. Our customers have come to expect these high-performance networking solutions from Fujitsu."
Posted by | Wed, Nov 11, 2009 - 09:05 AM
Nvidia sees strong demand, but faces supply constraints
Graphics chipmaker Nvidia Corp is seeing strong demand for its products, helped by a recovery in the global economy, its chief executive said on Wednesday. "We have supply constraints across board," Jen-Hsun Huang told reporters in the Indian city of Bangalore. Nvidia last week forecast fourth quarter revenue to be up about 2 percent from the third quarter, well above Wall Street expectations, and said its new server and mobile chips were gaining momentum.
And the reason for that is demand just spiked up very, very quickly and we are seeing robust demand across the board." He said the company was seeing recovery from all geographies, including U.S. and Europe.
Posted by | Wed, Nov 11, 2009 - 08:04 AM
November 11 News from Around the Web
Adesso CyberTablet 6400 Review @ OCModShop and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!
As a graphic artist, I am familiar with digital graphics tablets. Most digital artists are familiar with Wacom products, but they tend to be very pricey. The price point of a tablet has a bit of "snob" factor to it, as professional tablets start around $350 and "lesser" entry-level tablets can be had for under $100. When I saw the Adesso CyberTablet 6400, I really didn't have a lot of high hopes, given its $70 price point. I was soon flogging myself for having such negative thoughts, because the tablet ended up having the same smooth operation and functionality as one of my entry-level Wacom tablets.
Posted by | Wed, Nov 11, 2009 - 07:59 AM
GIGABYTE Solves INTEL P55 and Apple iPhone Sync Issue
GIGABYTE recently released BIOS updates for their full series of Intel P55 Express based motherboards to solve the iPhone sync issues with the Intel P55 chipset. The iPhone syncing issues appear to be limited to only P55 chipset motherboards and now users of GIGABYTE P55 chipset motherboards simply need to update their boards with the latest BIOS version to enable syncing with their iPhone device.
The P55A-UD6 motherboard is designed to offer a stable, high-speed platform for delivering amazingly fast data transfer via the GIGABYTE 333 onboard acceleration technologies. Featuring the world's first USB 3.0 logo certified host controller from NEC Electronics, P55A-UD6 allows users to take advantage of super fast USB transfer rates of up to 5Gbps, delivering 10x faster data transfer compared to USB 2.0. tilizing the industry's first Serial ATA Revision 3.0 solution, the Marvell 88SE9128 controller, GIGABYTE P55A-series motherboards offer support for next generation high speed data storage devices with data transfer speeds of up to 6 Gbps. Coupled with RAID 0 (Stripe) mode, SATA Revision 3.0 enables a data transfer boost of up to 4x the speed of SATA Revision 2.0.
Posted by | Wed, Nov 11, 2009 - 07:52 AM
Microsoft Patches Critical Hole in Windows Kernel
Be aware if another vulnerability identified in Windows. They best way to keep your PC secure is to stay up to date with all patches and security updates. Visit Microsoft's Windows update page to check for updates.
Microsoft on Tuesday issued six security bulletins fixing 15 vulnerabilities, including a critical patch for holes in the Windows kernel and other Windows and Office components that could allow an attacker to take control of a computer. "MS09-065, a bug in the Windows kernel, is this month's most serious issue," said Andrew Storms, director of security operations at nCircle. "The vulnerability allows for remote code execution, and the attack code can be embedded inside MS Office files or be hosted on websites. Simply browsing an infected website will compromise unsuspecting users -- not great for all the holiday shoppers looking to get a jump on their shopping. The novelty value of this bug is likely to attract many researchers. A lot of people will try to be the first to publicly post exploit code."
Posted by | Wed, Nov 11, 2009 - 07:50 AM
Star Wars Sculpted USB Drives by Tyme Machines
Tyme Machines just announced the release of its sculpted 3D Star Wars character USB thumb drives. The drives are sculpted replicas of Darth Vader, Boba Fett, Storm Trooper and Yoda. Available for sale now on http://www.tymemachines.com, they range from 4GB to 16GB for $29.99 to $59.99. How flipping cool are these?
“We at Tyme Machines thrive on bringing beloved characters such as these to life in full 3D to fans across the world,” said John McDaniel, Chief Marketing Officer of Tyme Machines. “We are working continuously to bring Star Wars fans more collectables they can use in their everyday lives.”
Posted by | Tue, Nov 10, 2009 - 01:02 PM
Matrox Announced Single-Slot PCIe x16 Octal Graphics Card
Today, Matrox announces the world's first single-slot PCIe x16 Octal graphics card for mission critical applications. The Matrox M9188 supports up to eight DisplayPort or DVI Single-Link outputs and can be combined with a second M9188 to drive up to 16 displays, all from a single workstation. The Matrox M9128 and M9188 graphics cards will be available in Q4/2009. The Matrox M9128 LP PCIe x16 runs $259.00 USD with the Matrox M9188 PCIe x16 costing $1995.00!
“The M9188 is designed specifically for professional monitoring environments that require visualization of large amounts of data at once to enhance mission-critical decision making," says Ron Berty, Business Development Manager, Matrox Graphics. "The expansive multi-monitor configuration allows system operators to accurately manage energy grids or train dispatch applications, while ensuring maximum performance across all displays.”
Posted by | Tue, Nov 10, 2009 - 12:27 PM
Razer Launches ABYSSUS Gaming Mouse
Today, Razer launched the Abyssus gaming mouse. This new mouse combines a cool, but simple look with a cutting edge 3.5G 3500 dpi infrared sensor. Priced at $49.99, this might be the wired mouse for all your fragging needs.
"Less is more,” said Robert “Razerguy” Krakoff, president, Razer. “We’ve taken our ambidextrous three-button mouse design and loaded it with our industry-leading technology without the added cost of too many bells and whistles. Our goal with the Razer Abyssus is to give competitive gamers access to gaming grade hardware without breaking the bank."
Posted by | Tue, Nov 10, 2009 - 12:11 PM
November 10 News from Around the Web
Cooler Master Storm Sniper Black Edition Video Review @ Hardware Canucks and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!
In the case market, every company tries to differentiate themselves from their competition by releasing unique designs and different takes on the tried, tested and true ATX layout. In this review we take a look at a new case from Cooler Master that is supposed to be a cut above: the Storm Sniper in its Black Edition guise.
Posted by | Tue, Nov 10, 2009 - 10:28 AM
MySpace to Host Twilight Saga: New Moon Premiere
MySpace will host the exclusive live stream of Summit Entertainment’s The Twilight Saga: New Moon red carpet arrivals at the world premiere on Monday, November 16 at http://www.myspace.com/newmoonpremiere. The unprecedented online access is the first time moviegoers across the globe can experience the premiere first-hand, as it unfolds. Viewers will also be able to take part by posting comments or questions to The Twilight Saga: New Moon Premiere MySpace page that may then be presented to the celebrities during the broadcast. The red carpet arrivals will stream live from Los Angeles beginning at 6:00 PM PT. Anya Marina, writer and performer of “Satellite Heart” on The Twilight Saga: New Moon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, will co-host the broadcast.
The live stream is just one component of the highly integrated MySpace campaign with The Twilight Saga: New Moon. MySpace has featured various exclusive content from the film across all areas of the site including Movies, Music, Video and homepage takeovers. MySpace Trailer Park debuted the first trailer, which was the site’s most successful to date with a total of 4.2 million online views within the first 24 hours and 7.8 million within the first seven days. MySpace Music revealed the much anticipated soundtrack listing, provided users an early free stream of the album in its entirety and devoted Featured Playlists from those affiliated with the film.
Posted by | Tue, Nov 10, 2009 - 09:41 AM
OCZ to Deliver SandForce-based Solid State Drive Solutions
OCZ Technology today announced its collaboration with SandForce on OCZ’s next generation of mainstream and enterprise solid state drives (SSDs). Based on the highly-anticipated SandForce SSD Processor family, OCZ’s new line of SSDs will be the pinnacle of storage options designed to optimize complex IT infrastructures as well as the computing experiences of everyday consumers.
OCZ is committed to delivering SSD solutions to our enterprise clients and also has a strong following for our consumer solid state products; partnering with SandForce enables us to offer an even more robust offering to both these markets,” said Ryan Petersen, CEO of the OCZ Technology Group. “Together with SandForce we are focused on making enterprise-class MLC-based SSDs which offer excellent reliability and performance coupled with superior total cost of ownership for all our customers.”
Posted by | Tue, Nov 10, 2009 - 09:36 AM
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Released!
Activision announced today that the most anticipated game of the year, developer Infinity Ward's Call of Duty:Modern Warfare 2 is now available at retail stores everywhere. Following a record-setting number of North American midnight openings, Modern Warfare 2 has begun to unleash a new threat upon the world, putting gamers on the front lines of an epic, global battle that has advanced onto American soil, proving that no one is safe from an impending invasion. Our shopping engine has the game listed with some e-tailers for $53.99 on PC, $47.99 on PS3, and $64.1 on the Xbox 360.
Picking up following the historic events of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Modern Warfare 2 completely immerses players in one of the most intense storylines, filled with unexpected plot twists and death-defying battles set in exotic locales across the globe. As gamers fight to save the world from annihilation, the soundtrack of Academy Award, Golden Globe Award and Grammy Award winning composer Hans Zimmer sets the dark and ominous tone for a truly cinematic gaming experience. Modern Warfare 2 marks the first time that the legendary artist has scored a video game. Delivering the complete package, in addition to the heart-racing intensity of the single player campaign, Modern Warfare 2 also offers an entirely new gameplay mode, "Special Ops," which supports 2-player co-operative play via online or split screen dropping gamers into a surplus of time-trial and objective-based missions.
Posted by | Tue, Nov 10, 2009 - 09:29 AM
Corsair Announces New Flash Survivor GT Family of USB Drives
Corsair today announced two new Flash Survivor GT USB flash drives. The new drives are available in capacities of 32GB and 64GB, and feature the same ultra-durable metal housing found on all Flash Survivor models, along with the signature red GT highlights. The 32GB and 64GB Flash Survivor GTs are available immediately from Corsair’s authorized distributors and resellers worldwide. All Corsair USB flash products are backed by a 10-year Limited Warranty.
Corsair’s ultra-durable Flash Survivor USB drives have proven extremely popular with consumers thanks to their super-strong, CNC-milled, aircraft-grade aluminum casing, which makes them practically indestructible. Each drive is also fitted with a molded, shock-dampening collar and EPDM seal, which provides water-resistance to a depth of 200 meters. In independent reviews, the Corsair Flash Survivor has suffered countless tests of strength, and always comes out on top!
Posted by | Tue, Nov 10, 2009 - 09:22 AM
Nvidia CEO Says 'No' to Intel-compatible Chip Rumors
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang is adamantly denying any rumors or speculation that they may be looking to compete with Intel in the APU arena. They wish only to focus on the GPU market...at least for now. We'll see what the new year brings.
CEO Jen-Hsun Huang was asked about the possibility of Nvidia coming up with its own x86 (Intel-compatible) chip technology during in an interview Thursday, after the company reported strong third-quarter earnings. A recurring rumor has it that Nvidia is developing a chip that would be able to run the same software that runs on all Intel- and AMD-based PCs worldwide. "No," he said when asked if there was any truth to the rumor. "Nvidia's strategy is very, very clear. I'm very straightforward about it. Right now, more than ever, we have to focus on visual and parallel computing."
Posted by | Mon, Nov 09, 2009 - 08:44 AM
Noctua Announces NH-U9B Special Edition CPU Cooler
Noctua today announced a new special edition of its popular NH-U9B premium cooler, which is renowned for providing excellent quiet cooling performance in a compact package that lends itself to use in HTPCs or smaller cases. The new NH-U9B SE2 now comes with two of Noctua's award-winning NF-B9 92mm fans and adds support for LGA1156 as well as LGA1366 via the latest SecuFirm2 multi-socket mounting system. The NH-U9B SE2 will be available shortly at a recommended retail price of EUR 46.90 / USD 54.90.
"Many customers who are looking for a premium quality quiet cooler but can't accommodate our larger models are choosing our NH-U9B, which offers performance levels close to its bigger brothers while being much more compact", explains Mag. Roland Mossig, Noctua CEO "Given the ongoing popularity of the NH-U9B, we've decided to create a special edition that comes with a second NF-B9 fan and provides support for the latest CPUs."
Posted by | Mon, Nov 09, 2009 - 08:40 AM
November 9 News from Around the Web
HIS Radeon HD4890 iCooler x4 Videocard Review @ Tweaknews and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!
"The HD4890 iCooler x4 edition from HIS can be easily summed up as a performance bargain for US$179 at the time of this review. For those not interested in DX11 gaming and its related expensive videocards, the HD4890 is still a potent performer for the enthusiast gamer. The card tested today with its excellent heatpipe cooler and stellar overclocking performance should be considered over paying $50 more for a different name brand built off the same reference design."
Posted by | Mon, Nov 09, 2009 - 06:43 AM
NVIDIA GT300 'Fermi' Graphics Card Delayed till April 2010
Nvidia's decision to push back the launch of its next-generation flagship GT300 (Fermi) GPU to the first quarter of fiscal 2011 (January 26-April 26, 2010) is unlikely to affect the company's performance for the remaining part of 2009, according to industry sources in Taiwan.
Nvidia will ramp Fermi for three different product lines: GeForce, Quadro and Tesla in the first quarter of fiscal 2011, said Jen-Hsun Huang, CEO of Nvidia, during a recent conference call with financial analysts. Huang's statement means that Nvidia will only be able to start shipping its Fermi-based GPUs in 2010, instead of the end of 2009 as originally planned, the sources pointed out.
Posted by | Mon, Nov 09, 2009 - 06:30 AM
Facebook Add Scams in Games
If you have a kid that will do anything to get that extra little bit of in-game cash to buy items, then you might want to look at this and have a talk with them and go over what information they give out and how.
These offers, generally known in the business as lead-gen (lead generators), will give you some seed/tractor money in return for signing up for, say, a subscription to Netflix or a credit card. But less scrupulous advertisers lure players in with an offer to take a bogus survey or IQ test. Once it's completed they require a cell-phone number to send you the results. When you enter your cell number and create a password, you have unwittingly subscribed to a service you never wanted but will be billed for.
Posted by | Mon, Nov 09, 2009 - 06:29 AM
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