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Google’s Summer of Code Concludes
Google’s Summer of Code (SOC), a program that matched computer science students with free and open source software (FOSS) projects and paid for results, is over. Despite some organizational problems, the SOC attracted an overwhelming response from both students and projects, and early indications are that the program has produced a wide range of projects and attracted a number of promising students to the FOSS communities. Whether the program will be repeated, however, remains undetermined.
This was a great project to watch, and it appears the outcome was pretty good. 88% of the projects have been completed. Check out a lot more info at NewsForge.
Sony to lay off 10,000
Sony on Thursday announced a companywide restructuring that will result in the loss of 10,000 jobs, the closure of 11 plants and the end of its existing network system.
The world’s second-largest consumer electronics maker said it expects to save $1.8 billion in the process as it refocuses its efforts on electronics, televisions, digital imaging, DVD recorders and portable audio. Of the 10,000 in job cuts, the company said it will slash 4,000 jobs in Japan and 6,000 jobs elsewhere.
Read all about it at News.com.
Maxtor Shared Storage Drive 200 GB Review
To all appearances, the idea of standalone storage drives has solidly captured the minds of computer periphery manufacturers — the pioneer shared hard drive NetDisk NDU10-120 from Ximeta was followed by a number of similar products, including the nearly “wire free” ASUS WL-HDD2.5.
Check out the full review at Digit-Life.
Far Cry Mod SDK 1.33
The Far Cry C++ MOD SDK is a source code release of the CryGame.DLL. It is the ultimate creation bundle for modders- everything you need to make a full FarCry Total Conversion and create a brand new game using CryEngine is now available. The game DLL sits on top of everything else,…..
AMD Athlon64-X2-3800+ Review
With the latest stepping of the dual processor series, AMD dishes up the Manchester core to set new standards in energy efficiency and price/performance ratio. Taking advantage of the proverbial excellent gaming and floating point performance and stripping the dual cores of 50% of their hard-earned cache in combination with a frequency sweetspot of 2.0 GHz results in a killer CPU at a reasonable price tag. Arguably, there are cheaper processors on the market, there are faster cores out there (as measured in clock frequency) and there are “the others” but after wrapping up this review, there is nothing out there that combines that many positive features as the Manchester running at 2.0 GHz, using the moniker X2-3800+.
You can read the full review at Lost Circuits!
OCZ EL PC4000 Gold 2Gb Review
Right now I’m staring at yet another dual channel DDR kit from OCZ. This kit consists of two 1024Mb OCZ PC4000 (500Mhz) EL DDR Gold Edition modules with timings of 3-4-4-8-1T, specified to run at 2.8V, with gold layered copper heatspreaders, EVP (Extended Voltage Protection) and ULN (Ultra Low Noise) Technology. With the Extended Voltage Protection, these modules are warranted for use up to 2.9V +/- 5%.
Check out the full review of the kit at OCIA. You can check out our review of the kit here for comparison.
Advent Rising Review
Impressive production values and a well-written story that’s heavy on character development and scope help make Advent Rising one of the more memorable 3rd-person shooters in recent history. Unfortunately, a poorly-implemented targeting system and several glitches prevent this from becoming the stellar title it was meant to be. Written by famed sci-fi…..
Vantec AVOX Jukebox Multimedia Player Video Review
This is a brilliant product if you don’t have a Home Theater PC. The reason being, you don’t need to have a PC connected to the audio/video equipment to listen to music, watch movies or look at your photos. Setup is quick & easy because it’s high speed USB2 & uses a 2.5″ HDD so there lots of storage space. What an excellent idea! Watch the Video to find out more…
Check it out at 3D Gameman.
AeroCool Masstige and AeroEngine II ATX Case Reviews
Today 3DXtreme is proud to present our latest review of the AeroCool Masstige and AeroEngine II Cases. We’ve been privileged to review some of AeroCool’s newest hardware and they’ve never failed to impress us. These two Cases reflect designs from two of the most popular Cases on the market, but can a great imitation deliver the same performance as the original?
Head over to 3D Xtreme for the full look.
PixelView GeForce 7800 GTX 256MiB Review
Given how every 7800 GTX is going to be as near as dammit to the reference design, if bundles and pre-overclocking don’t bother you, you’ll probably find yourself going for the cheapest, which could give this card an edge. You might, however, find yourself looking at a 7800 GT with a better bundle and cheaper still, while offering almost the same level of performance.
Check out the full review at Hexus!
NVIDIA Forceware Revisited
NVIDIA quickly responded to gamers’ complaints about bugs in Forceware 77.72
by releasing new drivers. The latest Forceware version is version 78.01. Of
course, we’re intrigued – partly to see whether or not the bugs we’ve found
are fixed. We even take these drivers for a spin in Battlefield 2. Our
conclusion: these drivers some improvements, but still retains the same
bugs.
Check it out at Tech-Hounds!
Asetek WaterChill AMD Athlon XP and Athlon 64 Installation Review
So from our installation using the Asetek WaterChill pump and block with two different radiators we have achieved very impressive cooling of the water block for both the AMD Athlon XP and AMD Athlon 64. And all this fits neatly inside a standard computer case and is very easy to install as you have seen.
Check out the full review over at A1 Electronics.
Opera Browser v8.50 for Linux
This past summer Opera Software ASA’s CEO, Jon S. von
Tetzchner, promised to swim from Norway to the United States if they
reached one million downloads in four days. As expected, this marketing
ordeal generated a wealth of publicity for its Opera 8 Browser and today
they have made another strategic move by eliminating all advertising
banners and licensing fees relating to its latest Opera web-browser.
Check it out at Phoronix.
ECS KN1 SLI Extreme Review
The KN1 SLI Extreme is the latest AMD flagship motherboard from ECS. The motherboard performs well and has great overclocking
potential. It is a sneak peek of what the “new ECS” can provide.
Check out the full review at InsaneTek.
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast Benchmarks
Many gamers believe Lost Coast is resource hungry because of the HDR. This is not strictly the case. Lost Coast features very high resolution textures, and the infamous Fisherman character has double the number of polygons than a typical Half-Life 2 character does. It all adds up, in line with the design…..
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast Benchmarks
Many gamers believe Lost Coast is resource hungry because of the HDR. This is not strictly the case. Lost Coast features very high resolution textures, and the infamous Fisherman character has double the number of polygons than a typical Half-Life 2 character does. It all adds up, in line with the design brief. We will see HDR next week Day of Defeat: Source, and that will be a clearer indication of the impact of HDR in a “normal” game, rather than a souped-up technology demo level.
This is a tease, the screenshots are amazing. You can see how your system will stack up when the level is released, and also download a teaser video. Check it out at Bit-Tech.
Serious Sam 2 Demo
2K Games now sends along the playable demo for Serious Sam II, allowing the chance to pull out all the stops in this frantic first-person shooter sequel that is nearing completion at Croteam. Word is: This demo contains the complete Seriousopolis Uptown level from the game, which can be played solo, or…..
Jetart Xcool NP6900 Foldable Notebook Cooler Review
Jetart has been at the forefront of notebook cooler design for a long time now. They have been continuously developing newer and better cooler designs for notebook. Today, we take a close look at the top cooler in their foldable notebook cooler series – the Xcool NP6900 Foldable Notebook Cooler!
If your notebook needs better cooling, check out the review at Rojak Pot!
FIC Ice Cube HU61 Barebones Review
Everyone has fans in their system, even people running water cooling, the only exception you may find is someone running a vapor cooled system. In any case you want something that will keep your temperatures low and for some the added benefit of quietness is a major plus. Myself I don’t mind listening to fans howl at high speeds, but some enjoy the bliss of a nice quiet system.
Check out the full review at Think Computers.
ATI to Power Two New ‘Windows Vista’TM’ Ready’ ThinkPad’TM’ Notebooks
ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX:ATY)(NASDAQ:ATYT) today announced its Mobility
Radeon(R) X600 graphics and Radeon(R) Xpress 200M chipset are available in
two new ThinkPad(TM) models from Lenovo-the Z60m widescreen Leadership
Model and the R51E mainstream performance notebook. ATI’s current
top-to-bottom line of graphics processors support Microsoft’s next
generation Windows Vista(TM) operating system (OS).
Read: Full Press Release
Thermaltake Tai-Chi Super Tower Review
Thermaltake recently released a new PC case. Targeted at the high-end and enthusiast consumer with a diminutive amount of money to spare, Thermaltake offers a new series of PC ATX/BTX ready casings. It’s widely compatible with all mainboards and has a certain balanced feel to it.
Check out the full review at Guru3D.
World-exclusive: Thermaltake Blue Orb II
Thermaltake has recently released the Golden Orb II. Now they have the Blue Orb II. This cooler is a good deal bigger than its golden brother, which results in seriously improved cooling performance. Also the fan seems to have been improved – cools better, but not much louder.
This is a great looking cooler, but HUGE. Check it out at techPowerUp!
OCZ Value Pro PC2-4200 2GB Dual Channel Kit
Running expensive enthusiast memory is not always needed to increase system performance. Having larger system virtual memory is
also beneficial. OCZ’s Value Pro 2GB kit will not break your wallet and will still overclock.
Check out the full review at InsaneTek.
Cooler Master Case, PSU and HSF Giveaway
Here’s your chance to win a case, a power supply or a CPU Cooler!
The million dollar question is how you win! It’s simple. Just email us with
your Full Name, Email, Full Shipping Address, Country and Day time phone
number!
Head on over to Overclockers Online for the details!
AOpen Aeolus 7800GTX-DVD256 Review
What can you say about a 7800GTX? The most powerful video card on the
market at this time certainly did not disappoint in this review and managed
to make me look twice at certain results. The AOpen Aeolus 7800GTX-DVD256 is
not a lot different from any of the other 7800GTX cards out there and is
pretty much identical to the other manufacturers such as EVGA, XFX, and BFG
brands.
Check out the full review at Overclockers Online.