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NGO ATI Optimized Driver 1.5.8
The NGO ATI Optimized Driver is a tweaked version of the ATI Catalyst driver. The main purpose is to satisfy the users with a better performance and better image quality. The Driver has support for all Radeon cards.
If you are interested in checking out the latest NGO drivers, grab them here!
ATI X800XT All In Wonder Review
Whether you are a gamer looking for a little more out of your video card, or a multimedia enthusiast that has had to give up gaming performance in the past for a top of the line multimedia card, the X800XT AIW deserves a serious look.
Head over to Viper Lair for the full review!
Steganos Releases Internet Security 2006 and Antispyware 2006
FRANKFURT, Germany, Aug. 16, 2005… Steganos GmbH, a leading provider of
security and privacy software for consumers and small to medium-sized
businesses, today announced the immediate availability of Steganos Internet
Security(TM) 2006 and Steganos AntiSpyware(TM) 2006 in the North American
market.
The latest version of Steganos Internet Security — a comprehensive package
that protects users from the Internet’s greatest threats — contains five
key components: Steganos AntiVirus(TM), Steganos Personal Firewall(TM),
Steganos AntiDialer(TM), Steganos AntiSpam(TM) and the newly added Steganos
AntiSpyware(TM). The package enables users to tailor their own security
programs, installing only those modules that they need or want.
Check out the official website for more info!
Asetek VapoChill Micro Ultra Low Noise Cooler System Video Review
This cooler is quite ground breaking! It’s based on a vapor chamber technology which utilizes an evaporation process. The chamber is located just above the CPU copper base & is filled with refrigerant gas. All this, three copper pipes & lots of fins result in great cooling performance. It’s also extremely light, weighing in at 355 grams with fan. Watch the Video to find out more…
Check out the full review over at 3D Gameman!
Liberality For All Preview
Enough of that… I am writing this piece to introduce something that I think a lot of people should know about. It’s going to piss a lot of people off and make a lot of people laugh as well from what I have seen so far of it. In the wake of all of what is going on with video games and more, I can see where the ‘Liberals’ are trying to take us. They are trying for the Orwellian 1984 etc. They want to control all of us, in what we see, hear, and do. Look around, the UN is trying to do it all over the world, they are trying to be the World Police. Look at the corruption in the UN, and they want to tell all of us what to do? They want to be our conscience? Anyway, It’s a new comic book called ‘Liberality for All’
Check out the full article over at Think Computers.
Scythe Katana Review
CPU coolers don’t always have to provide better performance with each new design. The Scythe Katana brings in great performance
with great silence. It also cools the small components around the CPU socket.
Check out the full review of this cooler over at InsaneTek.
Digital Jesters Supports AGEIA physX Technology in Bet on Soldier: Blood Sport
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.– August 16, 2005 – At GC 2005, AGEIA™ Technologies, Inc., the pioneer in hardware-accelerated physics for games, today announced that Digital Jesters has signed a publisher-wide agreement with AGEIA to license the AGEIA physX™ SDK and utilize the AGEIA physX™ processor for its next-generation games. The first of these is Bet on Soldier: Blood Sport, a futuristic first-person shooter with a twist—the combatants kill for cash in a televised reality-show-from-hell, and players can wager in-game money on whether they can defeat an opponent in a certain time period.
Check out the full press release here!
Evercool Nighthawk VGA Cooler Review
The Evercool VC-F117 Nighthawk is not one of those ordinary stock coolers but it was designed to cool down current high end graphic cards as they produce much more heat than older high end graphic cards. Its performance is a lot better than stock coolers; most of the time unless the graphic card’s stock cooler is already equipped with high end cooling device such as heatpipe cooler. Overall Evercool VC-F117 Nighthawk is another good choice for you if you are looking for a decent graphic card cooler which will able to serve you well.
Head over to PC Modding Malaysia for the full review! Expect our review of this product in the upcoming weeks as well.
Crucial Ballistix PC2-4200 DDR2 Memory Review
In the following pages of this review, PCSTATS will be benchmarking and overclocking a 1GB set of Crucial Ballistix PC2-4200 DDR2 memory (2x 512MB) which come packed in bright yellow/orange aluminum heatspreaders. By default Crucial’s Ballistix PC2-4200 runs at DDR2-533 speeds with memory timings of 4-4-4-10, at a voltage of 1.8V. Crucial has always been on the conservative side of ‘enthusiast’ level gear, but we’re hoping that this Ballistix DDR2 RAM will still be up to the overclocking challenge.
Check out the full review over at PC Stats!
Visual Studio 2005 – RTM Release
A program manager from the Visual Studio team has made word, via a blog post, that the new version of Visual Studio 2005 (Codename Whidbey) will be released to manufacturing (RTM) within sixty (60) days from today, August 16 2005. Currently, there are only a mere few bugs left and the team is hoping end development on Visual Studio 2005 by mid October 2005. Novemeber 7th is the target launch date.
Check here for the original post. VS2005 has been in development for a while, so it’s good to see it’s nearing release!
DoS for hire scam teen jailed for five years
A New Jersey teenager was last week sentenced to five years in youth detention for taking part in a denial of service for hire scam. Jasmine Singh, 17, pleaded guilty to two counts of computer theft over attacks on online sporting goods stores said to have cost victims $1.5m. Judge Frederick DeVesa in Superior Court, New Brunswick also ordered Singh to pay $35,000 compensation.
Owned, I guess. Check out the full post at The Register.
Xbox 360 Launch to Face Several Hurdles
Microsoft’s J Allard has said that the Xbox 360 will be released in differing versions over the next five years. “It’s something we’re not ready to announce yet,” he said. “I don’t think it’s a one-size-fits-all [approach] over the next five-year horizon.” Relatedly JamesO writes “Microsoft is saying that anywhere up to 40 games could be released for the Xbox 360 during its launch period, but which of those will make or break the console’s launch? Pro-G choose their ten most important Xbox 360 launch games. Not the ten best launch games, but the most important for the success of the Xbox 360.
Check out the full post over at Slashdot.
Codec wars Sonys AVC vs. Microsofts WM9
There is a battle of epic proportions shaping up between Sony and Microsoft over the storage, delivery and management of digital media in and around the home. At stake for Sony – its continuing dominance of home entertainment electronics as it enters a new era. For Microsoft, it’s about winning or losing new territory for the Windows OS as the market for productivity PC’s matures.
Check out the full article over at Hexus!
Logitech Announces Fall Desktop Keyboard/Mouse Combos
Even after a huge announcement last week, with their new Laser mice and gaming keyboard, they went ahead and announced even more desktop combos.
Logitech® Cordless Desktop™ S 510 Media Remote (Logitech® Cordless Desktop®
S 510)
Take command of music, photos and video files on the PC – at the desk or
from across the room.
- PC remote includes controls for music and streaming audio, PC
navigation and photo viewing. It also has controls for navigating Logitech®
MediaLifeâ„¢ software - Ambidextrous 800 dpi optical mouse
- Smart power management – all three components have up to 6 months of
battery life, on/off switches, battery indicator lights - Keyboard includes buttons for manipulating images and music,
including Rotate and Shuffle. The Rotate button can be configured to turn
images 90 degrees left or right - Retail Price: $99.99 ($79.99 without the remote)
Logitech® Cordless Desktop® MX™ 5000 Laser
The Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5000 Laser is a smart desktop with an LCD
display on the keyboard to give you instant feedback. This keyboard and mouse combination also has smart power management and Logitech
SecureConnectâ„¢ wireless technology.
- Built-in LCD screen displays important information such as e-mail and
IM notifications and digital music playback information. - Bluetooth® 2.0 EDR micro-receiver allows people to connect compatible
Bluetooth devices to do voice over IP with a headset, transfer pictures
from a mobile phone, listen to music through Bluetooth headphones, and much
more. - Logitech SecureConnect wireless technology ensures a plug-and-play
setup and enhanced security - Touch-sensitive controls on the keyboard can be used to control
volume, music commands, and zooming for images. - MXâ„¢1000 Laser Cordless Mouse for Bluetooth for precision tracking on
virtually any surface - Retail Price: $149.99
Logitech® diNovo™ Media Desktop™ Laser
Logitech’s highly acclaimed diNovo Media desktop provides easy, remote
access to media files (digital imaging and music) on the PC and now comes with an MX laser mouse and Bluetooth 2.0 Enhanced Data Rate.
- Rechargeable MXâ„¢1000 Laser Cordless Mouse for Bluetooth provides
precision tracking on virtually any surface. - Bluetooth 2.0 EDR micro-receiver allows people to connect compatible
Bluetooth devices to do voice over IP with a headset, transfer pictures
from a mobile phone, listen to music through Bluetooth headphones, and much
more. - Unique keyframe technology for superior typing experience and reduced
typing noise - MediaLife software lets you browse music, videos and photos from a
distance - Separate MediaPadâ„¢ has an LCD display that alerts you to IM buddy
status and incoming emails and the built-in calculator eliminates the need
for an external or Windows calculator - Retail Price: $199.99
Logitech® Cordless Desktop® MX 3000 Laser
Combines a precision laser mouse with the superior comfort of Logitech’s
low-profile, zero-degree tilt keyboard design at an affordable new price.
- Logitech SecureConnect wireless technology ensures a plug-and-play
setup and enhanced security - Laser mouse – unmatched precision and control
- Music controls – easily access and control digital music, with
Shuffle and pre-set audio buttons on the mouse or keyboard - Powerful navigation – smooth scroll and zoom controls on both
keyboard and mouse, increasing efficiency and comfort - Smart power management – long battery life with battery status
indicator on both keyboard and mouse - Comfort – low-profile, Zero-Degree Tilt™ design for maximum comfort
- Retail Price: $99.99
For all the press releases for these products, you can check them out here!
ThermalRock Mystic Desktop Computer Case Review
It is with great pleasure we award this ThermalRock Mystic our Editors Top Award for a desktop computer case for its thoroughly modern style, quality of manufacture and we just think it is great.
Check out this stylish case review at A1 Electronics.
Dual-core-capable Pentium platforms compared
THE AVAILABILITY OF INEXPENSIVE dual-core Pentium D processors has some enthusiasts seriously reconsidering the Intel platform, and for good reason. SMP’s creamy smoothness is hard to resist, and once you’re hooked, there’s no going back. AMD may have a better dual-core design and superior performance in many applications, but even the least expensive Athlon 64 X2 costs 50% more than a Pentium D 820. Heck, even the Pentium D 830 is cheaper than the X2 3800+. Oh, how times have changed.
For the full comparison, check out the article at Tech Report.
fUnc F-10S / F-30R Mouse Pads Review
Optical mice can run on pretty much all surfaces. Do you really need a mousepad? I guess true gamers will need one, or if your
mouse feet rubbed away and became dull.
Check out the entire review over at InsaneTek.
Ulti-mat Precison Mouse Pad Review
This mouse pad definitely delivers, but the high cost hurts the overall score. Although this mouse pad makes mousing nearly effortless, only die-hard computer enthusiasts will even consider buying a mouse pad for nearly $45… Ulti-mat should look into lowering the cost of this item, then I think they’ll have a real winner on their hands.
Head on over to Big Bruin for the full review!
Titan Serina Cooling Pad Review
When I first found out that I was getting the Serina from Titan, I wasn’t sure what to think. After seeing the results of what the relatively simple Serina can do, my view has changed somewhat. Being able to remove the amount of heat from the underside of the notebook that it does will do nothing but increase the lifespan of your notebook.
I gotta get me one of these. My Inspiron overheats like it’s on fire. Check out the full look over at Overclockers Online.
How Much Bandwidth is Required for VoIP Phones?
A long-standing question for potential VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) consumers is “How much bandwidth does a VoIP phone require to make quality telephone calls?†Well we look to provide that answer in this article.
Check out the full article over at Bona Fide Reviews.
John Bruno of ATI – Fish and chips? Oh yes.
HEXUS: So does that 12 months include sending the chip back for any respins? Actually, did RS480 need any respins at all? We heard whispers within ATI that your team is known for getting silicon back working with performance and stability you could probably ship with?
John: Well, we do well with that side of things. RS480 came back working first time and got a silicon spin for some minor stuff before we went to full production. We could probably have shipped the bridge on A11 if we wanted to, though. Now this is a cool story. RS482, which is the 110nm shrink of RS480, we got that back in a full package, first silicon, and nine minutes after getting the package we had it up and running, playing Doom. That’s nine minutes from being handed the package, getting it onto a socket on the board, getting the BIOS set and booting the OS, before getting Doom up and running on the core.
Check out the full interview over at Hexus.
Samsung SyncMaster 930MP 19-inch LCD Monitor Review
The Samsung SyncMaster 930MP is the latest hybrid LCD/TV display from the company, and the focus of this review. This Syncmaster 930MP features a 0.294mm dot pitch, 19″ screen, 1000:1 contrast ratio, luminance of 250cd/m2 and a native resolution of 1280×1024 pixels. More to the point, the 930MP integrates a TV and FM tuner into its chassis, allowing it to function as a standalone television set and FM radio (AM is not supported) as well as a DVI/analog compatible computer monitor.
Check out the full review over at PC Stats!
John Carmack’s QuakeCon 2005 Keynote
JOHN CARMACK’S QUAKECON address has become something of an annual benchmark for the industry, summing up the news of his latest work and the state of game development’s cutting edge, as intertwined as those two things are. Carmack spoke live and in person at QuakeCon this year, after having missed the last two years due to illness in 2003 and the birth of his child in 2004. He was back in typical form, delivering his speech without notes, seemingly off the top of his head. The speech was still crystal clear and reasonably well organized, as one might expect from a renowned programmer. His topics included next-generation game consoles, the problems with physics acceleration, and what he’d like to see in future graphics hardware.
Check out the first details at Tech Report!
Confused about codecs, or wondering about wireless?
Home networking lets you do great things that aren’t possible with standalone PCs. Printers can be shared between PC, so there’s no need to buy one for each machine; data can be swapped around virtually instantaneous; and every PC can go on the net via a single modem or ADSL connection. But, for many years, the price to be paid was having messy wires trailing all around the house, with associated hazards such as disentangling the dog from the mess or persuading the cat to stop chewing cables. Then along came the WiFi wireless networking standard, allowing computers and peripherals to communicate without all those cables. Read about it here.
CoDecs compress and decompress data. The word CoDec is a shortening of the term Compressor/Decompressor. Compressing a data stream or a file reduces its data rate. This cuts costs all the way down the line. It reduces the bandwidth required for transmission or broadcasting and the amount of space required for storage. Before the data can be used, though, it has to be decompressed. Both phases of a CoDec’s work can be carried out in hardware, in software or a combination of both. Read about it Hexus.
Orange SPV C550 Review
Put aside the speed issues, and the SPV C550 is a complete handset that provides every application you could possibly need as a mobile user, and more.
Check out the review at Hexus.