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Windows to become RSS friendly
It has been revealed that Longhorn (the next version of Windows or the next wave of Windows technologies, no one seems to really know, even Microsoft!) will include features enabling users to easily subscribe to sites that use the Really Simple Syndication protocol. Microsoft sees RSS is a key technology in the development of the Internet, and as such wants it integrated into Longhorn in a big way. IE 7, the new browser from Microsoft, will also work well with this technology, and will include an orange button on the toolbar, which will light up whenever a RSS feed is posted on a site being viewed with the browser.
They also want to figure out other uses for RSS, not just for use in a browser. Source: Tech Spot.
eDimensional AudioFX Force Feedback Gaming Headset Review
Gaming headsets are all the rage these days, integrating good drivers for excellent audio reproduction with a microphone for team discussions during heated battles.
Today, we take a close look at the new eDimensional AudioFX Force Feedback Gaming Headset, with its unique amplified bass vibrations. Let’s see if they really make a difference!
Force Feedback in a headset? I would think that’s a recipe for a great headache, but I could be wrong. Check out the review at Rojak Pot.
Scythe Shogun CPU Heatsink Review
Scythe has been at the game of cooling computer processors for quite a while, over time these coolers have evolved from petite aluminum heatsinks to enormous heatsink fans, which generally use a mixture of copper and aluminum. The Scythe CPU cooler have our hands on now is the Shogun CPU radiator with 120mm fan.
If you are in the market for a new cooler, check out the review at Phoronix.
ECS Production Tour 2005: How to build a mainboard, ECS style
The final production testing is done by skilled technicians who have the ability to test two at a time, in tandem. They’ve got some test hardware that I’m jealous of (fast-removal memory modules, CPU heatsinks that don’t need full attachment, PCI and PCI Express logic testers, etc.) and can have a mainboard fully functionally tested in a matter of minutes.
I believed that building a motherboard was done all by machines, but was I wrong. This is a fantastic article if you care at all to see how your motherboards are made. Check it out at Hexus.
VoIP – What is the Problem?
In the beginning, when the Internet Protocol was first designed, no one was thinking about the possibilities of sending audio and video. Real time communication was not an issue. Perhaps the greatest single problem is that the Internet Protocol (the IP part of VoIP – Voice over Internet Protocol) wasn’t designed to ensure that the packets are delivered in the correct order.
Check out the full article at Bona Fide Reviews.
Stratics AO Account Giveaway!
In association with Funcom and it’s 4th year anniversary of it’s award winning Anarchy Online, AO stratics is pleased to announce it will be giving away 10 Full Expansion accounts. Included in the accounts are: Anarchy Online Notum Wars Shadowlands Alien Invasion This also includes: Luxury Jobe Apartment Keys Leet Keys (ever…..
Asheron’s Call: ToD Preview @ AC Vault
ACVault has posted a preview of Asheron’s Call: Throne of Destiny! The review includes 14 new screenshots and 6 different game play movies, including a collage of new and updated landscape areas (46.3 MB.)
Corsair DDR2 PC5400UL Review
We always look forward to receiving memory from Corsair because they are always almost certainly guaranteed to be cutting edge performance modules. Corsair also tend to be quite radical recently with design such as their Cool water-cooling kit or their Xpert DDR with LED displays. However today’s review product is focused purely for the performance user, that being their new DDR2-667 PC5400UL memory.
Wow, what overclockable memory. They managed to get it to reach DDR1066! Check out the full review at DriverHeaven.
Half-Life 2: Lost Cost & HDR Update
We’re getting much closer to having Lost Coast ready to release. Originally planned as a section of the Highway 17 chapter of Half-Life 2, Lost Coast is a playable technology showcase that introduces High Dynamic Range lighting to the Source engine.
Once Lost Coast is released, we will include HDR in our future product releases. For instance, Day of Defeat: Source will feature HDR lighting for all of its levels the day it is released.
In the update news, you can download a 12MB featuring the HDR in the level. Very, very impressive. Too bad that the primary people to take advantage of this are the ones with a 7800GTX. It may run well on the 6×00 though too.. we’ll have to see.
Auto Assault: Updates for June 25
Greetings from the Central Wastelands! Our beta test for Auto Assault is proceeding very well; we’ve introduced a new online process for NDAs that makes it as simple as a few mouse clicks to get approved and into the beta. We hit a new high for server population this week and we
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X-Raypad Thunder 8 Review
There are many entries in the Gamer/Professional Mouse pad
segment out there. Today we will look at an entry by Xraypad, the
Thunder 8. Gamer pads range from $15-$75, but sometimes I wonder if it
is really worth spending that amount of money on a mouse pad. After
all, it’s just a mouse pad right? A square or rectangular piece of
plastic or cloth that your mouse sits on, what’s the big deal? Well the
Thunder 8 is available for $20 most places online and can easily sell
for a lot more, I was extremely surprised at the quality/cost ratio
with this pad. When I got this pad and checked the price online I was
shocked, I honestly thought it was one of those $75 pads. Today we are
going to take a closer look at it, and you will see what I mean.
Check out the full review at Think Computers.
MML4 Coverage: Day 1 Pictures
Talk about a HUGE LAN Party! We are in Louisville, Kentucky for
MillionMan LAN 4! There are around 1700 people here, and some nice
looking cases. Some well known modders are here including Mashie,
Gruntman, and Sky. Take a look at the pictures for all the crazy
cases, gaming and more!
There are a ton of pics with various case mods and of the event itself. Check it out at Think Computer.
Nexus Drive-A-Way: Internal 2.5
This internal hard drive enclosure is one of the best because it’s so versatile. A 3.5″ IDE or SATA hard drive and even a 2.5″ hard drive can easily be installed. It’s all aluminum, has multi frequency noise absorption material, and is available in four colors. This product will keep any hard drive quiet while providing adequate cooling. Watch the Video to find out more…
You can head over to 3D Gameman for the full video review.
Running SLi without the bridge?
As well as support for NVIDIA’s new board, ForceWare 77.72 includes some interesting features from an SLI standpoint, most notably the introduction of support for ‘vanilla’ GeForce 6600 boards. As any of you who have seen such a board will testify, these cards come without the SLI bridge connector which will be familiar to most of you. On top of this, NVIDIA have also stated that devices can now be run in SLI without using this bridge connector, albeit with reduced performance.
It’s actually impressive that not *that* much performance is lost. Most people will use a bridge regardless, but it’s an interesting article, so check it out here.
ATI’s Shares Drop
Shares of ATI Technologies Inc. fell more than 10 per cent Thursday after the computer-graphics chip maker unexpectedly swung to a loss in its fiscal third quarter and cut a fourth-quarter sales forecast it made less than two weeks ago.
This much was obvious, and so was the next part. The R520 looks to be delayed. This sucks, I was *really* looking forward to seeing what they had up their sleeves. Hopefully we will see something in early Fall at least. Check out the full news posting at Globe Investor.
OPPAINTER’s 7800GTX OC Results
OPPAINTER has recently gotten this two 7800GTX’s and overclocked them with his watercooling set up. The results are amazing! 16,000+ in 3D Mark 2005, which is a new world record!
This was just water cooling.. imagine LN2! Check it out at the Xtreme Resources.
Prime Cooler 1PC-VGAHP 1 VGA Cooler
Utilizing a single heatpipe, will Prime Cooler’s PC-VGAHP 1 be able to provide the VPU temperatures overclockers are looking to achieve? In this review, we’ll be taking a look at this rare offering from the folks at Prime Cooler.
Head over to Phoronix.
ASUS P5WD2 Premium Review
ASUS put together a fine package in the P5WD2 Premium. Performance was solid and the board was problem free out of the box which is something we don’t see enough of these days. We were quite happy with pushing our 3.73 Extreme Edition past 4.5GHz, and although we’ve had mildly better success with other boards, we’ll still take a free ~700MHz boost anyday.
Check out the full review at Viper Lair!
sUrface 1030 MBA LM Edition Competition Mousing Surface review
Func Industries started back in 1999, and quickly developed a reputation as one of the world’s foremost manufacturers of professional and high-end products which began with the Func sUrface 1030. In early 2005, Func announced the release of a new mousepad, to commemorate the success of the original sUrface 1030. An exclusive, limited production version of the original 1030, it incorporates a base made out of a solid aluminium billet that houses the mouse surface. Let us all welcome, by Func Industries, the sUrface 1030 MBA Limited Edition.
Check out the full review at Cyberwizard Pit.
Introduction to Case Modding
Go back just a few short years and the appearances of pretty much all computers were slight variations of the same theme. Boring beige boxes dominated the industry, and people looking to express their individuality with the style of their computer had to take matters into their own hands. The term “modding” may not even be a real word (I know MS Word’s spell checker is upset with my use of it), but it is appropriate for loosely describing the broad field of modifying a computer system to give it a personalized style. This tip will proceed by looking at some of the basic items, tools, and accessories used in modding.
Check out the full article at Big Bruin.
1024MB OCZ EL DDR PC3200 Dual Channel Gold Review
Memory is arguably the most important and most scrutinized component in all high end computers. While computer enthusiasts search for low latency and high quality components, one type of chip comes to mind… Winbond BH5. BH5 memory is known by enthusiasts and gamers for its excellent performance and competitive pricing, which brings us to some of OCZ’s memory modules… The 1024MB EL DDR PC-3200 Dual Channel Gold kit, which utilizes the Winbond BH5 chip.
Check out the full review at Big Bruin.
ATI Radeon X800 XL Videocard Review
The first thing we did was set the memory to run at a full 1 GHz and it had absolutely no problems running at that frequency. Playing nicely, we then raised the memory speed in 4 MHz intervals and 1.01, 1.02 and 1.10 GHz fell by the wayside. The maximum speed we got the memory to was 1.11 GHz, very good for an ATi Radeon X800 XL class videocard!
That’s a great overclock, and this proves to be a fantastic card. Check out the full review at PC Stats.
Rock Xtreme Ti 3.6 Laptop Review
Thinking of the Xtreme Ti in strict DTR terms, the overall impression is favourable. You can zip around Windows XP, thanks, in main part, to Rock’s use of 2 60GB 7,200RPM laptop drives that are pre-configured in RAID0. Browsing around in 2D mode, the machine felt faster than Dell’s Inspiron XPS Gen 2, which shipped with a single 100GB 4,200RPM drive. The screen is a hit-and-miss affair. You’ll either love the high-contrast 17-inch (1680×1050) screen or immediately dislike just how reflective the X-Glass-equipped panel is. Rock’s got most of the performance bases covered, too, with a fast Mobility Radeon X800 (now XT) card providing decent framerates at the laptop’s native resolution. There’s also plenty of memory and the optical drive is decent enough.
Not as good as the XGS2, but hardly bad. Check out the full review at Hexus.
Japanese Online Game Powerhouse GungHo Supports AGEIA PhysX Technologies
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – June 23, 2005 – AGEIA™ Technologies, Inc., the pioneer in hardware-accelerated physics for games, today announced that Japanese online game specialist GungHo Online Entertainment is adopting AGEIA PhysX™ technologies for its titles, including the upcoming Rondo Projects. GungHo is using the simulation capabilities of AGEIA NovodeX physics software as a cost-saving alternative to expensive motion-capture and labor-intensive 3D animation. AGEIA PhysX technology is being used to create online worlds that offer virtually unlimited interactivity.
You can read more here!
NVIDIA to launch ‘open driver’?
ATi have stated that their solution will support different cards, which delivers an upgrade solution to current ATi card users.
We find it very likely that NVIDIA will release a new driver soon which will allow the support of ‘un-matched’ cards, and if what has been whispered to us turns out to be true SLi will deliver an impressive upgrade path.
Sounds good to me! Having to match up cards exactly is retarded. Check out the full article at Hexus.