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Longhorn Server Beta Expected Soon
The first beta of Longhorn Server looks like it will hit in early August, according to comments made earlier this week by Microsoft officials during a live chat session.
In the Wednesday online chat, Bob Muglia, the senior vice president in charge of the Windows server software line, fielded numerous questions, including several about the upcoming beta of the next generation server. He reaffirmed Microsoft’s earlier promise to deliver the beta this summer, shortly after the beta of the client edition of Longhorn goes public.
In August they are going to hold a chat dedicated to the Beta, which in itself is interesting. They don’t usually hold chats for a specific product. Check out the full posting at Information Week.
Logisys Remote Multifunction Panel @ Phoronix
Although there are many ways to build your own remote relay for your computer, whether it be from dismantling an old garage door opener or building one from scratch, today we have a rare look at one of Logisys’ products thats under development. Today, we’ll be sharing some of our initial thoughts regarding the Logisys Remote Multifunction Panel.
Check out the full review at Phoronix! You can expect to see our review of this product in the coming days as well.
Antec V-Cool VGA Cooler Review @ NGOHQ
Antec is very well known for making excellent power supplies, cases, cooling fans etc, when I first heard about V-Cool, it immediately caught my eyes and ears. Why you ask? Well its simple, I just simply don’t want to risk the warranty of an expensive graphics card by replacing the stock cooler.
Check out the review at NGOHQ.
Evercool NW11F Pentium 4 Heatsink Review @ FrostyTech
The Evercool NW11F-CLB825CA/LD2 is a socket 478 Pentium 4 heatsink based on a fairly standard design principle. Its clear plastic fan glows a nice bright blue thanks to three carefully placed LEDs, and noise levels are generally moderate. The extruded aluminum finned heatsink section is augmented with a 25mm diameter copper core insert that rests directly on the Pentium 4’s integrated heat spreader. The copper core helps to improve thermal transfer throughout the aluminum portion of the heatsink.
Head over to FrostyTech for the review!
Logitech MX518 Review @ NGOHQ.com
Today more than ever before we are fortunate to have quality mice geared toward gamers. The most recent Logitech product that is making headlines is the Logitech® MX™518 Gaming-Grade™ Optical Mouse. Thanks to the staff at Logitech we are able to bring you our look at this sexy looking new mouse made just for us gamers.
Head over to NGOHQ for the full review.
Nextherm ICS 8200 Case w/ Air-Conditioning Cooling System & 460W PSU Video Review @ 3D Gameman
This product is quite different than other cases on the market because of the Air-Conditioning Cooling System. This AirCon system will keep the inside of the case cooler than ambient outside temperature. A perfect solution for today’s super-fast computer system parts which radiate lots of heat. Also, the case has a sturdy steel construction. Watch the Video to find out more…
Head over to 3D Gameman for the full review.
Tom Bihn ID Laptop Bag @ ThinkComputers.org
Last time we took a look at a bag from Tom Bihn, we found that it was not your conventional laptop bag. It was a more stylish and modern bag. If that bag wasn’t quite your style we have another Tom Bihn bag for you, the ID. The ID is a more conventional laptop bag that you are used to seeing. So let’s get this review started and see if this bag can live up to the precedent that the Tom Bihn Buzz Laptop Bag set in it’s review.
Check out the full review of the bag at Think Computers.
Corsair XMS XPERT 3200XL Memory Review @ Legit Reviews
The Xpert display is what puts this ram into a different category then the rest of what is on the market. With a 10 digit led display readout, LED bar activity lights, and Corsair sail logos on either end, you can’t go wrong. This display can display a variety of things, of which we will get into a little bit later.
Years ago, who would have pictured modules with a display? Thanks to Corsair, it’s possible. Check out the full review at Legit Reviews.
Meridian XClio 450W & 400W Power Supplies @ Extreme Overclocking
Meridian Technology is primarily a case manufacturing company that was started back in 1985. Their most recent creation is the line of XClio power supplies with SCFT (Super Cooling Function Technology). The XClio line ranges from 300W to 550W models, meet ATX12V v2.0 specs, and use a low-noise 120mm fan for cooling.
Check out the full review over at Extreme Overclocking.
3D Performance with Battlefield 2 Demo
Whenever a new game comes out there are always concerns of bugs and compatibility issues with certain hardware, Battlefield 2 appears to be no exception. Already there are numerous reports of problems with the multiplayer browser, which can lock up and performs sluggishly. Considering BF2’s emphasis on multi-player, this is an issue that EA/DICE should definitely look into for the game’s retail release next week. Some ATI users have also reported problems with BF2, but we didn’t encounter any issues during our testing with CATALYST 5.6 other than a few flashing textures at 2048×1536 with the X850 XT Platinum Edition, NVIDIA users are encouraged in the demo to use beta drivers, ForceWare 77.30, these are actually newer than the beta drivers NVIDIA provides on nZone!
They are comparing the two top offerings from both ATI and NVIDIA. Worth a read if you are looking to upgrade for this game, like so many are. Check it out at Firing Squad.
AMD + Microsoft running out of kits?
The two vendors had been offering a PC system running on an Athlon64 3200+ and Windows XP x64 Edition for just $250. In addition, customers could pick up a server system with two Opteron 246 chips and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition for just $500. Those prices, which basically include Windows for free along with the motherboards, are well below market prices and were meant to tempt resellers, system builders and other partners to get on the 64-bit bandwagon. Microsoft only recently rolled out its 64-bit desktop and server operating systems for AMD’s chip and hoped a little brainwashing from 3pm to 10pm would push things along.
That IS a great deal, so it’s no wonder that they ran out so quickly. It’s going to be funny to see if the attendance to these events keep up though. Read the posting at The Register.
Dell Keyloggers?
Just in case you’ve seen that web page floating around implicating Dell in some wacked out government conspiracy by suggesting they fit a 4mb keylogger between the keyboard end of some guy’s 600m and the Ethernet adapter, we’d like to point out a few key bits, having been inside a Dell laptop or forty.
Obviously, this is false. Why would Dell install keyloggers in laptops. One would think, that a company as large as Dell, would realize that someone, out of the millions of customers, would notice such a thing. Still.. it’s another funny hoax. Read Engadgets view.
Microsoft takes hat off to hackers
Within minutes after the meeting was convened, the hackers – or ‘security researchers’ as they are known – had successfully lured a Windows laptop onto a malicious wireless network.
“It was just silent,” said Stephen Toulouse, a program manager in Microsoft’s security unit. “You couldn’t hear anybody breathe.”
The unusual March gathering, a summit of sorts between delegates of the hacking community and their primary corporate target, illustrates how important security has become to the software behemoth.
Very unique gathering for sure. Good read though, you can check it out at Silicon.com.
Linux for losers?
NEW YORK – Theo de Raadt is a pioneer of the open source software movement and a huge proponent of free software. But he is no fan of the open source Linux operating system.
“It’s terrible,” De Raadt says. “Everyone is using it, and they don’t realize how bad it is. And the Linux people will just stick with it and add to it rather than stepping back and saying, ‘This is garbage and we should fix it.'”
That’s an intense comment. Linux is hardly garbage. Complicated to some point, maybe. But garbage? Of course, it’s not surprise that he’s a coder for a BSD variant. Check out the full article at Forbes.
Google adds search to small screens
Google on Thursday launched its latest mobile search effort that links users to sites that have been designed specially for smaller screens.
To enable such a feature, Google has crawled the Web for pages built using XHTML and compiled a separate index from its standard search engine.
Read all about it at Beta News.
Dell flirts with apple?
In an email to Fortune, chairman Michael Dell wrote, “If Apple decides to open the Mac OS to others, we would be happy to offer it to our customers.” While hardly a firm basis for expecting Mac OS on Dell-branded machines, it nonetheless got keyboards clicking as experts weighed the benefits and pitfalls of such a deal.
Now that’s a big blow to Microsoft I’m sure. But.. this is a guy who doesn’t allow customers a choice of AMD processors, but would be more than happy to offer a ported OS? At any rate, check out the posting here.
MSI NX6200TC-TD32E Geforce 6200TC Videocard Review @ PC Stats
Economical videocards of today allow users to experience all the same DirectX 9 eye candy that higher end models offer. This is quite a change from the past when both ATi and nVIDIA removed important features out of their low-end graphics processors in an attempt to cut costs. Times have changed for the better, and hopefully this will bring the world of full-fledged PC gaming to more consumers.
If you are looking for a budget card, check out the review at PC Stats.
NZXT Trinity @ InsaneTek
NZXT takes the chassis of the Nemesis and slaps on a more stylish and sleek front panel. It’s not as crazy looking as the Nemesis but it’s still one great gaming case.
Head over to Insane Tek for the full review.
Dell Inspiron XPS Gen 2 Laptop @ Hexus
The chosen combination of Pentium M 770 and GeForce 6800 Go Ultra 256MB make for, without doubt, the fastest gaming laptop ever to grace HEXUS Labs, and I keep repeating this, ad nauseum, but it’s just so damn quiet. The screen’s pretty sharp, the keyboard’s above average, and the chassis looks pretty cool. With the £2099 asking price and gamers in mind, I’d urge Dell to pre-configure a model with a 7,200RPM hard drive for faster loading and, perhaps, look into a better base warranty. Other than that, though, I’m struggling to find bad points about it without resorting to nitpicking.
Check out the full review for this killer laptop at Hexus.
OCZ PowerStream 600W ATX Power Supply @ Big Bruin
The OCZ PowerStream is equipped with three adjustable voltage rails, these include the 12V, 5V and 3.3V rails. Found on the back of the PSU is three LEDs along with three potentiometers for voltage adjustment from the outside of the case. The LEDs are tri-colored to allow voltage warnings for both over and under voltage. An over voltage will turn the corresponding LED red and an under voltage will turn the LED yellow. A green LED indicates a voltage within tolerance.
Check out the full review of this awesome PSU over at Big Bruin.
Auto Assault: Updates for June 16
Greetings from the Central Wastelands! We’ve had a very interesting week, garnering a nice selection of E3 awards while the beta continues its steady progression. Auto Assault earned two awards for E3 2005, a Golden Cog (http://www.stratics.com/content/goldencogs/2005/golden_cogs_2005.php) from The Stratics Media Group for Best Gameplay, the other from TenTonHammer with an Editor’s
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Half Life 2: Lost Coast HDR Overview
HDR stands for High Dynamic Range, and is also sometimes referred to as High Dynamic Range Imagery (HDRI) or High Dynamic Range Rendering (HDRR). The Dynamic Range is the ratio of the largest value of a signal to the lowest measurable value. Current 16-bit integer-based formats use colour component values from 0 (“black”) to 1 (“white”), but don’t allow for what is known as “over-range” values, for example, a whiter-than-white highlight glinting off a piece of metal.
This is an absolute fantastic article that I highly recommend checking out. This HDR tech is much cooler than I originally thought, and the screenshots will tell you what I mean. You can check out all the details on the technology over at Bit-Tech.
Forceware 77.62 Beta Drivers
3D Chipset have the latest Beta Forceware drivers, the 77.62. They only work for 6 and 7 series cards, so I am sure that the only benefits to these drivers are for the upcoming 7800 GTX card.
If you want to check them out, head over to 3D Chipset.
Microsoft Sues 4 Retailers
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT) has sued four online retailers in California and Virginia for selling pirated software, the world’s largest software maker said on Wednesday.
Microsoft said it had received complaints from consumers and businesses who had purchased software from CEO Microsystems Inc. and Wiston Group Inc. in California. In Virginia, Microsoft sued #9 Software Inc., East Outlet LLC and Super Supplier LLC.
Microsoft is seeking an apparent $1M from each retailer. That should teach them. Read all about it at Yahoo News.
Mushkin XP4000 Redline @ Byte Sector
Mushkin Enhanced Memory Systems is a name familiar to most enthusiasts, one that holds great reputation for performance and quality. Today I will be reviewing the Mushkin XP4000 Redline memory kit. The Extreme Performance series (XP) is designed for hardcore PC enthusiasts, featuring tight timings of 2-2-2 and extreme overclocking potential. The XP4000’s main rival is the OCZ PC-4000 VX, which features many of the same qualities and performance specifications; hence I will be putting them head to head. So, read on to find out which to see how Mushkin’s XP4000 modules held up.
This is amazing looking memory. DDR500 @ 2-2-2! But, these timings require a nice 3.3v – 3.5v jolt, so I would imagine they would get real hot. Check out the full look at ByteSector.