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Microsoft to use Longhorn to secure Web
“MICROSOFT will tackle the growing fear of identity theft in its upcoming version of Windows, codenamed Longhorn, with a technology it calls ‘info-cards’, the Wall Street Journal reported today.”
This will require you hand over your personal data, including Credit Card numbers to trusted companies. Read more about it at The Inquirer.
asetek WaterChill KT12A-L30 / 220V for socket 775 @ HardwareXL
“Look ma, no fans!!! Well apart from the two silent 120mm adda fans that is. Today we are checking out the WaterChill KT12AT-L30 with a Black Ice Pro Dual radiator. Its also our first attempt to implement a watercooling systeem, woooo ;-) The KT12AT-L30 represents the most outstanding water cooling solution available on the market today. Extreme performance, low noise and 100 % stability characterizes this kit. Installing this kit in a PC will make it a dream machine – no more no less!â€
Check out the full review at HardwareXL.
Sony ordered to pay $90 million
“Sony has been ordered by a U.S. court to pay about $90 million in damages and to halt game console sales in the United States in a patent infringement case against Immersion, the company’s game unit said Monday.”
The infrigment has to do with the PS1 and PS2, as well as accessories and 47 games. Check it out at News.com.
DDR Ram Guide III Updated – Legend and Geil DDR400 @ Overclockers NZ
“GeIL Value Series GE5123200B 512MB x 2 achieved a highest frequency of
221MHz at a timing of 2.5-3-3-5. The GE5123200B series actually suffers
from a more relaxed timing of 3-3-4-8 which is rather surprising, as a
it often leads to a higher clock. All in all, I am satisfied with GeIL
value series’ performance at 2.5-3-3-5, especially when it costs just a
bit more than the random brands that you get off the street. It would be
a good choice for people who are thinking of lightly overclock their AMD
machines.”
Check out the full article at Overclockers NZ.
SLI can work with more than two cards
“NVIDIA STILL has the lead on the SLI front despite ATI galloping up in the graphics version of the Desperation Derby, but the graphics jockeys have more tricks up their sleeves. It seems that Nvidia SLI can work with more than just two cards. It’s possible to make four cards work together.”
At this months CeBIT, Gigabyte showed off a card that had 2 6800U GPU’s on it.. only problem was, that it’s HUGE. Definitely a big idea.. crazy to think about actually. Maybe 20,000 in 3D Mark ’05? Check it out at The Inquirer.
Top court to hear landmark P2P case Tuesday
Whew, this is the big one. This case will decide whether P2P Networks like Grokster and Streamcast [As others], will be responisble for copyright violations occuring through their networks.
Fuhrman is worried. On Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether file-swapping software companies Grokster and StreamCast Networks should be held responsible for the widespread copyright infringement on their networks, and he’s afraid his company, Interact-TV, could be affected too.
Check out the full article at New.com. It’s going to be quite interesting to see how this turns out.. it may change the face of P2P..
EPoX EP-9NPA+ ULTRA Review @ Hard|OCP
“EPoX is a long time and well known supporter of the enthusiast crowd. They have sometimes been at the forefront of the enthusiast community, and other times not, with their innovative board designs and power packed BIOS implementations. The nForce4 chipset offers a chance for them to shine once again.”
Check out the review at Hard|OCP.
John Carmacks Blog Updated
This is Johns first blog update since December, called “Cell Phone Adventures”.
I’m not a cell phone guy. I resisted getting one at all for years, and even now I rarely carry it. To a first approximation, I don’t really like talking to most people, so I don’t go out of my way to enable people to call me. However, a little while ago I misplaced the old phone I usually take to Armadillo, and my wife picked up a more modern one for me. It had a nice color screen and a bunch of bad java game demos on it. The bad java games did it.
Check it out at his site.
Price Guides March 2005: Processors @ AnandTech
“Over the course of the past week, we went through an extensive recode of the RealTime Price Engine front end, in preparation to move the entire beta search capability off PHP/MySQL and onto ASP.NET/MSSQL. As a result, we have seen some interesting boosts in performance in several areas, but also unforeseen drawbacks in performance in others. We are real close to deploying the RTPE into AnandTech’s environment, so expect some pretty awesome changes to the engine in the next few weeks as we continue to migrate!”
Check out the full guide at AnandTech.
A.C. Ryan RyanPower2 450W PSU Review @ MadShrimps
“The RyanPower2 comes in two different versions; you can go all out and buy the 550W or go for the more modest 450W edition. Each one features a CableFREE management system which allows you to plug in only the cables you need.”
Looks like a solid PSU. Read the review over at MadShrimps.
ASUS W3, W5 & V6 Sonoma Notebook Series Launch @ Rojak Pot
“Recently, Team ARP was invited to the launch of the new ASUS W3, W5 & V6 Sonoma notebook series. With great pleasure, we accepted the invitation to the launch at Modestos at Mont Kiara.
Armed with three Nikon D70s, we were there to capture every aspect of the launch as well as the new notebooks (including the two delectable models!). Check out our special report!”
Check out all the details with a lot of pics at the Rojak Pot.
mCubed T-Balancer SL4 @ A True Review
“Part of being a computer modder is control. A modder likes to control the
look, sound, and performance of their computers. One major aspect of
computer control is controlling various fan speeds the our computers have.
The reason one wants to control fan speeds is because of the relationship
between computer temperatures and noise. Higher fan speeds are potentially
lower computer temperatures, but higher noise output. Naturally, each
person has their own acceptable balance between noise and temperatures. One
product that can help you find and efficiently maximize that balance is the
T-Balancer SL4 by mCubed. Just what can the T-Balancer do? Read on and find
out.”
Check out the full review at A True Review.
Enermax Coolergiant’s SLi PSU @ Bit-Tech
“Coolergiant has been hard at work to produce a variant on this design, with dual PCI-Express graphics plugs for powering an Nvidia SLi graphics setup. In fact, Coolergiant have even worked with Nvidia to get this certified to power your SLi rig – which, as you may know, is not an easy job. Dual 6800 Ultras pull an insane amount of current, and require a hefty, and stable, power supply to keep them running.”
Check it out at Bit-Tech.
DFI LanParty UT nF4 Ultra-D Motherboard
“DFI has produced oÂne of their first motherboards into the PCI Express and Socket 939 marketplace. The DFI LanParty UT nF4 Ultra-D utilizes NVIDIA’s nForce4 platform, which allows ample adjustments by the enthusiast. The DFI SLI-DR and the Ultra-D motherboards bring socket 939 compatibility, along with PCI Express technology to the marketplace. The LanParty nF4 SLI-DR and the LanParty UT nF4 Ultra-D motherboards are virtually the same, and are built oÂn the same printed circuit board (PCB)”
Check out the review at Xtreme Resources.
Monthly High-end Gaming System Buyer’s Guide @ Sharky Extreme
“The basic purpose behind this guide is to give you a general idea of what kind of high-end gaming PC is possible with a budget of $2500. While the individual components are top notch, we take a look at the larger picture, and decide which pieces meld together the best to form the highest-performing, feature-rich gaming PC possible. We recommend system configurations for both the Intel and AMD sides of the spectrum, and are not here to promote one platform over the other.”
Check it out at Sharky Extreme.
Pez to dispense MP3s instead of candy
If you think I am joking, I’m not.
“Rap impresario 50 Cent may be riding atop the Billboard charts on the strength of his hit single “Candy Shop,” but music lovers of all kinds will soon be able to mix their passions for beats and sweets if one gadget maker’s plans come to fruition.”
Bizarre gimmick, but somewhat cool. Check it here.
Logisys Meshed 500W PSU Review @ MikhailTech
“The sticker on the underside states 28A on the 3.3V line, 38A on the 5V line, and 17A on the 12V line. While the first two are sufficient, 17A on the 12V rail isn’t enough, considering other quality 300-400W models can provide as much as 30A. Even more interesting are the combined ratings. You’ll notice there’s a 200W power limit on the 3.3V + 5V rails. Furthermore, there’s a 350W total power rating for all three rails, with the “max output” capped at 500W. In other words, you’re not getting a 500W model. You’re getting a 350W model that’s theoretically capable of a 500W maximum output. The caveat here is that because the total power is written to be 350W, you can’t expect to get sustained, stable power delivery beyond that. Fortunately for most people, even 300 watts is more than enough.”
Check it out at MikhailTech.
SilverStone Temjin TJ05S-TW @ InsaneTek
“We recently reviewed the SilverStone TJ05B case, which unfortunately had some design problems. SilverStone has made revisions since then and let us revisit the case. This time they sent a TJ05S-TW, which is silver and comes with a window and thermal controller.”
Check out the full review at InsaneTek.
Auto Assault: News for March 25
Greetings from the Central Wastelands! We’ve been tearing up the pavement again this week, making lots of stops across the information superhighway to bring you new videos and interviews about Auto Assault. Here’s a quick look at what’s new and where you can find it: – A hands-on preview and Human profile
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Ultra Products X-Finity 600W @ Phoronix
Check out the review at Phoronix.
Seasonic S12 430W PSU Review @ MikhailTech
“From a design standpoint, the main box does pretty much everything right: there’s a 120mm slow spinning, low noise intake fan, meaning good airflow (and cooling) while being almost silent. As mentioned earlier it’s also load controlled (rather than temperature controlled), but the speed increase is exponential rather than linear. That is, it spins at the same rate in a certain load range (up to 40% according to their diagram) before spinning up to its maximum speed at 100% load. According to Seasonic it can also adapt to ambient temperature, so the higher the ambient temperature the faster it’ll spin at full load (though it still spins at the same rate up to 40% load regardless of ambient). There are a few ventilation holes in the front and right side, but most of the airflow goes from the fan and out the back. The rear uses a honeycomb mesh, the most air-efficient design possible (circular and grid meshes are both structurally weaker and don’t let as much air through). Here you’ll also find the AC plug and a power switch. No voltage selector is present and none is needed because the active PFC takes care of that.”
Check it out at MikhailTech.
Corsair Technology Interview @ Hardware Hell
Hardware Hell has a new intereview with John Beekley of Corsair, who is the VP of New Product Development.
1) XDR. Currently this is only a viable type of memory for UMA environments such as game consoles, and RAMBUS may never be able to bring this memory to the PC, but how do you view this new type of memory in relation to how it will affect your markets in the coming years and what you do about it right now?
XDR is a very interesting technology, and I think it has a good chance of being used in many applications down the road. However, I will be surprised if it is ever employed in PC desktops, laptops, or servers. I think the PC market is not likely to embrace a memory standard where significant royalties are required unless the benefits are truly compelling, compelling to the extent that no standard technology will provide adequate performance. And right now, both Intel and AMD are very clearly designing their future architectures for emerging standard technologies such as DDR2, DDR3, and fully buffered DIMM. So, we are keeping an eye on XDR, but not much more than that.
Check out the full interview at Hardware Hell.
Trillian IM flaw exposed
“Workers at LogicLibrary, a company that makes software development tools, including programs designed to catch bugs before applications go into production, said they have unearthed a potential flaw in the IM client made by Cerulean Studios.
According to LogicLibrary, the vulnerability could allow malicious-code writers to do anything from shutting down individual programs on computers running Trillian to gaining complete control of a machine’s operating system.”
Interesting. Check it out at News.com.
Corsair Mega Memory Giveaway Contest Results @ Rojak Pot
“Team ARP is proud to announce a new giveaway contest, in collaboration with Corsair! Let’s take a look at what’s at stake!
The 1st week winner has been chosen! There are THREE more memory kits to be given away. Hurry up!”
Check out the details at Rojak Pot.
Interview with Danny Lee from XGI @ NGOHQ
“Regeneration: What can you tell us about the upcoming products
Danny: The second half of 2005, XGI is pushing for PCIe’s Value and Mainstream Segment products. XG47 is our value segment PCIE with Shader Model 2.0 which targets at 6200 with Turbo Cache-like architecture; we call it eXtreme Cache. XG45 is our mainstream segment PCIE with Shader Model 3.0 which targets at 6600 with flexible dram configuration such as 96/192bit. Both products should have a more visible appearance in Computex 2005.”
Check out the full interview at NGOHQ.