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News Search Results for: code TechwareLabs BlackHat 2010 Event Coverage @ techwarelabs.com [Jul-30-10] (0 Comments) A major area of concern for any software vendor is maintaining a platform that is secure and safe from vulnerabilities. Time spent analyzing patch code and implementing updates is frustrating. Jeongwook Oh presents his latest attempt to reduce the workload with his tool DarunGrim v3. Corsair Flash Padlock 2 @ rbmods.com [Apr-25-10] (0 Comments) Flash drives has hit the market hard in various sizes, but one thing that has been missing is a security flash drive. I have seen ones with thumb prints but Corsair has released the Padlock 2 which encrypts the drive and locks it with a pin code. How well does it perform? Building a Home Theater Part 2:AV Receivers and Source Components @ pcper.com [Apr-21-10] (0 Comments) The AVR is the central hub of most home theater systems. The moreadvanced AVRs contain multiple decoders and Digital Signal Processors (DSP)that process both the audio and video streams coming in from varioussources. Add in user controls, a small LCD display, remote controlcapability, updatable firmware and Ethernet connectivity and you have a verysophisticated piece of equipment. And of course with all these featurescome complexity and the challenge to make the system usable for the averageenthusiast. Intel Core i7-980X Processor Extreme Edition @ legitreviews.com [Mar-11-10] (0 Comments) The Intel Core i7-980X Desktop Processor Extreme Edition was found to exceed our exceed our initial expectations, which says a ton. Having six physical processing cores created an amazing user experience when running multi-threaded applications. The enormous growth of HD media content in the home is driving the demand for computer systems that have the horse power to deliver an enjoyable user experience for the consumer. If you have ever tried to create a Blu-ray movie or just tried to transcode some HD movies you know how much time it takes to work on a project and that can be frustrating for those that do it often. With the new Intel Core i7-980X Processor you can improve productivity, save power and the best part is that it can be a drop-in replacement for those with existing socket LGA1366 motherboard. Anybody that runs multi-thread applications is sure to appreciate a six-core processor... Intel Core i7-980X Processor Extreme Edition @ legitreviews.com [Mar-11-10] (0 Comments) The Intel Core i7-980X Desktop Processor Extreme Edition was found to exceed our initial expectations, which says a ton. Having six physical processing cores created an amazing user experience when running multi-threaded applications. The enormous growth of HD media content in the home is driving the demand for computer systems that have the horsepower to deliver an enjoyable user experience for the consumer. If you have ever tried to create a Blu-ray movie or just tried to transcode some HD movies you know how much time it takes to work on a project and that can be frustrating for those that do it often. With the new Intel Core i7-980X Processor you can improve productivity, save power and the best part is that it can be a drop-in replacement for those with existing socket LGA1366 motherboard. Anybody that runs multi-thread applications is sure to appreciate a six-core processor... Patriot Box Office Media Player @ techwarelabs.com [Feb-12-10] (0 Comments) Looking for a dedicated media player that does it all? And by does it all I mean plays 1080p, supports many codecs, and supports bit-torrent? Than look no further than the Patriot Box Office. XFX Radeon HD5850 Black Edition 1GB Graphics Card Video @ eteknix.com [Feb-01-10] (0 Comments) The XFX Radeon HD5850 Black Edition 1GB graphics card is part of ATI’s new DirectX 11 range of cards, featuring the latest stream technology, ATI Eyefinity and giving fantastic results whilst maintaining a low power output with only one PCI-Express power connector. Win an AMD Athlon II X2 255 CPU Processor @ eteknix.com [Feb-01-10] (0 Comments) It’s about that time again when we at eTeknix start feeling generous and want to give something back to our devoted viewers. 2 weeks left to win a XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB Graphics Card with eTeknix.com and XFX! @ eteknix.com [Jan-29-10] (0 Comments) This is your chance to win a XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB graphics card with eTeknix.com and XFX. Asus Radeon EAH5670 1GB Graphics Card Video @ eteknix.com [Jan-29-10] (0 Comments) Today we are looking at the Asus Radeon EAH5670 1GB Graphics Card.This is one of the newest graphics card from ATi and incorporates the latest DirectX 11 technology. It also comes with ATI Stream technology and ATI Eyefinity. Asus have also made sure ------------------------------------------------------------------------If you could also (if not already done) add us to your news list, so if you are interested in us providing us with your news, we can post it on our site. All affiliate news can be found on our main page.Please send all news to news@eteknix.comMany thanks, eTeknix.com News Team AMD Rolls Out 5 New Processors @ eteknix.com [Jan-27-10] (0 Comments) For those of you looking for a budget friendly processor, listen up! AMD officially launched five desktop processors today. Now don’t expect them to provide the performance of an i7 but they won’t break your wallet. The CPU’s, aimed at mainstream users, start at a XFX Radeon HD 5850 Black Edition 1GB Graphics Card Unboxing Video @ eteknix.com [Jan-25-10] (0 Comments) Today we are unboxing the XFX Radeon HD 5850 1GB Graphics Card.This is the graphics card from ATi’s newest range of graphics cards, the 5xxx seires. It features the latest DirectX 11 technology, ATI Stream technology and ATI Eyefinity. Being a black edition card, it ------------------------------------------------------------------------If you could also (if not already done) add us to your news list, so if you are interested in us providing us with your news, we can post it on our site. All affiliate news can be found on our main page.Please send all news to news@eteknix.comMany thanks, eTeknix.com News Team AMD finally stop seeing red, thanks to Intel @ eteknix.com [Jan-25-10] (0 Comments) Last Thursday our favourite underdog semiconductor firm AMD released its quarterly financial report for the fourth quarter of 2009 and it clearly shows that the struggling American based company are finally out of the red and seeing a profit for the first time in far BFG EX Series 1200 Watt Modular Power Supply Video @ eteknix.com [Jan-24-10] (0 Comments) Today we are taking a look at the BFG EX Series 1200 Watt Modular Power Supply. Nvidia GeForce GTX 300 Fermi Benchmarks Released? @ eteknix.com [Jan-23-10] (0 Comments) I woke up this morning and found these benchmark pictures in my inbox, could these be real or some generated fakes? Asus Radeon EAH5670 1GB Graphics Card Unboxing Video @ eteknix.com [Jan-23-10] (0 Comments) Today we are unboxing the Asus Radeon EAH5670 1GB Graphics Card.This is the newst graphics card from ATi and incorporates the latest DirectX 11 technology without breaking the bank. It also comes with ATI Stream technology and ATI Eyefinity. Asus have also made sure that ------------------------------------------------------------------------If you could also (if not already done) add us to your news list, so if you are interested in us providing us with your news, we can post it on our site. All affiliate news can be found on our main page.Please send all news to news@eteknix.comMany thanks, eTeknix.com News Team BFG EX Series 1200 Watt Modular Power Supply Unboxing Video @ eteknix.com [Jan-22-10] (0 Comments) Today we are unboxing the BFG EX Series 1200 Watt Modular Power Supply. Win a XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB Graphics Card with eTeknix.com and XFX - 3 weeks left! @ eteknix.com [Jan-22-10] (0 Comments) This is your chance to win a XFX Radeon HD 5770 1GB graphics card with eTeknix.com and XFX. Hello Service Pack 1 @ eteknix.com [Jan-21-10] (0 Comments) The attempts made by the software giant:Microsoft, to fix security holes as well as functionality in their Operating Systems are generally provided by Windows Updates. Windows Updates have been around since Windows 98. A link was placed inside of the start menu in order Auzentech releases first audio card of 2010 @ eteknix.com [Jan-21-10] (0 Comments) Auzentech announced the release of its first audio card of 2010, the Auzen X-Fi Bravura 7.1. This card is a full height card with a PCI-Express x1 interface and it is built around a Creative audio processor. The Bravura 7.1 promises a “breathtaking” audio experience Inno3D keeps it cool with their passive GeForce GT 240 @ eteknix.com [Jan-21-10] (0 Comments) Nvidia have taken a major back seat lately with all of their time devoted to the long awaited Fermi. They did however, manage to release a couple of cards last year in the GT series. Namely the GeForce GT 240, which was released in November What were they thinking? @ eteknix.com [Jan-19-10] (0 Comments) With the news of the new Asrock A330ION being realeased using old technology and simple performance benchmarks that were no brainers, will this motherboard with ION platform be the kick in the right direction that Nvidia need? MSI release P55-GD85 motherboard @ eteknix.com [Jan-19-10] (0 Comments) MSI have officially launched the P55-GD85 motherboard. Being part of the P55-GD family, most of the features are the same as the older boards, but two new features that MSI have implemented are USB 3.0 and SATA 6.0gbps. It also supports Intel’s PowerColor DirectX 11 experience giveaway @ eteknix.com [Jan-19-10] (0 Comments) Seen all the hype lately?Not had the money to upgrade yet?DirectX 11 is all about the experience. At least, PowerColor seem to believe so, taking it to the extreme.It’s a technology that you can’t be told about, you have to breathe it, smell it, taste ------------------------------------------------------------------------If you could also (if not already done) add us to your news list, so if you are interested in us providing us with your news, we can post it on our site. All affiliate news can be found on our main page.Please send all news to news@eteknix.comMany thanks, eTeknix.com News Team PowerColor chills the Radeon HD 5970 @ eteknix.com [Jan-19-10] (0 Comments) PowerColor (TUL Corporation), a leading manufacturer of AMD based graphics cards are extremely pleased to announce their patented liquid cooling solution coupled with the world’s fastest GPU. MSI unveils HD 5670 @ eteknix.com [Jan-18-10] (0 Comments) Since ATI announced its new 5 series budget graphics cards, the HD 5670, their partner companies have been filling up the press release box with announcements of their own variants. Today the folks at MSI announced their very own HD 5670 to fulfill players’ thirst Mushkin Blackline kits announced @ eteknix.com [Jan-15-10] (0 Comments) Mushkin have today announced the launch of their three new Blackline series DDR3 kits. 4 weeks left to win a XFX Radeon HD5770 1Gb Graphics Card with eTeknix.com and XFX @ eteknix.com [Jan-15-10] (0 Comments) ***4 weeks left to win a XFX Radeon HD5770 1Gb Graphics Card***You may have seen the article we posted that gives you the chance to win an XFX Radeon HD5770 1Gb Graphics CardThis is your chance to win an *XFX Radeon HD5770 1Gb OCZ plan to go back to their roots @ eteknix.com [Jan-14-10] (0 Comments) OCZ are a very well established company when it comes to highly overclockable memory with fantastic performance and stability. So lord only knows what they were thinking when they thought they would try something new. Thermaltake Toughpower Cable Management 1200Watt Power Supply Video @ eteknix.com [Jan-14-10] (0 Comments) Today we’re looking at the thermaltake Toughpower Cable Management 1200Watt power supply. This power supply (even from the name) is a beast and rightly so being from one of the most trusted manufacturer’s on the market, and having a continuous stream of power at 1200watt Intel Launches Pine Trail Technology for Atom Netbooks @ legitreviews.com [Dec-21-09] (0 Comments) The Intel Pine Trail platform looks fairly solid with the exception of HD video playback. With HD video content clearly being the direction that the market is headed it would be nice to be able to playback HD content right our of the box with no issues moving into 2010. Not having native hardware H.264 or VC-1 decoding is a disappointment, but at least the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3150 has hardware acceleration for MPEG-2. The NVIDIA Ion platform can do it and the upcoming Ion 2 platform will continue to give the NVIDIA Ion chipset a reason to be bought since the Intel Atom platform suffers on HD video decode performance. The nice thing about Pine Trail is that the two chip design will open up more space for third-party HD video decoders, which is key to the advancement of netbooks in general... Sapphire Radeon HD 5850 - XSs @ xsreviews.co.uk [Nov-20-09] (0 Comments) Thegraphics solution world is constantly evolving with visual qualitybeing stepped up at an ever-growing exponential rate. The launch ofWindows 7 and with it the tantalising prospect of DirectX 11 games isperhaps not so much just a single step up but a whole flight of stairsdesigned to deliver unparalleled graphics quality. With nVidia sliding by the way side, ATI is setting about monopolisingthe market rolling out numerous members of its 5 series cards, each ofwhich offers a different price/performance ratio, following the mainlaunch of the 5870 – a card which packed some serious performance andcertainly turned heads at the beginning of the DirectX 11 era.However, with DirectX 11 games still very much on the horizon and priceof the 5870 way over budget for many enthusiasts, the inevitableintroduction of the 5850 followed shortly. Based on the same RV870core, codenamed Cypress, but located inside the $250 price bracket, the5850 should consolidate the performance achieved by its bigger brotherplacing it in the upper mid-range section so as to push all the buttonsfor DX11 enthusiasts. Patch Re-enables PhysX When ATI Card is Present @ ngohq.com [Oct-04-09] (0 Comments) As you may or may not know, Windows 7 allows twodisplay drivers to be used at once – like in Windows XP. Therefore, itis possible to use an Nvidia card for PhysX and ATI card for graphicsrendering. Sadly, since the release of 186 graphics drivers, Nvidia hasdecided to block this feature anytime a Non-Nvidia GPU is present inthe system. In addition, for some incomprehensible reasons, the latestversion of PhysX System Software also prevents PPU cards from workingif a Non-Nvidia GPU is present.As expected, this move by Nvidia generated a lot of criticism from bothconsumers and even Nvidia’s competitors. Luckily, a forum member by thename of GenL has released an experimental beta patch which interceptsdisable-PhysX-if-Radeon-is-present-code. So far, according to usercomments the patch delivers successful results. At this stage, thepatch only works for PhysX GPU rendering and not PPU rendering.However, the developer claims that work is still in progress. QNAP TS-239 Pro Turbo NAS @ pcreview.co.uk [Aug-14-09] (0 Comments) The QNAP TS-239 Pro is a next generation model based on the Intel Atom platform which includes even more features suited to an office environment (such as iSCSI). This NAS includes two drive bays (providing up to 4TB storage) and the unit size has been reduced substantially to a mere 214x175x115mm.This little NAS includes a 1.6Ghz atom CPU, 1GB DDRII memory and two gigabit LAN ports – which is much more powerful than many competing devices. Not only does this improve the performance of some elements (such as the PHP/MySQL server), but it ensures that a larger number of clients can use the NAS without performance degradation. Similar to other QNAP variants there are 12 primary functions which the NAS unit can perform. to; bh=1nJH9V+StIt0aAcBrERaLwHqbuaf5Yvxylnw0+Et5zQ=; b=PCKbrYloZVDOegXLJUOMgzzzlQW+GWt0kowJdpwpJCc6YTHIdGs3x2C05VF2h4wCxgdKi5wJWu9n2sAEJ6T11Q= @ reviews.digitaltrends.com [Jul-24-09] (0 Comments) You've read our squawks about the endlesssearch for the perfect two-in-one imagingdevice (good pictures and videos in a singlepackage). For the most part we'veconcentrated on camcorders since they startout with fine video. Unfortunately other thana few Canons we've been generallydisappointed with these supposed hybridssince they really can't grab quality stillimages. Panasonic is flipping this formula onits head, starting off with a solid cameraand adding high-quality movies to the mix. Inthis instance, the Lumix DMC-ZS3 is the firstdigicam with AVCHD Lite, a lesser qualitycodec compared to the AVCHD used in mosthigh-def camcorders. Rather than 1080I, Literecords 720P at 60 frames per second, whichin theory should be far better than 1280 x720 30 fps clips taken by many 2009 cameras.In fact we just reviewed the Canon PowerShotSD970 IS with this feature and weren't toothrilled with the video results. Now willAVCHD Lite be a heavyweight or a bust? Timeto check it out. Cyberlink MediaShow Espresso GPGPU Performance @ legitreviews.com [May-29-09] (0 Comments) CyberLink MediaShow Espresso software has been designed to work with both AMDs Unified Video Decoder (UVD) through its ATI Stream technology and NVIDIA's general purpose parallel computing architecture known as CUDA. By using AMD Stream and NVIDIA CUDA technology consumers can quickly convert digital video files for use on portable devices like the Apple iPhone, Sony PS3, and YouTube. Since CyberLink MediaShow Espresso works on both NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards it gives us a rare chance to benchmark both technologies to see which is better... CompuLab fit-PC2 P - Nettop PC with Intel Menlow @ pcper.com [May-27-09] (0 Comments) Because this system uses the Menlow-based Atom Z-series processorand 'Poulsbo' chipset, rather than the N-series CPU, it has support for HDvideo decode acceleration and CompuLab, the manufacturer, claims it can playback 1080p video with just 20% CPU utilization. Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 @ pcreview.co.uk [Apr-07-09] (0 Comments) The most important component of KIS 2009 is undoubtedly the anti-virus scanner, which is the backbone of protection for any computer. Some of the most comprehensive AV testing is done by a company called AV-Comparatives, which test a variety of scanners against a huge database of viral infections. This is one of the most effective ways of measuring the performance of AV scanners, and provides a much more representative result than personal testing. In the latest test of on-demand AV scanners (Feb 09), Kaspersky is tested alongside 16 other products in their default modes. A 97.1 overall detection rate was achieved, which is roughly a mid-table result – however the number of false positives was significantly lower than many other scanners. TechwareLabs Unveils The Truth Behind The Conficker Virus @ techwarelabs.com [Apr-02-09] (0 Comments) With all of the talk lately about the April Fool's Day Virus, what does it do really? Today, Programming Specialist Dan Shannon takes a look at the code behind the Conficker virus, and tells us what it REALLY does... AKAI ADPF10x LCD Digital Picture Frame - Video @ tweaktown.com [Feb-03-09] (0 Comments) AKAI's ADPF10x 4:3 picture frame is not only that - it also has video playback support with sound through its two built-in 2 watt speakers. It is able to playback MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG3 and MPEG4 video codecs on its screen, which is capable of a workable but less than stellar 640 x 480 resolution. It will also playback your MP3s, but no other audio formats. As far as image support goes, only JPEG is supported. On this side of the frame is the area where the unit gets it storage and connectivity. From the top we have a Compact Flash port, then it's a USB [News] Kingwin Big Drive RAID Enclosure @ virtual-hideout.net [Jan-22-09] (0 Comments) Let's be honest, this is a very cheap product, right on the verybottom end of any competing products. It looks good on the outside, but it'svery basic inside. The manual does a great job of explaining the differentRAID levels, but that's about it. The codes that it describes for the frontLED's are nigh indecipherable. That said, being so cheap makes it reallyattractive to a lot of people, and without any performance or setupproblems, I can't see any real reason *not* to get it. As long as youunderstand you aren't getting the easiest to use, or most feature richenclosure. Digital Camera & Camcoder Introductions @ hardwaresecrets.com [Jan-10-09] (0 Comments) We took a look on the new cameras and camcorders introduced at CES 2009. NVIDIA Quadro CX and Adobe CS4 GPU Acceleration @ pcper.com [Dec-12-08] (0 Comments) While for Photoshop CS4 we showed off 'pretty' videos to demonstratethe changes and enhancements the GPU has made to the work flow, withPremiere CS4 the results are much easier to share and discuss as they aredirectly related to video encoding performance. In my testing with thecurrent revision of the Elemental RapiHD encoder, users will seeapproximately a 2x speed up across their H.264 encoding results versus ahigh-performance quad-core QX9650 processor. Battle of GPU Transcoders:ATI Avivo Converter and NVIDIA Badaboom @ pcper.com [Dec-06-08] (0 Comments) This first test takes a 1080p Blu-ray HD trailer, already in H.264format, and converts it to the 480x320 resolution of the iPod touch at 780kbps. The CPU-based Xilisoft Converter took 72 seconds to complete theoperation while the GPU-based applications pulled in MUCH better times:23seconds for NVIDIA's Badaboom and 12 seconds for ATI's Avivo Converter.While both GPUs performed well, the ATI application is nearly twice as fastas NVIDIA's program and is 6x faster than the CPU-based encoding process.NVIDIA's Badaboom is 3.1x faster than the CPU encode - still veryimpressive. How To Play Movies on the BlackBerry Bold Using Badaboom @ legitreviews.com [Nov-14-08] (0 Comments) The Badaboom Media Converter was amazing to use and the fact that it completely transcodes a DVD using a bit rate of 2500kbit at a resolution of 480x320 in under 16 minutes was amazing. Two years ago it took me 3-4 hours to transcode a DVD using a bit rate of 237kbps and a resolution of 320x240! The performance gains that can be had with stream computing are obvious and I'm a big fan of using the GPU to complete tasks like transcoding. If you have an NVIDIA graphics cards that supports CUDA then this is something you have to try out to believe it... ATI Stream Computing:From the desktop to the datacenter @ pcper.com [Nov-14-08] (0 Comments) AMD claims to have 2 million HD 4000 series GPUs in the marketcreating a pretty large user base for ATI stream compatible applications.As of today, stream applications are NOT enabled with publicly availabledrivers but that will be addressed in the next revision of Catalyst comingin December. Once that update is ready, all 2 million of the Radeon HD4000-series cards should be stream compute ready and will be able todownload the new Avivo Transcoder for free as well. Gigabyte shows bit-tech its final X58 boards @ bit-tech.net [Oct-28-08] (0 Comments) */Gigabyte will launch three X58 motherboards in a few weeks -- the Extreme, the UD5P and the UD5. All will feature Ultra Durable 3 with Gigabyte's new 2oz copper layer in the PCB, Dynamic Energy Saver advanced, 50-squillion hour Jap caps and Dolby Home Theatre audio with the premium Realtek AL889a sound codec. NVIDIA's GeForce 9400/9300 Chipset :IGP for Intel @ pcper.com [Oct-16-08] (0 Comments) The introduction of the most recent NVIDIA chipset with integratedgraphics for the Intel platform has been expected for quite some time. Codenamed the MCP7A, news of the chipset goes back to the middle of 2007 when weactually thought we would see it before the end of that year. Obviouslysome delays happened, either on the technical or legal side of things, andthe product was delayed long enough for us to be writing about it officiallyfor the first time in October of 2008. In fact, it is that delay thatactually gave AMD's 780G chipset the IGP edge; but that isn't exactlyrelevant while we are talking about Intel-based platforms today. HighPoint RocketRAID 2640X4 PCI-E SAS Controller @ tweaktown.com [Oct-04-08] (0 Comments) How SAS works is very similar to SATA; it uses the same seven wires to connect the drive to the host controller. However, instead of sending ATA packets, SCSI data bits are sent along the controller cable to the controller which then decodes them. This means that the drive has no interface chip; similar to parallel SCSI; its all handled on the controller card itself. Today we have HighPoints Value series SAS controller card, aimed at the mid-range workstation or desktop with high data demands. The RocketRAID 2640X4 today makes its appearance here at TweakTown. CSX Diablo3 2000 Overclocking Analysis @ nordichardware.com [Sep-12-08] (0 Comments) What makes CSX different from most other manufacturers is that theyare going against the flow and cut through all of the details that haveno affect on the performance and are at the same time very clear withwhat circuits they are using. You don't have to go through data sheetsor keep track of revisions, CSX prints the original product code righton the memory. Audio Archiving Guide:Part 1 - Music Formats @ techgage.com [Sep-10-08] (0 Comments) Have a largemusic collection just waiting to be archived? We're hereto help! In this three-part series, we'll be tackling all there is toknow about properly building your collection, from choosing the rightcodec, to ripping, to archiving. In this first article, we'll take thefrustration out of finding the perfect codec - one that fits yourstyle, and needs. Inside Nehalem Microarchitecture @ hardwaresecrets.com [Aug-27-08] (0 Comments) Nehalem is the codename of the new Intel CPU with integrated memory controller that will reach the market next month and that will be called Core i7. Everything you need to know about this CPU is here. Code of Honor 2:Conspiracy Island @ bit-tech.net [Aug-14-08] (0 Comments) The real problem with Code of Honor 2 isn’t the bad graphics,though those are the first thing anyone will notice. Poor graphics wecan cope with. Not every game has to have huge polygon counts and ProcedurallyGenerated Dynamic Mega-texture-awesomeness – but good games do have tohave something. They have to have a hook that can draw people in and makethem want to play more. Code of Honor 2 doesn’t have that.Utterly boring and bland and far too easy in the singleplayer game, aquarter-baked and shallow experience on the multiplayer side, Code of Honor doesn’t really do anything right and is doomed to soonreside in the bargain bin. There are two type of games to find in bargain bins though. There areold or unappreciated games that are still very much worth playing andthen there’s stuff that just couldn’t survive in a capitalist marketdue to a stunning lack of worth. If you’ve read the review this far andstill can't figure out which one we think Code of Honor 2 is then this is probably the game for you. Supermicro X7DWA-N Motherboard @ pcreview.co.uk [Aug-06-08] (0 Comments) I had the opportunity to spend some time testing and evaluating this motherboard with two sets of CPUs and two types of memory. First using two X5482 Harpertowns (3200/12mb/1600) and 4x2 gig of Transcend DDR2-800 FB-Dimms, and later on using two E5450 Harpertowns(3000/12mb/1333).This EATX board is built using the newest 5400 Seaburg chipset with 1600FSB support built in. The layout is a typical EATX 12x13” design and like previous versions uses 24, 8 and 4 pin connections to the motherboard. With this new series, a 4 pin Molex connector is added to the board for users with higher power needs. There are 8 Dimm slots for quad channel memory support (up to and including DDR2-800 FB-Dimms) for a maximum of 64 gigs. The board comes boxed with 6 SATA cables, I/O shield, IDE cable, and an excellent manual and Cd with all needed software and drivers. MIME encoded twice @ rbmods.com [Aug-05-08] (0 Comments) Geeks provided us with todays review product, we are going to take alook at a Blu-Ray player that also is a dvd burner. If you don't knowwhat Blu-ray is I recommend you Google for it as it is the new format thatwill replace DVD in the near future. Blu-ray players are dropping in priceas the become more mainstream, we are going to compare picture quality todayand also see how loud and how well this product works. MIME encoded twice @ rbmods.com [Jul-30-08] (0 Comments) Spire is one of the manufacturers everyone knows. Spires productsrange includes everything from computer cases to computer coolers and fromcard readers to USB hard disk enclosures. This time we will have a look ontheir new SATA to USB enclosure. QNAP TS-209 Pro II @ pcreview.co.uk [Jul-29-08] (0 Comments) Many small businesses and advanced home users will use some form of external storage device to backup data or store common files across a network. One of the most convenient methods of doing this is to use a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device, which allows you to access network shares from all other PCs connected to the same network. The QNAP TS-209 Pro II provides space for two SATA hard drives, providing ample storage capacity (for example, 2 x 1TB drives). However this NAS unit isn’t quite as simple as just providing access to storage space, it can do a whole lot more. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [Jul-14-08] (0 Comments) Most headsets can handle phone calls just fine, but they fail to address the stereo audio playback features found on many modern phones. Lubix offers an innovative line of Bluetooth headsets capable of handling your communication needs, while also letting you enjoy the multimedia capabilities of your phone. NVIDIA Responds To GPU PhysX Cheating Allegations @ hothardware.com [Jun-26-08] (0 Comments) During the benchmark install, a runtime library is updated to allow thetest to run on the GPU and then during the test, it addresses the benchmarkDLLs to the GPU instead of the PPU or CPU. Nothing within the benchmark ischanged at all. No software libraries or even a line of code changes in thebenchmark whatsoever. The only thing that changes is that installer, nothingelse. It has been said that the tests results look different on the screenwhen running with PhysX enabled on the GPU. And of course this is true,just as the screen results look different when you test on a dual-core CPUversus a quad-core. This isn't a graphics test; it's a physics test.3DMark Vantage specifically scales more complexity into a scene to takeadvantage of additional physics compute resources, which of course is why itlooks so different/better on a test run with PhysX processing on our GPUs.This is by design in the benchmark and if the folks accusing us took thetime to run it, they would know that. Ray Tracing in Games:A Story from The Other Side @ pcper.com [Jun-24-08] (0 Comments) In contrast to the designers, for the programmers using a ray tracerseemed to make life easier. The most striking difference between a raytracer and a rasterizer is that there are so few special cases. The sameengine renders a 1M scene, including exteriors, for Outbound, and low-polyindoor scenery for Let there be Light. There is no code to limit visibility.All supported features work together effortlessly. And, programmers foundthemselves using rays for everything:testing particle and flare visibility,collision detection, object picking, and so on. Intel believes that video encoding belongs on the @ bit-tech.net [Jun-10-08] (0 Comments) “When you’re encoding on the CPU, the quality will behigher becausewe’re determining which parts of the scene need higher bit-ratesapplying to them,” said François Piednoel, senior performance analystat Intel.Piednoel claimed that the CUDA video encoder will likely deliver poorquality video encodes because it uses a brute force method of splittingthe scene up and treating each pixel the same. It’s interesting thatIntel is taking this route, because one thing Nvidia hasn’treally talked about so far is video quality.“The science of video encoding is about making smarter use of thebits and not brute force,” added Piednoel.I asked Piednoel what will happen when Larrabee turns up because thatis, after all, a massively parallel processor. I thought it’d beinteresting to see if Intel would change its tune in the future once ithad something that had the raw processing power to deliver similarapplication performance to what is being claimed with CUDA. Intel saidthat comparing this to a GPU is impossible, because the GPU doesn’thave full x86 cores. With CUDA, you can only code programs in C andC++, while x86 allows the developer to choose whatever programminglanguage they prefer – that’s obviously a massive boon to anyone thatdoesn’t code in C. VIA demo Crysis on Nano 1.8GHz Mini-ITX (video) @ tweaktown.com [Jun-08-08] (0 Comments) Now that VIA has officially announced its codenamed Isaiah processor called Nano, it can begin showing off just exactly what it is capable of doing.On Thursday during Computex VIA held a press conference with CJ Holthaus of Centaur Technology, who demonstrated the power of this small VIA EPIA SN computing platform. The Mobile Charge @ pcper.com [Jun-02-08] (0 Comments) In our line of thinking we often consider the CPU the core of theplatform, but that is beginning to change. In the Tegra line the CPU actsas the conductor of the platform, but most of the performance features thatNVIDIA is pushing are actually accelerated by the graphics portion of theplatform. Consider how video decode and encode has gone from the CPU to theGPU in the past several years. This is merely an extension of that overalltrend, but trimmed down to the very basics. Codename Isaiah @ benchmarkreviews.com [May-29-08] (0 Comments) On the 29th of May 2008 VIA announced the Nano CPU, a processor built from Isaiah architecture. Building on the market-leading energy MIME encoded twice @ virtual-hideout.net [Apr-23-08] (0 Comments) =93After several weeks of using the Lapworks Attach=E9 I found it to be a bit-tech :Crossover Games for Mac @ bit-tech.net [Apr-22-08] (0 Comments) *Of course, since DirectX is exclusively Windows-based, it's left Mac and Linux users out in the cold for quite some time. Releases lag by months if not years before a Mac port is created, and that's if one is ever even seen. Updates are rare and bugs linger for ages. Sure, there are some great games coded natively for OSX or Linux, but most commercial titles are just not there. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [Apr-04-08] (0 Comments) The 1000W Cooler Master Real Power Pro is a great choice for anyone who wants to future proof their system in the power supply department. This unit should be able to handle a high end system with multiple processors and graphics cards without running up your electric bill thanks to the high efficiency and active power factor correction. Make It Again, Man @ bit-tech.net [Mar-11-08] (0 Comments) It all comes down to that age old nightmare game design. AsI've said before, design is hard its certainly the hardest thing about making good games. As an indiedeveloper, I get to do all the jobs, and the design bit is the one Ifind hardest of all, although ironically it's the bit I get praised forin reviews. I'd like to put forward the theory that the difficulty ofdesign is a reason we should love sequels. Let me explain...I worked for three years on Lionheads The Movies and Iended up being known as the AI coder even though I actually worked onlots of different parts of the game. Because I was involved more orless from the start of the project I saw the game design evolve overtime, which it did rather dramatically.If you haven't seen The Movies, let me describe it briefly. TheMoviesis a management game where you run a movie studio, with a 3D view ofyour studio lot. You pick the actors, sets, costumes, and (and this wasthe cool bit), you actually got to see the finished movie that youmade, with the option to add subtitles, sound effects and so on.Commercially, The Movies did alright, but notbreathtakingly. I left Lionhead just as it was released so I don't knowthe exact figures, but I know there won't be a sequel. There was anexpansion, but the first add-on pack for a game is always indevelopment before it ships that's just the logistics of things. Thegame got some good reviews, but it didn't set the world on fire.Now if youre an investor, a publisher or a money man then yourimmediate thoughts are these: The game did notprovide as good a return on investment as expected. The game did notsell enough. The last thing wewould do is another game like this.Which makes absolutesense. Why throw good money after bad? Would you fund The Movies 2? NVIDIA GeForce 8200 P - Palit N78S @ tweaktown.com [Feb-20-08] (0 Comments) Since AMD acquired ATI to do its chipset bidding, we haven't se en much from NVIDIA for the Athlon 64 and Phenom platforms. The first new generation chipset designed by NVIDIA to support the Phenom and Athlon 6 4 processors has arrived; codenamed the MCP78, it has officially been giv en the name =93GeForce 8200=94.NVIDIA's main focus here with the GeForce 8200 is Hybrid SLI. This is a new design that has been thought up to combine the power of a discrete g raphics card with the extra unused power of the onboard GPU. HeadRoom Total BitHead Portable Amp&DAC @ techpowerup.com [Feb-09-08] (0 Comments) The HeadRoom Total BitHead portable amplifier and DAC is a great combination of both a USB audio codec and a headphone amplifier that will drive most high end cans on the market today. The HeadRoom Total BitHead sells for only $149.99 which can be considered a steal for such a product. Audio Codec Comparison Table @ hardwaresecrets.com [Feb-06-08] (0 Comments) A series of quick reference tables showing the main specs of the most popular audio codecs you can find on motherboards. Home Theatre PC motherboard shootout @ bit-tech.net [Feb-05-08] (0 Comments) If you're after a system today, we'd still go for theinexpensive MSI K9AGM3-FIH. It's a perfect interim solution becauseit's very cheap and comes with a good balance of features. There'salso the fact that the AM2 CPU will drop into an AM2+ socket should youwant to get one of the newer IGP boards coming in the near future, asthese are all likely to feature full-HD video decode offloading.Everything you need is there and while it's not perfect, the videoquality on offer is acceptable.We're genuinely surprised at the outcome we didn't ever expect theAMD 690G to last anywhere near this long as our preferred choice,however the MSI seems to have got it right with its K9AGM3-FIH as itremains the best solution for the time being. MIME encoded twice @ dragonsteelmods.com [Jan-31-08] (0 Comments) One thing about being a reviewer is that you get lots of stuff, especiallyCPU Coolers, so I've got quite a few of them on hand and thought I'd compar ethem all together. This isn't just a comparison of results from a bunch ofreviews, this is all new testing done with these coolers specifically forthis article.Where applicable I've even tested these coolers without fans t osee just how well they perform as truly silent cooling solutions. Insideyou'll find sections with the coolers using the fan connected to a Molex,meaning running at full speed, connected to the CPU header, PWM controlledif applicable and of course a section just for coolers without their fans. Vista Codecs @ pcreview.co.uk [Jan-29-08] (0 Comments) The K-Lite Codec pack is the most popular codec pack available at the moment and works flawlessly on Windows Vista. The main benefit of this package is that you can choose the broad type of pack you wish to install (either Basic, Standard or Full). Most users will want to install the standard package, as this should play almost any video file available. If you find a video format that is not supported, it is easy to re-install the full pack at a later date. The full pack is primarily designed for people that need to encode as well as decode (for example, in a movie making package), so is overkill for the vast majority of users. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [Jan-29-08] (0 Comments) Thermalright always puts out top quality products that offer computer enthusiasts a significant upgrade over stock cooling hardware. The Ultima-90 Heatpipe CPU Cooler is without a doubt an excellent choice for your hot processor due to its cooling capabilities, relatively simple installation, compact design, and support for most modern CPUs. VIA Isaiah Processor Architecture P - Low Power CPU @ pcper.com [Jan-24-08] (0 Comments) The Isaiah is a truly competitive part when compared to currentofferings from AMD and Intel. It is a out-of-order, superscalar designwhich utilizes multiple decode and execution units that take it a big stepabove the previous C7 processor. In fact, many of its design aspects doremind us of Intel's Core 2 Duo, but with a mind towards overall powerconsumption. Leadtek WinFast 8500 & 8600GT with HDMI @ tweaktown.com [Dec-11-07] (0 Comments) HDMI video cards have been growing and growing in the market plac e thanks to the pickup of high definition TVs. While a lot of TVs still c arry a VGA port which for the most part does an excellent job, the abilit y to also have the sound go to the TV with just the one cable is bliss to a lot of people. Leadtek is the latest company to jump on the bandwagon, and they haven' t tried to go down the sneak =93Decoder Card=94 route like another compan y did. They have instead released two models, an 8500GT and 8600GT both s porting a HDMI port straight on the I/O. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [Nov-27-07] (0 Comments) Going into this review I had no idea of what to expect. I wasn't particularly familiar with Aeneon and honestly didn't expect their memory to be able to outperform similar kits from the likes of Kingston and Crucial. With the ability to run at tight timings and overclock nicely, this kit made a solid impression and is definitely worth keeping your eyes out for. Portal @ bonafidereviews.com [Nov-27-07] (0 Comments) *Beep Beep Beep* Startup code initiated. Welcome to the Aperture Science Computer Guided Game Reviewing Enrichment Center. You may be wondering where you are, but do not worry. We have provided all necessary basic elements for human survival. Albatron Blue Ray Decoder Card Examined @ tweaktown.com [Nov-26-07] (0 Comments) The front of the box is where the magic really begins. Now we can see that VGA is printed down the left side but it doesn't exactly stan d out. Of course Blue Ray Decoder Card is what you see initially. Everything becomes a little clearer as you read the press release though; this Blue Ray Decoder Card is basically just a poor performing video car d with HD processing capabilities. You say =93OMG, that's just mean=94, but I say =93I want the Albatron marketing team.=94 This could be the gr eatest marketing idea ever! DeviceVM releases source code for Asus P5E3 Deluxe WiFi-AP @ bit-tech.net [Nov-22-07] (0 Comments) There are a couple new motherboards with Splashtop targeted forrelease at the end of the year, but we cannot announce the specificsuntil the OEM gives us the green light, quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ pcper.com [Nov-22-07] (0 Comments) In regards to the die size of the upcoming Nehalem core, thisdiagram attempts to shed some more light on the subject by comparing dieshots of Penryn and Nehalem. Since both are based on the 45nm process, thedie shots can be compared to make guesses about transistor counts -following the math shows that each new Nehalem core could be around 30Mtransistors with the whole monolithic die coming it at 730M transistors orso. Intel Chipset Codenames Cross-Reference Table @ hardwaresecrets.com [Nov-21-07] (0 Comments) A table listing all codenames used by Intel chipsets and the corresponding commercial product name. Xigmatek's XP-S964 @ bleedinedge.com [Nov-15-07] (0 Comments) Code-named for eXtreme Performance, the XP-S964 is designed to provideoutstanding performance and yet remain quiet. With 4-piece (6 mm diameter)staggered heat-pipes with high-density and light material the design doessuggest that this cooler will provided extremely good cooling along with the92mm PWM fan provided (thermally controlled fan is optional). The rubbermounting method should also minimize any noise created by vibration. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [Nov-14-07] (0 Comments) One type of product that has been around for a while, but has recently gained in appeal due to lower prices, is the digital photo frame. This gadget puts a high tech spin on an extremely low tech idea by replacing that one static photo with an LCD panel that allows the owner to display a slide show of their favorite images. This review is going to take a look at the Rosewill RDF-670B, a 7 quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [Nov-09-07] (0 Comments) Maxtor has teamed up with Bigbruin.com for a new give away. Up for grabs is a brand new Maxtor OneTouch 4 Mini 80GB External Hard Drive! The occasion is to celebrate Maxtor/Seagate hitting the road for the 3rd annual Digital Experience Tour with special appearances by the Frag Dolls. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [Oct-18-07] (0 Comments) Serious enthusiasts should be able to make good use of system memory like the Crucial Ballistix 2GB PC3-12800 DDR3. Even though things are constantly evolving, you have to assume memory with such a high frequency and tight timings should keep a modern system humming along nicely for quite a while without showing signs of age. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [Oct-12-07] (0 Comments) PC3-11000? That's right, PC3-11000, or 1375MHz DDR3. PC3-11000 memory seems to be a creation unique to Kingston, a leader in system memory and flash memory products that has been in business since 1987. What they have done reminds me a bit of Spinal Tap, as my initial thought was that they took a 1333MHz module and turned the dial beyond 10, right up to 11. [News] GIGABYTE GA-P35-DQ6 Motherboard @ virtual-hideout.net [Oct-09-07] (0 Comments) The board I will be reviewing from Gigabyte is the GA-P35-DQ6featuring a P35/ICH9R chipset combination. This model supports the DDR-2standard, dual PCIe graphics capability (only crossfire is supported on theIntel chipsets), solid caps all over the board, Quad bios solution, EightChannel HD audio provided by the Realtek ALC889 codec and silent heatpipecooling. All great features contributing to the very bling-bling nature ofthis board. Let's dig in and see if it stacks up. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [Oct-05-07] (0 Comments) The Flash Padlock 2GB USB Drive performed as advertised, and as Corsair confirmed it is HIS Radeon HD 2600 PRO IceQ 512MB @ viperlair.com [Aug-24-07] (0 Comments) One area that the HIS Radeon HD 2600 PRO IceQ 512MB shines in is it's Multi-media capabilities. Two Gold plated (with black inlay) Dual Link DVI ports and an included ATI DVI to HDMI adapter are just the start of a great card for High Definition HTPC duty, and offers an air of stack system hi-fi authority in appearance. The UVD (Universal Video Decoder) Engine makes light work of H.264 and (apparently) VC-1, which means you don't need a killer CPU for video decoding; the cheaper video card can do most of the work and let you put the extra cash towards paying for an expensive Blu-ray or less expensive HD-DVD drive. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [Aug-14-07] (0 Comments) Xclio was one of the first manufacturers to incorporate oversized fans in their cases when they released the A380 Super Tower Case with two 25cm fans. Now they have released the 3060 Plus, a mid-tower case with a 36cm fan on the side panel! Let's take a look at this case, and see whether the incredibly large case fan offers any benefits. Zalman ZM-MFC2 Multi Fan Controller and Power Meter @ pcper.com [Jul-23-07] (0 Comments) The ZM-MFC2 comes with four temperature probes. The cables arecolor coded and terminated onto a single row connector for easyinstallation. The temperature range for the ZM-MFC2 is advertised asmeasuring from -9=B0C to 99=B0C, which is very good and should meet the needs ofmost avid PC enthusiasts, even if you are using some form of active coolingto get temperatures down below ambient (or below freezing:) Surprisingly,the temperature display only reads out in =B0C and can not be switched to readin =B0F. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [Jul-23-07] (0 Comments) Cooler Master is a manufacturer that has a long standing reputation for building quality computer components including; cooling devices, cases, and power supplies. They have recently expanded their line up of power supplies and have provided one of their new models to review... the Real Power Pro 750W power supply model number RS-750-ACAA-A1, a power supply so new that it isn't available for sale as of the time of this review. Overlord PC/XBox 360 Video Game by Codemasters @ benchmarkreviews.com [Jul-17-07] (0 Comments) Overlord is an action adventure game, set in a seriously warped fantasy world. Controlling a mysterious figure that has inherited the legacy of the evil, long-dead Overlord, the player quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ canonites.com [Jun-21-07] (0 Comments) Learn how to take amazing photos by taking control of your camera. Shutterspeed, aperture, and ISO will be covered in-depth, and we will bring it alltogether with some examples in the end to show the overall big picture. XFX GeForce 8500 GT @ nvnews.net [Jun-18-07] (0 Comments) The XFX GeForce 8500 GT is DirectX 10 ready and fully capable of powering Vista's new graphical features. PureVideo2 support adds full decode capabilities for HD content and the card features HDCP capabilities, Dual-Link DVI support for resolutions up to 2560x1600 and an awesome double lifetime warranty. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [Jun-11-07] (0 Comments) While they may be best known for the high performance, enthusiast grade memory, they do offer products for mainstream use. I thought it might be interesting to step away from the bleeding edge of performance and have a look at memory OCZ Technology considers appropriate for quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ xyzcomputing.com [Jun-02-07] (0 Comments) The initial Thinkpads to go Santa Rosa were the T61 and R61, the first of which is a mobile workstation with a widescreen 14.1 quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [May-25-07] (0 Comments) This review of the Mapower MAP-AL31CS USB 2.0 + eSATA 3.5 AMD Radeon HD 2900XT @ insidehw.com [May-23-07] (0 Comments) After a long period of time since nVidia first presented the G80chip, ATi strikes back with an answer. Yes, it's about the graphics cardwith the already-infamous chip codenamed R600. There were incredibly manypredictions about it, but the greatest part of it turned out to be purespeculation. Read on to find out the truth about R600, its architecture, newtechnologies and real-world performance. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [May-22-07] (0 Comments) While I could generate a list of complaints regarding missing features (such as no headphone jack, lack of MP4/DivX support, no component input), I am really impressed by the Go Video 7 Lost Planet DirectX 10 impressions @ bit-tech.net [May-21-07] (0 Comments) There's no doubt about it, Capcom has come up aces with the PCversion of Lost Planet.This may only be a demo we were playing with, but if the code playsthis well in its un-optimised and unfinished form then we can't wait tosee what the final game will look like. True, the game isn't flawlessat this point; the A.I proved itself to be a foolish beast and therewere a few times when clipping issues ruined otherwise gorgeous scenesof gory Akrid-slaughtering gaming. Halo 3 Beta Impressions @ thinkgaming.org [May-21-07] (0 Comments) Today was the launch of the Halo 3 beta for everyone who was luckyenough to get into it. After about a full day of gaming we wanted to giveyou our thoughts on the game and give you a video of some of the gameplay ifyou were unable to get into the beta. You should have received an e-mailfrom Bungie giving you your download code. I downloaded the beta first thingthis morning. It really did not take long at all. After you download iscomplete you can go ahead and go into your game demos and you will see thebeta. Read on to see our thoughts on the beta and see our gameplay video! quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ thetechlounge.com [May-02-07] (0 Comments) It's time to settle the debate. iPod or Zune? Did Microsoft kick the pod where it counts or is the mighty whitey still the king ofthe ring? Each player is loaded with features, flashy video capabilities and music storage galore. What one should you take home?Well, I can't tell you exactly which one you should rush out and buy. But maybe I can help to point buyers in the right direction.Here is my short list of what I consider to be the most important features of any portable media player. Which player fulfillsthese criteria and which stinks up the joint? Let us begin. P35 Series from Gigabyte @ hardwaresecrets.com [May-02-07] (0 Comments) P35 (codename Bearlake) is the next Intel chipset family that will be launched June 4th which will have DDR3 support. We could take a look on some of the motherboards Gigabyte will release by then, check it out. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [Apr-11-07] (0 Comments) Utilizing both USB 2.0 and eSATA (as well as an internal SATA option) makes the Tagan Icy Box IB-266StUSD-B 2.5 Penryn Core New Features @ hardwaresecrets.com [Mar-30-07] (0 Comments) Learn about the new features brought by the forthcoming Penryn core, which is a 45 nm core that will be used on Core 2 and Xeon CPUs in 2008. Includes a small peek on the next Intel microarchitecture, codenamed Nehalem, and also the latest Intel roadmap up to 2010. Corsair @ techPowerUp! @ techpowerup.com [Mar-24-07] (0 Comments) The new Corsair Survivor USB sticks are built to last. They come with a thick aluminum casing that is waterproof to up to 100m. If you are more concerned about your privacy, the Corsair Padlock Flash Drive adds a keypad to the USB stick. The stick will only power up after the right code is entered. AMD R600 retail Radeon X2900XTX better photos immerge! @ tweaktown.com [Mar-22-07] (0 Comments) It took a lot of convincing but we have finally been able to secure real photos of AMDs upcoming Radeon X2900XTX graphics card based on their R600 core and codenamed Dragonshead 2.It will come with 1GB of GDDR-4 memory but other items such as clock speeds have not been confirmed yet more details here from our previous AMD roadmap update on R600 - details confirmed! news story. The only thing we seemed to screw up on was the launch date, which is looking more and more likely to be sometime in May, but nobody seems to be 100% sure at this stage.The folks at AMD and ATI went to great lengths to stop pictures being leaked onto the web but with some angry partners, it was only a matter of time until something solid was discovered. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [Mar-21-07] (0 Comments) This motherboard comes packed with many features sure to make an enthusiast happy. The ECS PN2-SLI2+ supports the hugely popular Intel Core 2 Duo processors, along with all other socket 775 processors (even Core 2 Quad processors are supported). The board also supports SATA2 and comes with a built-in RAID controller allowing you to create RAID arrays in several configurations. Gigabit LAN (with two LAN ports) is also provided on this motherboard, as are three PCI Express slots (2 of which are capable of running modern video cards in SLI for increased performance). A field guide to cryptography @ bit-tech.net [Mar-21-07] (0 Comments) Cryptography - the very word speaks of mystery, secrets, and agoodstoryline. In fact, what most of us know about the subject revolvesaround exactly those terms. Its history and usage are often portrayedas shrouded secrets, where the only data valuable enough to deservesuch treatment involves the national security of some nation. For mostof us, the very concept brings up images of the CIA or MI6.Hollywood and suspense writers have done little to disabuse us of thisnotion, with some of the greatest novels and movies focusing around thecloak and dagger portrayal of coded messages. That image isn't entirelywrong, either - even back before medieval times, cryptography was usedto conceal plans to overthrow governments and assassinate churchleaders. Computers have been a tremendous aid to that, allowing muchmore complex algorithms, elaborate keys and longer messages. AMD roadmap update on R600 - details confirmed! @ tweaktown.com [Mar-15-07] (0 Comments) The big daddy of them all, the Radeon X2900XTX (codenamed Dragons Head 2 in 9.5 size XTX configuration with GDDR4 memory), is due to hit shop shelves on 30th of March 2007 but its still unsure if they will actually make that date. Samples were already delivered to AMDs partners last week and many companies will likely have R600 live demos on display at CeBIT. The Radeon X2900XT (codenamed Cats Eye also measuring 9.5 but with GDDR3 memory and reduced clock speeds about 15% below XTX) will hit shop shelves on 19th of April. Dragons Head 2 is actually already well into production and product will be delivered to AIBs in just a few days from now. After a grand total of 13 revisions, it seems like AMD have finally got things right and are satisfied with production output revision A13 it is. How to Enable Processor-Based Security @ hardwaresecrets.com [Feb-27-07] (0 Comments) Learn how to correctly enable NX/EVP/XD/DEP technology on your PC, allowing the CPU to detect malicious code and block it automatically. Danger Den Tyee GPU Waterblock @ techpowerup.com [Feb-24-07] (0 Comments) Danger Den is one of the most established players in the watercooling business. Their new Tyee GPU Waterblock has been designed specifically for the ATI Radeon X1800/X1900 Series and can cool GPU, Memory, Voltage Regulator and CrossFire Encoder Chip with just one block. Even though its installation is a bit complex, it shouldn't be a problem for more experienced users. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ modders-inc.com [Feb-12-07] (0 Comments) How many times have you thought about setting up a file server onyour home network. Doing so makes it easy for everyone to share their fileswith each other, but what happens if the PC that has the files you want isnot on? Silverstone has the solution for you with the NS311 NAS 3.5 HardDrive Enclosure. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ thinkcomputers.org [Feb-12-07] (0 Comments) With Valentines Day coming up there are many choices for your significant other. If they are at all into technology then itmight be hard for you to find the right gift for them. Well today we will be helping you out by giving you 5 good tech gift ideasfor the girl in your life. MIME encoded twice @ pro-clockers.com [Dec-18-06] (0 Comments) Thermaltake has always been at the forefront in their PC chassisdesigns, producing everything from LAN boxes to server chassis andeverything in-between. Today we are going to be looking at one of theirnewest releases, the Mozart TX, which Thermaltake calls their ideal homeentertainment center. The Mozart has a long list of innovative features thatwould make ideal for a HTPC as well as a high-end gamers/enthusiasts chassisto keep their hot running components running cool and quiet. Playing DivX and Xvid content on Xbox 360 An easy guide! @ tweaktown.com [Dec-06-06] (0 Comments) Microsofts Xbox 360 gaming console is one of the most popular ever. Its great for sitting around and playing games with friends and you can even play DVDs and music CDs on the console. While this isnt terribly exciting, if you have a system that is running Windows Media Center (MCE) or Vista Ultimate Edition, you can stream Windows Media Video (WMV) movies to your 360 console over the network.The down side is that you are forced to use one of these operating systems and the WMV codec isnt all that good compression is not that great and although its becoming more popular these days, DivX and Xvid are preferred DVD backup choice codecs, shall we say? These lesser mainstream codecs offer better compression and many folks on the darker side of the Web mostly use this format to distribute movies around the Internet since they are the most 1337 choice among enthusiasts. Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 (Codename Kentsfield) - 2,66-GHz-quadcore @ pcmasters.de [Nov-20-06] (0 Comments) The conception date of the long desired and under Hidden gems of the interweb @ bit-tech.net [Nov-07-06] (0 Comments) Whilst the world is still trying to get their heads round the scale of Google Maps and its desktop client counterpart, Google Earth, the company has expanded its satellite photography fieldtrip into outer space and come up with Google Mars and Google Moon. These apps, you guessed it, use the Google Maps interface to allow users to view the two stellar bodies in all their mapped photographic glory. In addition to the usual features such as zooming, panning and permalinking (creating hyperlinks to current map views), the spaced out versions also include Elevation, Visible and Infrared views, which show the maps shaded and colour-coded by altitude, as a mosaic of standard visible images and from a perspective of the infrared group in the spectrum. Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 @ David Altavilla [Nov-02-06] (0 Comments) Today Intel is officially launching a new Quad-Core processor,formerly known by the company's internal code name, ATI Radeon X1650 XT CrossFire @ Today, ATI is adding yet another member to the Radeon X1K family of [Oct-30-06] (0 Comments) Today, ATI is adding yet another member to the Radeon X1K family ofproducts, the Radeon X1650 XT. While its name suggests the X1650 XT isnothing more than a higher clocked variation on the barely 2-month oldRadeon X1650 Pro, that's actually not the case. The Radeon X1650 Pro isbased on a new GPU, formerly code-named RV560, that is much more powerfulthan anything else in the X16x0 family. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [Oct-25-06] (0 Comments) Cooler Master and Big Bruin are teaming up to bring you a giveaway to celebrate Halloween. Up for grabs is one of the new, and very hot Cooler Master Mystique 632 cases. Contest will end on October 31, 2006, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, enter now! quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ ngohq.com [Oct-23-06] (0 Comments) We posted a survey back on September 5th asking our readers, MIME encoded twice @ computingondemand.com [Oct-18-06] (0 Comments) If you haven't gone through it already, you just might. I spent abunch of money on motherboards recently and they all seem to be having the sameproblem. Is it because they just don't make them like they used to? I amreferring to the active cooling on my Northbridge; the fans keep makingfunny noises then crapping out. It drives me crazy. Usually though, theactive cooling on the Northbridge was always sub par any way; just enough toget by. With all the advancements in mobos, the cooling solutions have been getting more and more important. Sowith two fans going on two different motherboards, what options do we haveleft? ThermaltakeR not only has an answer, they claim they have a bettersolution than was shipped with the motherboard in the first place. Enter theExtreme Spirit II. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ xyzcomputing.com [Oct-14-06] (0 Comments) Yesterday at the consumer electronics expo DigitalLife we had a chance to spend some time talking to two Antec representatives. Not only did we get to see a few new products, but we asked some questions and took pictures. This article goes over what Antec was showing off, including the 900 gamer case, the brand new dual PSU P190, the possibility of a 1000W PSU, a new line of 80PLUS certified power supply units, and more. Some of these products have not been announced yet, so it was definitely an interesting meeting. OCZ V12 CPU Cooler @ hardwaresecrets.com [Oct-06-06] (0 Comments) OCZ is going to release a new CPU and chipset air cooler line this month with a product line codenamed V12. We had the chance to take a look on these products that dont have a commercial name yet. Check it out! quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [Oct-02-06] (0 Comments) Although the aesthetics and acoustics earn it high marks, the Icy Dock MB124E falters when it comes to performance. Two reliable benchmarks indicate that the transfer rates provided by the MB124E are about half of what a USB 2.0 enclosure was capable of. Despite numerous attempts to improve the results with different conditions, configurations, and all-together different test systems, the results were consistently and unexplainably poor. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ rbmods.com [Oct-02-06] (0 Comments) Have an old laptop that still has files on it that you'd like to access? Or does it still have a working hard drive that is sitting idle? If the answer to either question is yes, you might want to consider picking up a 2.5 MIME encoded twice @ xtremecomputing.co.uk [Sep-30-06] (0 Comments) I was able to get these modules up above 1100MHz with 5-5-5-15timings and 2.4V, but not much further. Still this is an excellent resultfor modules only rated at 1000MHz, and would give you some more breathingspace if you are overclocking a low multiplier CPU like the Core DuoE6300's. Intel Quad-Core Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Performance P @ hardwaresecrets.com [Sep-29-06] (0 Comments) We had the chance to benchmark the first Intel quad-core CPU for desktops, Core 2 Extreme QX6700 (codenamed Kentsfield), and compare its performance against a Core 2 Extreme X6800. Check it out. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [Sep-27-06] (0 Comments) Given the no frills appearance of these modules, I had fairly low expectations for overclocking, and pretty much any gain was going to exceed them... Without touching the timings at all, and with only an increase in voltage from 1.80V to 1.85V, this kit was able to climb to DDR2-960 speeds. Although unstable at 1000 MHz, I did get into Windows, and can tell that with a bit of tweaking, and perhaps some more voltage, these modules could handle it. Another thing that might help with overclocking is some sort of cooling. Many may find heatspreaders to be all about presentation, but slapping a set on these memory modules might be worth the money! quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ johnchow.com [Sep-27-06] (0 Comments) The following is a list of the Internet's eight biggest Google AdSensepublishers. The information was compiled from interviews and articles foundon the Internet. Whenever possible, I list the source of the information.This is a list of individual site owners - people just like you and me. Bigcorporate AdSense publishers like AOL are excluded. Robson Technology Overview @ hardwaresecrets.com [Sep-27-06] (0 Comments) The next Centrino platform (Santa Rosa) will feature an integrated disk cache using flash memory in order to speed up disk access and also save energy, codenamed Robson. Learn how it will work. MIME encoded twice @ ocmodshop.com [Sep-13-06] (0 Comments) Compact and Versatile Unit Allows Multiple USB Devices, WiredControllers and Flash Memory Cards to Simultaneously Connect to the Xbox360 quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ xyzcomputing.com [Sep-11-06] (0 Comments) In this review we will be looking at Vizo's Paragon 2.5 MIME encoded twice @ rbmods.com [Sep-02-06] (0 Comments) Sometimes it's more important to choose a high-quality product that suits your needs rather than choosing the fanciest, more expensive one. Today, we will be testing that theory when we examine a couple of products that Geeks.com sent us:an Acer 19 MIME encoded twice @ modders-inc.com [Aug-19-06] (0 Comments) Logitech has set high standards for its mice and the V450 lives upto them. The V450 performs great with a powerful and reliable signal using2.4 GHz Digital Cordless, no delays or dropouts. The V450 has an ergonomicdesign with soft rubber grips making it extremely comfortable to use. TheV450 also offers better battery life than most mice with up to one year ofbattery life. The Logitech=AE V450 Laser Cordless Mouse is a great mouse fromLogitech. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [Aug-16-06] (0 Comments) Installation is simple, all that is necessary is to slide the tray out of the external chassis and connect your hard drive of choice. On the bottom of the tray you use four screws to secure your drive. The final part of installation is to slide the tray into the enclosure and secure it with four hex screws (two on each side). After that, simply connect the Vizo Luxon to your computer and you're good to go. MIME encoded twice @ pcmasters.de [Aug-14-06] (0 Comments) It is, the long desired finally there and under quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ pro-clockers.com [Aug-14-06] (0 Comments) It seems today that it is getting harder and harder to decide whatcomponents to put inside your new rig. It's like what cooler am I going touse? Or which motherboard is going to fit my needs? Or how about this one,did I want to use the new AM2 or Conroe processor. Deciding what to use isbecoming more difficult everyday. But there was a time when power supplieswere the last thing on your mind. Today, things are different. You mustseriously think about your PSU when assembling your next system. BBcode editor:PHP - The sensible approach @ iceteks.com [Aug-13-06] (0 Comments) There was a time when I thought processing BBcode was a complex matter. In truth, as complex as I thought the problem was, in reality it was probably more complex still. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ bigbruin.com [Aug-08-06] (0 Comments) This add on for your Thermaltake Armor or Kandalf case may be just the thing you need to cut a few degrees off your hot system... All while generating no extra noise. The 25cm fan silently cut 4 degrees Celsius from our well cooled test system's processor, and I am confident that the results in other configurations may be even better. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ ngohq.com [Jul-11-06] (0 Comments) At Computex 2006, we had the chance to see a new memory module from GeIL. EVO ONE is its name, and it is the enthusiast's wet dream. These days, memory plays an important role in running today's games and applications. However, some motherboards can be a bottleneck when it comes to high performance memory. Most of the motherboard manufacturers today are drawing voltage from the 3.3v rail to power memory modules. Only one manufacturer is using the 5v rail, which allows the user higher overclocking, and that's DFI. Even with DDR2, the voltage is pretty limited on many motherboards. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ ngohq.com [Jul-11-06] (0 Comments) At Computex 2006, we had the chance to see a new memory module from GeIL. EVO ONE is its name, and it is the enthusiast's wet dream. These days, memory plays an important role in running today's games and applications. However, some motherboards can be a bottleneck when it comes to high performance memory. Most of the motherboard manufacturers today are drawing voltage from the 3.3v rail to power memory modules. Only one manufacturer is using the 5v rail, which allows the user higher overclocking, and that's DFI. Even with DDR2, the voltage is pretty limited on many motherboards. quoted-printable encoded unnecessarily @ ngohq.com [Jul-07-06] (0 Comments) ATi has just made a very cool decision regarding their AIB partners. They have chosen to stop adding their stock coolers to some of their regular shipments to AIB's. They will still provide them if AIB's choose to use them, but default shipments will not contain coolers. This could very well be a win-win scenario for everyone. Music Gremlin MP3 Player and Service @ reviews.digitaltrends.com [Jun-21-06] (0 Comments) One of the more innovative ideas comes from MusicGremlin, a New York-based company whose Web-based download service uses Wi-Fi as the download channel rather than a PC. MusicGremlin players pack 802.11b Wi-Fi chips that tap into home networks, public hotspots and the T-Mobile service (the latter for a fee). Each Gremlin player comes with the listings for around 2 million tracks, which are always available to users who opt for the $14.99/month subscription plan. You can also purchase tracks on an a la carte plan for 99 cents, competitive with other download services. The songs are encoded in WMA at 128kbps and protected by digital rights management. The player, which also plays MP3s, retails for $299. Motherboards and Video Cards @ pcper.com [Jun-15-06] (0 Comments) Asus also had a demonstration board, with no name or anything, thatthey used to show off some possible upcoming board features. This backpanel here on the board has an LCD panel on it for displaying POST anddiagnostic codes that are much more readable than the current two-digit LEDindicators. Though you can't really tell in this shot, the icons that areon the back panel (including the mouse, keyboard and SPDIF, etc) light up sowhen you are poking your head around in the dark to plug in a USB device,you can see it! IPTV decoded at bit-tech.net @ bit-tech.net [May-03-06] (0 Comments) RSS is a crucial enabler for IPTV. Take the TV show model - new episodes of a show generally go out once or twice a week. Using RSS, rather than remembering to tune in at the same time every week and drop what you're doing, the latest episode of the show is pushed to you in MPEG format for you to watch wherever and whenever you want. Isn't that far more convenient? Inside Intel Core Microarchitecture @ hardwaresecrets.com [Apr-12-06] (0 Comments) An in-depth look on the new microarchitecture that will be used by the new Intel CPUs to be released this year, codenamed Merom, Conroe and Woodcrest. ELF File Format in Linux @ osweekly.com [Apr-11-06] (0 Comments) ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is a standard file formatfor most executables, shared libraries and object codes. This format wasoriginally developed and published by USL (Unix System Laboratory) aspart of ABI (Application Binary Interface) and now its a widelyaccepted format in most UNIX variants. What is Aspect Oriented Programming? @ osweekly.com [Apr-10-06] (0 Comments) Most people have heard of object oriented and structuralparadigms of programming. These two are generally widely used. But thereare many programming problems which cannot be solved using theaforementioned structures. This results in implementation of theseproblems outside the main module which finally results into confusionamong developers and tangled code. How System Calls Work in Linux? @ osweekly.com [Apr-08-06] (0 Comments) Every GNU/Linux programmer here reading this article must haveused system calls to code their programs. GNU/Linux programming isincomplete without system calls. System calls are initiated by softwareinterrupts. Before we delve into that, however, lets define systemcalls. A system call is the mechanism used by an application program torequest service from the operating system, or more specifically, theoperating system kernel. PSP video converters @ bit-tech.net [Apr-06-06] (0 Comments) PSP Video 9 is undoubtedly the best 'power user' software. It provides fantastic control over the encoding process, and allows you to tweak your encode quite a bit. It also features the built-in Memory Stick browser, which cuts down on time messing around with the file system. The automatic thumbnailer is also a plus point.The killer app for the power user will be the PSPCasting functionality in conjunction with Videora, the Bit Torrent RSS reader. The ability to wake up and know that the latest episode of whatever show you're into is already on your PSP, ready for your commute, is a pretty sweet thing to have. Secure Programming in GPU/Linux Systems:Part II @ osweekly.com [Apr-05-06] (0 Comments) In our last article, we saw objectives of computer security and hada brief introduction on secure programming. We also delved deeply into theneed of secure programming, what type of programs need secure programmingand why programmers write insecure code. Fury-Tech Releases Newsfeeds - Free News For Your Site @ fury-tech.com [Feb-25-06] (0 Comments) Want the latest hardware, modding, and tech news on your web site in justtwo minutes? It's simple to add up-to-date hardware and tech news to yourweb site using Fury-Tech News. Our newsfeed takes only one line of code onyour web site, and delivers the latest news from Fury-Tech and our networkof reputable news affiliates. ATI Radeon X1900XTX - Performance and overclocking @ nordichardware.com [Feb-23-06] (0 Comments) But nVidia's shrewd moves were over and now it was ATI's turn. ATI ha d inparallel with the R520 also developed a circuit codenamed R580. With amore mature 90nm manufacturing process and multiple enhancements to thecore, it was now time for ATI to perform a castling and get back on theplaying field USB Security Key UK-01 @ thinkcomputers.org [Dec-26-05] (0 Comments) Not long ago I reviewed software for security of your files on portable devices. What about actually securing your laptop ordesktop computer? Today I have something for review courtesy of Geeks.com that answers that question simply and easily. It is a USBSecurity Key, sort of like a 'dongle'. It is coded to your computer or computers via software and hardware inside the USB Keyitself. It look just like a USB Thumbdrive, but isn't. Let's take a closer look at it. ATI's Avivo @ bit-tech.net [Dec-20-05] (0 Comments) To enable this, ATI are releasing a free H.264 software decoder module in association with Cyberlink. This module plugs into Windows Media Center to let you play back content through that application. Because of the immense processing power required by H.264 video decoding, the different X1000 cards are only able to process certain resolutions. The X1300 can handle 480p and 576p content - basically, standard definition. The X1600 can manage 720p, which is the wide standard for high definition, and is what European and American HDTV broadcasts use. X1800 can manage the highest of high-definition, 1080p. ATI stressed to us that this isn't an 'artificial / marketing' limitation - the power is directly proportional to the pixel pipelines in each card. OCZ EL DDR PC-3200 Gold GX XTC Dual Channel @ pro-clockers.com [Nov-23-05] (0 Comments) Just a week or two ago OCZ announced their new heat spreaders to theworld. There were mixed opinions to the new heat spreaders. Today we havereceived a sample of the OCZ 3200GX Gamer memory with the new heatsink codedXTC for Xtreme Thermal Convection. So we will take a look at the new designfrom OCZ as well as the performance of the 3200GX from the Gamer seriesutilizing the Winbond UTT eprom chips. :ATis great thinkers slip R580 codename @ hexus.net [Oct-26-05] (0 Comments) The codena meof ATi's forthcoming successor to its just released RADEON X1800 XT(R520) - the 90nm R580 is called =91Rodin'. Matrix Orbital MX610 display @ bit-tech.net [Oct-19-05] (0 Comments) Considering that HTPC enthusiasts would be a large part of the MX6's target market, it is positively criminal that it is not Media Center compatible. Again, if one had the determination and skill, one could use LCDC to produce your own custom screens to display various HTPC activities. If you were seriously hardcore, you might even code your own Media Center plug-in for LCDC. However, having forked out big bucks for this display, this functionality should be a mere installation wizard away - it should not be down the community to write their own software. Foxconn WinFast 6150K8MA-8EKRS Motherboard @ pcstats.com [Oct-14-05] (0 Comments) Foxconn is one of the first manufacturers to release an GeForce 6100-series motherboard, and the 6150K8MA-8EKRS specifically uses the best of class nVidia GeForce 6150 iteration and nVidia nForce 430 Southbridge.The Foxconn 6150K8MA-8EKRS mini-ATX motherboard which supports all Socket 939 AMD Athlon64 X2/FX processors on the market, as well as up to 4GB of PC3200 DDR RAM. In terms of goodies, the motherboard incorporates onboard analog video, a 7.1-channel Azalia audio codec, a single Gigabit LAN port and IEEE 1394a. ECS KN1-SLI Extreme Motherboard @ pcstats.com [Sep-30-05] (0 Comments) The ECS KN1-SLI Extreme looks like a pretty sweet motherboard for anyone on a budget who wants good performance, and the all important option of running dual PCI Express x16 SLI-compatible videocards. Based on the nVidia nForce4 SLI chipset, the ECS KN1-SLI Extreme supports all the current flavours of Socket 939 AMD Athlon64/FX/X2 processors. Its four DDR DIMM slots can be installed with as much as 4GB of PC3200 DDR memory in a dual channel configuration. Onboard data connections consist of IEEE 1394a Firewire which hums away at 800Mbps, a 7.1-channel audio codec, Gigabit and 10/100 NICs, and an additional Serial ATA II/RAID controller. The two PCI Express x16 slots support 8 lanes of PCI Express each when the user is running videocards in Scalable Link Interface (SLI) mode. Bigbruin.com :Codegen Group Briza-97 Mid Tower ATX Case @ bigbruin.com [Sep-27-05] (0 Comments) The Codegen Group Briza-97 Mid Tower ATX Case isn't one of the top of the line cases that we have looked at, but it does have alot going for it. At a mere $47.99, it offers a unique appearance, and interesting features like tool-less expansion slots, stylish carrying handles, LED coo ling fans, and stealth optical drive covers. :nForce4 410 and 430 with GeForce 6100 and 6150 Announcement @ hexus.net [Sep-20-05] (0 Comments) The TV encoder on the 6150 supports component, S-Video andcompostive out, as well as a TMDS for DVI support. DVI on themainboard backplane will be cool to see. Both chips are also able tobe passively cooled, bringing us on nicely to the announcement thatthese two parts and NVIDIA's first graphics products created on a90nm process. Manufactured by TSMC, the 90nm process allows NVIDIA toback the transistors needed for the 6100 and 6150 into a chip packagesmall enough and frugal enough to sit on the mainboard and bepassively cooled even at top clocks. Modding the Xbox in 10 Minutes @ techfreaks.org [Aug-29-05] (0 Comments) Xbox modification has come a long way in the past couple years. Withthe introduction of the TSOP mod, potential modders no longer had toshell out money for a modchip; rather just bridge two points on the Xboxmotherboard. Now one doesn't even have to open up his Xbox. Welcome tothe world of soft modding. Using code exploits in certain games, a useris able to load a phony gamesave that will boot into a Linux basedoperating system and allow a user to mod his Xbox... in under ten minutes. Tenth Anniversary @ pcper.com [Aug-16-05] (0 Comments) On the topic of the new multi core processors in both the Xbox 360and the PS3, John mentioned that the industry might have been better off notgoing to such a revolutionary architecture this early in the game. Gamedevelopers and coders in general working on applications that are not Codec wars Sonys AVC vs. Microsofts WM9 @ hexus.net [Aug-16-05] (0 Comments) There is a battle of epic proportions shaping up between Sonyand Microsoft over the storage, delivery and management of digitalmedia in and around the home. At stake for Sony =96 its continuingdominance of home entertainment electronics as it enters a new era.For Microsoft, it's about winning or losing new territory for theWindows OS as the market for productivity PC's matures. ECS KN1 Extreme nForce 4 Ultra Motherboard @ pcstats.com [Aug-13-05] (0 Comments) In the first salvo we find the ECS KN1 Extreme nForce 4 Ultra motherboard, a concise example of how far ECS is willing to go to win over consumers. Hardware features on the socket 939 AMD Athlon64 ECS KN1 Extreme include an additional Serial ATA/IDE RAID controller, IEEE 1394a, a 5.1 channel audio codec and two network cards (one Gigabit, one 10/100). To top things off, ECS also throws in a decent software bundle and a little I/O slot exhaust fan. The board itself is based on the nVidia nForce 4 Ultra chipset, which means that one PCI Express x16 videocard is supported, but not SLI. Expansion comes care of the three PCI slots, and two PCI Express x1 sockets. VisionTek Xtasy Theater 550 Pro @ bonafidereviews.com [Aug-13-05] (0 Comments) Two months ago we reviewed the ATI All-in-Wonder X800 XT AGP which features the ATI Theater 200 Analog video decoder. After reviewing the Theater 200's performance we were quite happy with the quality of the video that was captured. Today, thanks to VisionTek, we have the opportunity to try out ATI's latest Theater band chip. The 550 Pro, found on the VisionTek Xtasy Theater 550 Pro add-in card, claims the title of the first PCI Express (x1) compatible chip making it an excellent candidate for ATI's next round of All-in-Wonder cards. Windows Vista hands-on p @ bit-tech.net [Aug-04-05] (0 Comments) At this stage, Beta 1 looks very interesting, but it really is the 'concept car' of releases and there's a lot more work to do before we can start really getting our teeth into this. Given that it runs fine on a machine of the low spec I used, I don't know if that's good because all the interesting new things don't tax it, or bad because they haven't put the performance guzzling code in yet. I'll save that judgement for when future releases come out. Assembly '05 report @ metku.net [Aug-03-05] (0 Comments) Assembly '05 is one the of largest demo- and lan-parties in the world. Held now for the 14th time and gathering around 5000 visitors in four days from over 20 countries.Coders, graphics artists and other demo scene people competed in over 20 different categories with the prizes totaling over 70.000 USD. Every year there are thousands of gamers battling each others on the 3000 computer LAN and this year the national World Cyber Games (WCG) qualifications were held in this arena as well. Microsoft's New RSS Windows @ bonafidereviews.com [Jul-02-05] (0 Comments) Will Microsoft's Incorporation of RSS into its next Windows version (code-name Longhorn) due out in 2006, finally give RSS the respect it deserves? What does it really mean for RSS? More importantly, what will it mean to You as a Computer and Internet User? Pentium D 820 Dual Core Review, and AMD X2 4200+ Review @ neoseeker.com [May-26-05] (0 Comments) In this simulated usage scenario, I began a single-threaded MPEG2 encode along with the usual LAME MP3 encode. Both benchmarks were started at as identical times as I could manage (less than a second of delay between the start of both). Asus K8N4-E Deluxe Motherboard Review @ pcstats.com [May-06-05] (0 Comments) "Today, PCStats will be looking at the new Asus K8N4-E Deluxe motherboard. It's so new that it's not even up on Asus's North American website. Based around the nForce4 chipset, this motherboard supports Socket 754 AMD Athlon64 or Sempron processors. It's memory slots will accommodate up to 3GB of single channel DDR memory. Graphics come courtesy of a standard PCI Express x16 slot, which is the key selling point as far as we're concerned. Onboard goodies consist of an extra Serial ATA/RAID controller, a 7.1-channel audio codec, IEEE 1394a Firewire and Gigabit LAN." Build Your Digital Music Collection @ bigbruin.com [Apr-20-05] (0 Comments) Filling your new MP3 player doesnt have to cost anything except the time it takes to encode the songs from your favorite CDs. But, paying for a download service is a sure way to have the songs you want as they become available and at a fairly reasonable price. These arent your only options for acquiring digital music, but when taking other routes, proceed with caution. How long before Apples OS X becomes Microsoft Windows? @ CoolTechZone [Mar-24-05] (0 Comments) Microsoft Windows has been and always will be the target for malicious code writers (hackers) due to its popularity in the market. After all, Windows accounts for as many as 90 percent of the machines globally, which makes it an obvious target for hackers. There has been an abundance of worms and viruses (among other attack schemes) that sometimes makes Windows a miserable platform. The XY Factor Case (Xfire and Yahoo) @ ipKonfig.com [Mar-21-05] (0 Comments) We had a chance to sit down with Mike Cassidy, CEO of Xfire, and ask him a few questions about the lawsuit, and a few questions about their software, Xfire. A little over a month ago, Yahoo announced it was suing Xfire, a free gaming tool that keeps track of gamers online, alleging it is "willfully infringing on a patent controlled by Yahoo". Xfire has since countersued Yahoo and has given Yahoo a chance to allow Xfire to prove itself by showing its source code to Yahoo, although they haven't taken up the opportunity. CEBIT 2005: Sapphire's GROUPER to take on nForce 4 @ HEXUS.net [Mar-13-05] (0 Comments) Here at the Sapphire Stand at CeBIT 2005, Team HEXUS has been hard at work dismantling Sapphires latest mainboard, codenamed GROUPER. To the horror of Steve Morgan, Sales Director for UK and Northern Europe, Team HEXUS set about with screwdriver and pliers to bring you extensive pictures of the boards chipset. Next Generation Centrino Revealed in Israel @ HWzone.co.il [Feb-15-05] (0 Comments) The article contains an exclusive coverage and photos of two working systems based on the next generation Centrino platform codenamed "Napa", which is due to replace the Sonoma in 2006, displayed by Intel Israel. HCT 720G 5.1 Surround Sound Headphones @ Controlled Insanity [Feb-08-05] (0 Comments) It seems to me as though HCT thought of everything when they package up these headphones. They come with an impressive list of accessories that includes two optical cables one long and one short for depending on how you are going to use your headphones, next of course is the Dolby decoder box/charger that sports 2 headphone inputs so you can use more than one set of headphones at a time, aside from that it also comes with two rechargeable batteries and pretty much any kind of audio hookup cable you can imagine. To make a long story short, no matter what type of input you have on your audio device HCT has included it in the package. LTB USB Pro 5.1 Headphone Set @ LAN Addict [Jan-28-05] (0 Comments) The LTB USB Pro 5.1 Headphone Set would make a great addition to any LAN gamer's travelling rig! The detachable microphone is a big plus, too! It would also do quite as the primary sound source on many home systems, especially if you're space limited. The sound you get from them is really remarkable, considering that they have their own AC97 audio decoder and run strictly off of a USB port. I can easily recommend these headphones to anyone looking for a personal sound solution for their PC! SilverStone LC11 Micro-ATX HTPC Case @ 3dvelocity.com [Jan-06-05] (0 Comments) The case I want to look at today is slightly larger than most of the current HTPC chassis designs, but the advantage to this is that it allows you to use the more commonly and cheaply available micro-ATX motherboard form factor. It also packs a slightly more powerful power supply and has room for plenty of ventilation, something that becomes essential when you want to stack it beneath or on top of other hot components like VCRs or satellite decoders. How To Create Your Own Computer Games @ thetechzone.com [Dec-30-04] (0 Comments) Ive always loved video games, ever since I first played them on a friends computer in the afternoon after elementary school. Theres something almost magical about the fact that we can move images around and interact with virtual worlds, a living fantasy presented for us to interact with however we please. Ive also always wanted to make games myself but, until recently, didnt have the technical knowledge to do so. Now, Im a second year software engineering student, so if I werent able to code a game without too many dramas thered be something drastically wrong. But what about the common person: the person for whom the term memory leak conjures up images of their grandfather, pipeline is where the water flows, and blitting is unheard of? Well, everyone can get in on the game creation process, and you dont even need to learn real programming to do so Review: VIA Epia MII @ HEXUS.net [Dec-24-04] (0 Comments) From our looks at VIA's Mini-ITX systems previously, it stands out that the biggest leap in progress for the Epia range has been the increase in clock speeds over time - While the CLE266 north bridge has always handled DVD/MPEG-2 playback and handled it well, low clock speeds for the VIA C3 processor hampered DiVX and other MPEG-4 codec playback in the past. Now the MII sees an Epia system sat at the 1.2GHz mark, this performance issue has been eased considerably... Intel's Azalia: High Definition Audio @ Bit Tech [Dec-06-04] (0 Comments) The major problem right now is with DVD Audio, the emerging audio standard. Right now though, even if you do get everything together: 8 channel speakers, DVD-Audio disc and a motherboard with a high definition codec, after all this youll still not get full audio bit-rate playback! Why? Because of DRM issues... Half-Life 2: Performance Testing @ pcperspective.com [Nov-18-04] (0 Comments) Also unlike what many may have thought, ATI did NOT run away with the best performance on HL2. The GeForce 6800 series of cards does very well in the HL2 engine and only falls behind on very particular parts of the shader code. I am quite confident that NVIDIA will be addressing these issues now that they have access to the game and we should see even newer drivers than the 67.02 improving performance in the short and long term. Big update of the interactive AMD SocketA Rating and product ID (OPN) guide @ ocinside.de [Nov-14-04] (0 Comments) Today there is an extensive update of the interactive AMD Socket A product ID guide. With this guide it's possible on the basis of the numbers and character on the Socket A CPU to get the Vcore, CPU temperature, size of the L2 Cache, the officially given FSB and now also the multiplier of the CPU. Furthermore now also a completely revised calculation for all newer processors is integrated, which calculates the correct Rating of the processor by CPU type, Cache and the FSB choice. Besides now also the newest AMD Sempron processor is integrated, which got a new rating calculation from AMD. Thus all in all it's a completely new interactive guide, with which one can decode now all AMD Socket A processors from the first Duron to the most current AMD Sempron. Exclusive! AMD Personal Internet Communicator (PIC) Photos @ amdboard.com [Oct-21-04] (1 Comments) We all heard about the latest AMD "50x15" initiative intended to bring Internet in the emerging countries with a very low cost device; The AMD Personal Internet Communicator (PIC) - code-named Emma - is the one and it is relying on a vely low-power AMD Geode processor with 128MB of memory, 10GB hard disk, a 56KB Modem and a special version of Microsoft Windows CE with MS Internet Explorer and MS Messenger, to connect 50% of the world population to the World Wide Web by 2015. Thanks to a very low market price of 185$ without monitor and 249$ with, the AMD Personal Internet Communicator (PIC) is a unique opportunity to empower people around the world and this is a great initiative from AMD that definitely deserves a Nobel price! AMDboard, the AMD specialist, has the first picture ever released and it's right here How to Manage Your Username and Password The Easy and Secure Way @ The Tech Zone [Oct-21-04] (0 Comments) Having been an Internet user for more than 9 years, I have 100's of logins and passwords to keep. I'm paranoid. I'm now even more paranoid after I joined YMMSS because I use online payment systems on weekly basis if not daily. I used to use Microsoft Excel to manage my usernames, passwords, and other registration information, both online and offline. Excel is not safe because there are programs to crack password protected Excel workbooks and I even cracked the spreadsheet and VBA source code password for one of my old Excel financial models I developed. Today I still use Excel to store some personal information but I only save the Excel file on my another PC that is not connected to Internet. Breif Look @ SuSE 9.1 Pro (Review) @ ipKonfig [Jul-19-04] (0 Comments) In the year 1991 at Helsinki, Finland, Linux Torvalds, a 21 year old, sandy haired youth who liked to play with computers and push the limits of their design, awoke the sleeping penguin that is now known as Linux. SuSE was founded in 1992 and released their first distribution in 1993. Since then, the company has grown and in January of 2004, the Novell corporation of networking fame bought into the company. This marks a major change for the Linux community since Novell can add years of networking experience to the codebase used by developers and strengthen some of the code where needed. IANAG Reg Backup/Restore Tool @ I Am Not A Geek [Jul-10-04] (0 Comments) The most requested feature for our security tweaking app has been a registry backup and restore tool. I've decided to develop this feature as a seperate application for now. We will have quite a few different registry tweaking apps so I decided it would be a good idea to keep the code for doing this in it's own file. Not to mention all of the hardcore tweakers that will continue to tweak by hand will want to use JUST this feature. What is spyware? @ IceTeks [Jul-04-04] (0 Comments) Spyware is a malicious piece of code that attaches itself to your operating system, modifies operating system files or/and otherwise runs stand alone and does nasty things to your computer. It comes bundled with software such as KaZaA and Gator. Gspot 2.5 beta download @ I Am Not A Geek [Jul-02-04] (0 Comments) This freeware program can be very handy if you download and use alot of different codecs. It will help you determine which video and audio codecs are used in your movies whether the matching codec is installed or not. It can also help you determine the integrity of the file. NU SBW-242 External Combo Drive Review @ t-break [Jun-10-04] (0 Comments) Although Nu-Tech is a new name in Optical devices, we have seen some pretty impressive designs by them. In this review we will be taking a look at a very sleek external CDRW and DVD reader combo codename SBW-242 24X COMBI Slim. It can talk the talk, but can it walk the walk? WinDriver Supports Driver Development for Linux on PowerPC Platforms @ Jungo.com [Jun-09-04] (1 Comments) WinDriver PCI / USB driver development tool now enables PowerPC based driver development for the Linux operating system. The PowerPC support is an enhancement of WinDriver for Linux, which already supports Intel's x86 line of microprocessors. WinDriver enables development of high performance drivers for USB and PCI peripheral devices that run Windows 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Windows CE .NET, Linux, Solaris and VxWorks, providing cross platform capabilities that enable porting of code across all supported operating systems. WinDriver provides graphical development environments, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), hardware diagnostic utilities and samples to accelerate driver development. Free full featured, 30 day evaluation versions of Jungo's driver development tools are available for download from the Jungo web site at: http://www.jungo.com/dnload.html. Jungo's products may be purchased from Jungo directly, or via one of Jungo's worldwide resellers. DVD to DivX with VirtualDub @ pctechtalk [Jun-08-04] (0 Comments) This guide will help you to convert any DVD to a single AVI with DivX video and MP3 audio using VirtualDub as main encoder. Audio and Video Codec list removal and tweaking @ IANAG [Jun-08-04] (0 Comments) If you've ever had issues with a codec and needed to remove it so that you could reinstall it to make it work again you'll want to know where you can find your codec list. In this same place you can usually change settings for the codec and it even has some limited troubleshooting capabilities. Beginners Guides: Dealing with Browser Hijacking @ Pcstats.com [May-10-04] (0 Comments) If you though Pop-ups were annoying, just wait until your web browser is hijacked! In this guide, PCstats shows you how to regain control and kick out the hijackers, kung-fu style. Browser hijacking is one of the web's constant dangers. Whether it arrives in the form of a flood of obscene pop-up windows assaulting you after a mistyped URL, or malicious code taking over your browser completely, chances are good that every Internet user will be subjected to this practice in some form. Fortunately, avoiding a browser hijacking is not impossible if you stay aware, and take a few simple precautions. To sum it up, this PCstats Beginners Guide will show you how to avoid and defeat these annoying and potentially embarrassing attacks on your computer, starting with seven preventative measures. Matrix Orbital MX512 4x20 VFD Review @ GruntVillE [May-08-04] (0 Comments) The fifteen button overlay is quite a large step up from the previous 7 keyed ones; for those confused few out there counting, yes the Matrix Orbital logo in the top left is a button as well. Although none of these are necessary to make the display function they come in quite handy providing your display is mounted within arms reach. Apart from the obvious pre-coded Winamp and volume control applications these keys can also be custom mapped to your liking. I for one, use them to switch between various informational screens while in games or watching DVD's. All of the custom mapping is easily accomplished via the included LCDC software. VIA EPIA ME6000 Mini-ITX Motherboard Review @ Tweak News [Mar-10-04] (0 Comments) I am quite happy with the Epia ME6000. Certainly, there are a couple things that I would have liked to see done differently. The ability to handle faster DDR would have been nice, not to mention the availability of more USB headers on the motherboard. And were it possible, an AGP slot would propel this motherboard much further for HTPC users. Lastly, the file transfer on this system is quite slow. However, let's stack that against the boards strong points low power consumption, fanless for ultra-quiet operation, geared toward HTPCs and multimedia users, 6 channel sound, embedded MPEG-2 decoder, DDR support up, and the list goes on. H5001 Wireless Optical Mouse. @ HardExtreme.org [Feb-20-04] (0 Comments) The wireless mouse sold by online retailer IOCombo is a great peripheral to buy when you're in the market to buy a mouse. The mouse is manufactured by Eumax, a very successful company that makes a large range products ranging from keyboards to mp3 players. The wireless mouse is inexpensive and is sold at IOCombo.com only $24.95. I have owned several wired optical mice before but this is the best by far. Your palm will firmly fit around the mouse and is really comfortable when you're using it for a long time. The mouse is smaller than an MS Intellimouse. Use coupon code: 04022004 when ordering the mouse at IOCombo.com to save an additional $5.00! 204 results. New search. |
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