Archive for: March 16, 2008

March 16, 2008

NVIDIA’s GeForce 9800 GX2 tested, still not out

Filed under: Review - 16 Mar 2008

Filed under: Desktops, Gaming
It may not be out fairly yet, but thanks to some cloak and dagger device-getting NVIDIA’s GeForce 9800 GX2 has gotten its first round of early tests. Sounds like it’s got a few premature driver issues, but it’s still a contender. whether your interests lie in the world …

Nokia PC Suite 6.86 Release 4 Beta

Nokia PC Suite is a package of Windows based PC applications developed especially for use with Nokia phones Depending on your phone model Nokia PC Suite lets you edit synchronize and back up many of your phone 39 s files on a compatible PC through a cable or wireless connection
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Key features
middot Automatic secure data information pictures and music transfer from phone to phone or phone to PC
middot Fast easy connection to the Internet
middot Connect wirelessly or via cable
middot Connect by using your phone as a modem
middot Manage messages contacts images and music
middot Synchronize your phone and PC calendars
middot Install Java trade based applications in your phone
middot Convert ringing tone formats
middot Play multimedia messages and videos
middot Send text messages from the PC
middot Back up and restore phone files
middot Over 30 languages

First Look: Avvenu Access ‘n Share

Filed under: Review - 16 Mar 2008

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Let’s get right to the point: the free department of the Avvenu Access ‘n Share isolated access service makes smartphones intelligent keys for unlocking your PC file. Provided your computer is logged on and your phone is outfitted with a document viewer, user…

Samsung YP-S3 previewed on video

Filed under: Review - 16 Mar 2008

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Looks like the folks who got a shot of Samsung’s forthcoming YP-S2 additionally got a preview of the YP-S3, a mid-range flash-based player due in June with 2, 4, and 8GB capacities and 1.8-inch screen. The video’s after the break for those itching to check…

Benchmark: FreeBSD 7.0, Dragonfly BSD 1.12, More

Filed under: Review - 16 Mar 2008

“In May 2007 I ran some benchmarks of Dragonfly 1.8 to to assess progress of its SMP implementation, which was the original focus of the project when it launched in 2003 and is still widely believed to be an area in which they had made concrete progress. that was part of a larger cross-OS multiproce…

Wii homebrew inches along, now has rudimentary channel support

Filed under: Review - 16 Mar 2008

Filed under: Gaming
Today’s Wii homebrew hotness comes by way of Team Twiizers, whose new hack takes last week’s CameCube-free loader and enables custom channel icons that load hacked apps just like that. Getting from point A to point B still isn’t a cakewalk yet, though; you still have to load the …

Flipping the Linux switch: Installations are disturbingly easy

Filed under: Review - 16 Mar 2008

Filed under: Features, Linux, Open Source, How-Tos, Canonical, TroubleshootingAll right, the headline is a little bit of a lie. Some Linux installs are hairier, take longer, and just aren’t as soothing as the one we’re about to show you. They do all work approximately the same way, however, and that…

BTC’s 9051H Cheetah “pro” keyboard and mouse

Filed under: Review - 16 Mar 2008

We might like it more whether Behavior Tech Computer Corp. were in the commerce of creating devices to assist in BF Skinner inspired experiments, but instead they’ve just got stuff like that 9051H Cheetah keyboard / mouse combo. The board has that righty-oriented FPS key cluster, backlit keys th…

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VMware Workstation v6.0.3 Build 80004

VMware Workstation is powerful desktop virtualization software for software developers testers and IT professionals who want to streamline software development testing and deployment in their enterprise VMware Workstation allows users to run multiple x86 based operating systems including Windows Linux and NetWare and their applications simultaneously on a single PC in fully networked portable virtual machines rdquo no hard drive partitioning or rebooting required

Rumor has it 802.11n Airport Express due out soon

Filed under: Review - 16 Mar 2008

MacRumors is reporting that a towering overdue 802.11n version of the Airport Express should be landing soon, possibly as early as that Tuesday. Apparently it’ll run for the same $99, so keep an eye out for Apple Store downtime in a couple days.

Original post by Ryan Block

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Vista SP1, SP1 toilet paper hit japan

Filed under: Review - 16 Mar 2008

The Japanese are hyping Vista SP1’s impending release, but a roll of toilet paper printed with highlighted features is kind of uncalled for. You kind of have to feel a little poor for Vista — it just keeps getting crapped on these days.

[Thanks, kaztm]

Original post by Ryan Block

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Magic Made Fun on Nintendo DS available in Europe

Filed under: Review - 16 Mar 2008

Become a master of illusion with Magic Made Fun on Nintendo DS! Out across Europe nowadays, Magic Made Fun comes with a special deck of playing cards and turns your DS into a helpful assistant as you memorize how to perform more than 20 magic tricks that will leave any audience baffled. As…

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