Archive for: June 5, 2008

June 5, 2008

Intel’s Nehalem bechmarked: 2.66GHz faster than 3.2GHz Penryn

Filed under: Review - 05 Jun 2008

Filed under: Desktops
Intel’s got some Nehalem chips floating around Computex, and the crew from Anandtech manged to snag a couple and run some benchmarks. As you’d expect, Intel’s latest and greatest put up pretty solid numbers, performing most operations faster than a 3.2GHz Penryn chip — while o…

Ask Engadget: What’s the best Tablet PC?

Filed under: Review - 05 Jun 2008

Filed under: Ask Engadget, Tablet PCsWith the subnote revolution in full swing, one may wonder why anyone in their right intellect would even consider opting for a Tablet PC. There’s no denying that tablets cater to a narrowing niche, but the ability to doodle, write and detail your next domestic pr…

Windows XP SP3 UxTheme Patcher 1.2

SP3 UxTheme Patcher will enable a user to have his own unsigned themes ready to use on the new Service Pack 3 install
Latest Changes
Fixed the restricted accountbug
Minor fixes

Voodoo PC teaser video hints at new machines

Filed under: Review - 05 Jun 2008

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
First Voodoo’s domestic page had that little fire problem, and now that super-dramatic teaser video’s making the rounds — we’d say there’s probably a new Voodoo desktop and laptop in store for us on June 10, by the looks of things. Vid after the break.Continue reading…

Outpost Firewall Pro & Security Suite Pro 2008 6.0.2295.253.0490

Agnitum Outpost is the first personal firewall developed with Open Architecture It is also the first personal firewall that supports plug ins Sample plug ins are included to show how this revolutionary technology can

easily be employed for such tasks as Intrusion Detection Advertisement Blocking Content Filtering E mail Guard and Privacy Control It is equipped with every feature a personal firewall should have It is the most functional firewall in the world It supports all the latest security techniques and features such as Full Stealth Mode Anti Leak and MD5 Authentication

UK University Lectures on iTunes

Filed under: Review - 05 Jun 2008

BBC News reports that University College London, the Open University, and Trinity College Dublin are putting lectures onto iTunes U, which now features composition from universities in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. “Our students will be able to revisit materials presented to them in …

3G iPhone touchscreen leaks out?

Filed under: Review - 05 Jun 2008

Filed under: Cellphones
We’re just four days absent from WWDC, so the rumor mill is churning at a fever pitch — and the latest context-less bits of info to emerge from the churn are these purported photos of the 3G iPhone’s touchscreens by at iLounge. Yeah, that’s touchscreens, plural — whether th…

Aiptek joins the fold with PocketCinema V10 mini-projector

Filed under: Review - 05 Jun 2008

Filed under: Displays
whether there are two things Aiptek knows, it’s cheap and small. Along with Foxconn and Honlai, Aiptek is introducing a pocket-sized projector by in Taipei, and it’s being eloquently dubbed the PocketCinema V10. Reportedly, the device taps 3M’s miniature projection technology t…

IBM cools stacked silicon chips with water

Filed under: Review - 05 Jun 2008

Stacking silicon into what are called 3D chips is something IBM does as good as, whether not better than, any other screener. Problem is, all those stacked circuits create a an exponential amount of heat, and traditional cooling methods don’t scale. So what does IBM do? It comes up with integrat…

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How to Get and Keep Windows XP After June 30

Filed under: Review - 05 Jun 2008

While I can personally attest for the gains Microsoft made when it comes to Windows Vista’s performance amoung its release-to-manufacture November 2006 and now, there is no denying the fact that Vista simply isn’t made for running on lower-specced computers. In addition, while Vista brings interesti…

Thief steals Eye-Fi-equipped camera, proceeds to give himself away

Filed under: Review - 05 Jun 2008

It was inevitable, really. We’ve seen quick-footed thieves swipe GPS units that eventually led to their arrest, a bank robber who didn’t even bother to shut his clamshell while holding up the joint and now, we’ve seen the Eye-Fi card really pay off. According to the outfit’s PR firm Red Consulta…

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Sony gets official with XBR6 / XBR7 / XBR8 HDTV lineup

Filed under: Review - 05 Jun 2008

Aw yeah, those svelte Sony XBRs that were leaked back in mid-April have just been confirmed by Sony, and it’s going to be a lengthy, sweaty summer waiting for the whole load to land that fall. Kicking things off is the XBR8 series, headed by the 55-inch KDL-55XBR8 and 46-inch KDL-46XBR8 models, …

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