SanDisk to boost SSD writes by 100x
Using a technology that dubbed “ExtremeFFS” (flash file system), SanDisk claims that it is set to improve SSD write performance by 100 fold. Add comment
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Sony recalls more laptop batteries
Upon receiving 19 reports of battery-related fires, the US CPSC is recalling an additional 35,000 Sony-made batteries in select laptop models. This move comes two years after a 9.6 million battery recall and just on the heels of an October recall of 438,000 notebooks. Hit the jump to see the list of effected products. Add comment
Gaming roundup – Ethan and Lilah got married edition
Seems like Obamafever is subsiding and news is starting to… You know, flow again. That said: Love it or hate it, Ctrl-Alt-Delete has been around for a while and… Well, like a bad soap opera, you get sucked into these things. “Congrats” to Ethan and Lilah…? I guess? Red Alert 3 producer David Silverman has […] Add comment
Official Nehalem launch scheduled
Word is coming from Intel that the official launch date for the new Core i7 chip is scheduled for November 17. While chips have already begun to trickle into the European and Asian public, this hard launch will make Nehalem silicon broadly available in North America. As the impending release date looms closer, bone up […] Add comment
Official USB 3.0 spec this month
On November 17, the USB Implementers Forum will host the SuperSpeed USB Developers Conference to officially unveil the complete USB 3.0 specification. While retaining backwards compatibility with the current ecosystem of USB devices, the new specification will rocket along at a whopping 5Gbit/s. The new performance is owed to an optical interconnect recessed behind the […] Add comment
Yahoo! courting MS after Google rejection?
After spending two years spurning Microsoft’s generous advances and, more recently, being rejected by Google, Yahoo! is falling on tremendously hard times. All snide comments about the skills of Yahoo! management aside, it seems the flagging search giant is turning back to Microsoft to save itself. At a Web2.0 conference in San Francisco, Yahoo! founder […] Add comment
Gadgets’n’Gizmos Thursday
Brace yourself! It’s weird/creepy doodad day for this edition of G’n’G: For $279, the SAD clock promises to elevate the mood of those suffering from seasonal affective disorder. We’re not really sure what blue light is going to do in lieu of UV or natural sunlight, but who’s counting? Not satisfied with your current approach […] Add comment
Mars Phoenix announces winning epitaph
Veni, vidi, fodi. “I came, I saw, I dug” is the winning epitaph in Wired’s contest to write a suitable remark for the Mars Phoenix lander. The full list of entries can be found here, along with the announcement. Twitter users can expect at least another week of awesome messages for @MarsPhoenix. NASA scientists are […] Add comment
Gaming roundup – Obama-took-over-the-news edition
People are too busy celebrating or lamenting President-elect Barack Obama to talk much about gaming today. But forget all that jazz! Let’s play. Hey otaku… err, Shin Megami Tensei fans. Perhaps you’d be interested to sign up to the public beta of the SMT “Imagine” MMO? Whatever happened to Tabula Rasa? I was so amazed […] Add comment
ASUS N10 netbook
ASUS doesn’t just make the Eee PCs. They have a full range of netbooks like the full-featured N10. Add comment
Blu-Ray BD+ DRM cracked again
Back in November of 2007, it was announced that disc copying firm SlySoft had broken the BD+ DRM used to protect Blu-Ray discs. While the solution was not open source, it was nevertheless hailed as an important step in defeating a schema oftened considered draconian. Now, users of the well-known doom9.org community have broken the […] Add comment
Google leaves Yahoo! deal in the dust
Just one day after it was alleged that Google was restructuring its deal with Yahoo! in an attempt to quell regulatory concerns, Google has walked away from its proposed deal. Citing a disinterest in a legal battle with antitrust regulators, Google has washed its hands of the ordeal. This occurrence leaves many to wonder how […] Add comment
Intel X25-M 80GB SSD
tbreak reviews the Intel X25-M 80GB solid state drive. Add comment
ASUS Eee PC 1000H 160GB netbook
The ASUS Eee PC 1000H brings a bigger screen and 160GB hard drive to the netbook game. Add comment
Kodak EasyShare V1253 12MP digital camera
The Kodak EasyShare V1253 12MP digital camera can take HD video. Add comment
FCC approves unlicensed white space use
Yesterday the FCC convened to decide the future of so-called whitespace bandwidth. Referring to unused frequencies in the analog TV block, the FCC voted to approve the use of these frequencies which would blanket the US in freely-accessible bandwidth. Add comment
Corsair ventures into TEC cooled RAM
What’s cooler than cool? ICE COLD! Corsair wants to get things seriously chilly with thermoelectric cooling for its RAM. Add comment
OCZ ModXStream-Pro 600W
Virtual-Hideout said the OCZ ModXStream-Pro 600W power supply showed zero voltage drops, no matter what load they threw at it. Add comment
ASRock G43Twins-FullHD motherboard
The ASRock G43Twins-FullHD mATX motherboard comes with all sorts of sweet accessories for a HTCP build. If you need a media box, it’s really worth a look. Add comment
Delete locked files with Unlocker
Today’s download of the day, Unlocker, can delete files even if Windows says that they’re in use. It needn’t be said how irritating this common issue is. Rather than fight with Windows, grab the app and read up on its uses in this week’s edition of our Office Hours article Add comment
Windows 7 supports 256 CPU SMP
As Microsoft loses traction to Linux in the clustered or big iron server space, the firm has tweaked the Vista kernel for Windows 7 to support 256 parallel CPUs. In a feat of engineering, the Microsoft team has managed to break a developmental roadblock that even baffled David Cutler, father of the NT kernel. The […] Add comment
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