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Black Hole-Like Phenomenon Created By Collider

A fireball created in a particle accelerator bears a striking resemblance to a black hole - but thankfully not the sort that could consume the Earth. Add comment

Google Expands Access To Gmail

Google has opened up its Gmail mail service to a wider scope of users by randomly offering, for the first time, accounts to visitors of the main Google.com page. Add comment

Probe Eyes Attempted $420 Million Online Bank Heist

Israeli police are investigating with British forces an attempted robbery of 219 million pounds, or $421.2 million, at the London offices of the Japanese bank Sumitomo. Add comment

Intel To Demo Power-Saving Tech

Intel will show off its upcoming Yonah processor in two weeks and showcase a technology that lets one processing core sleep while the other one drives. Add comment

NEW Adobe Reader 7.0.1

A new update for Adobe Reader 7 has been made available for download. Add comment

NEW Messenger Plus! v3.50.124 Released

A new version of the popular MSN Messenger add-on 'Messenger Plus!' has been released. It comes packed with a whole host of new features designed to make your IM experience that little bit more customisable. Add comment

Abit AN8 Fatal1ty review

TechReport reviews the new nForce4 Ultra based Abit Fatal1ty AN8 Athlon 64 S939 Motherboard Add comment

Clampdown Looms As ChoicePoint Reveals Leaks

Seeking to combat rampant identity theft, U.S. lawmakers said on Thursday they may clamp new restrictions on companies that amass and sell Social Security numbers and other personal information. Add comment

Geek Research!

One of our own forum members is investigating the geek community for a academic research paper. Participate by visiting the thread in the Short-Media Pub, answering his 12 questions, and posting a picture of yourself. Add comment

Roundup for Tuesday, March 15 (part 2)

[url=http://www.pcmoddingmy.com/content.php?review.205]Mushkin PC2-4200 DDR533 CL 3-2-2-8 @ PCModdingMy[/url] [url=http://www.ocia.net/reviews/6600gt/page1.shtml]Apollo nVidia gForce 6600GT AGP Video Card @ OCIA.net[/url] [url=http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews/review.php?dXJsX3Jldmlld19JRD0xMDYx]Intel nForce 4 SLI & Tues. CeBIT Roundup Part 1 @ HEXUS[/url] [url=http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/control.php?cid=18&id=1477&src=3rd]CeBIT Hannover 2005 (Part 4) @ hardwarezone.com[/url] [url=http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews/review.php?dXJsX3Jldmlld19JRD0xMDU2]AGP 6200s and Tues. CeBIT Roundup Part 2 @ HEXUS[/url] [url=http://www.xtremeresources.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=47]Thermaltake Soprano VB1000BWS review @ XtremeResources[/url] Add comment

Roundup for Tuesday, March 15

[url=http://www.bigbruin.com/techtip.php?file=014]Motherboard Basics @ Bigbruin.com[/url] [url=http://www.gruntville.com/reviews/systems/skyhawk_ICE-Q_IMC6375/index.php]SkyHawk IceQ IMC6375 Mini BareBone @ GruntvillE.com[/url] [url=http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/video/ati/r4xx/x850pe/]ATI Radeon X850XT-Platinum Edition @ Viperlair[/url] [url=http://www.ap0calypse.com/showthread.php?t=1665]XG X-Case PC Case Review @ ap0calypse.com[/url] [url=http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/motherboards/1492_1.html]Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI Mobo @ motherboards.org[/url] [url=http://www.a1-electronics.net/General_Interest/2005/PolderbitS_software.shtml]PolderbitS sound recorder & editor software @ A1 Electronics.net[/url] [url=http://www.pyroport.com/reviews/51.asp]Netgear's MP101 wireless audio system @ pyroport.com[/url] [url=http://www.tbreak.com/reviews/article.php?id=360]ASUS 6800GT SLi @ t-break[/url] Add comment

Study Finds Botnet Attacks Worse Than Expected

Attacks on PCs by botnets--the so-called zombie networks--are becoming more of a problem, with more than a million hosts already controlled by hackers. Add comment

Ghost Recon 2 Deployed For GameCube

Ubisoft's squad-based shooter enlists Nintendo's console; controversial plot sees elite commandos battle in North Korea. Add comment

Nokia Drops Price On N-Gage, Games

Mobile phone/game deck hybrid now only $99; games will now run from $24.99 to $14.99. Add comment

Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 Details Begin To Leak

Since it first revealed a month ago that it was pulling a U-turn by releasing a new version of Internet Explorer independent of Longhorn, Microsoft has been unwilling to share many particulars about its forthcoming browser. Add comment

64-Bit Speedtouch Drivers In The Works

According to one of our newest forum members it looks like drivers for the Speedtouch line of ADSL/DSL modems will soon be available for use with Windows XP 64-bit Edition. Add comment

AMD-8000 Series Driver Pack v2.2.0 WHQL

AMD Driver Pack is a comprehensive installation program for the Opteron supporting AMD-8000 series chipset. A new version of the driver pack was recently released. Add comment

Microsoft to abandon passwords

Microsoft has revealed at a security panel at CeBIT that it is preparing to dump passwords in favour of two-factor authentication in forthcoming versions of Windows. Add comment

Intel Preps MMX2 Extensions For Next Gen Xscale Processor

Intel promises clearer graphics, faster video and better power efficiency for cellphones and PDAs with its second generation wireless multimedia instruction set MMX2. Add comment

Mechanical Chip Promises Huge Data Storage

A super-dense memory chip that stores data in the form of nanoscale holes in a plastic film has made its public debut at the CeBIT electronics exhibition in Hanover, Germany. Add comment

nForce 4 Chipset For Intel Chips Coming Next Month

For all the Geeks impatiently waiting for NVIDIA's release of the Intel-based nForce 4 chipset, your day is about a month away. Add comment