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[i]Nero Burning ROM[/i] has been updated to version 6.3.1.6 [blockquote]Nero is a flexible, reliable, and easy-to-use application designed to write both data and CD audio to CD-R and CD-RW discs. It supports ISO 9660 images as well as ISO mode 1 and XA mode 2, and allows for on-the-fly disc recording in addition to overburning (if supported by hardware). [/blockquote] [link=ftp://ftp.jp.nero.com/Nero6316.exe][b]Download[/b][/link] (22.93MB) Add comment
[link=http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=336]Voodoo Envy M:855 Gaming Notebook @ TrustedReviews[/link] [link=http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/cor3200pro/]Corsair TwinX1024-3200LLPro 1Gig DDR400 Dual Channel Memory Kit Review @ Tweaknews.net[/link] [link=http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1559]OCZ PC4000EL Gold Edition Memory[/link] [link=www.extremeoverclocking.com/reviews/monitors/Samsung_173P_1.html]Samsung SyncMaster 173P 17" TFT LCD Flat Panel Display @ EOC[/link] [link=http://www.bjorn3d.com/_preview.php?articleID=400]Biostar K8VHA Pro & K8NHA Pro @ Bjorn3D[/link] [link=http://www.enscape.net/index.php?id=166]Canon EOS 300D (Rebel) @ Enscape[/link] [link=http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=156]OCZ PC4400 Dual Channel Memory Kit BETA @ Madshrimps[/link] [link=http://www.3dgameman.com/vr/altec_lansing/3151_speakers/video_review.html]Altec Lansing VS3151 5.1 Speakers Video Review #413 @ 3dGameman[/link] [link=http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=84&pgno=0]The Hard Disk Myths Debunked Guide Updated! @ Rojakpot[/link] [link=http://www.flickerdown.com/stewks/articles.php?articleId=50]New Review @ Flickerdown: Casetronic C137 case[/link] [link=http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/misc/other/xoxide/zalman/]Zalman 5.1 Surround Sound Headphones @ Viper Lair[/link] [link=http://www.modthebox.com/review306_1.shtml]Samsung SyncMaster 213T TFT-LCD Monitor Review @ MODTHEBOX[/link] [link=http://www.amdreview.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Diner_Wrapper&file=index&req=ShowFile&file_wrap=html/reviews_amd_fx53.html]FX 53 vs. FX 51 @ AMD Review[/link] [link=http://www.modsynergy.com/Review%20129.htm]MSI K8T-Neo FIS2R Motherboard Review (BIOS V1.2) @ ModSynergy[/link] [link=http://www.ipkonfig.com/Articles/DDR2_04/]DDR for the Rest of Us (Article) @ IPKonfig[/link] Add comment
AMD is setting their sights on taking the pole position again with the Athlon 64 FX-53. AMD have launched another processor in the FX family that delivers an intimidating set of benchmarks. Add comment
Hexus: [link=http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews/review.php?dXJsX3Jldmlld19JRD03MzImdXJsX3BhZ2U9MQ==]Nvidia NF3-250 Chipset Review[/link] [blockquote]The new chip comes in a variety of guises depending on the market segment a board maker wishes to target. There are versions aimed at compact or mobile implementations which feature on board graphics; nForce3 Go, which is already shipping. And then we have the versions aimed at drop in replacements for existing nForce3 150 designs, giving such boards a new lease of life with the new features. It's the 250 and 250Gb parts that will garner most attention from the online press and predictably that's what I'm looking at today. We get 800MHz HyperTransport driven clock on all nForce3 250 products. 1000MHz support only appears in the Pro version of the chipset, for future processors. Parity in the up and downstream bus widths was a given, along with AGP and PCI bus locking if board makers implement it.[/blockquote] Add comment
[link=http://www.firingsquad.com]FiringSquad[/link] have put up their [i]Catalyst 4.3[/i] driver report. [blockquote]While the public continues to speculate about ATI’s upcoming PCI Express and graphics plans, ATI’s CATALYST driver team has been busy cranking out new drivers. Each new release this year has added new features, whether its enhanced OVERDRIVE, newer MultiMedia Center software, or what was arguably CATALYST 4.2’s most popular feature, Direct3D setting enhancement, ATI’s most recent drivers have all contained something new to talk about. [/blockquote] [link=http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/catalyst_4.3/][b]Check it out[/b][/link] Add comment
[b]Matrox[/b] has released new [i]Parhelia[/i] beta drivers for Windows 2000 and Windows XP. [blockquote]Notes and known issues: - This is a BETA (unsupported) driver release for Matrox Parhelia 128MB/256MB (AGP), Matrox Parhelia 256MB (PCI), Millennium P650 and Millennium P750 customers wanting to run recent DX9 games. - This driver is a DX8.1 driver compiled with DX9 DDK in order to run on new games that support stream offset functionality. This is an unsupported final driver, however you may discuss this driver on the Matrox technical support forums with fellow clients.[/blockquote] [link=http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/drivers/files/2kxp_106_beta_dx9.cfm][b]Download[/b][/link] (9.41MB) Add comment
Is your system too stable? Is your system annoyingly reliable? If you answered yes to both then this little trick may float your boat, or crash your ship, which ever way you look at it. [blockquote]Windows-XP has a "feature" (???) with which it is possible to manually crash a system by simply holding the right CTRL key and pressing the "Scroll Lock" key twice. This feature can be turned on by the following steps: 1. Start regedit. (If you are unfamiliar with regedit, please refer to this FAQ) 2. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\i8042prt\Parameters 3. Create a new DWORD value and name it CrashOnCtrlScroll 4. Right-click on this newly created value and click on Modify 5. Enter 1 in the Value data field and click on OK. 6. Close regedit and reboot your system. 7. Now you can blue screen (crash) your system by holding the right CTRL key and pressing "Scroll Lock" twice. [/blockquote] [link=http://www.tweakxp.com/display.aspx?id=2066][b]More Info[/b][/link] Add comment
[link=http://www.guru3d.com]Guru3D[/link] has put up a review of the new [i]GeForce FX 5500[/i] graphics card. Check it out! [blockquote]NVIDIA is 'replacing' well ... renewing some of their products as we speak, among the new products is the GeForce FX 5500 well new ... When I first asked NVIDIA about the 5500 they seemed utterly surprised and asked me why I was reviewing a 5500. A tad weird. Hey it's a big market and NVIDIA sells more low- and mid-end products then high-end these days. So why not ? People want to know. So today dear friends we will be testing the all new and completely low-end product the GeForce FX 5500. Performance wise expect an overclocked GeForce 5200 yet a tad faster. [/blockquote] [link=http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/124/01/][b]Check it out[/b][/link] Add comment
[b]Apple[/b] has introduced a new accessibility solution for visually impaired users that it will integrate with the next major release of [i]Mac OS X[/i]. [blockquote]Spoken Interface provides a combination of speech, audible cues and keyboard navigation to help blind users navigate Mac OS X with the same ease of use as sighted users have. Users can manage access to the Dock, menu items, tool bars, palettes and other on-screen objects, pressing buttons, activating sliders and checkboxes, selecting radio buttons, and using all the other interface elements of Mac OS X and its applications. [/blockquote] [link=http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/2004/03/17/interface/][b]The full report[/b][/link] Add comment
Besieged in Europe, where it recently has had to cease doing business in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, [b]Lindows[/b] has submitted a motion to the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington asking the court to halt the flood of global trademark lawsuits [b]Microsoft[/b] has filed against it. [blockquote]"Microsoft is purposely delaying the U.S. case from going to trial while they use their monopoly profits to fund a global legal assault on our small company to halt the adoption of Linux," Michael Robertson, Lindows.com's CEO, said in a prepared statement. "The U.S. case has been ongoing for over two years and Lindows is looking forward to presenting extensive evidence to a Seattle jury demonstrating that 'windows' is a generic word and that Microsoft secured a trademark only by committing fraud on the trademark office." [/blockquote] [link=http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1550055,00.asp][b]Read more[/b][/link] - [link=http://www.short-media.com/comment.php?1166][i]Related news[/i][/link] Add comment
Internet darling [b]Google[/b] is taking search to the streets, helping Web surfers find cafes, parks or even Wi-Fi hot spots in their area. [blockquote]"A lot of times when people are looking for something, they want to do it on a local level...This is a core search promise," said Marissa Mayer, Google's director of consumer Web products, who helped build the service with a team of engineers from Google's New York office." [/blockquote] [link=http://news.com.com/2100-1038_3-5173685.html?tag=nefd_top][b]The full report[/b][/link] Add comment
[link=http://www.planetamd64.com]PlanetAmd64[/link] reports that [b]MSI[/b] looks set to start adding support for 64-Bit applications by the end of the month. [blockquote]The 64 bit drivers will be available on the website by end of this month which all the vendors for the on board devices will need to provide us the drivers for 64bit. Sincerely, Technical Support Division MSI Computer Corp. [/blockquote] Add comment
California City officials almost mistook water for a dangerous substance, and as a result almost banned foam cups. [blockquote]City officials were so concerned about the potentially dangerous properties of dihydrogen monoxide that they considered banning foam cups after they learned the chemical was used in their production. Then they learned, to their chagrin, that dihydrogen monoxide — H2O for short — is the scientific term for water. "It's embarrassing," said City Manager David J. Norman. "We had a paralegal who did bad research." The paralegal apparently fell victim to one of the many official looking Web sites that have been put up by pranksters to describe dihydrogen monoxide as "an odorless, tasteless chemical" that can be deadly if accidentally inhaled. [/blockquote] [link=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4534017/][b]The full story[/b][/link] - [i]Submitted by[/i] Geeky1 Add comment
[link=http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20040316084519.html]XbitLabs: Intel Heads Towards 4MB Cache in Desktop Processors[/link] [blockquote][link=http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2004/0315/kaigai074.htm]PC Watch[/link] web-site claims that Intel’s code-named Merom microprocessor, which is also going to have a breed designed for desktop computers, will support all the latest techniques from Intel, including Intel Extended Memory 64 technology (IA32e), La Grande technology, Hyper-Threading technology, Vanderpool technology and some other features aimed to improve CPU performance and extend usage patterns of PC. The Merom microprocessor is expected to contain two or more processing cores and 4MB of built-in on-die cache, which is unbelievable size for desktop chips. Processor code-named Merom was first mentioned as successor for Intel Pentium M CPU intended for mobile applications. Merom and its desktop brother Conroe (2006) will be made using 65nm process technology and feature a new micro-architecture that will have a number of differences with NetBurst and Pentium M architectures used today. The architecture, though, will still be 32-bit in general.[/blockquote] Add comment
[blockquote]Starting from the 13th of April, 2004, Intel will be shipping its Xeon and Pentium 4 Extreme Edition processors with 1MB or 2MB L3 cache based on two different 0.13 micron process technologies. The original Intel Xeon processors at 2.40GHz, 2.80GHz, 3.06GHz and 3.20GHz for 2-way server and workstations as well as Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition chips at 3.20GHz and 3.40GHz for powerful desktops contain 6 metal layers, the new chips will have 8 layers. Intel did not explain the necessity for the move to customers, but emphasized that they needed to perform no new qualification activity for the parts.[/blockquote] [link=http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20040312121737.html]XbitLabs article[/link] Add comment
[link=http://www.ocworkbench.com/2004/chaintech/znf3250pre/znf3250pre-1.htm]OCWorkbench[/link] Previews the Chaintech ZNF3-250 Socket 754 mobo which uses Nvidia's new NF3-250 chipset. [blockquote]Chaintech Computer Co., LTD, the leading motherboards and graphic cards manufacturer, is proud to introduce the newest model, ZNF3-250 motherboard, which will support AMD socket 754 Athlon 64 processor. It designed with NVIDIA’s newest nForce3-250 chipset (combines the north bridge and south bridge). ZNF3-250 will allow users to insert three 184-pin DDR DIMM (DDR266/333/400). The maximum RAM capacity is 2 GB. AMD’s Hyper Transport technology also increases the transition rate to 6.4 GB/s between North Bridge and CPU.[/blockquote] Add comment
[link=http://www.explosivelabs.com/reviews/gigabyte_gv-r98p128d/]Gigabyte GV-R98P128D @ ExplosiveLabs.COM[/link] [link=http://www.bigbruin.com/html/ac-4prol.htm]Arctic Cooling 4Pro L Pentium 4 Heatsink Review at BigBruin.Com[/link] [link=http://www.atruereview.com/nu/index.php]Nu DDW-081 DVD Recorder @ A True Review[/link] [link=http://www.tweaktown.com/document.php?dType=article&dId=624]Dual Channel DDR Pentium 4 Chipsets Six under the Microscope[/link] [link=http://www.bytesector.com/data/bs-article.asp?ID=254]Logitech X-620 Speakers[/link] [link=http://www.htpcnews.com/main.php?id=thr_remote_1]Total Home Remote @ HTPCnews[/link] [link=http://reviews.designtechnica.com/review933_intro4662.html]Designtechnica reviews the Digitalway MPIO FY200 256MB Digital Audio Player[/link] [link=http://www.ninjalane.com/display.aspx?docname=demonic-xtc-p4]Demonic XTC Waterblock (P4) Review @ Ninjalane[/link] [link=http://www.gruntville.com/reviews/motherboards_AMD/albatron_k8x800/index.php]Albatron K8X800 Pro II Athlon64 Motherboard Review @ GruntvillE[/link] Add comment
[link=http://www.overclockercafe.com/Reviews/cases/EZ_Clocker/index.htm]EZ Clocker Barebones System @ OverclockerCafe[/link] [link=http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=84&pgno=0]ARP Hard Disk Guide @ Rojakpot[/link] [link=http://www.hardwarezoom.com/viewcontent.jsp?ReviewID=199]3R System R101 Aluminum Casing Review @ HardwareZoom[/link] [link=http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?art=335]Next Base Walking Cinema Portable DVD Player @ TrustedReviews[/link] [link=http://www.a1-electronics.net/Heatsinks/2004/Asetek_Antarctica_March.shtml]Asetek Antarctica water block & our Thermaltake Aquarius III [/link] [link=http://www.rbmods.com/Articles/Superflower/Ts350/1.php]Superflower SF350TS-14BL@Rbmods[/link] [link=http://pcper.com/article.php?aid=24]eMachines M6805 Athlon 64 Notebook @ PC Perspective[/link] [link=http://www.cluboc.net/reviews/cases/black_demon/index.htm]Black Demon Case @ ClubOC[/link] [link=http://www.controlled-insanity.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Reviews&file=index&req=showcontent&id=27]Diabolic Minotaur Mid-Tower ATX Case Review @ Controlled-Insanity PC Mods[/link] [link=http://www.iamnotageek.com/articles.php?aid=10&page=1]Win XP Performance Tuneup[/link] [link=http://legitreview.com/reviews/ocz3700/]OCZ EL DDR PC-3700 Gold Rev. 2 Memory Review @ Legit Reviews[/link] [link=http://www.computersphere.net/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=44]Making A Test PSU & PSU LED Mod. @ Computer Sphere[/link] [link=http://www.flickerdown.com/stewks/articles.php?articleId=49]Deus Ex: Invisible War Review @ Flickerdown[/link] [link=http://www.gamepyre.com/reviewsd.html?aid=340&p=1]Shadows Of Undrentide @ GamePyre[/link] [link=http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=154]New Alpha Intel Heatsink - S-PAL8952 Review @ Madshrimps[/link] Add comment
A [b]Nvidia[/b] [i]ForceWare[/i] 56.82 Win2k/XP driver, which originated from well known manufacturer [b]Toshiba[/b], has been made available on the web. They already modified the drivers to support all [b]Nvidia[/b] videocards from [i]TNT[/i] up to [i]GeForce FX[/i]. Remember these driver are currently not official. [blockquote]We can not validate the original source as we have not found the file ourselves just yet, we however did virus check the archive. I also did not have a chance just yet to test them myself. We recompressed them bringing them from 23mb towards a fantasic 14 Mb and that's including language files. These drivers need to be considered highly beta; thus use them at your own risk ! Please visit our NVIDIA drivers forum and let us know your experiences. In the upcoming hours we'll add the file to multiple download mirrors.[/blockquote] [link=http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=758][b]Download @ Guru3D[/b][/link] (14.5MB) Add comment
[b]Macromedia[/b] has released an updated version of its [i]Dreamweaver MX 2004[/i] web publishing software. [blockquote]This update contains Improved stability and performance across all platforms, especially on Macintosh; Bug fixes and Restored Timelines feature. [/blockquote] [link=http://download.macromedia.com/pub/dreamweaver/updates/dwmx_2004/7_0_1/win/dwmx2004_701update_en.exe][b]Download Update[/b][/link] (20.1MB) - [link=http://www.macromedia.com/][i]Official Site[/i][/link] Add comment
Chip maker [b]AMD[/b] has quietly rolled out a network of Wi-Fi hotspots. The company will formally launch the service next quarter. [blockquote]Operating under the AMD Hotspot brand, the programme has already installed several hundred hotspots in locations across the US. The tally is likely to have grown significantly by the time the network is officially launched in the coming months, we understand. [/blockquote] [link=http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/69/36295.html][b]Read more[/b][/link] Add comment
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