Date set for FCC’s showdown in net neutrality town
Save the date: The FCC will begin net neutrality hearings on October 22. Add comment
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A peek at the Radeon HD 5870 X2
We do a little speculation on the Radeon HD 5870 X2 based on the publication of new pictures. Add comment
Palm Pre app policies
Palm isn’t just trying to beat the iPhone with its Pre, it’s trying to outdo their insane app store policies too. Add comment
Pre’s price cuts
So when Palm drops its Pre prices early it’s a “road to zero” but it was OK when Apple did it for the iPhone? Add comment
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The Tragedy of Detroit
TIME Magazine has bought a house in Detroit and will be reporting from there for the next year. As Icrontic HQ is just outside the D, this is very relevant to our interests. Add comment
NVIDIA GPU driver v191.03 released
NVIDIA has kicked beta ForceWare version 191.03 into the public for testing. Add comment
Reddit slammed with massive XSS attack
News aggregator Reddit has been rocked by a massive cross-site scripting attack. Add comment
NVIDIA responds: “Whachyu talkin’ ’bout, Willis?”
In case you missed it, Icrontic relayed a report detailing an exchange between an unspecified NVIDIA source and TweakTown’s Shane Baxtor regarding the Radeon HD 5870. In the piece, Baxtor claims that NVIDIA PR emailed TweakTown to snoop on whether or not they had received review samples for the Radeon 5870 graphics card from rival […] Add comment
Apple parties like it’s 2005
Dear iPhone users: Congratulations on picture messages! What a big day this must be for you! Now you can take vapid self portraits or compromising photos of friends at parties and send them to other people with phones! We’re so proud of you. * sniff * they grow up so fast. Add comment
Mind of UPSLynx for the week of September 20th
This week’s episode is srs bzns. DirectX 11 has been unleashed as ATI released their newest GPU, the Radeon HD 5870. This card kicks butt, chews bubblegum, and takes names all at the same time. For the console crowd, Halo ODST came out this week, and tempers are flaring over another broken embargo date. This […] Add comment
NVIDIA says AMD is punishing gamers: Promptly gets bitch slapped
Few events inspire more geek euphoria than the release of new graphics technology. Of course, it helps to be at the forefront. This round, with NVIDIA lagging a bit behind, they felt that there were some tough questions TweakTown journalist Shane Baxtor should be asking in regards to AMD’s new powerhouse, the Radeon 5870. Readers, […] Add comment
Google Frame borgs IE with Webkit
Google announced on Tuesday the beta release of a plugin which makes major changes to Microsoft’s competing Internet Explorer browser. Titled Google Frame, it completely replaces IE’s web rendering engine with that of Chrome’s. The result is a faster, more standards-compliant experience even in the antique Internet Explorer 6. Many web developers are loathe to […] Add comment
Intel reveals 10Gbps optical wundercable
Intel has revealed that it is developing a high-speed optical cable technology designed to carry HD video, audio and data on a single cable. The technology is dubbed “Light Peak,” and Intel is designing it to connect a wide array of consumer electronic devices. Intel EVP of the Intel Architecture Group Dadi Perlmutter was on […] Add comment
NVIDIA SLI cracked to run on any mobo
Enterprising software hackers have figured out how to unlock NVIDIA’s SLI for the Intel P965, P35, P45, X38 and X48 chipsets as well as the AMD 790X chipset. This means that motherboards which previously offered no SLI support can now give it a go. Busting the SLI routines open for SLI-uncertified boards has been a […] Add comment
Samsung to boost DDR3 production, lower prices
Digitimes is reporting that Samsung’s CEO Oh-Hyun Kwon will soon boost the production of DDR3 to bring prices back to reasonable levels. Supply of DDR3 chips has tightened due to a faster-than-expected pickup in demand, said Kwon, adding that Samsung is gearing up to allocate more capacity to DDR3 output in order to meet the […] Add comment
The NZXT M59 case reviewed
NZXT is a relatively new kid on the block as far as computer cases are concerned. Founded in 2004, they’re not as widely known as some case manufacturers, but they make quality products that can stand up on stage with the venerable old names in the narrow world of computer enclosures. In the past, we’ve […] Add comment
Galileoscope
The Galileoscope, inspired by the One Laptop Per Child initiative, seeks to bring affordable, quality telescopes to the masses. Seeing Jupiter with a $20 scope? Sounds like a good excuse for a camping trip. Add comment
Kickstarter: Cello album
In a more serious Kickstarter project, a friend of mine is publishing a solo cello album if you’re interested. Add comment
Firefox getting the dreaded Ribbon?
There have been reports that “Office 2007’s Ribbon” is coming to Firefox. We’re not exactly sure how one gets that from Mozilla’s recent development notes on Firefox’s UI, however. PC Pro quotes this passage from the dev notes: Starting with Vista, and continuing with Windows 7, the menubar is going away. To be replaced with […] Add comment
Asetek tapped by Alienware for sealed cooling units
Asetek is a name that is normally associated with hardcore overclockers and extreme tech hobbyists. Purveyors of the Vapochill “mini-fridge“, they seemed doom to be manufacturers of exotic niche products for an extremely niche audience. Thus, I was a bit taken aback to see their name come across the news desk this morning right next […] Add comment
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