July 28th, 2009 – Robert Hallock
Western Digital announced yesterday the immediate launch of the world’s first and largest 2.5″ drive at a whopping 1TB. LAKE FOREST, Calif. – July 27, 2009 – WD (NYSE: WDC) today announced two new mobile hard drives that reach new capacity extremes. The highlight is a one terabyte model – the industry’s highest-capacity 2.5-inch drive […]
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July 28th, 2009 – Robert Hallock
While A-DATA is a little-known name in enthusiast circles, maybe their recent DDR3-2200 announcement will turn some heads and open some wallets. The rather elaborately-dubbed XPG Plus Series DDR3-2200+ v2.0 modules come in 2x1GB and 2x2GB dual channel kits with 8/8/8/24 timings in the 1.65v envelope that Core-series CPUs love. The particularly observant amongst us […]
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July 27th, 2009 – Peter Gill
Cosplay is sooooo wrong but so cool, all at the same time.
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July 27th, 2009 – Lincoln
AT&T censors /b/ from its customers.
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July 26th, 2009 – Lincoln
My choice of profession is constantly reinforced when I see articles about building desktop apps with web technologies. These are heady days for web developers indeed.
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July 25th, 2009 – Lincoln
Tron: Legacy trailer.
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July 24th, 2009 – Lincoln
Will Sam Adams add a Pils or an Ale to its 2010 lineup? It’s up to you.
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July 24th, 2009 – Robert Hallock
Palm has just recently launched OS v1.1 for the Pre, and in the process it has fired another shot in the ever-growing Palm/Apple iTunes slap-fest. The newest spin on the Pre’s OS restores sync functionality with iTunes 8.2.1 which was launched on July 15 in part to boot the Pre out of iTunes’ shiny walled […]
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July 24th, 2009 – Robert Hallock
Ever since Windows 7 became a talking point for enthusiasts, AMD has been on hand with driver support for graphics adapters and chipsets alike. Rival chip titan Intel, meanwhile, has been content to sit the sidelines and offer nary a peep about their support plans. However, it seems the recent Windows 7 Release Candidate (or […]
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July 24th, 2009 – Robert Hallock
You may have seen Windows 7’s build 7600.16385 makin’ the rounds as early as July 13, but what nobody has seen until today is build 7600.16385 straight from the boys at Microsoft. Prior leaks claiming to be the genuine RTM haven’t quite panned out as they’ve yet to match Microsoft’s official MD5 sums which verify […]
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July 24th, 2009 – Peter Gill
GLOBALFOUNDRIES broke ground today on its state-of-the-art 32/22nm semiconductor manufacturing facility at the Luther Forest Technology Campus in Upstate New York. The project represents the largest public-private sector industrial investment in New York State history. When production starts in 2012, Fab 2 will be the most advanced semiconductor plant in the world. That’s what you […]
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July 24th, 2009 – UPSLynx
Bobby’s back! Icrontic’s very own UPSLynx is once again at the plate to take a swing at some of the hottest news and schmooze for the week of July 19th. This week’s slate of talking points includes the Windows 7 RTM, Icrontic’s Mizzou adventure and the Icrontic Photo-A-Day challenge. Ready? Get set, leeeeean back… It’s […]
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July 23rd, 2009 – Peter Gill
The 6GB G.Skill Trident DDR3-2000 kit is a hell of a deal for $150.
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July 23rd, 2009 – Peter Gill
Zalman steps out of the quiet computing zone and into the performance light with the CNPS 10X Extreme heatsink.
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July 23rd, 2009 – Peter Gill
The slim ASUS Xonar HDAV 1.3 sound card adds 8 channel Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding to your desktop or HTPC.
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July 23rd, 2009 – Peter Gill
Looks like GELID GC-2 thermal paste is a winner.
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July 23rd, 2009 – Peter Gill
Point of View also offers an ION 330 platform mITX motherboard. Built the HTPC you’ve always wanted.
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July 23rd, 2009 – Robert Hallock
Intel Corporation has appealed the European Union’s May antitrust ruling with a claim that the administrative nature of the process violates the company’s human rights. The recent appeal joins a growing chorus of voices which dissent to the administrative nature of EU Competition rulings. Objectors — which include Intel, Schindler Holding and Saint-Gobain Glass France […]
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July 23rd, 2009 – Peter Gill
Very thin ice…
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July 23rd, 2009 – Peter Gill
The Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3P supports AM3 processors and DDR3, yet costs only $80. Budget builders take note.
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July 23rd, 2009 – Peter Gill
Gigabyte slaps a MASSIVE passive heatsink on the GeForce 9800 GT and then doubles the RAM to 1GB. The result is the Gigabyte 9800GT 1GB Silent Cell.
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