Anand Chandrasekher: “MIDs: Platform for Innovation”
Hot Hardware :: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Day two of IDF kicked off with a cheesy, classic Star Trek opening-credits rip-off that concluded with the statement: “The Internet, to boldly go where it has never gone before–in your pocket.” Then it was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intel’s Ultra Mobility Group, Anand Chandrasekher’s turn to present his keynote on the state of today’s and tomorrow’s MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices). We’ve got the full scoop from the keynote posted right here…
August GiveAway At Motherboards.org
Motherboards.org :: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Hello everyone, another month means another great month for a free giveaway. This month our friends at XFX sponsor a nice little giveaway featuring a 9800 GT VGA card and a 750A SLI motherboard, thanks XFX. All you have to do to enter is sign up at the link below. I wish everyone luck and remember if you do not enter, you cannot win. Take a chance, roll the dice and live a little, you deserve it so enter below.
Thermaltake VI-ON Hard Drive Enclosure Giveaway!
Think Computers :: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
“ThinkComputers has teamed once again with Thermaltake to bring you another great contest! It is that time of the year, everyone is going back to school and summer is over. We have decided to make this contest a little more interesting, but before we get into that let’s get into the prizes. Thermaltake will be providing 3 of their new VI-ON 3.5″ External Hard Drive enclosures! Each retail for $49.99.”
IDF Keynotes: Gelsinger and Perlmutter
Hot Hardware :: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
While Craig Barrett delivered a rather non-technical, but socially-charged keynote earlier in the day at IDF, Pat Gelsinger’s (Intel Senior Vice President and General Manager, Digital Enterprise Group) keynote address by contrast was all about the tech. We’ve got all of the details of Gelsinger’s keynote which includes news on Nehalem and Larrabee posted right here:
IDF Day One Coverage
Legit Reviews :: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
One of the most anticipated SATA Solid State Drives (SSD) to come to market has been the upcoming series by Intel. During a briefing at IDF yesterday we found out some more details on these drives and actually have an non-working engineering sample to take home with us. Read on to see the features on the Intel Solid State Drives and see what they look like inside!
Asus Eee Box B202 Small Form Factor PC
Tech Report :: Saturday, August 16, 2008
When Asus released the Eee PC, it introduced a brand-new class of notebook to the market. Asus’s goal seemed fairly simple: to create a notebook as inexpensive and portable as possible. In doing so, it recognized our most common computing tasks-Internet use and word processing-and used those tasks as a baseline for the hardware. The result was a machine designed around a “waste not, want not” sort of philosophy coupled with a recognition that oftentimes, notebooks are used not as a primary computer, but as a secondary companion.
Released at an attractively low $299 price point, the Eee PC was such a runaway success that it led Asus to spin off an entire Eee division and brand, and inspired countless imitators from major competitors such as Dell, HP, and Acer. Recently, even Lenovo has gotten in on the action, announcing the IdeaPad S10 as the latest competitor in this new class of notebook popularly dubbed the “netbook.”
Emboldened by the success of the Eee PC, and with its new Eee division blossoming, Asus seeks to do for the desktop market what it did for notebooks. Many of the ideas the Eee PC was built around also apply to desktops, so it stands to reason a similar bare-essentials approach could be just as effective in a small form factor PC. Thus, the Eee Box was born.
10 Signs Living In A Cubicle Is Getting To You
PC Mech :: Friday, August 15, 2008
“Yes, I was a cubicle dweller and lived it up (read: down) in the corporate lifestyle for several years. It is the land where the most exciting thing that happens all day is when the server goes down (again).”
Grant Hill Interview: What kinda tech does he use?
Digital Trends :: Thursday, August 14, 2008
“Grant tells us about the his team’s Madden NFL addiction, reminisces about his childhood ColecoVision, and reveals what tech he uses daily. ”
Clearing Up Misconceptions about CUDA and Larrabee
Techgage :: Thursday, August 14, 2008
Both Intel and NVIDIA have lots to say about their respective GPU architectures, as well as the competition’s. Partly because of this, there are numerous misconceptions floating around about both Larrabee and CUDA, so we decided to see if we could put to rest a few of the most common ones.
Budget System Building Guide
OCIA :: Thursday, August 14, 2008
“For that very reason, we started writing these System Buying Guides a few years back. We have three categories of Buying Guides: Budget, Mainstream and Performance. Our Budget Guide has a spending limit of $600, the Mainstream limit is $1,200 and we allocate $2,400 for our Performance Guide. The systems that we piece together here are designed to give you the best overall experience under the given budget.”
Server Logs Revealed: What Systems Are You Running These Days?
PC Mech :: Thursday, August 14, 2008
“Every now and then, I find it interesting to delve into the server logs for PCMech and find out what you guys are using in your system. The PCMech audience is pretty representative of the “normal” computer-using audience. We don’t have an uber-geeky crowd here. We have what I think is a normal cross-section of the computer using public. So, what do the server logs say about you?”
Mainstream System Building Guide
OCIA :: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
“It’s no secret that Intel has been dominating the processor market the past few years, which is why we decided to go with an Intel based system for the Mainstream build. Although the Kentsfield core has been out for some time, prices have only recently fallen to the sub-$200 mark. In fact, the Q6600 made our Performance build the last time out, so it is still quite a capable processor for Mainstream computing. The Q6600 operates at 2.4 GHz, 1066MHz FSB with 2x4M of shared L2 cache. This processor has an excellent price point and is extremely overclocker friendly.”
Cosmos Skulltrail by Coolmiester
Bit-Tech Modding :: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Just in time for i34, Paul (aka Coolmiester) has wrapped up another mod boasting some impressive hardware and a gorgeous cooling system. As always, we were more than anxious to get a look inside…
Publishing Your Own Book Successfully For Free
PC Mechanic :: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Anyone can publish a book easily. Since the early 2000s there have been web sites in operation that enabled anyone to publish just about any written material at no cost. However the trick is to make people aware of your book so you can actually sell it. This tutorial will provide you with the necessary steps for basic marketing of your written work(s). Please Login or Register to read the rest of this article.
8/13/08: Iphone at Best Buy, Olympics and 43Things
PC Mechanic :: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Iphone Coming to Best Buy stores Drunk Aussie captured in Google Street View NBC Olympic Coverage Beijing2008.com 43 Things
Google Street View Captures The Damndest Things
PC Mechanic :: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Google Street View has been the source of intrigue, controversy and, on the Internet, humor. The latest installation of the Street View soap opera is a picture of a drunk Aussie crashed and burned in his front yard. According to the story on Daily Mail, this guy was sleeping in his lawn in a drunken stupor when the Google car drove by and captured him at his finest. Within days, the picture hit the Internet. The man calls himself simply “Bill” and says “I’m not too happy about it”, but he is not looking to pursue Google over the matter. Street View has been in the U.S. for some time now, and Rich posted the coverage map for the U.S. in this post. However, Street View in Australia is new. The motto of this story? Before doing anything embarrassing, make sure the Google car isn’t driving down your street.
Clearing Up Misconceptions about CUDA and Larrabee
Techgage :: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Both Intel and NVIDIA have lots to say about their respective GPU architectures, as well as the competition’s. Partly because of this, there are numerous misconceptions floating around about both Larrabee and CUDA, so we decided to see if we could put to rest a few of the most common ones.
ASUS Republic of Gamers Convention: Part 2
Techgage :: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
The ASUS RoG Con is done and over with, so we take a look back at what made the weekend so great. Depending on who you ask, the LAN was a great success, with nobody leaving without some sort of swag in their hand. But, there was so much more to it than just that. Will we see another? We sure hope so.
Palit Radeon HD 4870 X2 1GB – AMD Reclaims GPU Supremacy
Techgage :: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
AMD has gone too long without a real high-end graphics card to compete with the competition, but they’re done with the pity, and prove it with the HD 4870 X2, which becomes the fastest graphics card the planet has ever seen. It may cost more than the competition, but its end performance easily negates that premium.
ASUS Republic of Gamers Convention: Part 1
Techgage :: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
There’s an exciting event happening in Dallas that comes in the form of a LAN party. Not any usual LAN though, as it’s sponsored by some of the biggest companies in the business, including the event leader, ASUS. While the Dallas heat sure isn’t fun to deal with, the event more than makes up for it so far.
Antec P190 + 1200 Mid-Tower
Techgage :: Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Planning a new build and don’t know which chassis to choose? Does the idea of having a feature-packed mid-tower intrigue you? Well, the P190 is just that, with its intuitive design and two pre-installed power supplies, offering you a total of 1,200W of overkill pleasure. Is the case a true winner? Not exactly, but it’s still worth a look.
How to Identify Japanese Electrolytic Capacitors
Hardware Secrets :: Tuesday, August 12, 2008
“Not all electrolytic capacitors are manufactured equally. Japanese and solid caps have better quality, protecting your equipment from the infamous capacitor leakage problem and also increasing the life-span of your equipment, especially if it works at high temperatures, like it is the case with power supplies. In this short tutorial we will teach you how to identify Japanese capacitors and why they have a better quality.”
Performance System Building Guide
OCIA :: Monday, August 11, 2008
“In the past we’ve always spec’d a high-end air cooler for our Performance build, however we’ve seen a few really good yet inexpensive liquid cooling kits come out recently. Among these was the Swiftech H20-220 Compact that we reviewed several months ago. Coming from a brand like Swiftech you know it’s going to be high quality and the performance is really good, even for a pre-assembled kit. If you don’t have room for a double-sized radiator in your case, the Swiftech Compact series is also available in a single H20-120 model.”
