Computing And Tech Enthusiast News And Product Reviews

Intel 45nm Fab Process And Penryn Preview

by David Altavilla - Sat, Jan 27, 2007

Good Morning All! Intel gave us some details on their next gen manufacturing process today and we thought we'd share them with you. We also got a sneak peek at their next gen "Penryn" core processor. Have a look and enjoy! ... Read more...

Intel 45nm Fab Process And Penryn Preview

by Marco Chiappetta - Fri, Jan 26, 2007

Intel's impressive manufacturing process capabilities and fab resources are well known throughout the industry. In fact, most would argue that their manufacturing prowess has played a large part in the company's success. They've had many "firsts" over the years... Read more...

The Power Behind Lucasfilms and ILM's Computing Prowess

by David Altavilla - Fri, Jan 26, 2007

You want IOPs? Got that... You want Petaflops? Check. Blades? Yeah we got a few of those hanging around too... next to the fiber-optic shelves. News.com has the 411 on the kind of power it takes to run a state of the art production house like Lucasfilms. A... Read more...

NVIDIA SLI 2.0 Technology In March?

by Marco Chiappetta - Fri, Jan 26, 2007

VR-Zone is reporting that NVIDIA will announce their second generation SLI technology at the CeBIT show in March. This is still rumor at the moment, but NVIDIA definitely has plans to expand upon SLI. One look at the triple PCI Express x16 slots on 680i mobos and the dual SLI edge connectors on 8800 GTX cards and you know something... Read more...

Scientists create world's densest memory circuit

by Marco Chiappetta - Fri, Jan 26, 2007

An announcement made yesterday in the Journal Nature claims that researchers had a breakthrough and created a memory circuit with 100 billion bits per square centimeter, which is said to be about 100 times dense than current memory circuits. ... Read more...

A World Wide Web Of Criminals

by Matt Beauvais - Thu, Jan 25, 2007

Cyber crimes have been on the rise over the years, but so haven't the number of overall net users. While every society has its share of the not so decent, will the Internet, with it's ability to provide criminals easy access to money, merchandise, people, and privacy, eventually be overrun by them? If security and user knowledge don't... Read more...

Unreal Tournament 2007 Gets Name Change & New Console

by Matt Beauvais - Thu, Jan 25, 2007

Epic's Unreal Tournament 2007 is getting a name change, so say hello to Unreal Tournament 3. Creative, eh? More important though, is you can now expect to see it on Microsoft's XBOX 360, which joins the Playstation 3 and PC as its chosen formats. Unreal Tournament 3 is... Read more...

Asus P5N-E SLI nForce 650i SLI

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Jan 25, 2007

Hello Everyone. We're just shooting over a quick note to let you all know that we've posted a new article at HotHardware.com in which we evaluate the features, value, and performance of Asus nForce 650i SLI-based P5N-E SLI motherboard. Here's a snip: "The Asus P5N-E SLI uses... Read more...

Asus P5N-E SLI Nvidia nForce 650i SLI

by Alex Evans - Thu, Jan 25, 2007

Nvidia's newly launched nForce 680i SLI for Intel's Core 2 processors is undoubtedly the most lavish, extravagant, and exiting chipset currently on the market. This chipset, which we recently looked at in depth with our review of the high-end Asus Striker board, features such features like DDR-1200 memory support, triple PCI Express... Read more...

AMD reportedly to launch Geode LX 900 for UMPCs

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Jan 25, 2007

DigiTimes has the scoop on an new low-power AMD processor targeted at the Ultra Mobile PC market. The LX900 will reportedly be x86 compatible and run at 667MHz. Power consumption numbers were not readily available, but considering the LX800 which runs at 800MHz consumes about 3.9W, it... Read more...

NVIDAI G81 to be manufactured at 65nm?

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Jan 25, 2007

The Inquirer is reporting that the refresh to NVIDIA's G80 GPU (GeForce 8 Series), which is probably code-named G81 if history is an indicator, will be manufactured on TSMC's 65nm process node. "THE G80 replacement looks like it might be known as G81, and it appears that Nvidia... Read more...

ATI & NVIDIA Talk MXM Off the Record

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Jan 25, 2007

[H] has asked the question, "Two years ago, NVIDIA announced its MXM socketed initiative for the GPU mobile market. This new technology would allow for a modular GPU slot in all laptops, thus making servicing and upgrades much easier. Two years later, still nothing. Why?" "As lofty as the expectations of the MXM technology are, for... Read more...

AMD Announces Strategic Partnership with TCL Computer

by Marco Chiappetta - Thu, Jan 25, 2007

AMD Announces Strategic Partnership with TCL Computer, Fourth Largest PC Provider in China - TCL Computer to sell AMD processor-based commercial notebooks and desktop PCs; China's top seven computer manufacturers now offering AMD solutions - BEIJING - Jan. 25, 2007 - AMD (NYSE: AMD) today... Read more...

Blu-Ray Encryption Cracked?

by Matt Beauvais - Thu, Jan 25, 2007

If you build it, it will be cracked. That's been the story behind most encryption, and the latest generation of media formats seem no different. Last year, Microsoft's HD-DVD encryption was cracked by someone who goes by the name of "Muslix64", and this year he adds Blu-Ray to his list of defeated media formats. This is a... Read more...