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All News for April 2008

AMD’s Bulldozer Unlike Anything You’ve Seen

by Chad Weirick - Wed, Apr 30, 2008

While AMD is frantically trying to ramp up the speeds of their existing Phenom designs, we’re starting to get a slightly clearer picture of what the company plans on offering next. AMD’s technical director of sales and marketing for EMEA, Giuseppe Amato, told Custom PC that ‘if I look at the... Read more...

Who’s Recertifying These iPods?

by Chad Weirick - Wed, Apr 30, 2008

An interesting tale from a reliable source has just tipped up regarding buying bargain iPods online: “The iPod came in just a couple of days--but as soon as I unwrapped it and connected it to my Mac at home I got an ominous alert from my usually quiet antivirus software. The iPod, it informed me, contained some virus known as AdobeR.exe.... Read more...

OQO Model 2 Running Leopard?

by Chad Weirick - Wed, Apr 30, 2008

There are some people that mod and tinker just because they can, and they usually end up with really strange contraptions that leave us in awe. The accomplishment of getting OS X Leopard running on a non-approved platform is amazing on its own, but getting it running on a tiny VIA-powered uMPC such as the OQO Model 2 is nothing less than... Read more...

Parallels XP SP3 Support Up To a Month Away

by Daniel A. Begun - Wed, Apr 30, 2008

In anticipation of the official rollout of Windows XP SP3, both Apple and VMware have recently released updates to their software (Boot Camp and Fusion, respectively)--promising users who run Windows XP on their Macs that their systems will be compatible with the XP SP3 update... Read more...

Psystar's Open Computer Mac Clone Unboxed

by Daniel A. Begun - Wed, Apr 30, 2008

The folks over at Engadget appear to have received an actual Psystar Open Computer Mac clone, and they've posted a number of photos from the system's unboxing. The case looks to be the same design as appeared in the video post we wrote about yesterday. Which means we're probably going to have... Read more...

ASUS LS201 20" LCD Monitor

by Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Apr 30, 2008

Earlier this year we stumbled upon a widely circulated You Tube video (at least in tech circles), in which a man is seen ruthlessly abusing a poor LCD monitor. The protagonist starts by letting a child draw on the screen with a black permanent marker. Taking matters into his own hands, the man then proceeds to take a pen-knife to the surface... Read more...

Google's Directions Get a Street View

by Michael Santo - Wed, Apr 30, 2008

Ever wish you could get a view of possible landmarks when getting directions from a mapping site or program? Well, Google's heard your plea, and has added Street View to directions in Google Maps.Driving directions and Street View have been separate features of the search engine's Google Maps site. By combining them, Google said users... Read more...

GTA IV Freezes Have Gamers Hot

by Michael Santo - Wed, Apr 30, 2008

Grand Theft Auto IV has created a frenzy of news stories, including rave reviews and record sales, but the one that has gamers hot under the collar: freezes.Last month, the launch of Rockstar Games' Bully on the Xbox 360 was marred by a bevy of crash bugs and other glitches. With this morning's heavily anticipated release of Grand Theft Auto... Read more...

Broadband's Got Nothing Left To Sell But Speed

by Gregory Sullivan - Wed, Apr 30, 2008

Om Malik at Gigaom has made an interesting analysis of the effects of widespread broadband penetration into the US market. As the demand for broadband tapers off because the pool of persons that don't yet have it slowly dries up, there's really only one thing the providers have left to sell:... Read more...

VIA Technologies Launches Beta Linux Portal

by Daniel A. Begun - Wed, Apr 30, 2008

Linux is finally starting to make inroads into mainstream computing, as evidenced by the Eee PC and the HP Mini-Note ultraportable laptops. It should come as no surprise that vendors are starting to embrace Linux with open arms, due to its low-cost of entry. VIA Technologies is the latest... Read more...

Web's Just Warming Up, Says The Real Al Gore

by Gregory Sullivan - Wed, Apr 30, 2008

Sorry about that tired old joke about who invented the Internet. Of course Al Gore didn't invent the Internet, he invented weather. But if any one person can be said to have "invented the web," it's Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Today's the fifteenth anniversary of the date when the code that... Read more...

Hardware Round-Up

by Michael Santo - Wed, Apr 30, 2008

Video:Honeywell 22-Inch LCD Monitor MT-SY-HWLM2216 @ Benchmark ReviewsGigabyte GeForce 8800 GT Turbo Force Edition Video Card @ Viper Lair24" LCD Monitors Roundup. Part II @ X-bit LabsSapphire Radeon HD 3870 Toxic review @ Elite BastardsXFX GeForce 9800GX2 1GB Review @ InsideHWEVGA e-GeForce 8800GT AKIMBO 1GB Video Card Review @ GamepyreMotherboards... Read more...

OCZ Technology Introduces Special Ops Edition

by Michael Santo - Wed, Apr 30, 2008

OCZ Technology Introduces Special Ops Edition DDR3 Series for Gamers and System Builders in Need of the Ultimate StabilitySunnyvale, CA—April 29, 2008—OCZ Technology Group, a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today announced the Special Ops... Read more...

AT&T to Cut the Price of Apple’s New iPhone

by Michael Santo - Wed, Apr 30, 2008

The iPhone currently isn't subsidized. But what if it was? Can you imagine what the price might be? That's the rumor about the 3G version which is due out soon.When the 3G iPhone is introduced this summer, AT&T, the exclusive U.S. iPhone sales partner with Apple, will cut... Read more...

Lenovo IdeaPad U110: Fully Featured & Tiny

by Chad Weirick - Tue, Apr 29, 2008

While some people are extremely impressed with smaller ultra-portables like the Eee PC, others want something with a little more performance and/or features. Looking to meet this growing group of consumers is Lenovo with their new 11.1” IdeaPad U110 that we showed you a preview of here... Read more...

Facial Recognition Now on Toshiba Satellites

by Daniel A. Begun - Tue, Apr 29, 2008

If Toshiba has its way, fingerprint authentication is about to become passé. Toshiba Satellite laptops with Toshiba's "Fusion finish" (the Satellite U400, M300, A300, and P300 models) will all come standard with "Toshiba Face Recognition" software. Instead of logging in with a traditional... Read more...

Over 10,000 McDonalds Served with Wi-Fi

by Daniel A. Begun - Tue, Apr 29, 2008

Wayport, a corporate Wi-Fi provider, announced today that it is now providing Wi-Fi in over 10,000 McDonalds restaurants in the United States--of which, 9,300 are available for access by customers (for a fee, of course). Wayport starting providing Wi-Fi for McDonalds restaurants in 2004. "This milestone continues McDonald’s position as... Read more...

Asus P45-Based P5Q Deluxe Sneak Peek

by Marco Chiappetta - Tue, Apr 29, 2008

Intel is planning to release the successor the popular P35 chipset in a few weeks, the aptly named P45. From a feature standpoint, the P35 and P45 are somewhat similar. But the P45 will have official support for 1,600MHz FSB processors, PCI Express 2.0, and the chipset is being manufactured 65nm as opposed to 90nm, which should... Read more...

Intel Atom Shortage to Impact Product Rollout

by Daniel A. Begun - Tue, Apr 29, 2008

Anyone jonesing to get their hands on an Intel Atom-based product, just might have to keep waiting a little longer than planned. According to electronista, Intel is meeting less than 40 percent of Atom orders. This is sure to impact the expected rollout of Atom-based products--some of which... Read more...

Windows XP SP3 Rollout Delayed by Glitch

by Michael Santo - Tue, Apr 29, 2008

Oh, oh. Stop downloading. Although it appeared that Windows XP SP3 was set to go, we may have jumped the gun there.The software maker said there is a "compatibility issue" between the XP service pack and Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System, a retail chain management program for small and midsize businesses."In order to... Read more...

Asus Eee PC 900: Easy to Win?

by Michael Santo - Tue, Apr 29, 2008

Now here's an interesting website that just launched. It's an Asus site, and it's for the Asus Eee PC 900. It says "Easy to share, Easy to work, Easy to play, Easy to win." Easy to win? Now that has us interested. Note: it's a UK site, and scheduled to go live on 5/1, so if you're there, keep your eye on it. ... Read more...

Compatibility Issues With AMD Quad-Core CPUs

by Daniel A. Begun - Tue, Apr 29, 2008

CNET blogger, Brooke Crothers, reports that AMD is running into compatibility issues with its quad-core Phenom CPU. Some motherboard makers and system builders are mistakingly trying to pair the 125-watt, quad-core Phenon with motherboards that only support the lower-power, 95-watt AMD... Read more...