Glance 20091022

• Win7
  • PC Mag Launch center: [link] (via PC Mag)
  • Ballmer’s Launch: [link] (via PC Mag)
  • Saves money and time: [link] (via Tom’s Hardware)
  • Availability: [link] (via Hexus.net)
  • Windows Virtual PC and WinXP mode: [link] (via Tom’s Hardware)
  • Themes: [link] (via Tom’s Hardware)
  • Win7-related round of new hardware: [link] (via Tom’s Hardware)
  • MSI Win7 range: [link] (via Hexus.net)
  • The Japanese Win7 Whopper: [link] (via everyone on the web and their grandmothers)
  • [Editorial] Win7: An upgrade story: [link] (via PC Mag)
  • [DMU] Win7 vs Vista VGA game performance: [link] (via Guru3D)
• MS starts selling PCs online: [link] (via Tom’s Hardware)
• Vista DirectX 11: [link] (via Tom’s Hardware)
• ATI Catalyst 9.10: [link] (via Hexus.net)
• AMD calls NVIDIA’s marketing bluff: [link] (via Hexus.net)
• Dell Adamo XPS (Slimbook!) peek: [link] (via PC Mag)
• Dell Studio 14z: [link] (via AnandTech)
• Acer AS5738DG 3D Laptop:
  • [link] (via Tom’s Hardware)
  • [link] (via PC Mag)
• HP L2105tm Win7 Multitouch Screen 21.5″ for $299: [link] (via Tom’s Hardware)
• Xbox-360 Blu-Ray: [link] (via Tom’s Hardware)
• Canesta Project Natal-Killer for PC: [link] (via Tom’s Hardware)
• Nokia suing Apple for infrigment of 10 wireless tech patents (all on iPhones): [link] (via Tom’s Hardware)
• Verizon Droid on Nov.9? [link] (via PC Mag)
• Twitter, MS and Google:
  • [link] (via Tom’s Hardware)
  • [link] (via Hexus.net)
• Analyst Kumar says Google’s making its own phone (no operator lock-in, Snapdragon, and Android 2.0): [link] (via Hexus.net)
• Pay-As-You-Go Internet Service “in the works”: [link] (via Tom’s Hardware)
• Flip the coin:
  • Hulu may charge fees soon: [link] (via Tom’s Hardware)
  • Facebook to sell music: [link] (via Tom’s Hardware)
• Amazon cuts $ of Kindle to match Nook: [link] (via PC Mag)
• Kindle-less Kindle: [link] (via Hexus.net)
• NZXT Tempest Midtower Case: [link] (via ThinkComputers)
• Bonus: http://www.pcmag.com/ has been recently redesigned; worth checking out (if you remember the old design and you’re into web design – heck, it’s worth a stop even if you’re not into web design but read this blog)

Glance 20091020

• Win7 Sneak Peek w/ Family Guy: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Windows-7-Family-Guy-Show,8885.html (via Tom’s Hardware)
• Win7 early availability: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=20781 (via Hexus.net)
• [Editorial] Win7 not a panacea: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2354446,00.asp (via PC Mag)
• AMD new CPUs: Athlon II X3s and Athlon II X2 -e
  • Review: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/athlon-ii-x3,2452.html (via Tom’s Hardware)
  • Review: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3663 (via AnandTech)
  • Review: http://www.guru3d.com/article/athlon-ii-x3-435-processor-review-test/ (via Guru3D)
  • Review: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=20783 (via Hexus.net)
  • Review: http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/amd_athlon_2_x3_435_x2_240e/ (via FiringSquad)
  • Review: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/athlon-ii-x3-435.html (via X-bit Labs)
• Intel Core i7-960 (LGA1366, Bloomfield): http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=20787 (via Hexus.net)
• Windows Mobile: there’s a store for that: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/pictures-story/122-windows-mobile-marketplace.html (via Tom’s Hardware)
• Apple Mac Lineup refresh: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2354484,00.asp (via PC Mag)
• Intel + SAP = SaaS on the cloud: http://channel.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=20774 (via Hexus.net)
• NVIDIA’s cloud – RealityServer for 3D rendering: http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/44367/135/ (via TGDaily)
• Earning Season and impact on shares: http://channel.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=20768 (via Hexus.net)
• Hardware Roundup: http://www.semiaccurate.com/2009/10/16/hardware-roundup/ (via SemiAccurate)
• D&D on a MS Surface: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Dungeons-Dragons-Microsoft-surface-Carnegie,news-4903.html (via Tom’s Hardware)

Glance 20091019

• Intel X25-X SSD in Q4’09: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Intel-SSD-Value-X25-X-Storage,8877.html (via Tom’s Hardware)
• Dell Adamo XPS with heat-sensitive latch (Slimbook^TM Hotness): http://www.tomshardware.com/news/dell-adamo-xps-heat-sensitive,8881.html (via Tom’s Hardware)
• Marvell Armada fleet:
  • http://www.tomshardware.com/news/marvell-ARM-armada-cpu-processors,8884.html (via Tom’s Hardware)
  • http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3662 (via AnandTech)

Glance 20091015

• The NVIDIA saga, summary: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3659 (via AnandTech)
  • Mainstream GT300/Fermi launch in Q1’10 http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/15954/1/ (via Fudzilla)
  • NVIDIA partners place huge orders of Fermi: http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/15955/1/ (via Fudzilla)
• AMD Q3’09 a loss, but with profts: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2354319,00.asp (via ExtremeTech)
• ATI Radeon HD 5750/5770:
  • single 5750/5770: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=20670 (via Hexus.net)
  • single 5770: http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5770-review-test/ (via Guru3D)
  • double 5770: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=20684 (via Hexus.net)
  • triple 5770: http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-5770-in-3way-crossfirex-review-test/ (via Guru3D)
• The Evergreen family (HD 5750, 5770, 5850, by XFX) http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/15926/1/ (via Fudzilla)
• ATI Radeon HD 5900 (was 5870X2/Hemlock ?) the anti-Fermi http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=22218 (via FiringSquad)
• Lucid Hydra 200: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2353999,00.asp (via ExtremeTech)
• Intel Core i5 6xx Dual Clarkdale (32nm) on Jan 3rd? http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/15979/1/ (via Fudzilla)
• Intel Atom N450 netbook CPU on Jan 3rd? http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/15985/1/ (via Fudzilla)
• CPU for $100 – Comparison: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/best-gaming-cpu,2439.html (via Tom’s Hardware)
• Intel vs AMD http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20091015115237_Intel_Sues_Advanced_Micro_Devices.html (via X-bit Labs)
• Acer becomes world #2 PC maker (+25% Y/Y) http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/other/display/20091014221214_Acer_Becomes_World_s_Second_Largest_Maker_of_PCs_as_Market_Growth_Slightly.html (via X-bit Labs)
• Acer Aspire 5738PG Multitouch notebook:
  • http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Acer-Windows-7-Multitouch-Notebook,8854.html (via Tom’s Hardware)
  • http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=20710 (via Hexus.net)
• Acer Aspire One AOD250 Netbook Android/WinXP dual-boot: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2354274,00.asp (via PC Magazine)
• iBUYPOWER Gamer Paladin E870 i7 http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=reviews&id=1062 (via ThinkComputers)
• Logitech G-110:
  • http://www.tomshardware.com/news/logitech-g110-gaming-keyboard-led,8863.html (via Tom’s Hardware)
  • http://gaming.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=20723 (via Hexus.net)
• NAS buying guide: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2354173,00.asp (via PC Magazine)
• Win7 Sponsored event “Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex’s Almost Live Comedy Show”: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-windows-7-family-guy,8851.html (via Tom’s Hardware)
• Gaming:
  • Dragon Age: Origin Character creator http://www.tomsguide.com/us/dragon-age-origins-character-creator,news-4860.html (via Tom’s Hardware)
  • WOW Accounts to require Battle.net account: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/wow-battle.net-warcraft-starcraft-blizzard,8856.html (via Tom’s Hardware)
• Twitter attacks underway: http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/2009/10/twitter_attacks_underway_throu.php (via PC Magazine)

Glance 20091013

• Dell’s Adamo XPS notebook (I hereby TM the term “Slimbook”)
  • http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Dell-Adamo-XPS-hinge-laptop,8845.html (via Tom’s Hardware)
  • http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2009/10/7/dell-launches-adamo-xps2c-was-the-demo-unit-real.aspx (via Bright Side of News)
• ATI Radeon HD 5750/5770
  • http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-5770,2446.html (via Tom’s Hardware)
  • http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3658 (via AnandTech)
  • http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=20670 (via Hexus)
  • http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/ati_radeon_5770_5750_performance/ (via FiringSquad)
• Large MS Windows Updates: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2354169,00.asp (via AnandTech)
• HP TouchSmart 600-1055: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2354087,00.asp (via AnandTech)
• Ad-aware Pro 8.1: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2354111,00.asp (via AnandTech)
• BFG Deimos X-10: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=20682 (via Hexus)
• 128-bit architecture: AMD Bulldozer and Intel Haswell? http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2009/10/12/microsofts-128-bit-indiscretion-discloses-amd-bulldozer2c-intel-haswell.aspx (via Bright Side of News)
• The saga of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 200 boards continues: http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=22208 (via FiringSquad)
• The story of Intel Larrabee: http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2009/10/12/an-inconvenient-truth-intel-larrabee-story-revealed.aspx (via Bright Side of the News)
• MS and the e-book readers: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multimedia/display/20091013120834_Microsoft_We_Are_Not_Interested_in_E_Book_Reader.html (via X-bit Labs)
• SanDisk ships X4 MLC Flash: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/memory/display/20091013090001_SanDisk_Initiates_Shipments_of_4_Bit_per_Cell_Flash_Memory.html (via X-bit Labs)
• ATI Stream SDK new beta fully OpenCL-compliant: http://techreport.com/discussions.x/17757 (via The Tech Report)
• Intel and 3DMark tests:
  • http://www.techpowerup.com/105967/Intel_IGPs_Use_Murky_Optimisations_for_3DMark_Vantage.html (via Tech PowerUp)
  • http://techreport.com/articles.x/17732 (via The Tech Report)
• Intel X25-M and 5 OCZ SSDs: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/storage/display/ocz-ssd-roundup.html (via X-bit Labs)
• GPU Cooling: Thermalright T-Rad2 GTX Cooler, VRM Heatsinks, TR-SL-92-1500 Fans: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/thermalright-trad2-gtx-vrm.html (via X-bit Labs)
• Firefox 3.6 and page orientation: http://techreport.com/discussions.x/17753 (via The Tech Report)

Glance 20091012

• NVIDIA GeForce G210, GT220
  • http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gt-220,2445.html#xtor=RSS-182 (via Tom’s Hardware)
  • http://www.semiaccurate.com/2009/10/11/nvida-launches-uncompetitive-g210-and-gt220/ (via SemiAccurate)
  • GT220-only: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3657 (via AnandTech)
• Gigabyte GTX260 Super Over Clock: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3656 (via AnandTech)
• Samsong GT-V7650 Smartphone by Giorgio Armani http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Georgio-Armani-Samsung-windows-mobile,news-4832.html (via Tom’s Hardware)
  • pricae tag ~€700 (~$1030); see Ballmer’s speech from the launch here http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/10/09/giorgio-armani-and-samsung-unveil-windows-mobile-smartphone-w/
• Acer recalls Aspire notebooks for overheating: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/acer-aspire-recall-notebook-overheating,8834.html (via Tom’s Hardware)
• Deimos X-10: http://www.bfgsystems.com/deimos/index.php

Glance 20091011

• [Advertorial] ATI Radeon HD 4650/4670 Value: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ATI-Radeon-HD4650-HD4670,2444.html (via Tom’s Hardware)
• [DMU] Intel released a press kit that visually explains how a CPU is made: http://www.tomshardware.com/picturestory/514-intel-cpu-processor-core-i7.html (via Tom’s Hardware)
• [DMU] Core i7-975 Memory comparison: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/memory-scaling-i7,2325.html (via Tom’s Hardware)

Knowing all of these results, it is obvious that highest speed DDR3 memory only makes sense for serious enthusiasts, or for those with unlimited budgets. Everyone else should focus on mainstream clock speeds of DDR3-1066 or DDR3-1333, and go for a trustworthy brand and the quickest timings their budget allows.

• [DMU] 6 CDDR3/2000 Memory Kits compared: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ddr3-2000-6gb,2320.html (via Tom’s Hardware)

The [DMU] tag stands for “Dust Me Up”; these are links to older articles which can’t be considered “news” anymore but may be of interest nonetheless.

Glance

• NVIDIA “We’re staying in the chipset business”: http://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-gpu-graphics-chipset,8821.html#xtor=RSS-181 (via Tom’s Hardware)
• 5 gaming cases: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-case-review,2420.html#xtor=RSS-182 (via Tom’s Hardware)
• NAS devices from Thecus and WD: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/mybook-n0204-nas,2417.html#xtor=RSS-182 (via Tom’s Hardware)
• HP Pavilion All-in-One MS124: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2353806,00.asp?kc=PCRSS02129TX1K0000530 (via PC Magazine)
• MS Office Starter to replace the MS Works suite: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=20638 (via Hexus)
• Elpida 2GB DD3 SDRAM (40nm) coming soon: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=20630 (via Hexus)
• AMD Desktops Roadmap: http://www.semiaccurate.com/2009/10/08/zambezi-and-lynx-platforms-amd-arrive-in-2011/ (via SemiAccurate)
  • Enthusiast: current Dragon platform
    • 2010: Leo
      • Thuban6-core CPU
      • RD890 and SB850 chipset
      • RV810, DX11 graphics
    • 2011: Scorpius
      • Zambezi CPU (32nm, 4+ cores, DDR3 controller, Socket AM3 Rev. 2)
      • RV9xx graphics
  • Mainstream: current Athlon II
    • 2010: Dorado
      • RS88oP+SB810 chipset (IGP inclusive)
    • 2011: Lynx
      • 32nm, 4+ cores, single GPU core, DDR3 controller
      • Llano Accelerated Processing Unit

With these introductions, AMD will be a full year behind Intel, which is pushing for a quick Q1/2010 introduction of its own 32nm CPUs. [...] On the other hand, AMD has made an art form of making up for lost time, just like it did on Deneb and 45nm.

Glance

• Core i5/i7 P55 Motherboards (Budget) Comparison: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/budget-p55-motherboard,2436.html (via Tom’s Hardware)
• Gateway One ZX6810-01 All-In-One Desktop w/ Touchscreen: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2353828,00.asp?kc=PCRSS02129TX1K0000530 (via PC Magazine)
• HP Mini 311 Ion-based netbook : http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2353909,00.asp?kc=PCRSS02129TX1K0000530 (via PC Magazine)
• Sony VAIO CW: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=20625 (via Hexus)
• Sony VAIO-X: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=20622 (via Hexus)
• PowerColor’s liquid-cooled Radeon HD5870 Rumor: http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=20620 (cia Hexus)
• Win7 doesn’t quite boot faster: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10370369-56.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0 (via Cnet)

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