HP offers new Intel i7-980X six-core processor in HPE-180t desktop for under $2,000
Today was the day that Intel PC partners could officially announce their support for the new i7-980X Extreme Edition six-core processor, and several companies have updated their product offerings, which will hopefully cover in the next few posts. But let’s start with the biggest desktop company with a new offering: HP has added the CPU
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HP offers new Intel i7-980X six-core processor in HPE-180t desktop for under $2,000
The TravelMate series of laptops from Acer has been around for some time now and yet the TravelMate of today is far removed from the model released several years ago. With this TravelMate 6594, Acer introduce the user to the new Intel Core i7 and i5 processors, this has been coupled with a decent sized 15.6 inch display and a super ATI Mobility Radeon HD5670 dedicated graphics card. Features of the all new Acer TravelMate 6594: 15.6 inch LED-backlit display supported via Acer GridVista, Intel Core i7 and i5 Mobile CPU, Mobile Intel QM57 Express Chipset with Intel vPro, up to 8GB of RAM, ATI Mobility Radeon HD5670 dedicated graphic cards a 1.3 MP Crystal Eye webcam, Bluetooth, a DVD burner, Wi-Fi connectivity, optional 3G module, a 9 cell battery that is good for up to 10 hours, Anti-theft Technology, including Acer Finger Launch, Acer Bio-Protection and supports Pre-Boot Authentication (PBA).
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Acer Release New TravelMate
We blogged over the last 36 hours or so (here and here) about Intel introducing its latest fastest desktop processor ever: the Core i7-980X Extreme Edition. Though some media outlets tested systems from Falcon Northwest and Maingear, neither of them has added the CPU to their online configurators. The honor of being first goes to
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Origin PC offers Core i7-980X Extreme CPU overclocked to 4.3GHz for its gaming desktops
Depending on your view, PC gaming is dead or is the only way to game. Clearly, Intel is of the latter view, which is why the company chose to preview its new “Extreme Edition” CPU at the Game Developers Conference—the Core i7-980X, the first desktop processor to feature six computing cores. At the same time,
Spilling soda or trapping remnants of Cheeto’s beneath the underbelly of your laptop keyboard is an unfortunate event that’s occurred at one time or another for most longtime users. This can create anything from a small nuisance like a sticky F5 button to an all out catastrophe that renders your machine incapacitated
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Laptop keyboard replacing guide
Antec first turned heads with its Skeleton open-air case, which exposed DIYers components but helped with air cooling and reduced dust bunnies found in a closed chassis. Now premium case builder Lian-Li is going further out with its new PC-T1R, which not only leaves your system’s parts out in the open, but also has four
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New Lian-Li computer case let you turns your PC into a mecha spider
Walmart has put Dell’s latest all-in-one PC, the Inspiron One 19, on sale at its locations without much fanfare, apparently causing Engadget to think it’s just been stocked. (Read the comments to see people who’ve already seen the desktop in stores for a few weeks.) A little sleuthing also turns up the system on the
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Walmart has Dell’s Inspiron One 19 all-in-one desktop on sale
Here’s an interesting product that DIYers might embrace and system builders may tread warily around. Asus’ new M4A89GTD PRO motherboard, based around AMD’s new 890GX chipset, has the skills to circumvent the design of certain AMD multi-core processors
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New Asus motherboard tries to unlock "hidden" cores on AMD processors
There is a $1 billion offer on the table to buy Novell from Elliott Associates . The company’s financial performance doesn’t support this kind of price (it is 115 percent over the value of Novell as of January 4th). The investors making the bid are known for flipping companies — basically repackaging them to turn a nice profit rather than run them long-term.
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Novell for Sale: Another SCO Moment Coming?
If you want to take underwater photos but don’t have the money to invest in a camera specifically designed for the task, then OverBoard’s Waterproof Zoom Lens Camera Case could be just the thing.
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OverBoard Waterproof Zoom Lens Camera Case
Sony VAIO VGN-FW520F/B 16.4-Inch Black Laptop (Windows 7 Home Premium) Inspired by theater screens, the Sony VAIO VGN-FW520F/B in black broadens your entertainment horizons with a brilliantly colorful 16.4-inch high-definition LCD, dedicated AV controls, HDMI output to your HDTV, and more. Great for watching widescreen movies or viewing two web sites side-by-side, the 16.4-inch screen also minimizes the annoying black bars you see when playing widescreen movies. The Blu-ray Disc optical drive (read-only) lets you play high-definition Blu-ray Disc movies in crystal-clear resolution
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Sony VAIO VGN-FW520F/B 16.4-Inch Black Laptop (Windows 7 Home Premium)
Windows Techies are famous for playing with system files to either increase the functionality by replacing the core system files or completely replace with something else. I have seen this happening majorly for Games ( e.g Directx 10 files patched to work in Windows XP ). However with Windows 7 and Windows Vista taking ownership of files is not easy.
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Windows 7 System File replacer for Power users
The Senate has passed a Bill that will allow network operators — including ISPs — to intercept traffic as part of “network protection activities” disregarding the Greens Party efforts to amend it. Senator Scott Ludlam (Credit: Greens Party) The Bill, the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment Bill 2009 , aims to help network operators to understand what they can and cannot do in terms of interception. It will allow, for example, an ISP network engineer to intercept a customer’s connection when undertaking activities to “operate, maintain and protect” their network
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Senate passes net interception Bill
The good Thin and unique, all-white design Virtually no backlight bleed through Comprehensive on-screen display Built-in headphone jack The bad Shallow viewing angle Lacks a DVI connection Doesn’t include an HDMI to DVI cord or HDMI cord Design and features The 23-inch BenQ V2400 Eco has a completely white chassis, including a white power cord and a white VGA cord. The bezel is 20.32mm wide all around, while the screen itself is only 19mm thick. The screen has a matte finish, yet despite the wide foot stand it wobbles considerably when pushed
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BenQ V2400 Eco
CEO Paul Reynolds today announced that Telecom NZ will compensate the 200,000 customers south of Taupo who had been affected by the company’s recent mobile outage. Telecom NZ CEO Paul Reynolds (Credit: Telecom NZ) The package was worth almost NZ$5 million, Telecom claimed, and comprised credits to customers as well as a donation of over NZ$250,000 to community projects in the lower South Island
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Telecom NZ users get compo for outage
Hudson ICT has released its annual salary guide with information on salary ranges across the IT industry from senior managers to graduate developers. Comments (2) | Email this Share: Google | Facebook | del.icio.us | Digg | Reddit | Slashdot | StumbleUpon
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IT Jobs: Are you paid enough?
Matt Clarke was working for a large financial services company which had decided to take development of a new application in-house when he first met Radek Cerny, the software engineer who would become the other half of the founding team behind Australian start-up expanz. Matt Clarke (Credit: expanz) Clarke, now expanz’s CEO, knew he had met someone special when Radek Cerny, after being hired as the project’s first developer, built the entire application by himself in six weeks flat
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Expanz on assembling .NET
The South Australian Government passed a Bill late last year which makes it illegal during election time to post political views on a blog or comment without also including a name and address. The bill came into effect on 6 January, but only governs the weeks after a writ has been issued authorising an election, and only content affecting South Australian politicians.
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SA bans anonymous online commentary
As HP’s top-level business notebook EliteBook, 6930p has become an indispensable high-end series of products. Their appearance has a HP business machines scratch layer, splash-proof keyboard, magnesium alloy frame and display enclosure, but also equipped with a Intel Core 2 Duo T9 series of processors
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Core Duo 2, HP 6930P buisiness notebook is launched
Russian antivirus tsar Eugene Kaspersky says Australian ISPs should not only cut off malware-infected personal computers but also infected web servers run by businesses. Eugene Kaspersky (Credit: Kaspersky Lab) “In many countries ISPs cut off computers that are infected,” Kaspersky told ZDNet.com.au .
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Kaspersky: Target zombie servers too