ATI Radeon HD 4800 GPUs Complement Snow Leopard With OpenCL
This is more AMD bragging than anything else, but with all the questions arising over Snow Leopard incompatibilities, it's great to hear some news regarding--well--compatibilities. Alongside the outfit's new Opteron EE CPU, it's also proclaiming that its ATI Radeon HD 4800 series graphics devices are fully compatible with OS X 10.6In fact, AMD asserts that these cards--which are found in select iMac and Mac Pro configurations--complements Snow Leopard's fully compliant OpenCL Version 1.0 implementation. In case
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AMD's Low-Power, Six-Core Opteron EE Eyes Cloud Computing
Slowly but surely, cloud and dense computing environments are becoming more and more popular. With services such as Apple's MobileMe and Google's own application suite living on the web, it's not hard to see why these tactics are becoming more pervasive. And wouldn't you know it--AMD is chomping at the bit to make sure it gets in on the bandwagon early. Today, the company is introducing the immediate availability of the new six-core Opteron EE processor at 40W ACP. Designed specifically to provide plenty of
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gScreen To Shove Two 15.4" LCD Displays Into Single Notebook
Lenovo's W700ds proved that having multiple screens on a notebook wasn't completely infeasible, though the lackluster response to it simultaneously proved that there's not too much pent-up demand out there for such a device. Sure, it's a novel concept, but the incredible expense and the added weight puts most prospective buyers off. All that said, there's always room for one more rival to try and tweak things within a niche in hopes of making something mainstream, and that's exactly what gScreen is looking to
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Sharp Goes Smartbook With 5" Ubuntu-Based NetWalker Handheld
If you haven't generated a UMPC/MID/Tablet PC of your own by now, you've probably missed the boat. In an effort to catch the last vessel out, Sharp has this week introduced a new portable PC that isn't likely to sell well based on figures from prior attempts, but it's certainly a compelling device. The so-called mini mobile PC is designed to boot up quickly, support touch inputs and recognize key presses via a QWERTY keyboard. One could say that this unit slides into the confusing new "smartbook" category, which
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Most Robocalls to End Tuesday
The end of automated telemarketing calls (for the most part) comes on Tuesday, Sept. 1st. Starting that day, unless telemarketers have received written permission from a consumer that he or she wants to receive such calls, the FTC can fine the robocaller up to $16,000 per call. Finally, we will be rid of our favorite, the one that makes us want to tear our hair out. We're sure you've gotten one of these (or maybe not): This is the second notice that the factory warranty on your vehicle is expiring ...Or something
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Internet's First Registered Domain Is Finally Sold, But For How Much?
The Internet could be described as something of a youthful beast. But even still, the very first domain name to be purchased and registered brings a tear to the eye of anyone that remembers when the Internet was only accessible via a 14.4k modem and an ISP that charged by the minute. Believe it or not, it wasn't www.internet.com or www.dot.com that was purchased when the Internet was "born." Instead, it was the somewhat off-the-wall symbolics.com.It's hard to say why this domain name was the first purchased
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Sharp Goes Smartbook With 5" Ubuntu-Based NetWalker Handheld
If you haven't generated a UMPC/MID/Tablet PC of your own by now,you've probably missed the boat. In an effort to catch the last vesselout, Sharp has this week introduced a new portable PC that isn't likelyto sell well based on figures from prior attempts, but it's certainly acompelling device. The so-called mini mobile PC is designed to boot upquickly, support touch inputs and recognize key presses via a QWERTYkeyboard. One could say that this unit slides into the confusing new"smartbook" category, which is designed to please those who feel that asmartphone is too small and a netbook too large.This "NetWalker" device ships with a 5" high-resolution touch panel(1024x600), 800MHz Freescale i.MX515 processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB ofFlash storage, a microSDHC expansion slot, Wi-Fi, a pair of USB socketsand a keyboard that's just 68% full-size. There's also a non-removablebattery that can survive for ten solid hours before needing a recharge.Also known as the PC-Z1, Sharp describes its flip-open PC as a "MobileInternet Tool," one that will "sell well as a product of anunprecedented genre." In fact, Masafumi Matsumoto, executive vicepresident of Sharp noted that the Ubuntu-based device will "be thefirst blockbuster product in a while," but again, we have our doubtsabout just how many people will select this over an iPhone and/or $299netbook.
The unit will initially ship in Japan next month for around $480,though Sharp has yet to nail down a specific launch date forinternational markets.
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Greatly appreciate some advice on my new purchase. Thanks!!
Ok, so i bought this set-up from Cyberpower yesterday and have time to change things if needed. My main concern is matching up an appropriate motherboard with the processor. This is a very heavy rig for me and I don't want to plop down the doe if there is compatibility issues.
Does this motherboard match up well with the latest AMD chip (Phenom X4 9850 Black Edition Quad-Core)? See any issues with this build?
Please, any advice would be greatly appreciated.
CPU: AMD Phenom(TM) X4 9850 Black Edition Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology
MOTHERBOARD: Asus M2N SLI NVIDIA nForce 560 SLI MCP Chipset DDR2/800 SATA RAID PCI-Express MBoard w/GbLAN,IEEE1394,USB2.0,&7.1Audio
FAN: CoolerMaster Liquid CPU Cooling System (Superior Cooling Performance)
HDD: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
MEMORY: (Req.DDR2 MainBoard)4GB (2x2GB) PC6400 DDR2/800 Dual Channel Memory (Corsair)
OS: Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 (32-bit Edition)
POWERSUPPLY: 750 Watts Power Supplies (Ultra Lifetime Series Pro)
SOUND: Creative Labs SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio 24-BIT PCI Sound Card
UPS: OPTI-UPS VS575C 575VA/345W UNINTERRUPT POWER SUPPLY -
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
VIDEO2: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)
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ATI Radeon HD 4800 GPUs Complement Snow Leopard With OpenCL
This is more AMD bragging than anything else, but with all the questions arising over Snow Leopard incompatibilities, it's great to hear some news regarding--well--compatibilities. Alongside the outfit's new Opteron EE CPU, it's also proclaiming that its ATI Radeon HD 4800 series graphics devices are fully compatible with OS X 10.6In fact, AMD asserts that these cards--which are found in select iMac and Mac Pro configurations--complements Snow Leopard's fully compliant OpenCL Version 1.0 implementation. In case you weren't aware, OpenCL is a key enabler of ATI Stream technology, which allows developers to create "highly efficient applications balanced across CPU and GPU resources for superior performance running on Snow Leopard systems." Rick Bergman, senior vice president and general manager, AMD Products Group, said the following:
"Software developers can better serve end-users through open standards and OpenCL, a major component of Snow Leopard, that enables AMD's ATI Stream technology to accelerate mainstream applications through the processing the power of a GPU. Whether you're enjoying HD multimedia content or playing the newest games, the ATI Radeon HD 4870 and ATI Radeon HD 4850 in the latest Mac Pro and iMac help ATI Stream-enabled applications run faster."
- ATI Radeon HD 4870 graphics are available in the latest Mac Pro, while the ATI Radeon HD 4850 graphics power the latest iMac. Designed as high-performance parts for the ATI Radeonâ„¢ HD 4000 family of products, these feature-rich graphics processors redefine computer entertainment with advanced capabilities including support for the latest games and a home theater-quality HD multimedia experience on HD-capable monitors for use at work, at home or at play.
- ATI Stream technology leverages multi-core CPU and GPU architectures to accelerate the execution of stream-enabled highly parallel functions enabling software developers to enable improved performance and interactivity across a broad range of OpenCL capable compute platforms.
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AMD's Low-Power, Six-Core Opteron EE Eyes Cloud Computing
Slowly but surely, cloud and dense computing environments are becoming more and more popular. With services such as Apple's MobileMe and Google's own application suite living on the web, it's not hard to see why these tactics are becoming more pervasive. And wouldn't you know it--AMD is chomping at the bit to make sure it gets in on the bandwagon early.Today, the company is introducing the immediate availability of the new six-core Opteron EE processor at 40W ACP. Designed specifically to provide plenty of power for cloud computing environments without the power draw of more gamer-centric processors, this unit promises up to 31% higher performance-per-watt over standard Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors. AMD has been seriously focusing on power drain of late, even going so far as to speak publicly about the errors in battery life reporting made by modern notebook makers.
Patrick Patla, vice president and general manager, Server and Workstation Division, had this to say about the new chips:
"It’s important for our industry to look at how technology is being used and where customers have emerging needs. The AMD Opteron EE processor enables OEMs to deliver energy-sipping servers that don’t compromise on power management, virtualization or performance features.آ It is specifically designed to help address the challenges that are generating a great deal of discussion these days - building and running very dense data centers for Web services, while doing more with less."
There's no mention of a price, but those interested should be able to hit up their favorite silicon shop today and find out. Here are a few highlights about what you'll get:
آ آ آ *آ Many customers requiring this very low power processor deploy dense, large-scale IT projects where system power trumps raw performance and every watt of power savings can have significant positive impact on the bottom line.
آ آ آ * AMD offers a wide range of energy-efficient processors; customers now have 15 low and very low power server processor choices available.
آ آ آ * All of AMD’s low power processors are fully-featured and available with the same AMD Virtualization (AMD-Vâ„¢) technology and AMD-P features for advanced virtualization and power savings capability as standard power versions.
آ آ آ * This 40W ACP processor is currently being integrated in custom solutions programs and will be available from system builders for cloud and Web 2.0 customers where density and low power are key considerations.
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Mozy Online Back-Up Problems
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I installed MOZY FREE Backup software on my computer by following their instructions.
After installation, my computer kept freezing and then I got the Windows Blue Screen of Death!
Basically, MOZY FREE Backup CRASHED my computer. I could not even do a system restore. I had to restore my computer from scratch. I am still in the process of putting back all my programs and files, this is very time consuming.
Furthermore, after I backed up my files, I could not retrieve them using another computer. It kept telling me that I had to register and install MOZY Backup, it just would not retrieve my previous registration.
I am still not able to retrieve my files. Luckily, I kept local backups on some DVD's. MOZY may be free, but there is always a catch. Please be aware Mozy free backup could crash your computer?
Maybe that's how they get you; then they tell you have to purchase one of their plans???
FYI: I have 2GB of RAM and a 2.0 GHz AMD processor and it still CRASHED it!
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gScreen To Shove Two 15.4" LCD Displays Into Single Notebook
Lenovo's W700ds proved that having multiple screens on a notebookwasn't completely infeasible, though the lackluster response to itsimultaneously proved that there's not too much pent-up demand outthere for such a device. Sure, it's a novel concept, but the incredibleexpense and the added weight puts most prospective buyers off.All that said, there's always room for one more rival to try and tweakthings within a niche in hopes of making something mainstream, andthat's exactly what gScreen is looking to accomplish. The Alaska-basedoutfit has just issued press photos of its upcoming Spacebook, adual-screened notebook that does more than just provide a secondarydisplay to accompany a primary display. Instead, the G400 Spacebookpacks a pair of same-sized screens: two 15.4" LED displays.
The device will be powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo processor and will beavailable with Windows Vista--though, we have to wonder if it won'tstart shipping with Windows 7 later in the year (we sure hope so!).Obviously aimed at designers, video editors and photographers, thistwin-screened machine should make those who typically utilizetwo-screen desktop environments feel more at home. Beyond that, detailsare few and far between, with gScreen only confessing that it'll shipin the United States "later this year" and to the UAE and Saudi Arabiashortly thereafter. Sadly, we still don't know how expensive it willbe, though we're sure it'll be well over $2000. So, anyone interestedin toting this beast around just to have two screens on the go? Wouldyou be interested if it were less than $2000?
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Most Robocalls to End Tuesday
The end of automated telemarketing calls (for the most part) comes on Tuesday, Sept. 1st. Starting that day, unless telemarketers have received written permission from a consumer that he or she wants to receive such calls, the FTC can fine the robocaller up to $16,000 per call.Finally, we will be rid of our favorite, the one that makes us want to tear our hair out. We're sure you've gotten one of these (or maybe not):
This is the second notice that the factory warranty on your vehicle is expiring ...Or something like that. That is so annoying, since we never got a first warning, and since we know my warranty is not about to expire.
At any rate, prior to this ban, consumers had to specifically join a do-not-call list to avoid telemarketing calls. You'll remember that, I'm sure. After Sept. 1, consumers shouldn’t get most of the prerecorded calls anymore.
Ah, but wait. This ban is specific to robocalls. You can still get calls from live representatives. You have to sign up for the National Do-No-Call List to avoid those.
And those of you foolish enough to embroil yourself in a few different things, such as politics and charities can still get robocalls. Other exceptions include calls not trying to sell goods and services, such as those that provide information like flight cancellations, delivery notices, debt collectors, survey calls, and certain healthcare messages such as prescription notifications.
One thing the FTC will need is your help if you get a robocall. If you do get one, you can file a complaint online through FTC.gov or by calling 1-877-FTC-HELP. “If consumers think they’re being harassed by robocallers, they need to let us know, and we will go after them,†FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz said.
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Internet's First Registered Domain Is Finally Sold, But For How Much?
The Internet could be described as something of a youthful beast. But even still, the very first domain name to be purchased and registered brings a tear to the eye of anyone that remembers when the Internet was only accessible via a 14.4k modem and an ISP that charged by the minute. Believe it or not, it wasn't www.internet.com or www.dot.com that was purchased when the Internet was "born." Instead, it was the somewhat off-the-wall symbolics.com.It's hard to say why this domain name was the first purchased back on March 15, 1985, but for obvious reasons it holds a special place in history. What's even crazier is that the original owner has paid the dues in order to retain it for nearly 25 years. Over that time, we've seen the Internet grow to the tune of 180,000,000+ registered domains, and thousands more are being added each and every day.
For kicks and giggles, check Symbolic's whois look-up page.آ And for the curious, here's a top 25 list of the earliest registered domain names (credit - TheForrester):
| 1. 15-Mar-1985 SYMBOLICS.COM 2. 24-Apr-1985 BBN.COM 3. 24-May-1985 THINK.COM 4. 11-Jul-1985 MCC.COM 5. 30-Sep-1985 DEC.COM 6. 07-Nov-1985 NORTHROP.COM 7. 09-Jan-1986 XEROX.COM 8. 17-Jan-1986 SRI.COM 9. 03-Mar-1986 HP.COM 10. 05-Mar-1986 BELLCORE.COM 11. 19-Mar-1986 IBM.COM 12. 19-Mar-1986 SUN.COM 13. 25-Mar-1986 INTEL.COM | 14. 25-Mar-1986 TI.COM 15. 25-Apr-1986 ATT.COM 16. 08-May-1986 GMR.COM 17. 08-May-1986 TEK.COM 18. 10-Jul-1986 FMC.COM 19. 10-Jul-1986 UB.COM 20. 05-Aug-1986 BELL-ATL.COM 21. 05-Aug-1986 GE.COM 22. 05-Aug-1986 GREBYN.COM 23. 05-Aug-1986 ISC.COM 24. 05-Aug-1986 NSC.COM 25. 05-Aug-1986 STARGATE.COM |
XF.com Investments, which is a Missouri-based Internet investments firm, has managed to secure theآ name from its original owner for an undisclosed sum. We can only imagine that Symbolics was able to fetch a pretty penny for such a rare and special asset, and XF's CEO was quick to proclaim his excitement over the acquisition:
"Since our core business is Internet investments, we really pursued the purchase of the original domain name, Symbolics.com. For us to own the first domain is very special to our company, and we feel blessed for having the ability to obtain this unique property. On March 15, 2010, Symbolics.com will celebrate its 25th year. This is a special milestone for all of us. The Internet has changed the face of business and entertainment, and to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the domain that started it all is very special."
XF reportedly has plans for the domain name, but they have yet to be made public. We do know that XF will be planning something special for Symbolics.com's 25th anniversary, but it looks like we'll have to log on next March to find out what that's all about. So, what do you think XF had to pay for the web's first registered URL? A million? More? Less?
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