IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (Legit Reviews) 21/11/2009

Xbox Modders Unite in Class Action Suit

Texas-based law firm AbingtonIP is organizing a class-action suit against Microsoft over the company's ban on modified Xboxes. The law firm says that Microsoft conveniently timed these bans to coincide with the release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Halo 3: ODST and as a result, Microsoft earned tons of subscription revenue and game sales before banning the users. Of course the question is, was this action illegal? The firm is recruiting plaintiffs looking for people who have had their Xbox banned from Xbox Live and haven't been given a refund for their remaining subscription.

"Although modification of Xbox consoles is arguably against the terms of use for Xbox/Xbox Live, Microsoft 'conveniently' timed the Xbox console ban to coincide with the release of the new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 game and less than two months after the release of the very popular Halo 3: ODST game," says the firm. According to AbingtonIP, Microsoft has also misapplied the ban, locking out users who had modified their Xboxes for reasons other than piracy. It's also been obtaining information from Xbox consoles without the permission of the owner, it claims.

Google Chrome Plans to Leave Microsoft and the Desktop Behind

One of the biggest draws to this is that it is totally 100% web based!

Google stole the tech and media spotlight today as it revealed a mountain of new details about Chrome OS, the companys new operating system due in late 2010. It is a completely different type of OS (we provide a summary of how) that eliminates the desktop and focuses on getting you on the web quickly and efficiently.

Google Chrome OS Available as Free VMWare Download

For those of you itching to have a go at the Google Chrome OS, here is your chance to begin playing before the standalone is available.

Google finally dishes the dirt on Chrome OS, and now you can even download the forthcoming software to have a fiddle with yourself. It's completely free, though you'll need VMWare running atop a Windows, Linux or OS X installation to make the magic happen. Naturally, we've been considerate enough to provide download links for everything you'll require at the source below, so get those fingers clicking.

November 20 News from Around the Web

Sapphire Radeon HD 5970 OC Review @ OCC and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums!

"Overall, I was able to run the card higher than the clock speeds on the HD 5870 for a nice increase in performance, but to do so brought out the fan noise that ATI reference cards always bring to the table when you bump up the fan for additional cooling. I was able to reach clock speeds of 890MHz on the core and 1260MHz on the memory, with power consumption peaking at 486 watts on the system under load with temperatures that reached 69 degrees Celsius. The vapor chamber cooling does its job keeping this behemoth cool! Not too bad on the clocks and temperatures, but as an enthusiast you always want more performance with less power."

Sony Ericsson goes see through

SONY ERICSSON is launching an elite addition to its Xperia range, the new phone, named Pureness still has many aspects left unknown, but seems to be a promising release from Sony having a revolutionary, clear screen. Though it will be launched in the UK at an event being held at Selfridges in London next week, it will likely have a pretty painful price tag for most.

The Pureness is essentially a pretty standard candy bar feature phone, but it does have a transparent screen and also includes a 24-hour concierge service to ensure you're always booked into the best restaurants, health clubs, concerts, plays, events and nightclubs.

Fake Payment Request Attack Ramps Up

Trojan-holding emails are far from new, but there is one style in particular that is more widespread than most, one to request a verification for payment to a major company, but instead carries a Trojan. Beware of any email that asks you to download a file you did not request yourself, that is allegedly from a company.

E-mail security company Cloudmark reports seeing more than 1.6 million of the attack e-mails, which bear a subject of "payment request from" followed by a company name such as eBay or J. P. Morgan Chase and Co. The body of the message says that to decline the payment, the recipient must download and install an attached "transaction inspector module."

Google Chrome OS Source Code Now Available For Download

Today on twitter Google released the Source Code for the anticipated operating system named "Chrome OS". the source code can be downloaded here. for more info on the Google Chrome OS and web browser watch the Webcast of the full press conference and see the progress the Chrome web browser has made since its release and the plans for its future.

The source code for Google Chrome OS is available for download now and is ready to be explored. A Twitter update from Google employee Matt Cutts detailed where you can download the source code. The download comes just minutes before Google is to show off the operating system to the world.

Capcom Announces Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition and New DLC

Capcom confirmed today that a variety of new content for Resident Evil 5 will be available for the Xbox 360 and PS3 next year. Capcom also plans on releasing two new downloadable episodes, a bunch of new costumes, and a new Mercenaries Reunion mode featuring 8 new playable characters and weapon load outs. For more information on Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition and the downloadable content, visit Capcom-Unity.

A little while back we asked you about how you wanted the new content for RE5, and we were definitely surprised to see the results. With that, we have a special announcement: Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition. You'll be able to pick up all the new content that will be available as DLC in a boxed copy for your PS3 or 360. It includes the original game, as well as the extra content for $49.99. Both PS3 and 360 versions will hit shelves on 3/9/10.

Intel Makes Multi-Million Euro Investment to Create Research

Researchers at a new European Intel lab will explore computers with a thousand times the performance of today's fastest supercomputers. Effort is part of Intel Labs Europe, Intel

Intel will support the Exascale Computing Research Center with a multi-million Euro investment over a 3-year period. The French Atomic Energy Commission (Commissariat l'nergie Atomique), the Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University (Universit de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines) and the French National High-Performance Computing Agency (Grand Equipement National de Calcul Intensif) will combine to match Intels contribution. This is Intels first joint lab in Europe focused exclusively on high-performance computing. It will complement and extend Intels existing high-performance computing research programs, investments and initiatives, including the Intel Academic Community Program and European Space Agencys Mapping the Globe from Space project.

Ultimate NVIDIA Themed Gaming System

NVIDIA employee (and former hardware editor) Paul Jastrzebski is auctioning off an Ultimate NVIDIA Themed Gaming Systems on eBay with 100% of the proceeds going to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. They system features a custom NVIDIA themed paint job, watercooling, and much, much more. Jastrzebski organized this project as a way to raise money for blood cancer research after a close friend of his was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a devastating blood cancer.

One of the fastest, most tricked out PCs ever built has just been put up for auction on eBay. With a one of a kind NVIDIA themed paint job created by Smooth Creations, the system features two watercooled GeForce GTX 295 graphics cards in SLI, NVIDIA 3D Vision Glasses and Samsung 2233RZ 3D Vision Ready Display, an Intel Core i7 975 Extreme Edition CPU, 12GB of Crucial Ballistix DDR3 Memory, an ASUS Rampage II Gene X58 Motherboard, two 256GB Crucial SSD Hard Drives in Raid 0, two 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black Hard Drives, and more.

ATI 5970 Cards Sold Out In Hours

If you are looking for a Radeon 5970 card, or 5800 series card for that matter, be prepared to wait awhile. With the Christmas season fast approaching, demand will only increase.

ATI has reported that due to component shortages prior to the release, original shipments of the 5970 cards were modest. Given that the $600 price is out of reach for many, there was some speculation on whether or not the 5970 cards would sell out. Speculation is over as the cards are listed at e-tailers but nary a card in stock can be found.

Thermaltake SD100 mini ITX Home Theater Chassis

Thermaltake introduced the SD100 to target the Mini-ITX home theater HTPC market. With a sleek, glossy black exterior and well ventilated interior, the SD100 is designed to be functional while blending into the rest of a high tech home theater setup. Read on to see what we think of this budget friendly $85 case!

Saturday, November 21, 2009

IT News HeadLines (Legit Reviews) 21/11/2009

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