IT-Code-News: IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 18/11/2009

7-Way Intel P55 Motherboard Round-Up
One year after its introduction, Intel Core i7 processors remain unchallenged in the high-end desktop segment. However with the recent introduction of the Core i5 and the LGA1156 platform, all of a sudden we no longer feel the need to stretch out the budget and look into buying a Core i7 920 one way or the other.
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AMD-powered Jaguar named world's "supreme supercomputer"
AMD may not be leading the desktop CPU market, but Top500 has accredited the company with powering the world's "supreme supercomputer." Oak Ridge National Laboratory's supercomputer, dubbed "Jaguar," has been upgraded with new six-core AMD Opteron processors and now holds the top spot among the top five supercomputers worldwide.
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Assassin's Creed 2 street date broken, official launch tomorrow
Almost precisely one year to the day after Ubisoft announced a sequel to Assassin's Creed, their promised launch date has been shattered by rebellious retailers. Reports have come in about independent stores selling Assassin's Creed 2 as well as copies of Left 4 Dead 2, hours ahead of the sanctioned release time (tomorrow). This has supposedly caused a reaction from bigger chains like GameStop, wh...
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Cloud-based game service OnLive will be compatible with mobile phones
The upcoming cloud-base game-streaming service OnLive just got a little bit cooler. According to the company CEO Steve Perlman, OnLive is capable of running on mobile devices, such as Apple's iPhone. Perlman demonstrated the service simultaneously on two iPhones, a TV and a computer during the recent Wedbush financial conference in New York.
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Valve reveals L4D2 launch time schedule
If you are one of the many people who have pre-ordered Left 4 Dead 2 or plan on buying it before the day is through, you're probably curious as to when exactly the game will be unlocked. Valve has announced that for those who have preloaded the L4D2 files, the game goes live sometime today. Since Valve's servers will unlock it at all at once, the exact time will vary based on your time zone.
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Sneak peek of Asus' upcoming Clarkdale motherboard
Intel's 32nm Clarkdale processors are just around the corner, with an expected launch date in early 2010. Major motherboard manufacturers are hustling to release Clarkdale related products, and pictures of a new motherboard from Asus have leaked.
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Nvidia unveils Fermi-based Tesla GPUs
Nvidia has unveiled new Fermi-based Tesla products, the Tesla 20 series GPUs, which are aimed at the high-performance computing market. Designed for parallel computing, the company said its Tesla 20 series graphics chips reduce the cost of computing by delivering the same performance of a traditional CPU-based cluster at one-tenth the expense and one-twentieth the power consumption.
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Kingston intros 12GB HyperX RAM kit for X58-based systems
Kingston has introduced a new HyperX memory kit for Intel's LGA1366 Core i7 platform. The kit consists of six 2GB modules that run at 1600MHz and 1.65 with a timing of 9-9-9-27. The modules support Extreme Memory Profiles (XMP), which should make things easy on you when it comes time to tweak some settings. Having been designed for use with Intel's Core i7 9xx processors, Kingston's new RAM offeri...
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Russia threatens to ban MW2, pulls game from stores
Activision is celebrating many successes with Modern Warfare 2 in general. The game opened up to amazing sales and helped contribute to a record-breaking number of Xbox Live connections. It's not gravy worldwide, however, following some recent trouble the game is dealing with in Russia. Despite an initial passing grade, MW2 is now facing an outright ban in Russia due to controversial content.
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Nvidia CEO calls for "further action" against Intel
Years of antitrust allegations and legal wrangling between the world's largest makers of computer chips were resolved last week with a $1.25 billion payment by Intel. But Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang believes "further action needs to be taken to protect consumers," as he called out the chip giant's business practices in the integrated graphics sector where its pricing bundles make it hard to compete....
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Psystar found guilty of copyright, DMCA violations
Apple has scored another victory in its ongoing legal battle against Mac-clone maker, Psystar. In a summary judgment delivered this past Friday, November 13, Judge William Alsup ruled that the Miami-based startup "violated Apple's exclusive reproduction right, distribution right, and right to create derivative works" by bundling OS X with its unauthorized Mac clones.
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News around the web: Toshiba Wows With "Space Chair"
Toshiba Wows With "Space Chair" Commercial @ Engadget
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Hackers bypass activation in Windows 7, Server 2008 R2
A new method has been discovered and implemented by hackers to get around product activation in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2. The hack in question works by disabling access to Windows Activation Technologies (WAT; previously known as Windows Genuine Advantage) and subsequently turning off any nags asking users to activate their copy of Windows 7 after the 30-day evaluation period is over. ...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

IT News HeadLines (TechSpot) 18/11/2009

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