Wednesday, May 19, 2010

IT News HeadLines (PCSTATS) 19/05/2010


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BitFenix Interview with Coco Lee @ PCSTATS

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Ubuntu 10.04 Is More Power Hungry Than Windows 7 @ PCSTATS
The launch of BitFenix over the past few weeks has certainly caught the eye with a promise to manufacture truly innovative products and to break the mould. Dedicated to the gaming market and already with links to the KODE5 gaming revolution, the company has been busy promoting its name and telling consumers about BitFenix's approach and mindset.... [PCSTATS]

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Canon VIXIA HF R10 Camcorder @ PCSTATS
"Yesterday we published our first benchmarks of Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu 10.04 that provided an initial look at the OpenGL graphics performance between these two operating systems on six different systems. Today we are continuing to compare the two operating systems as we look at the power consumption of Ubuntu and Windows on a netbook and no... [PCSTATS]

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Thermaltake Purepower 500 W Power Supply Review @ PCSTATS
" Today for review IÂ’ve got the new Canon Vixia HF R10 Camcorder. This camera is nice and small making it very portable, it features built-in 8gb of memory which can be expanded with the use of an SD card if you need more storage. It shoots in HD and comes with a 20X optical lens so you can be sure to get close up to your subject and have it be nic... [PCSTATS]

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Thermaltake Frio Heatsink Review on Frostytech.com @ PCSTATS
"Purepower 500 W (W0100RU) is an entry-level power supply from Thermaltake. Is this a good pick for users on a tight budget? Let's see." ... [PCSTATS]

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ViewSonic VPC190 All in One Desktop Computer @ PCSTATS

"Thermaltake have finally produced an excellent high performance heatsink worthy of FrostyTech's Top 5 Heatsink chart. All it took was two fans, five 8mm diameter heatpipes, a 1kg mass of metal and a little concentrated effort. It's called the [PCSTATS]

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Galaxy GeForce GTX 470 GC Video Card @ PCSTATS
"ViewSonic has been in the computer display market for a long time, but has only recently stepped into the computer market. The company has a few ultraportable machines that include some really good models and a few that arenÂ’t so great. Along with the ultraportable market, ViewSonic also entered into the All in One (AIO) market as well with a l... [PCSTATS]

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AMD FirePro V4800 & FirePro V7800 @ PCSTATS
It hasn't taken long for companies to start jumping on the bandwagon when it comes to modified versions of the GTX 400 series. We don't mean the normal bump in clock speeds, though; instead we're talking full on cooler redesigning. The first update to the GTX 470 comes from Galaxy. It carries with it everything we want, including a new cooler th... [PCSTATS]

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OCZ Technology Solid 2 60GB Solid State Drive @ PCSTATS
"Last month we reviewed the ATI FirePro V8800, which is the newest ultra high-end workstation graphics card from AMD that is based upon the Evergreen graphics processor found in the consumer-grade Radeon HD 5000 series. We were blown away by the performance of the FirePro V8800 and then we subsequently reviewed the FirePro V3800 and FirePro... [PCSTATS]

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OCZ Solid 2 60GB Solid State Drive @ PCSTATS
ASRock has done a fine job bringing all of the newest features to the 890GX Extreme3 motherboards. This board has SATA 6 Gb/second, USB 3.0 and even external SATA 6 Gb/second. The UCC chip allows users to unlock locked cores assuming the CPU can do it. The other feature that really sets this motherboard apart from other 890GX boards is the three PC... [PCSTATS]

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Thermaltake V3 Black Edition Case Review @ PCSTATS
Guaranteed you are not getting less in quality but performance. But is the number so different to not consider either. Well we have to the Solid 2 in house today to ready it s run on the test bench. The Solid 2 comes in three different sizes: 30GB, 60GB and 120GB. Each of which consist of the Indilinx Barefoot. Each has its own specifications when ... [PCSTATS]

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Hack attacks mounted on car control systems @ PCSTATS
"Thermaltake is renowned for producing some of the best PC cases and power supplies on the market. They have a very wide range of cases designed to suit the whole spectrum of users from the most budget-minded to style-conscious performance users. Today HardwareHeaven are going to look at the Thermaltake V3 Black Edition case which is designed for p... [PCSTATS]

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AMD Radeon HD 4290 On Linux @ PCSTATS
"The computer systems used to control modern cars are very vulnerable to attack, say experts. An investigation by security researchers found the systems to be "fragile" and easily subverted.

The researchers showed how to kill a car engine remotely, turn off the brakes so the car would not stop and make instruments give false readings. Despite th... [PCSTATS]

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the following on its PhysX FAQ @ PCSTATS
"Last week we delivered benchmarks of the AMD Athlon II X3 425 processor running Ubuntu 10.04 LTS while this week we are continuing in benchmarks from this triple-core budget processor as we try out its gaming performance when paired with an AMD 890GX motherboard boasting integrated Radeon HD 4290 graphics."... [PCSTATS]

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Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced Mid-Tower Case Review @ PCSTATS
Nvidia Corporation has published the following on its PhysX FAQ: Can I use an NVIDIA GPU as a PhysX processor and a non-NVIDIA GPU for regular display graphics? No. There are multiple technical connections between PhysX processing and graphics that require tight collaboration between the two technologies." ... [PCSTATS]

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AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE @ PCSTATS
"Today HardwareHeaven are going to look at Cooler Master's latest mid-tower case, the CM 690 II Advanced, which is essentially an improved version of their popular CM 690 case. Its feature list compares well with much more expensive cases and today HardwareHeaven will see how user friendly it is, as well as how it does in terms of thermal performan... [PCSTATS]

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