AMD just announced the new ATI FirePro™ V9800 professional graphics card with six mini display-ports and 4GB of GDDR 5. Just in case you have a spare $2,499 burning a hole in your pocket, here's a link to the actual product page for more info. Supported by a massive 4GB memory capacity and 1600 stream processors, the ATI FirePro™ V9800 also offers unparalleled productivity innovation with ATI Eyefinity support for up to six independent displays from a single graphics card, ensuring that your creativity is never inhibited by a lack of work space. Comments
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Top 5 Geekiest Places to Live in the US
Here is a list of the top 5 geekiest places to live. Feel free to add your own "mom's basement is missing" jokes here. Sure, things like affordable housing, nice neighborhoods with good schools, a strong economy, and enjoyable weather are nice, but where's the tech? And where are all the other geeks? In these five cities, you've got a pretty good shot at finding plenty of geek interests and plenty of other like-minded geeks to share them with (unless you're one of those geeks without any social skillsÂ… you know who you are). Comments
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Dell: Windows XP Rides Off into the Sunset
According to Dell, Windows XP will finally "ride off into sunset" next month. Then again, how many times have we heard this before? Per Microsoft guidelines regarding Windows XP, system vendors like Dell will no longer be able to ship systems with XP Professional and XP Home after October 22, 2010. This means that we will stop offering XP as an option for customers starting this month in preparation for next month's deadline. One other important thing to note is that Dell plans to continue Windows XP driver support until December 2012. Comments
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Craigslist Faces New Wave of Political Attacks
Craigslist, fresh off its one day self-censorship campaign, faces a new wave of political attacks. Next up for Mr. Newmark? Appearing before a congressional committee. Fun, fun, fun! And now, two sources have told CNET, a congressional committee has asked Newmark to testify at a hearing in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday afternoon on the topic of "domestic minor sex trafficking." About the only thing that might make matters worse, perhaps, would be President Obama himself joining the anti-Craigslist fray. Comments
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Hackers Claim iOS 4.1 Jailbreak Is Here
Wow, what did that takeÂ…a day? At the rate Apple is going, the hack will come out before the iOS updates are actually released. A hacker called pod2g claims he's found an exploit that will allow a jailbreak of iOS 4.1, and other hackers from the jailbreaking community have confirmed it. Comments
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PRMIA and Microsoft Survey Offers Insight
The Professional Risk Managers' International Association (PRMIA) and Microsoft Corp. today announced the results of a survey conducted to determine global trends and perspectives on the future of risk management and compliance. Survey respondents included 1,662 global PRMIA members, 84 percent of whom are from financial institutions and 16 percent from nonfinancial institutions. Susan Hauser, vice president, Worldwide Industry and Global Accounts, Microsoft, explained, "This global PRMIA survey, supported by Microsoft, is about defining the future vision, blueprint and game changers for next-generation risk management practices. Comments
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Corsair H70 High-Performance Hydro CPU Cooler Review
Corsair's H50 sealed processor water cooling system has been a favorite among many. While it is a very solid product there was nothing truly stellar about the H50. Corsair is back to the design table today with its new H70 sealed processor cooling system. How does it perform and is it worth the upgrade? Should be at least 20 better.
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Enermax Revolution85+ 1020W Power Supply
We have the Enermax Revolution85+ 1020W PSU on the test bench today and the results are a bit of a mixed bag. Why a mixed bag? Read the complete evaluation to find out! Efficiency as a goal. Future CPU proof and future GPU proof as a goal. Enermax has set the bar high and that is what we like to see out of one of our favorite PSU companies. Does the new Revolution85+ bound over that bar or just limbo under it? Comments
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Man from Fort Gay Banned From XBL
A man from West Virginia was banned from Xbox Live for listing "Fort Gay" as his home town. It took a while to sort out but everything is back to normal and the man's account has been restored. "Someone took the phrase 'fort gay WV' and believed that the individual who had that was trying to offend, or trying to use it in a pejorative manner," Toulouse said. "Unfortunately, one of my people agreed with that. ... When it was brought to my attention, we did revoke the suspension." Comments
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Hack Attack Hits Home for AP Writer
Having your Twitter account hacked is not news, I repeat…NOT news. Well, unless you are an Associated Press writer, then it is headline news and schmucks like me repost it. So you can imagine how bummed I was last week — and how violated I felt — when I discovered someone had nabbed my Twitter feed and fired off about 100 tweets in a matter of minutes. Most of it was gibberish about drug charges, sex, the Galaxy Tab and Stephen Hawking. Comments
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Another Zero-Day Hole in Adobe Reader, Acrobat
AdobeÂ…blah, blah, blahÂ…another zero-day security holeÂ….yada, yada, yadaÂ…attackers can take complete controlÂ…etc., ect., business as usual at Adobe. "Unfortunately, there are no mitigations we can offer," the advisory said. "However, Adobe is actively sharing information about this vulnerability (and vulnerabilities in general) with partners in the security community to enable them to quickly develop detection and quarantine methods to protect users until a patch is available." Comments
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Google Instant Explained
Is it just me or does all this talk about "magic" sound like an Apple commercial? The search part seems okay though. Comments
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Felt Marker Voids Your Hard Drive Warranty?
Does this story sound right? I have RMA'd a few hard drives in my time, more than a few with felt marker scribbles all over them, and never had a problem like this. What about you? I had a sticker on the drive as a label, as they went into a RAID. Everyone labels their drives with a sticker, or they just write on the drive. I guess this is a warning to all computer users out there. Do not allow anyone to write on your drive, it will apparently void the warranty. Comments
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Apple iOS 4.1 Released
Apple has just released the iOS 4.1update. I posted this because I know a bunch of you out there are stuck with bogged down 3G – 3GS iPhones and this update is supposed to fix that. That said, after the 4.0 update hosed you guys, you might want to wait a bit before upgrading to 4.1. Comments
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Jack Thompson Tries to Block 'Medal of Honor'
Here we go again. Disgraced and disbarred, our favorite ex-attorney Jack Thompson is trying to grab headlines again. This time around, Mr. Thompson is trying to get the sale of the new Medal of Honor game blocked. Thompson said he sent a letter via fax outlining his opposition to the game to Robert Gates, the U.S. Secretary of Defense. He also criticized the U.S. military who allegedly participated in the design of the game. Comments
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Enermax Revolution85+ 1020W Power Supply Review
Efficiency as a goal. Future CPU proof and future GPU proof as a goal. Enermax has set the bar high and that is what we like to see out of one of our favorite PSU companies. Does the new Revolution85+ bound over that bar or just limbo under it?
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