Friday, September 11, 2009

IT News HeadLines (bit-tech.net) 10/09/2009


bit-tech.net
Dell teases ultra-slim Air-alike
Dell has revealed images of its next Adamo laptop - the Adamo XPS - and it's looking neat, with a thickness that puts Apple's MacBook Air to shame.
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Morph tries to build a PC
For those of you not familiar with Morph, he's the plasticine creation of the late Tony Hart whose art-focussed kids TV shows were aired in the UK in the 1980's. I thought they were great and recently I received a 'kit' as a present that allows you create your own Morph. If you have no idea who Morph is then check him out here.

Of course as soon as I made him he was up to mischief and with lots of PC bits hanging around, he soon caught the bug. I've hidden my Dremel for the time being in case he fancies and bit of modding. I dare to think how quickly a circular saw attachment can cut through plasticine, pretty quickly I'd imagine.

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Asus Xtreme Global Summit report
In the run up to Lynnfield's launch, we ran a special competition with Asus. Winners had the chance to come to London, overclcock Lynnfield, talk to the Asus team, and best of all, take the hardware home. Read on for our report and check out video from the day!
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Courtney Love suing over Guitar Hero 5
Kurt Cobain's widow, Courtney Love, has announced that she will be suing Activision for breach of contract in Guitar Hero 5.
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L4D2 boycotters flown to Valve HQ
In an attempt to quell worries among fans, Valve flew leaders of the Left 4 Dead 2 boycott out to preview the game in Seattle.
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Shattered Horizon Interview
We sit down with the Shattered Horizon team over at FutureMark, quizzing them about the challenges of making a FPS in zero-gravity, creating a believable sci-fi game and using lighting engines to create a unique atmosphere in a game. Check it out!
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MS warns over unpatched IIS flaw
Microsoft has issued a warning regarding a flaw in its IIS software that can lead to a Denial of Service attack or remote code execution, but no patch is yet available.
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Sega planning new 2D, HD Sonic game
Sega has teased a new 2D, HD Sonic game for 2010.
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