Techconnect Review Round-up 9/10/09
CPU & Motherboard
- The Best CPU Under $300 @ HotHardware
- Gigabyte P55M-UD4 @ Bjorn3d
Storage
- LiteOn eTDU108 External Slim DVD ROM @ CCE Reviews
- Seagate Barracuda ST3500418AS 500GB SATA II Hard Drive Video Review @ eTeknix
Graphics cards
- Three ATI Radeon HD 4890 Graphics Cards @ X-bit labs
- MSI GeForce N275GTX Lightning Video Card @ TweakTown
- XFX Radeon HD 5850 1GB GDDR5 @ Hardware Canucks
- ATI RADEON HD 5870 1024MB @ iXBT Labs
- Asus Bravo 9500 @ TechRadar
- ATI Radeon HD 5870 CrossFireX Analysis @ HardwareZone
- HIS Radeon HD 5850 @ TechSpot
Enclosures & PSUs
- NZXT PANZERBOX chassis @ MektuMods
- NZXT EVO case
@ Neoseeker
@ Hardware Secrets
@ Overclockers Club
- Icy Dock MB668-US-1SB External 2.5" Enclosure @ LanOC
- SilverStone Grandia GD03 case @ Phoronix
Displays
- LG 42SL9000 42-inch LCD TV @ TechRadar
Cooling and modding
- Spire TherMax Pro CPU Cooler
@ OCIA
@ ThinkComputers
- What's the best supersize case fan? @ bit-tech
- ZeroTherm Core 92 CPU Cooler @ HiTech Legion
Peripherals
- I-Rocks Wireless Slim Keyboard and Mouse Combo RF-6572L Nano @ Rbmods
PCs
- ASUS G51Vx 15.6" Gaming Notebook @ Legit Reviews
- Novatech ION - Atom 230 PC @ Tech-Reviews
- Sony VAIO NW Series (VGN-NW150J) @ Digital Trends
Photo and video cameras
- Sony HDR-TG7VE camcorder @ RegHardware
- Samsung WB500 @ TrustedReviews
Sound
- Altec Lansing FX3021 Expressionist PLUS @ Hexus
Other
- Garmin-ASUS nuvifone G60 @ VR-Zone
- brite-View CinemaTube 1080p HD Media Player Video Review @ TweakTown
- Palm Pre @ TechRadar
- Sony PSPgo and Toshiba XDE600 Upscaling DVD Player @ TrustedReviews
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One more Opera 10.10 snapshot ready for testing
Fans of the Opera browser can now get a feel of the latest Opera 10.10 builds which have been provided for Windows, Mac OS and Linux-powered systems. The changes brought by this new snapshots include:
User Interface
- Fixed Bug DSK-261431 (Autoupdate dialog minimize not functional (grayed out) when status bar is disabled)
- Fixed Bug DSK-265531 (String for describing Turbo compression rate must should be more intuitive)
- Fixed Bug DSK-267231 (Opera can crash when clicking "Download and install" in autoupdate dialog)
Core
- Fixed Bug CORE-21092 ([+] not converted to space in queryItems collection values)
- Fixed Bug CORE-22737 (Changing src of iframe adds history position)
- Fixed Bug CORE-23692 (Dynamically created contentEditable elements aren't editable unless html has contentEditable initially)
- Fixed Bug DSK-251545 (Regression: can't scroll by grabbing the slider, it moves widget instead)
- Fixed Bug DSK-262517 (Crash when opening downloaded widget)
Opera Unite
- Improved Unite discoverability (links to launch services from the Opera Unite Home, Unite panel is now open by default)
- Some UPnP Service Discovery improvements
- Updated Messenger to a more recent version
- Removed the Sonar service from the packaged services
- 'Upgrade' now only possible with a newer version of a service
- Updated version numbers for all preinstalled apps, updated Messenger with lots of graphical fixes
- Fixed some encoding issues
- IP changes detection enabled
- Partial Fix of Bug DSK-267464 (Open Unite panel by default (clean install))
Windows
- Changed default installation path for Opera 10.10
- Further Fix to Bug DSK-254648 (Crash when trying to use IME in a removed text field)
Mac
- Removed broken UPNP tweak
- Reverted tweak to always use JavaScript direct execution (caused plugin problems)
Unix
- Removed incorrect translations of Opera name
- Fixed Bug DSK-265994 (Keyboard shortcuts stop working and window confusion)
- Fixed Bug DSK-266471 (Missing/wrong checkmarks in checkboxes)
- Fixed Bug DSK-267467 (Crash when exiting KDE 4 and Opera is running)
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Scythe Kama Stay provides extra cooling/drive mounting options
Scythe is finishing up the work week with a new release, that of Kama Stay, a metal frame that will take up one PCI slot and will enable users to install extra coolers and/or more hard/solid state drives.
Seen below, Kama Stay weights 330 grams and can be equipped with 120mm or 140mm fans and with up to three 2.5-inch drives. Scythe has even bundled the product with a 120mm Slip Stream Slim fan which works at speeds between 800 and 2000 RPM and has a maximum sound output of 33.67 dBA.
Also paired up with a fan controller, Scythe's Kama Stay is priced at 12.25 Euro / $19 (without VAT).
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