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Wednesday Bumper News Crop
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Wednesday, 1-March-2006 20:22:12 (GMT +10) - by Amran
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Intel have announced plans to open a US$4 billion plant in Israel for the production of 45 nanometer chips.
They certainly have been busy...according to Processor Blog, Intel are also making major changes to their roadmap. ...by the Fall of 2004 Intel had announced plans for a complete roadmap change, perhaps the most profound roadmap change in the last decade from the chip giant, that would allow it to better compete with other processor manufacturers – namely Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD).
Alternative's to Cable and ADSL broadband have taken a step forward. Telstra's recently-announced plans to extend fibre-optic cables to street-side cabinets in order to provide faster ADSL services could be the kickstart broadband over powerline (BPL) technology needs in Australia, thanks iroquois. They still have to deal with the fact that BPL uses the same frequency as short-wave radio though.
Once you have BPL all set up, you might even be able to pay a toll and get in the information superhighway's virtual fast lane. ...the major US phone companies want to change by effectively adding a toll lane: they want to be able to give priority treatment to those who pay to get through faster.
"All your Google Base are belong to us!" Arstechnica discuss Google's payment system for making purchases online.
Nordic Hardware have interviewed ABIT about thier purchase of USI. Many feared that ABIT's identity as an enthusiast company would disappear at the same time. We therefore decided to contact ABIT and hear what it had to say about the merging with USI.
Bjorn3D is having a chat online with NVIDIA on March 7th using IRC. More information to come. (site is currently down)
Adrian's Rojak Pot reveal the task killer lurking in Windows XP. Join us on this mini-guide as Dashken tells you all about this hidden killer and why it can be a very powerful tool for those who know its secrets!
Hardware Overclock have overclocked an Opteron to 3060 mhz using air cooling. The link will take you to the main page, hit the British flag on the sidebar for English version.
Laptop Gamers want you to secure your laptop. Speaking of stolen laptops, I'd hate to be to poor guy that stole this professor's laptop!
We've all noticed our Windows-based systems bog down over time. The TechZone have an article on maintaining your PC to aviod this situation.
On Designtechnica, home theater "expert" Mark Fleischmann explains why you should not fall for the 7.1 hype. With the marketing of 6.1 and 7.1 surround, the industry has decisively outwitted itself. It has convinced many consumers to buy new receivers and more speakers. But it has also undermined the 5.1-channel standard, which is more appropriate for the home, slowing the acceptance of surround sound in general.
NgoHq have a decent article on Nvidia's SLI technology. Also on SLI, Phoronix have checked out SLI on a Solaris system.
Cory Doctorow (copyright activist) has spoken to Bit Tech about DRM among other things. DRM systems are usually broken in minutes, sometimes days. Rarely months. ...the secret isn't a secret any more.
Interesting article on the ski gear worn by USA and Canadian skiers at the recent Turino Winter Olympics. A futuristic flexible material that instantly hardens into armour upon impact. Plenty of other applications for that material too.
Dan's pretty new site has been beefed up with some new letters! In this edition: Horizontal heat pipes, the mystic 65536, what PC means when it doesn't mean PC, invisible bits, USB audio, speaker zombification, and large sparks. Cup of coffee recommended as usual.
The long awaited timewaster has returned with a vengance! Pliphunt will test your mousing skills by bopping the poor Plips on the head, while the US Army want to "test your memory". Cue the conspiracy theorists.
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