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(link) Wednesday, 16-August-2006 12:30:34 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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We've mentioned exploding batteries a few times recently, and it seems Dell are responding by recalling 4.1M notebook batteries made for them by Sony. There's a FAQ here and an official page about the recall here.
The RIAA have apparently decided to drop their case against the estate of a recently deceased man. Out of an abundance of sensitivity, we have elected to drop this particular case.
From Grit: Apple's released a new version of the Boot Camp Beta (version 1.1). I haven't given it a burl yet, but apparently it supports more hardware features and even can install XP on an external HDDs. Check out Apple here or some news here.
Meanwhile, Sciby spotted this Mac vs PC Shootout page. Cue flamewar.
I'm all for geeks getting out of the house, but making a Firefox crop circle is going a bit far. :) Amusingly enough in IE that page is a bit broken, scroll down for details. Speaking of which, Nick says Firefox 3.0 improves memory management.
Guru3D checked out the Core 2 Duo E6600, E6700 and X6800 CPUs from Intel, while the E6700 and X6800 are covered on ByteSizedReviews. You can see our review of the E6700 and X6800 here.
A few people sent in this internet speed tester with a fancy interface.
Hexus have a PSU shootout. In this review we have tested four PSUs, all within the range of 400W to 470W and so competing for the same kind of users, or thereabouts.
The Swedish Pirate Party are in the news again, this time offering private internet access via a "darknet", thanks AllAboutTrust. "Until we have changed the laws to ensure that citizens' right to privacy is respected, we have a moral obligation to protect the citizens from the effects of the current routine surveillance," Falkvinge continues. "This is our technical means to do just that." NordicHW have their thoughts about this.
TechARP have a desktop CPU comparison guide. Currently covering over 570 desktop CPUs, this comprehensive comparison will allow you to easily compare up to 14 different specifications for each and every CPU!
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