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There is a bit of news on the CPU front. Intel is set to strengthen its Core 2 lineup mid next year. Models such as the high end E6850 will be introduced with a 1333Mhz FSB. Low end products such as the E4400 will have a 800Mhz FSB.
Apparently there are still persistant AMD CPU shortages. "The Chinese-language Apple Daily cited distributors as saying there is still no breakthrough in AMD CPU supply and motherboard makers as noting the Intel CPU shortage seems going to ease. Motherboard makers indicated that both Intel and AMD informed them the tight CPU supply is expected to ease in late November, the paper said."
According to X-bit Labs, you should not buy a High Definition player today as neither Blu-Ray or HD-DVD has clearly come out top and there is a good chance that one of the formats may go the way of the Betamax.
One of the most exciting features of the new Microsoft Zune is the ability to share media files between devices. However DRM is applied to transferred files restricting the amount of plays that can occur. However it seems that somebody has come up with a crude hack to circumvent this restriction.
Some keen people have managed to get Windows XP on the PS3 within Qemu which runs on Linux.
Some of you may remember "Monad", the supposedly new super duper command line replacement for Windows Longhorn. Monad was plagued with security problems and was eventually dropped from the OS but is now available as "Windows Powershell". It can be run on Windows XP Pro and is free, however you must have the .NET Framework 2.0 installed.
A new type of mouse is set to be released in Japan by December. It is designed to be used for presentations and has designed features similar to a gun including a trigger for a button.
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