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TechARP have posted details of Intel's upcoming 45nm Yorkfield and Wolfdale processors. Architecturally, the new 45 nm processors are similar to their 65 nm predecessors. The main differences are the inclusion of SSE4 instructions, a 50% larger L2 cache and of course, a smaller 45 nm process technology. What this means to the user is a moderate performance boost at the same TDP. Eventually, the smaller process technology will allow Intel to deliver higher clock speeds as well as low-wattage processors for lower power consumption.
Tweaktown have interviewed Raymen Wu from Coolermaster. spent some time finding out more about Cooler Master’s current marketing strategy, their future goals and also a bit more about some of the team who are trying to put the name Cooler Master into the forefront of every enthusiast and gamer’s mind. Let me introduce the newly formed team and divulge some of their game plans.
In the never ending battle against file sharers, a groundbraking case is set to go ahead on Tuesday. Since filing the first of over 20,000 file-sharing lawsuits in 2004, the RIAA has seen every one of them either dismissed or settled—almost all in favor of the record industry. That's going to change Tuesday, as a jury trial in Virgin Records America, et al v. Jammie Thomas is set to begin in Duluth, Minnesota. Throughout their legal campaign, the record labels have done what they can to get judges to decide the case in their favor before trial. Last month, the RIAA asked the judge in this case for summary judgment on three issues: that the record labels own the copyrights, that the copyright registrations are in order, and that Thomas was not authorized to copy or distribute the songs allegedly found by SafeNet on her PC. Judge Michael J. Davis denied the RIAA's motion for summary adjudication, setting the stage for the trial.
Conversly, The Pirate Bay is working on a new, more efficient tracker based on open source software. The Pirate Bay is without a doubt the most popular BitTorrent tracker. Unfortunately their current tracker system is not performing as it used to and has reached its effective limit. The TPB team is currently working on a more efficient Open Source tracker system that, among other things, will guarantee better protection against anti-piracy outfits.
Nintendo is offering free protective covers for Wii remotes. Surely to the horror of all third-party Wii accessory companies, Nintendo announced today the Wii Remote Jacket that will be given to all system owners completely free of charge. The Wii Remote Jacket is a silicon cover made specifically to fit the Wii Remote and “provides cushioning for the Wii Remote for people who might accidentally throw or drop their Wii Remotes while playing games.
Ebay has basically admitted that it took a loss when buying Skype. On Monday, eBay said it would take a $900 million so-called impairment write-down against the value of Skype. This means that eBay has been forced to reassess the value of the Internet telephony company relative to its overall business today. By recording a charge, the company is essentially saying that it has taken a loss on its original investment.
OCWorkbench have posted specs of the AMD HD Radeon 2900GT. Sapphire and Club3D leaked it's Radeon HD 2900GT specs. The Radeon HD 2900GT is based on the ATI R600 core 80nm, it has 240 stream processors and has a memory width of 256bits. It comes only with 256MB of GDDR3. Core/Mem speed is rated at 600/1600. It also requires an external power connector to power the card.
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