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Wednesday, 14-November-2007 14:55:29 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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People are saying Crysis has been out and about for a couple of days in pre-order downloads, postal deliveries and even in some shops. So if you can, go find it and kiss your weekend goodbye. :)
Gary spotted an interesting plan for Darwin, the southern hemisphere's most advanced computer lab. Microsoft Northern Territory and Pacific Islands manager Andrew Hodges said the facility would be like having "NASA in your backyard".
Unix points out that ZoneAlarm AntiSpyware is available free for today only. Discussion thread here.
Cameron reckons the PS3 will be getting DivX support soon. "We are excited to work with Sony Computer Entertainment to bring DivX to PS3," said Kevin Hell, CEO of DivX, Inc. More info here.
HWZone have a Barcelona vs Clovertown vs Harpertown showdown. Barcelona was supposed to redeem AMD of all its woes in the highly competitive CPU industry. So where does this much hyped CPU stand today amongst the Intel Xeon (Clovertown) machines and that of the upcoming 45nm Intel Xeon (Harpertown) based machines? We reveal it all in this three-way showdown article.
XbitLabs meanwhile have a Topower Power Supply Units Roundup. Topower is a popular manufacturer. Besides making a wide range of PSUs for such brands as Tagan, BeQuiet, Mushkin and OCZ, the company is promoting its own brand, offering boxed PSUs of varying wattage and functionality. Today we are going to review 9 solutions from Topower ranging from 500W to 800W.
HardOCP were not impressed with a recent DX10 update to Lord of the Rings Online. Like World of Warcraft and similar online games, when the patch goes live across all servers you must update the game to this new patch before you can play. Therefore this patch is mandatory if you wish to play.
Phoronix ponder the new ATI Linux drivers. It's been nearly seven months since I wrote my first article about ATI drivers and how they literally crippled my computer and my daily life. Last month, ATI had finally released their latest drivers which contains the new OpenGL component and AIGLX support. Was this release worth the amount of hype and did it solve everyone's problems? For me, simply, no.
Paul sent word that Volantis is going open source. Volantis, a specialist in making the same content work on every mobile phone, is open sourcing its server, allowing anyone to download and run their content-optimising system for free. The Mobility Server: Community Edition is initially available as a free binary, with source code to follow next year under the GPL. It's the same package used by Volantis customers around the world to modify content to suit the connecting device.
LegionHW looked at GeForce 8800 GT SLI Performance. While there are quite a number of different factors that need to be considered, such as price, operating temperatures, and noise levels, we must first establish if SLI 8800 GT graphics cards are a viable solution in terms of performance. Having tested with a total of nine games, some new and some not so new, we can now put all of this into perspective.
Dan has more letters. In this edition: Underweight D batteries, a poor projector purchase, product-shot cameras and electrocution on the open road.
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