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Wednesday, 2-January-2008 18:33:18 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Phoronix looked at the Zenwalk 5 linux distro and reckon it's worth a go. They also say AMD's future GPUs will be more open-source friendly, and checked out AMD's 790FX Phenom chipset under linux.
TechARP have a sound card buying guide. They also reviewed and overclocked a GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB.
Justin sent in an international privacy map showing how well various countries look after the privacy of their citizens. He also spotted info on the LANCOR vs OLPC lawsuit and an idea to use roads for solar power collection.
LostCircuits have a detailed look at AMD's Phenom processors. We took the current flagship edition, that is, the Phenom 9900 and pitted it against the Phenom 9600 Black Edition with the lower speed NorthBridge. We ran AOD and different memory frequencies and then compared the results with whatever competition is out there. We also did some more research into Erratum 298 and the bug it describes along with possible scenarios where it can occur and the workaround solution a.k.a. patch that could be worse than the bug itself.
MadShrimps look back at 2007 in terms of PC hardware, while TrustedReviews consider the most wanted games of 2008. YouGamers cover 2007 in gaming too.
From Craig, about the Home Server corruption issue: Here is a follow up on the news item posted in Saturday Midday news (29th Dec). Seems the corruption issue only happens when you edit a file that is directly on the WHS box, and not if you edit on a local PC and it is backed up later.
There's some bizarre iPod activist activity going on at Wal-Mart. "Reclaim your mind from the media's shackles. Read a book and resurect [sic] yourself. To claim your capitalistic garbage go to your nearest Apple store." Sounds like Tyler Durden might be doing night shift in the warehouse.
A UK group are looking at using GPS to stop speeders. Under the current guidelines, the system will give an audible warning that the speed limit is being exceeded. The system can also rudely intervene and take control of the throttle and vibrate the gas pedal to let the driver know that such action is unacceptable.
Timbot spotted this YouTube video with cool 3d effects, a bit like those webcam effects we've been seeing for a while but a lot more realistic.
Today's timewaster is from Subcommandante: it's a hangman game with some PC and gaming-related questions.
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