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Thanks go to Arthur (a.k.a. BlaYde on the OCAU Forums) for this post!
Scientists from Princeton University, Oxford University and the U.S. Department of Energy have built the world's smallest storage device. They claim to have achieved this by embedding both the electron and nucleus of a phosphorous atom in a silicon crystal.
Five motherboard makers (Asus, DFI, EVGA, Gigabyte, MSI) and Dell have committed to enable Nvidia's Multi-GPU Technology on Intel's next-generation platform to be released in mid-November, 2008. Since Nvidia does not have a license to create chipsets compatible with Intel Core i7 processors and was unable to deliver its own core-logic to support SLI, the firm decided to license its technology for rumoured $5 per mainboard unit or sell a special nForce 200 hub to mainboard makers.
Microsoft have confirmed that a beta version of Service Pack 2 for Microsoft Vista and Windows Server 2008 will be released by the end of the month, however, a company representative said that no firm date has been set for the final release date; "As always, the final release date is based on quality and we will track customer and partner feedback from the beta program before setting a final date for distribution." SP2 is said to include support for Blu-ray drives as well as Bluetooth 2.1 and Windows Search 4.0.
Dpreview.com have an in-depth review of a Sony Alpha DSLR-A900. "Sony's eagerly anticipated flagship digital SLR finally gives Minolta/Konica Minolta users a full frame option and, on paper, looks like a strong new entry to the exclusive full frame club."
Google has released Gmail for mobile 2.0. Derek Phillips, Software Engineer at Google says the Gmail for mobile version 2.0 is "faster and more reliable" by pushing all the "processing to the background", greatly improving the "client-side caching scheme" and optimizing every "bottleneck piece of code" they came across.
In gaming news, GameSpot reports that the BioShock 2 trailer has been officially released following one YouTube user's claims that a PS3 version of the game contained a teaser trailer for BioShock 2. "2K Games finally came clean, releasing the trailer to the public." Meanwhile Jorgen Tharaldsen of FUNCOM talks to IGN.com.au about the state of MMO. "I think that the MMO genre is in a somewhat fragile state, and the evolution of the market right now reminds me (somewhat) of what I saw back in 2001 to 2003, where many heavy projects led to very few winners and a lot of cancelled games."
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced details of the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo to take place from June 2-4, 2009, at the Los Angeles Convention Centre. IGN.com.au take an in-depth look at the announcement in their article titled E3 2009 Exposed: Details on Next Year's Show.
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