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Thursday, 30-October-2008 12:12:13 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Thanks again to BlaYde for this one..
According to this report VIA have produced a mini-ITX motherboard with a 1.6GHz Nano processor on it; "The board is called the VB8001 and it features the aforementioned processor, two DDR2-533 slots (max. 4GB), integrated Chrome9 HC graphics, a PCIe x16 slot, mini PCI, and a whole bunch of standard features like SATA ports, gigabit Ethernet, etc...
Word coming out of China is that Sapphire have a dual-slot HD4850X2 with some heavy duty cooling. Pictures of the card have been posted on this Chinese website.
This may not come as much of a surprise to most fans of Blizzard's World of Warcraft, but the most popular MMO has hit another record breaking milestone, with the subscription hitting 11 million users worldwide. "Blizzard Entertainment announced today that World of Warcraft, its subscription-based massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), is now played by more than 11 million gamers around the world".
Microsoft has finally decided to put their Office package on the web according to AppScout. "Specifically, users will be able to "access, create, edit, share and collaborate" on documents, Microsoft said".
As we move ever closer to the release of Intel’s new Nehalem processors due for release next month, more and more manufacturers are releasing compatible hardware for the new Core i7 / X58 platform. Today G.Skill has launched a full line of DDR3 performance memory. "G.Skill provides 3GB and 6GB triple memory kits with DDR3 1333MHz and 1600MHz".
Most computer enthusiasts are pretty familiar with SSD technology and the increase in performance it offers over a standard HDD based storage solution. They also know that SSD's, whilst getting more affordable, are still on the expensive side when compared to an HDD solution. But what if you had "unlimited funds", Bit-tech.com ask?. "if you're wondering what SSD technology would look like if you had a near-unlimited budget, try asking Texas Memory Systems."
Windows 7 is a major talking point at this year's Microsoft Professional Developer Conference currently held in LA and today Ars Technica has a nice write up on Windows 7 UI. "Windows 7 will not contain anything like the kind of far-reaching architectural modifications that Microsoft made with Windows Vista."
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