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Thursday, 13-August-2009 17:38:15 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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The Large Hadron Collider has apparently been fully repaired, but will be run at half power when it's fired up again in November. The LHC "will initially run at an energy of 3.5 TeV per beam when it starts up in November this year," the organization said in a news release. "This news comes after all tests on the machine's high-current electrical connections were completed last week [the week of July 27], indicating that no further repairs are necessary for safe running."
Gus sent in this funny n00b boyfriend video on CollegeHumor.
PureOC have a gaming value comparison between Phenom II and Core i7. Today we have a special treat as we'll be tackling that debate head-on with the question: Is a Phenom II or Core i7 system provide better gaming performance and value? To find out, we'll be running single card, dual cards, stock CPU speeds, and overclocked CPU configurations to bench the snot out two gaming systems and give you a definitive answer.
Another thief has been caught out by technology, this time using a stolen laptop on facebook. An 18-year-old, accused of stealing a laptop in Melbourne and surfing porn on it, thought he was home free after evading police for two months, but he came undone when he logged on to Facebook.
Microsoft has apparently been ordered to stop selling Word due to a patent infringement, thanks Peter. The implication of today's ruling is that Microsoft won't be able to release the forthcoming Office 2010, due next year, which will also use "custom XML" and see even tighter links between SharePoint and SQL Server.
Intel have issued a firmware fix for their new SSDs, thanks IntelInside. This firmware update tool provides the latest firmware for the Intel® X25-M/X18-M SATA SSD on 50nm (black case, G1) and 34nm (silver case, G2). This firmware will enable your SSD to deliver the best performance in your PC. Use this update tool to get the latest production firmware.
The OECD has released its "Communications Outlook" report, and Australia's results are not good, including having the most expensive mobile broadband. But at the same time, Australia also has one of the highest investments per access path or per capita in the OECD - giving some weight to arguments that the country is comparatively more expensive to serve than other geographically smaller and more populous nations.
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