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Friday, 25-February-2011 12:18:10 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Space shuttle Discovery has reached orbit and is on its way to the International Space Station. "Good to be here," Discovery Commander Steve Lindsey radioed soon after the three main engines shut off and the external fuel tank was jettisoned. One crew member is going up in the cargo bay - it's the first humanoid robot in orbit. Open the pod bay doors, Robonaut.
Intel have released Thunderbolt Technology which was previously known by the code name Light Peak. It's a 10Gbps dual-channel cable connection. Thunderbolt technology enables using the thinnest and lightest laptops and connecting to the extra power and performance of other devices when needed, using a single cable. Adding new performance devices is simple and easy—just plug and play—making Thunderbolt technology powerful and flexible. Thunderbolt technology was specifically designed with professional audio and video applications in mind, where the inherently low latency and highly accurate time synchronization features play a crucial role. Apple are technical partner and have some info too, and there's some coverage on PC Perspective.
OCZ has released the Vertex 3 series of SSDs, using the new SandForce SF-2000 controller. Reviews on LegitReviews, TheSSDReview (and here), Tweaktown, BenchmarkReviews, OCIA, HotHardware, PC Perspective and HWHeaven.
There's a new version of MSI Afterburner. The new version of Afterburner not only supports the latest NVIDIA GeForce 500 and AMD Radeon HD 6000 series of graphics cards, but also adds the Predator in-games video capture function. Gamers can now capture all of their most intense moments in their favorite games and share them with the world on sites like YouTube.
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