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Choosing the Best H55/H57 Motherboard – Part 1

January 3, 2010 saw the lift of Intel’s embargo on the Clarkdale family of processors and supporting H55/H57 series chipsets. Boards featuring these chipsets have been in our labs for a few weeks now, and we have been busy testing them to figure out …

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Hardware |

Southwest Airlines Will Finally Get WiFi

If you’ve been paying attention, you might recall this article last year regarding Southwest Airlines getting WiFi in Q1 2010. Well, they’re a bit behind schedule but according to this company blog, purchasing has started and installs will begin in Q2…

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Gaming [H]eadlines

Game releases for 1/31-2/6 @ ShackNews

Hands-on preview: Aliens vs. Predator multiplayer @ Gamespy

Supreme Commander 2 preview @ Gamespot

New Diablo III screens @ Joystiq

Games of February 2010 @ GameTrailers

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[H]ardware Roundup

Cases & Cooling
NZXT Tempest Evo @ BmR

CoolAge X120F CPU cooler @ bit-tech

ETC.
Intel Core i3 530 on Linux @ Phoronix

Intel Pine Trail explored with ASUS Eee PC 1005PE @ HWZone

Motherboards
ASUS P7P55 WS Supercomputer @ Bjorn3D

ASRock…

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All About EPUB, the iBookstore Standard

If you’re considering an iPad for the e-reader functionality or just want more information about iBookstore and EPUB, Apple blog TUAW has you covered. EPUB is an open standard and can be read by other e-readers like the Nook and Sony’s Reader.

It…

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Israel Testing UAV Ambulance

The Israel Defense Force is testing a new UAV called the “Air-Mule” that’s being used as an unmanned aerial ambulance for emergency evac. It’s a pretty cool little vehicle that can pull injured people out of some tight spots that conventional aircraft…

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Tesla Motors to File IPO, First Gen Roadster Production Ends in 2011

Electric car maker’s initial public offering will be first U.S. automaker IPO since Ford Motor Co. (1956)…

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WiMAX 2 Coming Next Year

The US is still getting comfortable with WiMAX and now there’s word that a revision being called WiMAX 2 is being planned for testing in 2011. If all goes well, Clearwire will start rolling out 802.16m in 2012. Any of you guys using WiMAX yet? …

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Computers |

Get Paid to Find Bugs in Google Chrome

Google wants to improve Chrome and one of the ways it’s going to do that is by tapping into the general public with an incentive most people can appreciate: cold, hard cash. Find a bug in Chrome or Chromium, get paid between $500 and $1337. I see wh…

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Computers |

Can Flash Be Saved?

There has been a lot of hate toward Adobe and Flash in particular lately. With the recent revelation that the iPad will not support Flash, a lot of scrutiny has been placed on Adobe. Apple doesn’t turn away from a popular service lightly and they’re …

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Computers |