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    CES 2006 : Sapphire X1600Pro HDMI gets sound

    SAPPHIRE CAME OUT with a very interesting card at CES, a version of the mid-range X1600Pro with HDMI. The card has two outs, VGA and HDMI, along with a really unique feature, sound. Most people don't realise that HDMI supports sound transfer as well as video, it is a one cable fits all thing...
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    Warning...This may happen 2 u!!!

    trash that: http://www.snopes.com/horrors/madmen/pinprick.asp it's an old chain mail wid a new twist.
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    101 useful Run Commands

    first off, it's 99, not 101. secondly, do post the source, m8 :no: http://www.fixmyxp.com/content/view/20/42/
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    All quiet on the Sober front

    The Sober attack predicted for Friday has not yet happened, possibly because of publicity earlier this week about a potential onslaught. Computers that were compromised by a variant of the Sober worm in November had the potential to download malicious code from certain Web sites and then launch...
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    Guitarist Robert Fripp working on Vista soundtrack

    Microsoft has recruited Robert Fripp, a guitarist best known for his role in the 1960s band King Crimson, to compose parts of the soundtrack for Windows Vista. A video of Fripp's recording session on Microsoft's campus was posted to the company's Channel 9 developer Website on Thursday. Fripp...
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    Yahoo launches "Yahoo! Go"

    Yahoo's e-mail, instant messaging, photo and other services are now available on mobile phones and PC-connected TVs, as well as on personal computers without using a browser. Yahoo Go Mobile, which the Internet company launched Friday, is a set of communications and media applications...
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    CES 2006 : Microsoft recommends ATI hardware for Vista

    WE MANAGED to see a rather interesting Microsoft document that recommends to people who want to show off Vista to use ATI over Nvidia. It says that: "ATI is preferred to Nvidia at this time due to superior driver support". It turns out that the real Vista Beta 2 is still a few weeks away and...
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    First Fully Compliant High-Definition Decoder Chip for Bluray Disc and HD-DVD Players

    Broadcom Corporation has announced the industry's first high definition (HD) audio/video decoder chip that is fully compliant with the emerging Blu-rayâ„¢ and HD DVDâ„¢ optical disc formats. Compliance with Blu-ray and HD DVD formats permits the recording and playback of high...
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    Dell Introduces XPS 600 Renegade at CES

    At CES, Dell unveiled the latest entry in its gaming and enthusiast XPS line. The new XPS, dubbed "Renegade," is a special limited-edition configuration that breaks the XPS mold in a number of ways. This is an ultra-high-end computer aimed and buyers for whom money is no object. The new system...
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    Linux newbies get a helping hand

    An online quiz that helps users choose between desktop Linux distros is popular with companies and individuals, say the designers A quiz that helps people decide what version of Linux to install on their desktop is attracting thousands of hits daily even though it's still in beta, according to...
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    Novell: OpenSuse tools coming soon

    Novell plans to release tools early this year to let outside programmers help with its OpenSuse version of Linux, the company said Thursday. The company announced the OpenSuse project in August as a way to draw more attention and involvement to its Linux products. The move closely parallels the...
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    Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification - January 2006

    On 10 January 2006 Microsoft is planning to release: Security Updates • 1 Microsoft Security Bulletin affecting Microsoft Windows. The highest Maximum Severity rating for these is Critical. These updates may require a restart. These updates will be detectable using the Microsoft Baseline...
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    Microsoft releases official update for the Windows Meta File Vulnerability

    Microsoft rushes out official patch for WMF flaw Amid controversy and customer demand surrounding a flaw in its Windows operating system, Microsoft on Thursday abandoned its announced timetable for supplying a fix and rushed a patch onto its Web site to correct a problem that could allow a...
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    Intel confirms 'Core' branding

    Most of logos already present @ http://www.techenclave.com/forums/top-secret-intel-processor-plans-uncovered-63892.html courtesy Saiyan :)
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    Graphic Cards ATI's R580 is X1900 XTX

    ...and 695/1550 MHz are the clock speeds. ATI'S LATEST greatest chip finally got the name. we can now confirm that the one that we know as R580 is going to be know as X1900XTX. We don’t have the slightest idea why ATI added an additional X to the name. Unlike our Chinese friends from HKEPC...
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    Intel confirms 'Core' branding

    The launch confirms the company's plan to brand upcoming Centrino notebooks in 'Duo' and 'Solo' forms, to indicate dual- and single-core implementations of the platform. Where OEMs want to stress the CPU - for desktops and servers - there are 'Intel Core Duo' and 'Intel Core Solo' logos to suit...
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    AMD spends $75m to license Rambus tech

    AMD has licensed a raft of Rambus' memory controller technology patents, including intellectual property embedded in the DDR 2 and DDR 3 standards, the FB-DIMM and Rambus' own XDR system. The licence will last for at least five years, but the two companies refused to disclose any other terms...
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    PC Peripherals Solid state DDR drive goes into prototype

    A FIRM is readying a solid state disk drive aimed at the computer enthusiast and likely to be released this quarter. The DDR Drive X1 is a PCI Express based plug in card with 8GB of capacity, and bootable. According to sources close to the firm, the drive will have a custom and upgradeable...
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    EyeBud can turn video iPod into big-screen TV for one

    A company that makes video display products for military and industrial uses is setting its sights on a new market -- the iPod. Bellevue-based eMagin Corp. has developed a wearable headset system that plugs into Apple Computer's portable media device and displays video from it in front of one...