Get ‘em while it’s “cheap”! I wonder how much more money those CORSAIR Dominators could possibly cost!

Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) president Brian Hsieh today expressed optimism that the Windows Vista operating system will drive up DRAM prices in the second half of the year.

Hsieh said the low season may last until May or June, but demand will pick up in the second half.

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Hsieh’s remarks echoed Micron CEO Steve Appleton’s expectation that Vista will drive up DRAM prices.

Source: Digitimes

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A DNA test used to determine the geographical origin of elephant tusks has asserted that poaching is more widespread than officially recognized. This new tool will assist the fight to prevent the ruthless slaughter of hundreds of elephants every year.

A DNA test that reveals where ivory has come from has been used to pinpoint the geographic origins of hundreds of tusks seized from poachers, providing law enforcement agencies with valuable clues.

Source: New Scientist

Psychologists studying boredom have determined that those who chronically suffer from it — regardless of the cause — tend to indulge more into dangerous behaviors from drug abuse to outright hostility.

An ill-understood emotion may play a role in everything from drug addiction to how satisfied we are with our lives.

Source: Scientific American

Here are some articles and reviews from around the web to keep you busy on a Tuesday Afternoon…

Reviews

NV News reviews the Inno3D iChill 7900GS Video Card

The Tech Zone reviews the ATP SD Trio Professional Plus Flash Memory Card

TechGage reviews the Logitech G25 Racing Wheel 

BCC Hardware takes on the SteelSeries SteelPad S&S Mouse Pad 

i4U reviews the edgeFX SONY PS2 Mouse Controller

Technic3D reviews the CoolerMaster Centurion RC-534 PC Enclosure 

Pro-Clockers reviews the Ultra X-Finity 800 Watt APFC and X-PRO 800 Watt Power Supplies 

Bjorn3D reviews the B-Flexi and B-Cools Case Fans

XSReviews checks out the SteelPad QcK Heavy Mouse Pad

3DXtreme reviews the Saitek Eclipse II Illuminated Keyboard

Digital Trends reviews the NeoDigits Helios H4000 DVD Player

Hard-h2o reviews the Zalman VF900 Copper GPU Cooler

techPowerUp reviews the Saitek Pro Gamer Command Unit

Articles 

Bit-Tech has an article on the Hangar 101 Scratch Built PC Mod 

Hardware Secrets tells us How to Enable Processor-Based Security. They also give us a Network Cabling Quiz.

TechARP updates their famous BIOS Optimization Guide 

San Jose, California – February 27, 2007 – Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of DRAM memory modules and flash products, today announced that their 800MHz DDR2 modules have passed ATI CrossFire Certification.

Super Talent’s most popular gaming memory kit, T800UX2GC4, has passed ATI’s intensive qualification testing, which ensures that this Super Talent memory kit is compatible with the ATI CrossFire gaming platform. ATI’s Certification List can be found at http://ati.amd.com/technology/crossfire/buildyourown3.html.

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