Thursday Article and Review Round Up

CPU

Hot Hardware -  8-Core Intel Xeon ‘V8″ Sneak Peek - Dual Quads
TweakTown - The gradual demise of AMD – What happened and what to do next?

Motherboards

Motherboards.org - XFX 680i LT SLI Motherboard Review
HardwareZone - Preview - MSI P35 “Bearlake” Motherboards and Preview - Gigabyte P35 “Bearlake” Motherboards
Hot Hardware - NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra Chipset Launched
T-Break - MSI K9AGM2
ChileHardware - nForce 680i SLI v/s RD600

Video Cards

Virtual Hideout - SAPPHIRE Pure Innovation HDMI PI-AM2RS690MHD MotherboardReview
TweakTown - ATI Catalyst 7.4 Performance Analysis (Windows XP)
TweakTown - BFG Tech GeForce 8600GTS OC Graphics Card (Factory Overclocked)
Guru3D - eVGA e-GeForce 8600 GT 256 MB Superclocked edition review
PC Stats - Foxconn 8600GTS-256 Geforce 8600GTS DirectX10 Videocard Review
HardH20 - Nvidia Foxconn Geforce 8800GTX GPU
TechPowerUp - Zotac GeForce 8500 GT
Pro-Clockers - Zotac 8500GT, 8600GT, 8600GTS Roundup

Memory and Flash

Gideon Tech - Super Talent DDR2 1000 (T1000UX2G4) 2GB Memory Kit
OCIA - OCZ PC2-6400 SLI-Ready Dual Channel DDR2 Memory Review
Eclipse OC - Micron PC5300 2×1gb ECC Memory Kit
TweakTown - Solid State put to the test – Team 16GB 2.5-inch IDE Solid State Drive
Hardware Secrets - DDR3 Memory Modules from Super Talent
Hardware Logic - Kingston KHX9600D2K2/1GB Memory Kit Review

Cases and Enclosures

XYZ Computing - Thermaltake Soprano DX Case Review
Bit-Tech - Antec P182 Performance One case
3D Game Man - Apevia X-QPACK2 SFF Case
TechPowerUp - Moneual LAB MonCaso 932 HTPC enclosure
Bit-Tech - Cooler Master 830 Custom and 832 cases

Power Supplies

TweakNews - Thermaltake Toughpower 1000W Cable Management Power Supply Review
Bjorn3D - Ultra 850VA UPS
Overclocker Cafe - NZXT Percise 1000w PSU Review

Cooling

Technic3D - CoolIT RAM Fan and PCI Cooling Booster
XS Reviews - Noctua NC-U6 Review
3D Game Man - Noctua NC-U6 Chipset Cooler
TechGage - Cooler Master CoolViva Pro Review

Keyboards and Mice

Benchmark Reviews - Logitech Cordless Desktop LX 710 Keyboard & Laser Mouse Set Review
Extensive Mods - Logitech MX Revolution
TweakNews - Cyber Snipa S.W.A.T. Laser Gaming Mouse Review

Displays

HardwareZone - Panasonic PT-AE1000U Projector (High-Definition)

Networking

ClubOC - Infrant ReadyNAS NV+ (4x 250gb)

Printers

The Tech Zone - Samsung CLP-300 Colour Laser Printer
Trusted Reviews - HP Color LaserJet CP4005n

Software

ClubOC - Uniblue Registry Booster 07

Gaming

YouGamers - Shivering Isles review and Warhammer Online pushed to 2008
TweakTown - Theatre of War PC Review, Virtua Fighter 5 PS3 Review,
GamePyre - S.T.A.L.K.E.R Review
OC Mod Shop - New Xbox 360 and PS3 Covers Added and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (GRAW 2) : Complete Walkthrough
i4U - Thrustmaster Run’N’ Drive 3 in 1 Gamepad Review
Trusted Reviews - God of War 2

Mobile

HardwareZone - Nokia N95, the review continues…(with videos)
Digital Trends - Samsung SCH-u740 Review
Trusted Reviews - Orange SPV M700

Other

PC Apex - Computer Basics - Fundamentals of Electronic Switches
Modders Inc - Anniversary Giveaway
Bjorn3D - Dude Where’s My Data?
Ascully - Freedom Writers DVD Review

Chinese Rainmakers Will Provide Sunny Olympics

Chinese Rainmakers Will Provide Sunny Olympics

It was already known that Chinese officials wanted every single event to be perfectly ordered and organized – but now, this includes also the weather! As the chances of showers during next year’s Olympic Games are about 50%, scientists are planning to seed the clouds before the event in an attempt to prevent the risk of rain during the competitions by making if fall beforehand. Clean air and sunny weather guaranteed!

Source: Discovery Channel

Feeling A Bit Iffy? Just Blog It!

Feeling A Bit Iffy? Just Blog It

Got a headache? A runny nose, maybe? Here’s exactly what you need! A new website called quite naturally Who Is Sick? allows you to share your little discomforts with your neighborhood – and even the rest of the world – by blogging your symptoms and advertising your location. Dubbed “a hypochondriac’s dream in action” by the very serious MedGadget website, this is actually quite worrying, as Who Is Sick? claims to be an attempt at epidemiology, whereas it is merely a meeting point for those who worry sick as soon as they sneeze for no apparent reason.

Luckily enough, the site’s disclaimer warns that it is “not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice.” Let’s hope that the users are aware of that!

If checking other people’s hypochondria is your cup of tea: go ahead and indulge yourself. But don’t call it epidemiology.

Source: MedGadget

It Started With A Kiss…

It Started With A Kiss…

We’d already heard that Israel was home of some very passionate people, and this tends to confirm it. The passion that this woman felt for her boyfriend literally left him speechless!

An Israeli woman accidentally bit off part of her boyfriend’s tongue during a heated French kiss, an Israeli hospital that reattached the tongue said Thursday.
Nahariya Hospital said in a statement the man, injured while “passionately kissing his girlfriend,” was discharged after the operation and advised to sip iced drinks and “avoid wet kisses” until the stitched wound healed.

Source: Reuters

The Borg Are Coming!

The Borg Are Coming!

After inventing a two-legged robot that can substitute for impaired legs, Japanese robotics now give us the opportunity to replace our whole body thanks to this new exoskeleton from Tsukuba University. In association with existing software in development in the USA and Austria, as well as with the international effort to link mind and machine, people who have lost their motricity – either through poliomyelitis or due to a spinal cord accident – will be able to move freely again.

Of course, this contraption could also be used by unimpaired, “normal” people to increase their strength and carry heavy objects more easily than with a cumbersome forklift truck. …Or how about a world domination endeavor? Anyone interested?

Source: The Japan Times

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