Archive for May 19th, 2008
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News – Firefox 3.0 Reaches Release Candidate Stage
Firefox 3.0 Reaches Release Candidate Stage
When DailyTech last reported on Firefox 3.0, Mozilla was still playing around with Beta 3. Since that time, the Mozilla released Beta 4 and Beta 5 iterations along with numerous nightly builds. Over the weekend, however, Firefox 3.0 eked closer to final code with Release Candidate 1 (RC1).
The development of [...] -
News – Flip-Flop? Microsoft Back in Talks With Yahoo
Flip-Flop? Microsoft Back in Talks With Yahoo
Yahoo is currently under a lot of scrutiny following the breakdown of takeover talks with Microsoft. After Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang failed to assuage the fears of its shareholders, the shareholders struck back, led by billionaire investor Carl Icahn. Icahn bought up a large stake in Yahoo last week [...] -
News – 5/19/2008 Daily Hardware Reviews
5/19/2008 Daily Hardware Reviews
NotebooksHP Pavilion tx2000z @ LogicTV
HTPCsAlienware Hangar18 HD Entertainment Center @ ThinkComputers.org
ProcessorsAMD Phenom 8750 @ t-break
MotherboardsBiostar TF7150U-M7 @ Overclockers OnlineGigabyte GA-X48T-DQ6 @ TechgageMSI P7N Diamond @ OCC
MemoryCorsair Dominator PC2-9136 4GB Memory Kit @ HardwareLogicAeneon DDR3-1600 4GB XMP RAM AXH860UD20-16H @ BmR
VideoGainward Bliss 9800GX2 Graphics Card @ MetkuECS 8800GT N8800GT-256MX @ motherboards.org
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News – MIT Researchers Create New Membrane For Methanol Fuel Cells
MIT Researchers Create New Membrane For Methanol Fuel Cells
The rejuvenation of alternative energy research is readily apparent when considering the fuel cell industry. After decades of little significant change in materials used in the cells, fuel cells — both hydrogen and methanol — are undergoing a materials revolution.
A basic fuel cell has three components. The [...] -
Geforce 7600GT freezing
My card has been freezing in Age of Conan. Its not overheating cus it crashes at 52 degrees Celcius. I am not sure of what the problem is but i cant play longer than 30 mins. If anyone knows what it could be let me know
PSU 400w
AMD 3700+
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Question about Race07?
I am just wondering if Race07 will run ok on my system.
My Specs are:
P4 2.7Ghz
512Ram
Nvidia 7300GT 512MB
80GB HD
Gamepad, Keyboard and mouse.
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Hackers learn to threaten computer hardware
AS IF computer viruses and worms arent enough of a nuisance, malicious hardware, which will be much more difficult to detect, could soon become a threat too. Today, computer viruses, which are programs downloaded either as an email attachment or when someone visits a website, are responsible for most computer attacks. Hackers use them to [...]
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TeraGrid Computing Capacity
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $65 million grant to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK) to develop Kraken, a state of the art supercomputer. Kraken will enhance the computational power of the TeraGrid, the world’s largest, most powerful and comprehensive distributed cyberinfrastructure for open scientific research……..