Tech News
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Let's say you were given a year to kill Hewlett-Packard. Here's how you do it:
Published: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 | By: DennisIf the title doesn't spark to you check out this article check out the quote.
From former CEO Carly Fiorina's spectacular flame-out, and former chairwoman Patricia Dunn's illegal spying scandal, to Mr. Hurd's alleged sex scandal that apparently didn't involve any sex at all, this sort of dysfunction has become "the H-P Way."
It has been a year since H-P fired Mr. Hurd. Jack Kevorkian couldn't have devised a better plan for euthanizing a company. But like the good doctor used to say: "Dying is not a crime."The article basically speculates how bad business decisions can lead to the downfall of even the largest of companies.
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NL: Review Block - Cases Coolers and Music?
Published: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 | By: DennisCases
- SilverStone TJ08-E Micro-ATX Chassis @ MissingRemote
- Sentey Burton - GS-6500 @ Computing on Demand
- Spire Savit 6005B Review - XSReviews
- SilverStone Fortress FT03 @ Hexus
- Cooler Master Silencio 550 @ PureOverclock
- Cooler Master Storm Enforcer Gaming Case Review @ Tweaknews
- Cooler Master Silencio 550 Mid-Tower Chassis Review @ Techgage
- Thermaltake Level 10 GT System Enclosure reviewed in Metku
- In Win BUC @ Hardware Bistro
- Corsair Carbide 400R Case Review @ Madshrimps
- CM Storm Enforcer Case Review on Technic3D
Headsets
We just gave one of these away in our last contest
- Thermaltake Tt eSPORTS Shock Spin Gaming Headset review @ APH Networks
Cooling
- Corsair Hydro Series H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler Review
- Corsair Hydro series H80 CPU cooler review @ Madshrimps
- Corsair H80 Self-Contained Liquid CPU Cooler Review @ Techgage
- Thermaltake Jing Heatsink Review @ Frostytech
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Battle of the SATA 3.0 Controllers @ Techgage
Published: Monday, August 29, 2011 | By: DennisWe all know that performance in a PC is based on hardware and slightly on how good the drivers are. Well our friends at Techgage did a little test to see who has the best 6GB/s SATA controller, Intel, AMD or Marvell.
With newer SSDs now coming well within 10% of maxing out a SATA 3.0 port, it's important to make sure that your motherboard is properly equipped to handle such drives if planning to buy one. In our testing, while AMD's and Intel's solutions offered superb performance, Marvell's leaved a bit (or a lot) to be desired.
The results may suprise you.
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Sapphire Pure Platinum A75 & AMD A8-3800 @ LanOC Reviews
Published: Monday, August 29, 2011 | By: DennisHot new Llano motherboards from Sapphire, styling hasn't changed much from the P67 we reviewed but they did update the layout added a mini PCI Express slot.
It has only been a few weeks since AMD introduced their Llano APU and things are finally starting to come together. Today Sapphire is joining the mix with an addition from their Pure line, the Pure Platinum A75. Sapphire has had a big push to become a name to be reckoned with in the motherboard market and their Pure line has thus far done a good job. Paired up with an AMD A8-3800, today we will be taking a look at both Sapphires new board and the A-Series platform as a whole.
Lets hope they keep it up.
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When it rains it pours - a response to the unexpected
Published: Friday, August 26, 2011 | By: DennisThis is not so much intended as a response to hurricane Irene but rather to express how even the best laid plans and schedules can be totally blown out of the water when something "unexpected" happens.
In my case, that would be client work. You see, in addition to running the day to day on Ninjalane.com I support several clients from basic website maintenance and development to a few select computers, servers, and networks. Under the normal run of things my client work is extremely light but, every once in awhile the world comes crashing down on them and I'm called to action.
What I never expect is when ALL of them contact me in the same week. Without going into too many details I had a server crash, broken laptop panel, malware infection (thrice on the same PC) and website updates across two sites. Those things combined really threw off my posting schedule and really ate into my designated time to decompress.
Of course this is simply a long version of the "phj34r my lack of n3ws" postings that I normally publish during times like this but, I felt it was needed.btw, PAX starts today, sadly "we" weren't able to attend but it's on the schedule for next year. The convention isn't friendly for press but that doesn't mean we can't post stuff after the fact and generally enjoy going. In the meantime sit tight there is a motherboard and two chassis reviews in the works, all of which are almost ready to post.
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Serious Sam 3: BFE gets a release date
Published: Thursday, August 25, 2011 | By: DennisOh no, not a prequel !!
Slated for October 18, BFE will serve as a prequel to 2001's Serious Sam: The First Encounter. Set in 22nd century Egypt, the latest entry vows to deliver a modernized Serious Sam experience without altering the formula that earned its predecessors a cult following: relentless action and a wanton disregard for digital life forms. That's all you can really demand in an arcade-style first-person shooter.
I'm gonna buy it, how about you? Be sure to check out the gameplay video, its just like the first 2 Serious Sam games but with better graphics.
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SilverStone DC01: An Entry Into The Linux NAS Market @ Phoronix
Published: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 | By: DennisIf you need to access files from more than one location you have a couple of options. You can buy/build a network server to host those files and deal with all of the headaches associated with it or buy a small NAS box, plug it in and forget about it.
When talking about SilverStone Technology on Phoronix it's commonly about one of their wonderfully-designed computer cases that we have enjoyed reviewing over the past six years, one of their power supplies, or the few other product categories this Taiwanese manufacturer has explored. Among the more peculiar products from SilverStone has been the HDDBOOST, the Raven mouse, and the Treasure RFID Enclosure. What we have our hands on today is SilverStone's first entry into the single-drive Network Attached Storage (NAS) market. The SilverStone DC01 is an affordable Linux-based NAS server.
Most NAS boxes run Linux but so far this is the first one from Silverstone and is worth checking out.
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Cooler Master Notepal U Stand Launch Day
Published: Tuesday, August 23, 2011 | By: DennisOne of the difficult things about using a laptop away from your desk is where do you put it? Your lap tends to work quite well for this but doing so can sometimes lead to nasty burns and system overheating due to reduced cooling capacity.
Cooler Master as a pretty good solution for you that does more than just elevate your laptop for easy access.
Notepal U Laptop Cooler Reviews
- Cooler Master Notepal U Stand @ LanOC Reviews
- Cooler Master Notepal U Stand Laptop Cooler Review @ BigbruinAnd its adjustable too.
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NL: Review Block - Cards and Boards Extravaganza
Published: Monday, August 22, 2011 | By: DennisSeems I have been slacking on the whole posting news thing so here is a review block for your clicking enjoyment.
Motherboards
- Sapphire Pure Platinum H67 Socket 1155 Motherboard @ Pro-Clockers
- GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD5 @ Bjorn3D
- Asrock Fata1ty Z68 Professional Gen3 1155 Motherboard @ Pro-Clockers
- Sapphire Pure Platinum Z68 Motherboard Review @ Kitguru
- Sapphire Pure Platinum Z68 @ PureOverclock
- Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD4-B3 Intel P67 Motherboard Review @ PCSTATS
- MSI Intel 1155 Z68 PCI Express 3.0 Motherboard Z68A-GD65G3 @ TechwareLabs
- ASRock Z68 Professional Fatal1ty Gen.3 @ PureOverclock
- ASUS Maximus IV Extreme @ Bjorn3D
- MSI Z68A GD80 G3 PCIe Gen 3.0 motherboard review
Video Cards
- Zotac GTX 560 Multiview Video Card @ TechwareLabs
- ASUS MARS II 3GB Dual GTX 580 Video Card Overclocked
- ASUS Mars II 3 GB Dual GTX 580 @ techPowerUp
- ASUS ROG MARS II 3GB Video Card Preview @ Legit Reviews
- Asus ROG MARS II Graphics Card Review @ Kitguru
- ASUS Republic of Gamers MARS II graphics card review
- ASUS Mars II 3 GB Dual GTX 580 @ techPowerUpThere should be two mobo reviews this week. Be sure to check out our review of the Gigabyte G1 Sniper 2.
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HP Kills TouchPad, Puts WebOS in Hibernation
Published: Thursday, August 18, 2011 | By: DennisOuch!
HP announced it will no longer produce hardware running its webOS mobile operating system, discontinuing operations on future TouchPad tablets and the Pre smartphone devices.
“HP plans to announce that it will discontinue operations for webOS devices, specifically the TouchPad and webOS phones,” the company said in a statement. “HP will continue to explore options to optimize the value of webOS software going forward.”-- snip --
The news comes in the wake of a huge announcement from Google earlier this week, when the Mountain View company announced its acquisition of hardware company Motorola Mobility Holdings for $12.5 billion. Traditionally a software-only company, Google is making its first foray into the hardware business. (The company did test the waters slightly with recent partnerships with Samsung and Acer, which both make the Chrome OS-powered Chromebook.)
The news of the Motorola acquisition set the technology world abuzz, with pundits speculating that Google would alienate its other hardware partners — HTC, Samsung, LG and Sony Ericsson. The new relationship between Google and Motorola could make Google’s partners wary that competitor Motorola may be privy to inside information on Android, cutting others out of the loop.This isn't really the best time to be killing your mobile platform, but considering how slow HP moves and how poorly WebOS has done the decision was likely driven to stop the cash hemorrhage and stay in the green.
