Tech Round Up

INTEL E6850 Dual Core Processor Tested - If you already have a Core 2 Duo E6600 or E6700, there's little reason to upgrade at this point, as INTEL is readying their new Penryn processors for release. Several reviews have shown that the 1333FSb makes minimal difference compared to the 1066FSB, and in most can easily get a Core 2 Duo E6600 to 3.0GHz and a 1333FSB.

Intel 3.4GHz Skulltrail And QX9650 Performance Preview - The Skulltrail machine is much more powerful than the QX9650, thanks to its SLI graphics, higher clocked processors (3.4GHz vs. 3.0GHz), memory, and eight execution cores.

XFX Unveils World's Fastest Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS Graphics Card - The new XFX 8800 GTS Fatal1ty offer up to 15% better performance than the standard GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB

RV670 graphics card pictured - It seems that the card will be shipped starting with September 25th, the same day AMD wants to reveal its dark side. It may not exactly be as long as the snake on the site but it should be quite poisonous, especially for Nvidia's forthcoming mainstream cards.

Windows Vista vs Windows XP Performance: 7 Months Later - NVIDIA took a lot of flack for their Vista drivers back in Feb, but a lot has changed in the past 7 months. Are NVIDIA's Vista drivers any better? What about AMD's Radeon HD 2900 XT?

LCD Roundup: Something for everyone - None of these monitors merits a stand-alone article, but they do merit your attention. From low-on-budget film fans over business users to “brand name” elitists, every single of these can choose between these five models

Compal develops 'lid-cooled' notebook - Where current notebooks rely on conventional heatsinks as well as noisy, high-speed fans to cool their processors, Compal's design makes use of the display lid (a big aluminum or carbon plate that backs the screen) to dissipate heat.

Critical vulnerability found in Adobe Reader - Considering the prevalence of PDF files and the fact that Adobe Reader is a closed-source product, Petkov says he will not release a proof of concept until the issue is patched

Apple Blacklisting Hacked iPhones? - If you have modded your iPhone, don’t expect Apple to service your phone.

NBC to offer TV shows online for free - NBC will start offering limited free downloads of shows such as "Heroes" and "The Office" as part of its bid to expand the digital distribution of its programs.

Google Co-Founders Are 5th Richest Americans - The annual list of America’s Richest People is out today and guess what? Sergey Brin and Larry Page are now in the top five on the list.

ThePirateBay.org files charges against media companies - Directly from Piratebay.org: "Thanks to the email-leakage from MediaDefender-Defenders we now have proof of the things we've been suspecting for a long time; the big record and movie labels are paying professional hackers, saboteurs and ddosers to destroy our trackers."

Why net neutrality is important (pic) - This picture couldn't have explained net neutrality any better.

Dick Doodles (video) - Some of the greatest cartoons in the world started out in very perverse ways :-P

Free BMW Video Game Lets You Drive An M3 On A Virtual Nurburgring - You too can experience the thrill of driving the BMW M3 'round the famed N|rburgring F1 circuit

Exclusive Pathology Trailer - In Theaters 11/30 - Written by Neveldine and Taylor, the story centers on a young intern (Ventimiglia) who is studying pathology at Philadelphia's University Hospital and encounters an attractive but murderous group of colleagues who have devised a deadly game to see who among them can commit the perfect murder, while the others compete to determine the cause of death.

The Simpsons Game Super Sneak (video) - check it out

Lamborghini Gallardo vs Ducati 1098 (video) - Find out who comes out on top in a race between the potent Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera and the most powerful production V-twin bike on the market.