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Submission + - DDR3 memory arrives on the desktop

Submitted by

EconolineCrush

on Monday May 21, 2007 @12:00PM

EconolineCrush writes: "DDR3 has arrived on the desktop, and The Tech Report has an in-depth review of its performance with Intel's new P35 Express chipset. The P35 supports DDR2, too, so it's easy to compare how new DDR3-1066 and DDR3-1333 memory types stack up against the status quo. Results are mixed, but even at 1333MHz, DDR3 doesn't look like an attractive alternative to DDR2 just yet. However, the P35's native support for 1333MHz front-side bus speeds and upcoming 45nm processors, combined with apparently ample overclocking potential, make it perhaps the best chipset on the market for Core 2 Duo processors."

Submission + - Intel Launches P35 and G33 with DDR3 Memory

Submitted by

ChipsetChad

on Monday May 21, 2007 @11:40AM

ChipsetChad writes: "Intel today is formally announcing the new P35 and G33 chipsets, though leaks of motherboards have been common for weeks. Initial performance numbers indicate that the P35 performs about the same as the existing 975X and 965P chipsets, though the P35 does add support DDR3-1066 memory. PC Perspective has both a chipset technology overview as well as an initial review of four motherboards based on the new chipset. Of them, only one actually implements support for DDR3 though (the others still use DDR2 memory) as manufacturers are expecting the adoption of DDR3 to be very slow. Other reviews can be found at Tech Report, HotHardware and Hexus."

Install Vista Upgrade Without Preexisting XP 196

Posted by kdawson on Thursday February 01, 2007 @10:36AM from the loophole dept.

Johannes K. writes "It has previously been claimed that to install Windows Vista from an upgrade DVD requires having Windows XP installed on your computer. DailyTech reports on a workaround: no previous version of Windows is required at all." Anyone know whether this workaround moots the finding by LXer that during upgrade Microsoft invalidates your original XP CD-key?

Submission + - Vista Family Discount Keys Found Not Compatible

Submitted by acousticiris on Thursday February 01, 2007 @10:23AM

acousticiris writes: Many (if not all) users who took advantage of Microsoft's Vista Family Discount have been issued invalid installation keys and cannot install Windows Vista Home Premium. Microsoft says, "There is no expected time period for a fix at this time." According to the article, the keys are valid for something, just not Windows Vista. Perhaps it's just too simple to issue these folks new keys and send them on their way.

Submission + - Windows Vista Upgrade Invalidates XP Key

Submitted by Karrde712 on Thursday February 01, 2007 @10:05AM

Karrde712 writes: From Vista's EULA (Warning: PDF): "13. UPGRADES. To use upgrade software, you must first be licensed for the software that is eligible for the upgrade. Upon upgrade, this agreement takes the place of the agreement for the software you upgraded from. After you upgrade, you may no longer use the software you upgraded from." According to LXer, during the upgrade process, Microsoft will invalidate your original Windows XP cd-key, preventing its use on another computer. Since you cannot install the Vista upgrade media from a system without Windows XP already on it and activated, this makes the Vista upgrade a one-way move.

Submission + - Dell does Monty Python

Submitted by

vandon

on Monday October 30, 2006 @01:22PM

vandon writes: "WANT A GOOD laugh at the expense of Dell? No, not in the sense of laughing with them, more laughing at them. It is a marketing message in a Monty Pythonesque style of animation, well done, but oh boy. In any case, go watch it, it is well worth the 60MB download to see a 2D cutout of Larry Ellison singing, not to mention the duet between Paul Otellini and Hector Ruiz.

You can get the video here."

Submission + - Vista to allow "one significant" hardware

Submitted by fiorenza on Monday October 30, 2006 @01:12PM

fiorenza writes: Ars Technica spoke with Microsoft concerning the controversial changes in Windows Vista's licensing, and they have lerned that Vista will permit one "significant" hardware change before requiring users to either appeal to Microsoft support or purchase another license. Automatic re-activation online will fail after one use. Microsoft is using a new algorithm to monitor hardware changes and enforce licensing compliance, and the company says that it is more forgiving now than it was with Windows XP.

Submission + - Powerbook G4 retrofitted into a Playstation

Submitted by

booUrns

on Monday October 30, 2006 @01:00PM

booUrns writes: "Last Spring I accidently dropped my Powerbook G4 12" Rev A from about waist height. This caused the screen to go nuts, but I was able to repair it. This Summer it was giving me trouble again, but when I went in to operate on her, I broke the connector seat for the backlight power. Oops. Didn't feel like spending $400 on a new mainboard, so I took it apart and it's been in a box for a few months. But after using a cobbled-together Windows system for just that long, I couldn't take it any more and resorted to more drastic measures."

Trial For The Male Pill Shows No Side-effects 261

Posted by Hemos on Monday October 30, 2006 @01:00PM from the what-about-a-male-morning-after dept.

Blahbooboo3 writes "Men concerned about contraception may soon be able to use the male equivalent of the Pill, without the potential side-effects of a drug based on altering the balance of sex hormones. The drug, called Adjudin, works by disrupting the interaction that takes place in the testicles between immature sperm cells and the nurse cells responsible for nurturing sperm to maturity. The germ cells need to adhere to the nurse cells for sperm to properly develop, and the drug prevents this bond from forming. It looks like it will be a gel patch type of applicator."

Submission + - What's After Multi-Core?

Submitted by Alien54 on Monday October 30, 2006 @12:13PM

Alien54 writes: As Moore's Law continues to hold, IC designers are finding that they have more and more silicon real estate to play with. David Chisnall hazards some guesses as to what they might do with it. As he notes: 'Throwing more cache onto chips worked for a little while. Throwing more cores on will work for a little while longer. Eventually, however, a more intelligent solution will be required.'

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