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“The XigmaTek HDT S1283 is an excellent cooler with many aspects that make it an ideal choice for any system. The compact design allows for installation in virtually any style case without worries in regards to clearance issues. The compact size does not, however, come at the cost of cooling performance. The benchmarks showed that the S1283 excelled in cooling both the AMD system and the Intel system under stock speeds as well as under overclocked system speeds. This excellent performance, coupled with the lower price and compact size, make this cooler a leader in the CPU cooler market for both AMD systems and Intel LGA 775 systems.”

It was expected, and here it is. Apple has updated iTunes to 8.2.1 and by doing so, has blocked the ability of the Palm Pre to use iTunes. One of the release notes with regards to the app states: iTunes 8.2.1 provides a number of important bug fixes and addresses an issue with verification of Apple Devices.None of this is surprising. One has to wonder what Apple did to block the Palm Pre, as it appeared that Palm was using the hardware ID of an iPod. In June, Apple warned that the Pre’s spoofing wouldn’t work

It’s hard to think “netbook” without thinking “Eee PC,” so it’s understandable why so many SSD upgrade solutions are tailor made for Asus’ heralded netbook line. Just a half-year after Super Talent introduced a slew of SSD upgrades for the company’s S101, Active Media Products has pushed out a line of its own to beef up a wider range of Eee PCs. The new SaberTooth family is built with MLC NAND chips and have been tested to function perfectly with the Eee PC S101, 900, 900A and 901. As expected, the line will

EVGA’s Interview Dual Monitor System incorporates a pair of 17″ widescreen LCDs with an innovative rotatable stand that allows the user to flip a panel over to share a desktop display with someone sitting across from them on the other side of the desk. These twin TFT displays support a native resolution of 1440X900 and rotate 180 degrees vertically and 90 degrees horizontally. They will also re-orientate themselves depending on which direction they are flipped, in order to provide the correct viewing orientation

Corsair Launches new ‘Extreme’ Series High-Performance SSDs- Uses Indilinx Barefoot controller for up to 240MB/sec read and 170MB/sec write speeds – Fremont, CA. July 16th, 2009 – Corsair, a worldwide leader in high-performance computer memory, power supplies and flash memory products, including solid-state drives, today announced the Extreme Series X32, X64 and X128 high-performance SSDs, in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB densities respectively.Built using the renowned Indilinx Barefoot controller and Samsung MLC NAND

You know that Apple store down at your local mall? In a few months, it may be sharing a zip code with your local Microsoft store. In all goes to plan, the software giant responsible for Windows and Office will launch an assault on Apple and other consumer electronics companies by erecting a number of retail outlets designed specifically to showcase, market and sell Microsoft wares. A company representative was quoted as saying: “As we progress on our retail strategy there will be scenarios where we have stores

Yesterday morning Legit Reviews contacted Marvell about ASUS Removing SATA 6Gb/s support due to Marvell controller yield issues on all of their upcoming Intel P55 Express motherboards. The Marvell 88SE9123 controller was to blame, so we figured the least we could do was get a comment on the issue from our friends at Marvell. At 9pm CST we got our answer and you can read it for youself below. It seems that the legacy PATA functionality in the Marvell 88SE9123 controller was having some issues that have since been found and corrected. The bad news is that Marvell is going to have to produce a new chip revision. If that means a whole new tape out that could take more than a month to reach the market. Not good news, but at least a fix is in the works and it sounds like motherboard companies will be able to quickly put the new revision Marvell 88SE9123 controllers on motherboards in the near future. Pictured below is the Marvell 88SE9123 controller on our GA-P55-UD5 motherboard that we have been using for testing internally.

Recent news of delays of SATA 6Gb/s product launches is due to a hardware issue related to PATA (legacy Parallel ATA, or IDE) compatibility on the Marvell 88SE9123. This Marvell controller chip supports both 6Gb/s SATA as well as PATA on the same chip. It is the legacy PATA functionality, not the SATA, which is the root cause of the product delays. Marvell has already identified a solution to the PATA issue and a new chip revision to resolve the issue will be introduced quickly. To date, as far as Marvell is aware, no SATA (6Gb/s, 3Gb/s, or 1.5Gb/s) issues with the 88SE9123 have been reported by Marvell customers or partners, or discovered via extensive Marvell internal qualification testing. Marvell continues to work with its customers and partners on development, as well as on compatibility and performance testing in preparation for the 6Gb/s SATA industry introduction, which remains on track for a 2009 launch.

Here lately, Verbatim has issued more optical media solutions than external hard drives, but the company’s still all about storage. That’s evidenced today with the introduction of its SureFire line of portable HDDs, all of which include FireWire 800 and USB 2.0 sockets. Each of the drives are classically and simply styled, doing without flash and sticking to the bare necessities. Thankfully, Verbatim also added a dash of “rugged,” so you don’t have to be scares to haul these out on the road with you. Available

Newton Peripherals introduced what it is calling the world’s first ultra-thin integrated Bluetooth headset for notebooks. The new MoGo Talk headset stores and charges inside a laptop’s express card slot. In doing so, the headset offers consumers the convenience of an always charged headset for Skype, VoIP calls, and mobile telephone calls. “We looked at all the Bluetooth headsets on the market, from boutique manufacturers all the way up to Jawbone and Plantronics, and found that even with their great audio quality

Atlona Technologies today released a new wireless USB to HDMI or VGA converter called the HDAiR. Both XP and Vista compatible, this one of a kind device will allow users to connect any USB enabled computer or laptop wirelessly, to any HDTV or projector via VGA or HDMI. The unit wirelessly transmits high resolution signal from a small USB adaptor connected to a computer, to a receiver unit placed next to the display. The AT-HDAiR is now available with an MSRP of $199.00.

The unit wirelessly transmits high resolution signal from a small USB adaptor connected to a computer, to a receiver unit placed next to the display. The HDAiR is designed to transmit high-resolution content up to 30ft. With quick and easy installation, this unit is perfect for any consumer and commercial application.
Atlonas AT-HDAiR uses chipsets developed by Wisair to transmit USB protocol over Ultra wide band (UWB) frequencies. Atlona and Wisair have many more products in the works. says Atlona Product Manager, Michael Khain. These various new products featuring Ultra Speed by Wisair will all be fully compatible with each other, allowing users to connect to various devices such as printers, displays, audio receivers, Human input devices, and more. With the AT-HDAiR, extend any computer wirelessly from the display at lengths up to 30ft and resolutions up to 720p or 1440×1200.