Surfing the Internet from the friendly skies is becoming a reality for more and more U.S. travelers. American Airlines is taking its experiment with in-flight Wi-Fi out of the trial stage and will be installing Gogo Inflight Internet on more than 300 domestic aircraft over the next two years. More specifically, American will install the Aircell system on its domestic MD-80 and Boeing 737-800 aircraft fleets, starting with 150 MD-80 aircraft this year. In December, Delta said it would offer Gogo Inflight
Olympus Launches New Entry-Level E-450 DSLR
Olympus announced an upgrade to its E-420 compact DSLR today. The new E-450 builds on its predecessor’s popularity by adding a new processor, improved LCD, increased shooting buffer, and three new Art Filters. The E-450 features a small and portable design and easy to use controls for any skill level, including first time digital camera users. For increased creativity while shooting, the E-450 has three Art Filters: Pop Art, Pin Hole, and Soft Focus. The creative filters were introduced earlier this year on
Hardware Roundup
Video: Performance Preview: ATI Radeon HD 4890 vs. Nvidia GeForce GTX 275 @ Legion Hardware NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 240sp 1024MB @ iXBT ATI Radeon HD 4670 CrossFireX Performance Review @ XBitLabsMotherboards and Chipsets: ASUS Rampage II Extreme @ PureOverclock MSI 790GX-G65 AM3 Motherboard Review @ OCC Zotac’s GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi motherboard @ TRProcessors: Intel’s Xeon W5580 processors reviewed at TRMemory and Storage: Patriot WARP v2 128Gb SATA-II SSD @ CPU3D ATP EarthDrive 2GB USB Flash Drive Review @ OverclockersHQ
Velocity Micro Announces Powerful New Sub-$1000 Gaming PC
Velocity Micro today announced the availability of the Edge Z5 Special Edition, the foremost gaming PC for budget conscious users. By utilizing premium quality components, tuning and tweaking techniques, expert engineering, and their trademarked Hyperclocking process, Velocity Micro has created a $999 gaming PC that crushes benchmarks without crushing the wallet, perfect for the frame rate hungry gamer on a budget. It doesn't look half bad either as you can tell from the picture below.

By utilizing trademarked Hyperclocking techniques for component optimization, Velocity Micro is able to get every drop of performance from the Edge Z5s available hardware, allowing the economically challenged gamer to play nearly any game on the market at the highest resolutions. In fact, the Edge Z5 Special Edition provides frame rates that best systems of several times the price. In a recent roundup, CNET pitted the Edge Z5 against a $999 Dell XPS and a $3199 Mac Pro 3D. The Z5 bested both in all gaming benchmarks at all resolutions, by as many as 16 frames per second in some tests.
Microsoft Xbox 360 Pro 60GB Console – (Refurbished) (Was $199.99…Save $10)
MSI Intros Wind Top AE1900 All-In-One PC
Maybe we’re suffering from delusions, but does MSI’s newest all-in-one PC look eerily similar to Apple’s previous line of Cinema Displays? (Hint: yes.) That small detail aside, the Wind Top AE1900 does look like a pretty stellar machine, particularly for those who value style over all else. The all white machine dons a glossy coat and features a 19-inch touch panel that encourages users to point their way around applications rather than just mouse around. RAM slot, 1.3- Super-Multi drive. Further specs include
Please Run This Conficker Scanner Today!
In the run up to April 1st, McAfee is offering a special build of its stand-alone cleaning tool 'Stinger' which will be updated on a daily basis to include any undetected Conficker variants from the wild. Please ensure that your copy of Microsoft Windows is patched and security software is fully up to date to ensure that April 1st 2009, is a day like any other day! No one is sure what Conficker will turn into tomorrow, so patch up and make sure your systems are secure! Tomorrow could be a wild ride for the internet!
McAfee AVERT Stinger Conficker 10.0.1.534
W32/Conficker .worm attack symptoms:
– Blocks access to security – related sites
– User lockouts
– Trafic on port 445 on non – Directory Service (DS) servers
– No access to admin shares
– Autorun.inf files in recycled directory
Lite-On Announces iHES208 8X Blu-ray Disc Reader
Lite-On iHES208 8X Blu-ray Disc Reader with DVD Writer Combo Now Available New Blu-ray reader and DVD writer combo provides all-in-one PC solution for hi-def movie playback and writing DVDs Fremont, CA – March 31, 2009 – Lite-On, a global leader of optical storage solutions, announces the availability of the iHES208 8X internal Blu-ray Disc Combo. The Blu-ray Disc reader, plus DVD writer, provides consumers an innovative way to playback high-definition content, while maintaining the capability of archiving
Corsair Assists Back Ups with Voyager Port
We all know how important it is to back up our files regularly, but we also know how much of a nuisance the process can be as well. Corsair’s new Voyager Port is designed to help simplify backups. The Voyager Port transforms any USB flash drive into a portable backup and recovery device that includes a simple, one-button file backup feature. The Voyager Port doesn’t require any external power and features a USB 2.0 port so it is compatible with the latest high-speed USB flash drives. The Voyager Port seamlessly
Thecus Unveils the N0204 miniNAS Device
Thecus Unveils the N0204 miniNAS Device “The tiny RAID-enabled portable network storage device with big ideas” 03/30/2009 – Big things are happening in the world of NAS devices. Today, Thecus is proud to introduce the N0204 miniNAS device – the world’s smallest fully-featured NAS device. Measuring a tiny 132 x 88 x 63 mm exterior, one could easily mistake the N0204 as a regular external hard drive. But look closer and you will see a very capable two-bay NAS device that fits right in the palm of your hand.
