We just received some interesting news out of SIGGRAPH 2008 that we thought many of you would be very interested in. If you recall, one of the capabilities Intel is touting in regard to their upcoming Larrabee architecture is the ability to perform real-time ray tracing. In the graphics space, ray tracing is a technique used to generate an image by tracing the rays or paths of light as they bounce through and around the objects in a scene. When done right, ray tracing can produce photorealistic imagery because

While the international press and Olympic athletes complain about the environmentally-unfriendly air quality in Beijing, Samsung plans to bring a little green to the games today with its new E200 Eco bioplastic cell phone. Unlike traditional plastics, which are derived from (non-renewable) petroleum-based products, bioplastics are derived from (renewable) biological sources, such as corn. The E200 Eco is actually not the first bioplastic phone from Samsung. This last June, Samsung released the W510 and the F268

Today we look at a Kingston HyperX 2GB 1800MHz DDR3 memory that has been certified under the Intel Extreme Memory Profile (Intel XMP) validation program to offer PC builders and gaming enthusiasts automatic setup when using select Intel X38/X48-series chipsets. Read on to see how the kit performs against DDR3 memory kits running at 1333MHz/1600MHz and then when overclocked!

Video:XFX GeForce 9600GT XXX Edition Video Card Review @ Legit ReviewsECS GeForce 9600 GT Graphics Card @ TweaktownPalit Radeon HD 4870 X2 Video Card Review @ MotherboardsMotherboards and Chipsets:DFI LanParty Dark X48 Motherboard Review @ NinjalaneASUS P5E64 WS Pro X38 Motherboard @ Benchmark ReviewsMemory and Storage:Maxtor BlackArmor 160GB Encrypted Portable Drive Review @ Bigbruin.comCorsair XMS3 DHX 4GB DDR3-1600 kit @ TechwareLabs Kingston HyperX 2GB DDR3-1600 RAM kit @ TechwareLabsMtron Pro 7500 32GB

Video:XFX GeForce 9600GT XXX Edition Video Card Review @ Legit ReviewsECS GeForce 9600 GT Graphics Card @ TweaktownPalit Radeon HD 4870 X2 Video Card Review @ MotherboardsMotherboards and Chipsets:DFI LanParty Dark X48 Motherboard Review @ NinjalaneASUS P5E64 WS Pro X38 Motherboard @ Benchmark ReviewsMemory and Storage:Maxtor BlackArmor 160GB Encrypted Portable Drive Review @ Bigbruin.comCorsair XMS3 DHX 4GB DDR3-1600 kit @ TechwareLabs Kingston HyperX 2GB DDR3-1600 RAM kit @ TechwareLabsMtron Pro 7500 32GB

According to a report in The Taiwan Economic News, Palm has placed an order for 5 million Windows Mobile smartphones intended for sale in 2009.  The report doesn’t detail the device(s) Palm ordered, but the handsets will run the Windows Mobile operating system and be built by Taiwanese manufacturer Compal.

Compal is an ODM, or Original Device Manufacturer, best known for their design and construction of laptops for Dell and HP and handsets for Motorola.  The same report indicated that Motorola has ordered a number of Windows Mobile phones from Compal as well.

Complete Walkman® kit has Everything you need for a full Walkman® experience: software for copying music from CD to phone, a 128MB memory card and a stereo handsfree. Write emails, browse the Web – and do it to the sound of your music. Just keep your Walkman® player or FM Radio tuned in and turned on. This deal ends Thursday at 12:00pm ET.

Alternative energy advocate, Dr. Lyle Dennis, loved the idea behind General Motors’ (GM) Chevrolet Volt electric concept car so much, that he not only created a Website devoted to it (GM-Volt.com) soon after GM announced the concept vehicle in 2007, but he has spent a significant amount of time leading a grassroots effort to convince GM to commit to building it… Which GM finally did in June 2008. Part of GM’s decision to move forward is a direct result of Dennis’s efforts. The primary function of Dennis’s

An updated version of Winterface [DOWNLOAD] is now available from VITO Technology.  Version 1.1 offers several improvements including a new start gesture, updates to the Calendar and Tasks display icons, the ability to add contacts and settings shortcuts to the main screen, updated icons and more.

If you’ve already purchased Winterface, you can upgrade free of charge here.  If need to backup your current settings, you only should rename file pages.db (for example, pages_old.db) in the Winterface folder. Then you should uninstall the old version of Winterface, rename it back from pages_old.db  to pages.db after that install new version of the program.

Vudu might be on to something with its new promotion: “Stay in. Rent four movies for the price of 1 gallon gas!” At today’s prices for movie tickets, concession snacks, and the cost of gas for getting to and from the theater, a family of four could easily spend upwards of a $100 for a night out at the movies. Staying at home and watching movie rentals means you’ll miss out on the latest releases, but a quick gander at Vudu’s catalog shows that its rental offerings include many A-list titles, including some films