Hardware Round-Up

Video:Sapphire HD 4870 Review @ OCCXFX GeForce GTX260 XXX Edition Video Card Review @ Motherboards.orgHIS Radeon HD3650 Review @ Motherboards.orgProcessors:AMD’s Phenom X4 9350e @ bit-techMemory and Storage:PQI Cool Drive U350H @ TechwareLabsWD Caviar Blue SE16 @ InsideHWKingston DataTraveler BlackBox 2GB at Overclockers OnlinePower:Rosewill RX630-S-B Xtreme 630W PSU @ TweaktownThermaltake Toughpower 1200 Watt Power Supply Review @ Tweaknews.netSystems:Alienware Area-51 m15x Laptop Review @ Bootdaily.comASUS

Pocket Informant Updated to v8.1

Pocket Informant from WebIS is one of the most popular Personal Information Management (PIM) software titles for Windows Mobile and has just been updated to version 8.1.  New features include updated search, improved Contacts performance, improved Touch mode, major improvements for the non-touchscreen Smartphone version of the software, better one-handed use, and more.

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The update is free to all users of Pocket Informant 8 and to Pocket Informant 2007 users if the software was purchased after September ‘07.  For all other users, the upgrade is $16.99.  Click here for more upgrade information.

ECS Launches GeForce 9800 GTX+ Hydra Pack

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has revealed the latest GeForce 9800 GTX+ Hydra Pack to meet the requirement from performance-hungry gamers. With two N9800GTX+-512MX-W graphics cards, ECS Hydra Cooling System, and plenty of accessories bundled in a package, unprecedented gaming performance is now available via the power of multi-GPUs.

Delivering better cooling efficiency up to 18.7%, ECS Hydra Cooling System proves that a graphics card with amazing performance doesnt always come with annoying heat, not to mention the bothering noise generated by the fan especially while using dual graphics cards for better graphics performance. Working closely with Thermaltake, the most famous brand in thermal solution, ECS GeForece 9800 GTX+ Hydra Pack adopts Thermaltakes BigWater 760i liquid cooling system to providing a stable and quiet gaming environment for gamers. Heat and noise can be left behind from now on.

Walton Chaintech Announces APOGEE GT DDR3 1800 4GB Memory Kits

Walton Chaintech Corporation announced this morning the APOGEE GT Blazer DDR3 1800 4GB Low Voltage memory kit. Supporting EPP 2.0 as well, APOGEE GT Blazer DDR3 1800 4GB kit attains the lowest voltage of 1.8V compared with other memory modules of similar speed in current market place for more power saving operation, and longer product life. The patent-pending Cool It Smart heatsink design is interesting to say the least as it connects each module to a heat sink that sits above them.

What makes this memory module a true DDR3 masterpiece? It performs not only high data rate but also is of low voltage as 1.8v to achieve a beautiful balance between higher system performance and reliability. Dual modules packaged in 4GB kit, APOGEE GT DDR3 1800 of CL latency of 8-8-8-24 can be easily utilized for increasing the operation efficiency for power users.
APOGEE GT Blazer DDR3 1800 4GB kit has earned a performance over 28.8GB/sec on the EVEREST Memory bandwidth read and write test, providing the excellent level professional memory product quality. In addition, in accordance to the high speed of 1800MHz, the cooling performance is particularly enhanced by its famous bridge-alike, patent-pending Cool It Smart heatsink design.

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This eMachine packs an AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 2.4GHz 64 bit processor with Hypertransport. Throw in a dual layer DVD/CD/RAM burner you can use to burn your home videos, music, back up important data and play your favorite video games. Safeguard your family, create DVD movies, organize a digital library and share your memories with Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium. Enjoy quick, reliable performance to meet your multitasking demands with AMD’s Athlon 64 processor. Keep your PC running fast and smooth with 1GB DDR2 dual-channel memory for the quick response you need for multitasking. Enjoy smooth video and rich entertainment with NVIDIA integrated graphics and store all of your files on the 250GB SATA hard drive. This deal ends Monday at 12:00pm ET.

ASUS EN9800GTX TOP Graphics Card

A lot has happened over the past month in the world of 3D gaming graphics: NVIDIA launched the GeForce GTX 280 and GTX 260, ATI introduced us to the Radeon HD 4870 and HD 4850, and NVIDIA tried to rain on the Radeon HD 4800 Series parade by dropping the 55nm GeForce 9800 GTX+. If that weren’t enough, we’ve already seen price drops on the GTX 280 and GTX 260 as well. The latest fight for your pixel pushing dollars is shaping up to be quite a battle, and it’s just getting started.Although the latest and greatest

Once Tricked into Using It, Users Like Vista

This smacks somewhat of those old blindfold taste tests.   “I hate Diet Coke.””Here, try this new soda!””Wow, it’s great!””That was Diet Coke!””Ooops!”In a similar move, Microsoft took Windows XP fans and showed them a new OS, “Mojave.” Spurred by an e-mail from someone deep in the marketing ranks, Microsoft last week traveled to San Francisco, rounding up Windows XP users who had negative impressions of Vista. The subjects were put on video, asked about their Vista impressions, and then shown a “new”

Part 2: Which motherboard company is more efficient, ASUS or Gigabyte?

Which motherboard company is more efficient, ASUS or Gigabyte?

We recently compared the power consumption levels of an ASUS P5E3 Premium WiFi-AP@N Edition to the Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 motherboard. In the article we discovered that the ASUS P5E3 Premium was more efficient, but declared consumers the overall winner as both boards lower power usage. Since the review was posted we have gotten negative feedback about the boards we used for testing and have a new motherboard and new test results!

Most Users Okay With Ads in Free Online Video

In the latest results from market research company, Ipsos’s quarterly study of the U.S. online video market, Ipsos found that most users are willing to accept advertising within free, online video content. The percentage of folks who find the inclusion of advertising in their free streaming or downloaded videos acceptable, however, depends significantly on the type and length of the content. Of the different video types included in the study, full-length TV shows had the highest acceptance rate of people who

Corsair Announces 2133Mhz DDR3 Memory Kits – World’s Fastest Kit

Corsair just announced the immediate availability of a new DOMINATOR DDR3 memory kit running at 2133MHz. The launch of this memory kit, the TW3X2G2133C9DF, makes it the worlds fastest DDR3 memory solution in production volume. The new DOMINATOR TW3X2G2133C9DF kit is now available in stock for $575 at select Corsair retailers.

The TW3X2G2133C9DF DOMINATOR modules represent the very best of Corsairs cutting edge technology in DDR3 overclocking and gaming memory. Ultra fast, selected DRAM chips are housed in Corsairs proprietary Dual-Path Heat Xchange Cooling Technology (DHX) -used in Dell, HP and Alienware gaming systems- for striking speed and performance. The new DOMINATOR TW3X2G2133C9DF memory kit unleashes the high performance potential of NVIDIA 790i-based platforms.