Iron Man Comic-con Trailer  @ BiTTDaily.com

Link: http://bittdaily.com/HDmedia/560/3521/

And

Iron Man Behind the scenes video (2 of 5)  @ BiTTDaily.com

Link: http://bittdaily.com/HDmedia/560/3514/

New Fully Buffered 2GB & 4GB DIMM Kits Added to Corsair Mac Memory Line

FREMONT, Calif., April 17 /PRNewswire/ — Corsair(R) http://www.corsair.com/, a worldwide leader in high performance computer and flash memory products, announced today the launch of their new Corsair high-density Memory Line for Mac Pro desktop systems. Made especially for the high performance demands of the Mac market, the new Corsair Mac Pro Memory Kits are fully buffered 667MHz solutions, available immediately in 2GB (2 x 1GB modules) and 4GB (2 x 2GB modules) DIMM kits.

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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Electronic Arts Inc. (“EA”) (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced that it received a second request for information from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) regarding its proposed acquisition of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (“Take-Two”) (NASDAQ:TTWO).

While EA believes that its proposed transaction with Take-Two would not be anti-competitive, the FTC has not yet reached any conclusions regarding the proposed acquisition and has indicated that it needs further information and additional time to conduct its review.

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LEXINGTON, Ky., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE:LXK) is attending Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Journal LIVE! 2008 to premiere the new Lexmark RFID Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Laser Option, one of 10 finalists for the conference’s Best in Show awards. The winners will be announced during the annual conference, which will be held April 16-18 in Las Vegas, Nev.
The Lexmark RFID UHF Option, announced today with an estimated street price of $1,899*, is an option designed as an add-on for Lexmark T640, T642 or T644 monochrome laser printers. The option contains a radio and antenna that programs and verifies RFID media and provides an easy and affordable way for customers to add RFID capabilities to their existing printing infrastructure.

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EK Supreme and Koolance CPU-340 Compared to The Competition

“Today we add two new blocks to our previous roundup, newcomer EK Supreme out of Slovenia and Koolance replacement to their CPU-330 the CPU-340.”

http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=810

As many of you know, ATI has been particularly aggressive with their FireGL workstation graphics card lineup over the past six months. While their flagship R600-architecture was the basis for the solid (but ultimately underwhelming) Radeon HD2900XT for the gaming market, our tests have shown that this particular GPU architecture is much more competitive in the workstation market. While the R600 may not be the best choice for a high-end gaming rig, it is indeed a powerful chip for high-end OpenGL work, and as such, has led to a revival of sorts for ATI’s FireGL lineup.

With an excellent performing workstation GPU in tow, ATI finally took the steps to get their latest generation of FireGL cards out to the market fast – much faster than we’ve seen from them in the past. ATI now has a number of R600-based workstation products out on the market, and is competing quite well with NVIDIA in terms of both price and performance. ATI’s cards generally offer nearly all the bang for the buck as the QuadroFX lineup, but ATI has some unique models as well which give them their own following of users. One of their newest models, the FireGL V8600 1GB, has finally hit the market. And this is the card we’ll be looking at today…

Article URL: http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/ATI_FireGL_V8600_1_GB

Site: http://www.hothardware.com/

Titel:
Inter-Tech IT 9001 Silver Midi-Tower

Teaser:
There are a lot of luxurious and expensive cases on the market. But what can
be expected if there’s a case for only 35 Euro? We took a look at the
Inter-Tech IT 9001 to find out exactly that.

Link:
http://www.tweakpc.de/hardware/tests/gehaeuse/inter-tech_it_9001/s01.php

Please note the little flag on the site for an automatic translation.

Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street DVD Review @ Ascully.com

Quote

“The look of the movie is typical Burton dark and grungy. I love it. The contrast of the music with the grim setting is another thing that gets my attention. It’s all just different than anything I have seen in a long time, if ever and I appreciate the break from convention…..”

Article Link - http://www.ascully.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=755

Podcast Link - http://www.ascully.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=163

Article Title - Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street DVD Review @ Ascully.com

Title: BeleniX 0.7 OpenSolaris Desktop @ Phoronix
Direct Link: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=12217
Summary: “Long before Sun’s Project Indiana came about, BeleniX has been one of our favorite GNU/Solaris distributions. BeleniX has been a LiveCD based upon OpenSolaris, but with yesterday’s release of BeleniX 0.7 it is now a source-level derivative of the Project Indiana blend of OpenSolaris. Today we’re taking a quick look at this new release.”

TechwareLabs has published coverage of Grand Island Computers’s Plagiarism of several well known sites including ours . Here’s a clip from the coverage:

Quote: You might say Grand Island Who? And you would be right, they are no one, with no alexa, no links, and a guy named Shawn Sinner (I can’t make up that Part) running it all. He owns a store, with no products, and a blog, with no readers. We still feel that our intellectual property has been stolen and would like the content removed.

We would appreciate your support on this issue and have contacted the website owner who refuses to remove our content.

LINK: http://www.techwarelabs.com/community/showthread.php?t=15422

Title: Grand Island Computers Plagiarizes TechwareLabs, TechWorld, Engadget.

TechwareLabs has published a review of the AMD Phenom 9850 Quad Core CPU. Here’s a clip from the review:

Quote: AMD’s release of the Phenom 9850 means an end to the TLB errata problem it also ushers in a new level of affordable quad core computing and gaming. Ruffy tests out the Phenom 9850 and manges to get it running at 3.1Ghz on air! We show you the performance of this affordable computing beast and give you our analysis on this new CPU.

LINK: http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/processors/amd_phenom_9850/

Title: AMD Phenom 9850 Quad Core CPU Review @ TechwareLabs

Assassin’s Creed Xbox 360 Review
Date: 04-16-2007 Written By Chris GumpIf you have a 360, or even a PS3 or just a PC, do yourself a favor and check out Assassin’s Creed. The newly released PC version is supposed to have more side missions added in to keep you busy. Whatever system you get it for though, have some spare controller batteries around if you aren’t running wired, you’ll need them. This game can draw you in that much. Games like this should make you all happy you choose gaming as a pastime, and manages to deliver on every level, although a tiny bit more variation in missions would have been nice.

Link: http://www.gamepyre.com/reviewsd.html?aid=953&p=1

NEW CONTENT – Trials 2: Second Edition PC Review

TTGamer have today posted a review of Trials 2: Second Edition for the PC. This might be the least complex game released on PC in 08, but also quite easily one of the more addictive and challenging.For more information, please visit - http://gaming.tweaktown.com/articles/928/trials_2_second_edition_pc_review/index.html
Best Regards,

TTGamer Team
http://gaming.tweaktown.com

Overclock3D have just published a new article titled: Corsair XMS2 DHX PC2-6400 4GB Kit .

Quote: “A further addition to the DDR2 market, the XMS2 DHX kit steps up to try push the tech that little bit further.”

Link: http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews.php?/memory/corsair_xms2_dhx_pc2-6400_4gb_kit/1

Title:
Interview with Alex ‘Unwinder’ / RivaTuner

Link:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Interviews/Alex_Unwinder/

Brief:
The VGA Tweaking Utility RivaTuner has changed a lot over the years, and so has its creator. TPU talks with ‘Unwinder’ about software development and the role he played in starting the softmod community.

* Title: Thermaltake BlacX HDD Docking Station @ APH Networks

* Description: SATA may be an interface that supports hot swap, but in reality, how often is it truly taken advantage of and used for the purpose of hot swapping? More than often, it’s no more than just an array of disks residing inside our computers that ends up rarely moved. For an external interface, eSATA is nice and all for its performance, but to an extent that’s really an extension of an internal storage medium to external hard drives — hot swap is necessary as what’s that made USB so popular, but it doesn’t really solve the problem of having a need to go through a bunch of internal SATA hard drives quickly. For example, some users need it for testing hard drives, while others want to quickly pull some data off a drive without installing it in another computer. As far as I’m concerned, there’s one product in the market that has gained immense popularity and tons of internet hype that allows you to quickly swap internal SATA hard drives without ripping anything apart to get the job done. And that’s the Thermaltake BlacX, an HDD docking station. Let’s see how it gets its job done, and to what extent it has done well.

* Link: http://aphnetworks.com/reviews/thermaltake_blacx

Appetite for Tech has a review for Peggle for the PC that I hope your readers will enjoy!  Here is the link:
http://www.appetitefortech.com/forum/showthread.php?p=26415#post26415.

Snippet incoming:

You have been playing Counterstrike for two or three hours or something else hardcore that has captured your imagination and your mum has just come in and told you not to start another session because your dinner is nearly ready. So you look pleadingly at your dad sitting next to you with his eyes all bloodshot and looking like saucers from outer space but then you hear his empty stomach growl at you like the Wookie in Star Wars so you realize there is no point, your Mum wins.
You know what I mean, you want to waste fifteen to thirty minutes gaming till you take you place at the food trough because there will be no Pizza tonight as its that rotten night when once a week you are made to eat “real” food.
Well this game maybe just the answer you need because it still has guns, ammo and lots of ways to blow stuff up. The game also features power ups and Characters that are heaps of fun and all will have you smiling for hours plus you can easily do a mission of two in fifteen to twenty minutes and the challenges you are given will even challenge Buffy the Vampire Slayer herself. except she gets a stake and you get a cannon.
Sounds pretty fair.
This game is so much fun that even Steam had their own version made called Peggle Extreme which they included in their Orange Box package of games, and you can’t argue with that.

NEW CONTENT (Visual) - Zalman TRIMON 22″ 3D Monitor – Exclusive

QUOTE: “The existence of the 3D concept has been around since people could express themselves artistically; for example, through painting or sculptures. When the first such expression began, I certainly could not tell you. However, I can tell you that 3D has evolved to the point where it is now commercially available for the average user for under $1000 USD. Admittedly that’s a lot more than most would want to pay for it, but it is a positive step in the right direction.

The TRIMON is the first commercial 3D monitor available to the public from Zalman, and it is not often one gets to be the first to review a finally finished product. We have been waiting for these ZM-M220W monitors to hit the shelves for a little over a year now, with the first introduction of them at CEBIT 2007.”

For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1391/zalman_trimon_22_3d_monitor_exclusive/index.html

Best Regards,

The TweakTown Team
http://www.tweaktown.com

here’re the Redaktion ocinside.de News from Thursday, April 17, 2008:

Sure, for most of us DDR2-800 RAM is nothing special anymore, but the new
Crucial Crucial Ballistix Tracer Red PC2-6400 memory modules are worth a second look.
The current DDR2 4GB kit consists of 2x 2GB PC2-6400 CL4 memory modules and they are a visual treat.
This Ballistix Tracer Red edition offers not just more memory for the PC, but thanks to
several integrated SMD light emitting diodes it lights up the PC in a bright red.
Let us test the result of this new 4GB CL4 kit from Crucial compared to previous tested DDR2 modules.
And let us see, if there is anything special with Windows XP or Windows Vista and 4 GB PC memory.

Title:
Crucial Ballistix Tracer Red DDR2-800 4GB Kit BL2KIT25664AR804 Memory Review

Link:
http://www.ocinside.de/html/results/crucial_ballistix_4gb_pc2_6400.html

he Pegasus 210 (from £799) is a 12-inch ultra-portable laptop designed to meet the everyday demands of business professionals. The machine pretty much sucks at running games and high-end multimedia, but for number crunchers who can’t afford a ThinkPad it might be just the ticket. In fact, if it wasn’t for the jaw-dropping ThinkPad X300 (from £1790), the Pegasus 210 might actually be a contender for your cash.”http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/rev.php?id=729

NEW CONTENT (Digital Lounge) - Hands On With DTS HD Master Audio

QUOTE: “Yesterday, Sony Computer Entertainment finally gave home theatre fanatics what they had been clamouring for since late 2006, when the PlayStation 3 console launched. With the delivery of the latest console firmware, version 2.30, owners whom have an amplifier capable of outputting PCM sound will benefit from improved sound with Blu-ray movies encoded in DTS HD Master Audio.

The days of lossy audio in home theatre are over; now the onus is on home theatre fans to embrace these new technologies, and if they truly love the art form, there is absolutely no reason why they shouldn’t.”

For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1392/hands_on_with_dts_hd_master_audio/index.html

Best Regards,

The TweakTown Team
http://www.tweaktown.com

Title:
Lamptron Aluminum Case Handles

Link:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Lamptron/Lamptron_Case_Handles

Brief:
In a world where case modding is becoming increasingly more popular, Lamptron focuses on giving modders and enthusiasts alike what they are asking for in accessories. The Aluminum Case Handles that we are taking a look at today have style with their custom CNC milled design and smooth elegant finish. The aluminum construction is solid yet very light weight and will certainly please anyone who wants to add portability to their case as well as looks provided that you are willing to spend a little extra money for the quality.

* Title: Vizo Propeller II PCI Slot Fan @ APH Networks

* Description: Over the last couple of years, the computer market has become fierce and intense in all areas. The tight competition between processor makers AMD and Intel, as well as the graphics card front on the ATI/AMD and NVIDIA side, we have come to expect more powerful processors and video cards to do various tasks — whether it’s to play the latest DX10 games such as Company of Heroes, to something that simply pushes our graphics cards to the limit such as Crysis. Of course, there is a price to pay for this rapid increase in graphics performance. According to Murphy’s Law, “If anything can go wrong, it will”, there will always be one outcome that becomes detriment to the overall product. This is especially true in graphics cards; as seen with the increase of graphics performance, it tends to produce more heat. According to our previous tests, this application is true when it comes to the 8800GTS G92 running at a whopping 84 degrees on load. It could be cooled with an additional case fan or an improved heatsink, but what if you are tight on space? Well, then you are in luck, because today, we will review an affordable product that not only provides cooling in congested areas — the Vizo Propeller II PCI slot cooler with direct heat exhaust.

* Link: http://aphnetworks.com/reviews/vizo_propeller_ii