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Looking at my 1.5GHz Centrino Mobile processor in that laptop case I really feel little knowing that a bunch of guys from Tom's Hardware managed to overclock a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Quad 6600 to 5.1GHz using a cryogenic cooling system.

Apparently they're claiming world record, but sadly I'm gonna have to break it for them.

The OC team in Italy managed to overclock an Intel Pentium 4 631 up to 8.18 GHz (173-percent overclock). I'm pretty sure such a system can only work stable somewhere in Antarctica so until I get to move there, I'll have to work on my laptop.

[Via PC World]

 

Lately, I've heard a lot of rumors saying that Apple is not going to use Intel chipsets anymore. Apparently the company is interested in switching to AMD or VIA processors, but wouldn't count on it very much. I'm just as skeptical as Jon Stokes from Ars Technica, who thinks the change wouldn't be healthy for Apple.

However, if the Silicon Valley company decides to make the switch for desktops a good choice woud be NVIDIA SLI - since they love data parallelism. But what if Intel's Nehalem comes out as expected by the end of the year? No more change? As to laptops, Apple may only change the MacBook Air, for better integrated graphics processors.

My humble opinion? It's not going to happen, but rumors are constructive. Maybe Apple will bring something new, too! 

via DeviceDaily 

Or at least that's what NASA says and I don't think there would be a reason for them to "lie". Do you? Since the Phoenix lander has identified water in a soil sample it collected in Mars earlier, they've decided to extend the mission for another 90 days to go look for more. We (they) don't have an analysis of the ice yet and should take like 3 to 4 months before we have real data. Does that mean we can prepare for a walk on Mars? Most likely, NOT, but it's cool to explore other planets don't you think?

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The success of the small laptop - the Eee PC - that ASUS brought on the market, made a lot of other companies to invest in building their own. But wait, ASUS is not going to leave the first place to anyone and are going to come up with a new "high-tech" version of the Eee PC.

What you know, the company is going to bring the S-Series and should include great specs : dual-core Atom processors, 120GBs of hard disk, 32GB SSDs, a 10-inch LED backlit display (16:9 aspect) and a battery that should keep it on electricity for some 4-5 hours.

Sounds like a great plan if you ask me and I'm sure they'll break the sales once again. The prices should go from $700 to some $900 and should be availabe from September. 

The buzz these days is that former Google engineers released a new search engine, dubbed Cuil. Apparently it should be read as Cool, but I wouldn't be so sure if that's what I'll say it.

Tom Costello and Anna Patterson (husband and wife) are the proud developers of a search engine that has 121 million indexed pages. They call it the biggest, but it's just a bad marketing move because Google has more than 1 trillion pages in their database.

The system is a little bit different. It's not like Google. Is semnatic, trying to understand how words are related and what do they mean. These guys managed to secured a total $33M in financing (two roudns) and are promising to take on Google. If anyone wants my opinion ... they will fail.

Have you tried Cuil so far? 

Oh, the Finish people from Nokia have to pay. Some €1.3 million in order to settle the Bochum dispute caused by the closure of the German factory (which reopened in Romania for much lower labor costs).

The payment will be addressed to North Rhine-Westphalia, which lost 2,300 jobs after all these, and adds to the "tens of millions" that the company has already relinquished.

Not sure about you but I don't think it's fair. Why would you fine a company for leaving your country if they can pay less for the same work in other countries on Earth.

Not really fair. What do you think?

via PhoneScoop

The scenario is simple. You're tired at the office and you'd listen to some Buddha Bar music with a calm light that should help with the atmosphere. But you only have a standard light that's not very helpful to cheer you up. If you need a quick solution, we have this particular Brando USB 4-in-1 gizmo to get you out of trouble.

It's actually a standard desk lamp that features a web cam, has built-in LEDS, voice input device and fan. All for just $23.

The dimension are 75 x 75 x 228mm, it weighs 211g and can be attached to any neat surface - table, glass with a flexible sucker.

Richard Branson and crew went to the Mojave Desert to make it the center of the private space industry. Why? They unveiled Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo spaceship carrier as promised.

Named EVE after Branson's mother, the spaceship apparently is now officially the largest all carbon-composite aircraft ever made, with a 140-foot wingspan. Rumors say that this piece of marveleous machinery could be ready to go (fly, break sound barier and such) after just 40 tests flights.They'll likely do a few more than that for good measure.

I love the way it looks. What do you think?

Read it all on Space.com

 

We've heard Fujitsu was up to something and it wasn't far from the truth. The new Fujitsu Lifebook U2010 is here and we got both pics and specs of this crazy and versatile device.

The miniature laptop (or call it a tablet if you like) will feature an Intel Atom CPU (at 1.6GHz or 1.8GHz), a 5.6-inch 1024 x 768 display, an 80GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, a 3G radio, GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, and will only weigh 680 grams (about 1.5 lbs).

Light and powerful, that's my kind of thing.

We don't know where the new Fujitsu Lifebook U2010 is going to be available but we know the price should be close to $1,300. Still gets my vote. 

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If you're like me and you've been using a computer for the last 12 years then you know that mouse ergonomics is very important. I guess that's why Mizanur Rehman has tried to design the perfect mouse. It's called the Alien Mouse and apart comfort it offers a futuristic design, being build of soft gel and cellulose. My kind of mouse :)

It has a sphere-shaped section at the top, that never has to be moved, pointer navigation is done by a central joystick, which is placed between the left and right buttons and adds great functionality.

Too bad we don't have a release date or a price by now. We'll keep you posted because it's really wicked.