Hardware News ATI Radeon 4870 1GB Review One of the chief advantages ATI’s Radeon 4870 and 4850 enjoy over competing GPUs from NVIDIA is their 8xAA performance. Both of these ATI cards scale ridiculously well when going from 4xAA to 8xAA; we’ve tested this extensively in multiple articles over the past few months and this is an advantage ATI has consistently maintained in all our testing. In our 216-core GeForce GTX 260 article we ran 8xAA benchmarks with multiple games. Take BioShock for instance, in this game the GeForce GTX 260 saw its performance drop 16% at 1920x1200. In Company of Heroes we saw an even greater drop of 23%. »» New MacBook lineup vs. old MacBook lineupThe big news with Tuesday's MacBook announcement is obviously the new design. Replacing the white or black plastic chassis is an aluminum body built from a single piece of metal. Gone is the mouse button, consumed by a large glass trackpad with multitouch gesture support. The screen stays at 13.3 inches but gets LED backlighting and a piece of glass that runs from edge to edge of the laptop. And a mini DisplayPort makes an appearance, but it kicks the mini FireWire port to the curb in the process. »»  Kingston Technology’s 32GB DataTraveler 150 Makes Transporting All Digital Content on a Single USB Drive ConvenientMixing Business and Pleasure is Easier than Ever Fountain Valley CA, — October 8, 2008 — Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it is shipping its high capacity 32GB DataTraveler 150 (DT150) USB Flash drive. The DT150 »»  Apple Likely to Unveil New LaptopsApple Inc. next week is expected to unveil new laptop computers -- including a model that sets a new low price point for the company -- as it sets its sights on one of the fastest-growing categories in the business. »»  Cisco IronPort unveils e-mail security appliancesCisco's IronPort Systems unit this week unveiled hardware extensions to its e-mail security appliances (compare messaging security products) that more than double the performance of the company's previous-generation platforms. »»  The Lenovo S10 Netbook is here, count me inCREDIT : LENOVO The S10 is here, I ordered one yesterday and I'm psyched. The IdeaPad S10 is Lenovo's just-released entry in the Netbook market. "Netbook" is a new term that's applied to cheap small laptops that run either Windows XP Home Edition or Linux. No Vista or OS X here (neither is cheap). One reason Netbooks are cheap is that they are underpowered, by current standards. Yet, they have more than sufficient horsepower to do the things most people do most of the time. »»  MSI Bravo EX620 the Best Audio-Video EnjoymentMSI Bravo EX620 features Cinema Pro Technology, which offers consumers the finest movie viewing experience. With a simple touch of the exclusive Cinema Pro button; you may immediately switch to Movie Mode. The quality on screen will be more detailed, the richness in sound and the subwoofer as well as Dolby® sound will be activated, providing the finest sensory of the theaters. Furthermore, the embedded high performance subwoofer design can create shocking effects. »»  Kingston Technology Launches 2GHz HyperX DDR3 MemoryEPP Frequency, Timing Tested Peak-Performing 2000MHz Modules Ready to Enhance Enthusiast PCs, Gaming RigsFountain Valley, CA -- October 1, 2008 -- Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced the release of 2GHz HyperX® DDR3 memory modules, the fastest-performing DDR3 available to date. Shipping immediately in 2GB memory kits, the new HyperX PC3-16000 memory offers gaming enthusiasts top-of-the-line Enhanced Performance Profile (EPP) ready memory with EPP profiles pre-programmed on the modules. »»  OCZ DDR3 PC3-16000 Flex II EditionOCZ DDR3 PC3-16000 / 2000 MHz / Flex II XLC / 2GB Dual Channel These premium modules run at incredibly fast 2000MHz speeds at CL8-8-8 timings for added performance to high-end systems with integrated water-cooling. Designed to the very core to offer enthusiasts the thermal management innovation of hybrid water and passive cooling, the new PC3-16000 Flex II Series offers rock-solid stability and performance for your high-end gaming or overclocking system. »»  NETGEAR Introduces First Dual-Band Secure Wireless-N Solution for Small Businesses Easy-to-Use, High Performance Firewall Delivers Small Offices with VPN Security and Wireless Dual-Band Flexibility to Combat Enterprise-Class Threats SAN JOSE, Calif. – October 7, 2008 – NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQGM: NTGR), a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking products, today announced an addition to its award-winning, high-performance line of security solutions for small businesses, the new ProSafe® Wireless-N VPN Firewall (SRXN3205) – the first product to combine dual-band Wireless-N with SSL and IPsec VPN. By incorporating these advanced features, NETGEAR is providing small offices with an enterprise-class networking solution that addresses both top security and wireless performance needs, but at a fraction of the cost. »»
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