by Marcus Yam September 22, 2008
The first bit of “Fusion” that AMD is releasing today is an in-house designed software utility that was described to us as being able to “turn a mainstream PC into a lean, mean gaming machine.” Essentially, this Fusion Gaming tool is a utility that automates many of the tweaks that hardcore enthusiasts carry out in order to free up system resources for the purpose of maximizing gaming performance. The utility works by temporarily disabling background services and processes, freeing up memory and CPU cycles in an effort to make games run more smoothly. AMD demonstrated the application to us clicking the gigantic “Fusion” button on a Windows Vista desktop, which immediately shut down usually active applications such as Skype, Google Talk, as well as many other background services. The utility will not, however, override any applications that have a shutdown or save dialog, meaning that clicking the button will still allow Microsoft Word to prompt if you wish to save before closing. This utility would be of great use to those who use shared computers, whose family members may have installed many unwanted, useless programs that clog up the system. Those with prebuilt machines with preloaded bloatware may also find that the Fusion button does wonders to free up system resources. AMD told us that the software is careful not to disable any crucial services that might make the system unstable, but does carry with it a disclaimer that it may disable security and antivirus software – though the utility setting does allow for custom settings so that the user may fine tune to his or her liking.
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Monday, September 22, 2008
Nvidia chipsets are defective too
BumpGate Only 630, 7050, 7100 and 7150 changed for no reason
By Charlie Demerjian: Monday, 22 September 2008
LOOKS LIKE THOSE wacky folk at Nvidia are at it again, changing perfectly good chipsets for no reason. If you recall, they changed the G86 parts and the G92/G92b as well, for no reason. Luckily, the firm seems to be spending money like there is no tomorrow, it has nothing to do with the fact that they have a few warehouses full of defective chips, they seem to want to keep their validation engineers fully employed this time of year for no apparent reason. This time, the chipsets being changed are being changed 'just because', and the bump material has nothing to do with crapping out. Really. This, this and this are vague guesses. So, with that, we bring you word of the next PCN, this time for chipsets, or 'motherboard GPUs' if you are terminally stupid enough to believe the marketing hype. Because this one is no different from the other two PCNs linked above, we will skip the detailed description and just bring you the pertinent details. Should you want the formatting, it is still here.
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By Charlie Demerjian: Monday, 22 September 2008
LOOKS LIKE THOSE wacky folk at Nvidia are at it again, changing perfectly good chipsets for no reason. If you recall, they changed the G86 parts and the G92/G92b as well, for no reason. Luckily, the firm seems to be spending money like there is no tomorrow, it has nothing to do with the fact that they have a few warehouses full of defective chips, they seem to want to keep their validation engineers fully employed this time of year for no apparent reason. This time, the chipsets being changed are being changed 'just because', and the bump material has nothing to do with crapping out. Really. This, this and this are vague guesses. So, with that, we bring you word of the next PCN, this time for chipsets, or 'motherboard GPUs' if you are terminally stupid enough to believe the marketing hype. Because this one is no different from the other two PCNs linked above, we will skip the detailed description and just bring you the pertinent details. Should you want the formatting, it is still here.
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Apple recalls millions of iPhone 3G power adapters
All power adapters packaged with Apple's iPhone 3G phones sold since mid-July pose a shock hazard
By Gregg Keizer, September 22, 2008
Apple Friday recalled all power adapters it packaged with iPhone 3G phones sold since mid-July in the U.S., Japan, Canada, Mexico, and several Central and South American countries. The number of affected users will be in the millions. Recent analyst estimates have pegged iPhone 3G sales as high as 6 million since its July debut , with the U.S. market remaining Apple's largest. Apple has not stated its quarterly iPhone 3G sales, but CEO Steve Jobs said the company had sold more than 1 million in its first weekend of availability. The adapters, a redesign from the bulkier version included with the first generation iPhone , pose a shock hazard, said Apple in a release Friday afternoon. The company will exchange all eligible adapters free of charge through mail-in or walk-in programs at its own retail stores starting Oct. 10. "Under certain conditions the new ultracompact Apple USB power adapter's metal prongs can break off and remain in a power outlet, creating a risk of electric shock," said Apple, which said that although it had received reports of broken prongs, no injuries had been reported.
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By Gregg Keizer, September 22, 2008
Apple Friday recalled all power adapters it packaged with iPhone 3G phones sold since mid-July in the U.S., Japan, Canada, Mexico, and several Central and South American countries. The number of affected users will be in the millions. Recent analyst estimates have pegged iPhone 3G sales as high as 6 million since its July debut , with the U.S. market remaining Apple's largest. Apple has not stated its quarterly iPhone 3G sales, but CEO Steve Jobs said the company had sold more than 1 million in its first weekend of availability. The adapters, a redesign from the bulkier version included with the first generation iPhone , pose a shock hazard, said Apple in a release Friday afternoon. The company will exchange all eligible adapters free of charge through mail-in or walk-in programs at its own retail stores starting Oct. 10. "Under certain conditions the new ultracompact Apple USB power adapter's metal prongs can break off and remain in a power outlet, creating a risk of electric shock," said Apple, which said that although it had received reports of broken prongs, no injuries had been reported.
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Intel Officially Shipping Dual-core Atom
Dual-core Atom may ease shortages of Atom parts in the channel
By Shane McGlaun - September 22, 2008
Intel is dominating the world of the netbook with its Atom single core processor. The processor running at 1.6GHz powers the vast majority of netbooks that are available to purchase right now. The tiny chip is perfect for the netbook market thanks to its low cost and low power requirements. It's no secret that Intel is bringing new Atom processors to market for the low-cost computer segment. Intel announced via its Chip Shots blog that its dual-core Atom processor is now shipping. The part is known as the Intel Atom Processor 330. The dual-core processor cores run at 1.6GHz and have 1MB of L2 cache. The processor has an 8W TDP and supports DDR2 667 RAM. Intel says that the new Atom is available as an integrated package and has been validated with the Intel 945GC Express chipset. The chipset features integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and Intel High Definition Audio.
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By Shane McGlaun - September 22, 2008
Intel is dominating the world of the netbook with its Atom single core processor. The processor running at 1.6GHz powers the vast majority of netbooks that are available to purchase right now. The tiny chip is perfect for the netbook market thanks to its low cost and low power requirements. It's no secret that Intel is bringing new Atom processors to market for the low-cost computer segment. Intel announced via its Chip Shots blog that its dual-core Atom processor is now shipping. The part is known as the Intel Atom Processor 330. The dual-core processor cores run at 1.6GHz and have 1MB of L2 cache. The processor has an 8W TDP and supports DDR2 667 RAM. Intel says that the new Atom is available as an integrated package and has been validated with the Intel 945GC Express chipset. The chipset features integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950 and Intel High Definition Audio.
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