electronics

From: Daily Tech.com July 27, 2010 Forget traditional metal block coolers a nanowick could remove 10 times the heat of current chip designs Link Removed due to 404 Error The new cooler design uses copper-coated carbon nanotubes. (Source: Wikimedia Commons) Link Removed due to 404 Error It...

Link RemovedA recent report in the New York Times details a myriad issues that led up to the eventual explosion that started the mess known as the "BP oil spill," but aside from obvious mishandling of warnings and red flags, one particular issue was troubling those working on the Deepwater...

Hey. I figured it'd be cool to show some pics of my rig (specs in profile) and home music studio. I'll tell ya about each picture and what it is. I'll start with my actual rig. As you can see it is not very neat but that doesn't bother me much. I don't have a cable long enough for the Caviar...

Do you remember if you bought memory between 1999 and 2002? If you did, bet you thought it was really expensive. A major memory price fixing conspiracy is currently undergoing settlement in the United States, in which nearly every major DRAM manufacturer has been implicated. The alleged price...

Apologies if this is in the wrong forum, this is my first time here. If this post is too long, I can try and condense it. I usually leave PC in sleep mode, last night was no exception. I am used to it occasionally turning itself back on every few days (not sure why) so no surprise to see...

Data on any electronic device can now be secured anywhere in the world. Manifest Marketing talks more about its new products; Intella and Beyond Encryption. Link Removed due to 404 Error

Intel is investigating reports of counterfeit Core i7 processors being sold to businesses and consumers. The company is looking into claims that a shipment of 300 fake Core i7-920 processors had been sent to respected parts seller Newegg from a partner. “Newegg is currently conducting a...

My memory and power supply arrived today. Of course they were on a freezing truck all day. Should I wait till they get room temperature?

Link Removed Seagate Link Removed due to 404 Error that it will soon launch a new, 7mm-thick laptop hard drive that’s 25 percent thinner than current models. The launch, which is planned for the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in January, will allow computer makers to build even thinner...

I recently got some red/blue glasses to try the 3d modes on games with nvidia drivers...now here's the thing I wanna know..the new electronically filtered 3d glasses Nvidia makes (about £100 a pair) are they in colour? or still variation is it like old style red/blue shift thus green everything.

Not content with the American domination of the CPU industry, seven of Japan's dominant processor designers and manufacturers have teamed up to create a revolutionary new microprocessor. The coalition is led by the NEC and Renesas merger, which makes them world's third largest chipmaker. Joining...

Hell froze. Microsoft is openly acknowledging Apple's consumer electronics threat and going for the jugular. The company's COO Kevin Turner has officially announced that they will open their own retail srores "right next door to Apple this fall" Link Removed due to 404 Error Full story >>

Intel have produced an idiots guide to chip manufacture. It's interesting though.... PRESS KIT - From Sand to Silicon: the Making of a Chip

Hi guys I'm intrigued with these new netbooks -- they are selling incredibly well and most are being delivered with XP installed. I just wonder how Microsoft is viewing this development (I'll bet it was hugely surprised by the popularity of these). I've got one myself -- I HATE BLACKBERRY'S...

Hi, can anyone recommend a site to buy a new laptop battery. Mine is wasted, windows says I have less than 25% capacity available and it lasts about 15 minutes. Thanks

My UPS has been having a problem, and about a month ago, I found that 'my' UPS was not working as a voltage stabilizer. But I don't know if UPS is generally designed to work as a voltage stabilizer. Is it?

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/11/sony_develops_oled_tvs/ Looks interesting to me. Very nice and thin, even thinner that LCD it looks like to me. It also looks like it has a nice resolution, and the contrast ratio is much better than LCD. :D I hope to get one soon.