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Archive for the 'Daily Tech' Category


Daily Tech: PC Mouse Is 40 Years Old

Posted by singaporedaily on 11th December 2008


First mouse demoed by inventor Douglas Engelbart at the 1968 Fall Joint Computer Conference (FJCC)

Tech News
- MozillaZine: Mozilla Firefox 3 .1 Beta 2 Released
- Google: 2008 Year-End Google Zeitgeist
- InternetNews: Pirates Snag Latest Windows 7 Build
- Win SuperSite: Windows 7 Build 69xx Screenshots
- TG Daily: Playstation Home beta to launch tomorrow
- TechFlash: Google’s Native Client plan: Another threat to the dominance of Windows
- Expreview: GeForce GTX295 With 480SP Surely to Come in CES 09
- Engadget: Intel’s 32nm chips ready for MIDs and netbooks in 2009
- InformationWeek: Acer Takes Lead In Soaring Netbook Market
- AMD: ATI Catalyst 8.12 Display Drivers released
- BBC: Black hole confirmed in Milky Way
- MercuryNews: Gathering recalls the unveiling of innovations that led to the personal computer
- Gearlog: 40 Years of The Mouse: A Guided Tour

Reviews | Guides
- HWZ: Attack of the Mammoths: 18.4-inch DTR Shootout!
- Testfreaks: ATI Catalyst 8.12 Performance Analysis
- TweakTown: Exclusive Look at Fusion-io ioDrive - PCIe Solid State
- TrustedReviews: Media Machines
- SPCR: Anitec’s SPCR-certified SilenT3 PC
- Bit-tech: Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB
- Bit-Tech: Windows Vista SP2 beta performance
- OCIA: Razer Moray In-Ear Headphones

SG Tech
- GoThere Blog: New maps, features, and more!
- 65Bits: Episode 98: Time to get creative… commons!
- The eOK .network: Google’s Singapore tends for 2008

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Daily Tech: 4 Dec 2008

Posted by singaporedaily on 4th December 2008

Tech News
- AnandTech: The RV770 Story: Documenting ATI’s Road to Success
- ComputerWorld Blog: Vista SP2 beta on the blocks
- Network World: Nokia’s new N97 vs. the iPhone: Latest smartphone showdown
- TechConnect: Nvidia unveils the 1.5GB Quadro FX 4800
- Fudzilla: More Cosmos black details appear
- ChannelWeb: Pownce Bounced: Twitter Competitor To Shut Doors
- DailyTech: Microsoft Xbox 360 Kicks PS3 Butt on Black Friday

Reviews | Guides
- InformationWeek: Media Machines
- Virtual Hideout: Lian-Li PC-60FW Case Review
- Frosty Tech: Top 5 Best Heatsinks for Intel and AMD
- Guru3D: PC Buyers Guide Christmas 2008
- X-bit labs: “Multi Dual Engine”: ASUS G70S Gaming Notebook Review
- HWZ: HTC Touch HD Review
- VR-Zone: LG Renoir KC910
- TechGage: ASUS Rampage II Extreme - The Definitive Overclocking Board?

SG Tech
- Ong Jiin Joo: Weighted TCP for faster Internet?

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Daily Tech: 1 Dec 2008

Posted by singaporedaily on 1st December 2008


Keyboard test:
- Type this sentence: “A QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG” while holding both SHIFT keys. Better keyboards will show more letters. The above was done on a Dell keyboard :-)

Tech News
- AppleInsider: iPhone Dev Team successfully boots Linux on iPhone
- tech radar: How Windows 7 shames Vista on battery life
- PCGH: DirectX 10 on CPU via DirectX 11 - first benchmarks
- VR-Zone: NVIDIA Desktop & Mobile GPUs Renaming
- Mobile Computing: Plextor unveils “pocket size” hard drives
- bit-tech: Only 20 percent of games make a profit
- NRDC: Even When Idle, Gaming Consoles Cost Consumers More than $1 Billion Worth of Wasted Energy
- CIO: Tech of Yesteryear: Where Old Computers Find Their Final Resting Place

Reviews | Guides
- TweakTown: Core i7 920 Core Disabling Performance Analysis
- B3D: Intel 80GB SSD (X25-M MLC)
- X-bit labs: Between Cold and Fire: Thermal Interfaces Roundup
- TrustedReviews: Sony Bravia KDL-46Z4500 46in LCD TV
- InsideHW: Logitech V550 Nano
- TestFreaks: Razer Piranha Gaming Communicator
- VR-Zone: Samsung INNOV8 GT-i8510
- Hardware Secrets: Everything You Need to Know About Camera Sensors
- TrustedReviews: Canon IXUS 870 IS
- Tech Report: TR’s Christmas 2008 system guide

SG Tech
- The eOK .network: How to search for opinions online
- Tech65: HP Mini 1000 First Look

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Daily Tech: SITEX 2008 Pricelists

Posted by singaporedaily on 27th November 2008

- VR-Zone: SITEX 2008 Floor Plan
- VR-Zone: SITEX 2008 Early Bird Watch
- HWZ: SITEX 2008 Preview
- VR-Zone: SITEX 2008: The Preview
- CNET Asia: SITEX 2008

Laptops
- PC Dreams Laptop promotion, Lenovo trade in promo
- Zepto Promotions
- Lenovo @ Sitex!
- Sony Viao offers [PDF]
- MSI SITEX Notebook promo
- ASUS Notebooks & PDAs SITEX Promos
- LG Notebooks & Netbook
- (SITEX) Compaq Laptops And Desktop Starting From $999
- DELL laptops at SITEX
- Gigabyte SITEX Promo - M912X Netbook Special
- ASUS Eee PC & EeeBox SITEX Offers
- HP Mini 1000
- Netbooks comparison

LCD TVs and Monitors
- Sony Bravia, Home Theatre offers [PDF]
- Samsung
- Sharp
- JVC
- Panasonic
- Pioneer
- LG LCD Monitors Pricing @ SITEX
- Samsung LCD Monitors
- Philips 240PW9EB LCD Monitor
- 24″ LCD Monitor [18 models compared]

Home Theatre
- Pioneer
- Sony Projector offers [PDF]
- Benq projectors

Audio
- Sony Walkman offers [PDF]
- Sony Headphone offers [PDF]
- Creative
- Shiro
- [Speakers & Portable HDD] Offers from IMATION & TDK

Digital Cameras
- Sony Cybershot offers [PDF]
- Sony Handycam offers [PDF]
- Sony DSLR [PDF]

Peripherals
- A4Tech SITEX Promo Flyers
- AGenuine Linksys Pre SITEX Show Price
- D-Link Special Hot Deals @ SITEX
- Linksys @ SITEX Flyers
- Kaira @ SITEX - XFX, Logitech, Netgear & Freecom
- Microsoft Keyboard and Mice
- Epson Stylus Printers

Mobile Phones
- Sony Ericsson offers [PDF]
- ASUS

Manufacturers / Misc
- Acer @ SITEX Promotions
- BenQ Star Buy @ SITEX 2008
- AC Ryan SITEX Promo Flyers
- Sony PS3 offers [PDF]
- Starhub Maxonline promo

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Daily Tech: 24 Nov 2008

Posted by singaporedaily on 24th November 2008

Tech News
- X-bit labs: Intel Prepares Assault with 35W Quad-Core, Dual-Core Processors for Desktops
- Gameplayer: The Most Influential 3D Graphics Cards in History
- PCGH: DirectX 11 confirmed for Windows 7 - Microsoft revised statement
- InformationWeek: Obama’s Cell Phone Records Accessed, Verizon Admits
- CRN: First Look: BlackBerry Storm
- Custom PC: IBM plans to build virtual human brain
- ZDNet: It’s official: No IE 8 until 2009
- Gamespot: 7-Eleven to sell games 24-7-365
- Boomtown: Sega apologetic for Football Manager problems

Reviews | Guides
- nV News: Top Holiday Games of 2008 Graphics Shootout
- Hardware Canucks: Far Cry 2 Hardware Performance Review
- Before Dark: 180.70 Beta Driver Review
- TrustedReviews: The Ultimate Netbook Buyer’s Guide
- Tbreak: Logitech Desktop Wave Pro - The Keyboard
- TestFreaks: Pinnacle PCTV HD mini Stick
- HTPC Howto: Beginners guidance to build a home cinema computer
- Eurogamer: Football Manager 2009

SG Tech
- Moving Higher In Souped-up Heuristically Agon Moment: Intel® Core™ i7 Processor Launch - Video Entry
- Otterman speaks..: Etherpad, a collaborative, online plain text editor

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Daily Tech: 20 Nov 2008

Posted by singaporedaily on 20th November 2008

Tech News
- Official Google Blog: LIFE Photo Archive available on Google Image Search
- InternetNews: Microsoft Offers Free Security, Pulls Live OneCare
- PCGH: Windows 7: Combined release with Direct X11 is unlikely
- TechCrunch: SearchMe’s Visual Search For the iPhone Finally Launches
- DailyTech: USB 3.0 Specifications Now Complete and Available
- Phoronx: Exciting Features For Ubuntu 9.04
- AMD: Catalyst 8.11 Hotfix for X58 platforms
- TC Magazine: GeForce 180.48 WHQL ready for download

Reviews | Guides
- Bjorn3D: Nvidia GTX-260 Core 216 VS ATI 4870 1GB 5 Game Shootout
- TweakTown: NVIDIA ForceWare 180.47 Analysis - XP & Vista
- Legit Reviews: Cooler Master V8 CPU Cooler Review
- Bit-tech: Gainward Radeon HD 4870 1GB Golden Sample
- Macworld: Google Mobile App, revisited
- The Register: Inside Microsoft’s ‘New Xbox Experience’
- OcervlockersClub: 5 Newest Pc Game Titles Tested

SG Tech
- 65bits: 65bits Episode 96: Daniel is crazy about CS4
- The Singapore iPhone Guide: Griffin’s Clarifi available in Singapore

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