Monday, November 12, 2007
Hardware
Intel Penryn Arrives In 16 Flavors for Desktops and Servers
8:00PM Matt Buchanan | The wait’s over: Penryn is here, as promised, in 16 flavors. On the high-end desktop front is the no-stranger-to-us 3GHz quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX9650 (seen on Lenovo’s newest Thinkstations) which runs a not-so-low-power $1000 in bulk (1000 chips or more). We’ve also got 12 quad-core Xeons ranging from 2 to 3.2GHz with 1333Mhz or 1600MHz frontside bus options, as well as a triplet of dual-core Xeons that run up to 3.4GHz, but with half the L2 cache (6MB) of the other Penryns. The dual-cores also have a 30-day wait. The cheapest Penryn you can score appears to be the $177 1.86GHz dual-core E5205 Xeon with a 1066MHz FSB. Quad-core wise, it’d be a 2.0 GHz E5405 Xeon for $209. All of those prices are given in bulk, too. So, race ya to Newegg? [Intel] More »
Networks
Disney Mobile Resurrected—In Japan
7:30PM Matt Buchanan | Almost two months after announcing that it’d be shutting down in the US at the end of the year, Disney Mobile’s finding new life across the sea. Disney’s latest MVNO—Japan’s first, according to Reuters—will run off of Softbank’s network and sell its phones at Softbank’s stores. With two dead MVNOs under its belt, going for round three in one of the tightest markets in the world seems insane, but the level of Disney love in Japan might give them a shot at actually making money this time. [Reuters] More »
Random Stuff
New Mac Ads; Same Gags, Still Funny
6:50PM Haroon Malik | Apple has just dropped three new commercials in the Get a Mac series. The adverts have the same old Mac Vs. PC theme, but they are still funny. Plus, no one has shouted us down for being fanboys for at least four posts straight. That, quite frankly, is unacceptable. So, here we are showing some Apple love and giving their new shoots some space. Truth be told, Mac and PC are both such douches, we don’t really want to own either, but hell, they do make us chuckle. Jump in for two more. More »
Software
Conceited Software has just dropped its GUI …
4:20PM Haroon Malik | Conceited Software has just dropped its GUI jailbreak for the new 1.1.2 firmware. Unfortunately, it is a bit buggy and you have to go via firmware 1.1.1. For the complete d-low hit the link. [TUAW] More »
Hardware
Samsung Multimedia Speakers Are Pure Eye Candy
4:18PM Adrian Covert | Dear Samsung, It’d be nice if you brought speakers like this to the American market. Fresh from the 2007 Korea Electronics Show, the speakers are part of Samsung’s “Chic and Smart Style” line in the Korean market. Aving’s photos indicate they only pack 1 watt of power apiece, but the design is undeniably beautiful. And in the words of 30 Rock’s Tracy Jordan, I love these so much, I want to take them behind the school and get them pregnant. [Aving] More »
Hardware
AFP Hack Gives Read/Write Access to iPhone, iPod Touch
2:50PM Haroon Malik | An iPhone hacker, known as Core, has managed to finalise an AppleTalk Filing Protocol hack that enables full read/write access to either an iPhone, or iPod touch, via Finder. Unfortunately, the work has just been completed, and as yet, it is not available via Installer.app. If you fancy trying it manually, you can find the complete instructions after the jump, courtesy of the great guys at TUAW. More »
Vehicles
2:02PM Haroon Malik | If you have always wondered how Australian miners amuse themselves when they are bored, wonder no longer. It is way cooler than any of us expected: they take a massive mining truck and use it to destroy land cruisers that are found unoccupied, all for funzies. Is there anything more fun than destroying large metal based structures with larger metal based structures? The video of the event indicates that there isn’t. Don’t believe us? Hit the video for the truth behind real good times. [Liveleak] More »
Australian Miners Wreck It
2:02PM Haroon Malik | If you have always wondered how Australian miners amuse themselves when they are bored, wonder no longer. It is way cooler than any of us expected: they take a massive mining truck and use it to destroy land cruisers that are found unoccupied, all for funzies. Is there anything more fun than destroying large metal based structures with larger metal based structures? The video of the event indicates that there isn’t. Don’t believe us? Hit the video for the truth behind real good times. [Liveleak] More »
Phones
Nokia Teaser Site Makes Us Wonder What’s In Store
1:18PM Haroon Malik | Nokia just dropped a little teaser site, and the only clue they are giving is a small N Series emblem on the webpage. We could not possibly guess what this could all mean, but as you put your trust in us, we shall throw our thoughts in the conjecture pool: perhaps an N82, monsieur? We have been waiting weeks for the smartphone with a 5MP camera; is it finally heading our way? We shall not have to wait long to find out. In the meantime, jump for some chrometastic pictures of the N82’s front and booty. More »
Random Stuff
Web 2.0 T-Shirt Tells Us All Whether You Facebook Your Life Away
12:59PM Haroon Malik | The latest addition to the chic geek’s wardrobe has got to be this web 2.0 T-shirt. The classy bit of kit contains a list of 79 social networking sites, all followed by tick boxes. Tick the ones you belong to and wear. By adorning your scrawny chest with this garment outdoors, you are able to reveal to aesthetically pleasing members of the opposite sex, how much of disturbed social recluse you really are. More »
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