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The Pearl white that comes in two flavours – 80mm and 120mm. The Pearl white is an LED fan which illuminates a bright white light. If this fan can compete with the leaders in this field by offering great performance and low noise levels this is likely to be a winner as the white illumination is a welcome change over the typical blue lighting used in most LED fans. An extract from the akasa website says:

An ultra quiet 12cm case fan delivering high air volumes with an incredible acoustic performance of only 17.5dB(A). The Pearl White effect is achieved by using bright gloss white blades, which reflect light from the four bright white LED’s. Crystal clear frame allows the light to spread providing system illumination. The fantastic pearl white glow adds subtle style to any PC system.

The Smart fan comes in 3 flavours – 80mm, 90mm and 120mm and similarly seeks to offer low noise and high performance using the PWM feature. A extract from the akasa website says:

Akasa Smart fans provide an ideal solution for combining ultra quiet and performance computing. Crystal clear fan frame and distinctive emperor blue blades provides precise controlled cooling by utilizing the motherboard PWM feature.

PWM is more accurate, energy saving and fully automatic way of controlling the fan speed (RPM). (compared to voltage regulation) PWM is widely available on all current Intel and AMD platform based motherboards and it enables ultra quiet acoustics during normal PC use and high performance cooling under high system load.

Smart fans can be used on a CPU cooler as well as a chassis or radiator fans. Combined with optional AK-CB002 cable adapter (connects three fans to PWM connector) is an ideal solution for building performance and ultra quiet systems, with all fans running at controlled speeds regulated by system load and CPU temperature. Siliconized rubber fan mounts are provided for easy mounting and ultra quiet acoustics.

Full details on these products can be found over @ http://www.akasa.co.uk
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Google Inc. has opened an online photo gallery that will feature millions of images from Life magazine’s archives that have never been seen by the public before.

The new service, available at images.google.com/hosted/life, debuted Tuesday with about 2 million photos. Eventually, Google plans to scan all 10 million photos from Life’s library so they can be viewed on any computer with an Internet connection. About 97 percent of Life’s archives have not been publicly seen, according to Life.

The photos can be printed out for free as long as they aren’t being used as part of an attempt to make money. Time Warner Inc., Life’s parent company, hopes to make money by selling high-resolution, framed prints. The orders will be processed through Qoop.com. Life’s archives include photos from the Civil War as well as some of the most memorable moments from the 20th century, including the Zapruder film capturing John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

This news was brought to you by RSLOG.
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Akasa has unveiled their latest cooling solution for the new i7 platform. Nero The Cooling Emperor takes the classic Nero design ‘combining peak performance and near silent operation’.

A multi-platform cooler designed for the entire range of Intel and AMD current processors. 3 x 8mm ultra high capacity U heatpipes are installed with direct CPU contact for rapid heat transfer. Direct contact eliminates a thermal resistance thereby increasing efficiency. 46 high grade aluminium profiled fins ensure optimum heat dissipation. A piano black 120mm PWM fan is mounted using anti-vibration siliconized rubber pins giving whisper quiet cooling.

The product design has been refined to ensure ultra quiet and exceptional cooling for CPU’s up to 150W TDP (Thermal Design Power). Installation is easy using push-pins (Intel) or cam-lever (AMD) mounting mechanism.

Akasa NERO can be assembled horizontally or vertically (in desktop or tower chassis) as the heatpipes work independently of installation direction.

Full details and images can be found over at Akasa.
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Overclockers UK (OcUK) now have the latest i7 products in stock to get you ready for the next wave of Intel offerings for the new year. They have the following CPU's, motherboards and memory in stock:

Intel Core I7 Processors.

Intel Compatible Core I7 Socket 1366 Motherboards.

Intel Compatible Core I7 Triple Channel DDR3 Memory Kits.

Some of the stock is only available through pre-order but this should be available soon.
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Thermaltake the cooling giants renowned for their exotic looking coolers have released the V14 Pro.

The V14 Pro is an extension of the Dual-V design in but much bigger featuring - a 140mm fan, 6 long copper heatpipes, and 98 large copper fins to pursue the best cooling performance.

Full details of the new V14 Pro can be found over at Thermaltake.


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According to Fudzilla the Radeon 4450 (RV710) is will hit the market within the next 10 days.

This card will target the budget gamer looking for a card with a lot of punch whilst being affordable. It's set to go head to head with NVidia's 9500GT which will no doubt drop in price to compete with ATI's offering.
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Oslo, Norway - Opera Software today launched Opera 9.6, the newest version of Opera’s award-winning Web browser. Opera 9.6 enhances the performance and flexibility of Opera’s built-in e-mail client, while adding new features to Opera’s free browser-synchronization service, Opera Link.

Full list of features.

Opera 9.6 is available as a free download from Opera.
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EVGA Corporation, the leading-edge 3D processor and motherboard manufacturer, announces the latest EVGA-designed addition to its line of high-performance 3-Way-SLI-ready motherboards, the EVGA nForce 790i SLI FTW DIGITAL PWM.

Engineered For The Win, early samples of this motherboard already set 4 new performance world records at NVIDIA's NVISION in late August 2008 in San Jose, California. Featuring an EVGA enthusiast BIOS for extended range voltage settings, 100% solid state capacitors, 100% ferrite core chokes and an advanced 8 phase digital PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) power supply solution. The EVGA nForce 790i SLI FTW DIGITAL PWM runs superior and stable in extreme over-clocking environments to set even more new records. This advanced platform supports 2000+ MHz dual channel DDR3 system memory and 1600+ MHz front side bus. Available on October 1, 2008, the EVGA nForce 790i SLI FTW DIGITAL PWM motherboard combines ultimate overclocking performance and next generation NVIDIA 3-Way and 2-Way SLI at a recommended retail price of $339.99 USD.
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Vortez Hardware will be bringing you a world exclusive review of the exciting new release that is - Crysis Warhead from Crytek/EA Games. Crysis Warhead was released on the 18th September and is the next installment of the award winning Crysis.

We will be giving an indepth analysis of the stages in the game, hardware performance, what we liked/disliked, and giving you the low down on this much anticipated title.

So keep your eyes open!!

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Crysis Warhead - the exciting, next installment of Crysis franchise has finally reached the stores, being released in North America and Europe today.

Crytek claim that gaming performance in Crysis Warhead has improved and the demand on pc hardware not as demanding. So those with high-end machines should have plenty of FPS to throw about.

"Crysis Warhead takes place alongside the events of last year’s critical hit, with players experiencing the explosive battles against waves of challenging enemies on the other side of the island through the eyes and nanosuit of the bold and aggressive Sergeant “Psycho” Sykes. Crysis Wars features 21 maps and three diverse multiplayer modes, including InstantAction, frenetic deathmatch enhanced by the power of the nanosuit, PowerStruggle, a hardcore team-based mode and introducing TeamInstantAction, a mix of fast-paced action in a team-based environment. Both are built on Crytek’s award-winning CryENGINE 2, optimized now to deliver the high-fidelity graphics Crytek is known for with an improvement in performance across a wide range of PCs."

Full details can be obtained from the Crysis Warhead website.
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Ubisoft have released a new trailer for the upcoming FPS sequel to Far Cry - Far Cry 2. The trailer features explosive ingame action giving viewers a taste of the new Dunia engine which was specifically designed for Far Cry 2.

The trailer is available to view/download here.

A High Definition version is available (512MB) here.
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NVidia are planning to launch a major drive release they are code naming “Big Bang II” (Release 180 or R180). Amongst other improvements OpenGL 3.0 and multi-monitor support is on the list.

The following information was obtained from Toms Hardware:

“Owners of SLI systems should now celebrate, since R180 finally brings end to second monitor going dark after a 3D game was loaded. Given the fact that we work in multi-monitor environment, and for years our multi-monitor configurations with ATI CrossFire and Nvidia SLI were a pain in the a**. All that we can say is this feature was long overdue.

The second "big one" improvement is introduction of OpenGL 3.0 API, after almost a year in delays. OpenGL 3.0 brings updated hardware support for new technologies such as geometry shaders, texture arrays and other features introduced with DirectX 10 hardware. From our side, it is sad to see how OpenGL ended up. From a leading 3D API to API that is almost two years lagging behind hardware - these features were introduced with first DX10 GPU in November 2006.”

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According to sources from TG Daily they have managed to acquire information detailing the forthcoming AMD production chip the AMD Fusion.

The report details that the first generation of the AMD Fusion is code-named Shrike and will feature a dual-core Phenom chip and AMD/ATI RV800 GPU. Both chips are said to be DX 10.1 compliant. More details I’m sure will follow.

To see the full report please visit: TG Daily.
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With the advent of the Nintendo Wii music based games like Guitar Hero are proving very popular and not just for sales within the games industry but also the entertainment and music industry. There have been an increase in online music sales as a direct result of games such as Guitar Hero.

With a thriving market already in place Logitech have seen this as a great opportunity and are planning on teaming up with Activision to produce “Premium instrument controllers”. The World Tour game is set to be released in the last quarter of 2008 appearing on most of the consoles – Xbox 360, Wii, PS3 etc. There are no specification details of the items that will be released but with Logitech having a good standing in the peripherals market we can expect good things from them.
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