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Hello, - OpenArena v0.8.0 Free Full Game http://www.gamershell.com/news_57408.html - Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars Screens http://www.gamershell.com/news_57406.html - Left 4 Dead Screens #5 http://www.gamershell.com/news_57404.html Best Regards, GamersHell.com Staff =============================================================================

Bigbruin.com has new content posted... A mention in your site's news section would be greatly appreciated! Title: Moneual MonCaso 972S Home Theater PC Case URL: http://www.bigbruin.com/2008/moneual972s_1 Image URL (150x70 pixels): http://www.bigbruin.com/2008/moneual972s/logo.gif Quote: The Moneaul MonCaso 972S home theater PC case is something like an all-in-one solution for those looking to build a highly function, extremely attractive HTPC. You not only get a great case with plenty of top-notch features, but you also get a multi-function remote control and an integrated seven inch touchscreen to make interacting with your system enjoyable and convenient. Thank you. Best regards, Jason www.bigbruin.com

Hi all, We have just published the worklog for Coolmiester's *Cosmos Skulltrail* case modification. If you could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated. *Link:* http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2008/08/11/skulltrail-by-coolmiester/1 *Picture:* http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/08/skulltrail-by-coolmiester/fn04s.jpg *Quote: */Project: Skulltrail was conceived "way back" in March of 2008 at CeBit, where Cooler Master first asked if I'd mod its new flagship case - the Cosmos S. At the same time, the company was curious as to whether I could get more performance from its new Aquagate Max drive bay inserts. So, given my mission, I came away from CeBit knowing that I would need to come up with something a bit special. Not only would it need to be good in the looks department (without robbing the CM Cosmos-S of its unique looks), but also performance. After a second, I thought, "What better than a new Skulltrail system to prove the capability of the heavily modded Aquagate?" From that point forward, the project snowballed thanks to some major sponsors getting involved including Intel, Zotac, and HWLabs. Once the hardware was finalised, it soon became apparent that it would need to be a dual loop system with the two Core 2 Extreme QX9775s and the northbridge on one loop, and the two Zotac GeForce 9800 GX2s and the RAM in the other (no southbridge watercooling as the GX2s completely obstruct access) so I set about modding two Aquagates.// / * *Cheers guys! Tim Smalley www.bit-tech.net

Hi all, We have just published an interview with *Bethesda's Pete Hines* to discuss *Fallout 3*. If you could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated. *Link:* http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/08/09/fallout-3-interview-pete-hines/1 *Picture:* http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/08/fallout-3-interview-pete-hines/fp_img.jpg *Quote: */*BT:* So, why did you choose the Xbox 360 as a lead platform? The series has traditionally been on PC. *Pete:* Well, for us, //Oblivion was multi-platform. The Xbox 360 has been out long enough and we have more experience with it than with the PlayStation 3. Whenever you pick a platform it's always better to go with one that is fixed. The PC is not fixed. When we talk about having a par level of performance across all three platforms, it is nigh impossible to define that for a PC user. I have no idea what GPU, RAM, CPU or soundcard you have. Or even which OS you are running. So, saying that the PC is a lead platform -- well, what does that mean in terms of how much RAM we have to use? On the Xbox 360 though, all of that is very well defined. It also ends up making it great for PC because those constraints define the boundaries of the PC version. If you have a better PC than an Xbox 360 then you can scale up and do better -- but it's much, much more difficult to go the other way./ * *Cheers guys! Tim Smalley www.bit-tech.net

Hello, - Secret Files 2 Screens #3 http://www.gamershell.com/news_57402.html - Memento Mori Screens #5 http://www.gamershell.com/news_57400.html - Unsolved Crimes Teaser Trailer http://www.gamershell.com/news_57398.html - Jane's Realty Released and Demo http://www.gamershell.com/news_57394.html - Help from Hell - 10 August 2008 http://www.gamershell.com/news_57392.html Best Regards, GamersHell.com Staff =============================================================================

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Fedora Weekly News Issue 138 ============================ Welcome to Fedora Weekly News Issue 138 for the week ending August 11, 2008. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FWN/Issue138 Fedora Weekly News keeps you updated with the latest issues, events and activities in the Fedora community. If you are interested in contributing to Fedora Weekly News, please see our 'join' page. Being a Fedora Weekly News beat writer gives you a chance to work on one of our community's most important sources of news. Ideas for new beats are always welcome -- let us know how you'd like to contribute. We are still looking for a beat writer to summarize the Fedora Events and Meetings that happened during each week. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/NewsProject/Join == Developments == In this section the people, personalities and debates on the

GeForce GTX 260/280 versus Radeon HD 4850/4870 http://www.techspot.com/review/109-geforce-gtx-260-280-versus-radeon-4850-4870/ Gamers looking to purchase a new generation graphics card today have quite a few options available ranging in price from $180 to $450. Indeed, it's a great time to upgrade. Our preliminary testing shows that the GeForce GTX 280 is the most powerful graphics card money can buy you right now, but exactly how much more powerful is it than the Radeon HD 4870? Then there is the Radeon HD 4850 which is our value card of choice. And while we know it can beat the GeForce 9800 GTX hands down, how much slower is it than the GeForce GTX 260 exactly? Today we hope to answer these questions for you by comparing these four new graphics cards in a head to head battle.

*Title: *Patriot Viper PC3-16000 2GB Memory Kit Review ( -at -) HardwareLogic . *Quote: *"Patriot tries to make the choice very clear with one of the fastest memory kits currently on the market. Specially designed for the high end 790i chipset, the Viper PC3-16000 kit sizzles at a stock speed of DDR3-2000. You read that right, 2000MHz! It also weighs in at 2GB (2x1GB) with timings of 9-9-9-24. Sporting an nVidia inspired bright green paint job, there is no mistaking these sticks among the sea of RAM choices available. If you are looking for a memory kit that can help push your system to its limit, you'll definitely want to keep reading as HardwareLogic throws these Vipers on the test bench to see what life at 2000MHz is really like." *Link:* http://www.hardwarelogic.com/news/134/ARTICLE/4117/2008-08-11.html

Biostar TPower I45 Intel P45 Express Motherboard Review QUOTE: "I love to know what magic its engineers infused into the Biostar TPower I45 motherboard to make it an overclocking monster, but reaching +600MHz FSB with this board is a real possibility! On first glance the Biostar TPower I45 motherboard has the appearence of a standard mid-range enthusiast friendly platform, but it's not until you start overclocking that it's true potential becomes apparent (as we'll see later in the review). The TPower I45 is based on Intel's new and very popular P45 Express and ICH10R chipsets." URL: http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2295 QUICK-LINK: Biostar TPower I45 Intel P45 Express Motherboard ( -at -) PCSTATS.com Please post a link in your news! Thanks, Max Page - Editor

Hello Again, Futurelooks checks out some smartphone coolness for those Soccer Moms... Palm Centro Smartphone Review When the courier came and dropped off the box on my doorstep a short while ago, my brother asked me what I was going to review now. I told him that it was an unlocked Palm Centro. He immediately responded by asking, “Palm still makes cell phones?” Direct Link: http://www.futurelooks.com/palm-centro-smartphone-review/ A post to your news would be most appreciated! Regards, -The Futurelooks Team- www.futurelooks.com

Humble Daisy Announces Founder's Day Sale for ProfCast - 50% discount - Published on 08/11/08 Humble Daisy is offering a 50% discount on all license purchases of ProfCast during the week of August 11th through August 16th, 2008. Users who take advantage of this discounted price will be eligible for an upgrade discount when the next major upgrade of ProfCast become available. Additionally, users who purchase ProfCast on August 14th, 2008 will receive a free upgrade to ProfCast 3.0 when it becomes available. Ann Arbor, Michigan - Humble Daisy, Inc today announced the start of their Founder's Day Sale for ProfCast. Humble Daisy is offering a 50% discount on all license purchases of ProfCast during the week of August 11th through August 16th, 2008. Users who take advantage of this discounted price will be eligible for an upgrade discount when the next major upgrade of ProfCast become available. Additionally, users who purchase ProfCast on August 14th, 2008 (the anniversary of Humble Daisy's Founding) will receive a FREE upgrade to ProfCast 3.0 when it becomes available. ProfCast is Humble Daisy, Inc's flagship lecture recording and podcast creation software. ProfCast is a versatile, powerful, yet very simple to use tool for recording and distributing lectures, special events, and presentations as podcasts. "We founded Humble Daisy on August 14th, 2002 with the idea that the company would be a "playground"; a space that would allow us to pursue interesting projects. At the time, we were a web development consulting company and had no intentions of delving into the desktop application space." an announcement sent to ProfCast users read. "It is six years later and our underlying goal is still the same. Sell cool products to support developing the next cool thing that inspires and empowers people to do the next great thing! We are celebrating Humble Daisy's 6th anniversary with a sale! I wanted to give you a heads up, well in advance of the sale so that you could make your plans appropriately." Founder's Day Pricing: 50% off all regularly priced ProfCast orders placed between August 11th and August 16th, 2008. 25% off all academic discount orders of ProfCast placed between August 11th and August 16th, 2008. (In addition to the existing academic discounts.) ** Users who purchase on August 14th 2008 will receive a FREE upgrade to ProfCast Extreme when it becomes available! (* Purchases MUST be made on August 14th, 2008 to receive a free upgrade!) To take advantage of this special pricing visit the ProfCast website. ProfCast for Macintosh licenses will be compatible with ProfCast for Windows when it is released. ProfCast: http://www.profcast.com Direct Download Link: http://profcast.com/downloads/current/ProfCast.dmg Purchase Link: http://www.profcast.com/buynow/ Screenshot: http://profcast.com/images/22/FullFeatured.png Screenshot/App Icon: http://profcast.com/images/Logos/ProfCastIcon_LG.jpg The husband-wife team of David and Michael Chmura founded Humble Daisy, Inc in 2002. The company's goal is to provide simple and elegant, user-centered solutions to facilitate personal and professional success. Humble Daisy is based in Ann Arbor, Mich. ### David Chmura Chief Instigator 734-864-1232 dschmura ( -at -) humbledaisy.com *******

A news post would be great. OCC has published a new review on the MSI R4850 Here is a quote from the review: Quote: "The MSI R4850...what is there to say about this video card - except that it rocked! The MSI R4850 was not only able to overclock higher than the Sapphire HD4850 that I recently tested, but the MSI card was also able to stay cooler under a full load than the Sapphire by about 20°C! I was very surprised when I saw that this card was competitively priced with the other HD4850 cards that have the stock cooling solution, which adds an extra value to the card. The performance of the R4850 surpassed the Sapphire HD4850 - not by much - however, in the benchmark world, every point makes a difference and adds even more value to the card." Title: MSI R4850 Review Link: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/msi_r4850/ Img: http://www.overclockersclub.com/siteimages/articles/msi_r4850/11_thumb.jpg

Hello, OCIA.net has posted their Performance System Building Guide. Below is a direct quote from the guide: "In the past we've always spec'd a high-end air cooler for our Performance build, however we've seen a few really good yet inexpensive liquid cooling kits come out recently. Among these was the Swiftech H20-220 Compact that we reviewed several months ago. Coming from a brand like Swiftech you know it's going to be high quality and the performance is really good, even for a pre-assembled kit. If you don't have room for a double-sized radiator in your case, the Swiftech Compact series is also available in a single H20-120 model." Direct Link: http://www.ocia.net/articles/performance2008/page1.shtml Image Link: http://www.ocia.net/images/icons/332.jpg Site Link: http://www.ocia.net A news posting on your site would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your support! Thanks, OCIA.net Staff http://www.ocia.net

ATI RADEON 3870 X2 vs RADEON HD 4850 vs. RADEON HD 4870 here is a short snippet: Back to what we were looking at in this article. My favorite card in the entire roundup is the VisionTek HD 4850 or any other flavor of the same card, regardless of manufacturer. GDDR5 or not -- in a card commanding a street price as low as $170, I can live with DDR3 and maybe I have to scale back my resolution just a bit. On the other hand, the 4850 provides true high-end visual computing for the masses at a price that only a year ago would buy only an upper midrange card. Maybe that is what the 4850 is, though, but then the upper midrange has become incredibly attractive. http://www.lostcircuits.com/video/ati-roundup/ AMD's Radeon Lineup (LostCircuits) Thanks for any news coverage, Best Regards, Michael -- Michael Schuette, ms ( -at -) lostcircuits.com on 8/10/2008

Dear Webmasters and Newsposters, BurnOutPC.com has just posted their review on the Razer Piranha Headset Quote "First we had the Destructor mouse pad which got the ok, than we had the Lycosa keyboard which im typing this article on and now it's time for another Razer product. I'm looking at their latest headphones called the Piranha gaming communicator." Direct Link - http://www.burnoutpc.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=298 Image Link - http://www.burnoutpc.com/images/reviews/Razerpiranha/PICT7627.JPG I would highly appreciate it if you could mention this review in your upcoming news post. Thanks a lot, Marien Klootwijk BurnOutPC.com -----------------------------

AutumnWave OnAir GT USB HDTV Receiver ( -at -) Mikhailtech Dear webmaster / news poster: Quote: As computers become more and more integrated with our daily lives and serve increasingly as our entertainment systems, portable entertainment is important. With many people owning laptops, this is a very realizable goal. Many local TV stations are broadcasting in HD in addition to their regular standard definition programming. In order to view these digital signals, you'll need an HD tuner such as the Autumn Wave OnAir GT. Link: http://www.mikhailtech.com/Reviews/AutumnWave/OnAir_GT_USB_HDTV/page1 A post in your web news section would be much appreciated! -- Sincerely, Mikhailtech Team http://www.mikhailtech.com <http://www.mikhailtech.com/>

HiLo Media Creates A Unique High-Def Tutorial Video for Kinemac Software - Published on 08/10/08 A recent creative international collaboration between HiLo Media and Kinemac developer yields a unique high-definition tutorial video to orient new users to the software. Web and viral video production company HiLo Media recently completed a high-definition 11-minute tutorial video for Mac OSX 3D Animation software Kinemac. Kinemac developer Lorenzo Puleo worked tightly with HiLo Media producer Joseph Nilo in the creation of the video. Asheville, NC - Web and viral video production company HiLo Media recently completed a high-definition 11-minute tutorial video for Mac OSX 3D Animation software Kinemac. Kinemac developer Lorenzo Puleo worked tightly with HiLo Media producer Joseph Nilo in the creation of the video. "It's great working with an independent developer on a video for their software. They take great pride in their product, and great interest in what we do, making our job much easier and very effective," said Nilo. "It was even Lorenzo's idea to put me in front of the camera for this video as a tutorial 'host' that helps move the video along." The style of the tutorial might be familiar to fans of Apple: "White background, black pullover," mused Nilo, "I hear some folks at Apple are now calling me iPhone Bob Junior." Transcontinental collaboration from the United States with the Paris-based software company was no issue. "The time difference worked in our favor," said Nilo, "I would work while Paris was sleeping, email off a script or a video proof, go to bed, and awake to have input and changes in my email box. We kept in contact during the overlapping hours via iChat." Nilo focused on a quick turnaround for the production of the video. Scriptwriting, high-definition videography, motion graphics, editing, proofing, and finalizing were all easily accomplished within two weeks. "Our team takes pride in producing high-quality content quickly and affordably. Many companies have video on their sites these days, oftentimes created by themselves. We want our clients to have professionally-produced content with motion graphics, music, and voice over that puts their product in its best light." The finished video was posted at Kinemac's website. HiLo Media has also launched a viral video campaign, releasing the tutorial video as a podcast in iTunes and to 15 major viral video sites, such as YouTube, Revver, MetaCafe, Yahoo Video, and AOL Video. The tutorial video also resides in HiLo Media's online portfolio with other successful web video campaigns for companies like Philips USA, elgato, and digital lifestyle outfitters. HiLo Media creates high-quality, affordable web videos: Product Videos, Screencasts, Podcasts, Tutorials, Website Tours, Viral Video Campaigns. Then videos are delivered via the clients' websites and served to the masses via distribution to all the major viral video sites. HiLo Media: http://www.hilomedia.com Kinemac: http://www.kinemac.com Kinemac Tutorial Video: http://www.hilomedia.com/portfolio.html HiLo Media was formed in 2008 as a collaboration between two successful video production companies owned by Joseph Nilo and Charles Heilig (Heilig / Nilo = HiLo). Nilo and Heilig are pioneers in the new media / podcasting space, having creating one of the first video podcasts in 2005, a mac audio / video production-related program called the Mac Pro Podcast. Joseph Nilo has gone on to produce or collaborate in various successful Mac-related podcasts and produces non-tech content for corporate clients. ### Joseph Nilo President 828-490-4227 josephnilo ( -at -) gmail.com ******* ******* *******

CentOS Errata and Bugfix Advisory 2008:0824 Upstream details at : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2008-0824.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: ( md5sum Filename ) i386: dba0f8d0a2aca6aca15bd81d63a0b295 strace-4.5.16-1.el5_2.2.i386.rpm Source: 4f46275678d5a11a8d8ceacd3d9c241a strace-4.5.16-1.el5_2.2.src.rpm -- Karanbir Singh CentOS Project { http://www.centos.org/ } irc: z00dax, #centos ( -at -) irc.freenode.net _______________________________________________

CentOS Errata and Bugfix Advisory 2008:0824 Upstream details at : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2008-0824.html The following updated files have been uploaded and are currently syncing to the mirrors: ( md5sum Filename ) x86_64: 288c7979157a76555734c4dd532803cf strace-4.5.16-1.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm Source: 4f46275678d5a11a8d8ceacd3d9c241a strace-4.5.16-1.el5_2.2.src.rpm -- Karanbir Singh CentOS Project { http://www.centos.org/ } irc: z00dax, #centos ( -at -) irc.freenode.net _______________________________________________

Hello Webmasters and News Posters, NEW CONTENT (Visual) - GIGABYTE Radeon HD 4850 Graphics Card QUOTE: "The HD 4850 is the card that has put AMD/ATI back on the graphics card map over the past month. While the HD 3850 and HD 3870 were both good cards, a constant line-up of NVIDIA cards along with price drops meant that the aging technology was having trouble keeping up with cards not only in a similar price bracket, but cheaper again. The latest HD 4850 to come into the labs is from GIGABYTE and before we get stuck into the performance side of things, we will have a look at the package and what’s inside as well as the card itself. So, let’s not ramble on anymore and just get stuck into it." For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1539/gigabyte_radeon_hd_4850_graphics_card/index.html Best Regards, The TweakTown Team http://www.tweaktown.com

Hello, - Space Siege Video Dev Diary #1 and #2 http://www.gamershell.com/news_57390.html - Atlantica Online Updated Closed Beta Client http://www.gamershell.com/news_57388.html - Runic Games Formed http://www.gamershell.com/news_57386.html - Schanz International Consultants GC 2008 Line-Up http://www.gamershell.com/news_57384.html - Free Billiards 2008 Free Full Game http://www.gamershell.com/news_57382.html - Monster Racers Announced and Screens/Trailer http://www.gamershell.com/news_57380.html - Mushroom Men Release Date http://www.gamershell.com/news_57378.html - Yakuza 2 Website Launched http://www.gamershell.com/news_57376.html Best Regards, GamersHell.com Staff =============================================================================

OCZ have made the boldest move lately with the release of their new Core Series SSD drives. The OCZ Core Series not only uses the latest SLC technology (which is currently the fastest commercial design), but their retail prices are half any other similar SSD drive at the time of their launch. The Core Series drives are currently available in capacities ranging from 32GB to 128GB. We will take a look at the 64GB version of the product in this review. http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews.php?reviewid=606 DriverHeaven and GamingHeaven News Mailer

Hi all, We've posted a look at the first half of the ASUS RoG convention, taking place in Dallas, Texas. Title: ASUS Republic of Gamers Convention: Part 1 ( -at -) Techgage Link: http://techgage.com/article/asus_republic_of_gamers_convention_part_1/ Quote: There's an exciting event happening in Dallas that comes in the form of a LAN party. Not any usual LAN though, as it's sponsored by some of the biggest companies in the business, including the event leader, ASUS. While the Dallas heat sure isn't fun to deal with, the event more than makes up for it so far.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200808-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Adobe Reader: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code Date: August 09, 2008 Bugs: #233383 ID: 200808-10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Adobe Reader is vulnerable to execution of arbitrary code via a crafted PDF. Background ========== Adobe Reader (formerly Adobe Acrobat Reader) is a closed-source PDF reader. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-text/acroread < 8.1.2-r3 >= 8.1.2-r3 Description =========== The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory reported that input to an unspecified JavaScript method is not properly validated. Impact ====== A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF document, possibly resulting in the remote execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the user. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Adobe Reader users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/acroread-8.1.2-r3" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2008-2641 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2641 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-10.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security ( -at -) gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

Dear Editors, we just posted a new article which might be interesting to your readers. A post in your news section would be appreciated. Title: Akasa Omega Link: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Akasa/Omega Brief: Akasa has taken the Mirage-62 case and has updated it using thick aluminum panels, adding air vents which also can be used for water cooling units and a stylish new front door. The mid-tower case features loads of space and some clever design choices to make it big enough for even the largest power supplies and longest graphics cards.