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Hello, OCIA.net has posted their review of the NZXT Performance Power 800w PSU. Below is a direct quote from the review: "A company "built on gamers' dreams," NZXT has since expanded upon their "Crafted Series" cases, into a line of more modest, yet still stylish, "Classic Series" cases, and even two lines of power supplies. They have, for the most part, enjoyed great success with all of their products, which are known for being high quality despite having a lower than usual cost. Today we have for review the NZXT Performance Power 800W power supply, one whose launch was abnormally silent and hasn't received much attention." Direct Link: http://www.ocia.net/reviews/nzxtpp800/page1.shtml Image Link: http://www.ocia.net/images/icons/329.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

Galaxy GeForce 9600 GT Silent Heatpipe review <http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-9600-gt-silent-heatpipe-review-galaxy/>'>http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-9600-gt-silent-heatpipe-review-galaxy/> Noise always has been an issue with graphics cards. The past few years however manufacturers has put more emphasis on cooling solutions that though are high performance, are silent. Every now and then however there are some companies out there releasing a product completely passively cooled. Today therefore we test the first in a two-fold of passively cooled GeForce 9600 GT products. This one comes from the lads at Galaxy, and is completely heatpipe based. There are situations where passive cooling can be ideal - Home Theater PCs for example. Or even the common desktop PC if you game heavily and you like the lack of noise as much as I do. Today we test a passively cooled GeForce 9600 GT product. This one comes from the lads at Galaxy, and is completely heatpipe based. But is it any good ? http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-9600-gt-silent-heatpipe-review-galaxy/ <http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-9600-gt-silent-heatpipe-review-galaxy/> --

Benchmark Reviews has released a new article which your readers might enjoy. We would be grateful if you would please share it with them. TITLE: SilverStone SST-TS01B RFID External Drive Kit ( -at -) Benchmark Reviews DESCRIPTION: External HDD Enclosures are plentiful and cheap these days. It's tough for a manufacturer to differentiate its products in the marketplace, and the competition on price is never-ending. Silverstone Technology has introduced a new product that is completely unique in the market, with a security system that you won't see anywhere else. Instead of relying on passwords to allow access to the encrypted data on the HDD, the SilverStone SST-TS01B uses a small RFID "Key" to identify an authorized user. This is not new technology, it's in commercial use in other markets, but it's the first time I've seen it used to unlock an encrypted HDD. Benchmark Reviews has looked at some HDD enclosures in the past and they have all done what they were intended to do, but in my mind, there was something missing. None of them really stood out, in terms of features or performance. None of them said, "BUY ME" in no uncertain terms. This one does. Let's see how it performs on the bench and in daily use. ARTICLE URL: http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=207&Itemid=1 IMAGE URL: http://benchmarkreviews.com/images/reviews/storage/SilverStone_TS01B/SilverStone-TS01B-External-Hard-Drive-Kit.jpg Thank you for your being a dependable affiliate and posting our news; we appreciate your support. Change your subscription ( http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_acajoom&Itemid=1&act=change&subscriber=352&cle=7356a875fb9b610758ab537caceaa9b6&listid=1 ) Unsubscribe ( http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_acajoom&Itemid=1&act=unsubscribe&subscriber=352&cle=7356a875fb9b610758ab537caceaa9b6&listid=1 )

A news post would be great. OCC has published a new review on the Tagan Icy Box IB-3218 Series Here is a quote from the review: Quote: "The Tagan Icy Box has many nice features, like the ability to take two small capacity drives and make them look like one larger capacity drive. Also, you can take the drive with you wherever you go, unlocking the ability to show people your picture archives or home made movies with ease. A backup button allows you to use backup software to save all your irreplaceable data at the touch of a button, whether it's your work spreadsheets, that final paper you have to turn in tomorrow, or pictures of your kid taking their first steps." Title: Tagan Icy Box IB-3218 Series Review Link: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/tagan_icy_box_ib_3218_series/ Img: http://www.overclockersclub.com/siteimages/articles/tagan_icy_box_ib_3218_series/8_thumb.jpg

Welcome to Macintosh Documentary adds Apple Co-founder - Published on 08/03/08 The makers of Welcome to Macintosh are happy to announce an exclusive interview with Ron Wayne, one of the original founders of the Apple Computer Company, before it was re-founded with Mike Markkula as Apple Computer Inc. The new version of the documentary which now includes Mr Wayne will make its debut at the upcoming Globians film festival in Germany. Los Angeles, CA - The makers of Welcome to Macintosh are happy to announce an exclusive interview with Ron Wayne, one of the original founders of the Apple Computer Company, before it was re-founded with Mike Markkula as Apple Computer Inc. The new version of the documentary which now includes Mr Wayne will make its debut at the upcoming Globians film festival in Germany. "You could think of Ron Wayne kind of like the fifth Beatle" Says Rob Baca, Co- Director for the documentary. "He had a strong association with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in the beginning, but was not a participant in their future success." Ron Wayne shares his experience of early Apple, personal stories about Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs, why he left Apple, as well as a never before seen schematics of an Apple I production case. "We are very happy to be able to share his story. He represents a bit of history that very few people witnessed, and most never knew." Adds Baca. Although Wayne has participated in print interviews such as the publication of "The Little Kingdom", "The Mac Bathroom Reader", and "Apple Confidential (I and II)" His appearance in Welcome to Macintosh represents the first time in a documentary. "The addition of Ron Wayne to the film was simple" Stated Josh Rizzo, Co- Director. "The film lives in high definition as a FinalCut Pro project. His interview was a natural addition." The filmmakers went on to add that this change has not slowed the DVD creation process, though there will now be the addition of Ron Wayne related "Extras". "We are still on course for a fall delivery of the DVD, which will be so much more than just the movie. The hardest thing has been deciding what not to include." Says Baca. "There are so many great stories from the people that are part of Apple's history, we are really excited to share this with everyone." Welcome to Macintosh will be presented at the 4th Globians world and culture documentary film festival Tuesday August 12th in Potsdam, and again Friday September 5th in Berlin, Germany. "We have a more special presentations in the works for the fall that will allow more people to get the opportunity see it on the big screen." Adds Rizzo. Both Robert Baca and Josh Rizzo are planning to attend the August 12th event in Germany. Tickets are available through the festival website. In addition to the Official Movie Website, the Welcome to Macintosh Network includes exclusive behind the scenes content including photos, videos, discussions. Official Website: http://www.welcometomacintosh.com Welcome to Macintosh Network: http://www.welcometomacintosh.ning.com Globians Film Festival: http://www.globians.com. "Welcome to Macintosh" is a documentary that explores the many ways Apple Computer (now Apple, Inc.) has changed the world. Whether a long time Mac fanatic or new to computers, Welcome to Macintosh takes you from the early days of the Apple-I to the latest the company has to offer. As told by the people who were there. ### Josh Rizzo Co-Director 818-970-2211 info ( -at -) welcometomacintosh.com ******* ******* *******

At Phoronix we have posted a new article. A link to this from your site's news section would be greatly appreciated. Title: OpenGL Benchmarking On Linux Reaches New Heights ( -at -) Phoronix Direct Link: http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=12684 Summary: "We have been covering the Linux benchmarking scene since 2004, but one area we have never really been satisfied with have been the OpenGL tests that are available. There are now plenty of free software games that are available for benchmarking, but with most of them being based around the open-source Quake 3 engine, they aren't that demanding upon the graphics processor. The ones generally good with stressing the graphics capabilities of the system are the id Software games (Doom 3, Quake 4, and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars) with native Linux clients. Under the workstation umbrella, there is just SPECViewPerf. On the Windows side though there are a number of OpenGL and DirectX games, tech demos, and other benchmarks. Thanks in part to the Phoronix Test Suite, however, we are starting to see a new era of OpenGL benchmarking that are able to stress the graphics card and are visually pleasing." Please feel free to contact us with any questions or comments you may

NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT Video Card Preview The new NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT is touted as the perfect and best performing mainstream graphics board solution on the market today. The GeForce 9500 GT can be found for just $69.99, needs no external power connector and has a maximum board power rating of just 50 Watts. Very impressive for a board that supports PhysX techology, CUDA applications like F ( -at -) H and can still run intense 3D games! Quote: "Performance aside the GeForce 9500 GT offers consumers other things like compact size, a quiet cooler and low power consumption. The fact that it doesn't need any additional power connections means that it will make for an easy upgrade for many that don't have a power supply that is able to handle more devices. These strong areas make for great selling points not to mention that the GeForce 9500 GT can run F ( -at -) H and is CUDA ready for parallel applications. In the future things like GPU video transcoding will be sure to take off and the GeForce 9500 GT can..." Article Title: NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT Video Card Preview ( -at -) Legit Reviews Article URL: http://legitreviews.com/article/760/1/ P.S. If you or your readers enjoy F ( -at -) H information check out the F ( -at -) H page as we tested the GeForce 9500 GT versus the GeForce 9600 GT with the latest GPU2 client (6.20) and NVIDIA Forceware 177.79 video card drivers to show folding performance and also power consumption while folding - http://www.legitreviews.com/article/760/12/ Hope everyone is having a great weekend!! --

Hello, OCIA.net has posted their review of the Icy Box IB-3218 Enclosure. Below is a direct quote from the review: "A few months ago I reviewed the Icy Box NAS 4220 dual-drive enclosure from Raidsonic. They've taken the best features of the NAS box and incorporated them into the product we have for review today, the Icy Box IB 3218. Bearing a striking resemblance to the NAS 4220, the IB 3218 uses the same housing and drive mounting mechanism, but without the network interface." Direct Link: http://www.ocia.net/reviews/icybox3218/page1.shtml Image Link: http://www.ocia.net/images/icons/325.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

Hi, It's Kristofer from DragonSteelMods, and I have a new review today that I think your readers might find interesting. Title: Kingston 8GB microSDHC Card Review ( -at -) DragonSteelMods Review Link: http://www.dragonsteelmods.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8795&Itemid=1 Review Snipit: " Today for review I've got an 8gb microSDHC card from Kingston, it's a Class 4 card which means it should perform well with a rated transfer rate of 4MB/s. So read on to see if this microSDHC card lives up to its rating and how it compares to a couple other microSD cards I've got on hand." Review Picture(200x150): http://www.dragonsteelmods.com/Images/reviews3/kingston8gbmsd/king3.jpg Main site link: http://www.dragonsteelmods.com A post in your news would be greatly appreciated. Any and all news sent to me will be posted! If you would like to be added to our 'News Feeds' page please feel free to send me your http link to the feed and I will gladly add it ASAP. If you'd like to swap links for affiliation, I'd be happy to, just drop me a message...

Every hardware enthusiast should know the name XFX as they are synonymous with the fastest performing Nvidia products on the market. Whether you are shopping for the ultimate graphics card or the highest specification motherboard it is hard to go wrong with the XFX branded versions. High end is not their only area of expertise however and recently XFX offered us the opportunity to review a number of their value segment motherboards with onboard graphics, they told us that their products were capable of taking on the best AMD and Intel had to offer. This is quite a claim so after tracking down some impressive AM2/Socket 775 boards we put XFX to their word. http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews.php?reviewid=603 DriverHeaven and GamingHeaven News Mailer

A New RapidWeaver theme, Acumen Pro offers more control - Published on 08/02/08 Acumen Pro, a new RapidWeaver theme from long time theme developers, seyDoggy, promises to deliver more options and more control to your RapidWeaver web project. Like many other seyDoggy themes for the popular and highly acclaimed RapidWeaver, a web authoring application from Realmac Software, Acumen has many great features such as full color control, width variations, custom header options, sidebar positioning and much more. Kitchener, Ontario Canada - Acumen Pro, a new RapidWeaver theme from long time developers, seyDoggy, promises to deliver more options and more control to your RapidWeaver web project. Like many other seyDoggy themes for the popular and highly acclaimed RapidWeaver, a web authoring application from Realmac Software, Acumen has many great features such as full color control, width variations, custom header options, sidebar positioning and much more. However, one of Acumen's greatest and most professional features is probably it's triple layer, split navigation. Like the seyDoggy cataLog Pro theme before it, Acumen Pro allows for 3 tiers of navigation, giving developers extensive and refined control of their sites architecture and how their visitors are moved through the interface. Acumen Pro is of contemporary design; light enough to be fun, dark enough to be artsy or strict enough to be for business. There is no limit to the color options you can apply to this theme. Acumen is packed full of features such as: * Triple split navigation * Custom headers, editable with RWmultitool Lite * Sidebar position * Width variation * Turn the logo on or off on a page by page basis * Font size * Extensive color control, including background * More downloadable theme styles seyDesign is a division of seyDoggy Web and Graphic design and has been in operation developing and distributing cutting edge RapidWeaver themes since 2005. Known for developing the first commercially available theme with split navigation, seyDesign is responsible for continually pushing the limits of RapidWeaver. Pricing and Availability: Acumen Pro is available now for $16.49 CAD at our online RapidWeaver theme store. seyDesign Website: http://www.seydesign.com Acumen Pro RapidWeaver: http://www.seydesign.com/themes/Acumen/ Live Preview: http://www.seydesign.com/showcase/Acumen/ Developer: http://www.seydoggy.com We are a small, yet internationally renowned web and graphic design outfit based in Kitchener, Ontario. Having worked with clients across the UK, Los Angeles, New York, Japan... it's safe to say that seyDoggy's work has touched every corner of the globe with an internet connection. We excel in web design, graphic arts, web themes, template design, photography and digital imagery. Through our daughter site, seyDesign.com, we design and sell thousands of RapidWeaver theme designs for the global market. We also offer consulting services for other companies looking to enter the web design industry or who don't want to hire full time staff to manage their own internet or intranet web systems. ### Adam Merrifield Proprietor 519-574-9788 macagp ( -at -) gmail.com *******

Update: The bugzilla.redhat.com upgrade is now complete. Note: A database dump is currently running to allow us to update the slave database for replication. So the system may seem sluggish for a few more hours. Please send any feedback/comments to bugzilla-owner ( -at -) redhat.com. Please file any bugs you find in Bugzilla against the Bugzilla product, version 3.2. Thanks Engineering Operations. ===================================== O U T A G E R E Q U E S T F O R M ===================================== Severity: Severity Two (High) Scheduled Date: August 2nd, 2008 Scheduled Time: 9:00 AM EST - 11:00 PM EST Estimated Time Required: 10 hours Performed By: Red Hat Engineering Operations People/Groups Impacted: Users of bugzilla.redhat.com and any services that rely on bugzilla.redhat.com Site/Services Affected: bugzilla.redhat.com Web UI, Database, XMLRPC Impact: bugzilla.redhat.com will be unavailable during the posted time on August 2nd, 2008. Description: On August 2nd, bugzilla.redhat.com will go down for an update to the latest upstream code base. During this time the web servers will be reinstalled with the latest OS updates as well as the latest Bugzilla code. Also the database servers will undergo a data migration to be made compatible with the latest Bugzilla code. The web UI, database, and all XMLRPC services will be unavailable during the migration. Services that rely on bugzilla.redhat.com may not function properly during this time so please let your users know about the outage as well. Also please take time to point your services/scripts at our test server https://partner-bugzilla.redhat.com to make sure that they will still work with the new system once it goes live. Care has been taken to make the new system backwards compatible as much as possible with the old XMLRPC API but still confirm that they work properly. If you encounter any problems, please contact bugzilla-owner redhat com or file a bug at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/enter_bug.cgi?product=Bugzilla&version=3.2 Signoff: kbaker redhat com -- David Lawrence, RHCE dkl ( -at -) redhat.com ------------------------------------ Red Hat, Inc. Web: www.redhat.com 1801 Varsity Drive Raleigh, NC 27606 --

Hello, - The Hell v1.66b RC5 Released http://www.gamershell.com/news_56882.html - Eve of Destruction v0.90 Released http://www.gamershell.com/news_56880.html Best Regards, GamersHell.com Staff =============================================================================

It’s another fantastic TR podcast episode. Our tech news section is full of discussion about everything from the new (and irritating) push towards 16:9 displays to the notion that Nvidia might exit the chipset business. Scott pits the Atom agains the Nano in our tech topics section, followed by the smallest wireless mouse adapter on the market, our editors favorite mice design, and Scott’s entry into the $700 chair club. http://techreport.com/articles.x/15246 Thanks, Geoff ---- Geoff Gasior The Tech Report http://techreport.com -- To unsubscribe from: TR-News, just follow this link:

Hello, - The Guild 2 v1.4 Patch/The Guild 2 - Pirates of The European Seas v2.1 Patch http://www.gamershell.com/news_56878.html - Ar tonelico 2 Announced http://www.gamershell.com/news_56876.html - Major League Eating: The Game The Alaskan Crusher Unveiled/Trailer http://www.gamershell.com/news_56874.html - Home Sweet Home 2: Kitchens and Baths Announced and Screens http://www.gamershell.com/news_56872.html - Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood Trailer #2 http://www.gamershell.com/news_56870.html - QuakeCon 2008 Now in Full Swing http://www.gamershell.com/news_56868.html - Ubisoft Attends Edinburgh Interactive Festival 2008 http://www.gamershell.com/news_56866.html Best Regards, GamersHell.com Staff =============================================================================

Hi all, We have just published Mercenaries 2: World In Flames Preview. If you could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated. *Link: http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/08/02/mercenaries-2-world-in-flames-preview/1* *Picture: http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/08/mercenaries-2-world-in-flames-preview/b15.jpg* *Quote: *We've yet to have a chance going hands-on with /Mercenaries 2: World in Flames/, so we unfortunately can't speculate on what is likely to be one of the most important aspects of the game -- the controls and balancing. If the PC port ends up suffering from Sloppy Conversion Disorder then it could bring the only game crashing down. From the face of things though and from what Pandemic have shown us, /Mercenaries 2/ is definitely shaping up to be a fun third person shooter and an essential co-op experience. * *Cheers guys! Tim Smalley www.bit-tech.net

Thermaltake DuOrb Heatsink Review "Anyone with a compact computer case will tell you that finding a good heatsink can be a daunting task. After tracking down the best heatsinks available for your budget, there's the question of heatsink heights to factor in. This is where the new Thermaltake DuOrb heatsink comes in. This heatsink features twin 80mm fans set side-by-side so cooling surface area isn't sacrificed for keeping the total heatsink height under 90mm. The DuOrb is novel in a couple of other aspects..." REVIEW URL: http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=2293 TAG-LINE: Thermaltake DuOrb Heatsink Review ( -at -) Frostytech.com Please post a link in your news to this review if you think it may be of interest your readers. - Thanks, Max!

The Intel Atom and VIA Nano processors have been making a ton of noise in the market place as they are inexpensive, energy efficient and fit into sleek and [censored]y devices that consumers are looking for today. Armed with the VIA Nano processor and the Intel Atom processor, I can now do a direct performance comparison against two of the most talked about processors for 2008. Quote: "I'm sure a fair number of you expected the VIA Nano L2100 to come out ahead because it operates at 1.8GHz, while the Intel Atom 230 runs at just 1.6Ghz, but there is more to it than the 12.5% difference in clock frequency. The VIA Nano processor is based on superior superscalar out of order architecture, which is why it performs better than the Intel Atom processor. The VIA Nano processor beat the Intel Atom processor in every single performance benchmark we ran and that says a ton for the engineers (Centaur Technologies) who designed the Nano processor..." Article Title: Intel ATOM 230 versus VIA Nano L2100 ( -at -) Legit Reviews Article URL: http://www.legitreviews.com/article/757/1/ Picture: http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/757/atom_nano.jpg --

Hi all, We have just published a news piece: AMD: EVGA wanted to sell ATI cards. If you could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated. *Link: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/08/02/evga-wanted-to-sell-ati-card/1* *Picture:* *Quote: *Desperate times call for desperate measures, and it seems that one of Nvidia's key partners went and asked AMD if it needed help shifting a few more Radeon cards. It seems Nvidia's squeeze on its 20+ partners has been just too much for EVGA and it went to see what other options were available. AMD's top brass casually told us yesterday that /"[it] only needs eight partners"/ and that it doesn't want to damage the loyalty between them and itself after they've stuck by AMD through rough (HD 2900 XT) and the smooth (HD 4000-series). (Very) Unofficially, AMD said the only Nvidia partner it would want to work with was BFG in the States, but it couldn't see that happening either. * *Cheers guys! Tim Smalley www.bit-tech.net

GMC is a Korean manufacturer who focus almost entirely on the design and production of HTPC cases. We have reviewed several HTPC cases from them in the past, as well as several unique tower cases, but today we will take a look at one of their more basic models, the H-70. The H-70 is a standard ATX midi tower case designed to meet the large demand for quality (but not flashy or expensive) midi tower cases. Although it is not a chassis which you could compare against a high end aluminum full tower model, it has several features which will have it standing out against other cases in its sector. http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews.php?reviewid=600 DriverHeaven and GamingHeaven News Mailer

Hello Webmasters and News Posters, NEW CONTENT (CPU & Chipset) - AMD Phenom X4 9350e – Low Cost Quad Core QUOTE: "Today on hand, we have the newest member of the X4 family; the 9350e. This CPU is a quad core offering with 2GHz core clock. It’s designed for a power efficient quad core system. Let’s take a look and see how it compares to the X3 and the Athlon 4850e. While it’s beyond us, AMD really has big plans in energy efficient computing. This is where the X4 9350 fits into the picture; part of the same line that the Athlon 4850e we tested fits into as well." For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1526/amd_phenom_x4_9350e_low_cost_quad_core/index.html Best Regards, The TweakTown Team http://www.tweaktown.com

Hello, OCIA.net has posted their review of the OCZ Alchemy Elixir Gaming Keyboard. Below is a direct quote from the review: "Unless you've been living under a rock for the last eight years, you've no doubt heard of OCZ. In August of 2000 they started out with a determination to manufacture the best high speed DDR available. And while they've certainly built their reputation on the performance and reliability of their memory, OCZ has branched out to provide enthusiasts with other products as well, most notably power supplies and coolers. Today I have something totally new from OCZ, the Alchemy Elixir gaming keyboard." Direct Link: http://www.ocia.net/reviews/oczelixir/page1.shtml Image Link: http://www.ocia.net/images/icons/327.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

Hi all, We have just published an article on the Advanced Overclocking Championships 2008. If you could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated. *Link: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/08/01/aocc-2008/1* *Picture: http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/08/aocc-2008/11s.JPG* *Quote: *The two men feverishly dismantling the high end hardware in the room are Paul and Barry, AKA Sacha35 and BazX, the UK team taking part in this year's Advanced Overclocking Championships (AOCC), now in its second year and held this time in the sprawling high rise of Hong Kong. The competition, organised by website VRZone.com with the assistance of a hatful of industry leading sponsors, is fast becoming the most recognised overclocking competition in the world, and this year featured over 20 teams from across the world. /bit-tech/ went along to learn a bit more about extreme overclocking and meet some of the faces behind the record breaking benchmark scores. * *Cheers guys! Tim Smalley www.bit-tech.net

Hi all, We have just published an article on the Advanced Overclocking Championships 2008. If you could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated. *Link: http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/08/01/aocc-2008/1* *Picture: http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/08/aocc-2008/11s.JPG* *Quote: *The two men feverishly dismantling the high end hardware in the room are Paul and Barry, AKA Sacha35 and BazX, the UK team taking part in this year's Advanced Overclocking Championships (AOCC), now in its second year and held this time in the sprawling high rise of Hong Kong. The competition, organised by website VRZone.com with the assistance of a hatful of industry leading sponsors, is fast becoming the most recognised overclocking competition in the world, and this year featured over 20 teams from across the world. /bit-tech/ went along to learn a bit more about extreme overclocking and meet some of the faces behind the record breaking benchmark scores. * *Cheers guys! Tim Smalley www.bit-tech.net

5th Annual 2008 Great Mac Mod Challenge Sponsored By iFixit - Published on 08/01/08 Today MacMod announces the beginning of the 5th annual "Great MacMod Challenge" sponsored by iFixit. MacMod is home to Apple Macintosh computer users who modify their computer and software, in sometimes extreme cases. The Great MacMod Challenge 2008 is the fifth of the annual event where computer "modders" submit their creations for a review by a panel of judges for over $2000 worth of prizes. Atlanta, Georgia - Today MacMod announces the beginning of the 5th annual "Great MacMod Challenge" sponsored by iFixit. MacMod is home to Apple Macintosh computer users who modify their computer and software, in sometimes extreme cases. The Great MacMod Challenge 2008 is the fifth of the annual event where computer "modders" submit their creations for a review by a panel of judges for over $2000 worth of prizes. Each contestant is allowed to submit up to three mods and will be judged by a panel of influential Mac community members on the level of difficulty, creativity, integration, and functionality. The first thirty contestants will receive a gift set valued at over $90, including the Booq Venom Pulse bag, Speck See-Thru MacBook cover, and an iFixit multi-purpose tool. All contestants get a commemorative Great MacMod Challenge 2008 T-shirt. The top three mods will be in the running for a great set of prize packages sponsored by iFixit, Griffin Technology, and HostingOutfitters. Grand Prize "The Mechanical Modder", sponsored by iFixit.com * Mac Mod of the Year title * Macintosh component upgrades * Computer upgrade and repair tools * MSRP $1000 1st Runner Up: "The Musical Modder", sponsored by Griffin Technology * All the essentials for your iPod from Griffin Technology. * MSRP $500 2nd Runner Up: "The Mobile Modder", sponsored by HostingOutfitters.com * 3G iPhone * $50 iTunes Gift Card * MSRP $250 All entrees must be based around a Macintosh or Apple product. All submissions must be emailed to modguide ( -at -) macmod.com by August 31st, 2008 11:59:59pm EST. Entrees can be submitted in one or more of the following categories: * Internal Mods * External Mods * Lighting Mods * Peripheral Mods * Software Mods * Misc. Mods Winners will announced in September at MacMod and all entrees will be on display at the Great MacMod Challenge 2008 photo gallery at MacMod. MacMod: http://macmod.com iFixit: http://www.ifixit.com Booq Bags: http://www.booqbags.com Griffin Technology: http://www.griffintechnology.com Hosting Outfitters: http://www.hostingoutfitters.com Speck: http://www.speckproducts.com MacMod is a community dedicated to providing Apple users with the resources they need to personalize, customize and modify their Apple products. The site, launched in 2004, features detailed mod guides, product reviews, forums and news feeds. It is also the home to the annual "Great MacMod Challenge" where contestants from around the world compete for the "Mac Mod of the Year" award. iFixit's goal is to empower people to do repairs themselves by giving them the knowledge, tools, and parts to do so. iFixit is the Mac+iPod do-it-yourself company. iFixit launched in 2003 and instantly became the leader in the Mac laptop part industry, and introduced iPod parts in 2006. iFixit is dedicated to helping people everywhere keep their Macs and iPods running longer. So far, iFixit has helped over 30,000 people repair their computers and iPods. For more information, visit their website or call 1-866-61-FIXIT. ### Anthony King Marketing Manager 478-390-8967 anthony ( -at -) macmod.com ******* ******* *******