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Hi, It's Kristofer from DragonSteelMods, and I have a new review today that I think your readers might find interesting. Title: Vizo Mini Ninja Notebook cooler Review ( -at -) DragonSteelMods Review Link: http://www.dragonsteelmods.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7713&Itemid=38 Review Snipit: "Today for review I've got the Vizo Mini Ninja Notebook Cooler, and I've got two notebooks on hand to test with it to see how well it handles the heat. The Mini Ninja is well made and quiet, it even features a pass-through USB power connection so you won't lose a USB port while using it to help cool your laptop. So read on to check out the Mini Ninja and see if it can handle the heat or not?! " Review Picture(200x150): http://www.dragonsteelmods.com/Images/reviews2/vizo-mini-ninja/ninja1.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...

Digit-Life Review: Problems of Testing 3D Performance with FRAPS. Part 2 Excerpt: "This article continues our analysis started in 2006. Problems of testing 3D performance haven't disappeared for the past two years. The major point being that not all games have built-in benchmarks, to say nothing of convenient tools, simple automation, and full FPS data output. In this article we shall analyze whether it makes sense to use FRAPS to measure performance in 3D games that have no built-in benchmarks and what measurement errors this method implies." Article: http://www.digit-life.com/articles3/video/fraps2.html A post on your website would be appreciated! To exchange news & reviews with Digit-Life, to change subscription address, or to unsubscribe write to cormac ( -at -) ixbt.com. If you post notes about Digit-Life reviews, but don't see me doing the same, please email me as well. Best regards, Artem Pavlenko, www.Digit-Life.com / iXBT.com

Hi there, We've just posted our latest review and would love it if you linked it. TIA! "There's no denying that Movie Edit Pro 14 Plus is excellent value for money, especially compared to Adobe's Premiere Elements and Pinnacle's Studio. In fact, MAGIX has thrown everything but the kitchen sink into the Plus version. It's not all rosy though, and we were disappointed by the two weighty - and off-putting - paper manuals and long-winded installation process; the latter is due to the fact that the main program is accompanied by a number of additional bundled programs, including a simple 3D animation program, photo editor and a program for compiling music playlists that you can use as soundtracks for your video projects. And while the interface looks great, it isn't as slick or intuitive as its competitors. Sort out these few annoyances and MAGIX could be onto a winner in the next version. However, for now we recommend you stick to Adobe's Premiere Elements, unless you're on a really tight budget." http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/rev.php?id=747 _____ Christian Harris Editor/Publisher BIOS (http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk) _____

It occurs to me that the advent of the botnet may be what it'll take to make the old "white hat virus" idea actually work. I call it the "benign botnet": http://www.dansdata.com/gz082.htm And there's a new letters column too, about clashing drive controllers, replacing thermal goop, gilded heat sinks, and kinking cables. It's here: http://www.dansdata.com/io082.htm A news post would be appreciated. -- Daniel Rutter http://www.dansdata.com/ - hardware reviews and more!

Hi there, We've just posted our latest review and would love it if you linked it. TIA! "There's no denying that Movie Edit Pro 14 Plus is excellent value for money, especially compared to Adobe's Premiere Elements and Pinnacle's Studio. In fact, MAGIX has thrown everything but the kitchen sink into the Plus version. It's not all rosy though, and we were disappointed by the two weighty - and off-putting - paper manuals and long-winded installation process; the latter is due to the fact that the main program is accompanied by a number of additional bundled programs, including a simple 3D animation program, photo editor and a program for compiling music playlists that you can use as soundtracks for your video projects. And while the interface looks great, it isn't as slick or intuitive as its competitors. Sort out these few annoyances and MAGIX could be onto a winner in the next version. However, for now we recommend you stick to Adobe's Premiere Elements, unless you're on a really tight budget." http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/rev.php?id=747 _____ Christian Harris Editor/Publisher BIOS (http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk) _____

Hello fellow editors! Tech ARP ( http://www.techarp.com/ <http://www.techarp.com/>'>http://www.techarp.com/> ) has just posted the ED#91 : Cannot Drag-and-Drop In Windows XP?! Quote - We often think there are ghosts in the system whenever it exhibits inexplicable behaviour - doing things we don't want it to do, and not doing things that we want it to do. It drives many people nuts. Of course, some people are nuts to begin with! Many of these "ghosts" can often be attributed to the users themselves, giving rise to the acronym, PEBKAC (Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair). <http://www.techarp.com/dashken/arp%20smilies/icon_haha.gif> Even an IT guru like Dashken is no exception. He recently sought to blame his innocent little sister for making his system go haywire. Little did he know it was his fault all along.... <http://www.techarp.com/dashken/arp%20smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif> Direct URL - http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=546 Logo URL - http://www.techarp.com/editorials/img/0819_Cannot_Drag_and_Drop_big.jpg We would appreciate your help in getting the word out. Rest assured that we will reciprocate and post your news with all due haste. If you have any news, please feel free to send it to our news mailbox at news ( -at -) techarp.com. Thanks! Tech ARP http://www.techarp.com/ <http://www.techarp.com/>

Geared toward the enthusiast who wants their go-anywhere notebook to be powerful, the Hypersonic Avenger AG2 Notebook series feature unparalleled performance in a sleek, colorful, and compact 12-inch size for superb mobility. The AG2 can be configured with next generation 45nm Intel Penryn processors, up to 4GB DDR2-667 memory, and a 320GB hard drive (or Solid State Drive) for maximum storage. Read on to see what we think of this new notebook! Quote: "The Hypersonic Avenger AG2 notebook was just launched on May 22nd, 2008, but that doesn't mean we haven't had a sample for well over a month now. The Hypersonic Avenger AG2 notebook is the same thing as the Clevo M72R notebook, so Hypersonic was able to get a production sample in our hands before they officially started to carry this recently released 12.1" notebook. This gave us the chance to do a long term test drive, which is something we rarely get to do in the fast paced computer industry. For the past month we have used the Hypersonic Avenger AG2 as our traveling notebook..." or "The Hypersonic Avenger AG2 starts at $1349 and the system we tested today was $1598 since we had an upgraded CPU, extra memory and faster 7,200 RPM hard drive. The Hypersonic Avenger AG2 is the fastest notebook that we have ever tested when it comes to CPU performance, which is impressive considering the Dell XPS M1710 that we compared it against was nearly $5,000 a couple of years ago. The Avenger AG2 is fast enough to make most desktop systems look slow, but this does come at a price..." Article Title: Hypersonic Avenger AG2 Notebook Review ( -at -) Legit Reviews Article URL: http://legitreviews.com/article/714/1/ --

Hello, - Sword of the Stars: Collector's Edition Demo and Video Tutorial http://www.gamershell.com/news_51426.html Best Regards, GamersHell.com Staff =============================================================================

gnome-games 2.22.2 ================== This service release contains fixes for build problems related to Python and a few crashers. A handful of fixes to Aisleriot are specific to the Maemo platform. Aisleriot: - Don't crash on double click (Vincent Povirk, Christian Persch, Bug #443307) GLChess: - Don't modify sys.path as this can cause modules to be loaded that don't match the interpreter version (Robert Ancell, Bug #528953) - Fix crash decoding empty GGZ strings (Robert Ancell, Bug #526252) - Check PID returned on SIGCHLD (Robert Ancell, Bug #527686) - Handle missing throbber icons (Robert Ancell, Bug #524829) - Disable room 'new' and 'join' buttons when network protocol is busy (Robert Ancell, Bug #523818) - Import the main module on initialisation not runtime (Robert Ancell, Bug #524665) - Abort history saving if cannot create history directory (Robert Ancell, Bug #523076) - Abort 3D render if widget_get_gl_context() returns None (Robert Ancell, Bug #512068) - Add Gambit Fruit to AI list (Robert Ancell, Bug #521623) - Handle AI players dying before the game starts (Robert Ancell, Bug #522341) Sodoku: - Don't modify sys.path as this can cause modules to be loaded that don't match the intepreter version (Robert Ancell, Bug #528953) Translations updated: Czeck (Lucas Lommer, Petr Kovar), Bulgarian (Yavor Doganov, Alexander Shopov), Catalan (Jordi Mallach) _______________________________________________

Hi all, This is the second maintenance release of Eye of GNOME (EOG) in the 2.22 stable line. It has some small bug fixes, cleanups and translation updates. * What is it ? ============== Eye of GNOME (EOG) is the image viewer for the GNOME desktop. * What's changed in 2.22.2 ? ============================ Bug fixes: - #527798, compile warnings (Claudio Saavedra) - #530102, Doesn't register support for compressed svg (Franklin Piat) - #531300, fails to start up due to lcms error (Felix Riemann) New and updated translations: - Petr Kovar, Lucas Lommer (bug #517967) [cs] - Arangel Angov, Jovan Naumovski [mk] * Where can I get it ? ====================== Source code: http://download.gnome.org/sources/eog/2.22/eog-2.22.2.tar.gz md5sum: c2a5daa73edd360cd1fd41027b66fa77 http://download.gnome.org/sources/eog/2.22/eog-2.22.2.tar.bz2 md5sum: 897eddc3534a44276f966963a0fe7c5e Enjoy! The EOG team _______________________________________________

Hello Webmasters and News Posters, NEW CONTENT (Software) - ATI Catalyst 8.5 Analysis - XP & Vista QUOTE: "We’re not far away from going ‘out with the old and in with the new’ as the launch of the 4k series of AMD graphics card close in upon us. This month, looking through the release notes for the latest incarnation of Catalyst drivers we see that a few performance increases have been promised. Maybe AMD are hard at work on the 4k series of cards and have figured out how to extract some more power out of the aging 3k ones in the process. We’ll see if these performance increases translate to any of the games we use." For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1437/ati_catalyst_8_5_analysis_xp_vista/index.html Best Regards, The TweakTown Team http://www.tweaktown.com

What is it ? ============ Metacity is a simple compositing window manager that integrates nicely with GNOME 2. What's changed ? ================ 2.23.21 ======= Thanks to Robert Escriva, Iain Holmes, Matt Krai, Thomas Thurman, and Chris Wang for improvements in this version. - Add shadow ability for menus and tooltips (Iain) (#517442) (#517524) - Fix possible crashes in compositor (Iain) (#534569) (#528787) - Major reorganisation of compositor code (Iain) - Initial version of XRender backend for the compositor (Iain) - New basic public API for compositor (Iain) - Window decoration updates colour when GTK theme changes (Robert) (#511826) - Minor code cleanup for pedantic compilers (Thomas) - Further code cleanup for pedantic compilers (Matt) (#526049) - The atom list appears only once in the code (Thomas) (#530843) - Don't attempt to read attributes of invalid windows (Chris) (#530485) Translations Khaled Hosny (ar), Gabor Kelemen (hu), Kjartan Maraas (nb), Tino Meinen (nl), Theppitak Karoonboonyanan (th) Where can I get it ? ==================== http://download.gnome.org/sources/metacity/2.23/ 780eddd5a57559c6255d7d2440f73114 metacity-2.23.21.tar.bz2 75328c77f6de4e1c5ae638f3f0a4b0b6 metacity-2.23.21.tar.gz Thomas -- Thomas Thurman, tthurman at gnome, http://blogs.gnome.org/tthurman You are in bedquilt, a long east/west passage with holes everywhere. To explore at random select north, south, up, or down. _______________________________________________

Hi Webmasters =26 News Posters=2C Overclock3D have just published a new article titled=3A P45 Showdown - Asus= P5Q Deluxe vs MSI P45 Diamond=2E Posting this news on your site would be m= uch appreciated=2E Quote=3A =22With Intels latest chipset about to be officially launched we h= ave managed to grab two P45 samples and pitch them against one another to s= ee who is top dog=2E=22 Link=3A http=3A//www=2Eoverclock3d=2Enet/reviews=2Ephp=3F/cpu=5Fmainboard/p= 45=5Fshowdown=5F-=5Fasus=5Fp5q=5Fdeluxe=5Fvs=5Fmsi=5Fp45=5Fdiamond/1 Best Regards=2C Overclock3D=2ENet Overclock3D Limited - Technology News=2C Reviews and Articles - Registered= company=3A 05844225

Hello Webmasters and News Posters, NEW CONTENT (News) - Coverage from MSI ECOlution press event in Taipei QUOTE: "MSI held its ECOlution press conference in Taipei this afternoon and it was quite an upbeat event with fancy green dancers, attended by a sizeable audience of local Taiwanese press. It seems a tad strange for MSI to hold a press event of this size just one week before the Computex trade show begins in Taipei but there was plenty for us to see early before the show begins. In the following posts we will show you plenty of shots of the WIND notebook and WIND PC along with a bunch of other goodies which focus on power saving and monitoring." For more information, please visit: http://www.tweaktown.com/news/9517/msi_ecolution_press_conference_in_taipei/index.html http://www.tweaktown.com/news/9518/extreme_close_up_with_msi_wind_notebooks/index.html http://www.tweaktown.com/news/9519/up_close_with_msi_wind_desktop_in_taipei/index.html http://www.tweaktown.com/news/9520/msi_to_add_turbo_oc_button_to_9600gt/index.html Best Regards, The TweakTown Team http://www.tweaktown.com

The VIA NanoBook was the precursor to the ASUS Eee PC but never caught on like VIA had hoped. This time they are back with a new platform, the OpenBook, that offers up features like WiMAX, HSDPA and W-CDMA 3G support, a standard 2.5" hard drive in a new [censored]y package. URL: http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=562 Quote: "And that is exactly what VIA needs here: speed. The original NanoBook was first, but only in being announced, and was beat to mainstream audiences by the ASUS Eee PC and we can all see how that turned out. VIA needs to get partners on board with this SOON and get product in the channel just as quickly. I wouldn't even be opposed to seeing some VIA branded product hit the market if we could see some work done to setup a decent customer service outlet in the US. Current pricing estimates I am seeing put the OpenBook in the $400-600 price range depending on your options (HSDPA, etc)." Thanks for a post! Ryan Shrout Owner - PC Perspective rshrout ( -at -) pcper.com

Bigbruin.com has new content posted... A mention in your site's news section would be greatly appreciated! Title: Aeneon Xtune 2GB DDR3-1600 Dual Channel Memory Kit URL: http://www.bigbruin.com/2008/aeneon1600_1 Image URL (150x70 pixels): http://www.bigbruin.com/2008/aeneon1600/logo.gif Quote: The Aeneon XTune 2GB DDR3-1600 dual channel memory kit wound up surprising me. While I didn't expect it to perform poorly, I did not anticipate that it would keep up with similar kits with tighter timings. Despite being rated for 1600MHz at 9-9-9-28 timings, it managed to perform on par with other kits with timings of 8-8-8-34 and 7-7-7-18. Thank you. Best regards, Jason www.bigbruin.com

Hello Everyone, VIA has just unveiled a new UMPC reference design, dubbed the OpenBook. In its current form, the VIA mini-note OpenBook design sports a low-power C7M CPU, 8.9" LCD Screen, up to 2GB of RAM, a 2.5" HD, and Wireless Broadband modules for Bluetooth, WiFi and LAN, or WiMAX, HSDPA or WCDMA 3.5G. The OpenBook will also eventually use VIA's Isaiah low-power processor. Head on over to the site and check it out... Article URL: HYPERLINK "http://www.hothardware.com/News/VIA_Unveils_New_OpenBook_UMPC_Reference_Des'>http://www.hothardware.com/News/VIA_Unveils_New_OpenBook_UMPC_Reference_Des ign/"http://www.hothardware.com/News/VIA_Unveils_New_OpenBook_UMPC_Reference _Design/ Thanks for stopping by. A post in your news section would be very much

BFG 800 Watt ES series PSU <http://www.guru3d.com/article/bfg-es-800-watt-psu-review/> Today the turn goes to BFG's for a product review, specifically their new ES line of power supplies, and guys .. this might be the black sheep of PSU's, as looking at it from a bit of distance .. it's a regular, non out of the ordinary PSU. Black, nothing modular, looks are okay though. That literally was my first impression. Then I hooked it up, 'is it switched on yet ?' .. 'yeah it is' .. I just didn't hear a thing. Pure silence. Nice sleeved and long cables was my second impression. Wow .. then I stumble into the PCIe connectors for your graphics card(s) .. four of them where two of these have additional 2-pin header making them 8-pin compatible. This editor slowly starts to smile now, then he looks at the AMPs distribution for the voltage rails 3 & 4 for 12 Volts dedicated to graphics, woah .. 36 Amps a piece, that's massive. Probably this is one of the best power supplies we ever tested here at Guru3D.com, be sure to check out the review: URL to article: http://www.guru3d.com/article/bfg-es-800-watt-psu-review/ --

Hello, - RedLynx Trials 2 - Second Edition v1.07 Demo http://www.gamershell.com/news_51414.html - Kristanix Games Demo Pack http://www.gamershell.com/news_51410.html - SwitchBlade v3.0.3b Released http://www.gamershell.com/news_51412.html Best Regards, GamersHell.com Staff =============================================================================

Hi there, We've just posted our latest review and would love it if you linked it. TIA! "You've got to hand it to Kingston Technology. Few companies offer such a wide range of memory products. Kingston designs, manufactures and distributes memory products for desktops, laptops, servers, printers, and Flash memory products for PDAs, mobile phones, digital cameras, and MP3 players. The company's flash memory range is no exception, covering everything from secure business drives to super-speedy models for enthusiasts. The company's latest product is a little different. The DataTraveler Micro Reader (64x20x10mm, 8.68g) is an all-in-one USB Flash drive and reader that can store, transfer and read content on mobile memory cards. It should be well received by the mobile community as it's a smart single-solution to navigate the plethora of devices and card formats on the market today." http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk/rev.php?id=746 _____ Christian Harris Editor/Publisher BIOS (http://www.biosmagazine.co.uk) _____

Hello, - The Witcher Adventure Editor Contest Announced http://www.gamershell.com/news_51406.html - XTac v1.1.0.458 Released http://www.gamershell.com/news_51408.html - Mass Effect PC Combat Trailer #2 http://www.gamershell.com/news_51404.html - Pyroblazer Screens #7 http://www.gamershell.com/news_51402.html - Final Fantasy IV NA Release Date http://www.gamershell.com/news_51400.html - Supreme Ruler 2020 Gone Gold http://www.gamershell.com/news_51398.html Best Regards, GamersHell.com Staff =============================================================================

Hi all, We have just published a review of *Mass Effect* for the PC. If you could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated. *Link:* http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/05/27/mass-effect-pc/1 *Picture:* http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/05/mass-effect-pc/fp_img.jpg *Quote: */"Mass Effect was already an awesome game, that much we knew. It was so good in fact that it managed to sneak its way in to our Top 10 Games of 2007. The question is though, has it got any better since then? The answer to that isn't easy, but mainly that's because there aren't that many differences between the two versions. There are some positive enhancements to consider like the new hotkey features and a smoother interface, but on the other hand these are balanced out by an awful minigame and the fact that all these changes feel insubstantial and tacked on -- where are the new quests and weapons? The deciding factor then, due to a lack of extra content, should be whether or not the game can win through on the merit of being on the PC -- does the actual input of mouse and keyboard make the game better on PC? The answer is yes, but not enough for it to make a big difference. Mass Effect is an utterly absorbing, massive and enthralling game. As soon as this review is done we're going to go play it some more and if you're a PC RPG fan who hasn't got the Xbox 360 version then this is definitely a game you'll want to pick up, but the PC version doesn't do enough to push ahead of the Xbox 360 original and in the end the two will have to settle for being equals." /* *Cheers guys! Tim Smalley www.bit-tech.net

Hi everyone, While many users are focused very much on performance alone, there is a significant subset of people who take great care in building silent or near-silent systems, be it for Home Theater PC use or simply to make for a quiet working or gaming environment. If you're one those people then today's review could be for you, as we take a look at the latest passively cooled graphics board to come from ASUS stable of parts, the EN9600GT Silent. With the potential for decent mid-range performance and, of course, silent running, can it prove to be a killer combination? ASUS EN9600GT Silent review "ASUS' 'V-Cool' graphics cooler used on this board is a dual-slot affair which is much tidier than the far bulkier arrangement seen on their silent GeForce 8600 GTS offering, which is a big plus straight off the bat. The large heatsink covers the entire front of what is otherwise a very standard GeForce 9600 GT design, complete with six-pin PCI Express power connector. One important point of note with regard to this cooler is that ASUS recommends ensuring that the rest of your system is relatively well ventilated, with some kind of system fan in use in your chassis. In other words, don't expect to run an entirely silent system using this graphics board, as some kind of active system cooling will most likely be required to avoid the graphics board overheating under load. In our particular case, we tested using Cooler Master's 690 chassis, with incorporates a fan which blows directly onto the graphics board as well as utilising front and rear system fans, but as long as you have some kind of airflow running through your system you should be okay." http://www.elitebastards.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=573&Itemid=27 As always, a news post on your site would be hugely appreciated, and we guarantee to reciprocate by posting any news items received from yourselves. Many thanks! Regards, Hanners Elite Bastards ------------------------------------- Elite Bastards News Letter www.elitebastards.com

Fellow Webmasters, Site Owners and Newsposters, Tweaknews.net has released yet another review onto the internet. I was wondering if you could please post it in today's news for me. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Article Name: Cyber Snipa Sonar 5.1 USB Surround Headset Review ( -at -) Tweaknews.net Article Url: http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/cyber_snipa_5.1_surround_usb_headset/ Article PIC: http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/cyber_snipa_5.1_surround_usb_headset/img/email.jpg Article Snippet: "All in all, not a bad showing from Cyber Snipa, the Sonar 5.1s offer a reasonably priced solution with astounding bass and good surround sound. The headset is comfortable and has as many adjustments as you could possibly ask for, both physically for comfort and via software for the sound." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Could you email back saying you posted it, TWEAK IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT!!!! Many Thanks, Nathan Glentworth Owner / Head Editor nathan ( -at -) tweaknews.net www.Tweaknews.net www.Tweaknews.com

A news post would be great. OCC has published a new review on the Aeneon XTune DDR3 1600 2 x 1GB Here is a quote from the review: Quote: "The Aeneon XTune DDR3 1600 2 x 1GB kit of desktop memory is not only a great looking kit of memory that you can proudly display in your rig, but the sticks are also able to perform very well. This kit of 2x1GB memory is able to operate at 1600MHz with only 1.5 volts being pushed through it. This is one of the advantages of DDR3 memory over DDR2 memory; the kits are able to perform at higher speeds with lower volts without sacrificing the timings that need to be set. The timings of this kit were, at stock, not very low to begin with, but not quite as high as I have seen in the past. When you begin to overclock the memory, you do need to loosen the timings beyond what I would like to set them at, though it does pay off with the higher clock speeds. The voltages that this kit of memory took, 1.5 volts, will help in reducing the overall temperatures inside of your case as the memory sticks are not heating up quite as warm as others." Title: Aeneon XTune DDR3 1600 2 x 1GB Review Link: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/aeneon_xtune_1600/ Img: http://www.overclockersclub.com/siteimages/articles/aeneon_xtune_1600/4_thumb.jpg