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hi everyone; JSON-GLib 0.5.0 is now available for download at: http://folks.o-hand.com/~ebassi/sources/json-glib-0.5.0.tar.gz MD5 checksum: 83b117734de964d56c32f57fc3b19290 json-glib-0.5.0.tar.gz this is the first developers snapshot of the JSON-GLib library for the 0.6 cycle. JSON-GLib is a library providing serialization and deserialization support for the JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format described by RFC 4627. JSON is: a lightweight data-interchange format. It is easy for humans to read and write. It is easy for machines to parse and generate. It is based on a subset of the JavaScript Programming Language, Standard ECMA-262 3rd Edition - December 1999. JSON is a text format that is completely language independent but uses conventions that are familiar to programmers of the C-family of languages, including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python, and many others. These properties make JSON an ideal data-interchange language. -- From Introducing JSON Many high-level languages already provide native modules for parsing, generating and manipulating JSON data streams. JSON-GLib is a C library based on GLib and released under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1. It provides a parser and a generator GObject classes and various wrappers for the complex data types employed by JSON, such as arrays and objects. JSON-GLib uses GLib native data types and the generic value container GValue for ease of development. It also provides integration with the GObject classes for direct serialization into, and deserialization from, JSON data streams. JSON-GLib currently requires: * GLib 2.16.0, or higher Bugs should be reported to http://bugzilla.openedhand.com in the json-glib product. JSON-GLib is available in GNOME SVN: http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/json-glib/trunk/ The development is mostly done inside a git repository, available at: http://github.com/ebassi/json-glib/tree/master This is the first developers snapshot leading to the upcoming 0.6.0 release; installing this version will overwrite the files currently installed by the 0.4 releases. What's new in JSON-GLib --------------------------- * Allow deserialization of strings into enum and flag types When deserializing a GObject from a JSON object, the properties using a GEnum or a GFlags type will be automatically converted from a string containing their "nick" field into their integer value. * Add the :indent-char property to JsonGenerator Add the ability to specify the Unicode character that should be used to indent the JSON declaration when pretty-printing. * Add functions to retrieve copies of the nodes inside Object and Array * Fix leaks and invalid accesses * Use the right type for the buffer length parameter in JsonParser * Provide a default implementation for JsonSerializable GObject classes implementing JsonSerializable can decide whether to implement both, either or none the virtual functions of the interface. The default implementation will fall back to the same code path used when an object not implementing JsonSerializable is passed to the json_construct_gobject() and json_serialize_gobject() functions. * Provide our own JSON tokenizer (using GScanner) for the JSON-only features that would have been lost by using GScanner JSON has some encoding features that were lost when passing a data stream into GScanner; to prevent this, an internal version of GScanner has been added and modified to correctly tokenize JSON. The JsonScanner tokenizer is private. * Add support for parsing Unicode characters escaped using \uXXXX Thanks to JsonScanner, JSON-GLib now correctly handles Unicode characters using the \uXXXX escape sequence; the Unicode character is transparently added to the buffer. * Add a fully automated test suite, using the GTest framework Merge the work done in the test-framework branch. By using the new GTest API, JSON-GLib has a fully automated test suite excercising the whole API. This should make catching regressions a lot easier. * Allow 'null' nodes to return a value without warnings ciao, Emmanuele. -- Emmanuele Bassi, W: http://www.emmanuelebassi.net B: http://log.emmanuelebassi.net _______________________________________________

Hello, The update of mousetweaks to version 2.23.1 has been released and can be downloaded from: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/mousetweaks/2.23/ 860978f50506ef9e93bbf553bc25c7a2 mousetweaks-2.23.1.tar.bz2 af3bdaee42552ae4e2e43b38353167e3 mousetweaks-2.23.1.tar.gz ======================= What is mousetweaks ? ======================= The mousetweaks package provides the functions offered by the Accessibility tab of the Mouse control panel. It also contains two panel applets related to the mouse accessibility. More particularly: 1. It offers a way to perform the various clicks without using any hardware button. In this context, the Dwell Click panel applet can be used to choose what click type to perform. 2. It allows users to perform a secondary click by doing a click&hold of the primary mousebutton. 3. It provides the Pointer Capture panel applet. This applet creates an area on the panel into which the pointer can be captured until the user releases it with a predefined button and modifier combination. ============= What is new ? ============= New features: * Cursor animation. * Add simple line drawing for gesture mode. Misc improvements/fixes: * Move to dbus-glib. * Use new 'show-page' option of mouse capplet. * Improve secondary clicks on gnome-panel. Bug fixes: #525032: Fix --as-needed linking. New and updated translations: - [cs] Adrian Gunis - [de] Hendrik Brandt - [es] Jorge Gonzalez - [nn] Eskild Hustvedt - [sl] Matej UrbanÄiÄ Best regards, Francesco Fumanti _______________________________________________

Changes since 2.22.1 -------------------- - Sound server startup based on GConf setting, even when esd is disabled (Alexey Shabalin) (#523743) - Added a new "housekeeping" plugin to set limits on the size and age of the thumbnail cache (Michael J. Chudobiak) (#523159) - Fix mismatched modifier maping between egg and GTK (Jens Granseuer) - Replace some custom functionality with stock GTK (Jens Granseuer) - Mark string for translation (Jens Granseuer) - Use G_DEFINE_TYPE instead of open-coding (Jens Granseuer) - Change data types to match glib, avoid using time_t (Jens Granseuer) - Add mapping for Gtk/Modules xsetting using GConf (Jens Granseuer) (#507386) - Set GConf keys back to false if mousetweaks is not installed (Gerd Kohlberger) (#525042) - Don't try to add grabas with invalid modifiers (Jens Granseuer) - Remove trailing newlines from messages since g_warning already takes care of those (Jens Granseuer) - Fix various leaks (Jens Granseuer) - Fix TYPE macro and remove unimplemented prototype (Lorne Applebaum) - Add a special volume subclass for better support of IBM Thinkpad hardware volume buttons (Lorne Applebaum) (#524425) - Initialize inited_ok or behaviour is undefined when xkb setup fails (Jens Granseuer) - Continued attempt at making XKB setup and error handling a bit less arcane and crufty (Jens Granseuer) - Only use the built-in default for volume_step if we get an error from GConf, not just when the value is 0 which might be what the user wants (Jens Granseuer) - Adds a "threshold" property to the AcmeVolume class that denotes the minimum percentage required to actually affect the volume (Jens Granseuer) - Don't install any listeners or callbacks when XKB is not available (Jens Granseuer) - Remove excessive key grab logging (Jens Granseuer) - Make plugins deactivation work (Jens Granseuer) - Properly null-terminate g_build_filename (Jens Granseuer) - Turn into a daemon by default and make --no-daemon work (Jens Granseuer) - DBus API has been stable for a while; don't define DBUS_API_SUBJECT_TO_CHANGE anymore (Jens Granseuer) - Drop GConf backup for xkb (Sergey Udaltsov) - Extract some functionality used by several plugins into a separate shared helper library (Jens Granseuer) (#525426) - Reset GConf keys when we can't launch the daemon (Jens Granseuer) - Updated translations: - bn_IN (Runa Bhattacharjee) - es (Jorge Gonzalez) - et (Priit Laes) - nn (Eskild Hustvedt) - sk (Marcel Telka) - te (Sunil Mohan Adapa) Availability ------------ http://download.gnome.org/sources/gnome-settings-daemon/2.23/ Contact ------- * Bugs in http://bugzilla.gnome.org

Empathy 0.23.1 is now available for download from: http://download.gnome.org/sources/empathy/0.23/ 95b48264b019eaecbfb6156ec2267ddc empathy-0.23.1.tar.gz 8ed7511804b1e0d77416843dc66d99c7 empathy-0.23.1.tar.bz2 What is it? =========== Empathy consists of a rich set of reusable instant messaging widgets, and a GNOME client using those widgets. It uses Telepathy and Nokia's Mission Control, and reuses Gossip's UI. The main goal is to permit desktop integration by providing libempathy and libempathy-gtk libraries. libempathy-gtk is a set of powerful widgets that can be embeded into any GNOME application. You can visit the project web site: http://live.gnome.org/Empathy What's New? =========== - Show contact list when a chat becomes a chatroom. (Xavier Claessens). - Dispatch each Tube to the application handling its service. (Elliot Fairweather, Xavier Claessens). - Added introduction and started the Getting Started section of help manual (Milo Casagrande). - Add build system for help manual (Xavier Claessens). - Some code cleanup (Xavier Claessens). - Already open channels are considered OUTGOING. (Xavier Claessens). - Drop Chandler and Filter, do not use MC for dispatching channels, do it ourself. Everything is now in the same process. (Xavier Claessens). - Remove libtelepathy dep and use telepathy-glib instead. (Xavier Claessens). - Remove Room menu, chatrooms will be handled in a dedicated program. (Xavier Claessens). - Unify EmpathyPrivateChat and EmpathyGroupChat. (Xavier Claessens). - Unify EmpathyTpChatroom and EmpathyTpChat. (Xavier Claessens). - Do not autoconnect if networkmanager says we are not connected at startup. (Xavier Claessens). - Move modules that make no sense to be used in other applicaton from libempathy-gtk/ to src/ (Xavier Claessens). - Convert all files to glade3 (Laurent Bigonville). Bugs fixed: - Fixed #526145, crash in Empathy Instant Messenger: Tryint to persuade Zdra,... (Xavier Claessens) - Fixed #475789, Compact mode + avatars = bad padding (Marco Barisione) - Fixed #479697, no sounds (Frederic Peters) - Fixed #489978, Removing NotHere applet from panel (Frederic Peters) - Fixed #496309, empathy translation issues (Andre Klapper) - Fixed #513676, Need a widget to configure AIM accounts (Andreas Henriksson) - Fixed #513679, Need a widget to configure SIP accounts (Baptiste Mille-Mathias) - Fixed #514380, Drop gnome-vfs dependency (Cosimo Cecchi) - Fixed #517776, Groupwise profile (Vincent Untz) - Fixed #519946, Confirmation dialog on remove contact/group (Bruno Dusausoy) - Fixed #521554, Diplay all the favourite rooms in the favourite room dialog (Marco Barisione) - Fixed #521570, Set to unsensitive the 'show avatars' option when using compact mode (Marco Barisione) - Fixed #522297, libempathy-gtk Python binding: cannot create a ContactListStore (Juan Pizarro) - Fixed #522528, Missing files in POTFILES.in (nshmyrev) - Fixed #522780, Couldn't build latest Empathy trunk (rev. 807) (Xavier Claessens) - Fixed #522862, Need a GUI to configure groupwise account (Vincent Untz) - Fixed #523703, Deprecated glib symbols used. (Frederic Peters) - Fixed #525039, Should not be started automatically via /etc/xdg/autostart (Frederic Peters) - Fixed #525084, Crash at GNOME startup (Xavier Claessens) - Fixed #525562, Empathy should not require python-config (Frederic Peters) - Fixed #526374, Crash in EmpathyContactListStore (Xavier Claessens) - Fixed #526927, "This call will be ended. Continue?" has no purpose when call status is disconnected (Frederic Peters) - Fixed #527452, Too difficult SIP configure UI (Frederic Peters) - Fixed #527454, Better call dialog (Naba Kumar) - Fixed #527713, crash when opening a chat with the keyboard (Frederic Peters) - Fixed #527876, "registrar" misspelled (Frederic Peters) - Fixed #527924, NotHere applet doesn't find icons (Frederic Peters) - Fixed #528229, chat dialogs way too large (Xavier Claessens) - Fixed #528287, Contact not shown in the contact list when he comes online (Xavier Claessens) - Fixed #528529, escaping text in strings using Pango markup (Frederic Peters) - Fixed #528542, Help is displayed on stderr, but stderr may go to log file (Frederic Peters) - Fixed #528596, Missing l10n for strings in call window (Frederic Peters) Translations: - Updated es translation (Jorge Gonzalez). - Updated el translation (Giannis Katsampirhs). - Updated ca translation (Gil Forcada). - Updated Basque translation (Inaki Larranaga Murgoitio). 21 April 2008 Empathy team _______________________________________________

baKno announces MacPool 9.5 for Mac OS X: Now integrated with Facebook - Published on 04/21/08 baKno is proud to announce the release of MacPool 9.5, their entertaining pool simulation game for Mac OS X. With its sleek design, realistic physics, user options and online gaming, MacPool is sure to offer engaging game play for all ages. Version 9.5 introduces two new online deferred match options: Forum to play against well known gamers, and Facebook to play against friends. Additionally MacPool is now skinnable, allowing game appearance customization. Key Biscayne, Florida - baKno is proud to announce the release of MacPool 9.5, an extremely entertaining computer simulation of the popular 9-ball, 8-ball and 14:1 pool games. Snooker and 3-balls billiards are also included as add-ons to the game. Combined with its sleek design, realistic physics, user options as well as online gaming, MacPool is sure to offer engaging game play for all ages. Version 9.5 introduces two new online deferred match options: Forum to play against well known gamers, and Facebook to play against friends. Additionally MacPool is now skinnable, allowing game appearance customization with a simple drag-and-drop. MacPool offers two different online gaming modes, Online Real Time Match Mode which is the original mode, well-known for its simplicity. This mode demands the gamer's continuous attention while the new Online Deferred Match Mode allows to play whenever the gamer has spare time. Deferred games travel via email, providing access to updated games with a simple click. Minimum Requirements: * Mac OS X Version 10.2 or higher * Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel * 7.1 MB Hard Drive space MacPool is available for Mac OS X as well as Windows and both versions are compatible when playing online. Gamers may also save their shots and post them into baKno's best shots gallery to show off their skills. Pricing and Availability: A full-featured demo version is available for download from the baKno website. Single seat licenses are priced at $19.95 USD. There is also a promotional two-seat license available for $29.95 USD. baKno Website: http://www.bakno.com/ MacPool Page: http://www.bakno.com/MacPool/ Direct Download Link: http://www.bakno.com/MacPool/downloads/MacOSX/MacPool.zip Facebook Application: http://apps.facebook.com/macpool/ Download Skins: http://www.bakno.com/MacPool/skins.html Best Shots Gallery: http://www.bakno.com/MacPool/Gallery/ Located in Key Biscayne, Florida, baKno was founded in 2006 by Andres Martinez who leads an active group of video game enthusiasts committed to develop new ways for fun, interactive and challenging software for Mac OS X and Windows. All Material and Software © 2005-2008 baKno / All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPod, the iPod logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. ### Andres Martinez President 305-205-7723 andres ( -at -) bakno.com ******* ******* *******

MSI P7N SLI Platinum Motherboard Review at NVNews. Review Link: http://www.nvnews.net/reviews/msi_p7n_platinum/index.shtml Review Quote: "As with the P6N motherboard, the P7N Platinum features an elaborate copper heatsink/heatpipe chipset cooling solution on a jet-black circuit board. The heatpipe arrangement runs from the MOSFET's to the System Platform Processor (C55 SPP), the nForce 430i Media & Communications Processor (C51 MCP) and the nForce 200." A news post would be appreciated. Cheers, Mike Chambers NVNews.Net

Are you a chubby overweight dude with little desire to go outdoors and join a gym? If so then Wii Fit might be just the game for you, a way to lose weight and stay in shape within the comfort of your own bedroom. For £70 you get a copy of the game and a balance board peripheral packaged in one of the lovely pure white boxes Nintendo loves to use. Hell they even throw in the four AA batteries to sweeten the deal! http://www.driverheaven.net/gamingreviews.php?reviewid=585 ___________________________ Gaming Heaven News Mailer

Hi, It's Kristofer from DragonSteelMods, and I have a new review today that I think your readers might find interesting. Title: Holster Clip for AT&T Tilt/TyTn II/8925 Reviewed ( -at -) DragonSteelMods.com Review Link: http://www.dragonsteelmods.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7210&Itemid=38 Review Snipit: "First of the accessory reviews for the Tilt is a Holster Clip, it's basically a plastic enclosure that clips to your belt and allows easy access to your phone while still holding it secure. In my time with this product I found it to be outstanding in quality, durability and usability. " Review Picture(200x150): http://www.dragonsteelmods.com/Images/reviews2/boxwave-clip/clip9.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...

Hi all, We have just published a preview of *Fallout 3* - if you could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated. *Link:* http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/04/19/fallout_3_preview/1 *Picture:* http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/04/fallout_3_preview/fp_img.jpg *Quote: */"You should be able to tell by now that we already love how Fallout 3 is shaping up. It's grim and visceral, keeping close to the good source material and barely dealing with the lamentable spin-offs that later ruined the Fallout name. The best thing of all though is that we've barely scratched the surface of the game -- in fact, we've barely scratched the surface of the Alpha build of the game which is growing by the second. The ending, which is designed on the same branching model as in the first games, has grown further now too so that there are now around 500 endings on offer. You may think that that is too many endings. You may be right. If that's your line of thinking though then the people you should feel sorry for are the Xbox 360 Gamerscore addicts like Jamie -- Pete reckons it'll take at least three or four playthroughs to get all the achievements on offer. And yeah, that does sound daunting -- but personally I can't wait to give it a shot."/ * *Cheers guys! Tim Smalley www.bit-tech.net

Hi all, We have just published a review of *ViewSonic's VX1940w 19" widescreen* *monitor*, which features a 1,680 x 1,050 native resolution - if you could post a link on your site that would be very much appreciated. *Link:* http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/04/21/viewsonic_vx1940w_19in_widescreen_lcd/1 *Picture:* http://images.bit-tech.net/content_images/2008/04/viewsonic_vx1940w_19in_widescreen_lcd/fp_img.jpg *Quote: */"Clearly the ViewSonic VX1940w is not a mass market monitor that will convince the mainstream hordes to ditch their 22-inch panels. But it could be extremely attractive for a few niche markets and for those able to divert their attention away from simple screen acreage. Obviously, it's a great solution when space is in short supply. No doubt LAN gamers will appreciate the combination of high detail, speedy pixel response and compact, travel-friendly dimensions. It also makes for a very nice low-profile secondary display with decent resolution, perhaps to compliment a large 30-inch primary panel. Of course, the VX1940w will be fighting a largely losing battle against similarly-priced 20- and 22-inchers for the attention of buyers looking to maximise screen size within their budget. And frankly, for most users we wouldn't give it a blanket recommendation over such models. But we are glad ViewSonic has decided to add it to the mix and offer something a little different."/ * *Cheers guys! Tim Smalley www.bit-tech.net

Anawiki Games releases Runes of Avalon 2 trailer and tips and tricks - Published on 04/21/08 Anawiki Games have released a video trailer for their latest release, Runes of Avalon 2, which demonstrates the gameplay, high quality music and stylish graphics of the game. Along with the trailer, Anawiki have released some tips and tricks for those that want to become masters of this unique Rune Matching game. Stargard, Poland - Anawiki Games have released a video trailer for their latest release, Runes of Avalon 2, which demonstrates the gameplay, high quality music and stylish graphics of the game. Along with the trailer, Anawiki have released some tips and tricks for those that want to become masters of this unique Rune Matching game. The video trailer is over 2 minutes long and drives the player into the story, as well as presenting the unique gameplay of Runes of Avalon 2 with its variety of levels, spells and minigames. "We wanted to show some of the cool features in our games that players might not be aware of when playing the demo version," said Roman Budzowski, game producer at Anawiki Games. "The trailer also shows how to use those features, such as the Amulet of Spells, which later shortens the learning curve and improves gameplay." A "Tips and Tricks" page is also now available for those that might need a little help, or those simply looking to improve upon their scores. Over 40 tips and tricks on two pages of text describe some lesser known features that let players not only achieve better scores, but get maximum effect from matches and available spells. About Runes of Avalon 2: Runes of Avalon 2 is a puzzle-driven game offering polished, addictive gameplay with over 100 challenging levels, 6 power-ups and 4 powerful spells, two minigames and three game modes with many variations during the player's quest. Runes of Avalon 2 also features a compelling storyline with exceptional music and superb graphical effects. Game features: * 100 amazing levels * Amulet of Spells with 4 new spells and 6 power-ups * 10 new enchanting images to reveal * Heart-stirring graphics and animation * Jigsaw mini-game * Cast spells for bigger and better matches System Requirements: * Mac OS X 10.3.9 Tiger or later * Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel * PowerPC G4 with 128 Ram or Mac Intel * 47 MB Hard Drive Space Pricing and Availability: Runes of Avalon 2 can be purchased from the Anawiki web site for $19.99 USD. A free 60 minute demo for Windows, Macintosh and Linux is available for download. Runes of Avalon 2: http://www.anawiki.com/game/runes-of-avalon-2 Runes of Avalon 2 trailer (for hosting by media): http://www.munesofavalon.com/download/runes-of-avalon-640x480.wmv Tips & tricks (feel free to republish): http://anawiki.com/blog/2008/04/07/tips-tricks-runes-of-avalon-2/ Trailer at Gametrailers (640x480): http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/201663.html Trailer - YouTube version (320x240): Screenshot/App Icon: http://www.anawiki.com/gfx/blog/roa2-v6.jpg Based in Stargard Szczecinski, Poland, Anawiki Games was founded in 2004 as a small independent game developer, with a focus on casual games emphasizing storytelling as well as game play. Copyright © 2004-2007 Anawiki Games. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. ### Roman Budzowski owner 048 504 095 510 romek ( -at -) anawiki.com *******

The incredibly popular Raptor series of drives gets an upgrade today with the introduction of the Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB hard drive. There is more to this update than just a capacity bump; performance gets a noticeable boost as well! URL: http://www.pcper.com/article.php?type=expert&aid=548&pid=2 Quote: "What can you really say after seeing all of those benchmarks and tests? Without a doubt the new Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB drive is the fastest hard drive we have ever tested. The upgrade of the Raptor line to the SATA 3.0 GB/s specification was well overdue and you can clearly see that at least part of the performance boost was due to that change. With burst speeds of 247 MB/s and sustained transfers over 110 MB/s the VelociRaptor is the best enthusiast hard drive you'll find for any application we can think of - games, boot times, video encoding, etc." Thanks for a post! Ryan Shrout Owner - PC Perspective rshrout ( -at -) pcper.com

If PC enthusiasts had a hall of fame for hardware, Western Digital's Raptor hard drive would be a shoo-in. Storage-related products are usually a little short on [censored] appeal, but the Raptor has become an icon—a testament to what it means to be an enthusiast. Like many enthusiast legends, the Raptor started with enterprise-class hardware designed for corporate server rooms. Western Digital, a plucky desktop drive maker with no background in SCSI hardware that dominated the enterprise scene at the time, came to bat with the world's first 10K-RPM Serial ATA hard drive. The original Raptor didn't usurp the enterprise crown from well-established SCSI players, but its performance blew away every other Serial ATA hard drive on the market. What's more, the Raptor plugged into standard desktop motherboards, delivering near-SCSI performance without the need for expensive expansion cards. Enthusiasts were so hungry for the performance delivered by the Raptor's 10K-RPM spindle speeds that we were willing to live with the drive's anemic 36GB capacity. That capacity slowly grew over time, with Western Digital upping the Raptor to 74GB in 2004 and 150GB two years later. The Raptor's last refresh was a couple of years ago, though, and the drive has fallen behind a new wave of terabyte wonders whose crazy-high areal densities deliver phenomenal performance even at 7,200 RPM. Western Digital wasn't about to let a performance icon get beaten by run-of-the-mill desktop drives, and certainly not by ones manufactured by companies that also make washing machines, so they've rolled out an all-new Raptor. Specifically targeted at enthusiasts, the VelociRaptor VR150 breaks bold new ground by bringing 10K-RPM spindle speeds to a 2.5" drive buried inside a heatsink that slides into a standard 3.5" drive bay. Read on to see why this is a brilliantly ambitious idea and whether it allows the VelociRaptor to reclaim the crown of fastest Serial ATA hard drive on the market. http://techreport.com/articles.x/14583 Thanks, Geoff ---- Geoff Gasior The Tech Report http://techreport.com -- To unsubscribe from: TR-News, just follow this link:

Hello Everyone, Western Digital is unveiling a brand new enthusiast-class hard drive today, the 10K RPM Velociraptor WD3000GLFS. Like the previous generation WD Raptors that came before it, the 300GB WD Velociraptor shares the aforementioned 10K RPM spindle speed, and they have the same 16MB buffer, reliability ratings, and acoustic and environmental characteristics as well. The WD Velociraptor sports a completely new design, however, that offers significantly increased performance, in terms of access times, IOPS, and data transfer rates. Come on by the site and check it out... Article URL: http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Western_Digital_Velociraptor_300GB/ Main Site: http://www.hothardware.com/ As always, a link in your news sections would be much appreciated! If you'd like us to return the favor, please don't hesitate to send your press

Hello fellow editors! Tech ARP ( http://www.techarp.com/ <http://www.techarp.com/>'>http://www.techarp.com/> ) has just posted the Mobile GPU Comparison Guide. Quote - These days, there are so many mobile GPU models that it has become quite impossible to keep up with the different configurations. Therefore, we decided to compile this guide to provide an easy reference for those who are interested in comparing the specifications of the various mobile GPUs in the market as well as those already obsolescent or obsolete. Currently covering 133 mobile GPUs, this comprehensive comparison will allow you to easily compare 17 different specifications for each and every GPU. We hope it will prove to be a useful reference. We will keep this guide updated regularly so do check back for the latest updates. Direct URL - http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=98 Logo URL - http://www.techarp.com/article/Mobile_GPU_Comparison/icon_big.gif 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/>

Hi everyone, I hope you all had a good weekend. With the market for third-party CPU coolers seemingly growing ever more crowded by the minute, so it becomes more difficult for any one part to differentiate itself in that market. Today we take a look at OCZ's Vendetta cooler, which aims to offer some decent temperature reductions at a relatively low price. Does it succeed in this venture? OCZ Vendetta CPU cooler review "Interestingly, rather than going down the usual route of having a copper base or similar that all of the heatpipes attach to, OCZ have chosen to have the three heatpipes used by the Vendetta make direct contact with the surface of the CPU itself. In theory this should actually improve the transfer of heat away from the processor somewhat, although the design used here does leave ridges rather than a completely smooth surface on the base of the cooler, which can make applying thermal compound tricky - In this case, it's easier to apply the compound to the cooler before installing it rather than spreading it on the CPU itself." http://www.elitebastards.com/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=562&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

Today we look at the Gigabyte EP35-DS4: DES in Action. SNIP: Now the current trend is focusing on energy more than ever, regardless whether to cut costs at the end of the month or the simple knowledge that over half of the United State’s energy is produced from coal, therefore lower energy consumption translates into less coal pollution. When many consumers are penny pinching wherever they can, companies like Gigabyte and ASUS have decided to begin marketing energy saving motherboards not to a niche market, but to the masses. For this article we will put one of these new Gigabyte Dynamic Energy Saver (DES) motherboards to the test with a power hungry Q6600 QuadCore processor. We will see if you can really save power without compromising your computers performance or more importantly its stability. By the end of this review we will find out if DES shows any appreciable value or is just more marketing hype to take advantage of the greener marketplace. http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1255 A post on your site would be great if you can. Thank you, Scott -----------------------------------------

In Win B2 Stealth Bomber Case Review ( -at -) ThinkComputers.org Review URL: http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=reviews <http://www.thinkcomputers.org/index.php?x=reviews&id=748> &id=748 Image URL (336 X 256): http://www.thinkcomputers.org/reviews/inwin_b2/email.jpg Alt Image URL (194 X 150): http://www.thinkcomputers.org/reviews/inwin_b2/thumbs/6.jpg Quote: "The B2 Stealth Bomber case is really what you might think it is, a case that looks like the B2 Aircraft. The B2 case, like the aircraft is surely an advanced case. This newly released case comes equipped with two eSATA ports, auto-sensing mechanical front door, shock-free railing system, dual fan VGA turbo cooling system, water-cooling friendly, and with a design inspired by the B2, this case is surely not something your grandma will understand. Read on further and see a video of the mechanical front door in action."

I am pleased to announce the first gnome-applets release of the gnome 2.23 UNSTABLE series. The major user-visible changes are in the investment applet thanks to Matteo Zandi. There have also been some major changes in the background with a shift from glade to gtk-builder (this is Jaap Haitsma's work). You can get it from: The ChangeLog follows - Callum Changes in GNOME-Aplets 2.23.1 ============================== Codename: So Much For Subtlety Changes since 2.22: - General - General conversion from glade to gtk-builder for all applets (Jaap Haitsma). - Accessx - Fix the launching of the properties dialog (Matthias Clasen). - Battstat - Docs updates (Leonardo Ferreira). - Invest applet - Major UI renovation, including a better indicator, spark-lines and labels on the stocks drop-down window (Matteo Zandi). - Mini-commander - Set the window hins for compositing window managers (Danny Baumann). - Mixer - Better window type hints for compositing window managers (Danny Baumann). - Keyboard Indicator - Replace deprecated functions (Sergey Udaltsov). - Sticky Notes - Use the correct icon in the about dialog (Jaap Haitsma). - Weather - Move the XML parsing code to libgweather (Vincent Untz). Translations: bg en_GB es et nb pl sk sv te Documentation translations: da el fi _______________________________________________

Hi all, We have just posted our review of Intel's upcoming E7200 value Dual-Core. Title: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 ( -at -) Techgage Link: http://techgage.com/article/intel_core_2_duo_e7200_-_the_new_budget_superstar/ Quote: At 2.53GHz and $133 USD, the E7200 promises to become the new Dual-Core budget superstar. After taking a hard look at the upcoming offering, we would have to readily agree. Overclocking only sweetens the deal further, with 3.0GHz on stock voltages being more than possible. We have a winner!

A news post would be great. OCC has published a new review of the Sunbeam Quarterback Here is a quote from the review: Quote: "When you take the protective plastic off of the Sunbeam Quarterback, you can see that the case is constructed to be very simple by not having too many things going on and just colored using two very simple colors, black and silver, which go very well together. When taking a look at the rear of the Quarterback, you are able to see that it has been constructed like many other cases out on the market. There are the expansion slots at the bottom, while at the top there is the designated place for the power supply and right under this by the rear IO panel is the 120mm fan blowing warm air out of the case. On the main side of the case there is a clear window, which has a single 120mm fan on it, that allows you to see the innards of the system you build in the Quarterback. The fourth side of the case is very simple and plain, which is very common between all cases." Title: Sunbeam Quarterback Review Link: http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/sunbeam_quarterback/ Img: http://www.overclockersclub.com/siteimages/articles/sunbeam_quarterback/06_thumb.jpg

Hello Again, Futurelooks checks out gaming goodness from the old men from Redmond... Microsoft Sidewinder Mouse Review The Microsoft Sidewinder mouse is made for gamers. It sports features seen in many other so called performance mice, including adjustable weighs, switch on the fly DPI settings, and multiple programmable buttons. The mouse is wired, which is peculiar in this age of wireless…everything. There has been rumblings that this is due to concerns over performance lag experienced in wireless mice by professional gamers. Since Microsoft is quite adamantly trying to target that market - and their followers by proxy - out goes the wireless transmitter in favour of a good ol’ USB cable. Direct Link: http://www.futurelooks.com/microsoft-sidewinder-mouse-review/ A post to your news would be most appreciated! Regards, -The Futurelooks Team- www.futurelooks.com

Hello, OCIA.net has posted their review of the OCZ Vendetta 2 CPU Cooler. Below is a direct quote from the review: "OCZ has never been a major player in the CPU cooling industry, but lately they have moved in strong. CES 2007 was their big opening, where they showed off preliminary models of their Cryo-Z phase change cooler, as well as some of their soon-to-be-released air coolers. A little more than a year later now, they have released four air coolers: the Vanquisher, the Vindicator, the Vendetta, which we reviewed back in November, and the Vendetta 2, which we have for review today.." Direct Link: http://www.ocia.net/reviews/oczvendetta2/page1.shtml Image Link: http://www.ocia.net/images/icons/281.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

Da Vinci Code Anyone? Decode Fibonacci Sequences With SonicMood 4.8.5 - Published on 04/21/08 SonicMood 4.8.5 is "ambient music" at its best. Version 4.8.5 adds even more possibilities to create your own ambient music sequences with the addition of Fibonacci Sequences and Logarithmic volume fade. SonicMood delivers polyphonic sound "Moods" algorithmically to sooth the soul and take outer distractions away. Paradise, California - SonicMood 4.8.5 adds even more possibilities to create your own ambient music sequences with the addition of Fibonacci Sequences and Logarithmic volume fade. SonicMood delivers polyphonic sound "Moods" algorithmically to sooth the soul and take outer distractions away. SonicMood 4.8.5 is "ambient music" at its best. Everyone seems to be searching for something other than what they are finding on Internet-based "ambient music" stations, and the constant interruptions for ads can be distracting, too. With SonicMood the user picks the Mood, they can even alter each Mood to their pleasing and then what happens is just simply the most soothing way there is melt away the distractions around those within the blissful sounds of SonicMood. The new version offers even more enhanced tools for optimal control over edits and adjustments in the SonicMood Player. Whether they would like a Mood to be played in a Fibonacci Sequence or they want to tweak the volume diminuendo, the modulation depth, bend the pitch some more, change or add another MIDI instrument, that can be easily done. Or if that person likes easy, just pick any one of the 28 pre-defined Moods and let it play. Either way the Mood will continue to play "automagically". Automagically is what we at Bit of Paradise Products call the way SonicMood forever randomly plays a Mood until it is stopped. And this is exactly something the users might never find via the streaming "ambient music" station on the net. SonicMood 4.8.5 is the latest example of how a Mac can be further used to interact with one's personal life in a way that touches the soul. When it is time to relax or there is a need to block out those distractions, SonicMood is an alternative to iTunes because SonicMood is exactly what iTunes is missing! Another great addition to SonicMood 4.8.5 are two new Moods, "The Ocean" and "Japanese Wind Chimes". To see them in the Moods list you'll have to reset the Moods. Do this by selecting "Reset All" from the "Mood" menu. Brief summaries of the new features and fixes for the 4.8.5 version: * Pre-defined sequences, such as the Fibonacci Sequence * Two new Moods named "Japanese Wind Chimes" and "The Ocean" * Logarithmic volume fade * New floating "pause/play" button * Display the simulated piano keyboard independently * Time increment for the Scene Timer from 10 seconds to 1 second * Added the ability to record the piano keyboard onto a MIDI file, along with the SonicMood generated instruments. * Various "bugs" squashed SonicMood 4.8.5 features: * Automagically plays polyphonic sounds with stimulating harmonies * Optimized for Leopard with iTunes-like operation * 28 pre-defined Moods * Moods are completely customizable * Create your own Moods and export them to share with others * 128 MIDI keyboard available on demand * Create soundtracks for film/movies/videos with no copyright issues * The perfect alternative to iTunes for Ambient Music * Quite possibly more features than the average user will use, while making this something that professionals will like too SonicMood Benefits: * Block out annoying background sounds and noise * Quite possibly the best "sleep aid" you can find that you do not have to swallow! * Soothes the users into a relaxed state of being * The one music "station" that everyone can agree on at work * Gives users a supple body and strong bones while repairing some minor dental problems Pricing and Availability: SonicMood is priced at $12.95 USD. SonicMood 4.8.5 is a free update for all registered users of previous versions. A fully-functioning demo version is available at the Downloads Page of the SonicMood website. The trial version lasts 14 days before purchase is required. Mac OS X 10.3.9 is the minimum OS requirement. Stimulate yourself with harmonic moods to relax your inner self, or use SonicMood to create your own soundtrack or background music for a video. Anyone can certainly find out more at the website where they can see many screenshots, tutorials, testimonies and even hear a sample of what SonicMood sounds like. Think of all the possibilities there are using SonicMood to create part of a soundtrack, or even the entire soundtrack! The really great thing about creating an audio part for a movie, film, video, what have you, is the fact that the producer of this audio is not prohibited by any copyright laws to use it as they feel fit! Bit of Paradise Products has recently created a marketing department by adding on another member to the team. Robert Mitton is handling the marketing for Bit of Paradise Products and working under the business of Sonicideas LLC. Please contact Robert if you would like to obtain a promo/review copy of the latest version of SonicMood. The SonicMood Website: http://sonicmood.com The SonicMood Download Page: http://www.sonicmood.com/SonicMoodDownloads.htm Purchase SonicMood: http://www.sonicmood.com/PurchasePage.htm Multiple Screenshots of the SonicMood Player with Music: http://www.sonicmood.com/SonicMoodScreenshots.htm Audio Version of this Press Release: http://www.sonicmood.com/pr/smpr001.mp3 The SonicMood Icon Page: http://www.sonicmood.com/icons.htm Located in Paradise, California/USA, among the pine-covered foothills of the Sierra Nevada, Bit Of Paradise Products was founded in 2003 by John Hall. He has a master's degree in physics and spent 29 years in industry developing and testing rotation sensors including optical gyroscopes. John and his wife Laura, want to provide the Mac community with a unique means to end sonic distractions at the work place, home or anywhere. SonicMood, the most sonically relaxing way to enjoy the Mac. SonicIdeas LLC is the marketing firm for Bit Of Paradise Products and marketer Robert Mitton can be reached at sonic ideas dot net. All Material and Software © 2003-2008 Bit Of Paradise Products / All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPod, the iPod logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. ### Robert Mitton, III Director of Marketing 408-841-7457 SoundThinker ( -at -) sonicideas.net *******

Hello Webmasters and News Posters, NEW CONTENT (Software) - ATI Catalyst 8.4 Analysis - XP & Vista QUOTE: "Another month, another set of Catalyst drivers. Last month we saw some issues with the HD 3870 X2, but hopefully this month we see those problems disappear. There isn’t much in the read me file and the majority of adjustments seem to be related to bug fixes. With the same test system that we’ve been using for the last few months, we’ll just get straight into it and see what the latest Catalyst release brings us." For more information, please visit - http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/1395/ati_catalyst_8_4_analysis_xp_vista/index.html Best Regards, The TweakTown Team http://www.tweaktown.com