Sat, 10 May 2008 00:05:00 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/ PostNuke Powered Site en http://www.hesup.com/new2/images/images/logo.gif http://www.hesup.com/new2/ admin@hesup.com http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1809 The first alpha edition of OpenOffice 3.0, code-named Aqua, went live just shy of one year ago, and was reported to be extremely buggy. Naturally, however, when an update contains as many broad additions as this release does, a certain level of bugginess is expected, especially considering the nature of the program itself. Sat, 10 May 2008 00:05:00 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1807 NASA, Intel and SGI today announced the signing of an agreement establishing intentions to collaborate on significantly increasing the space agency's supercomputer performance and capacity. Under the terms of a Space Act Agreement, NASA will work closely with Intel and SGI to increase computational capabilities for modeling and simulation at the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) facility at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. Fri, 09 May 2008 14:59:46 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1805 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication today announced plans to release a new technology that, for the first time, bridges the Abobe® Flash Lite™ and Java ME™ development platforms. The new technology and tools, referred to as Project Capuchin, make it possible to combine the richness of Flash Lite and Java ME technologies allowing developers to utilize the best attributes of both software stacks to create content-rich mobile applications. Sony Ericsson has plans to make the technology available during the second half of 2008 and will demonstrate Project Capuchin enabled applications at the JavaOne Developer Event in San Francisco, May 6 – 9, booth 718 in the Pavilion. Thu, 08 May 2008 23:04:48 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1802 The guys over at NordicHardware have posted a quick review of the ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe motherboard which you might consider interesting. Based on the still unreleased Intel P45 chipset, ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe is the top version of ASUS' future line-up that will include motherboards like P5Q-E, P5QC, P5Q PRO and P5Q. Wed, 07 May 2008 17:07:58 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1800 One of these is called the Big Air, a wireless full-sized skateboard deck controller for skate- and snowboarding games. The Big Air will be an updated version of its X-board, which was a PS2 and Xbox peripheral that retailed for $99.99. Its availability is currently only listed as "Spring 2008," but updates are pending. Mon, 05 May 2008 16:14:01 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1798 In a statement issued late Saturday, Microsoft announced it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Yahoo. Speculation surrounding the status of the $50 billion deal has escalated since Microsoft CFO Chris Liddell's deadline of last weekend passed. "We continue to believe that our proposed acquisition made sense for Microsoft, Yahoo! and the market as a whole. Our goal in pursuing a combination with Yahoo! was to provide greater choice and innovation in the marketplace and create real value for our respective stockholders and employees," said Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in the statement. Mon, 05 May 2008 00:43:15 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1796 PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML. Much of its syntax is borrowed from C, Java and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specific features thrown in. The goal of the language is to allow web developers to write dynamically generated pages quickly. It is a project of the Apache Software Foundation. Fri, 02 May 2008 02:08:05 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1794 Cray Inc. and Intel Corporation announced today they signed a multi-year agreement to advance high-performance computing (HPC) on Intel microprocessors while delivering broad new Intel and Cray technologies in future Cray server systems. The collaboration of these two industry leaders will result in HPC systems that will help solve some of the world's most complex scientific, engineering and humanitarian challenges. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:23:47 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1791 Apple's consumer desktops have received faster processors and better graphics cards, which may only add momentum to a product line analysts are saying may finally be stealing market share from Vista. In fact, Apple credits the iMac as contributing to the ability for the company to grow its overall computer business at a rate of almost three times the industry average: Apple reported a 51 percent increase in computer sales last quarter. Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:37:16 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1789 A recent revision to Dell's policy for business PC customers lets them take full and open advantage of an apparent loophole in Microsoft's operating system licensing, though they'll pay full price for it: Assuming Microsoft goes forth with its plan to discontinue sale of all versions of Windows XP after June 30, Dell will still enable its business customers who purchase Windows Vista Business or Vista Professional to exercise certain "downgrade rights" and have Windows XP Professional installed instead. Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:02:34 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1785 Users of Windows Vista who also happen to use Automatic Update service can now receive the first service pack (SP1) for the operating system automatically. Not all customers will receive SP1 immediately via Automatic Update, however. The company is distributing it in phases to "ensure a seamless download experience," Microsoft said. A timeline for when all customers would receive Vista SP1 via Automatic Update was not immediately available. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:20:14 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1783 Probably the story of the day, Apple is taking a big step in the IC business by purchasing the microprocessor design company P.A. Semi for $278 million in cash. P.A. Semi is a fabless semiconductor company that was founded in 2003 by Dan Dobberpuhl, the former lead designer of the Alpha and StrongARM microprocessors developed by Digital Equipment in the 1990s. Currently the company has 150 employees and delivers PWRficient 64-bit multicore processors for the high-performance embedded-computing markets. "Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not comment on our purposes and plans," said Apple spokesman Steve Dowling. That leaves us with almost no information to share. First reports speculate that Apple will target the chip maker's product for the iPhone or other systems like Apple TV. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:04:17 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1781 Logitech International today announced record Q4 sales and profits, delivering its tenth consecutive year of double-digit revenue growth and reaching its full year revenue and profitability goals. For the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2008, ended March 31, 2008, sales were $601 million, up 17 percent from $513 million in the same quarter last year. Operating income was $66.1 million, up 20 percent from $55.3 million for the same quarter a year ago. Net income was $60.3 million ($0.32 per share), up from $56.2 million ($0.29 per share) in the prior year. Gross margin was 35.6 percent, compared to 34.5 percent in Q4 of FY 2007. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:54:18 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1779 Unnamed sources close to OCWORKBENCH report that GeForce 9600 GSO will be available starting May 13, 2008 or just three weeks from now. NVIDIA decided to change the name of their GeForce 8800 GS 384MB cards to GeForce 9600 GSO in order to better sell its product. Coming from the fact that 9600 GSO is a rebranded 8800 GS card, it will have a G92 GPU with 96 stream processors and 384MB of GDDR3 graphics memory. The cards will be priced at around USD $129. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:45:13 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1777 Another day, another world record broken. K|ngp|n, well known for his LN2 cooling projects and many previous world records, has become the first man to pass the 6GHz barrier with dual Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9775 processors (3.2GHz) and Intel Skulltrail enthusiast gaming platform. Who would of guessed that 8 cores can run at this insane speed? Here are two new wPrime world records as well, 32MB @ 3.450s and 1024M @ 1m 52s respectively. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:47:30 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1775 With $5.9 billion in first quarter 2008 revenues -- a whopping 42 percent gain over the same period in 2007 -- Google is enjoying a wave of success at a time when a lot of other stocks are tanking. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:36:41 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1772 Riding on the successful design of the Hassle-Free DIY CPU cooler series, the Triton 70 and Triton 75, ASUS brings worldwide enthusiasts to a brand new dimension of cooling with its new member of Triton family - the Triton 85. This exquisitely designed CPU Cooler takes the innovative features of Triton Series - the high-density fins, dynamic fan speed control and pure copper heat pipes, and improves on them to bring about the quietest and most powerful performance. Compared to box coolers, the Triton 85 exhibits only a mere 16 dBA during operations, and is still able to enhance 35% cooling performance! Additionally, it is also aesthetically pleasing with a painted shining silver coating - bringing about a brand new style that fulfills gamers' requirements. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:25:01 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1769 Pictures of the first prototype AMD 790GX motherboard with integrated Radeon HD 3300 IGP started sufracing yesterday. The upcoming AMD 790GX chipset not only supports CrossFire X and Hybrid CrossFire, but it also adds 3-way Hybrid CrossFire in the loop. 3-way Hybrid CrossFire combines an integrated graphics with two PCI-E 2.0 x8 slots that can be used in CrossFire mode. Just an example, imagine two HD 3870 X2 cards working in CrossFire X helped by an AMD Radeon HD3300 IGP graphics. When in 2D mode only the integrated graphics will be used, but if the system is running at full throttle all three cards will be operating. Yes, the HD3300 IGP graphics won't give any significant boost in games and 3D apps, but at least it'll be built into the motherboard and will be working without requiring any additional interventions, so why don't use it? The AMD 790GX based products are expected to go on sale in May. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:51:17 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1767 Experts are claiming that a business partnership between Google and Yahoo! could be more heavily criticised by US and EU competition regulators than a merger between Microsoft and Yahoo!. Aaron Edlin, who teaches law and economics at the University of California at Berkeley said: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:04:12 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1764 Press Release ASUS Launches Three New DirectX 10 Ready Motherboards The ASUS´ Intel G35 chipset motherboards allow users to enjoy enhanced Microsoft Vista DirectX 10 graphics on a motherboard solution “right out of the box”. This series of motherboards are the world´s first to provide an Intel platform with an onboard integrated VGA solution that features built-in support for Windows Vista DirectX 10. Mon, 14 Apr 2008 21:37:01 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1762 Will there ever come a day when a single handheld MP3 player can store 3,500 movies? IBM researchers think that a new technology called "racetrack" memory will make this possible within the next ten years. Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:20:51 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1758 Just like many other manufacturers, Dell now announced plans to take a piece of the sub-$500 low-cost notebook market, by releasing its first low-cost 8.9-inch mini-laptop made by Compal Electronics. Compal will initially ship 200,000-300,000 notebook computers to Dell each month, a Compal official said, confirming the existense of such a product. Compal Electronics, the world's second-largest contract manufacturer of notebook computers by revenue after Quanta Computer Inc., aims to ship 1 million to 2 million low-cost notebook computers to Dell in 2008, the official added. Specifications of the new Dell mini-laptop are unknown, but first batches are expected to ship in early June, the same time when Intel's new Atom processors are set to become available. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:13:20 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1757 Hewlett-Packard has released a batch of USB keys for numerous Proliant server models which contain malware that could allow an attacker to take over an infected system. The worms contained on the 256KB and 1GB USB drives have been identified as W32.Fakerecy and W32.SillyFDC. The worms spread by copying themselves to removable or mapped drives and affect systems running Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows NT and Windows 2000, according to AusCERT. To find out whether a drive is infected, HP recommends inserting it into a system with up-to-date antivirus software. Systems with up-to-date antivirus should be protected from the threat, according to HP. However, the threat risk from the worms is considered to be low. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:33:53 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1754 Toshiba Corporation today announced the start of sample shipping of the SpursEngine SE1000 (SpursEngine), a high-performance stream processor integrating four Synergistic Processing Element (SPE) cores derived from the "Cell Broadband Engine" (Cell/B.E.). Sample shipping started from today, and Toshiba expects sales of 6 million units within the first three years of the SpursEngine's release. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:54:37 +0800 http://www.hesup.com/new2/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1753 In a disappointing but agreed upon move, AMD has decided to cut 10% of its workforce due to lower than expected first quarter financial results. The majority of business segments (mainly CPU) did not meet financial targets and in most cases lost money (again, mainly CPU). The cuts will hit all groups (including the ones that generated profit like the graphics division, albeit at a smaller scale). AMD currently employs 16 000 in its workforce; a 10% cut will mean approximately 1600 people will be relieved. The cuts are expected to begin mid-April and finish by the end of the 3rd quarter of 2008. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:58:09 +0800