New CPUs from Intel

Here it is - the new CPU from Intel!

Intel Core i7 920, 4x 2.67GHz, 4.8GT/s QPI, 4x 256kB Cache, 8MB shared L3-Cache

Quad-Core "Bloomfield" • TDP: 130W • 45nm • Memory Controller: Triple Channel DDR3-1333 (PC3-10667U) • Hyper-Threading, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, EIST, Intel 64, XD bit, iAMT2, TXT, Enhanced Halt State (C1E), Extended Stop Grant State (C2E), Deep Sleep State (C3E), Deeper Sleep State (C4E), Deep Power Down (C6), Thermal Monitor 2

So I only hope you know what Intel is talking about! HeHe :)

News of the week

Woman arrested for killing virtual reality husband!

TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- A 43-year-old Japanese woman whose sudden divorce in a virtual game world made her so angry that she killed her online husband's digital persona has been arrested on suspicion of hacking, police said Thursday.

The woman, who is jailed on suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data, used his identification and password to log onto popular interactive game "Maple Story" to carry out the virtual murder in mid-May, a police official in northern Sapporo said on condition of anonymity, citing department policy.

"I was suddenly divorced, without a word of warning. That made me so angry," the official quoted her as telling investigators and admitting the allegations.
The woman had not plotted any revenge in the real world, the official said.
So now I should be very carefull if I play some games. Don´t kill poor monsters and watch the speed limit! LOOOOL

HP GOES GREEN PC

Hewlett-Packard launched a couple of consumer desktops with features that reduce the negative impact PCs have on the environment. The HP Pavilion Verde Special Edition a6645f and the Pavilion Phoenix Special Edition a6655f include energy-efficient processors from Advanced Micro Devices and 100% recyclable packaging with less plastic foam. The systems' power management features provide up to 45% energy savings compared to HP desktops without the features enabled.

Ubuntu 8.10 coming soon

The next Ubuntu version 8.10 coming in 15 days. I look forward to the new version because the new Kernel 2.6.27 supports also the new w-lan (-n) which you can find in new centrino2 Notebooks.

Ubuntu knows halloween:

ONwebCHECK enabled Word Verification

There must be a new Blog-Spam Software. Since a few weeks I get a massive ammount of spam comments on my blogs. So I decidet to enable the word verification and hope it will help.

NVIDIA GPU Problems

HP is reporting that issues with NVIDIA GPUs are affecting 38 models of their slimline PC range. While obviously notebook GPUs and desktop GPUs differ, if they use the same problematic material. Remember that the previously noted heat-related failures were due to an unidentified substrate or bump material used to make the video hardware (the most recent instance of a manufacturer noting a problem is Apple.