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Seagate Constellation ES - Review By: Alex

Technology is growing at an amazing rate. Every couple of years we experience some kind of major changes in the industry. Just about two years ago we reached new and higher speeds of transferring data from one in interface to another. With SATA/SAS 3 Gb/s many companies converted their SCSI interface environments in to SATA/SAS and saved alot of money on power and got increase in storage. Lets face it a SCSI hard drive would cost roughly 200$ for 140 GB. With the same 200$ we could purchase a 1 TB hard drive and save some money in the long run.

Ineo Technologies I-NA306Ue - Review By: Alex

Looking for a good enclosure for your 3.5" hard drive? Yeah we all been there. Now a days there are an unlimited number of enclosures on the market which makes it really hard to compete amongst. Ineo Technologies are in that market and doing fairly well. Their approach to the market is trough business look and feel of their products. Today we are going to take a look at one of the business class 3.5" hard drive enclosures by Ineo Technologies, I-NA306Ue. I-NA306Ue is a screw less design enclosure which has a very stylish look to it. Let us see if it has all functionality and ease of use.

GELID Solutions Tranquillo - Review By: Alex

Today we are going to take a look at unreleased CPU Cooler Tranquillo by GELID Solutions. Now a days all newer CPUs come with an "OK" coolers. However for some of us those coolers might not be enough to get the job done. By us I mean Computer Enthusiasts and geeks. If you want to get the most performance out of your machine, you need to consider better cooling that stock coolers. It is a pain to get the right cooler with the right thermal compound. GELID Solutions is a relatively new player in the CPU cooler market. Their first cooler didn't end up being a popular item for overclockers. This is their second attempt at CPU coolers for the PC Enthusiasts out there. Let us take a closer look at Tranquillo and see how it compares to the stock i7 860 cooler.

GELID Solutions WING 12 PL - Review By: Alex

GELID Solutions has been out on the market for a few year and is a relatively new company but don't let that stop you from checking out their products. Today we are privileged to take a look at new fan from GELID Solutions WING 12 PL. WING 12 PL is equipped with Nanoflux bearing which provides frictionless operation of the impeller. This help greatly in reduction of noise. One of the signature specification of this particular fan is that it is able to be connected to pwm circuit for maximum performance. Lets take a close look at WING 12 PL and see what other goodies it has.

Windows 7 RC Shutdown Starts Next Month
February 2, 2010, 11:29 am Posted by: admin
Users still toying with the Release Candidate (build 7100) of Windows 7--unleashed back in May 2009—will begin to see bi-hourly shutdowns beginning March 1. This means that Microsoft's free pre-release will suggest that users upgrade to a retail version, and then automatically shut down the PC every two hours. Let's face it: although the ride was fun, it's now time to pay the cab fare.

Of course, there will be many users trying to hold on until the very last second. That's ok—the software police won't drag you away in handcuffs. Instead, Microsoft will make the Windows 7 experience even more unpleasant (as if shutting down every two hours wasn't bad enough).


According to Ars Technica, June 1 will trigger a "non-genuine experience," thus revoking your Windows 7 license to drive, and removing your favorite wallpaper by replacing the backdrop with the message "This copy of Windows is not genuine" plastered at the lower right corner of the desktop.


So make sure you are not running Windows 7 RC or you might be in trouble.


Read more on this right here.


Sources: TomsHardware


Be Our Valentine Sweepstakes from ThermalTake
February 1, 2010, 2:52 pm Posted by: admin

Throughout the years, tech heads like us often treat ourselves with latest gadgets or electronics. But, during this Valentine's Day, we thought it might be a good idea for you to treat your special someone to something unique. Whether it's your parent, spouse or even tech hungry teenager, they will love a brand new computer. The best part is the system will be brought to you free by Thermaltake and our awesome industry partners at ZOTAC, Western Digital and Patriot Memory.


We are giving away not one, but three complete systems based on Thermaltake's popular small form factor chassis, Element Q with 200W power supply. And, to celebrate this great occasion, each Element Q chassis has been uniquely painted to reflect your love and affection.


This is not just your average do-less nettop PC. With the collaboration from our industry partner, this system comes complete with ZOTAC ION platform motherboard. The motherboard combines high-performance NVIDIA ION graphics processor with a power-efficient Intel ATOM processor for the ultimate eco-friendly computer that has no problem handling HD video playback and other productivity tasks.

From the maker of best memory, flash cards and solid state drives, Patriot Memory has generously provided Extreme Performance Low Latency line of memory in 2GB (2 x 1GB) configuration that features operating speeds of up to PC2-6400 (800Mhz) at timings of 4-4-4-12.

Last but not the least, our good friends at Western Digital has generously provided their top-of-the-line WD Caviar Green hard drives in massive 2 Terabyte capacity to satisfy all of your storage needs! The drive is extremely popular in applications that demand extremely low footprint in noise and heat output. On top of that, WD Caviar Green hard drives also runs on much less power comparing to conventional hard drives.Each of three computers will be fully equipped with all of above as well as a DVD-RW drive so all you need to do is install your loved one's favorite operating system.

So what do you have to do to win one of the three Thermaltake BE OUR VALENTINE computer systems? Simple: Start by checking out this page.


http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/valentine2010.html


Good luck all!



"Thermaltake BE OUR VALENTINE computer system sweepstakes FTW!!! I Love Thermaltake, ZOTAC, Western Digital & Patriot Memory."

Verizon lost $653 million last quarter
January 27, 2010, 1:57 pm Posted by: admin

91.2 million total customers, 2.2 million of whom joined in Q4, $27.1 billion operating revenue in the quarter, and you still make a loss? Well, in fact Verizon made a tidy profit, which may be considered comparable to Google and Intel's latest results, but its culling of jobs at the end of last year cost it a whopping $3 billion (presumably in redundancy settlements). Still, the company looks buoyant with that quarterly revenue number growing by 9.9 percent year-on-year, and CEO Ivan Seidenberg noting that significant costs were incurred in setting up for a 4G network deployment in 2010. Our favorite nugget of info? The "cash expense per customer" per month number: $27.62, which presumably includes Droid subsidies and the like. How does that compare to what you're giving VZW each month?


Read more on this right here.


Sources: Engadget


Diamond Thermal Paste!
January 21, 2010, 11:57 am Posted by: alex

Its thought to pick a right thermal paste if you are a computer enthusiast.  At the end of the day you will end up with A Thermal Paste that you know works.  We at UMLabs has been developing a new type of Thermal Paste, Diamond.  No Official name has been released for this project but it will come shortly.


You can check out our work at labs.umlan.com as there is a set of videos on the procedure and testing.  This is our first test of our compound and soon we will post a video of second test which will include testing on much more hard core machine.


 


UMLan Team.


D-link Boxee unleashing one-click Payment Platform this summer
January 20, 2010, 4:49 pm Posted by: alex

Free (legal) TV, minimal advertising and a slick, usable interface... too good to be true? Yes, of course. Boxee's solving for the future with its newly announced Boxee Payment Platform, which will arrive this summer. Users will be able to buy shows, movies and channels with "one click on the remote," with content owners having control over package types (pay-per-view, subscription) and prices. Boxee will naturally be taking a cut, but says it's lower than the now de facto 30% cut of app stores.



Boxee sees this co-existing with free, ad-supported content, authenticated stuff like TV Everywhere, and of course regular Cable, Satellite and IPTV providers. We suppose the real testament to Boxee's success in pulling this off will be the variety, quality and price of the content it obtains -- we can already get a smattering of shows and movies on iTunes, Zune and PSN, but if Boxee can get us more, make it easier, or charge us less, it's going to be hard to complain about that funky little Boxee Box taking up valuable shelf space in our living room.


Read more on this right here.


Engadget


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