http://www.techamok.com/RSS/RSS.php TechAmok RSS - Independent Technology News en-us Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:09:48 EST Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:09:48 EST Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:59:00 EST http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7668 Intel's monster 32nm CPU codenamed Gulftown and now dubbed the Core i7 980X has been listed in €uroland. Geizhals, the German-language price engine, has begun listing the extremely expensive Core i7 980X at an Austrian e-tailer for just €999. A small price to pay for the greatness of the new hexa-core monster. The Core i7 980X... http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7668 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:26:00 EST http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7667 Set in the future, the story revolves around a man (Jude Law) who struggles to make the payments on a heart he purchased. He must go on the run before said ticker is repossessed by the company that owns it.Universal is bringing Repo Men to theaters everywhere starting on March 19th. Planning on seeing this? ... http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7667 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:21:00 EST http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7666 As this article from the BBC points out, upcoming hard drives shipping early next year will utilize 4KB (versus 512-byte) sectors. The move will mean less wasted space, particularly on today's large capacity terabyte drives, allowing drives to get larger while consuming the same amount of power. The downside though is that older... http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7666 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:41:00 EST http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7665 Disney released a new trailer for Tron: Legacy and despite my pessimism, this movie looks like it'll be freakin' sweet. Disney is bringing Tron Legacy to theaters in 3D starting on December 17th, 2010. ... http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7665 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:31:00 EST http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7664 Legit Reviews takes a look at the Kingston 30GB SSDNow V Series Boot Drive. Here's an excerpt: The idea of an SSD boot drive like the Kingston 30GB V Series drive works well of a lot of users who just can't dump a load of money into a drive but would really like to get rid of the HDD bottleneck in their system. You can see th... http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7664 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:28:00 EST http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7663 Seriously, awesome CGI job! ... http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7663 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:18:00 EST http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7662 ing! :-) ... http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7662 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:02:00 EST http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7661 Tom Petersen Director of Technical Mkt at NVIDIA describes how the performance of GeForce GTX 480 compares to existing solution. Tom also offers a quick peak at how 3DVision Surround is pushing PC gaming forward: ... http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7661 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:51:00 EST http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7660 Not only has the Energizer Duo USB charger been less than a monumental success for the battery giant, it turns out that the monitoring software distributed with the portable charger is infected with a Windows trojan. According to Computerworld, the monitoring software contains 'grogue code' that 'glistens for commands on T... http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7660 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:47:00 EST http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7659 As I reported last week, Newegg shipped out counterfeit Intel i7 processors to customers, where customers received a clay mold of a heatsink, and even a piece of scrap metal as the processor. Intel will investigate why there was counterfeit processors shipped out to customers and exactly how many were shipped: The fake proces... http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7659 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:46:00 EST http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7658 of the first movie. Mickey Rourke stars as a powerful new Russian villain named Whiplash. Paramount will be bringing Iron Man 2 to theaters everywhere starting on May 7th, 2010 this summer. ... http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7658 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:44:00 EST http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7657 Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has been accused of hacking into the email accounts of rivals and journalists. The CEO of the world's most successful social networking website was accused of at least two breaches of privacy in a series of articles run by BusinessInsider.com. In the first instance, it said that, when Zuckerb... http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7657 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:29:00 EST http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7656 Here's a trailer you'll definitely want to see. Harry Brown is the new British film that's sort of like Taken but with Michael Caine (Alfred!) instead of Liam Neeson. The Samuel Goldwyn Company is bringing Harry Brown to limited US theaters starting on April 30th this spring. Looks pretty good, right? ... http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7656 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EST http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7655 Just how is BMW planning to remove said tablecloth? Using a new S 1000 RR superbike, that's how! ... http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7655 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:45:00 EST http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7654 Irina Sheik is just some hot ass chick that looks stunning in a bikini!... http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7654 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:42:00 EST http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7653 Featured in their April issue, Audrina is the definition of vapid, yet still so perfect.... http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7653 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:40:00 EST http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7652 Victoria's Secret Angel Marisa Miller is stunningly hot in this photo shoot for Vegas magazine.... http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7652 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:49:00 EST http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7651 The Courier looks like it will be set up in a direct battle with the Apple iPad. It has been designed to be a very portable and mobile device with a weight of just over a pound and a thickness of under an inch. When closed its footprint will be a little larger than a 5; by 7; photo. Unlike previously believed, the devi... http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7651 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:46:00 EST http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7650 TechARP takes a further look at the Western Digital RE4-GP 2 TB Hard Disk Drive. Here's a bit: The 2 TB Western Digital RE4-GP is based on the 2 TB Western Digital Caviar Green. As such, it also spins at a slower fixed spindle speed - somewhere between 5,400 RPM and 7,200 RPM. This allows the drive to run cooler and use less ... http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7650 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:49:00 EST http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7649 of the Guardians, opening in 3D theaters and IMAX 3D on September 24. ... http://www.techamok.com/?pid=7649