NVIDIA Fermi (GT300) Ray Tracing Demo

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Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
Code-named “Fermi” next-generation CUDA architecture is the history of the world’s most advanced GPU computing architecture.  Fermi has more than 30 million transistors, with a maximum of 512 CUDA core, enabling supercomputing performance, features and terror.  With only the CPU-based compared to traditional servers, while its cost is only one-tenth, and [...]

Intel® Solid-State Drive (SSD)

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Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
As promised, Intel has released firmware for its second-generation 34nm solid-state drives (SSDs). TRIM is a feature of Windows 7 (and of course, that OS just launched) that will (hopefully) prevent SSDs from seeing performance degradation over time.
At the same time, the new firmware (02HA) gives Intel 160 GB SSDs a [...]

Want to Win Windows 7 Ultimate?

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Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
Have a look at the GiveAway competition here.
It’s ridiculously simple to enter for a shot at either the Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit version or the Windows 7 Home Premium Edition.
Can you guess what this picture is??

Windows 7 Rises, From Vista’s Ashes

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Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
While Windows XP seemingly keeps going, and going, and going, Windows Vista has had a tumultuous less-than three years. The fact that Microsoft has released a new OS, Windows 7, less than three years after Windows Vista shows how big a failure Vista was.
Windows Vista was much hyped as it was [...]

Avedia MP7220 DVB-T Media Center -Reviewed

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Contributing Writer, RealTechNews
Kevin Cheng’s review: A number of media players have been crossing the desks of DigitalReviews lab in recent times.  The latest unit is the Avedia MP7220 DVB-T Media Center.  However, under the hood the Avedia MP7220 is not just your ordinary media player.
With thanks to Avedia for providing the unit, let’s [...]

Kodak ESP 7 Multi-Function Printer -Reviewed

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Fresh from reviewing the Kodak Zx1 Pocket Video Camera, our friends at Icon International Communications has graciously provided a Kodak ESP 7 All-in-One printer for a bit of DigitalReviews love.  Given Kodak’s heritage with imaging and film, I have to say up front that I have expectations before I even unbox [...]

Astone Media Gear AP-100 -Reviewed

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Here’s a trio of reviews by the hand of Kevin Cheng on the newly revamped www.DigitalReviews.net site.
There have been plenty of recent developments on the Network Media Tanks (NMT) front.  The latest offering to land at DigitalReviews is the Astone Media Gear AP-100.
Has the Astone AP-100 got what it takes to [...]

Can Droid Take iPhone Market Share?

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Editor-in-Chief, RealTechNews
Verizon is pulling put all stops with its new Android commercial, which highights what the iPhone doesn’t do, in an ad that tells you exactly what the iPhone doesn’t do, like “iDon’t allow open development, i’Dont run simultaneous apps.” And at the end of the ad: “Everything iDon’t, Droid Does.”
Besides the [...]