Steve Dougherty

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August 2010
• Aussies can benefit from Google Voice's free calls to U.S. and Canada, too
• Telstra ramps up Next G business offerings with 'unlimited' plan
• iiNet's FetchTV trial quite a success
• AMD releases Catalyst 10.8 drivers with a good lineup of changes
• Few more tid bits on Microsoft's Phone 7 and Telstra's plans for it
• What's going on with all our freeview HD content?
• ISP "Spin" spins up more aggressive plan structure - 2TB and 'free' ADSL2+ plans
• Australia's hung parliament - Where's it leave our tech?
• New research indicates a manned mission to Mars poses serious health risks
• iiNet rolls out new broadband plans, one of which gives 1TB quota per month
• Tony stands up tall and says Wireless is still the answer
• First of Intel's 25nm based X25 series SSDs coming Q4'10
• Centrelink and Medicare make efforts to do away with queues
• Industry experts back Conroy up - Coalition's mixed bag broadband plan is a step backwards
• Centrelink wants $40 Mill for storage upgrades
• Telstra to offer up first prepaid Android phone - HTC Wildfire w/ Swype
• Industry heavily against Opposition's wireless broadband idea
• The Opposition's plans re. NBN coming out
• Google's Wave has crashed
• iPhone 4's 'aluminosilicate glass' the bees knees? - Don't be so sure
• The Commonwealth Bank of Australia launch augmented reality app for home buyers
• Telstra giving better data allowance on iPhone plans in stores than advertised
• Getting an iPhone 4? - Watch out for franchised Telstra T-Life stores
• iPhone 4 grip of death haunts aussies, too
July 2010
• Victoria Government handing out 500 iPads to select Hospitals for trial
• The rundown on locked iPhones for post paid owners
• Virgin Mobile lets loose iPhone 4 plans
• Vodafone and 3 follow suit with details on iPhone 4 plans
• Optus' Apple iPhone 4 plans unveiled
• Aussie iPhone 4 plans unveiled from Telstra
• The internet running out of IP addresses, fast!
• Study indicates 90% of torrents online are illegal (shock, horror?!)
• Google to launch "Google Election 2010" initiative on July 28
• Qantus to trial new online check-in system next week
• BMW first to introduce "in-car internet" in Australia
• Jobs' press conference on iPhone 4 'antennagate' - Free case....
• Video rental stores worst enemy: The Internet
June 2010
• Bit more substance on GTX 485 existence - coming this fall?
• Thermalright dresses Venomous X heatsink in all-black attire
• Microsoft not interested in giving 360 3D support right now
• eXtreme PSU Calculator updated with Phenom X6 and GTX 265 entries
• Aerocool releases well priced Vs-9 all-black mid tower
• SMARTBOOK says 'Go away - this is our brand now'
• Kingmax planning nano thermal dissipation for 2400MHz DDR3 kit
• ASUS Eee PC 1015T AMD powered netbook spotted on display
• GIGABYTE readying up GTX 470 SuperOverclock
• Thermaltake rolls out Toughpower Grand series PSUs
May 2010
• Samsung demonstrate USB-only powered 18.5-inch LCD
• AMDs first Fusion APUs to be built at both Globalfoundries and TSMC
• MSI starts bundling Assassin's Creed II with select HD 5800 / HD 5900 series cards
• MSI preparing non-reference TwinFrozrII GTX 465 straight out the gate
• ASUS pairs up with Seagate - adding Momentus XT hybrid drives into G73Jh-A3 notebook
• Seagate unleashes 'Hybrid' SSD+HDD Momentus XT
• NVIDIA prepping dual-GPU GTX 490?!
• MSI to showcase 'GUS' external graphics solution for laptops at Computex
• Prolimatech readies up Samuel 17 low-profile CPU cooler
• ASUS add 4-Way SLI support to Rampage III Extreme
• Google releases open-source WebM web based video format
• PowerColor putting finishing touches on Eyefinity12 HD 5970
• ASUS ENGTX465/2DI/1GD5 sighted
• KeySonic launches another HTPC friendly wireless keyboard w/ trackball
• New HD 5670 cards coming with more stream processors
• Microsoft polishes off Office 2010 with GPU acceleration abilities
• Seagate confirms development of 3TB hard drives
• Get a good gaming fix on your ultraportable
• NVIDIA GTX 465 specs and benchmarks leak out
• Microsoft officially launches Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010
• Launch date for NVIDIA GTX 465? June 1st!
• Upcoming Athlon II Neo equipped netbooks exposed
• Sapphire's Pure CrossfireX 890GX pictured
• RunCore unveils Kylin II SandForce SF-1500 powered SSDs
• ASUS Crosshair IV Extreme 890FX motherboard sighted
• GALAXY readies up OCed GTX 470 with modified PCB and cooler
• Details leaked on Sony's next-gen VAIO P series netbooks
• Real world benchmarking: KitGuru Photoshop Benchmark - V1(4)
• First weekend of iPad 3G U.S. sales a near complete sell-out
April 2010
• EK releases eight full coverage water blocks for GTX 400 series
• Power Color goes all out with 'Eyefinity12' HD 5970 monster
• HP acquires Palm for 1.3 Billion
• KONNET makes cable-free PowerV Quad wireless charger for Wii-motes
• Gizmodo editor cops it heavy for iPhone 4G viewing last week
• NVIDIA plans to unify its desktop and mobile graphics drivers
• Microsoft makes available full Touch Pack for Windows 7 Touchscreen users
• Cheaper USB 3.0 chips for mobo makers thanks to ASMedia
• Extreme.Outervision's Power Supply Calculator gets a big update
• Hybrid PhysX mod gives more flexibility for mixed NV+ATI configs
• ECS preps up low cost full-ATX sized AMD 880G motherboard
• Intel readies up cheaper Core i7 six-core processor
• Cooler Master doing a limited edition red/black run of HAF 922 chassis
• Tuniq fine-tunes thermal paste with TX-4
• AMDs upcoming Phenom II X4 900T series can be unlocked!
• Apple considers moving across to AMD
• Virtual 'interactive' scenary via a pair of 1080p plasmas
• MSI opens the doors to voltage adjustment on GTX 480
• Buffalo readies up new family of USB 2.0 flash drives
• Intel believes Light Peak could replace USB 3.0 as early as 2011
• ASUS' ARES polishes up the Futuremark Hall of Fame
• TDK Life on Record releases WR700 and EB900 headphones in U.S.
• First sighting of GIGABYTE's super duper GA-X58A-UD9
• Video demos of German powered WePad tablet
• Creative refreshes its ZEN line-up of portable media players
• Sharkoon makes available QuickPort 2.5/3.5-inch SATA/IDE HDD Dock
• OCZ introduce SandForce powered Vertex 2 and Agility 2 SSDs
• Lenovo intros thinner S10-3 series PineTrail netbook and C200 AIO Desktop
• Apple iPhone OS 4 event tomorrow has more in store?
• ICD's Gemini tells the iPad who's boss
• HPs Windows 7 based Slate tablet pricing & specs
• Quake II ported to HTML5 specification
• Western Digital to refresh Velociraptor series this week
March 2010
• XFX said to be abandoning NVIDIA's GTX 400 series
• Apple's next-gen iPhone dubbed iPhone HD - unveiled June 22?
• eVGA mixes up GTX 470 / GTX 480 lineup straight out the gate
• NVIDIAs next mid-range/entry-level VGA plans detailed
• Early look at MSI's Xpower X58 Big Bang motherboard
• ATI happy with current pricing on Radeon cards despite GTX 470/480 launch
• Unigine Heaven Benchmark 2.0 Released
• AMD/ATI's 10.3 Catalyst Driver to bring extra surprises!
• Phenom II X6 clock speeds revealed
• Prolimatech readies up its next badboy heatsink: Armageddon
• NVIDIA GTX 470/480 cards won't be available at launch
• Preview of Alienware's Gulftown equipped Area-51 ALX
• Voltage adjustments to be made easy on Fermi?
• More box art on GTX 470/480 shared - Palit's turn
• Creative bring new Sound Blaster options w/ THX TruStudio PC technology
• AMD slowly but surely working on answer for Pine Trail
• Latest AMD road map leaks with more light on six-core Thuban
• Galaxy's dual GPU equipped GTS 250 card in final form
• OnLive gives launch date and pricing for internet gaming service
• Launch date period for ATI Eyefinity6 confirmed
• ASUS promotes core unlocking on dual and tri-core CPUs
• SPARKLE doing 3D Vision + GT 240 bundles
• MSI harness Lucid Hydra for AMD platform
• Patriot claim to have built fastest PC in the world
• Images of ASUS' upcoming 890FX powered Crosshair IV boards
• Early hands-on with ASUS' aluminum Eee PC 1018P netbook
• Some HD 5830s said to be coming with HD 5850 cores - BIOS hacks anyone?
February 2010
• Intel announces big brother to N450, N470 @ 1.83GHz
• Enable SLI support on your vanilla ASUS P7P55D
• ASUS ROG Ares specs and image show up - HD 5970 on steroids
• Specs of GTX 400 series hints performance characteristics
• Thermalright unveils VRM-R5 heatsink for HD 5800 cards
• NVIDIA extends GT 300 family with GT 320, GT 330 and GT 340 for OEM market
• More details on NVIDIA Fermi - price, PSU requirements and more
• MAINGEAR offer up one of a kind SHIFT gaming system in support of Haiti victims
• OCZ brings out its first SandForce powered Vertex LE SSDs
• Engadget gets some hands-on time with HP's Compaq AirLife 100
• AMD releases first of two significant Catalyst Driver updates in the 10.2s
• AMD reveals its 1-2 Punch plans for Catalyst Drivers
• ASUS puts finishing touches on its first 890GX powered boards
• WD's new SATA 3.0 equpped Caviar Black 1TB tested
• No retail HD 5830 at launch?
• FutureMark updates its entire lineup of PC benchmarking apps
• ASUS gives HD 5870 based card some MATRIX treatment
• ASUS enhances ROG gaming notebook family with G73Jh
• Update on the ATI Radeon HD 5830 - It's definitely coming
• Dell's 2560x1440 27-inch UltraSharp display now available
• NVIDIA shows a bit of interest in external graphics for notebooks
• Club 3D readies up custom designed HD 5850 Overclocked Edition
• New NEC USB 3.0 firmware update available
• ASRock announce True 333 series P55 Deluxe3
• SilverStone's HDDBOOST combines benefits of HDD and SSD
• More details (and pics) on GALAXY's dual-GPU GTS 250
January 2010
• MSI's Big Bang series extends with XPower
• MSI resolves P55/Clarkdale coldbug issue on Big Bang
• Heads up on Apple's iPad tablet - press event is nigh
• XClio's upcoming 737 and 747 mid-tower cases
• GIGABYTE's GA-P55A-UD7 retail model detailed
• Firefox 3.6 Final now available for download
• MSI's custom PCB HD 5870 Lightning Edition pictured in naked form
• NVIDIA releases WHQL certified GeForce 196.21 drivers
• Beware of rusty motherboard chokes!
• AMD HD 5450, HD 5550 and HD 5570 not far away
• AMD soon to add HD 5830 into its upper mainstream segment
• Mad Catz readies up new Eclipse keyboards & mice
• ASUS puts all its latest tricks into X58 based Rampage III Extreme
• AMD RS890 equipped motherboard w/ SB800 Southbridge pictured
• NVIDIA's GF100 spotted running in 3-way SLI
• Xigmatek's Carbonado CPU cooler ready for release
• Zalman readies up trio of new products in time for CES
• WirelessHD 2.0 is coming - 4K res support and much more
• eVGA throws all its tricks (and then some) into dual-socket LGA-1366 board

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