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Want a PS3? You may have to wait even longer

It looks like the super chip from IBM, Sony, and Toshiba may actually be too complex to easily manufacture. Since each Cell processor contains a single controlling Power Processor Element and then 8 “Synergistic Processor Elements” or SPEs there are a lot of places were mistakes can be made in the manufacturing process. With a [...]

2 Cores Not Enough? How about 32?

In June I heard that Intel has a working sample of Kentsfield, it’s new quad-core processor. Kentsfield was just another bump in Intel’s product line as it simply combined two Conroe’s together just like the Pentium D (Presler) simple combined two Cedar Mill processors together. Now Intel has announced that they are aiming at [...]

Firefox 2 Enters Beta

A few months ago Firefox 2, also known as Bon Echo, was released as an Alpha stage product and I was very impressed with the improvements performed on the browser. Now Bon Echo has been released as a Beta stage product meaning there are still bugs and this isn’t a final product but it is [...]

Adsense and Tweaks

You may notice the adsense banner I have added to the sidebar. I keep getting this feeling that I am selling out but I try to validate this move by thinking perhaps I can recover some of the money I have spent setting this place up. If I make any extra money from the advertising [...]

Digg V3 and personal stuff

For those that didn’t know this was coming, the newest version of Digg.com is up and running. The team at Digg.com has decided that branching out would be necessary and I must admit they did a wonderful job in trying to keep the design simple and clean. With Digg.com’s estimate readership near 8 million users [...]

Excuse the Mess

While I didn’t sign up for the Reboot that occured May 1st however I decided to do a redesign of the website. I am trying to go for a simple clean interface that shows you what you need to see and nothing extra. If you have any comments to add or see room for improvement, [...]