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This article was written on December 06, 2006 by CyberNet.

Some of you probably overclock your PC’s so that they run a little faster. I doubt many of you have tried to take the processor all the way to 5GHz though! One man did decide to do it and actually succeeded with a little help from our buddy Liquid Nitrogen. Check out the quick video of the setup here.

I would say that is the ultimate heat sink on top of that bad boy, wouldn’t you? I wonder if the computer would actually operate correctly by doing this because I have overclocked some machines before and then I typically hit a barrier where the PC constantly receives errors. If you continue to overclock it way to high it will either burn up or it will try to process information so quickly that it will error out during the startup process.

Overclocking is fun and my reason for doing it isn’t because I need the extra speed but mostly just because I can. Some systems let you do the overclocking right in the BIOS but some of the older PC’s have jumpers that you need to adjust on the motherboard. Percentage wise the most I have ever overclocked a processor is from 100MHz to 125MHz which is a 25% increase. The largest frequency increase for me was taking a 2.8GHz P4 to 2.9GHz which is nice because it is a 100MHz difference but that is only 3.6% higher than before. You also have to remember that the processor may seem fine when you first run it but as you use the PC more and more the processor will get hotter. Some PC’s will then shutdown while others will wait until the processor is completely fried. I’m proud to say that I haven’t fried any processors yet.

Anyone have some fun stories from overclocking a PC?

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Hey, this interim CEO thing doesn’t seem to be too hard at all. Thomas Seifert, the temporary solution to the problem created by Dirk Meyer’s departure from AMD’s top spot, has had a pretty comfy ride reporting the company’s latest quarterly results. The pecuniary numbers themselves ($1.65b revenue, $375m net income) were tame and unexciting, but Seifert got to make a pair of juicy milestone announcements. Firstly, on the mobile and ever-so-efficient front, he noted that 1.3 million Fusion APUs (Accelerated Processing Units) have been shipped to partners since AMD started deliveries in November, and secondly, in terms of discrete graphics chips, he disclosed that the Radeon HD 5000 and HD 6000 series DirectX 11 GPUs have surpassed the 35 million units shipped mark. To give you some perspective on what that means, sales of Nintendo’s bestselling Wii console are hovering somewhere around the same figure. So yes, AMD, your wagon has momentum, but shouldn’t it have a driver too?

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Now that the number of App Store downloads to iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads around the world has handily exceeded the population of Planet Earth, we can hopefully put this story to bed until they hit another factor of ten — and as unreasonable as 100 billion downloads sounds, we’ll bet it actually won’t take that long. That’s right: just a few days after kicking off its online counter, Apple’s officially hit the 10 billion mark, which is a whole lot of software any way you slice it. So, Android Market, you’re next?

Update: The lucky winner was Gail Davis of Orpington, Kent, UK, who downloaded Paper Glider. PR after the break.

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This article was written on December 30, 2006 by CyberNet.

Weekend Warrior

With the increased availability of USB peripherals, there has also been an increase in travel sized USB peripherals for those times when you’re on the go. When you’re traveling, there’s nothing more annoying than bulky accessories that take up your space.  Below you’ll find a few USB devices that just might make your travels a bit easier, or lighter for that matter.

–USB Laptop Travel Kit–

Brand: CTA Digital
Price: $35.99

CTA Digital has put together a USB travel kit that’s small and compact with everything USB that you might need to make use of printers, digital cameras, external drives, you name it! Here’s what’s included in one compact case:

• Ethernet cable
• Retractable USB mouse
• Four prong attachments for USB connection
• Retractable USB cord
• Retractable USB ear bud headphones

– Ultra Mini USB 2.0 Travel 4-Port Hub –

Brand: Targus
Price:$24.99

You never know when you’ll need another USB Port.  Targus has created an Ultra Mini USB 2.0 travel hub with 4 ports.  The image above gives you a good idea on just how ‘ultra mini’ this hub is.  Measuring in at about half the size of a credit card, it is perfect for travel! The hub is covered with an aluminum mesh case and has a transfer rate of up to 480 Mbps. It comes with a y-cable which you’d plug into your laptop or desktop, and then you’d have 4 extra USB slots available. No drivers are required!

• Color: Black
• Size: 4.3 x 4.4 x 0.9 cm
• Weight: 28.4g

– AC Travel Charger (with USB Socket)

Brand: Proporta
Price: $18.95

This nifty device from Proporta allows you to charge most of your USB compatible devices from the standard AC wall power, and you can do it worldwide.  You’ll need your USB cable that you receive with iPods, Blackberries, etc., which then connects via USB to an AC charger. That means that you won’t need a slew of chargers when you travel! Instead you’ll only need the USB cables that come with all of your electronic toys. It will accept 100-240 volts AC and has click-in adaptors for around the world.

If you purchase the Proporta Essential Travel Bundle, you’ll also receive a car power supply which works the same way as the AC adapter. All you’ll need is your USB cable that came with the device you’re wanting to charge, and it will plug directly into the car supply. Price: $21.95

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Microsoft just released Windows Mobile 6.1 yesterday, and they’ve added some features that are actually pretty slick. The new home screen is really the focal point of the release. With it you have several “panels” that get expanded as you scroll up and down over them. A video demonstration of this (and other features) is at the end of the article.

The thing that really caught my attention, however, were the new text messaging layout and Internet browsing. It looks as though both of them have taken some cues from the iPhone. First off the text messaging looks like it would if you were instant messaging the person on your computer. It keeps all of the messages from an individual into one fluid layout so that you can easily keep up with the conversation.

Next, the browser. Microsoft has made it possible to zoom in and out of web pages so that you can get the “full view” of them. This way users get a more desktop-like browsing experience, but are still able to read the content by zooming in when necessary.

Here are some of the other features that you’ll find in Windows Mobile 6.1:

• Simpler e-mail and Bluetooth setup
• New Getting Started Center
• Security enhancements
• Easier Wi-Fi connection
• More personal choice

And finally lets wrap things up with a nice video demonstration put together by Microsoft:

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