GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470 and more

NVIDIA unleashes GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470 with Tessellation architecture.

480 features CUDA cores, 700 MHz graphics and 1,401MHz processor clock speeds, plus 1.5GB of onboard GDDR5 memory running at 1,848MHz (for a 3.7GHz effective data rate). 470 features humbler 1.2GB of memory plus 607MHz, 1,215MHz and 1,674MHz clocks. Catalyst 10.3 and GeForce 197.13 are released and WHQL Certified. AMD releases Phenom II X6.

Mafia II will come out on August 24 this year for all the platforms, that means seven years wait for a sequel comes to an end.

 

Photoshop CS5 is coming soon. AVG Rescue boot CD cleans your infected Windows PC and it's free. McAfee Stinger removes malware and fake-alert programs easily. ZeuApp downloads 82 awesome open source Apps.

Microsoft is to make the 250GB Xbox 360 external HDD (once bundled with 360 Elite consoles) a standalone product.

After X9 leak, now its  Nokia N8 (or N98 ?) a 12 megapixel flagship NSeries handset. Apple buys iPad brand from Fujitsu. Nokia buys Novarra to upgrade its mobile web department. iPad App store screenshots leaked.

Palm Pre gets a unbelievable 800MHz overclock patch for all webOS 1.4 users to enjoy. Of course at their  risk.

First we find out she's not pregnant and now Beyoncé's YouTube page is blocked by Sony. Kiefer Sutherland's hit TV show 24 is cancelled.

Ford finalizes deal to sell Volvo to Geely for $1.8 billion.

Windows 7 SP1, IE 9, GeForce GTX 480 and more.

First we'll start with some automobile news. McLaren MP4-12C is able reach 60 mph in under three seconds with it's seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox and 600 horsepower engine. 

More Lexus LFA shots.  

Apple iPad advertisement attracted over 2.4 million views online. It features all the cool things iPad can do in slow motion. You can check it from here.

Microsoft will release Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 soon and both features 'RemoteFX' which is some added features in Remote Desktop Services. Vodafone Spain replacing microSD cards on 3,000 virus-infected HTC handsets. Apple said to be preparing 12-core Mac Pros and 27-inch LED Cinema displays sporting a 2,560 x 1,440 resolution.

BlackBerry OS 6.0 leaked and here are some screenshots. 

Intel's X25-V and Kingston's SSDNow V Series battles to become the best value SSD.

Not haing enough money to buy a Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition? Then try PowerColor Radeon HD 5770 Eyefinity 5. Oh yeah one port less : ) 

Windows XP Mode will no longer requires 'Virtualization Hardware'. IE 9 won't be supported on Windows XP. Internet Explorer 9 platform preview is available now if you want to have a peek. Firefox 3.0 is at the end of line, no more support, says Mozilla.

XFX GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470 pictures were seen on the web. 

Upcoming Nvidia "Fermi" graphics cards GeForce GTX 480 and GTX 470 prices and details are now available if you're interested. And new Nvidia Beta Drivers will fixes fan issue currently users are having.

X9 is the upcoming multimedia beast from Nokia.

It features 1 GHz Cortex A8 CPU (better than Apple 3GS), 12 megapixel camera, 3.7-inch AMOLED, 32GB of storage space, HDMI out port, Wi-fi, aGPS and HSDPA. 

Windows Mobile 7

Windows Mobile 7 is the latest big new these days. If you missed it check some screenshots below.

If you missed 6.5, don't worry. Have a look below.

The iPhone evolution. First iPhone. Then iPad. What next? Any guesses??? Ok it'll be the iBoard and the iMat. : ) Don't believe me? Check below.

Silverlight client for FB

Silvelight client for FB is a feature rich desktop replacement for frequent FB users. So you don't have to open your browse and type Facebook.com, enter credentials, etc. etc. every time you want to see what's happening. 

First you need to install Silverlight 4 Beta. Then go to Silverlight-Facebook page and download the client. 

You can get a taste of how it looks like from here.

IE Ballot Screen

Soon there'll be a screen prompting to choose which web browser you like, because of new law. Here's a screenshot of which will prompt to choose the browser you like, depend on statistics on market leaders in browsers.

Photoshop is celebrating 20 years. Thinking of that, imagine how it would be a world without Photoshop : )

Why not to purchase DVDs? Why piracy rules? This has explained simply. Check out below.

Now motoring is part of my blog. Here's some photos of upcoming Honda HSV 010 and Lexus LFA.

 

skaf's photo gallery!!!

Yes skaf's photo gallery is out now and it's available on internet enable computer near you. You can check skaf's very own first album "Female Celebrities" @ Female Celebrities - skaf's choice. You're welcome to post any comment, suggest new celebrities here. Please enjoy.

Google Buzz

Google do Buzz, a social networking add-on for Gmail. Will it be the next best thing after Twitter and Facebook? HTML 5 vs Flash. One is open source. Other is propriatory. Which will be better? BlackBerry stops bullet. :-) You heard it right. See below pic.

Prison Break: The Conspiracy game screen shots.

Microsoft will announce about Windows Mobile 7 within this month. Sagem introduced SIM card with built-in Wi-Fi. Wow dats coooool.  The SIMFi card will allow any regular phone to share its HSPA 3G connection with other devices. Super genius.

Pico projectors

AAXA introduced L1 laser pico projector + media player recently.

This is the world's first laser pico projector with built-in media player.

Want to crash IE 6? Just type ms-its:%F0: in the address bar. Kaboom!

iHate iAnything :-)

Calm after the storm

Calm after the storm? Yes, this screen shot was taken just a moment after Kaspersky full system scan.

GTA IV DLC for PC

Yeah, you heard it right. GTA IV: Episodes from Liberty City comes to PS3 and PC on March. Thank you Rockstar. You guys rock!

 Mozilla released first mobile Firefox browser on Friday. Firefox Mobile 1.0 for Nokia's Maemo 5 platform mobiles.

Starting March 1st, Internet Explorer users must be running at least version 7 of the browser in order to properly use Google Docs and Google Sites. RIP IE6. Alienware's Core i7 equipped notebooks are now available. Comes with Core i7 920XM processor, dual 1GB GeForce GTX 280M GPUs (or a pair of Radeon Mobility HD 4870s), optional Blu-ray drive and pretty much anything else you can imagine.

Some of good tools I came across today are MyUninstaller (cool little uninstaller utility) and Netlimiter (internet traffic control and monitoring tool). Using Winodws 7? Guess what, Windows 8 RTM will surface in July 2011. Pretty early huh?