| Intel’s SSD firmware brings speed boost, mass death (again) Posted: 29 Oct 2009 09:08 PM PDT Intel’s new firmware and toolkit for its new X25 line of solid state disks (SSDs) delivered a massive improvement in their already blisteringly fast performance this week, with increased write speed and a near-elimination of usage-induced performance degradation. The update also included support for the Windows 7 “trim” feature, which will boost SSD’s speed and [...] 
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| Internet turns 40 with birthday bash Posted: 29 Oct 2009 08:58 PM PDT Technology and media stars, pundits and entrepreneurs joined the Internet’s father to celebrate the 40th anniversary of his culture-changing child.”It’s the 40th year since the infant Internet first spoke,” said University of California, Los Angeles, professor Leonard Kleinrock, who headed the team that first linked computers online in 1969. Kleinrock led an anniversary event at the [...] 
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| Scareware Tops Microsoft’s Malware List Posted: 29 Oct 2009 08:55 PM PDT An entry in the Microsoft Malware Protection Center’s Threat Research & Response Blog shows that rogue AV, also known as scareware, is ruling the malware roost, as 6 top of the 10 malicious programs removed by the MSRT (Malicious Software Removal Tool) in the US in October were rogues.Overall the MSRT has cleaned 2,516,235 machines [...] 
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| Directx 11 Now Available for Vista Through Platform Update Posted: 29 Oct 2009 08:49 PM PDT Microsoft launched its much anticipated Windows 7 operating system last week to great fanfare. One of the features of Windows 7 is DirectX 11, which is a superset of DirectX 10.1 already used in Vista Service Pack 2. Windows Vista introduced the Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM), which allowed new features such as virtualized video memory [...] 
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| Dell Adamo is a Laptop to Fall For Posted: 29 Oct 2009 08:22 PM PDT I can just remember the days where raw power and performance is the key in building a successful computer. But now, it needs more than that. Size, form factor, and even color and accents make a lot of sense for manufacturers that they need to tap design consultancy firms to get the look on laptops. [...] 
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