Aw man, another one? We guess so! Hot off the Vertu Signature S Design we manhandled yesterday, we’ve moved on to bigger and better things. We’re talking official Ferrari-licensed limited edition goods here, people. The Vertu Ascent Ti has actually been around for a little while, we did a hands on over a year ago, but the handset has been done up in Ferrari garb, and we’ve got the most precious Ti out of the Ferrari Ti family — Nero. Standard Vertu disclaimer applies: this isn’t for the faint of heart, bang-for-your-buck shopper or penny pincher. There is something to be said for the incredible craftsmanship of the this device, we’d really say it’s the finest phone in the world. Literally.
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Vertu Ascent TI Ferrari Nero Hands On
Review: Microsoft Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000
Looking for a new keyboard and mouse combo? Got a bit of spare cash? Look no further, this is the “Ultimate” keyboard and mouse combo set that Microsoft has ever created.
The Wireless Entertainment Desktop 8000 combines a mouse, keyboard and a new charging “dock”. The dock allows you to charge both the mouse and keyboard…wirelessly. You simply slip the keyboard under the charging port and it’s charging, stick the mouse on top and that’s charging too. It was this sole reason I was interested in this combo combined with the fact it has a backlit keyboard.
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ATI Catalyst 9.1 Analysis - XP & Vista
As January was quickly closing to an end we thought that the Catalyst driver team had forgotten about us! While we ultimately knew a driver was going to be coming, I can honestly say that I thought the lengthy wait was due to ATI wanting to get a nice performance boost out of the current crop of cards.
Introduction
Test System Setup And 3DMark Vantage
Benchmarks – Crysis Warhead
Benchmarks – Far Cry 2
Benchmarks – S.T.A.L.K.E.R. - Clear Sky
Benchmarks – Left 4 Dead
Benchmarks - High Quality AA And AF
Benchmarks – Far Cry 2 - XP
CUDA For Professionals - NVIDIA’s Newest Quadro GPUs
By now, GPU computing should no longer be an unfamiliar term for readers. We had previously taken an introductory look at a shift towards parallel computing and what this has meant for GPUs. We had also talked about NVIDIA’s CUDA as used in high-performance computing here. That’s not all that one can do with CUDA however.
NVIDIA themselves has segmented the different uses of CUDA technology along the lines of high-performance, workstation and consumer graphics. Which in the parlance of NVIDIA’s branding refers to its Tesla, Quadro and GeForce series. Today, we’ll be looking at the workstation category, specifically, the newest members of NVIDIA’s Quadro line of workstation graphics cards.
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HIS 4670 IceQ Review
Recently we’ve been reviewing some pretty high end graphics cards, and while it’s all well and good checking out the £100 plus fair, the real money is made for the manufacturers in the budget, to mid range cards. So, if you’re looking at the current generation of ATI’s GPUs, and anything with 4 and 8 at the start of the name is too much for you, perhaps the 4670 from HIS is up your street; let’s test it and find out.
Introduction
Box And Bundle
HIS 4670 IceQ
Testing
3Dmark Results
Lost Planet Results
Far Cry Results
Unreal Tournament Results
Noise, Cost And Conclusion
T-Mobile USA Will Launch “More G Series Phones” This Year
The fact that a G2 exists is kind of confirmed, thanks to those hands-on pics leaked not long ago. But that doesn’t necessarily mean T-Mobile will release any new G-phone sometime soon, is it? Well, it actually does mean that – at least now, after some of T-Mobile USA’s plans for 2009 were unveiled by a Fierce Wireless interview.
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Intel To Reveal 8-Core Nehalem-Based Xeon Next Month
Supposedly Intel’s executives will discuss an eight-core, 16-thread Xeon processor based off of 45-nanometer technology at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco next month. Speculation around the chip suggests that it will be Intel’s Nehalem EP processor, a chip designed for dual-socket workstations and servers. The EP, which is scheduled for a release in early 2009, will use Intel’s Quick Path Interconnect, removing all need for a front-side bus and letting more data flow between the processor and the system. It will also feature an integrated memory controller.
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Danger Den Brings Water Cooling To The GTX295
In an interesting follow on from our earlier article on water cooler nVidia GTX295s it seems that Danger Den is way ahead of us. They already have a working water block for nVidia’s Dual GPU monster. The DD-GTX295 Block will cost you a hefty $189.95 (US) but will keep your new nVidia space heater cool.
In more news from Danger Den our own Chad Sebring is taking a look at Danger Den’s latest (and still unannounced) case offering. Check back to see more on that.
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AMD To Crank Up Phenom II Clock-Speeds Upto 3.50 GHZ, Planning New Models
Beating its chest on the “massive headroom” (read: clock speed increment potential) its newest line of processors, the Phenom II have, it was about time the company utilized the said headroom to carve out new SKUs. With the AM2+ exclusive Phenom II X4 940 already showing impressive overclocking potential, while shipping with a clock speed of 3.00 GHz, the company is planning to increase stock clock speeds in increments of 100 MHz (0.5x multiplier) with a string of SKUs post Phenom II X4 950. This according to the insider sources a German website called AMD News caught up with.
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Antec Intros NSK 4480 II Mini-Tower Case
Antec has just officially unveiled NSK 4480 II mini-tower case. Available in black or silver models, this new Antec case has three 5 ¼” external bays, two 3 ½” external bays, three 3 ½” internal bays, seven slots for expansion cards, a 120-mm fan and it comes with a 380 W power supply installed (EarthWatts 380W). Its MSRP is of USD 109.95.
Source: HardwareSecrets
