All platforms: Ubuntu 7.04, a.k.a. Feisty Fawn, is the latest version of the mega-popular Linux distro.
The new features in this release include a Windows migration tool, which can import bookmarks, wallpaper, AOL IM contacts and more; a wizard for installing codecs not shipped with Ubuntu; an improved network manager that can find and connect to wired and wireless networks; a Desktop Effects applet; and Jetpipe, a new printing architecture for thin clients.
Although some Digg users have reported clogged servers, I had no trouble downloading the disc image. Ubuntu 7.04 is free; it can run on any PC with an AMD64 or Intel x86 processor, as well as SPARC servers.
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Although some fuzzy-wuzzy pictures of this cellphone have been floating around a few forums, here's the clearest one we've seen yet, this sweet Sony Ericsson Walkman slider handset that could possibly be the w999i.
Details are sketchy at this point, but rumor has this thin little handset measuring just 12.5mm thick, and it'll hook up via HSDPA, and of course, will have the obligatory 2-megapixel auto-focus camera on board. You'll be able to view all the festivities on a 2.4-inch 320x240 screen.
There's something really clean-looking about this phone, and even though we like its silver, black and green look, we're not too crazy about that semi-QWERTY keyboard. No one has any idea when this delectable bauble might surface. |
SE Mobil? (Swedish) [MeareSuperstar, via Unwired View]
Intel has given the world a quick glimpse at what their next-gen Penryn processors are capable of. The dual- and quad-core chips (which clock in at speeds of over 3GHz and carry up to a 12MB L2 cache) showed as much as a 22% performance boost when pitted against Intel’s current king, the quad-core QX6800. Keep in mind these are Intel’s numbers, so you may wanna tone your enthusiasm a bit, but until AMD’s Barcelona steps up to the plate, it looks like Intel will continue wearing the heavyweight belt.
Intel Penryn Performance Preview [Anandtech]
Intel Unveils Penryn Performance [DailyTech]
IDF: Intel Releases 45nm Penryn Benchamrk Numbers [TG Daily]
Here’s a guide to underclocking and overclocking your DS Lite. With this, you can set the speed anywhere from 0.66x normal to 1.8x normal, which both lets you slow down action games like the new Mario and speed up games like Phoenix Wright (which annoyingly has no setting for making the dialogue faster).
The process isn’t too difficult if you’re handy desoldering and soldering things, but it requires a steady hand and probably an hour or so.
Project Page [modd3d via Make]
We’re not sure how they got their hands on it, but the guys at Trusted Reviews were lucky enough to test out Panasonic’s 103-inch plasma TV. The monster TV, which weighs in at 771 pounds with the massive stand, took about 3 hours to install (and that’s with the help of professional installers). So how’d it perform? Well, according to the TR team, you haven’t played Call of Duty 3 until you’ve played it on a 103-inch screen.
First of all, the screen (which has a 1080p resolution) kicks out deep black tones and excellent shadow details. High-def DVDs looked stunning and Xbox 360 games looked equally sharp. The only problem, aside from its $63k price, is that standard def sources looked like 103-inches of crap. That’s not the TV’s fault, but definitely something to keep in mind when buying mammoth TVs.
Overall, they claim the TV is worth dipping into your Swiss bank account, and I don’t doubt them at all, but me, I’m sticking with my 42-incher for now.
Panasonic TH-103PF9 103in Plasma TV [Trusted Reviews via Born Rich]
There is an entire library of Windows product keys available online, only a Google search away. And we all can agree that that’s by no means very far.
