The Phenom X4 9850 is AMD’s latest quad-core chip. It’s free of the performance-sapping bug that plagued the first batch of Phenoms, and AMD hopes it’ll claw back some ground from Intel. Maximum PC stacked it up against two quad-cores from Intel—the mid-rangeish Penryn Core 2 Quad Q9300, as well as an older Core 2 Q6600. Ouchies for AMD, the Intel pair blew past it.
The Penryn-based Q9300 “owned the night,” with the Q6600 trailing, and Phenom in back of both. It wasn’t “so far behind as to be dead in the water” but “it doesn’t quite go head-to-head with the Penryn lite.” (They call the Q9300 Penryn-lite because it has half the cache of the higher-end Penryn quad-cores.)
The 9850 X4 is the fastest AM2 chip around, however, so if you’re sticking with that board “it’s a pretty good upgrade.” The bigger problem is that AMD still has nothing to […]
Original post by matt buchanan
Adobe’s Photoshop Express, its free, online version of Photoshop is live right now. Targeted at everyday consumers, it’s Photoshop stripped down to a pretty slick Flash 9-powered web app we got a demo of earlier today. It’s super easy to crop, adjust saturation or exposure, or perform several other simple, but solid photo tweaks, like pop color (pictured). You won’t be doing any heavy lifting with it, since you can’t work with layers, add text or do anything really awesome, like amazing Giz-style comic bubbles, but your mom will be able to make her pictures look better than ever.
galleryPost(\’psexpress\’, 3, \’\');
You get 2GB of free storage in a quasi-Flickr setup, and it syncs up with Facebook, MySpace and Picasa—it pulls straight from your albums, and any saved changes show right up. Flickr syncing will happen in a couple of weeks.
One of the best features is that any change is […]
Original post by matt buchanan
These days, all but the most high-end (that is, overpriced) Garmin nuvis cost below $600, so it’s great news that Dash—that fascinating experiment in “connected” GPS—has lowered the price of the Express from $600 to $400, and is selling them immediately on Amazon.com. If you pre-ordered, fear not: You will only be charged $400. Friends-and-family types who got devices early will be reimbursed the extra $200. If you want the instant traffic data, the wireless web searches and the periodic upgrades, you’ll still have to pay that $10 to $13 subscription fee, but if you’re a real cheapskate, you can let the free trial lapse and use it sans connectivity. Press release after the jump. [Amazon; Dash]
Dash Navigation Now Shipping First Two-Way Connected GPS Device Exclusively in Amazon.com’s Electronics Store
Award-winning Dash Express Now Available for $399.99 to Amazon.com Customers
SUNNYVALE, Calif., and SEATTLE, Mar. 27, 2008 - Dash NavigationTM, Inc. and […]
Original post by Wilson Rothman
I can only imagine the kinds of despicable things one could do with a shirt that allows the wearer to write or draw on a chest display. Plus, everything you write will automatically activate a backlight that can be changed from a gentle glow all the way up to a pulsing strobe. The product page suggests putting your phone number on it to lure in the ladies—but what kind of tool would do that? Probably the same kind of tool that would consider buying this thing. Coming soon for £29.99 (about $60). [Gadgets.co.uk and Thumbsup.uk via GeekAlerts]
Original post by Sean Fallon
The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.The specs for HP’s 2133 have surfaced and it appears the flagship model for the 8.9″ subnotebook will feature a 1.6 GHz Via C7-M processor, 2 GB RAM, 120 GB 7200 RPM HDD, Bluetooth and Windows Vista Business Edition. The cheaper model features a 1.2 GHz processor, 1 GB RAM, no Bluetooth and your choice of Vista Home basic or SuSE Linux. Prices will range from $549-$749. [Engadget]
Original post by Adrian Covert