AMD Llano APUs Still in Short Supply

AMD seems to have troubles with the availability of its A-Series APUs based on the Llano architecture as some of these 32nm chips are hard to find in stock at most online or brick and mortar retailers leading us to believe that Globalfoundries' 32nm fabrication issues are to blame. The chips that are hardest to come by are the A6-3600 and A8-3800, since Fudzilla reports these aren't available in stores across Europe. The situation is similar in the US, where the A6-3600 and A8-3800 aren't listed by any of the major retailers, although the rest of the Llano APUs in AMD's A-Series lineup are easy to find. Compared to the rest of the Llano chips released by AMD, the A6-3600 and A8-3800 are a bit special since both parts feature quad processing...

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Zalman CNPS12X Is A High-End CPU Cooler

We first laid our eyes on the Zalman CNPS12X in June of this year during the Computex fair, and after all this wait, the Korean company has decided to go ahead and make this new high-performance CPU cooler official.  This latest Zalman creation resembles a great deal previous solutions built by the company using well known omega-shaped design that was extremely popular before the arrival of tower-type CPU heatsinks. On a closer inspection however, one notices that the CNPS12X is actually a double-tower type heatsink, with as series of ring-like aluminum fin stacks attached to it to resemble Zalman's old-school coolers. Six direct contact heatpipes are embedded into the base and draw the heat away from the CPU heatspreader and into the...

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Mp3-Powered ATM Skimmer Sold for Only $1,500 (€1,000)

ATM skimmer creators make good use of any technology they can lay their hands on. The latest innovations brings forth a type of device that embeds a simple MP3 player to record the data obtained from the credit cards of unsuspecting bank customers. In his journeys in the criminal underground, Brian Krebs discovered the machinery, which as mentioned, can be purchased for a mere $1,500 (€1,000). The skimmer is advertised as being easy to install, the seller offering full technical support, but there is however a catch to the whole thing. A fine print on the bottom of the page where the malicious apparatus is commercialized, reveals that in order to decrypt the audio data recorded by the MP3 player that powers the fake ATM, a third party software...

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Corsair Outs Quad-Channel 32GB Dominator GT Kit For LGA 2011 Boards

Corsair just announced that it has expanded its range of Dominator GT products with the introduction of a new memory kit that features 32GB in capacity and is designed to be used with Intel's upcoming LGA 2011 processors based on the Sandy Bridge-E architecture.  The Dominator 32GB Quad Channel kit consists of four 8GB DDR3 DRAM modules that underwent a rigorous screening process. This was designed to make sure that the DDR3 sticks can operate at frequencies as high as 1866MHz with 9-10-9-27 C9 timing at voltages no greater than JEDEC standard for DDR3, namely 1.5V.  Just as the rest of the Corsair's Dominator GTX DDR3 memory modules, the newly announced products also use a proprietary DHX+ heatsink. This sports a custom design that...

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iOS 5 Error 3200 [Update - Fix Available]

Apple appears to be having some trouble sending the iOS 5 bits over to some customers’ computers as they attempt to update to the latest version of the mobile operating system. The Internet is abuzz with complaints that iTunes is popping up an error dialog with the message “An internal error occurred (3200)” and Apple is failing to explain what the error is all about. Some are seeing messages related to internal errors 3002 or Error 3004, as Sophos’ Graham Cluley notes. The software security specialist appropriately points out that there is no real reason to be one of the first to update to a new OS if you’re concerned about security. “And let's not forget, if there's an error 3200 you have to assume that there's at least another 3199 error...

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Apple Gets Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 Tablet Banned in Australia

Samsung's tablet had already been delayed in Australia, for legal reasons invoked by Apple, and the court has finally reached a temporary decision, not at all fortuitous for the former.  People may have thought that Samsung had a good chance of scoring big on the tablet market when it created the Galaxy tab 10.1.  Apple probably felt the same, because it immediately sued the company for patent infringement, first in Australia and then in Europe.  Samsung had only delayed the sales of the Tab 10.1 in Australia and even approached Apple for a quick settlement outside the courts.  Apple rejected it quite swiftly, hoping for a victory which, apparently, it got, according to this report.  The Australian Federal Court basically...

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AMD FX-Series CPUs Arrive in iBuyPower's Gaming Desktops

Just a day has passed since AMD introduced its FX-Series processors and PC vendors have already started to use these chips inside their gaming systems, the latest of which being iBuyPower who just announced the introduction of three new systems built around six- and eight-core Bulldozer CPUs. The most powerful of the systems announced today is the Gamer Mage D355 that is built around an AMD FX-8150 processor, paired with 8GB of system memory and with an AMD Radeon 6950 2GB graphics card. All of these are packed together in an NZXT Guardian 921 gaming case with a 40GB SSD, a 2TB hard drive, a LG Blu-Ray reader/DVD Burner drive and an 800W power supply. The system retails for $1,219 (913 Euros).   The next system introduced by iBuyPower,...

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Download iOS 5, Mac OS X 10.7.2 Lion

Apple has finally released the latest OS versions for iPhone and Mac users worldwide, delivering cross-platform support for iCloud, and tons of new features and enhancements. Just to note a few of the noteworthy additions in iOS 5, Apple has introduced a new Notifications system, iMessage, Newsstand, Reminders for managing to-do lists, built-in support for Twitter, a new split keyboard, iTunes Match, Safari Reader and more. Mac OS X 10.7.2 is recommended for all OS X Lion users as it includes general operating system fixeurity. The update as that improve stability, compatibility, and seclso delivers iCloud support. The latest Lion update also includes Safari 5.1.1, and several bug fixes and enhancements, all of which are documented on Apple’s...

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