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Is Nokia N97 the real iPhone killer? Well, we have been seeing a lot of “iPhone Killers” lately, but none so far has actually lived up to the expectations. The latest news in the air is that the new Nokia N97 is the real iPhone rival and it’s the fight people have been waiting for. First, let’s have a quick recall of the tech specs for the Nokia N97. The touchscreen QWERTY smartphone touts a large 3.5-inch touch screen, 32GB of built in memory, QWERTY sliding keyboard, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and a 5-megapixel Carl Zeiss camera. Now, let’s see if the N97 is a real threat to the iPhone.

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Motorola has some new digital cordless phones, the D10 and D11. Both feature an innovative design that we haven’t really seen before. If the picture above is any indication it can turn the steam from your coffee into a weird hovering alien creature.

The D10 and D11 handsets are intelligent enough that they can adjust automatically to optimize output depending on how far they are from the base unit. In the intelligent ‘eco mode’, you can save on battery power and get longer talk time without sacrificing voice quality. The phone is eco-conscious because 20% of it is made from recycled material, which will help reduce your carbon footprint, which currently looks like Bigfoot on steroids.

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It looks like we’re in store for a serious speed up when it comes to Windows 7. While previous talk revolved around GPU acceleration, Microsoft is now implementing something called the WARP system, which will make it so DirectX 10 acceleration can occur on the CPU alone.

Apparently, part of the reason for the WARP is to stave off some of the problems Vista occurred when some systems couldn’t run the OS, even though the spec list said they could. WARP stands for Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform. This system will work fine on systems with just an 800MHz processor.

Microsoft has already performed some Crysis benchmark tests on the new system and the results were quite impressive with 7.36fps frame rate with 800 x 600 on a PC running Core i7. This is better than the current Intel integrated graphics have been able to produce. And while this certainly isn’t an alternative to a dedicated GPU, it is a decent built-in solution.

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It’s time for the T-Mobile G1 users to rejoice as the Android OS powered smartphone has been blessed with its very own version of Visual Voicemail capabilities. Visual Voicemail will allow the Android G1 users to view a graphical representation of their voicemail inbox, which will be sorted chronologically by caller. You can listen to voicemails of interest or simply skip the unnecessary ones. Thanks to the creative developers at PhoneFusion, T-Mobile G1 users will be able to use the new application before the end of 2008.

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Get ready for a flurry of Core i7 desktop PC announcement folks. First up is Dell with three new gaming desktops – the Alienware Area-51 X-58, Area-51 ALX X-58, and Dell XPS 730x. Here’s what you need to know about the three desktops.

Alienware Area-51 X-58:

 

• Intel Core i7 Extreme Processor
• Intel X-58 Chipset
• Dual NDIVIA and ATI Graphics
• 1066MHz DDR3 memory – up to 12GB
• Single or dual RAID 0/1 Hard Drives
• Gigabit Ethernet
• 7.1/5.1 HD Audio
• 8 USB 2.0 ports
• 2 IEEE 1394b ports
• 1 eSATA port
• Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit OS

Alienware Area-51 ALX X-58:

• Intel Core i7 Extreme Processor
• Intel X-58 Chipset
• Dual NVIDIA and ATI Graphics
• 1600MHz DDR3 memory – up to 12GB
• Single or Dual RAID 0 hard drives
• Gigabit Ethernet
• 7.1/5.1 HD audio
• 8 USB 2.0 ports
• 2 IEEE 1394b ports
• 1 eSATA port
• Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit OS

Dell XPS 730x:

• Intel Core i7 920/940/965 processor
• Intel X58 chipset
• Windows XP or Windows Vista
• Up to 6GB DDR3 1066MHz memory
• Several hard drive options
• Single card - ATI Radeon HD4850, NVIDIA GeForce 9800GT, NVIDIA GeForce  GXT280
• Dual card - ATI Radeon HD4850 CrossFireX
• 7.1 channel HD audio
• Dual gigabit Ethernet

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Gmichaelorr's DIY Alien face hugger and chest burster costume! part of the DIY Halloween 2008 contest in the DIY Halloween 2008 photo pool!

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   Ardjuna dives into Alienware's Area51 to see if its performance is out of this world.

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Medusa´s Lair is a 3D first person shooter (FPS) game. You have entered Medusa´s Lair, a large, cavernous den crawling with Medusa´s evil spawn. You must fight your way through this confusing and winding lair to destroy Medusa.

There are three masks hidden throughout the lair that will give you extra lives. Each time you kill a spawn, be sure to take the energy left behind because you will need it! Use your arrow keys and mouse to move, your left mouse button to fire, and your right mouse button to jump. Good Luck! Medusa´s Lair is now compatible with Windows Vista and is still completely free.
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