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Friday August 22, 2008

Editor's Note

This week, we've been busy covering the annual IDF in sunny San Francisco, where a host of bright minds have joined to brag about the latest and greatest in Intel gadgets. And trust us, there's plenty of bragging rights at this years conference - from Intel TV to Intel phones; we've got it covered.

Intel also has a number of goodies on display, including a Tesla themed wireless electricity demo which dazzled our eyes and pumped our brainwaves with timeframe expectations. Will it change your world and should we be worried? You'll just have to read the website to find out.

In other news, Palm have launched their newest Blackberry competitor, the 'Palm Treo Pro'. We've even managed to get our hands on a sample to show off our dedicated unboxing skills.

Meanwhile, Jerry Seinfeld is working for Vista (and Visa?) and Acer unveils their new predator gaming machine, which we got an exclusive demo of earlier this week.
And if that's not enough, you can all sleep well tonight because apparently porn is no longer the king (or should that be Queen?) of the web search in Australia.

Have a great weekend. Happy tech to you all,

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Porn dethroned as the Internet's main thrust by Alex Kidman \| August 22, 2008 Contrary to popular belief, Pornography isn't what drives the Internet -- or at least it's not what drives Internet search. Also, strangely, Aussies can't find Google using Google.		Intel: Laptops could get power wirelessly by William Maher \| August 22, 2008 It looks like a high school science project, but is actually the first step towards one day wirelessly powering your notebook or mobile phone.
Porn mode coming for IE8 by Nick Farrell \| August 22, 2008 Microsoft's IE8 might get a 'private browsing' mode that will enable users to surf the net and not leave sticky... ahem... fingerprints.		Acer's Predator Gaming PC takes aim at the competition by Daniel Long \| August 21, 2008 A hybrid spawn of Alien and Michael Bay's Transformers - this 4TB, Quad Core predator from Acer shows no gaming fear.
IDF: "Turbo mode" is back for PCs by William Maher \| August 20, 2008 Only it's not the Turbo Mode of the early 90s. Intel sheds new light on its Core (Nehalem) CPU, including excessive use of the word "turbo".		Intel promises "screaming performance" for Core i7 by William Maher \| August 20, 2008 Oh, and it's power efficient too. Follow our coverage of the next big desktop processor from the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco.
IDF: The "Intel iPhone" not such a crazy idea by William Maher \| August 20, 2008 Earlier today I pondered the possibility of an Intel Atom-based smartphone. It looks like I wasn't far off - Intel has just shown video of an Atom based cordless home phone.		Intel in your TV? This is what your next desktop wallpaper could look like . . . by William Maher \| August 21, 2008 We've just seen the demo, and frankly, we're blown away. High resolution beach-scapes, ultra-realistic water ripples, wind blowing through the tall grass. Wait, is that...?
Jerry Seinfeld to pitch Vista by Staff writers \| August 22, 2008 Some bright spark in Microsoft's marketing department has apparently decided that the what will turn around flagging Vista sales is for it to be pitched by Jerry Seinfeld.		Users unimpressed with iPhone update by Shaun Nichols \| August 21, 2008 Apple may have posted an update to fix "issues" with the new phone, but 3G reception errors are not fixed, say some disgruntled owners.

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Linksys WRT310N Ultra RangePlus: our new top pick wireless router

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With its futuristic design, the WRT310N could live just as happily in your front room as it could next to your PC - at just 34mm high it's easy to hide. If you already have an ADSL modem, this is the pefect wireless router companion.

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You've seen our first impressions, now here's our full review. Good-looking, usable and keenly priced but, for now at least, poor performance and battery life give the Eee the edge

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AMD Vs Intel: 51-CPU megatest

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Features

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Everything you need to know about maxing-out your broadband connection, including interleaving, fine tuning MTU settings, firmware updates, ADSL filters and splitters,and that old chestnut - electrical noise in your wiring

Tutorials

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Some quick tips to get your iPhone skills slicker than the guy or girl next door.