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"OCZ Technology Group, today announced its partnership with Cyber Evolution (CEVO), a premier national online gaming organization that attracts teams from across the country to compete in the hottest PC and console title tournaments. In its ongoing effort to reach out to gaming communities, OCZ Technology is proud to join forces with CEVO in the mutual quest to unite gamers with the high-performance hardware that is specifically tailored for their demands."

“I am very excited about OCZ Technology Group’s 2008 sponsorship commitment to CEVO,” said Charlie Plitt, CEO of CEVO. “OCZ Technology Group Inc. is a leader in the industry and this sponsorship further highlights their commitment to eSports and the importance of the competitive gaming space. Likewise we are very excited to be able to provide the members of CEVO’s community the opportunity to experience OCZ products first hand.”

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CPU3D Preview: Super Talent DDR3-1800 2Gb Kit 

Thanks to Super Talent, our CPU3D review team takes a look at these extremely sought after DDR3-1800 2Gb kit. These modules are rated to run at 900Mhz with super low latency of 7-7-7. Super Talent is an up-and-coming brand that has expanded very competitively in the enthusiast's market, especially in the US.

           

We can't wait to see what these modules can do. We should be able get some very nice scores during our benchmarks ... but I'm really interested in, is how well they will overclock. In the meantime feast your eyes in our photo gallery below.

Reuters

"Legislation designed to prevent broadband Internet providers from unreasonable interference with subscribers' access to content was introduced on Wednesday by a senior U.S. lawmaker.

The bill offered by U.S. Rep. Edward Markey is the latest to raise concerns about "net neutrality," an issue that pits open-Internet advocates against some service providers such as Comcast Corp, who say they need to take reasonable steps to manage traffic on their networks.

Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, said his bill was aimed at preserving the "open architecture" of the Internet and preventing content providers from being subjected to "unreasonably discriminatory practices by broadband network providers."

"Our goal is to ensure that the next generation of Internet innovators will have the same opportunity, the same unfettered access to Internet content, services and applications that fostered the developers of Yahoo, Netscape and Google," Markey said in a statement." 

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Mozilla unveils Firefox 3 Beta 3

"Mozilla is inching near the release of the next major iteration of its popular Firefox web browser. As expected, the organization has unveiled the third beta release of Firefox 3. The new release isn't quite complete and bug-free, and it's aimed largely at developers and enthusiasts, but it nonetheless gives a good idea of what's in store for the final Firefox 3.0 release.

Firefox 3 Beta 3 introduces new user interfaces tailored to Windows Vista, Windows XP, Linux, and Mac OS X. The browser features a different theme for each operating system, attempting to mirror Internet Explorer 7 on Windows and Safari on OS X. There's also a new download manager, improved plug-in and add-on management, one-click site information, better malware protection, fancier address bar auto-complete, and the promise of improved performance as well as lower memory utilization. The folks at Ars Technica have a quick walkthrough of the Beta 3 release here with some screenshots to show how the browser looks in different OSes.

Those interested in taking Beta 3 for a spin can download it from this page for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux in more than 30 languages. This being beta software, we suggest that users exercise caution. Firefox 2 users should probably back up their profile directory before installing Firefox 3 Beta 3.

Mozilla Firefox seems to have an aim to take out internet explorer, we're soon to see if they succeed!"

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Reuters

"Money Manager Bob Olstein, who owns about one million shares of Microsoft Corp, is urging the company to resist pressure to raise its $31 dollar per share offer for Yahoo Inc and to make it an all-cash deal.

"Under no circumstances should you raise your price," Olstein said in a letter to Microsoft chief financial officer Christopher Liddell, dated February 12 and made public on Wednesday.

"We believe your recent offer for Yahoo is materially above Yahoo's value as an independent company," Olstein said. The Microsoft offer is valued at about $42 billion.

Olstein, known as a careful money manager who pays close attention to accounting issues, calculated that an all-stock deal would dilute Microsoft's earnings by 19 cents per share. An all-cash deal would dilute Microsoft earnings by a more modest 7 cents per share, he said.

Yahoo has already rejected the offer, saying it does not reflect the value of the company."

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Nvidia's APX 2500 mobile processor runs Quake 3

"On Monday, Nvidia announced its first applications processor for handheld devices. The APX 2500 combines an ARM11 microprocessor core, an HD audio/video processor, and a GeForce graphics processor with OpenGL ES 2.0 and Direct3D Mobile support. Nvidia claims the product can play 720p video and render snazzy 3D user interfaces, although the company gave few details in its official press release.

However, Engadget Mobile was able to put part of that claim to the test today during a hands-on session with an APX 2500-based prototype at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. The physical system is just as Nvidia pictured it, but what's more interesting is what the device can actually handle. Engadget Mobile was apparently able to play Quake 3: Arena, and it has photos to prove it. Supposedly, the APX 2500 runs the game "like a monster"—a nice way to one-up Google Android phone prototypes that only run Quake 1."

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Nvidia completes Ageia buyout

"Some mergers and acquisitions take months to complete, but Nvidia's purchase of Ageia has apparently gone through a tad quicker than that. Nvidia has announced that it completed its acquisition today, barely nine days after first making the deal public.

Nvidia plans to reveal more details about the acquisition during a conference call this afternoon. Until then, all we know about Nvidia's plans is what CEO Jen-Hsun Huang stated last week: "By combining the teams that created the world's most pervasive GPU and physics engine brands, we can now bring GeForce®-accelerated PhysX to hundreds of millions of gamers around the world." In the buyout completion announcement, Nvidia reiterates that Ageia's PhysX software has been "widely adopted" in more than 140 games on the PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii.

Now that Nvidia has bought Ageia, could we expect more from Nvidia with future cards, wether they are physx cars or just graphics cards?"

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Legit Reviews

 "Today at the GSMA Mobile World Congress, AMD announced an expanded portfolio of products and technologies to enable such popular, media-rich applications as mobile TV, 3D games and high-fidelity audio, delivering immersive entertainment to tomorrow's mobile phones and handheld devices. AMD's new Mobile TV protoype can be seen below."

"AMD has enhanced its established line of innovative, open-standard handheld device technologies with upcoming AMD Imageon processors, as well as next-generation 3D and vector graphics cores available for licensing. These new AMD offerings are designed to allow device manufacturers and network operators to support today's most popular applications, as well as cutting-edge applications that will thrill tomorrow's mobile consumer. "Today's mobile consumers demand devices and services capable of providing outstanding entertainment. AMD is committed to enabling advanced graphical interfaces that deliver The Ultimate Visual Experience on the go," said Adrian Hartog, senior vice president and general manager of AMD's Consumer Electronics Group."

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"Kingston DataTraveler Flash Drives Go HyperX
Back in 2002, Legit Reviews was one of the first publications to look at the Kingston HyperX memory series and it seems now in 2008 the HyperX series has expanded into USB Flash Drives.  With the success of the HyperX series it would only make sense to keep the branding the same across different product series as the public now knows that the HyperX logo is reserved for the fastest products from Kingston Technology. 

The Kingston DataTraveler HyperX USB Flash Drives have a read speed of 30MB/s and write speed of 20MB/sec so they certainly deserve the HyperX name as it is hands-down the fastest USB Flash drive that Kingston offers. The DataTraveler HyperX gives enthusiasts the power they want from a portable flash storage solution, while enhancing the looks of the capless Flash drive to make it more appealing to enthusiasts."

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