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Aero To Be Unavailable To Pirates
Slashdot - Apr 13 7:08 AM
An anonymous reader writes "Users thinking of pirating the next version of Windows may have a surprise in store: no Aero for you. The upcoming Microsoft OS will run a check to ensure the copy was legally purchased. If it comes up short, the shiniest part of the OS will not be available." From the article: "At first an optional program, the piracy check eventually became mandatory for many types Save to My Web

WSU-V pairs with Intel to keep the heat off microchips
Vancouver Business Journal - Apr 13 3:27 PM
"How do you keep an area the size of a thumbnail, with an extremely high heat density, operating at about 100 C?" That is the ultimate question Dr. Amir JoKar, a faculty member of Washington State Universitys School of Engineering and Computer Science hopes to answer, working with Dr. Seri Lee, a thermal engineer at Intel.Save to My Web

Don't forget PC when cleaning
Detroit News - Apr 14 1:10 AM
Dust and dirt can be deadly to your CPU. How? By clogging air intake vents, slowing cooling fans and raising the temperature of the processor's core.Save to My Web

SOCLE's New ARM926EJ-Based SoC Platform Validated on UMC's 90nm Process
LinuxElectrons - Apr 13 7:34 AM
TAIPEI , Taiwan ( NYSE:UMC ) UMC and SOCLE Technology have said that SOCLE has validated in silicon its ARM926EJ-based SoC platform. The platform, which leverages UMC's L90SP standard cell libraries, I/O, cell libraries and PLL IP, has demonstrated it can operate at speeds as high as 400MHz.Save to My Web

GeekTech: Will Your Next Upgrade Be a PPU?
PC World - Apr 14 7:27 PM
Ageia's PhysX processor will bring better physics to computer games, but will you buy it? Save to My Web