Overclockers Club news FeedThe latest news on Overclockers Club!Dell Announces End of XP- June 18, 2008 Giant OEM PC maker Dell has announced that it will stop accepting orders for XP-based computers tomorrow, as it prepares to meet Microsoft's "Vista only" deadline on June 30. It's worth noting that Dell will still offer XP downgrade to customers purchasing its Latitude, Optiplex, and Precision models, although those corporate customers will be required to purchase a Vista Business or Ultimate license - and there's no official word on whether those seeking the downgrade will be charged.http://www.overclockersclub.com/news/22568/ Nanopaper anyone- June 17, 2008 A few scientists from Sweden's Royal Institute of Technology have created a polymer that they call "nanopaper". Normal paper is made from cellulose (a crystalline polymer of glucose) which is what plant cell walls are made of. In nature the the single fibers of naturally occurring cellulose can often withstand more stress than glass wires or even steel wire. The manufacturing process of everyday paper however produces cellulose structures that contain defects which severely limit its tensile...http://www.overclockersclub.com/news/22567/ Hardware Roundup: Tuesday Edition- June 17, 2008 The week in hardware may have gotten off to a slow start yesterday, but we're making up for lost time today. In case you somehow missed it the launch of Nvidia's new GTX280 graphics cards yesterday, make sure you check out all the reviews and then come back for more hardware reviews today. In fact, we have even more reviews of Nvidia's latest in a second set of reviews as well. Lost in all of the uproar yesterday were announcements from both AMDATI and Nvidia concerning the use of GPU stream...http://www.overclockersclub.com/news/22565/ Mushkin Memory Contest Now Over- June 17, 2008 Well since everybody loves contests... It's time for another! We are teaming up with Mushkin to give you a set of 2x2GB XP2-8500 5-5-5-15 memory! Like all of our contests, they don't require a PHD in astrophysics to enter. All you have to do is send an email to contestoverclockersclub.com and provide your username from the forums and the word "Contest" in the subject line.That's it - the contest will end on Monday, June 16th at 9:00pm Pacific time. Contest is now over congrats to...http://www.overclockersclub.com/news/22514/ Apple Signs Visual Voice Mail License- June 17, 2008 In December, Klausner Technologies sued Apple and AT&T for patent infringement revolving around the iPhone's visual voice mail system that allows users to selectively listen to voice mails instead of having to sift through each one in order. Apple has decided to settle the suit, paying Klausner an undisclosed amount to license the technology. Apple joins AT&T, eBay, AOL and Vonage as licensees.http://www.overclockersclub.com/news/22563/ |