Intel is looking to add some more Core i7 love out there around the time Computex starts.

If the launch date is accurate we should see the new Core i7 975 XE hit the stores in June. The new Nehalem CPU runs at 3.33 GHz, which is only slightly faster than the i7 965 but the 975 has already been pushed to 5 GHz on air cooling by a pair of crazed overclockers.

This means the new i7 is being released not to compete with the AMD Phenom II (as there is no competition) on a clock for clock basis but to put an very overclockable CPU on the shelves for the enthusiast that must have the fastest just shy of liquid nitrogen cooling.

It seems that Google is once again in the sites of the Federal Trade Commission in the US. This time the FTC is eying the very cozy relationship Google has with Apple.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt sits on the board over at Apple and this is causing some unrest. It all centers around the issue with Google's mobile OD Android and the fact that Apple has its own Mobile OS for the iPhone.

There are some other interesting ties that hint at an unfair partnership.

If anyone reading remembers the Thief Series from Eidos you know what a great title that was. It was a first in terms of how you played and the environment that you were put into. I can remember spending hours creeping through the game heart pounding listening and watching my visibility gem. To say that Thief was an immersive game would be a gross understatement.

Well for all of us that remember Thief there may be good news, it looks like Eidos might be hard at work pounding out the fourth chapter in that amazing series.

Now if only someone would develop the third chapter to SystemShock.

Motherboard giant ASUS has finally listed the upcomming P6T7 WS SuperComputer motherboard that they showed off at CeBIT this year.

The new motherboard looks to be ready to cater to enthusiasts, with dual nForce 200 chips and 7 PCI-E Gen2 x16 slots. The board will support CrossFireX and SLI, as well as giving users a choice between Core i7 and Xeon processors.

Microsoft has released the Windows 7 Release Client to the public and it is now available to download.

Microsoft says that there isn't any rush to get it, however those wishing to get their hands on it and give it a shot probably are. You can download the both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions from Microsoft's website.

Looks like the new CPU+GPU Arrandale will not have what t takes to compete with Intel's latest ultra-low voltage CPUs.

According to an article at Fudzilla the new 32nm+45nm dual chip package will have a 35W TDP. Now this does represent a savings over traditional setups. This can allow for smaller, thinner and lighter notebooks.

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If you have been around the computer scene for any length of time you might remember one of the first SSDs out. It was a product that used DDR RAM and ran through a normal SATA port.

DDRdrive LLC, has decided to revisit some of that older technology, but this time instead of using the SATA port they are using a PCI-e X1 connection and they are also using a combination of NAND and DDR Memory.

The new product, called DDRdrive X1 can hit an amazing 300,000+ IOPs and seems perfect for I/O intensive tasks. It is not the greatest performer in read/write speed though; as it can only hit a peak of 250 MB/s read and 150MB/s in writes.

Pictures of Acer's new Aspire One 751 hit the internet over the week as did the news that you can grab one of these if you are in Taiwan or over the from a couple of Taiwanese e-tailers.

The Acer Aspire One 751 should have a single core 1.33GHz Atom, an 11.6-inch display capable of 720p HD content (1366x768), 1 GB of DDR2 memory, a 160GB HDD, an Intel mobile US15W Express chipset and a Dolby Pro Logic sound system all for $650 US.

That is a pretty hefty price for a netbook if you ask me...

New information from the rumor mill says that Intel will be bringing Lynnfield CPU's to the market up to a full month before the matching, and required, chipset becomes available.

Why Intel would do this makes little sense to anyone, as the new processors will be worthless without the P55 chipset. Intel would surely have some good reasing behind doing such, as half of a platform does Intel no good at all.

Up until now, all of the Radeon HD 4770's have utilized ATI's cheaper reference cooler for the Radeon HD 4770. XFX will now be the first to shoot for the more expensive premium cooler.

For those that aren't aware, ATI offered partners two different designs for the cooler. All but XFX have chosen the cheaper design, probably to make the card more cost-effective for a card that doesn't make much money to begin with.