[H]ardNews 3rd Edition

Fun Opteron Picture:

I was checking out this 4.2GHz LN2 cool benchmark at Muropaketti when I noticed a picture ( could easily be fake ) of a 4way Hammer board. Regardless of the photos authenticity, it still gets us all thinking about multiple processor Opteron stuff, now doesn't it?

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New KT400 Dragon series mainboard on the way from Soyo. Here is a clip from the PR page.

Powered by VIA's KT400 chipset, SOYO's new SY-KT400 DRAGONTM Ultra supports high speed DDR333/400 up to 3GB, an 8X AGP Pro slot for the ultimate graphics experience, and serial ATA (optional). Echoing the recent trend in see-through computer cases, KT400 DRAGONTM Ultra (Platinum Edition) continues to make a fashion statement with its distinctive platinum PCB finish.

Official XP SP1 Date:

If News.com says it, it has to be true....right? Well, supposedly we have a date with SP1 soon, read the article for more, but I'll believe it when I see it.

Antitrust tweaks The Windows XP update is unique because it adds a new control for setting default middleware--such as Web browser and media player software--as required by Microsoft's pending antitrust settlement with the Justice Department and nine of the 18 states that sued the company. Developers of software programs for Windows XP must "register" middleware with the updated OS to use the new middleware control, according to Microsoft. And software makers, such as America Online, say that the only way to do that is either to update existing software or wait for their new releases.