http://www.ecoustics.com/latest/links Latest links, updated every five minutes http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/17561 Chipmaker Intel is getting ready to release new motherboard designs featuring a "Remote Wake" feature that will enable desktop PCs connected to the Internet via Ethernet to power up when they detect an incoming VoIP call. Although the technology will initially only be available on selected Intel-designed motherboards, the company is reported working with OEMs who do their own motherboard designs—like Dell and Hewlett-Packard—to integrate the technology into their offerings. Intel motherboards with Remote Wake capability will be available to PC makers next month.The capability will initially only be available in desktop PCs connected to the Internet via an Ethernet connecti Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:30:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-10784_3-9958330-7.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Small Intel motherboards based on the Atom processor yield portable desktops. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:15:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/16856 Last month Asus announced it would include the flash chip Splashtop on all its motherboards, allowing for a virtual instant-on of a few applications including IM, Firefox and Skype.Now it’s going one better by including an instant-on version of Linux, made by Device VM. The Splashtop distro will appear alongside Windows Vista on the Asus M70T, M50V, M51Vr and F8Va/Vr notebooks later this summer, and will eventually expand to the entire notebook range.By complementing Windows, Splashtop will give users a choice of OS.Henry Yeh, general Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:00:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/2300-1040_3-6239970-1.html?part=rss&tag=6239970&subj=news Check out the insides of this stripped down laptop, everything from the motherboard to the kitchen--er, heatsink. Fri, 23 May 2008 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.cnet.com/8301-13924_1-9933567-64.html?part=ecoustics-cnet A report from review site AnandTech says AMD's high-end quad-core Phenom processors can work, with modifications, on a number of low-end motherboards with built-in graphics. Thu, 01 May 2008 20:20:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/16393 Imagine if there was a tracker buried deep in your laptop, put there in the motherboard bio during manufacture so it can’t be wiped. CompuTrace One, a tracking solution from Absolute Software, is that, and has helped track 5,000 computers. Certainly it’s worked for the West Midlands Police in Britain, who used it to trace 30 stolen computers from as far away as Saudi Arabia and Argentina. When one of the stolen machines was hooked up to the Net, it automatically connected to a monitoring center to give its IP address. That let local police use the ISP to discover its location.  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:00:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-10784_3-9909472-7.html?part=ecoustics-cnet The Moorestown motherboard will likely be the main launching pad for Intel into the mobile phone market--what the chipmaker calls "MID phones." Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:50:00 -0400 http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13924_1-9904418-64.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Intel has listed the QX9775, indicating the chip used in its gaming Skulltrail motherboards is available in volume. Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:30:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/15898 Internal Microsoft email messages unsealed by a federal judge as part of the "Vista Capable" class action lawsuit reveal considerable trepidation even amongst Microsoft's high-level executives about how well Vista would fare on then-current systems. The messages also include seemingly plain admissions that Microsoft capitulated to Intel and lowered hardware requirements for Windows Vista so Intel could keep selling chipsets that, otherwise, would have had no future under Vista."In the end, we lowered the requirement to help Intel make their quarterly earnings so they could continue to sell motherboards with the 915 gr Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:30:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/142610 Intel's new powerhouse motherboard goes public at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:00:00 -0500 http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13506_1-9865617-17.html?tag=rsspr.6229387&part=ecoustics-cnet Featured links from the CNET Blog Network Intel's Power-Guzzling V8 -- Intel's Skulltrail motherboard reviews come on the heels MacBook Air reviews. That's where the similarity ends. Fun with my new MacBook Air -- I am defenseless against a gadget attack. What's the best video game series of all time? -- Don Reisinger thinks he knows what the best video game series is of all time, but wants to hear your thoughts. So which one really is? Linus Torvalds: Mac OS X is "utter crap" -- Sometimes really smart people can say really dumb things. Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:32:00 -0500 http://blogs.cnet.com/8301-13924_1-9865456-64.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Intel's Skulltrail motherboard reviews come on the heels MacBook Air reviews. That's where the similarity ends. Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:00:00 -0500 http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/444224.html Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:08:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/141954 Hands on with Via's new Artigo DIY PC kit, based on the credit-card-size Pico-ITX motherboard form factor. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:30:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/15365 Fans of old-school technology retailing may rejoice: the CompUSA brand may be changing, but it's not going away. As word broke in late 2007 that the venerable computer retailer CompUSA would be closing its remaining retail stores and, essentially, holding a fire sale on anything left on the shelves, some technology enthusiasts rejoices (whoo hoo! Longer lines at Best Buy, Fry's, and Circuit City!) but others lamented the loss of a well-known brand, where you could always go for a motherboard at two in the morning. And stop for some fries nearby.Thanks to a deal with electronics retailer Systemax, CompUSA will not be vanishing altogether. The comp Tue, 08 Jan 2008 13:50:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/141152 Via Technologies says its tiny Mobile ITX motherboard probably won't ship till next year. Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/15267 Computing:Gateway P-170L QS Laptop @ PCMagLG Flatron L206WU Monitor @ PCMagGeForce 8800 GTS 512MB @ ExtremetechAsus EN8800GT 512Mb @ CPU3dAn update on AMD 790FX motherboards@ TechReportECS A770M-A @ techPowerUpSpire Endo Laptop Bag @ Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:27:37 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/140433 The build-your-own-PC kit is based on the company's credit card-sized Pico-ITX motherboard. Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/139725 Our look at AMD's Spider desktop platform reveals impressive technology but disappointing results. Can AMD compete if its high-end chip is slower than a $230 Intel CPU? Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://news.ecoustics.com/bbs/messages/10381/395566.html Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:40:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/137424 Highlights of this year's Intel Developer forum included new 45nm Penryn and Nehalem CPUs, upcoming server and enthusisat motherboards, $200 laptops, and a talk with Gordon Moore. Here's what it all looked like. Sun, 23 Sep 2007 13:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/13983 Computing:Pioneer BDC-2202 BD-ROM Drive @ ExtremeTechKodak EasyShare 5500 @ CnetFujitsu LifeBook E8410 @ CnetHP W2007 @ CnetXFX nForce 680i SLI Motherboard @ PC PerspectiveEvoluent Verticle Mou Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/135332 Sony has developed a prototype motherboard based on the Cell processor, used in the PlayStation 3. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/howto/132784 Overclock your CPU, upgrade your graphics, and swap out your motherboard to give your PC a boost. Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/132809 Prototypes of Via Technologies' tiny Mobile ITX motherboard are already running Windows XP. Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:00:00 -0400