Lenovo Recalls Batteries In ThinkPad Laptops August 14, 2009
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Lenovo is recalling batteries from its ThinkPad line of laptops, warning users that some batteries may be permanently damaged due to certain errors.
The company is offering free replacements for batteries that do not recharge or suffer from “irreparable damage,” according to Lenovo’s support Web site.
Users need to run a diagnostics tool to see if batteries show any of those symptoms. The tool can be downloaded from Lenovo’s support site. If it indicates the battery is either damaged, shows sudden drops in the fuel gauge or fails to recharge, then the battery may need to be replaced.
Eligibility for a free replacement also depends on the laptop model and specific battery installed. Only a limited number of ThinkPad batteries qualify for a free replacement, the company said on its support site. The recall applies to worldwide customers.
Lenovo did not respond to requests for comment on the cause of the error. However, the company wrote on its support site that this was “not a safety recall and does not pose a safety hazard.” The recall was issued by the company, not by a U.S. government agency.
The U.S. Consumer Safety Protection Commission in June 2007 asked Lenovo to recall about 100,000 ThinkPad batteries that could overheat and cause a fire. Those batteries were manufactured by Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd.
The laptops affected by this issue include the ThinkPad R60, R61, T60, T61, X60, X61 models with battery part numbers 42T4546, 42T4566, 92P1141, 42T4550, 42T4567, 42T4568, 92P1169, 92P1173, 93P5028, 93P5030.
id Software Releases Rage Trailer for Quakecon August 14, 2009
Posted by yzrider344 in computer news, electronic news, Uncategorized.Tags: game, games, gaming, id, quakecon, software, xbox
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Quakecon has shown its face, the trailer video has just been released. This game looks awsome with a classic/modern feel of the game. quakecon is a first person shooter/racing shooter so you get the best of both worlds.
Netscape Founder Helping to Make New web Browser August 14, 2009
Posted by yzrider344 in computer news.Tags: book, browser, face, melt, net, network, Rock, scape, social, web
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Netscape’s original father, Marc Andreessen is making another stab that changing the web market again with the secret development of another web browser.
Andreessen is backing a start up company called RockMelt. Little is known about the company and its products at this time, but the New York Times reports that a now-removed privacy policy on the RockMelt webpage indicated that there would be some link to Facebook.
This leads some to believe that the RockMelt browser would tie in closely with social networks.
dell making a smart phone??? August 14, 2009
Posted by yzrider344 in electronic news.Tags: band, dell, google, msn, new, phone, quad, screen, smart, touch, yahoo
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dell is tryin to get in the game with their new smartphone that has not been released yet. But it looks pretty sleek and thin but now these days all the smart phones are sleek and thin. The only thing dell has above the other phone companies is that they make good computers and they can probly make this phone faster then most.
Some Specs Of The Phone
- Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE class 12
- Size: 68.6cc
- 103g grams weight
- Dimensions: 58 x 122 x 11.7mm
- Display: 3.5″ nHD 640×360 LCD, 18-bit, 262K colors
- OTA capable
- Microsoft Exchange support
- Google, AIM, Yahoo and MSN IM support
- 3 megapixel auto-focus, flash, 8x digital zoom camera with 30fps video shooting mode, built in photo editor
- USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
- A-GPS
- On-screen ,Qwerty keyboard, hardwriting recognition, multi touch UI
MicroSD slot
gaming computer under $700 August 14, 2009
Posted by yzrider344 in computer hardware review/builds.Tags: $700, Amd, computer, gaming, under, vista
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here is a list of items for you to make a really good gaming computer that can play basically every game out there. This is a Amd based system, personally i am an amd fan. They make cheaper processors and are also a little less powerful compared to intel out of the box, But are a better bang for the buck.(bottom For Prices)
first, will start with the processor. i chose a AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Dual Core, which is a perfect processor with 3.10GHZ and a front side bus speed of 2000MHz (4000 MT/s). Also this processor has the capability of unlocking 2 extra cores to make it a quad core processor, and comes with a very easy to use multiplier to over clock the system. I do not suggest over clocking your system until you know what you are doing and how it may react with other parts of your system.
second, is the motherboard which i picked the Gigabyte MA790X-UD4P Motherboard. This motherboard is perfect for low budget gaming computers. Has 4 ram slots so you can run tons of ram. This motherboard also includes on board audio which is perfect for the budget, 8 serial ATA headers for hard drives,optical drives,extra usbs, and external hard drives. It also has 2 pci express 2.0 slots so if you want to run dual video cards you can run it for extra performance. Also includes great raid settings and serial ATA cables for your hard drive and optical drive.
Third, is the hard drive. The Western Digital WD7500AADS Caviar Green Hard Drive 750GB. Giving you tons of run for games,operating systems,music,and software. Also running at a low temperature and low wattage.
Fourth, is the case. The Cooler Master RC-600-KKN1-GP Gladiator 600 Mid Tower Case. This case is perfect, with 5 5.25″ bays for optical drives and 4 3.5″ bays 3 internal for hard drives and 1 external for fan controllers,media card readers,usb, and fire wire. including 1 120mm fan and 1 140mm fan for good cooling but has space for 3 more 140mm fan spaces for even more cooling. And also includes a 600 watt power supply to run everything in this computer your building perfectly.
fifth, is the optical drive that i chose was the Samsung SH-S223B/BEBE DVDRW Drive SATA. Which runs and burns dvds and cds. Also runs these formated DVD+R 22X, DVD+RW 8X, DVD-RW 6X, DVD-RAM 12X, CD-R 48X.
sixth, the video card. The Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 Video Card is the perfect card to match this system with a low price. Has 512mb of Gddr3 memory, with a core clock of 625 MHz and memory clock of 993MHz. Can run at a maximum resolution of 2560×1600 digital and can run dual monitors. Video out put of direct x10.1 in DVI, HDMI, and VGA. And if you have the money to add another can be ran in crossfire cinfiguration at x8 for each card in the pci express 2.o bays.
seventh, the memory. Kingston 1024MB DDR2 800MHz Memory. This memory is cheap, high speed,and is made by a known brand.
Eighth, Finally the operating system, Windows vista 32bit home basic. This os is perfect for its low cost and to use the latest software and games. This can be upgraded to windows 7 if you wanted to spend the extra money.
PRICES
Proccessor: $110
Motherboard: $120
Hard drive: $70
Case/Power Supply: $80
Optical Drive: $30
Video Card: $110
Ram: $17 x 3=$51
Windows: $90
Total: $ 661 (Without Shipping)
