“Liquid submersion cooling system.” Submersing the components is far more effective than even the highest volume fans because liquid is a far better conductor of heat than air. With the oil that Hardcore uses, the company figures it’s about 10 times more effective than simple air cooling.
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Android is now Open Source
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Level Up has just learned that after long, bruising and politically difficult negotiations, the Entertainment Software Association is preparing to announce tomorrow that E3 2009 will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center during the first week of June–and that for the first time, E3 will officially open its doors to the public at large.
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OpenOffice.org 3.0 was downloaded 3 million times in its first week, with about 80% of the downloads by Windows users, an official with the group said in a blog post on Monday
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There is a certain kind of excitement behind this release as it may be one of the first applications that truly reveal how good modern hardware really is. That is in a stark contrast to Windows 7, which shapes up to be a maintenance release for Vista to clean up the interface, add a few features and correct some mistakes Microsoft made with Vista
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The MPAA thinks that the EFF is being “disingenuous and wrongheaded” in its comments about the MPAA’s lawsuit to stop RealDVD. The organization says that the EFF is living in the past and needs to get with the program when it comes to dealing with copyright infringement. The EFF tells Ars otherwise.
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The MPAA thinks that the EFF is being “disingenuous and wrongheaded” in its comments about the MPAA’s lawsuit to stop RealDVD. The organization says that the EFF is living in the past and needs to get with the program when it comes to dealing with copyright infringement. The EFF tells Ars otherwise.
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Researchers have created an optical network component that they say can encrypt data traveling at 100G bps (bits per second), far outpacing current electronic encryption technologies.
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Sony has updated the terms of service for using your PS3 and the online service it provides. It’s not pretty: Sony can listen to what you’re saying, they own what you make, and they’re not liable if things don’t work.
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Looks like Apple spent a bit too much time on its brick manufacturing process and not enough on key sorting.
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Gabe Newell, managing director of Valve, has made a lot eyebrow-raising comments through the years, more particularly the ones about his stand on console game development. This time, he talks about gamers and publishers. His latest quote can be found at the full article.
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