Sandy Bridge will deliver Core i7 performance with 25 percent improved T D P

upcoming Sandy Bridge desktop platform promises to take the TDP significantly down, retaining identical performance in the process.Intel divides the market to few segments and one of the important ones is lifestyle desktop platform. The best of this platform, which unites the small form factor cases and all-in-one PCs, is powered by Core i7 and 5 series of chipsets. Intel tells its partners that these systems can operate at 88W TDP.

Phenom II X6 1090T launches April 27th

AMD’s Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition at 3.2GHz as well as a few other six core CPus are set to launch on April 27th.
Since few countries already have them on sale, this is a process that you cannot stop at this point and with listed price of €279.99 for the top 3.2GHz SKU, AMD probably have a fighting chance against Intel’s top six cores.

This DIY scheme can boost your wireless router's signal.

Tech Radar has an interesting article on how to boost your Wi-Fi's performance by using a 100mm diameter can. The guide stems from this post which offers complete instructions and diagrams on how to set up this can-based WLAN booster. Enthusiasts will simply need ten tools to get this DIY project up and running including a chassis N socket, an RG58 reverse polarity SMA male connector, a soldering iron, a drill, and more.

Is Google scanning home networks for Mac addresses?

What exactly is Google up to? That's the question some may ask based on recent news that the search giant's Street View cars are scanning private WLAN networks. Although there's no word if Google is conducting its invasion of privacy here in the States, German officials have discovered that the automobiles are not only scanning consumer-based networks, but is possibly obtaining users' unique Mac addresses in the process.

Naturally, this has ruffled a few feathers, especially Germany's Federal Commissioner for Data Protection Peter Schaar who said that he's simply "horrified" by the discovery. He's worried about the implications of Google's acquired information, especially when the various pieces of data are connected to identify each individual residing on the Internet.