Happy New Year, BlogBurst Bloggers!

December 31st, 2008 No Comments »

2008 was an incredible year for BlogBurst as our member network grew to record highs, headline impression from publisher placements soared up to  20,000,000 on some days , and we celebrated the launch of our sister product Pluck On Demand to offer extended syndication to our BlogBurst network members.
BlogBurst network members weighed in on some pretty sticky subjects during 2008, and mainstream publishers picked up the posts to offer additional coverage to their readers. Check out some of the hot topics that were featured this year:

Alberto Gonzales Resigns 2008 Academy Awards
Bhutto Assassinations
Fidel Castro Resignation
Gas Prices Skyrocket
Global Markets Tumble
Eliot Spitzer
Hurricane Ike
2008 March Madness
NBA Finals
Super Bowl XLII
O.J. Simpson (Again!)
The “R” Word: Recession
Remembering Paul Newman
Remembering William F. Buckley Jr.
2008 Sundance Film Festival
Toy Recall
TV Writers’ Strike
Wall Street Bailout
Blagojevich Arrested

You blogged through wild fires, hurricanes, snow storms, and election cycles, all while keeping your feeds clean and the f-bombs down to a minimum (with a special kudos to those of you that covered the Blagojevich scandal.)
Editors at BlogBurst would like to wish you a Happy New Year! For everything that you do, we thank you.

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Roundup: Six Core 2 Motherboards Under $100

December 24th, 2008 No Comments »

As Intel’s Core i7 architecture starts moving down from the high-end, value seekers can build high-performance LGA775 systems cheaply. Low-cost motherboards compete for the value crown with added features, performance, and overclocking capabilities.

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Phenom Recycled: Athlon X2 7000-Series

December 16th, 2008 No Comments »

Just a couple of weeks before the introduction of its 45 nm Phenom II, AMD introduces a new dual-core chip. The Athlon X2 7000-series is basically a 65 nm Phenom with two active cores, but with the full L2 and L3 cache memory.

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Does Saving Power Mean Hurting Performance?

December 16th, 2008 No Comments »

Modern processors are capable of switching into power-efficient modes to save power when they’re idle, and an increasing number of motherboards offer dynamic features for the same purpose. Yet, the benefits come at a price.

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Overdrive Overclocking Finals: Day 1 Impressions

December 13th, 2008 No Comments »

The Overdrive Overclocking Championship is all about overclocking Core i7 Extreme 965. Some teams collected results after only two hours, others are still optimizing. Check out our impressions of day 1.

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Overdrive Overclocking Finals: Day 1

December 13th, 2008 No Comments »

The Overdrive Overclocking Championship is all about overclocking Core i7 Extreme 965. Some teams collected results after only two hours, others are still optimizing. Check out our impressions of Day 1.

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Blago Play on USAToday

December 10th, 2008 No Comments »

Oh my! Blagojevich has been a very bad boy. While the Illinois governor makes headlines after being busted for trying to sell Obama’s vacant seat in the Senate, BlogBurst bloggers weigh in on the topic and achieve featured placement on USAToday’s Blogojevich section. Take a look:

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Graphics Boosted: 790GX’s Side-Port Explored

December 9th, 2008 No Comments »

AMD’s 790GX and 780G support onboard memory to help improve the performance of integrated graphics. Is it worth paying a bit extra or is the feature a mere gimmick?

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Efficiency: Core 2 Nukes Atom On The Desktop

November 21st, 2008 No Comments »

Atom is geared for low-cost, low-power netbooks and nettops, while the device is a poor choice for desktop PC applications. We show you why Core 2 is better, and give some guidance on how to pick the best power supply for your low-power application.

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How To: Get A 4 GHz Dual-Core For $120

November 17th, 2008 No Comments »

Intel’s 45 nm Core 2 serious is known to boast substantial overclocking margins, and the entry-level E7200 with 3 MB L2 cache costs less than $120. We’ll show you how to get close to 4 GHz from this little gem.

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