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Research In Motion (RIM) is now suing the hand held maker Samsung, claiming that Samsung's new product named "Blackjack", released earlier last month, is causing lost revenues and misleading consumers into thinking that Blackjack is another product in the Blackberry line. Now at first thought, the names don't seem very …

[URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBfLjqfYKM0"]Oh boy[/URL]. If Kevin Rose, the founder of [URL="http://www.digg.com"]Digg[/URL], is correct, he may soon be facing a lawsuit big enough to cripple a small country. In his podcast, he gets drunk and tells "vague details" of the much rumored iPhone. He starts off by saying, "I have a little bit …

Microsoft just released their iPod killer -- except that it isn't killing the iPod. Although it looks promising, it has had a number of [URL="http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/13/installing-the-zune-sucked/"]negative Zune reviews[/URL]. It may seem like the Zune is a total flop, after all, "it's from MS". But no, I don't think that is the …

The much vaunted, overly hyped and hugely anticipated Apple iPhone, a handset merging mobile phone and iPod into one unit, looked like being a step closer to reality when a French magazine featured a ‘leaked’ image of the thing on its front cover. Unsurprisingly, this was picked up by [URL="http://www.pdafrance.com/news/2006-09-12/id7496/iPhone-ou-Macphone-sur-20minutes-ce-matin/"]PDA …

Some press releases grab your attention for all the wrong reasons, although from the PR perspective if it has grabbed my attention it has obviously worked. One such scurried across my desktop the other day: [URL="http://www.logitech.com"]Logitech [/URL]rolls out its coolest mouse ever, the headline proclaimed. Oh crikey, thought I, here …

Although most news circulating around the web about the deffective batteries has to do with Dell or Apple (including one airline not allowing Dell laptops which im sure Dell's PR is very happy about) the company that stands to loose the most seems to be Sony. They are the ones …

Recently one of the most talked about things is this Apple Wifi hack that was demonstrated by a group called SecureWorks at one of the largest security conferences, Defcon. [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chtQ1bcHLZQ&mode=related&search="]Here is a link[/URL] to the video so you guys can watch the video yourselves. Now Here is a link to …

After formatting four times, a Maxtor diamondmax 9 6Y080MO using MSI-PM8M2-V motherboard with a celeron D 2.93, the hard drive is not recgonized to reinstall XP home. What can be done for Windows to see the HD. Here's another problem: I have two 6Y080MO HD's. I have one running on …

I have two acer mother boads and one which i dont know its type if i put them in power the fan runs well but there is no dispaly at all what should i do i thin i need some technical advise than you

Hello, I just bought 2 samsung 512mb ram (pc2100, sodimm) on ebay but when i received the rams it doesn't say anywhere that they are samsung rams. So when i asked the seller he says that if i didn't receive samsung rams then it means that it's stock was over …

I had a power outage and my computer powers on but does not have any display on the screen aqnd the mouse and keyboard keeps on blinking. Any help

My PC has the following problem: When you press the power on button, the fans start spinning, led is on but there in nothing on the monitor. No beep from the motherboard, nothing... It just remains in that state. No matter how many times I reset it has no effect... …

Hello, I want to upgrade my old PC by adding more RAM (256 or 521). The problem is that I'm newb at hardware and stuff. I know there are many types of RAMs DDR, DDR2 and what not so which type should I buy? Also, I currently have single chip …

My laptop (Dell Inspiron 600 m / Windows XP) gets very hot (except the battery portion). Till a few months back, the fan would start running within an hour of switching on. However, I haven't heard the fan sound (or noise) for months. Is there a way (software trigger etc …

A few weeks ago I had a lady bring in her new HP and her old, dead, giant desktop. She was obviously a heavy smoker, as EVERYTHING was covered in not just dust...but solid dirt. Like it was carpeted. I switched her data to the new computer, she left me …

My problem is a bit long (really sorry). I have two identical systems with the same motherboard (Asus A7V8X-MX SE) and two identical Pinnacle PCTV-Stereo TV-Tuner Cards (My brother uses one system). Everything worked well for some days. Then suddenly the TV-Tuner of my Bro's PC stopped working (nothing comes …

Ok so what ive done was back up all my files that i want to keep on a second hard drive so i could install another windows. all worked fine, installed windows everything working fine until i go to put the other hard drive in thats got all my stuff …

Help! I have a similar problem. I have a P4 3.0mhz and a Asus P4C800E-deluxe and 1 gig corsair I think. Anyway, I've used this same computer for a couple years and it's worked fine. But recently it started randomly shutting off - like I unplugged it. Then when it …

Hey guys, I got a DV9000 that is giving me a headache!! I hope there is a guru here that can help me work through this. The laptop was working fine, then one day I turned it on and it booted right before Windows and it said "No Operating System …

I can not install drivers for all the controllers that are under the heading: (Other devices) Ethernet Controller,Multimedia Audio Controller, PCI Device, Universal Serial Bus USB Controller, Video Controller (VGA Compatible) The Computer: Fujitsu Siemens Product: SCENIC P300 i845GE Model: M12W-D1521 System No.: S26361-K668-V111 Part No.: ABN:K668-V111-2487 Serial No. YBEM110388 …

Hey, guys. After switching on my computer this morning I noticed a problem with my display. The image is blurred and the colors have odd, discolored outlines. Here's a screenshot: [url]http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/1526/97918483.jpg[/url] I've tried altering the resolution, disabling hardware acceleration, updating my video card's drivers and adjusting various contrast and brightness …

I previously used a recording feature with SB Live 24bit--choice of input, showed levels while recording, links to other SB features like EAX console, device control etc. After a reinstall I can't find that recording feature. Any suggestions?

my daewoo pc dont display anything on the monitor. But the system seems to work fine.

Hi everyone, My brother bought me a external harddisk 1TB, company called buffalo in japan. Now he came to india. We used that harddisk for one year. last week that harddisk doesn't display its drive and that was in FAT32. We open the external case and connected that hardisk directly …

Hi A couple of days ago, my hard drive completely died. I didn't back up my work files, and would like to get them back. Is there any way I can get them back? The hard drive is absoluetely unrecognized. The SATA cables are in perfectly but the hard drive …

Hi there, I've just purchased a barebones Shuttle PC (+components) and will be building it soon. However, I read a review that suggested the power supply provided (250w) was quite low. I was under the assumption that small form factor PCs can run with less power consumption than a standard …

the monitor doesn't display anything, but the CPU and the monitor power on very well. so please help me, i tried to remove ram for sometime and put it back thats when it worked and after switching it off and on again it does the same problem,then i removed motherboard …

I have encounter the same problem lately. I have put a RAM w/o turning off the Unit. then the Unit get Hanged up. and when i turn on the processors fan turn on then turns off and on again... but theres no display. Help Pls.

Hello all on Daniweb I have come to ask is my mobo dead I have a fair knowledge on pc building but this is just tearin me up ...the other day I decided to build a new pc out of parts that I have in the cupboard , namely , …

I have a 2 gig Kingston USB Data Traveler. My computer will assign 2 drives when you insert into the USB port, and when you try to access the flash it will say "Please Insert Disk." This will show up in other computers. I did get it to show one …

I have a laptop and it is giving some problem. Whenever I start the computer, it booted up to "Press F2 to go to Setup" and freeze thereafter. How can I remedy the problem?

i have a hp pavillion a1000. it had always worked fine until one day i powered it on and the button stuck in and it promptly powered off again. i have since fixed the button but when i power on the light on the button stayed orange instead of turning …

i have an intel based mother board 945 gccr (essential series) & i want to purchase a graphic card ................... (nvdia gforce8600gts and 8600gt,8500gt,8400gs) i think these cards are best....... (but these cards supports sli technology and i heard that in (sli technology) needs two slotes of pcie 16 x …

Hi All I need some tips on how to fix my PC. the problem is whenever i turn my computer on my monitor keep saying "no signal" but the system is on. i mean fan is running and everything looks running also. but monitor keep saying "no signal error" can …

I am desperate. And stubborn. So when I found a gutted Presario desktop at our dump, I jumped for it. Normally, I just don't bring home used electronics, but a gleaming 2.5 Ghz Celeron caught my eye. I ran home and turned it on. Or tried. Computers are not meant …

pressing power, my psu fires up, and the fans start on my cpu and my video card. i get power to my hard drive and optical. but nothing happens. no post, no boot. also, no power to USB or PS2 while in this state. fans spin, drives initiate, but nothing …

hi, i just installed a new motherboard GA-G31M-ES2L. 1. I can't hear any beeps coming from the motherboard speakers. I didn't see a wire called "speakers", but I do have a wire called "spkout l" and "spkout r" which i connected to the Front Panel Audio pins. 2. After clicking …

I hooked my old HP 693C up to my computer (also have a HP Photosmart printer). The 693 will print in black & white, but won't print in color. Have checked the HP site and downloaded and installed the correct driver. HP no longer supports the 693 on their site. …

I have a AMD Athlon 64 3500+ in a DFI's LANParty UT NF4 SLI-DR mother board with 991461 DDR EM3200 3-3-3-8 2x1GB ram and a nvidia 9800 gt with a seagate 500 Gbyte hard drive but the thing wont show on the screen. The fans all spin the lights flash …

Hello.. I am facing a strange problem in my PC lately. The "My Computer" simply stopped showing "DVD Drive"...... So I checked Device Manager..... There it is showing " ! " symbol with the Dvd Drive. I felt it must be some Driver issue, so tried updating it, but had …

Hello all, It seems my parent's Dell Dimension E310 likes to randomly loose drivers. Neither of the two Cd/ DVD drives are even in existence in the device manager, the computer couldn't recognized a kingston thumb drive until I manually went in and installed the driver... it keeps loosing and …

I have this problem. my friends unit has no display and power led is blinking and fan turns on then off and turns again... but no display... whats the prob? can u pls help me?

Hi I was on my computer Keyboard that has the roundplug in to the back then my kitten jump on and I threw him off (no I didn't hurt him) it made a weird beeping when ever I tried to type so I turned off my computer took it out, …

I have a Lexmark X5470. It works great, and I'm very happy with it. However, something very strange happens every now and then when the power is off. At any given time, the printer will start up on its own for about 30 seconds, making the sounds of the cartridge …

I have a older Dell Latitude that won't recognize the hard drive. When I run diagnostics, I get the following: Start DST Short Test Test Results: Fail Error Code: 1000-0141 Message: No Drive Detected

hi i'm a newbie so i hope i can get this right ... i've just bought a new motherboard to replace my old one i've moved all my bit's and bobs to the new motherboard and attached the cpu , graphic card , atx cables and memory , dvd drive, …

i am using lcd Monitor .My sound card is not working.Kindly let me know the idea.Any help would be highly appreciated.

Recently bought a new PC Motherboard= MSI 770-c45 VGA= ATI RARDEON HD4870 PROCCESSOR= AMD PHENOM2 X4 2.6 GHZ QUADCORE 6 M CASH RAM= 4G KINGSTONE HARD DISK= 500G POWER SUPPLY= 500W But i just keep getting BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH every time i do anything !! Even if the pc …

Hi, helpers: I have a Sony Vaio laptop running XP Pro and the Fn key has stopped running functions with the F-keys. It must be still working since it will toggle the scroll lock but it will not bring up the other functions like sound on/off, sound level, brightness, and …

i'm going to overclock my Intel Core Duo 3.0, apparently you can get it to 3.6 without breaking a sweat. i already have five fans running and its well ventilated but i need some settings for the BIOS, the motherboard is a ASUS P5Q-E, i'm running windows XP Pro, SP3, …