OWC Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G 480GB SSD Upgrade for MacBook Air

OWC released a SandForce SF-2281 based 2011 MacBook Air SSD upgrade earlier this year in 120GB and 240GB capacities (the Mercury Aura Pro Express 6G). Using Hynix 2x-nm NAND (64GB packages with 8GB die) OWC is now shipping a 480GB version for $1149. If you need a ton of capacity for your MacBook Air, this is really the only solution. 

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American Express To Release An API For Digital Wallet Platform Serve; Focuses On Data And Personalization

Over the past year, American Express has been making several key payments partnerships with technology companies and launched its take on the digital wallet, Serve. Serve integrates a variety of payment options into a single account that can be funded from a bank account, debit, credit or charge card. The company has also landed a number of lucrative carrier partner deals for Serve. Separate from Serve, American Express' recent partnerships in the payments space include Foursquare, Facebook and even Zynga for personalized deals. We sat down recently with Harshul Sanghi, American Express' new VP of Enterprise Growth Group to chat about Serve, the digital wallet and how the company plans to dominate the payments space.Sanghi, who was formerly the Managing Director of North American venture activities for Motorola, joined AmEx in September. His focus is on further developing the Serve brand and forming these partnerships that help expand the card member base into new segments.]]>

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Zero-Day Vulnerability On American Express Website Now Closed

American Express say it shut down the webpage that left a portion of its website open for anyone to access in what's being a called a zero-day security vulnerability, the company says in statement. The security issue was first discovered by developer Niklas Femerstrand, who attempted to reach out to American Express via Twitter in the hopes of being pointed to an email address he could use to send the company further details regarding the issue.The seemingly confused Twitter rep asked him whether he was an Amex cardholder and offered him a phone number to call, despite his objections to contacting Amex via phone, fax or physical mail. In frustration, Femerstrand published the details to his blog instead.]]>

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NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Overclocked Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDCP, OEM, Video Card

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Overclocked Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDCP, OEM, Video Card

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Overclocked Edition Video Card PCIe 2.0
Redefine your gaming reality with the NVIDIA GeForce® 8800 GT Overclocked Edition 512MB PCI Express 2.0 graphics card featuring the world's first DirectX® 10 GPU and a powerful unified architecture that delivers an incredibly true-to-life gaming experience. Power through games at record speeds and charge through game maps with vividly realistic, sun-up to sun-down HDR lighting effects while steering clear of mind-blowing physics effects such as explosions, fire, and smoke. And when you're not destroying the enemy, relax watching your favorite movies with NVIDIA PureVideo™ HD technology.

Specifications

GPU/VPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

RAMDAC: Dual 400 MHz

Fill Rate per Second: 33.6 Billion pixels

Additional Features: Vista Ready
HDCP Enabled
HDTV Ready
SLI Ready
OpenGL 2.0
DirectX 10
PCI Express 2.0

Maximum Resolution: 2560 x 1600 (Digital)

Video Memory: 512MB

Memory Type: DDR3

Core Clock: 600 MHz

Memory Bus: 256-bit

Memory Clock: 2000 MHz

Memory Bandwidth: 57.6GB/sec.

Interface Type: PCI Express 2.0

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Interface Speed: 16x

Connector(s): Dual DVI (Dual Link)
HDTV/S-Video

Multiple Monitors Support: Yes



Detailed Features

A Closer Look


NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Overclocked Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDCP, OEM, Video Card

Features
NVIDIA® unified architecture with GigaThread™ technology
Full Microsoft® DirectX® 10 Shader Model 4.0 support
NVIDIA® SLI™-Ready
16x full-screen anti-aliasing
True 128-bit floating point high dynamic-range (HDR) lighting
NVIDIA Quantum Effects™ physics processing technology
Two dual-link DVI outputs support two 2560x1600 resolution displays
NVIDIA® PureVideo™ technology
PCI Express® 2.0 support
OpenGL® 2.0 support
Built for Microsoft® Windows Vista™
NVIDIA ForceWare® Unified Driver Architecture (UDA)

Minimum System Requirements
1GB of system memory
CD-ROM drive
50MB of available hard disk drive space for basic driver installation
Microsoft Windows XP operating system
PCI Express-compliant motherboard with one vacant PCI Express x16 slot
450W PCI Express-compliant system power supply with a combined 12V current rating of 30A or more.

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Overclocked Video Card - 512MB DDR3, PCI Express 2.0, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV, HDCP, OEM, Video Card

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nVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB PCI Express Video Card (HDCP Support)

nVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB PCI Express Video Card (HDCP Support)

Redefine reality with this nVIDIA SLI-ready GeForce 8800 graphics processing unit (GPUs). The world’s first DX10 GPUs features a unified architecture and unprecedented levels of graphics performance and realism. The 8800 GTS is built for Microsoft Windows Vista and features nVIDIA unified architecture with GigaThread™ technology, full Microsoft DirectX 10 Shader Model 4.0 support, 16x full-screen anti-aliasing, true 128-bit floating point high dynamic-range (HDR) lighting, nVIDIA nView Multi-Display technology, nVIDIA Quantum Effects physics processing technology, two dual-link DVI outputs support two 2560x1600 resolution displays, nVIDIA PureVideo HD technology, PCI Express support, OpenGL 2.0 support, and nVIDIA ForceWare Unified Driver Architecture (UDA).

Product Specifications
Features & Functions
Multiple Monitors Support Yes
Memory
RAM (installed) 640 MB
Video
Video RAM (installed) 640 MB
Video Output Type Dual DVI
External Resolution (maximum) 2560 x 1600
Video Output Type HDTV
Video Slot Type PCI Express
Video Output Type S-Video
Compatibility Notes Bus Technology: PCI Express
Memory Amount: 640 MB
Memory Interface: 320-bit
Memory Bandwidth (GB / sec:) 64
Fill Rate (billion pixels / sec.): 24
Stream Processors: 96
Shader Clock: 1200MHz
Core Clock: 500MHz
nVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB PCI Express Video Card (HDCP Support)
Memory Frequency (effective): 1.6GHz
Contents Video card, documentation
Returns Policy This product is subject to our return policy. Please see our complete return policy for details.
System Requirements Intel Pentium III, AMD Duron or Athlon class processor or higher;
256MB system RAM;
A minimum 400W system power supply (with 12V current rating of 26A);
A PCI Express compliant motherboard with one x16 graphics slot;
1 6-pin supplementary power connectors;
50MB of available hard disk space;
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive;
Microsoft Windows 2000, XP;
VGA or DVI-I compatible monitor.

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