Sebastian PopSoftpedia editor profile and review archive

I am not one to go to great lengths to build some sophisticated characterization. There really is nothing overly incredible to report about my life (really! I am not saying it just to reorient your attention from the awesome stuff). Suffice to say, I am a 24 year-old guy with a better than average grasp of English who can type fast and avoids typos most of the time.

I've been with Softpedia for over two years now, during which I got to see a lot of things happen, particularly on the technological side of the worldwide industry, since that's my focus here. If someone asked me for my favorite sort of news, I'd say it's when someone comes up with something either really unusual, like a robotic roach for instance, or when something really revolutionary gets invented, like a super chip or means to capture solar energy.

What I don't much fancy are bits about patent litigations. Seriously, you can patent anything, so when I see global intellectual property fights over, I don't know, whether or not icons have rounded edges, my face gets very closely familiar with either my palm or the surface of my desk.

And only the second part of that was hyperbole... mostly.

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Super-Speed CompactFlash and SDHC Introduced by Team Group

The memory cards have a Class 10 rating and are backed by a lifetime warranty
by Sebastian Pop, December 5th, 2009
 

Nook Shipment Delayed Yet Again, Barnes and Noble Swamped with Work

Although Barnes and Noble announced plans for Nook in-store availability starting Monday, it was forced to change plans on Friday due to continued pre-orders
by Sebastian Pop, December 5th, 2009
UK Newcomer UMPC PsiXpda Has 3G and Runs Windows XP

UK Newcomer UMPC PsiXpda Has 3G and Runs Windows XP

by Sebastian Pop, December 5th, 2009
The gadget is a high-end UMPC, which, unlike most such products, will ship worldwide
 

Intel's Larrabee Standalone Graphics Chip Delayed Yet Again

After being repeatedly delayed since 2008, the graphics chip from Intel is still behind schedule
by Sebastian Pop, December 5th, 2009
 

Clarkdale Gets GPGPU Support

Video encoding will be achieved through task distribution among ten graphics engines
by Sebastian Pop, December 5th, 2009
 

Kodak Sells OLED Business to LG, Both Enter Cross-Patent Agreement

Kodak will tighten its investment focus and both it and LG will have access to each other's patent portfolios
by Sebastian Pop, December 4th, 2009
 

Dell Loses PC-Shipment Race, Second Place in PC Market Taken by Acer

Acer becomes the first Asian computer maker to rank so high in quarterly results
by Sebastian Pop, December 4th, 2009
 

MSI Video Card Sets Record for Highest 3D Mark Vantage Score

Famous overclocker “Deanzo” from New Zealand pushes the clock of the MSI R5870-PM2D1G to 1380MHz
by Sebastian Pop, December 4th, 2009
Thermalright Makes Spitfire Chill VGA Cards

Thermalright Makes Spitfire Chill VGA Cards

by Sebastian Pop, December 4th, 2009
The Spitfire has 6mm heatpipes and pure copper base plated with nickel and works on both ATI and NVIDIA high-end cards
 

PIC Microcontrollers with nanoWatt XLP from Microchip Win Three Global Honors

Microchip's PIC microcontrollers gain preeminence in the field of power efficiency
by Sebastian Pop, December 4th, 2009
 

1Gb XDR DRAM to Be Developed by Samsung

The Rambus-developed memory standard will be more widely available on computing and consumer electronics applications
by Sebastian Pop, December 4th, 2009
Acer to Release DirectX 11-Capable Gaming Notebook

Acer to Release DirectX 11-Capable Gaming Notebook

by Sebastian Pop, December 4th, 2009
The laptop has top-end performance capabilities rivaling those of power-house desktops
 

TSMC 40nm Yields Only at 50%, NVIDIA and ATI Shortage Lasts Through Q1 2010

Although the 40nm process should have matured by now, being more than a year old, TSMC yields are still too low
by Sebastian Pop, December 4th, 2009
 
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