[H]ardNews 12th Edition

Inno3D GF 7800GT:

Pure Overclock has a review of the Inno3D GF 7800GT posted today that you might want to take a gander at. While it doesn’t really have any big marketing gimmicks or stand out features, it is a solid performer with a decent price.

If you must have a factory overclocked card then you’ll have to look elsewhere, but if your looking for a reasonably priced 7800 GT and aren’t afraid to overclock the card yourself then this should be on your short list.

Google Hiring For OpenOffice:

Google is hiring programmers to work on making OpenOffice “better”. Why that is mighty nice of them. Hopefully they can turn OO into a leaner, meaner open source office suite. After the reports last week showing extremely poor performance compared to MS Office, this could be just what OO needs.

Google plans to hire programmers to improve OpenOffice.org, a demonstration of its affinity for open source initiatives and one the company believes also shows sound practical sense. OpenOffice has its roots in Sun Microsystems' StarOffice suite of programs. Five years ago, Sun turned its proprietary software into an open-source project.

FAKT Software Supports AGEIA:

AGEIA™ Technologies, Inc., the pioneer in hardware-accelerated physics for games, today announced that German game developer FAKT Software GmbH will be leveraging the full power of the AGEIA PhysX processor for its upcoming Crazy Machines II. The announcement is the result of an agreement that enables FAKT Software to use the AGEIA PhysX SDK to implement comprehensive physics dynamics in Crazy Machines II. This physics functionality will take on a new, breathtaking dimension for gamers using PCs equipped with the AGEIA PhysX processor.