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On Monday, Gateway announced the launch of its new high-end desktop PC series, the FX530.  This new pc is intended for users who require large storage capacity and superior system performance as well as hard-core gamers who want an over-clockable system with high-end graphics the company is hoping the new series will appeal to both camps equally this holiday season.

Although Gateway promises the FX530 will be completely customizable, the company said it will be offering three base configurations on its Web site: the FX530XG, FX530XT and FX530XL.
The XG will feature a 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor e6700, while the XT and XL will both house 2.93 GHz Intel Core 2 Extremes x6800.  No quad-cores in this Gateway. But just wait until the Nov. 1 launch of Intel’s “Kentsfield”.

A former Top Gun stunt pilot is set to lead a shuttle mission 320 miles above Earth to rescue the Hubble Space Telescope, one of the greatest scientific instruments ever created.

Reversing a previous ruling that such a voyage would be too dangerous and costly, Michael Griffin, the head of Nasa, has announced that seven astronauts would be sent to repair the $1.5 billion telescope, which has been responsible for solving some of the greatest mysteries of the cosmos.

“While there is an inherent risk in all spaceflight activities, the desire to preserve a truly international asset like the Hubble Space Telescope makes doing this mission the right course of action,” he said.

Seagate has introduced a new hard drive security platform that it hopes will make data loss problems stemming from stolen and misplaced notebooks a thing of the past. It is called DriveTrust, Seagate’s new hard drive security platform offers a combination of hardware-based security along with a programming foundation for security software developers to “lock down digital information at rest.”

Hard drive encryption is nothing new. However, the recent spate of high-profile laptop losses and thefts has highlighted the issue of data security, especially as it pertains to mobile devices. The US Office of Management and Budget recently issued new data security guidelines that addressed the issue of laptop security along with network and database security, recommending that all data on laptops and other mobile devices be encrypted unless it falls into the “nonsensitive” category.