Microsoft said on Tuesday it will release its Halo 3 video game on September 25, a hugely anticipated event that the software giant hopes will help drive sales of its Xbox 360 gaming console. The Continue reading “Microsoft sets launch date for Halo 3”.…more
Satellite television provider DirecTV may test delivering high-speed Internet service through power lines in a major U.S. city in the next year, its chief executive said Monday. DirecTV and others are talking to companies that Continue reading “DirecTV ponders broadband over power lines”.…more
An IBM labor union is calling for a 15-minute work stoppage to protest job cuts at the company. The stoppage is scheduled for Tuesday at 3 p.m. Eastern Time across the U.S. Workers at IBM Continue reading “IBM union calls for work stoppage”.…more
According to DRAMeXchange, DRAM spot prices declined sharply last week, where branded chips fell through the USD 2 level. DDR2 512MB 667MHz slid to USD 1.98, while DDR2 eTT dropped to USD 1.57. In a Continue reading “DRAM oversupply may ease”.…more
AMD today introduced the ATI Radeon HD 2000 series, a top-to-bottom line of ten discrete graphics processors (GPUs) for both desktop and mobile platforms. This family of GPUs delivers The Ultimate Visual Experience through best-in-class Continue reading “AMD Introduces the ATI Radeon HD 2000 series”.…more
AMD today unveiled the upcoming AMD Phenom processor family name and publicly demonstrated the first all-AMD enthusiast platform, codenamed “FASN8.” The industry’s only true quad-core client processors are expected to deliver the ultimate visual experience, Continue reading “AMD Announces Phenom Processor Series”.…more
Samsung Electronics is putting the finishing touches on its DDR3 memory chips ahead of their commercial release later this year. On Monday, Samsung revealed that 21 of its DDR3 memory chips and modules have been Continue reading “Samsung prepping DDR3 memory”.…more
Elpida Memory has received Intel’s validation for its DDR3 main memory based on the G33 chipset (Bearlake) reference platform. The testing validates that Elpida’s DDR3 memory can run on Intel’s reference platform and recognizes the Continue reading “Elpida DDR3 memory receives Intel validation”.…more
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) saw its revenues grow 36.1% on year to reach NT$84.53 billion (US$2.53 billion) in April amid a steady growth in orders for consumer electronics products, according to company spokesman Continue reading “Foxconn revenues jump 36% in April”.…more