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Hitachi and MasterCard to Set Up Smart Card Venture
Hitachi Ltd. said on Friday that it would set up a joint venture this month with MasterCard International Inc., Australia's Keycorp Ltd. and a U.S. venture capital firm to promote advanced smart cards. The venture will promote cards based on a multi-application operating system called Multos.
Smart cards have built-in microprocessors and memory for identification or financial transactions. They offer greater functionality and are generally more secure than conventional cards that use magnetic strips. The venture will promote cards based on a multi-application operating system called Multos, which can add various functions such as biometric user identification to conventional cards. Hitachi aims for its smart card-related business, such as equipment to read and write data on the cards, to total 80 billion yen in three years to March 2009.
Posted by | Sat, Nov 26, 2005 - 10:31 AM
Intel adds i946 chipset to Roadmaps
Intel has added the 946 series, recognized as a follow-up to its 915-chipset family for the entry-level segment, to its Broadwater product line that originally included just the 965 series, according to sources in the Taiwan motherboard industry.
Intel is scheduled to launch the 946-chipset family in conjunction with the ICH7 southbridge in the second quarter of 2006, the same time when the 965 series bundled with the ICH8 will also hit the market, indicated the sources. The full-line of Broadwater chipsets will be built using 90nm process technology and are aimed at pushing forward migration to DDR2 memory and dual-core CPU architecture, the sources noted.
Posted by | Fri, Nov 25, 2005 - 09:09 AM
Man accused of stealing $200,000 worth of Legos
Have you ever bought Lego's from bricklink.com? One of the top sellers has been caught switching bar codes on Lego boxes before buying them. By replacing an expensive one with a cheaper label William Swanberg was able to make a pretty penny by selling them for more on his internet site, which has sold more than $600,000 in Lego's.
Agents had to use a 20-foot truck to cart away the evidence from a suspect's house -- mountains of Lego bricks. William Swanberg, 40, of Reno, Nevada, is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of the colorful plastic building blocks. Swanberg was indicted by a grand jury in Hillsboro, a Portland suburb, which charged him with stealing Lego sets from Target stores. Target estimates Swanberg stole up to $200,000 worth of the brick sets pilfered from their stores in Oregon, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and California. The Legos were resold on the Internet, officials said.
Posted by | Fri, Nov 25, 2005 - 08:54 AM
Chinese Use Korean Registration Numbers to Gain Internet Usage
An alarming number of Chinese Internet users are using Korea's resident registration numbers they illegally obtained to enjoy services offered by Web hosting services from Korean companies. Can't say I blame the Chinese users on this one, but it is illegal in the end.
The Korea Information Security Agency (KISA) Tuesday said the government-sponsored institute learned Chinese users have signed up for five Web hosting firms here with stolen Korean registration numbers. "We have confirmed some Chinese sites provide information on obtaining resident registration numbers of Koreans. But we cannot crack down on them since they are overseas sites," KISA official Kim Min-seob said. "The leakage and usage of resident card numbers used for Web hosting services would not cause instant damage. But it is a clear case of identity theft and we need to come up with measures to tackle it," Kim added.
Posted by | Thu, Nov 24, 2005 - 11:01 PM
Chinese cell-phone use grows to over 380 million strong
America has nothing on China and their cell phone users according to a Chinese government report. China currently has more than 383 million mobile phone users and that is small percentage of the total population!
China's population of mobile-phone users, already the world's biggest, has grown to 383 million, according to a government report. The total at the end of October represents a 14 percent increase since the start of the year, the official Xinhua News Agency said Wednesday, citing the Ministry of Information Industry. There are 29 mobile-phone users for every 100 Chinese, compared with 27 fixed-line accounts per 100 people, the report said.
Posted by | Thu, Nov 24, 2005 - 10:56 PM
Rumor: Microsoft Xbox 360's Keep Crashing on Consumers
Are you one of the lucky ones to get the Xbox 360 only to have your system crash during game play? Rumors are floating around the internet of gamers having their console crash during Perfect Dark Zero, Project Gotham Racing and Need for Speed. Are you having system crashes? If so, send Legit Reviews and e-mail and let us know!
The reports suggest that the Xbox 360s are falling victim to a variety of errors rather than the crashes being caused by the same glitch. The scattered reports make it hard to gauge how widespread the problems are. Microsoft spokeswoman Molly O'Donnell would not detail how many reports the company had received but did say the calls involved a "very, very small fraction" of all the consoles sold. The volume of calls was in line with Microsoft predictions, she said. "With any launch of this magnitude, you're bound to see something happening," she said.
Posted by | Thu, Nov 24, 2005 - 10:44 PM
MSI Ready To Launch 14 inch widescreen notebook: S425
Micro-Star International (MSI) has recently introduced a 14-inch widescreen notebook, the S425, with availability in Taiwan slated for early December. This notebook features the GeForce GO 6200 graphics card for better than integrated graphics performance. Should be interesting to see if the MSI S425 makes it to the DIY whitebook notebook market.
The MSI S425 supports the Intel Centrino platform, which includes the 90nm Pentium M CPU series and 915PM chipset, according to the company. With 802.11a/b/g wireless connectivity, the notebook can deliver connection speeds of 54/11Mbps, said MSI, adding that the Nvidia GeForce Go 6200 graphics card with TurboCache technology can allow users to enjoy up to 128MB in video memory.
Posted by | Thu, Nov 24, 2005 - 09:05 PM
Transcend introduces USB flash drive with integrated digital camera
Talk about compact technology! Transcend Information has managed to integrate a Digital Still Camera and a lithium battery that can be charged by the USB port of a PC into a flash drive. Sounds like a great stocking stuffer at $46 USD!
Transcend Information has introduced a USB flash disk drive with an integrated VGA digital still camera (DSC). The JetFlash DSC is designed to enable users to take digital photos without the inconvenience of needing a USB cable or card reader to connect to a PC, according to the company. Equipped with a 0.25-inch CMOS image sensor, the JetFlash stores pictures in a 640×480 JPG file (VGA), sized at 55KB. Once the pictures are transferred to a PC, the bundled software can be used to edit or enhance the photos. The USB flash disk drive also includes a built-in rechargeable lithium battery that is recharged via the USB port. The JetFlash is USB 1.1 compliant and does not require any additional drivers for installation (except for Windows 98).
Posted by | Wed, Nov 23, 2005 - 10:40 AM
Gamers Demand More XBox 360's
Widespread shortages of the Xbox 360 have left many gamers unable to secure a system. Many American electronics stores sold out of the coveted console on the first day it went on sale and many who queued overnight were left empty handed. My local store had only 36 Xbox 360's the night they went on sale!
Microsoft's next generation console officially went on sale at midnight on 22 November but many who queued to make sure of grabbing the gadget did not manage to buy one. Some stores were reportedly allocated less than fifty of the consoles. The websites of Amazon, Circuit City, Best Buy and Wal-Mart all listed the console as sold out. Microsoft is selling the Xbox 360 in two bundles but few gamers seemed happy to settle for the cheaper version of the unit that does not have a 20 GB hard drive.
Posted by | Wed, Nov 23, 2005 - 08:17 AM
Fatal1ty Wins First CPL World Tour Grand Final
Hats off to Fatal1ty (Johnathan Wendel) for winning the big $150,000 purse at the CPL World Tour Grand Final in New York. I've personally known Johnathan for a number of years and know how that this win means a lot due to the purse size and that it was against Vo0 (Sander Kaasjager). I guess the next time I see Fatal1ty he's buying me a pint!
A video game master from Kansas City, Missouri, won a $150,000 prize on Tuesday by besting a rival in the Cyberathlete Professional League World Tour Grand Finals. Johnathan Wendel, 24, who goes by the name "Fatal1ty" in the world of multiplayer games, beat Sander Kaasjager, a player from the Netherlands known as "fnatic.Vo0," for the competition's top prize.
Posted by | Wed, Nov 23, 2005 - 08:05 AM
Antec Tries, But Can't Confirm Anandtech's Claims
Antec sent us an e-mail giving us some details as to what is going on with the whole Antec/Tyan/Anandtech Power Supply issue in hopes of making things right. It seems that Antec is asking Anandtech to give up their source at Monarch or they want the article retracted since it is unfounded without a source. We got brought into this because we update the news daily and companies keep tab of our news page! Looks like we are doing something right!
We have some strong issues with the unsupported claims in your article. Our sources at Monarch, including their Technical Support Manager, do not know whom you got this information from, nor can they provide us with corroborating data. Further testing done directly between Antec and Tyan showed the following: The S2882 has been phased out, but Tyan tested other motherboards with TP2-550EPS12V and both 12V rail reading were around 12.03V and 11.97V. They ran 100% burn in test and SST test at the same time. Both CPUs consumed 14A during the burn in test. But neither 12V rail dropped below 11.9V, and no faults were seen.
Posted by | Tue, Nov 22, 2005 - 04:49 PM
Compatibility issue with Tyan boards & Antec PSU's
Some news for people looking to build a dual-Opteron server using a Tyan motherboard: certain models of Tyan motherboards are not compatible with Antec TruePower II EPS PSU's. A voltage fluctuation on the 12v+ rail is causing major problems for the board.
For those who are currently in the market for dual Opteron boards and are preferring products manufactured by Tyan, be sure to carefully pick power supplies with some research before purchase. We have been advised that certain Antec power supplies are having issues with the following motherboards from Tyan:
- Thunder K8S Pro (S2882)
- Thunder K8SD Pro (S2882-D)
- Thunder K8W (S2885)
- Thunder K8WE (S2895)
All the above boards are based on AMD's 8000 series chipsets except the Thunder K8WE (S2895) which uses NVIDIA's nForce Professional 2200 and 2050 south bridges. The issues that are affecting the above motherboards have to do with a power fluctuation on the 12V rail that seems to be occurring only with Antec True Power 2 EPS power supplies. The units do not appear to be delivering consistent power -- often dropping to as low as 11.3V on the 12V rail.
Posted by | Tue, Nov 22, 2005 - 11:20 AM
Contract-manufacturing relationship between HP and Asustek to expand
There's good news for those out there who like Asus' line of slim notebooks: PC-manufacturing giant HP is taking Asus on as their key producer of slim-profile notebooks. This is a good thing, considering you'll at least know you have a quality product in Asus.
Asustek Computer will produce the majority of Hewlett-Packard?s (HP) slim-profile notebook models to be introduced specifically to the Asia-Pacific market, according to the Chinese-language Commercial Times today, noting that Asustek is expected to expand its contract relationship with HP from supplying the regional market to the worldwide market. Asustek began shipments of HP?s Compaq Presario B2800 series in early November, with availability in China starting from last week and Taiwan later this month, the paper indicated. The 14.1-inch notebook model has a built-in discrete graphics card and weighs less than 2kg, with a suggested retail price of 13,000 yuan (US$1,610) in China, the paper added. Asustek declined to comment on the report, citing customer confidentiality. A September 26 report stated that HP?s notebook contract makers included Arima Computer, Compal Electronics, Foxconn Electronics (the registered trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry), Inventec, Quanta Computer, and Wistron.
Posted by | Tue, Nov 22, 2005 - 11:11 AM
Intel Releases the i975X Express Chipset
Intel is at the The CPL World Tour Grand Finals in New York and just sent us a press release stating that the gamers are excited to play on the new Intel 975X Express chipset-based platform. Many review sites don't have their Intel 975X samples yet and retail boards are no where to be seen, so this is an interesting press release from Intel. Give us your thoughts in our free forums.
Just released, the Intel 975X Express chipset platform provides a high-performance, customizable gaming experience. For the enthusiast, the Intel 975X Express chipset platform offers dual graphics capability ? allowing two graphics cards to power a game simultaneously ? for the most demanding games and gamers. This platform will be available soon from various manufacturers...
Posted by | Tue, Nov 22, 2005 - 09:09 AM
Tuesday Reviews from Around the Web
Today, The Tech Report gives a preview of VIA's K8T900 chipset. Find this article, along with reviews of the New XBox 360 by visiting the Legit Forums!
At long last, VIA says it's ready to fight back in earnest, and the chipset maker has enlisted the help of its sister company, S3 graphics, in making its push. The new K8T900 north bridge features a more robust PCI Express implementation that can divvy up its PCI Express lanes into two set of eight for better multi-GPU support, and it's paired up with the long-awaited VT8251 south bridge, sporting a full slate of next-gen I/O capabilities. Alongside this new chipset comes a new GPU family, the Chrome S20 series, ready to fire in a double-barreled GPU configuration known as MultiChrome.
Posted by | Tue, Nov 22, 2005 - 08:47 AM
Monday Reviews from Around the Web
The Tech Report has something to say about Asus' A8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard. Find out what the scoop is and browse other reviews from around the web by visiting the Legit Forums!
Asus' A8N32-SLI Deluxe is the first nForce4 SLI X16-based Athlon 64 motherboard to hit the market, and it's more than just a simple refresh of Asus' nForce4 SLI design. The A8N32-SLI is equipped with a swanky new heat pipe cooler that keeps its VRMs and chipset cool without making a sound. It's also loaded with extra peripherals and eight-phase power. Oh, and it overclocks like mad, too. Read on for more on NVIDIA's nForce4 SLI X16 chipset and Asus' excellent implementation in the A8N32-SLI Deluxe.
Posted by | Mon, Nov 21, 2005 - 10:47 AM
Roughly 5 million new AIDS cases in 2005
Almost 5 million people were infected by HIV globally in 2005, the highest jump since the first reported case in 1981 and taking the number living with the virus to a record 40.3 million, the United Nations said on Monday. Those who think AIDS is under control need to think again and need to read this article.
More than 3.1 million people have died this year from AIDS, including 570,000 children -- far more than the toll from all natural disasters since last December?s tsunami. Southern Africa, including South Africa -- which has the world?s most cases at more than 5.1 million -- continues to be worst-hit. Saying nine out of 10 people in developing countries do not know their HIV status, UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot called for an unprecedented response to the global AIDS crisis.
Posted by | Mon, Nov 21, 2005 - 08:26 AM
Intel & Micron To Launch Joint NAND Flash Venture
Intel and Micron Technology are launching a joint venture to produce NAND flash memory, with Apple Computer prepaying $500 million to secure its place in line for the popular technology, the companies said Monday. Big news for both Intel and Micron here!
Intel will own 49 percent of the new company, IM Flash Technologies, with the remaining controlling stake held by Micron. Intel and Micron will each initially contribute $1.2 billion to building plants in Idaho, Utah and Virginia, with plans to add another $1.4 billion each over the next three years. The joint venture is expected to be finalized by the end of the year. Apple plans to prepay $500 million to Intel and Micron as part of its $1.25 billion commitment to prepay for NAND flash memory to five chipmakers. The other three chipmakers are Hynix Semiconductor, Samsung Electronics and Toshiba. This prepayment over the next three months will translate into securing NAND memory through 2010, Apple said Monday.
Posted by | Mon, Nov 21, 2005 - 07:57 AM
Google Downplays Gmail Security Fix
Google Inc. has quietly patched a security bug in its Gmail service, but the company is downplaying the severity of the risk to its users. I'm glad to see that is was patched and that Google is keeping on top of coding issues. The site Elhacker.net goes into great details on the flaw and can be visited by clicking the link below.
Google confirmed that it made "modifications" to Gmail to cover an attack vector that allowed malicious hackers to take complete control of a victim's Gmail account. The company's confirmation followed the blow-by-blow public disclosure of the bug on the elhacker.net Web site. The elhacker.net advisory described how a Gmail user token could be used in conjunction with other hacking tricks to take control of the victim account.
Posted by | Mon, Nov 21, 2005 - 12:25 AM
Microsoft Xbox 360 Makes Mojave Desert Debut
More than 2,000 gamers descended on the Mojave Desert for the official Xbox 360 launch party. Xboxes are planned to go on sale nationwide at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. A basic Xbox with a wired controller will sell for $299. A premium version with a wireless controller, an external hard drive and other extras, will cost $399. Right now our shopping engine is still showing the pre-order pricing.
The so-called "Zero Hour" event, Microsoft's attempt to throw a party specifically for gamers, is being held for 30 hours--from Sunday night until 12:01 a.m. Tuesday--in a 200,000 square-foot hanger in this desert town an hour outside of Los Angeles. And to those who came to the event--from nearby and around the world--the chance to be one of the first people to get their hands on an Xbox 360, and to try out the 18 launch titles was well worth the effort.
Posted by | Mon, Nov 21, 2005 - 12:21 AM
DRAM makers slashing DDR2 prices to clear out inventory
In an attempt to stimulate demand and clear out inventory, several DRAM makers have slashed the spot prices for their 512Mbit DDR2 eTT parts to a new low, according to sources.
Analysts hold the viewpoint that DDR2 prices will continue to fall in the near future, as DRAM buyers will be cautious in buying parts since DDR2 supported chipset supply from Intel is still unstable. Spot prices for the segment have slumped to US$3, down from US$3.5 before, according to research firm InSpectrum. The situation comes as DRAM makers that do not sell NAND flash have to continue to lower prices for their DDR2 memory, sources said.
Posted by | Mon, Nov 21, 2005 - 12:10 AM
Friday Reviews from Around the Web
CaseModGod has posted an interesting article about Metal Leafing for all of you case modders out there. Find this and other reviews by visiting the Legit Forums!
Gold, silver or copper can be a great looking accent, but not all mod parts come in these colors. Having parts dipped and plated, like chroming, can be very pricey. So what do you do? A technique called Leafing, which is a process of applying a real metal onto wood, metal, or plastic.
Posted by | Fri, Nov 18, 2005 - 01:28 PM
Cisco goes for video
Networking company giant Cisco Systems may soon have in its clutches something we use in our home for our viewing pleasure: Cable TV. Cisco has bought Scientific-Atlantic, a maker of cable TV equipment, in a shift from business technologies in the networking field to technology used in our homes. This is a good shift in my opinion, because those who haven't had a chance to see Cisco's high-quality wares from the networking field soon will see it in the cable equipment they use.
Cisco is paying cash for the deal, and because it's assuming $1.6 billion of Scientific-Atlanta's cash, the deal is worth about $5.3 billion. This acquisition marks a major strategy shift for Cisco, which has increasingly expanded its business into the home. Cisco already has a strong position with cable operators, to whom it sells routing and switching equipment. Now the company will own a critical piece of equipment that goes directly into people's homes. The Scientific-Atlanta acquisition also firmly plants Cisco in the video market. With this gear, it will provide cable operators and the phone companies that also are entering the paid TV market an end-to-end solution for delivering video service. This solution will include everything from the infrastructure equipment that carries the video traffic within the cable or phone companies' own networks to the set-top boxes that are connected directly to TV sets. Scientific-Atlanta is one of the largest makers of set-top boxes. Along with competitor Motorola, it dominates the market for these devices, which are increasingly becoming more sophisticated. Cable operators and phone companies see these devices as the cornerstone of their strategies to deliver new services, such as digital high-definition television, movies and TV shows on demand, and digital video recording.
Posted by | Fri, Nov 18, 2005 - 11:06 AM
What's in a name? For town of DISH, free TV
Here's a crazy bit of news coming out of Texas: they renamed one their towns Dish in order to receive free Dish TV. Formerly Clark, Texas, Dish will be getting free equipment and service in their town for the next 10 years, as the whole name change was apparently for a bit of advertisement. What some people will do for free TV!!!
Back in the 1950s, Hot Springs, N.M., was renamed Truth or Consequences, N.M., after a popular quiz show. During the dot-com boom of 2000, Halfway, Ore. agreed to become Half.com for one year. This week, Clark, Texas, morphed into DISH, Texas. Residents in Santa, Idaho, meanwhile, are weighing the pros and cons of changing to Secretsanta.com, Idaho. Across the nation, small communities are being courted by large corporations who say renaming a town provides a marketing buzz that can't be bought in television ads. Though some worry about corporate America's increasing influence in local government, most towns seem eager to accept.In a deal unanimously approved by the two-member town council Tuesday evening, Clark agreed to be renamed DISH, effective immediately. It's part of an advertising campaign for Englewood, Colo.-based EchoStar Communications Corp., which operates the Dish Network satellite TV system. In exchange, the 55 homes in the bedroom community a half hour's drive north of Dallas-Fort Worth get free Dish satellite equipment and basic service for the next decade. Company executives pegged the deal at about $4,500 per home. Signs bearing the town's name are being changed to DISH as well.
Posted by | Fri, Nov 18, 2005 - 10:52 AM
VIA starts shipping PCIe-enabled P4 and K8 chipsets
After seeing chipsets like the NForce4 and the Intel 9xx series (all of which support PCI-Express), VIA is finally jumping on the bandwagon with their offering, the P4M900.
VIA Technologies has begun shipments of its PCIe-enabled integrated chipsets supporting Pentium 4 and K8 platforms this quarter, albeit in small volumes, according to company sources. The sources noted that though demand for VIA?s integrated chipset, the P4M890, had been strong in October-November, ATI Technologies has recently been the major beneficiary of a tight supply of Intel?s entry-level chipsets, including the 910GL and 915GL/GV lineups. To catch up with increasing demand, VIA plans to launch the next-generation of its PCIe-enabled P4-series integrated chipset, the P4M900, in the second quarter of next year, the sources noted, adding that the P4M900 will be built with a DX9-supporting graphics core, Delta Chrome, instead of the Uni Chrome Pro graphics core that is used in the P4M890.
Posted by | Fri, Nov 18, 2005 - 10:45 AM
Why Intel won't benchmark Paxville
The Inq. is reporting that AMD has sent out a press release on why AMD Intel has declined their dual-core challange. Pretty funny way to get your day started!
Top 10 Reasons Intel will not Participate in the Dual-Core Duel
10. Tried to follow their own roadmap to get to the duel
9. Decided to take the "front-side bus" to the duel; got stuck in a bottleneck
8. The "Intel Inside" stickers they used to package the cores together keep melting
7. Too busy rearranging the deck chairs on the Itanic
6. "Hey, we don't expect anyone to actually buy these things!"Find the Rest in the forums!
Posted by | Fri, Nov 18, 2005 - 08:08 AM
Google shares top $400 threshold with ease
When shares of GOOG were first launched I remember people upset with the pricing. Looking back now how wrong could they have been! Google shares are currently at $402.89 just 15 months after the firm's $85 a share flotation.
Google shares closed up $5.30, or 1.3%, at $403.45, giving the firm a higher market value than stalwarts Coca-Cola, Walt Disney and Cisco Systems. Google's shares were valued at $85 each when the company listed on the US Nasdaq stock market 15 months ago. Analysts have been excited by the growth potential of new products.
Posted by | Fri, Nov 18, 2005 - 07:51 AM
VIA starts shipping PCIe-enabled P4 and K8 chipsets
VIA Technologies hasn't been making much news lately, but it looks like their P4M900 is going to be coming out in 2006 with Delta Chrome gaphics.
VIA Technologies has begun shipments of its PCIe-enabled integrated chipsets supporting Pentium 4 and K8 platforms this quarter, albeit in small volumes, according to company sources. VIA plans to launch the next-generation of its PCIe-enabled P4-series integrated chipset, the P4M900, in the second quarter of next year, the sources noted, adding that the P4M900 will be built with a DX9-supporting graphics core, Delta Chrome, instead of the Uni Chrome Pro graphics core that is used in the P4M890.
Posted by | Fri, Nov 18, 2005 - 07:46 AM
Chinese Internet users prefer IM to e-mail
Over in China it seems that internet users prefer instant messaging to e-mail, and they are relying on the Internet more frequently than before to contact others who have the same professions, hobbies and political interests. Sounds like the norm to me!
"I think Chinese people prefer instant contact. Very few Chinese use answering machines and e-mail is like an answering machine. It's convenient but but not immediate," Guo said. Forty-two percent say they do not engage search engines. Those who do seek leisure or entertainment news, as well as information useful for work or study. Traditional news ranked behind those searches. Online portal Baidu.com was used by half of those surveyed, compared with a quarter for Google, the leading search engine in the United States.
Posted by | Fri, Nov 18, 2005 - 07:42 AM
Infineon Tech Losing Memory Division
Infineon Technologies is betting that the parts are more valuable than the sum with a plan to separate its memory division from the rest of the company. Infineon joins Advanced Micro Devices, which has filed IPO registration documents for Spansion, its memory subsidiary that is a joint venture with Fujitsu. Other companies have sold their memory divisions outright, as Texas Instruments did when it sold its memory unit to Micron in 1998. Should be interesting to see what happens.
The German chipmaker announced Thursday its intention to spin off the memory division, which accounted for 41% of the company's total revenue in its latest third quarter. Infineon will concentrate on the logic business -- providing analog, mixed-signal and radio-frequency chips to the automotive and industrial electronics industries. "There are two essential reasons for taking this step," Chairman Wolfgang Ziebart said in a statement. "First, the processes and business models for memory and logic are developing in diverging directions. Second, we improve the growth dynamic and profitability potential for both companies."
Posted by | Thu, Nov 17, 2005 - 01:22 PM
Intel 65nm Yonah names revised
Revisions to Intel?s naming convention for its upcoming 65nm Yonah processor line have recently been revealed, according to motherboard makers.Looks more confusing if you ask me!
All 65nm Yonah CPU lines will be designated by one letter followed by four numbers, the makers said. The four numbers following the ?E,? ?T,? ?L,? and ?U? TDP designation will begin either with a ?1? or ?2,? with ?1? representing single-core products and ?2? dual-core ones, the makers explained. In addition, motherboard makers pointed out that integrated power management issues may postpone the launch of Intel?s dual-core Itanium processors, dubbed ?Montecito,? from early 2006 to the middle of the year.
Posted by | Thu, Nov 17, 2005 - 01:17 PM
Thursday Reviews from Around the Web
[H]ardOCP asked the question, "Can $2600 get you a dual core processor, 2GB of RAM, a top-end video card, and backing from a quality company?" To find the answer, they ordered a custom-built high-end computer from Puget Systems and subjected it to their systems evaluation program. Find this and other reviews by visiting the Legit Forums!
Therefore, in reality, you make look at our article and decide that Puget is exactly the company for you. I must point out that we had a similar system on deck during the testing of our Puget system and it came with slower components while costing about $150 more, so you're getting a good initial value in your purchase.
Posted by | Thu, Nov 17, 2005 - 10:57 AM
U.S. reaches Net detente with U.N.
Remaining the primary guarantor of the Internet, the US has managed to keep the UN from gaining regulatory powers over this form of free-media. Though the Internet should be an international undertaking, it's good in a way this control is maintained, due to how information is disseminated over the Net (read: freely). However, a compromise to create a forum concerning Internet regulation has been reached, and will be held under UN banners, which is yet another good thing.
The Bush administration and its critics at a United Nations summit here have inked a broad agreement on global Internet management that will preclude any dramatic showdown this week. By signing the statement, the Bush administration formally endorsed the creation of an "Internet Governance Forum" that will meet for the first time in 2006 under the auspices of the United Nations. The forum is meant to be a central point for global discussions of everything from computer security and online crime to spam and other "misuses of the Internet." What the agreement does not do is require the United States to relinquish its unique influence over the Internet's operations. The statement takes "no action regarding existing institutions," David Gross, the ambassador leading the U.S. delegation, said Wednesday. "It created no new international organizations."
Posted by | Wed, Nov 16, 2005 - 10:23 AM
4 Cores In 2007 We'll Go
In an obvious response to Intel's future ambitions to get a quad-core processor solution out on the market by 2007, AMD is planning much the same with their Opteron line of processors. With plans to support DDR3, it will definitely be a good match for servers and high-end enthusiast solutions alike.
The new processor will incorporate four cores connected together by a new version of the Hypertransport interconnect technology, and will support DDR3 (double data rate 3) memory, he said at the event, which provides financial analysts and media with a "State of AMD" address that covers the company's technology, customers, and financial health. The server version of this chip will add a third level of cache memory to AMD's processors, allowing server designers to build systems with 16 and 32 processors, Hester said. Previously AMD's customers had been limited to building eight-processor Opteron servers because of the difficulty inherent in coordinating cache memory requests within multiprocessor servers. Cache memory stores frequently used data on the chip close to the CPU, where it can be accessed much more quickly than data stored in memory.
Posted by | Wed, Nov 16, 2005 - 10:13 AM
Samsung introduces 2MB smart card IC
Samsung is stirring about a little competition in the smart card market with their newest 2 MB IC, something that will be implemented soon in 3G handsets and provide for more memory in 3G handsets for the important things: gaming, directory services, and Internet services.
Samsung Electronics announced the introduction of its 2MB flash memory-embedded smart card IC (S3FJ91L). This new 2MB smart card IC provides higher memory density for SMS, telephone directory, games and Internet services as well as its typical subscriber identification function for 3G handsets, according to the company. Equipped with an ARM-based 32bit SC200 Secure Core, the new smart card IC is able to fortify anti-hacking technology and significantly reduces the risk of personal information leakage, Samsung stated. Samsung's S3FJ91L IC has a built-in 16KB Static RAM to enable easy upgrades and the introduction of various applications by software developers. A Java Accelerator also improves the speed and makes it easier to implement Java-based platforms. Samsung?s new IC is manufactured using 12-inch wafer technology and it should help Samsung gain global competitiveness in terms of cost. With the introduction of the new S3FJ91L, Samsung has now established a full line of smart card ICs with embedded memory from 96KB to 2MB.
Posted by | Wed, Nov 16, 2005 - 10:01 AM
Wednesday Reviews from Around the Web
The Overclocker Cafe has posted their review of the new XG Dragon Case from MGE. Find this and other reviews by visiting the Legit Forums!
Along with the wicked looks, this case packs a long list of features. The removable mainboard tray was a blessing in disguise. The 80mm intake and exhaust fans that were included boast spectacular blue LED's as well as directing the airflow. The included 500W PSU should be enough for any enthusiast, and the tool-less drive clamps were also a definite plus.
Posted by | Wed, Nov 16, 2005 - 07:02 AM
Tuesday Reviews from Around the Web
TweakTown got their hands on some awesome memory! Check out their results and other reviews by visiting the Legit Forums!
Today we are taking a look at some of OCZ?s fastest memory on the market. First off we have the AMD Athlon 64?s pride and joy, PC4800 DDR SDRAM with the branding ?EL Platinum Limited Edition?. After this we also have the Pentium 4?s ultimate companion - low latency DDR-2 SDRAM at 667MHz with the branding ?EL Gold Edition?.
Posted by | Tue, Nov 15, 2005 - 01:39 PM
Intel's 'Presler' 65nm dual-core chip 'unstable'
Digitimes is reporting that motherboard makers are having stability issues on the upcoming Intel Presler processor. If this is true this is another blow to a rough year for Intel's desktop division.
Sampling Intel?s 65nm dual-core Presler processors has revealed some stability problems, according to unspecified motherboard makers, adding that the problematic CPUs include the 2.8GHz 920 and 3.0GHz 930 series. Launch of end products based on the Intel Presler core may be pushed back from the January 2006 date originally scheduled by system vendors, the makers noted.
Posted by | Tue, Nov 15, 2005 - 11:26 AM
AMD Shows Emerald Cluster Featuring 576 Opteron Cores
AMD today unveiled its Emerald cluster installation. The AMD Developer Center's Emerald is its newest and largest system, as well as its first publicly-available cluster based entirely on Dual-Core AMD Opteron(tm) processors with Direct Connect Architecture. AMD is offering use of Emerald to industry partners, developers, customers and end users as a cutting-edge, multi-core test and development platform.
This cluster is comprised of 144 Rackable Systems nodes, each containing two Dual-Core AMD Opteron processors model 275, for a total of 576 cores. For the HPC Challenge benchmark suite, using a 512-core Emerald configuration, AMD was able to achieve the #1 score in the Random Access (GUPs) benchmark and also measure 1.865 TFlop/s for an efficiency rate of 82.8 percent. The HPC Challenge benchmark is designed to measure a variety of factors influencing application performance, including sustainable memory bandwidth and latency. These benchmarks are highly sensitive to memory update performance and the speed of network communications, and showcase the clear advantages of AMD64's Direct Connect Architecture. The Emerald cluster has 1,152 GB RAM, and includes Cyclades TS3000 Console Server; a Force10 Networks E300 Series Switch; Iwill DK8-HTX motherboards; Panasas ActiveScale Storage Cluster; Pathscale InfiniPath HTX InfiniBand Adapters; Rackable Systems servers leveraging DC Power technology; Samsung Electronics 2GB DDR400 memory modules based on single-rank 1Gbit technology; and a Silverstorm 9120 InfiniBand Switch.
Posted by | Tue, Nov 15, 2005 - 10:19 AM
Microsoft's Windows Defender will remove Sony's XCP software
Microsoft has come out swinging and said that it would remove the controversial copy-protection software that CDs from music publisher Sony BMG installs on personal computers, deeming it a security risk to PCs running on Windows. I find it interesting that Microsoft has taken this stance, but I agree with it!
The XCP program, developed by First4Internet in Britain and used on music CDs by Sony BMG to restrict copying and sharing, has generated concern amongst computer users, because it acts like virus software and hides deep inside a computer where it leaves the backdoor open for other viruses. "We have analyzed this software and have determined that in order to help protect our customers, we will add a detection and removal signature for the rootkit component of the XCP software to the Windows AntiSpyware beta, which is currently used by millions of users," Jason Garms, group program manager of the Anti-Malware Technology Team, said on Microsoft's Technet blog.
Posted by | Tue, Nov 15, 2005 - 10:15 AM
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