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AMD's CTO Phil Hester says Intel messed up
There is a great interview with AMD's Phil Hester over at CNET news that is worth taking a look at. Phil talks about the problems over at Intel and also what the ATI/AMD merger is going to mean for AMD. This is worth a read for all enthusiasts and shareholders.
We had a period of time where it (Intel) just screwed up. I mean, I don't know how else to say it. It finally has responded to what we did roughly two or three years ago, but we've got our next generation coming out. What Intel actually is doing in my opinion is fixing a screw-up. If you look at the microarchitecture of the Core stuff, it looks a lot more like Pentium III. NetBurst (the underlying architecture of the Pentium 4) went off the deep end in terms of deep pipelining. It's a bad machine organization. So they've had to go back and fix things that we never broke.
Posted by | Fri, Sep 22, 2006 - 06:28 AM
Samsung Exec To Plead Guilty To Price-Fixing
An executive with the U.S. unit of South Korea's Samsung Electronics agreed to plead guilty and serve prison time for taking part in price-fixing in the computer memory chip business, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.
Samsung marketing executive Thomas Quinn is the fourth Samsung manager to plead guilty in the U.S. government's memory chip probe. He will serve eight months in prison and pay a $250,000 fine under the plea deal, the department said. He conspired to fix the price of memory chips sold to computer makers around 2001 and 2002, the department said. The scheme directly affected computer makers: Dell Inc. , Hewlett-Packard , IBM , Apple Computer Inc. , Gateway Inc. , Sun Microsystems Inc. and Compaq Computers, which was bought by Hewlett-Packard Co in 2002.
Posted by | Fri, Sep 22, 2006 - 06:23 AM
Sony's 20GB PS3 to feature HDMI port
Sony's forthcoming 20GB version of the PlayStation 3 video game console will feature an HDMI 1.3 output, the company announced Friday at the Tokyo Game Show.
The port, which had been previously announced as standard on the stepped-up 60GB model, allows games to be played in full high-definition video and audio. The company said its decision was made in part by the "sharp increase" in flat-panel televisions now sold with high-definition multimedia interface ports, or HDMI.
Posted by | Fri, Sep 22, 2006 - 06:21 AM
Commerce Deptartment lost 1,100 laptops in five years
The Commerce Department has lost more than 1,100 laptop computers since 2001, most of them assigned to the Census Bureau, officials said Thursday night. I'm hoping that they also fired 1,100 people that lost laptops in five years!
The Census Bureau, the main collector of information about Americans, lost 672 computers. Of those, 246 contained some personal data, the department said in a statement. However, no data from any missing computer has been known to have been improperly used, the department said. ?All of the equipment that was lost or stolen contained protections to prevent a breach of personal information,? said Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez.
Posted by | Fri, Sep 22, 2006 - 06:20 AM
Sony cuts PS3 Japan price by 20 percent
Sony Corp. on Friday cut the price of its new game machine PlayStation 3 by 20 percent in Japan, in a surprise move that will attract more customers but likely widen losses in its game division.
Sony, which will launch the latest version of its blockbuster game gear on November 11 in Japan, now plans to sell a version of PS3 with a 20-gigabyte (GB) hard disk drive for 49,980 yen ($430), down from the previously announced 62,790 yen ($540). "This will drive PS3's unit sales," said Hirokazu Hamamura, president of Japanese game magazine publisher Enterbrain. "It is still more expensive than its rivals, but the revision has put the machine within the allowable range of game machine prices."
Posted by | Fri, Sep 22, 2006 - 06:16 AM
Samsung increases DRAM output on 0.11-micron node
Samsung Electronics has increased its DRAM output that is using a 0.11-micron process at its 8-inch fabs to meet growing demand, as it still has issues at its 80nm node, according to market sources.
DRAM produced using the 0.11-micron process will be named D-generation products, while 80nm-made products are called E-generation DRAM, the sources said. Despite a Samsung press release last month announcing that the Korean firm has started volume production of 1Gb DDR2 DRAM memory using 80nm process technology, the sources claimed that Samsung still faces issues with its DRAM migration to 80nm production.
Posted by | Fri, Sep 22, 2006 - 06:15 AM
Intel job cuts become clearer
Intel announced 10,500 job cuts a few weeks ago, but was extraordinarily vague about where they were coming from. It seems that The Inq. has heard rumors that the job cuts would be focused around Intel Capital, Sales/Marketing and R&D.
Next up comes the most troubling, Intel will cut R&D in Oregon. We are not sure how deep this will go, but anything here is disturbing. Intel is in a fight for its life with AMD right now, and this is at the heart of its competitive edge. If Intel does anything more than a cursory cleaning out of dead wood here, it could signify a much deeper malaise at the company. Overall, the cuts were where we expected them, but the strongly hinted at cutting of only non-technical people doesn't hold water any more.
Posted by | Thu, Sep 21, 2006 - 01:23 PM
Microsoft Xbox360 HD DVD player Japan launch in Nov
Microsoft Corp. said on Wednesday it would launch an HD DVD player for its Xbox 360 game console on November 22 in Japan for 20,790 yen ($177), matching rival Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 in high-definition DVD functions.
The world's largest software maker also said 110 game titles would become available for Xbox 360 in Japan by the end of the year. That is up from its previous target in April of 80 titles. Offering a wide-ranging and attractive software line-up and state-of-the-art functionality is critical as the industry heads into the year-end shopping season. Sony and Nintendo Co. Ltd. plan to offer their new game consoles in November, setting the stage for a three-way showdown in the nearly $30 billion video game market.
Posted by | Wed, Sep 20, 2006 - 05:19 AM
MSI unveils P965 Platinum with CrossFire support
Micro Star International (MSI) on September 19 unveiled its P965 Platinum motherboard, which the company claims is the industry's first motherboard based on Intel's P965 chipsets supporting ATI Technologies' CrossFire dual-card graphics technology for the gaming market. Looking at the MSI website nothing is mentioned about Crossfire, but two x16 slots are present.
MSI P965 Platinum has two PCI Express (PCIe) x16 slots to enable ATI CrossFire mode at 16+4 speed, with the latest ATI CrossFire Ready Radeon X1K graphics cards, according to the company.
Posted by | Wed, Sep 20, 2006 - 05:16 AM
Yahoo! sees the third quarter as looking soft
Yahoo! sent Internet stocks into free fall Tuesday when it warned that its third quarter is looking soft. The news comes just two months after Yahoo! disappointed Wall Street with a soft second-quarter report and delays in a project aimed at bolstering its search technology. Shares in the company are down 35% this year, as Yahoo! struggles to win back investors discouraged by the company's search-market share losses at the hands of Google.
Finance chief Sue Decker told investors at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference late Tuesday morning that the company expects third-quarter numbers to be in the bottom half of the range Yahoo! provided last quarter. The company cited weakness in financial and auto advertising -- areas to which it is particularly exposed, observers say. Back in July, Yahoo! forecast third-quarter revenue of $1.12 billion to $1.23 billion. That projection was itself a disappointment to investors, who sold the stock heavily the next day. The Thomson Financial revenue consensus estimate has fallen to $1.18 billion from $1.20 billion in the intervening two months.
Posted by | Wed, Sep 20, 2006 - 05:10 AM
Canon recalling 800,000 photocopiers
On your office break take a look around and see if any of the copiers listed below happen to be near your cube. If they are you are at risk as these copiers might catch fire due to improperly fitted electrical connections.
Canon Inc. recalled about 800,000 desktop photocopiers that might catch fire because of an improperly fitted electrical connection. The recalled copiers have model numbers PC6, PC6RE, PC65, PC7, PC7RE, PC8, PC11, PC11RE, PC12 and NP1010. Owners of the recalled machines should contact Canon at (800) 652-2666.
Posted by | Tue, Sep 19, 2006 - 05:29 AM
Virgin Atlantic Airways bans 'fire hazard' Dell and Apple laptops
pple and Dell laptop owners travelling on Virgin Atlantic international flights are being asked to remove the gadget's batteries before take-off. This will limit laptop use as the majority of seats on Virgin jets are not fitted with power sockets.
Following the recalls, Virgin Atlantic has said passengers taking any Dell or Apple laptop on to its international flights can only use it during the journey with the battery removed. The removed batteries must be wrapped up and protected and placed in carry-on baggage. Each passenger can only take on board two batteries. All seats in Virgin's Upper Class sections are supplied with power sockets allowing travellers in these cabins to plug in their laptop. Also some seats in Premium Economy in some newer Virgin aircraft also have power supplies. In seats where there is no socket, laptop use is banned.
Posted by | Tue, Sep 19, 2006 - 05:25 AM
Microsoft files 20 software lawsuits in nine states
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced 20 lawsuits against resellers allegedly engaged in the distribution of infringing software and software components.
The lawsuits, filed against 20 defendants throughout the United States, are against companies that allegedly distributed counterfeit software or software components or participated in hard-disk loading, Microsoft said. Hard-disk loading is the installation of unlicensed software on computers that are then sold to unsuspecting businesses or consumers. Lawsuits were filed against companies in nine states: Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon and Texas.
Posted by | Tue, Sep 19, 2006 - 05:21 AM
Space station crew cleans up toxic spill
An oxygen generator on the international space station overheated and spilled a toxic irritant Monday, forcing the three-man crew to don masks and gloves in the first emergency ever declared aboard the 8-year-old orbiting outpost.
NASA said the crew members? lives were never in any danger. They cleaned up the spill with towels. A charcoal filter scrubbed the irritant out of the air. And within a couple of hours life aboard the station 220 miles (350 kilometers) above Earth was nearly back to normal.
Posted by | Tue, Sep 19, 2006 - 05:21 AM
Toshiba recalls 340,000 Sony laptop batteries
Toshiba said Tuesday it would replace about 340,000 laptop computer batteries made by Sony, the latest in a string of Sony battery woes. The batteries, used in Dynabook and Dynabook Satellite laptops manufactured between March and May this year, could fail on the road because of problems with storing and transmitting power, Toshiba spokesman Keisuke Ohmori said.
Ohmori declined to estimate the cost of the move, saying it would not affect earnings, and would not say whether Toshiba was asking Sony to foot the bill. Toshiba said that the faulty batteries would not cause fires and that battery failure would occur "only in rare cases," but that the battery could fail regardless of how carefully it is used.
Posted by | Tue, Sep 19, 2006 - 05:19 AM
Intel quad-core Kentsfield to be named Core 2 Quadro, expected in November
Intel is expected by the end of this month to officially name its Kentsfield quad-core desktop processor as the "Core 2 Quadro," with the first model to be an Extreme version, the Core 2 Extreme QX6700, which will be available starting in mid-November, according to sources at leading Taiwan motherboard makers.
The QX6700, which will be clocked at 2.66 GHz, will target the high-end gaming market as well as to counter AMD's fourth quarter introduction of its Socket-AM2 Athlon 64 FX-64 CPU (3.0 GHz core speed, 2x1MB L2 cache), the sources noted. Additionally, Intel will launch a new 65nm quad-core CPU, the Core 2 Quadro Q6600, in the first quarter of 2007, ahead of AMD's planned launch of server-use quad-core Deerhound in 2007 and desktop quad-core Greyhound in 2008, said the sources. The Socket-775 Q6600 CPU will have a core speed of 2.4 GHz, a built-in 2x4MB L2 cache and support a 1066 MHz FSB (front side bus), plus Enhanced Intel Speedstep technology, Intel Virtualization and Execute Disable Bit functionalities, the sources indicated.
Posted by | Tue, Sep 19, 2006 - 05:17 AM
Rumor: ATI's R600 will consume over 250W (500W CrossFire)
The Inq is reporting that they believe that the ATI R600 will be consuming an insane 250 Watts of power per card when they are released to the public. Running ATI Crossfire with this system would be pushing 500 Watts of power on just the graphics cards alone! I guess we will see how this all plays out because with a 2007 launch date rumored that means this might be AMD's first GPU.
We can now confirm that the new ATI card will consume around 250W. The currently fastest ATI, R580+ or Radeon X1950 XTX consumes up to 125W in a worst case scenario and heavy 3D while you can suck up 145W out with the dual chip X7950 GX2 card. This means that the R600 will consume twice as much power, and probably will end up close to twice as warm but we also hear it will get much faster then the current cards with sixty four pipelines. It could easily end up twice as fast than the current ATI offerings. It is now a January/February chip, so it will be a while until we have this baby on our desk but after a long time we are getting mildly titillated at the prospect.
Posted by | Mon, Sep 18, 2006 - 05:52 AM
2.5TB HDDs slated for 2009
Seagate's foray into perpendicular recording technology continues to impress. At the IDEMA DISKCON, Seagate demonstrated technology featuring densities of 421 gigabits per square inch. That translates roughly to 2.5TB 3.5" HDDs, and 500GB 2.5" HDDs. Disks with the estimated capacities are slated for release by 2009.
Posted by | Sat, Sep 16, 2006 - 02:09 AM
Segway recalls all scooters; software problem can cause falls
Segway Inc. is recalling all 23,500 of the self-balancing scooters it has shipped because of a software glitch that can make its wheels unexpectedly reverse direction, throwing off the rider -- and in at least one incident, break some teeth.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday said consumers should stop using the vehicles immediately. Segway is cooperating on the voluntary recall. Segway has received six reports of problems with the Personal Transporter, resulting in head and wrist injuries. Segway is offering its customers, which include more than 150 police departments around the world, a free software upgrade that will fix the problem. The upgrades will be done at Segway's 100 dealerships and service centers around the world, according to Segway spokeswoman Carla Vallone. The Bedford, N.H., company will pay to ship the devices to the appropriate center if need be.
Posted by | Fri, Sep 15, 2006 - 07:25 PM
No Shocker Here - AMD Not Going To Use FB-DIMMS
The Inq is reporting on rumors that AMD has removed FB-DIMMs from their roadmap for 2008, which doesn't shock us as Intel was the major force behing getting FB-DIMMs out the door and to the market.
AMD TOOK FB-DIMMS off the roadmap for 2008. They are gone, wiped, no longer pining for the fjords. With this, and Intel's pullback, it looks like the tech is about to be put out to pasture, I can't see how any AMB maker can justify investment at this point. It is a pity, FB-DIMM is a neat tech, and they gave out spiffy robot-guy keychains to promote it.
Posted by | Fri, Sep 15, 2006 - 07:23 PM
Micron, Toshiba Settle Lexar Litigation
Toshiba and Micron Technology have agreed to settle all pending NAND flash memory-related litigation between Toshiba and Lexar Media, which Micron acquired in June. Under the deal, Toshiba will purchase certain of Micron's semiconductor technology patents and license patents previously owned by Lexar Media in exchange for a total $288 million payment.
"We appreciate that Micron approached this issue in a positive spirit that allowed the parties to work together to bring all outstanding litigation and claims to a full and final resolution," Tokyo-based Toshiba said in a statement. "We have enjoyed a strong relationship with Toshiba for a number of years, have the highest respect for Toshiba as an innovator in flash technology and see no merit in continuing to pursue this litigation," Micron CEO Steve Appleton said in a statement.
Posted by | Fri, Sep 15, 2006 - 07:20 PM
Spam fighter hit with $11.7 million judgment
The nonprofit group behind a popular blacklist used to block spam has been hit with a multimillion-dollar judgment, but the order may not be enforceable. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ordered Wednesday that Spamhaus must pay $11,715,000 in damages to e360insight and its chief, David Linhardt, who sued the U.K.-based organization earlier this year over blacklisting.
The court also barred Spamhaus from causing any e-mail sent by e360insight or Linhardt to be "blocked, delayed, altered, or interrupted in anyway" and ordered Spamhaus to publish an apology stating that Linhardt and his company are not spammers, according to a copy of the order. "This ruling confirms e360insight's position that Spamhaus.org is a fanatical, vigilante organization that operates in the United States with blatant disregard for U.S. law," Linhardt wrote in an e-mail to CNET News.com on Thursday.
Posted by | Fri, Sep 15, 2006 - 11:51 AM
PC Sales Under Pressure - Expected Decrease in Revenue
Competition from snazzy consumer electronics and the absence of Microsoft's Vista operating system this holiday season will force PC vendors to reduce prices, pushing PC revenue down 2.5% for the year.
Worldwide revenue in the PC industry is expected to total $198.3 billion in 2006, compared with $203.3 billion in 2005, according to a new report by industry research firm Gartner. That marks the first year of negative revenue growth since 2001, although unit shipments in 2006 will increase 10.5%, according to Gartner.
Posted by | Fri, Sep 15, 2006 - 11:47 AM
Rumor: OCZ and ATI working on 1333MHz DDR 2 memory
The Inq claims that ATI and OCZ Technology have teamed up to produce some 1333MHz memory, but guess what no launch dates or chipsets have been mentioned. Legit Reviews has been able to use Corsair PC2-8888C4 memory to reach over 1220MHz on the test bench here on AMD AM2 based nForce 590SLI chipset, but had to use high voltages and active cooling to reach these speeds. While 1333MHz DDR2 memory sounds cool it's just not pratical with the boards on the market right now and the fact that enthusiasts are running Conroe and not AM2 processors.
The prototypes will be ready any week now and once released it has a chance to be the fastest memory around. It worked closely with ATI engineers on it and you can also tell that this company tends to be in bed with AMD as well. We wrote about special ATI branded memory and you can read it here. It doesn?t care that much about the CPU manufacturers' loyalty. OCZ has made a name for super fast memory and that is what it wants to go after. Corsair already works at 1250MHz but I guess OCZ wants to push the limits a little bit higher.
Posted by | Thu, Sep 14, 2006 - 06:26 AM
Rumor: Foxconn has no plans to acquire Quanta Computer
Taiwan-based EMS giant Foxconn Electronics (the registered trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry) currently has no plans to acquire Quanta Computer, according to JT Wang, chairman of Acer.
While of the opinion that it is still too early to see a super merger deal among Taiwan's large-scale IT makers, at the moment, Wang nevertheless stated that industry integration is definitely going to be a continuous trend, one that will leave a highly integrated industry dominated by a small number of big players. It would be natural for the world to accommodate just three to five PC makers if only three branded PC vendors survived after a series of acquisitions, indicated Wang. This is the reason why Acer has to make an all-out effort to "grow vigorously," Wang added.
Posted by | Thu, Sep 14, 2006 - 06:22 AM
ECS to make mobos for Intel to help break into internet cafes
Elitegroup Computer System Co yesterday said that it will start supplying motherboards to chip giant Intel Corp in a deal designed to tap into China's massive Internet cafe market. "Intel has chosen us to supply motherboards. The deal is simple as Intel wants a supplier with ample supplies to forge a long-term relationship," said an Elitegroup official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The paper quoted industry sources who said that because rival AMD's processors have acquired a 70 percent share of China's Internet cafe market, Intel is now aggressively striving to make up lost ground and increase its share to at least 50 percent. Intel has been pushing its Platform Administration Technology, which is a platform solution for small-sized and medium-sized network environments such as Internet cafes. It hopes its solution will become the standard platform for Internet cafes in China. But instead of using its own brand of motherboards this time, Intel has opted to use products made by Elitegroup to lower costs and boost competitiveness,
Posted by | Wed, Sep 13, 2006 - 05:47 AM
Sun, IBM launch tape encryption technology
Sun Microsystems and IBM are both introducing data tape encryption technology this week, protecting against a security breach that can endanger or embarrass an enterprise. Sun unveiled on Wednesday the StorageTek Crypto-Ready T10000 tape drive (base price: $37,000), which can be set to encrypt data as it records it on the drive. This is one of the first products to be introduced following Sun's acquisition of StorageTek in 2005, said Nigel Dessau, vice president of Sun's tape business.
Sun's announcement was preceded Tuesday by IBM's introduction of a new TS1120 tape drive (base price: $35,500) that comes with encryption capability standard. Customers who already have TS1120s can add the encryption feature. Both products have encryption key management features that make it easy for enterprises to make sure the right people can see the data and the wrong people can't.
Posted by | Wed, Sep 13, 2006 - 05:44 AM
Rumor: Intel to launch Core 2 Duo T5200 CPU in October
Intel plans to start offering an entry-level Core 2 Duo processor, the T5200, for OEM notebook makers in October, in order to compete with AMD's entry-level Mobile Turion 64x2 CPUs, according to sources at Taiwan notebook makers.
The T5200 CPU, which will pair with Intel's 945 chipsets, will gradually take over the role currently being filled by the T2250 and T2050, the sources indicated. In addition, the T5200 should be available at a price much lower than the current Core 2 Duo T5500 and T5600, which are priced at US$209 and US$241, respectively, the sources indicated.
Posted by | Wed, Sep 13, 2006 - 05:42 AM
VIA Announces World?s First Carbon Free Processor
VIA Technologies, Inc today announced the VIA C7-D processor for a new breed of PC desktop solutions. The VIA C7-D processor with a maximum power consumption of just 20W at 1.8GHz not only sets the benchmark for performance-per-watt operation, but enables further power savings through the use of smaller power supplies and cooling fans, with a side benefit of a quieter computing experience. The carbon dioxide produced from the operation of the processor over the lifetime of the PC is then offset through regional projects in energy conservation, reforestation, and alternative energy.
?Around the world we are seeing a growing interest from companies and individuals looking to 'do their bit' in reducing their carbon footprint as a way to ensure future generations will inherit a world we can be proud of,? commented John Buckley, Managing Director, Carbon Footprint Ltd. ?Products such as the VIA C7-D processor are certainly a step in the right direction for organizations looking to neutralize the carbon dioxide emissions of their operations, and we are proud to be working with VIA in their carbon offsetting projects?. Available at speeds of 1.5GHz and 1.8GHz, the VIA C7-D processor offers a host of performance features such as StepAhead? Advanced Branch Prediction, sixteen pipeline stages, support for SSE2 and the advanced SSE3 multimedia 3D instruction sets, a full-speed Floating Point Unit (FPU) and an efficiency-enhanced 128KB full-speed exclusive L2 cache with 32-way associativity for memory optimization.
Posted by | Wed, Sep 13, 2006 - 05:38 AM
Delisting Notice for Marvell Sent
Marvell Technology on Tuesday said it has received a delisting notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market, as a result of its delay in filing its second-quarter earnings report. The news was not unexpected, given that Marvell announced in August that it would be unable to file its quarterly report on time due to its internal investigation into historical stock-option practices.
Last month, Marvell said it generated $547 million in sales in second-quarter revenue, but did not provide income or other financial information due to its internal investigation. Under Nasdaq regulations, any delays in filing periodic financial reports automatically trigger a delisting notice. Marvell said it will appeal the delisting to a special Nasdaq panel, and that its stock will remain listed on the exchange in the interim. Shares of Marvell, which gained $1.56 in regular trading Tuesday, fell 1.2%, or 24 cents, to $19.11 in extended trading.
Posted by | Tue, Sep 12, 2006 - 04:50 PM
TiVo Debuts High Definition Digital Media Recorder
After a very long wait, TiVo has announced their HD recorder - the Series 3. Retailing for $799, this box features dual-tuners, THX, CableCARD, and 32 hours of HD programming (300 hours of standard def). One can only hope that these boxes are as "upgradable" as previous TiVos!
TiVo Inc., the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), announced today the launch of the high end TiVo® Series3? HD Digital Media Recorder ? the first stand-alone TiVo product that is HD compatible. Available beginning mid-September, the TiVo Series3 HD box is the world's first THX®-certified, digital video recorder, delivering audio and video that truly maintains the fidelity of the original broadcast.
Posted by | Tue, Sep 12, 2006 - 10:02 AM
AMD Announces The AMD Virtual IT Experience
AMD today unveiled the AMD Virtual IT Experience, a revolutionary online event that offers a new way to approach audiences seeking access to information about AMD and its partners. The AMD Virtual IT Experience is an interactive, content-rich venue to help customers quickly locate information, tools and advice to combat IT problems and advance their business - whether it's finding new ways to solve issues concerning power and cooling within the datacenter or the latest trends in server virtualization. AMD collaborated with fellow IT industry leaders, including Accenture, CDW, HP, IBM, Microsoft, Novell, Oracle and Sun Microsystems, to provide comprehensive, compelling information which will now be accessible from this new online platform.
By using the latest interactive technology, the AMD Virtual IT Experience revolutionizes the approach to traditional marketing to be more customer-centric, targeting high-level business users with a one-of-a-kind experience. Its three-dimensional (3D), first-person experience brings users into a simulated trade show environment through which attendees will navigate, interact and gather valuable information. Because it is an online resource, all attendees are empowered to steer their own course, choose information of interest, participate in demos, and observe the keynotes at any time they wish - 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Participating vendors are able to connect effectively with interested customers and generate sales leads that both help satisfy sales managers and do not irritate customers.
Posted by | Tue, Sep 12, 2006 - 08:49 AM
ECS takes a leading position in environmental protection
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), a leading motherboard, barebone system and notebook manufacturer, has launched the ?ECS Green Competitive Advantage and Quality Plan? by implementing innovative green product designs, manufacturing processes and component control. Having a Biology degree I'm happy to see companies like ECS trying to become more green friendly.
Under this plan, ECS has established four ?non-toxic? control processes which include non-toxic suppliers, non-toxic raw materials, non-toxic manufacturing and non-toxic products. ECS will obtain IECQ QC080000 certification in November 2006 to go together with three other EU-wide environmental regulations that include Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), RoHS Compliance and the eco-design requirements for Energy-Using Products (EuP).
Posted by | Tue, Sep 12, 2006 - 08:40 AM
SanDisk Introduces 4GB miniSDHC Flash Card for Mobile Phones
SanDisk Corporation today announced a 4-gigabyte 1 miniSD High Capacity (SDHC?) flash card at the CTIA Wireless Show, where the company is exhibiting in Booth #1147. The 4GB SanDisk miniSDHC card will be able to provide the fast speed and large capacity required to support increasingly popular but storage-intensive applications such as digital imaging, music and video record/playback functions as well as mobile television and videogames. The 4GB capacity can store more than 2,000 high-resolution pictures, more than 1,000 digital songs or up to 8 hours of MPEG 4 video2.
"The 4GB miniSDHC card represents a significant technological breakthrough and highlights the growing need for large-capacity, high-speed storage for the mobile phone market," said Yoram Cedar, executive vice president of handset business and corporate engineering at SanDisk. "SanDisk is responding to the next-generation demands of cell phone makers and users, who increasingly see their phone as their camera, video player, gaming and music devices." "The new 4GB miniSD card from SanDisk allows handset manufacturers and mobile network operators to plan rich media services for their customers," said Gerry Purdy, vice president and chief analyst, Mobile and Wireless, Frost and Sullivan. "Four gigabytes of memory is the threshold for providing adequate storage to support music, video, gaming and other exciting applications in the handset."
Posted by | Tue, Sep 12, 2006 - 08:39 AM
Mushkin Announces 2GB EM2-4200 CL4 Memory Modules
Mushkin Enhanced today announced the addition of the 2GB EM2-4200 memory module, as well as the corresponding 4GB dual kit into the Enhanced Performance line. if you are looking for a PC2-4200 memory kit be sure to check it out.
With most manufacturers? production facilities now completely focused on DDR2, the industry has officially made the technology switch. With the release of the 2GB EM2-4200 memory module, Mushkin continues to focus research and development on higher-density memory modules. "The new 2GB EM2-4200 memory modules allow users with higher-density requirements to get the most out of their machines," said Brian Flood, Director of Mushkin Research and Development. "These memory modules will prove especially useful for 64-bit computing environments where the maximum allowed RAM exceeds 4GB. As the industry nears another high-density transition, Mushkin takes a leadership role with the release of this product." The Mushkin 2GB EM2-4200 will be available on mushkin.com as well as all major resellers this month.
Posted by | Tue, Sep 12, 2006 - 08:38 AM
Canon says to recall copiers that can catch fire
Japan's Canon Inc. said on Tuesday it would recall more than 140,000 personal copiers because they could produce smoke or catch fire, costing the office equipment maker about 200 million yen ($1.7 million).
The company said in a statement it would inspect and replace three compact personal copier models made in Japan between 1987 and 1997 due to a faulty connection involving the power cord. A total of 141,218 units are subject to the recall. Canon says that about 1.87 million units of the copiers have been shipped worldwide, but estimates that at most 270,000 units are still in use.
Posted by | Tue, Sep 12, 2006 - 08:10 AM
AOL to offer insurance to subscribers
Free insurance coverage for identity theft and computer damage is among the premium security offerings AOL is making available to its dwindling base of paying subscribers. The move, which AOL said it would announce to its members Tuesday, follows last month's decision to give away AOL.com e-mail accounts, software and other features once reserved for paying subscribers and remove key reasons for millions of customers to keep paid accounts.
The insurance, offered through American International Group Inc., pledges up to $10,000 to help restore users' identity and credit regardless of how their Social Security number, bank account or other personal information got compromised. The policy covers costs for refiling rejected loan applications, legal fees, credit reports and up to $2,000 in lost wages. A separate AIG policy covers up to $1,000 to repair or replace computers that suffer physical damage. But don't spill coffee quite yet: The replacement cost is limited to the computer's current value, not its purchase price. And yesterday's models are always worth less today.
Posted by | Tue, Sep 12, 2006 - 08:08 AM
OCZ Announces PC2-6400 Platinum DFI Special Memory - 1T CMD
OCZ Technology Group today announced the PC2-6400 Platinum DFI Special Edition, a new series of modules optimized for 1T memory command rate on the new DFI NF590 SLI-M2R motherboard. With the aim of delivering enthusiasts a different method of attaining high-speed performance results, OCZ developed the industry?s first dedicated 1T DDR2 module for AMD AM2 CPUs thanks to the aid of the leading-edge DFI 590.
?Providing a 1T rated module for the DFI NF590 SLI-M2R was the next logical move for OCZ,? commented Tony Leach, Product Specialist, OCZ Technology Group, Inc. ?Combining DFI's extreme overclocking ability with OCZ PC2-6400 memory capable of running 1T command at blistering fast 4-4-4 latencies provides today?s enthusiast with an alternative way of maximizing their PC's memory performance without the need for huge bus speeds. In fact, for the non-overclocker, just enabling rated timings and settings within the board?s bios will have the effect of the memory appearing to run well over 1000MHz.?
Posted by | Mon, Sep 11, 2006 - 12:14 PM
EC takes over German antitrust inquiry into Intel
Regulators with the European Commission have taken over a German Intel antitrust investigation involving allegations the chip giant pressured a major electronics retailer to forgo using processors from competitor Advanced Micro Devices. This case has been going on for some time and it seems to just keep on going.
Germany's antitrust agency, Bundeskartellamt, received an AMD complaint alleging Intel had abused its dominant market position by pressuring major electronics retailer Media Markt to not sell AMD's chips. Because the Commission found similarities with its existing investigation into Intel, it took over the German investigation in late August, said Commission spokesman Jonathan Todd. "We have liaised with the Bundeskartellamt...and come to a common understanding that it would make more sense if these charges could be dealt with by the European Commission," Todd said.
Posted by | Mon, Sep 11, 2006 - 11:16 AM
Intel and Toms Hardware Comment on Our News Post
I didn't mean to stir the pot with my news post on Kentsfield, but it seems that I did and got e-mails from both Intel and Toms Hardware already. I guess i jumped the gun claiming that Toms Hardware broke their NDA, but that's sure what it looked like at first glance. Tom Hardware let us know they don't have an NDA to be broken as they didn't get the processor from Intel. Hopefully no hard feelings are to be had as we will all be meeting in person again at Fall IDF later this month. Kentsfield looks really good and if you haven't been to Toms Hardware yet then head on over.
From Toms Hardware:
"There is no NDA whatsoever that we could have broken with the Kentsfield preview. In fact, we've never broken agreements with anyone. If hardware comes to us through different channels there is nothing Intel (or AMD, or anybody else) can do."
From Intel:
"Yes the higher ups do care..."
Posted by | Mon, Sep 11, 2006 - 11:08 AM
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