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Seagate planning flash-based solid-state drives
Seagate Technology reportedly plans to add solid-state drives based on flash memory chips to its lineup of storage products. The drives are intended to be used in laptops and are available in capacities up to 160GB, according to Seagate's Web site.
SSDs, as solid-state drives are also known, use flash memory instead of magnetic disks to store information. Flash is a type of non-volatile memory, which means the chips retain stored information when power is off. Other memory types, such as DRAM, lose data when the power goes off.
Posted by | Thu, Aug 23, 2007 - 08:37 AM
AMD Announces Resignation of Henri Richard
AMD today announced that Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Henri Richard is leaving the company in September 2007. Mr. Richard departs AMD of his own accord and on completely amicable terms.
“After 20 years in the PC industry – and five of the most professionally rewarding years here at AMD – I have decided to make a move to a different business segment,” Mr. Richard said. “I am leaving AMD at a time when the company is in position to break the monopoly that plagues this industry. I am immensely proud of my contribution to AMD, and in particular, of the strong team I leave behind.”
Posted by | Thu, Aug 23, 2007 - 08:34 AM
AMD and Nvidia fuel advanced processes capacity at TSMC
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)'s advanced processes (90nm to 65nm) capacity is being fueled by both AMD and Nvidia from August as both graphics chips makers are seeing their supply fall short of demand, according to sources at graphics card makers in Taiwan.
AMD's ATI Radeon HD 2000 series are in tight supply, the sources said. The company is now reserving shipments to give priority to its major customers including Sapphire, HIS, etc. Nvidia's GeForce 8000 series are in severely tight supply currently with shipments priority being given to key customers including Asustek Computer, Gigabyte Technology, Micro-Star International (MSI) and Zotac, the sources noted. Given that these customers at Nvidia have already piled up sufficient stock prior to the approaching seasonal upturn, they are expected to still able to meet demand, the sources added.
Posted by | Thu, Aug 23, 2007 - 08:32 AM
Qstik Introduces New Bluetooth Stereo Dongle
Listening to high quality wireless stereo music from your PC/Laptop couldn’t be easier – even if the Bluetooth on your Laptop/PC is not stereo – thanks to Qstik’s Bluetooth USB Dongle, available now for a remarkable price point of only £12.99.
Optimal quality of stereo streaming – crucial for music buffs - is assured thanks to A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) and AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile) compliancy. The Qstik Bluetooth USB Dongle (AS360) also lets you form wireless multi-media networks with other Bluetooth enabled devices – cameras, headsets, printers and GPS receivers as well as mobile phones - or simply exchange data with other Bluetooth-enabled computers or PDA’s.
Posted by | Thu, Aug 23, 2007 - 08:30 AM
VIA Announces 1-Watt Processor
VIA Technologies today announced a 500MHz addition to the VIA Eden ultra low voltage (ULV) processor family. With an idle power of just 0.1 watt, the 500MHz VIA Eden ULV processor has been designed from the ground up to meet the low power requirements of a wide range of industrial, commercial and ultra mobile applications
Redefining power efficiency, the fanless 500MHz VIA Eden ULV processor achieves unprecedented speed for a full x86 processor within a remarkable 1 watt power envelope, opening up new realms for silent yet powerful system designs. Within the ultra compact 21mm x 21mm NanoBGA2 package, the VIA Eden ULV processor enables the x86 platform to squeeze into a smaller, lighter chassis than ever before.
Posted by | Thu, Aug 23, 2007 - 08:29 AM
AGEIA Launches PhysX Mobile Processor
Today, AGEIA announced the launch of its PhysX Mobile processor, the AGEIA PhysX 100M. No specific technical details were released, but as one would expect, the processor was designed for high performance gaming notebook PCs. AGEIA is saying that consumers should see the first PhysX Mobile notebooks hit the market very soon.
The new PhysX 100M offers an unmatched combination of power, efficiency and design flexibility enabling innovative hardware designers to take PC notebooks to a stunning new level of excitement. AGEIA PhysX Mobile Technology features incredibly low power and thermal design with power dissipation of nearly 10W under gameplay conditions. It also includes active power management to throttle down the clock in high heat system conditions and reduce the clock when not active.
Posted by | Wed, Aug 22, 2007 - 10:51 AM
Intel to Move NOR Flash Memory to 65nm
To support its embedded technology customers, Intel Corporation announced today plans to extend its embedded NOR flash products to the 65-nanometer (nm) generation. According to the company, the move to 65nm process technology will provide price/performance balance and ensure support for extended product life cycles, both important factors to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) designing for embedded market segments.
"Most embedded designs remain in production longer than cell phones or other consumer devices," said Glen Hawk, general manager, Intel Flash Products Group. "Intel NOR wireless products are already being manufactured in high volume on this leading edge process. We are using this knowledge and expertise to accelerate our product development and production schedule."
Posted by | Wed, Aug 22, 2007 - 09:35 AM
Sharp: We've developed thinnest, lightest LCD TVs
Sharp said it has developed the world's thinnest and lightest LCD TVs with enhanced picture quality, in a pre-emptive move before the release of organic light-emitting diode TVs, known for their thin displays and crisp images.
The prototype 52-inch liquid-crystal display TV, which is just over three-quarters of an inch thick and weighs 55 pounds, consumes half as much electricity as comparable existing models, the Osaka-based company said on Wednesday. Sharp's conventional 52-inch LCD TV measures 3.15 inches in thickness and weighs 67 pounds.
Posted by | Wed, Aug 22, 2007 - 09:34 AM
AMD and ATI have released a hotfix driver for Bioshock
AMD just sent us over an e-mail to let Legit Reviews know that they have released hotfix driver for the title Bioshock that came out today. Without this hotfix driver users may experience stuttering with Preload, Missing surfaces and/or display corruption on both the demo and the full game.
As part of our ongoing commitment to ensure maximum compatibility and stability for our Catalyst drivers we’ve released a hotfix driver for Bioshock. The hotfix addresses a few small issues found in the DirectX 9 and DirectX 10 rendering paths for the game.
Posted by | Tue, Aug 21, 2007 - 10:05 AM
VMware goes on hiring spree - Great Pay with Stock Options
VMware is challenging Google for Silicon Valley's most-coveted prize: computer-programming talent.VMware, which went public last week and has a market value one-seventh of Google's, is wooing code writers with salaries that recall the dot-com heyday of the late 1990s, headhunters and analysts say. The salaries are more than other software companies in the area are offering, said Trip Chowdhry, an analyst at Global Equities Research.
About 500 jobs for software writers are among more than 700 Palo Alto openings posted on VMware's Web site. It is estimated that Palo Alto-based VMware is paying $130,000 to $160,000, plus stock options - compensation that only Google can match.
Posted by | Tue, Aug 21, 2007 - 09:07 AM
Moviestar debut brings high-def video to Flash
Adobe Systems plans to take its popular Flash Player technology to the next level Tuesday, unveiling an update codenamed "Moviestar" equipped with high-definition video technology.
Moviestar will support the H.264 codec video compression standard now available in Blu-ray systems, HD-DVD players, and TV set-top boxes. The company will offer Moviestar in a beta version Tuesday, with the intention of releasing the final product this fall. Moviestar adds to the existing Flash Player 9 platform. With Moviestar, Adobe is taking note of the rising profile of video on computers
Posted by | Tue, Aug 21, 2007 - 09:05 AM
Microsoft Drops Xbox 360 Prices In Europe
Microsoftsaid Monday it would lower the estimated retail price for the Xbox 360 in Europe and would introduce an Elite version of the video game console. As of Friday, the price of an Xbox 360 with a 20-Gbyte hard drive and one wireless controller would be cut by 50 euros ($67) to 350 euros ($472). The price for the entry-level Xbox 360 Core console was reduced 20 euros ($27) to 280 euros ($377).
The price cuts reflect the intense competition in the video game market. Sony in July lowered the price of its PlayStation 3 console and revised its European offering. Microsoft and Sony also compete against Nintendo, which sells the Wii. The console, which sports wireless controllers, is the fastest selling of the three. Its popularity has been attributed to its relative low price and motion-sensing remote control that lets users get more involved in games such as golf or tennis.
Posted by | Tue, Aug 21, 2007 - 09:04 AM
DreamWorks Animation, Paramount choose HD DVD Disc Format
Viacom Inc's Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc said on Monday they will release their next-generation DVD titles exclusively on HD DVD ahead of what they say could be the biggest holiday season ever for DVDs.
Paramount had sold titles in both the new high-definition formats -- HD DVD and Blu-Ray -- but settled exclusively on HD DVD after deciding it offered better quality, lower-priced players and lower manufacturing costs, Kelley Avery, president of Paramount Home Entertainment, told Reuters.
Posted by | Tue, Aug 21, 2007 - 09:03 AM
Foxconn confirms they will set up plant in Russia
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) spokesman Edmund Ding has confirmed that the company will set up a PC assembly plant in Russia, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report.
The planned joint venture (JV) will help upgrade the relationship between Foxconn and HP to a strategic alliance level which in return, could undermine HP's business relationship with other Taiwan-based OEM providers, including Asustek Computer and Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS), the paper noted.
Posted by | Tue, Aug 21, 2007 - 08:57 AM
VIA Introduces New pc3500 Mainboard
Further strengthening its leadership in providing the world’s most energy-efficient computing platforms, VIA Technologies, Inc. today announced the VIA pc3500 Mainboard, a low power, feature-rich platform that enables OEMs and System Integrators to build Windows Vista desktop PCs that draw less than 24 watts in Idle State – less than half the requirement of the U.S. EPA’s latest Energy Star Program Requirement for Computers: Version 4.0.
The VIA pc3500 is the latest addition to the energy efficient VIA pc-1 Mainboard line, and is based on the VIA CN896 digital media IGP chipset, certified by Microsoft for Windows Vista Basic and featuring the VIA Chrome9 HC IGP with a DirectX 9.0 3D accelerator for high performance, a 2D accelerator for productivity applications, and the Chromotion 3.0 video display engine for advanced hardware-based video processing. Combined with the power efficient VIA C7-D processor supporting the 400MHz VIA V4 bus, the VIA pc3500 mainboard delivers high performance and a rich digital media experience at an average power consumption of less than 25 watts.
Posted by | Tue, Aug 21, 2007 - 07:32 AM
AMD Announces New 6400+ Processor
Today, AMD introduced the AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor 6400+ Black Edition. The 3.2 GHz dual-core processor features an integrated 128-bit dual-channel memory controller, DDR2 memory up to and including PC2 6400 (DDR2-800) unbuffered memory, and a dedicated 2MB L2 cache. The AMD 6400+ Black Edition is now available in North America, Japan, Korea and parts of Europe, priced around $250.
Boxed in collector's packaging and targeted towards gamers, enthusiasts and digital content creators, the AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor 6400+ Black Edition can meet the needs of sophisticated performance users who run multiple processor-intensive applications simultaneously. With the introduction of the AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core processor 6400+ Black Edition, AMD now offers an expanded dual-core desktop processor line up with exceptional dual-core computing benefits, across an even broader price and performance range.
Posted by | Mon, Aug 20, 2007 - 07:34 PM
Canon to offer new SLR digicam for keen amateurs - Canon EOS 40D
Canon Inc said on Monday it will launch a new digital single lens reflex (SLR) camera for advanced amateur users to better compete with Nikon Corp in the fastest-growing segment of the digital camera market. The new camera model, EOS 40D, will go on sale late August. With 10.1 megapixel resolution, it is estimated to sell for about 150,000 yen ($1,312) in Japan.
"The number of people who want to enjoy high-quality photography is growing rapidly," Canon Marketing Japan Inc. Senior Managing Director Koji Ashizawa told a news conference.
Posted by | Mon, Aug 20, 2007 - 07:59 AM
IBM, TDK to work on compact MRAM chips
IBM and TDK will work together to develop higher-capacity, more compact MRAM chips, the companies said Monday. IBM and TDK will study how to use "spin momentum transfer" to make the cells that store data smaller. This could enable the production of smaller chips with higher capacity, necessary if the technology is to achieve more widespread adoption.
Magnetoresistive RAM, also known as magnetic RAM, uses tiny magnetic fields rather than electrical charges to store data. It is a nonvolatile memory, meaning that like flash memory it retains data without the need for electrical power. MRAM can be written to faster than flash memory, at speeds comparable to the dynamic RAM used in PCs to hold active programs and data, according to Freescale Semiconductor, the first manufacturer to sell the technology.
Posted by | Mon, Aug 20, 2007 - 07:57 AM
Asustek to start volume shipments of Eee PCs in September
Asustek Computer will begin shipping its ultra low-cost notebook, the Eee PC, simultaneously to clients in the US, Europe, China as well as Taiwan, in mid-September, with the first-round shipments targeting 20,000 units, according to sources at the company.
The Eee PCs will be available at US$199, US$239, US$349 and US$369 depending on specifications, with the model priced at US$349 targeting the mainstream, said the sources, noting that the first-round shipments will be mostly of the mainstream model. Since the specifications of Eee PCs are similar to a mini notebook, international market research firms are reportedly considering classifying shipments of Eee PCs as notebooks, which could boost Asustek's market share as well as its ranking in the global notebook market, according to market sources. Shipments of Eee PCs are expected to top 500,000 in 2007 and increase to 3-5 million in 2008, company chairman Jonney Shih predicted earlier.
Posted by | Mon, Aug 20, 2007 - 07:54 AM
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For a basic computer build, the Wing RS case is a good choice. It has a simple but sleek look and installing drives doesn’t get any easier. The price is right too at around $50 US.
Posted by | Sat, Aug 18, 2007 - 08:46 PM
CIA and FBI computers used for Wikipedia edits
People using CIA and FBI computers have edited entries in the online encyclopedia Wikipedia on topics including the Iraq war and the Guantanamo prison, according to a new tracing program. The changes may violate Wikipedia's conflict-of-interest guidelines, a spokeswoman for the site said Thursday.
The program, WikiScanner, was developed by Virgil Griffith of the Santa Fe Institute in New Mexico and posted this month on a Web site that was quickly overwhelmed with searches. WikiScanner revealed that CIA computers were used to edit an entry on the United States-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. A graphic on casualties was edited to add that many figures were estimated and were not broken down by class. Another entry on former CIA chief William Colby was edited by CIA computers to expand his career history and discuss the merits of a Vietnam War rural pacification program that he headed.
Posted by | Fri, Aug 17, 2007 - 02:38 PM
Intel lines up nine 45nm CPUs for the desktop
Intel recently increased the number of 45nm-based CPUs it plans to launch for desktop PCs to nine, according to sources at motherboard makers. Within the nine CPUs, five will be dual-core processors (Wolfdale) and the remaining four will be quad-core (Yorkfield). All will adopt a 1333MHz FSB. Model numbers for the upcoming products are still undecided, noted the sources.
Four of the five Wolfdale processors will have core frequencies of 3.16GHz, 3.0GHz, 2.83GHz and 2.66GHz, while the frequency of the remaining one is unknown. All five Wolfdale processors will feature 6MB L2 cache, detailed the sources. Three of the four Yorkfield processors will have core frequencies of 2.83GHz, 2.66GHz and 2.5GHz with the remainder as yet unknown. Three will include 12MB L2 cache while the 2.5GHz version will have 6MB. Intel will introduce the ability to increase the clock multiplier in steps of 0.5 in the upcoming 45nm range to increase its model choices, pointed out the sources.
Posted by | Fri, Aug 17, 2007 - 02:31 PM
Corsair Introduces 'Flash Padlock' Secure USB 2.0 Drives
Corsair today launched the 'Flash Padlock' family of affordable USB 2.0 drives, the safest way to secure your data while on the go. The Flash Padlock line of USB 2.0 flash drives address the need for secure data storage through hardware technology, rather than software. Flash Padlock features "Auto-Locking," so the user doesn’t need to remember to enable the protective feature -- It will automatically lock and protect itself after removal from the computer. The USB flash drives are a bit larger than a typical cigarette lighter in case you are wondering.
Corsair Flash Padlock 1GB and 2GB products are available immediately through Corsair’s authorized distributors and resellers world-wide, priced at $29.99 USD MSRP and $39.99 USD MSRP respectively. Corsair Flash Padlock products are backed by a 3-year Limited Warranty. In addition, a PIN registration service and complete customer support via telephone, email, forum and TS Xpress are also available.
Posted by | Thu, Aug 16, 2007 - 07:21 PM
OCZ Technology Gears up for Games Convention Germany
OCZ Technology Group, Inc. will exhibit a number of exciting new products, innovate prototypes, and live technology at this year’s much anticipated Games Convention next week from August 23 to 26. As the largest gaming and technology event in Europe, various tech companies have the chance to impress end-users from around the world with their next generation products. With a diversified offering of leading-edge PC products for gamers, OCZ aims make their mark and be the lead attraction at Games Convention 2007.
The recently released OCZ Platinum DDR3 has won over the biggest names in independent hardware reviewing with its speed and performance; available in up to 1800MHz, OCZ offers some of the fastest DDR3 available on the market. The newest OCZ DDR3 offers users a superior cutting-edge technology, and will be put to the test in the OCZ gaming and overclocking rig, showing just how incredible this memory can perform! Especially for enthusiasts who want to experience the computing advances of DDR3, this is a great opportunity to witness this next generation class of memory.
Posted by | Thu, Aug 16, 2007 - 06:36 PM
Blu-ray outpaces HD DVD in U.S. 2-to-1
Blu-ray high-definition movie discs outsold films on the rival HD DVD format by 2-to-1 in the United States in the first half of 2007, Home Media Research said this week.
The division of Home Media Magazine said total sales of Blu-ray discs, using a Sony-backed technology, totaled 1.6 million units from January 1 through July 1, compared with 795,000 HD DVD discs sold in that period.
Posted by | Thu, Aug 16, 2007 - 05:29 PM
GameSpy Announces "Crysis" Agreement With Crytek
IGN Entertainment’s GameSpy, a leader in multi-platform online gaming technology, today announced a licensing deal to incorporate GameSpy’s multiplayer online technology into Crytek’s upcoming sci-fi, first-person shooter game, Crysis. Under the terms of the agreement, Crytek will utilize a broad range of GameSpy technologies for online gaming and community integration in the upcoming release of Crysis. Additionally, Crytek will leverage GameSpy’s Beta testing program to expose the game to a worldwide network of gaming enthusiasts.
“GameSpy has successfully addressed our needs and wants in providing Crysis the latest in online multiplayer technology and helping to meet gamers’ expectations for one of the most anticipated games of the year,” said Avni Yerli, Managing Director of Crytek. “By utilizing the beta test program and latest GameSpy technologies, we have been able to provide a complete solution in developing a multiplayer experience that meets our high standard of excellence.”
Posted by | Thu, Aug 16, 2007 - 10:01 AM
Reuters inks $1 billion deal to outsource global IT ops to Fujitsu
News and financial services company Reuters will outsource almost its entire internal IT operations to Fujitsu under a 10-year deal valued at £500 million ($1 billion).
Reuters will transfer more than 300 staff and 200 contractors to Fujitsu as part of the deal, which includes desktop PC maintenance and e-mail services for 17,500 employees worldwide, a Reuters spokeswoman said. Reuters expects the deal to reduce its annual IT costs by 20 percent to 30 percent, the spokeswoman said, although she would not provide actual figure
Posted by | Thu, Aug 16, 2007 - 09:47 AM
Adobe Flash may be good for cell phones
Adobe's two biggest products for mobile are Flash Lite and Flash Cast and they are pushing them hard in the mobile market. Flash Lite, which is being updated this fall, makes it easier for phone users to access video, games and wallpaper. Flash Cast enables phones to have separate video channels, like on a television.
While Adobe's Flash is already offered on some mobile phones, the company wants to overcome these market barriers and make the technology ubiquitous. This year, Adobe expects 270 million Flash-enabled devices to hit the market, and many of those will be mobile phones. That number is expected to reach 1 billion by 2010, Kovacs said.
Posted by | Thu, Aug 16, 2007 - 09:46 AM
SEC may file charges against Take-Two
Take-Two Interactive Software announced Wednesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission may file charges and seek monetary penalties against the game maker, in connection with the investigation into the company's stock option granting practices. Take-Two, maker of the Grand Theft Auto video games, has been under investigation by the SEC over allegations that the company engaged in improper stock options pricing practices.
"The company continues to cooperate with the staff and continues to expect to resolve this investigation by means of a settlement rather than a contested litigation of charges, and believes that the "Wells" call represents a significant step forward towards that resolution," Take-Two stated in its SEC filing.
Posted by | Thu, Aug 16, 2007 - 09:44 AM
TSMC says Microsoft to use its 90nm DRAM process for Xbox 360
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world's top contract chip maker, said on Thursday Microsoft Corp. has started using TSMC's 90-nanometre-embedded-DRAM process technology for the production of the Xbox 360 game console.
"Microsoft's selection of the TSMC 90nm eDRAM process for the graphics-rich Xbox 360 is an important validation of the capability and maturity of the technology," said John Wei, senior director of platform marketing, advanced technology division of TSMC, in a statement on its Web site.
Posted by | Thu, Aug 16, 2007 - 09:43 AM
ASRock pushes motherboards bundled with Intel CPUs
ASRock recently launched its 2Core1333-2.66G and 2Core1333DVI-2.66G motherboards bundled with Intel dual-core processors that support a 1333MHz FSB (front side bus) and 2.6GHz overclocked core frequency, according to sources at ASRock.
The two motherboards adopt the Intel 945GC A2 chipset, which features support for Intel dual-core Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Duo, Pentium D, Pentium Dual Core, Pentium 4, Celeron and Celeron D processors and supports a FSB of up to 1333MHz (Intel officially only supports up to 800MHz), and dual-channel DDR2 memory up to 4GB and an integrated Intel GMA950 graphics engine, noted the sources.
Posted by | Thu, Aug 16, 2007 - 09:39 AM
Microsoft releases super bundle of security patches
Microsoft has released what security experts are calling one of it most significant security fixes this year. On Tuesday morning, the software maker pushed out nine sets of patches, called updates in Microsoft parlance, fixing a total of 14 bugs in its software. Six of these updates are rated critical by Microsoft, meaning that attackers could exploit the flaws with no user action required. The other three updates are rated important.
"People should definitely cancel their dinner plans and make sure they take this one seriously because both the breadth and impact of these are important," said Don Leatham, director of solutions and strategy with PatchLink. "This is an intense month."
Posted by | Wed, Aug 15, 2007 - 10:06 AM
Nvidia reportedly selling 128-bit version GeForce 8400GS
A 128-bit version of Nvidia's GeForce 8400GS chip which was not in Nvidia's original roadmaps has recently been reported to have surfaced in the China market, according to sources at graphics card makers.
The 128-bit version GeForce 8400GS chip is very similar to Nvidia's GeForce 8500GT due to both graphics cores adopting the same G3-128 package, but the 8400GS's core frequency is lower, noted the sources. The original GeForce 8400GS adopts a G3-64 package, explained the sources. Some graphics card makers think these 128-bit GeForce 8400GS could be GeForce 8500GT chips which did not pass testing and were downgraded to clear stocks.
Posted by | Wed, Aug 15, 2007 - 09:56 AM
Nokia Claims 46 Million Cell Phone Batteries May Be Faulty
Nokia warned Tuesday that up to 46 million batteries used in some of the company's cell phones could be faulty and pose a risk of overheating. The advisory applies to batteries manufactured by Matsushita between December 2005 and November 2006, the world's largest mobile phone maker said. Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. of Japan is one of several suppliers that have together made some 300 million BL-5C batteries. The BL-5C is one of 14 different battery models used in Nokia products.
"Consumers with a BL-5C battery subject to this advisory should note that all of the approximately 100 incidents have occurred while charging the battery," the Finnish company said. "According to Nokia's knowledge this issue does not affect any other use of the mobile device." Nokia said it will swap out all affected batteries.
Posted by | Tue, Aug 14, 2007 - 09:27 AM
Intel launches two quad-core server processors - X5365 and L5335
Intel has officially launched its X5365 and L5335 quad-core Xeon processors containing new virtualization capabilities. Designed for companies running performance-critical server and workstation applications, the X5365 is the industry’s first 3.0 GHz quad-core processor to fit inside a standard 120W power envelope, according to Intel. The X5365 also features a front side bus (FSB) speed of 1333MHz. Be sure to check out our review on a pair of Intel X5365 processors here.
Intel has officially launched its X5365 and L5335 quad-core Xeon processors containing new virtualization capabilities. Designed for companies running performance-critical server and workstation applications, the X5365 is the industry’s first 3.0 GHz quad-core processor to fit inside a standard 120W power envelope, according to Intel. The X5365 also features a front side bus (FSB) speed of 1333MHz.
Posted by | Tue, Aug 14, 2007 - 07:53 AM
ATI Releases Catalyst 7.8 Video Card Drivers For Download
ATI has just released Catalyst 7.8 on ati.amd.com for Windows Vista, Windows XP and Linux platforms. The driver has a number of fixes and it is worth a download if you own a recent ATI powered graphics card!
- A black screen is no longer observed on some hardware when switching to the console or leaving the X window system when a Vesa framebuffer console driver is used.
- Connecting a component Video display device launching X-Server no longer results in X-Server failing to start and the display device displaying a black screen.
- The DRI no longer fails to initialize in the second server generation.
- Pressing the identify displays function no longer results in display device 1 and 2 being incorrectly identified.
- A Floating Point Exception error no longer occurs when launching amdcccle.
Posted by | Tue, Aug 14, 2007 - 07:48 AM
Yahoo edges Google in U.S. user satisfaction survey
Yahoo Inc may be struggling to convince Wall Street of its future prospects, but for the first time its users gave its services overall a better rating than what Google Inc received, according to a study released on Tuesday.
Data from the University of Michigan American Consumer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) showed Yahoo had seen its customer satisfaction score rise 3.9 percent from a year ago to 79 out of 100 points, while Google's rating fell about 3.7 percent to 78 points. While Google remains the dominant Web search engine, Yahoo's Internet presence is gaining user approval for its network of Web sites, e-mail, social networks and other features, according to the survey.
Posted by | Tue, Aug 14, 2007 - 07:45 AM
DRAM Prices Expected to Peak in September
While the hot PC selling season has arrived, end demand from the spot market has remained relatively weak. A perfect example is the lackluster sales seen in China during July, which traditionally is a period of high demand. Although conditions have improved recently in the spot market when compared to the previous month, prices have not experienced an upswing.
In the forthcoming months, DRAMeXchange believes the Samsung incident will affect the original DRAM and NAND Flash capacity allocation plans of Korea makers in 2H07. Coupled by the ongoing transition to the 70nm process by relevant manufacturers, DRAM prices are expected to peak in September. Fortunately, the subsequent price downtrend should be softer, as some of the capacity will be switched to NAND Flash.
Posted by | Tue, Aug 14, 2007 - 07:40 AM
VMware, Biggest Tech IPO Since Google
EMC Corp.'s VMware software business plans to raise as much as $1.1 billion today in what may be the largest technology offering since Google Inc. in 2004, signaling demand remains robust for computer-related companies.
Last week, VMware boosted the high end of its price range by 16 percent. The Palo Alto, California-based maker of programs to manage server computers plans to sell shares for $27 to $29 each, up from the $23 to $25 planned last month. So far this year, 29 technology companies have raised $3.79 billion on U.S. stock markets, compared with the $2.3 billion from 22 IPOs for all of last year, according to Bloomberg data. Interest in initial public offerings is holding steady as investors seek software developers and Internet companies with expanding sales and profit.
Posted by | Mon, Aug 13, 2007 - 11:57 AM
Intel and STMicro memory JV approved
Intel Corp and STMicroelectronics won permission from the European Commission on Monday to spin off and combine their flash memory units, backed by private equity firm Francisco Partners.
Under the terms of the transaction, STMicro, Europe's leading chipmaker, will sell its flash memory assets to the newly formed company. Intel, the world's top semiconductor group, will sell its NOR flash memory assets and resources. In exchange, Intel will get a 45.1 percent stake and a $432 million cash payment, while STMicro receives a 48.6 percent holding and $468 million in cash.
Posted by | Mon, Aug 13, 2007 - 11:55 AM
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