Contract prices for mainstream DRAMs shot up in the first half of February, with DDR2 pricing rocketing up 18% from the second half of January. We told you this months ago! DRAMeXchange observed that DRAM Continue reading “DDR2 contract prices soar in 1H February”.…more
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) today unveiled the C19-A SLI, the first ECS motherboard leveraging SLI technology for the Intel platform based on the NVIDIA nForces4 SLI XE chipset. With the C19-A SLI, Intel enthusiasts can Continue reading “ECS Launches The C19-A SLI Motherboard”.…more
International Business Machines Corp. on Monday said it has developed a small, low-cost chipset that could allow wireless electronic devices to transmit and receive ten times faster than today’s advanced WiFi networks. The chips use Continue reading “IBM creates chip for faster wireless data”.…more
AOL and Yahoo! are to start charging for sending emails. Both companies will still accept free emails but are offering the chance to pay to avoid their spam filters. By paying between a quarter and Continue reading “AOL and Yahoo to charge for emails”.…more
It looks like DDR2 memory prices jumped over thirty cents over the Chinese New Year. This is a 6% increase in pricing and may impact the pricing on economy memory lines from many big companies Continue reading “DDR2 Spot Price On The Rise”.…more
Firefox 1.5 gets its first security patch to fix a denial-of-service bug and several unknown vulnerabilities. Here’s what’s new in Firefox 1.5.0.1: * Improved stability. * Improved support for Mac OS X. * International Domain Continue reading “Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1 Plugs Flaws”.…more
It seems that Google is looking at plans for potential collaborations with NASA scientists at Moffett Field to include research on everything from private commercial rocket launches to search engines in the classroom to nanotechnology Continue reading “Google looks to launch into outer space”.…more
The Nyxem Windows virus is set to unleash its payload and is goinh to start deleting files at midnight on 3 February. The Nyxem-E virus first emerged on 16 January and has managed to infect Continue reading “Nyxem Virus Set To Strike Tomorrow”.…more
Video game software giant Electronic Arts is eliminating more than 200 positions worldwide as the company tries to successfully navigate the current console transition. I personally know several of the game developers at EA as Continue reading “Electronic Arts to Lay Off 200 Employees”.…more
In recent months many enthusiasts have looked into updating the video cards on their dating AGP based platforms only to find that all the top end cards are PCI Express only. NVIDIA has noticed the demand for AGP cards and in a move to help support the millions still using the AGP slot have released the 7800 GS AGP to help. Read on to see what it is all about!