The price premium DDR 400 enjoyed over DDR2 533 has shrunk to 1.4%, as DDR contract prices remained flat in the second half of January, while 512Mbit DDR2 533 prices increased to US$4.09! The most Continue reading “DDR2 Memory Prices Continues to Increase”.
Happy Birthday Mr. PC Virus! Beleive it or not computer viruses have been around for 20 years now! The term computer virus dates from 1984 and was coined by US computer scientist Fred Cohen even Continue reading “Happy 20th Birthday Computer Viruses!”.
A tiny Massachusetts company named TVMyPod is selling iPods that come with movies and TV programs already loaded on them, a practice that raises questions of legality as it addresses consumer demand for convenience and Continue reading “TVMyPod Sells IPods Pre-Loaded with Videos”.
If you are wondering what is going on in the WiFi industry the new standard is still in the works and it’s looking like 802.11n will make it! At four times the speed of current Continue reading “Wi-Fi 802.11n Standard Still Coming”.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is exploring new types of onboard memory for its chips as a way to bump performance and squeeze more out of its manufacturing plants. Time will tell if this makes it Continue reading “AMD Eyes Chip Memory Expansion with Z-RAM”.
In a move that is sure to get ATI steaming, several online retailers have X1900 cards for sale – today. Looking at Froogle we find that 8 retailers are carrying the ATI Radeon X1900 XTX. Continue reading “ATI Radeon X1900 family already on sale”.
German chipmaker Infineon Technologies expects to post a first-quarter loss as selling prices slumped for DDR2 memory chips. Now that DDR2 prices are on the rise this might be the last loss due to DDR2 Continue reading “Infineon Technologies Expects Quarterly Loss”.
Ever get tired of people telling you talking on the cell phone will give you a tumor? A new study shows that using a mobile phone does not increase the risk of developing the most Continue reading “No link between cell phones and common tumor”.
If you own Intel (INTC) stock you might want to stop reading right about now. Shares were down more than $3 per share at one point today after Intel missed their fourth-quarter numbers. Shares are Continue reading “Intel Corporation Stock Takes A Royal Beating”.
Futuremark today released 3DMark06, which includes improved Shader Model 2 tests, new CPU tests and HDR Shader Model 3 tests for system-wide gaming performance measurements. The new benchmark weighs in at 576MB in size, so Continue reading “Futuremark Releases 3DMark06 For Download”.
This morning nVidia launched their GeForce 7300 GS video card that is aimed at the mainstream PC user with it’s $99 USD suggested price tag. The GeForce 7300 supports high-definition video?up to 1080i resolution and Continue reading “nVidia Launches the GeForce 7300 GS Video Card”.
Alex Tew, 21, hit the headlines at the start of the year when he revealed his Million Dollar Homepage had made him a million dollars in four months. Then came the online attacks… Go figure! Continue reading “Blackmailers target $1m website”.
Google made its biggest acquisition to date on Tuesday as it branched out into radio advertising with a deal that could cost it as much as $1.24 billion. This is a huge purchase and will Continue reading “Google Buys dMarc Broadcasting”.
The New York-based video-game software publisher Take-Two filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday for a 15-day extension in filing its 10-K report. The company said it expects to file within the indicated 15 Continue reading “Take-Two Will Be Late Filing its Annual Report.”.
As of the end of 2005, there were 111 million Internet users in China, growing by 18.1% on-year, according to statistics released by the China Internet Network Information Center. This is an amazing number and Continue reading “China: 111 Million People With Internet in 2005”.