Gigabyte Technology has recently released its 61.5% stake in GeCube to officially withdraw from it board of directors, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report. GeCube has recently sold its graphics card business and said Continue reading “Gigabyte quits board of GeCube – GeCube Leaving GPU Business”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 20, 2009 at 9:06am
AMD created a small number of limited edition TWKR processors expressly for the extreme overclocking community in appreciation for their record performance feats with Dragon platform technology and AMD Phenom II processors. These processors are Continue reading “AMD TWKR Processors Hit eBay – Some For Charity Others For Greed”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 17, 2009 at 8:57am
VIA Technologies today announced the adoption of its VIA Eden processor in the latest FUTRO thin client series from Fujitsu. The 500MHz VIA Eden ULV processor, with its remarkably low TDP of only one watt, Continue reading “VIA Eden One Watt Processor Used in Fujitsu Thin Clients – FUTRO S100”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 17, 2009 at 8:33am
Global PC shipments again came in slightly ahead of expectations in the second quarter of 2009, lessening fears over the extent of the PC market slump. Worldwide PC shipments (including desktop and portable PCs, but Continue reading “PC outlook improves in 2Q09 as consumer spending stabilizes shipments, says IDC”. …more
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Jul. 17, 2009 at 8:27am
EVGA Corporation today announced the availability of the InterView, with two rotatable super-thin high resolution 17″ TFT LCD displays supported by one desktop stand. Designed for business presentations, researchers, physicians, financial consultants or creative professionals, Continue reading “EVGA Introduces InterView Dual-Display for $649.99”. …more
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Jul. 16, 2009 at 12:21pm
Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced two of its 1333MHz DDR3 memory offerings were validated by Intel for use in its upcoming Core i5 systems. The DDR3 1333 Continue reading “Kingston 1333MHz DDR3 Memory Validated for Core i5 Platforms by Intel”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 16, 2009 at 10:27am
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 68.1 million units in the second quarter of 2009, a 5% decline from the second quarter of 2008, according to preliminary results from Gartner. The market performed better than Gartner had Continue reading “Worldwide PC shipments decline 5% in 2Q09, says Gartner”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 16, 2009 at 9:28am
Corsair today announced the Extreme Series X32, X64 and X128 high-performance SSDs, in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB densities respectively. Built using the renowned Indilinx Barefoot controller and Samsung MLC NAND flash memory, the Extreme Series Continue reading “Corsair Launches new Extreme Series SSDs – 240MB/s Read and 170MB/s Write Speeds”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 16, 2009 at 8:01am
Yesterday morning Legit Reviews contacted Marvell about ASUS Removing SATA 6Gb/s support due to Marvell controller yield issues on all of their upcoming Intel P55 Express motherboards. The Marvell 88SE9123 controller was to blame, so Continue reading “Marvell Makes Statement on 88SE9123 Controller Issue Dealing With SATA 6Gb/s”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 15, 2009 at 10:15pm
Atlona Technologies today released a new wireless USB to HDMI or VGA converter called the HDAiR. Both XP and Vista compatible, this one of a kind device will allow users to connect any USB enabled Continue reading “Atlona Technologies Releases Wireless USB to HDMI or VGA Converter – HDAiR”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 15, 2009 at 4:42pm
Verbatim announced today its new SureFire line of portable combo FW800/USB2 HDDs. Available now with capacities of 250GB, 320GB and 500GB, the rugged palm-sized drives combine power, convenience and the reliability of the Verbatim brand Continue reading “Verbatim Announces SureFire FW800/USB2 HDD Line”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 15, 2009 at 12:07pm
At SEMICON West this week there is significant buzz around Fab 2 and what it represents for GLOBALFOUNDRIES, for the US and for the global semiconductor industry as a whole. Tom Sonderman, vice president of Continue reading “GLOBALFOUNDRIES Talks About Fab 2 and Renewed Focus on 300mm Technology at Semicon”. …more
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Jul. 15, 2009 at 10:10am
Active Media Products today announced immediate availability of their new SaberTooth SSDs that are custom designed for Asus Eee PC upgrades. These new SSDs are extremely reliable, incorporating enterprise-class features such as ECC, bad bit Continue reading “Active Media Products Annouces SaberTooth Upgrade SSDs for ASUS Eee PCs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 15, 2009 at 8:54am
IASUS Concepts has introduced their new line of headsets designed exclusively for the Apple iPhone and Blackberry mobile phone “power users”. The combination of extreme durability and virtual weightlessness sets a new standard for mobile Continue reading “IASUS Announces 500K Series Headset System For Apple iPhone an Blackberry Users”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 15, 2009 at 8:44am
Pursuing top quality and world-class performance, DFI LANParty has launched BI G41-T33 in this month with a quite reasonable price to satisfies the needs of mass consumers for high performance in low cost. In the Continue reading “DFI Announces LANParty BI G41-T33 for Intel LGA775 CPUs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 15, 2009 at 8:34am