Intel Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wind River Systems Inc, under which Intel will acquire all outstanding Wind River common stock for $11.50 per share in cash, or approximately $884 million Continue reading “Intel to Acquire Wind River Systems for Approximately $884 Million”.
After teasing up with a nice wafer in April, Intel has kept rather quiet about its return to the graphics market but as the release of the first Larrabee cards closes in, more info about Continue reading “Intel Larrabee samples said to perform like GeForce GTX 285”.
ASUS recently announced the first member of its new O!Play Series digital media player line: the O!Play HDP-R1 HD Media Player. Aimed at providing stunning 1080p Full High Definition entertainment across a wide variety of Continue reading “ASUS O!Play HDP-R1 Media Player Announced”.
AMD launched the ATI Theater HD 750 PC TV chip offering HDTV viewing capabilities on desktop and notebook PCs around the world using analog, and digital, and free-to-air broadcast signals. ATI Theater HD 750 uses Continue reading “ATI Announces Theater HD 750 PC TV Chip”.
JEDEC Solid State Technology Association and the SFF Committee today announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the development of joint standards and publications related to solid state drives, with Continue reading “JEDEC and SFF Announce Plans to Collaborate on Standards Development for Solid State Drives”.
Following their success of dual interface 2.5 SATAII SSD M10, Silicon Power unleashes the ultra fast 2.5 SATA E10 SSD. Utilizing in-house developed technology to dramatically increase E10s transfer rate up to 230MB/sec read and Continue reading “Silicon Power 2.5 SATA E10 SSD Unleashed”.
Kingston Technology today announced the release of the SSDNow V Series solid-state drive (SSD) upgrade bundles. Targeted specifically for mass-market consumers and small and medium businesses, the Kingston SSDNow V Series upgrade bundles, available in Continue reading “Kingston Announces SSDNow V Value Series”.
HDMI Licensing today announced the features that will be incorporated in the upcoming HDMI 1.4 specification. This latest version of the HDMI specification will, among other advancements, offer networking capabilities with Ethernet connectivity and will Continue reading “Features of the Upcoming HDMI Version 1.4 – HDMI Ethernet Channel”.
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced the date the latest version of the Windows operating system, Windows 7, will be in general commercial availability: Oct. 22. The milestone comes amid intense pressure on the world’s largest Continue reading “Microsoft Windows 7 To Be Released on October 22, 2009”.
AMD just posted a video to YouTube that demonstrates tessellation on the worlds first DirectX 11 graphics processor! AMD demonstrates improved detail in character models through tessellation using DirectX 11 in combination with the worlds Continue reading “AMD demonstrates tessellation on worlds first DirectX 11 graphics card”.
SanDisk Corporation today announced that it has begun shipping its next-generation flash memory-based solid state drives (SSD) for netbooks, offering high-performance components at a competitive price. SanDisk pSSD P2 and S2 employ a new technology Continue reading “Sandisk Announces pSSD Drives with nCache”.
Alienware, Dells premier high-performance PC gaming brand, unveiled today the M17x, with three NVIDIA GeForce graphics processing units (GPUs) to provide an unrivaled visual computing experience. As a launch vehicle for the global expansion of Continue reading “The M17x is The Most Powerful 17-inch Notebook By Alienware”.
Turtle Beach turns up the heat for PlayStation 3 gamers with the introduction of its Ear Force P21 stereo gaming headset for the PlayStation 3. By integrating premium stereo game sound with crystal-clear communication on Continue reading “Turtle Beach Announces Ear Force P21 Gaming Headset for PS3”.
NVIDIA, the inventor of the GPU, and Adobe Systems Incorporated announced that they are collaborating as part of the Open Screen Project to optimize and enable Adobe Flash Player, a key component of the Adobe Continue reading “Adobe and NVIDIA Announce GPU Acceleration for Flash Player”.
Today at Computex, Intel Corporation introduced four new processors, including a low-power version and a value chipset, to usher in mainstream “ultra-thin” laptops. Intel ultra-low voltage (ULV) processors will enable new sleek consumer laptop designs Continue reading “Intel Announces 4 New Processors and 1 New Chipset”.
