Just yesterday Elemental Technologies released a second update to Badaboom Media Converter with release v1.1.1. This version fixes 12 bugs and also new features like FRAPS support for gamers that record demos and a new 960×540 resolution for Apple TV users. We take a look at the new version compared to v1.0 and see how the updates have helped the utility.
A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday postponed indefinitely the coordinated patent-infringement cases filed by Rambus against a collection of rival memory chipmakers that were scheduled to go to trial later this month. Judge Ronald M. Continue reading “Rambus patent-infringement trials put on hold”.…more
Panasonic Corp. said Wednesday it will slash 15,000 jobs and shut down 27 plants worldwide to cope with plunging demand for its TVs, semiconductors and other electronics products. The world’s largest maker of plasma display Continue reading “Panasonic to cut 15,000 jobs, shut 27 plants”.…more
Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc posted weaker-than-expected results and said it would delay the release of several games, causing it to forecast a loss for the current fiscal year. EA said it would delay Continue reading “Electronic Arts sees loss as it delays games”.…more
Kingston Technology has agreed to act as a guarantor for ProMOS Technologies’ application for a syndicated loan of NT$5 billion (US$148 million) from nine local banks, according to industry sources. Kingston has agreed to guarantee Continue reading “Kingston acts as guarantor for ProMOS loan”.…more
The huge economic recovery bill likely to emerge from Congress in the next two weeks will give a boost to high-speed broadband deployment around the nation long a goal of technology and telecom companies. The Continue reading “Broadband gets a boost in recovery package”.…more
Global semiconductor sales fell 22 percent in December amid slumping demand for a wide swath of products that use chips, ranging from computers and mobile phones to cars, an industry group said. The Semiconductor Industry Continue reading “Global chip sales fell 22 pct in December”.…more
I must have missed this story, but on Wednesday NVIDIA named the chairman of Stanford University’s computer science department as its new chief scientist, a particularly important position for the world’s largest graphics chip supplier Continue reading “NVIDIA Hires Bill Dally as new chief scientist”.…more