ROGCon, the first ever convention focused On ASUS award-winning Republic of Gamers lineup of gaming products and created in collaboration with Intel, today welcomed two new sponsors. ATI and BenQ have both added their support Continue reading “ASUS/Intel ROGCon Gaming Convention Welcomes ATI and BenQ as Sponsors”. …more
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Jul. 17, 2008 at 8:59am
Hewlett-Packard became the latest vendor to announce a “mini datacenter” housed in a shipping container, which can provide a way for companies to add compute capacity when power and cooling systems in their existing datacenters Continue reading “HP to offer datacenter-in-a-box”. …more
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Jul. 17, 2008 at 8:57am
Worldwide PC shipments continued to grow at a healthy pace in the second quarter of 2008. Shipments were up 15.3% from a year ago slightly more than second-quarter projections and first-quarter growth of 14.9%. Solid Continue reading “Worldwide PC market growth sustained in 2Q08 despite economic pressures”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 17, 2008 at 8:56am
Intel Corporation today announced record second-quarter revenue of $9.5 billion, operating income of $2.3 billion, net income of $1.6 billion and earnings per share (EPS) of 28 cents. “Intel had another strong quarter with revenue Continue reading “Intel Posts Record Second-Quarter Revenue of $9.5 Billion”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 15, 2008 at 4:04pm
This is something you never hear of… A company wanting to give you money back for something you already bought. The price on the GeForce GTX 280 and GeForce GTX 260 have been slashed by Continue reading “XFX Offers GeForce GTX Early Adoptors Cash Back…”. …more
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Jul. 15, 2008 at 4:01pm
Toshiba today introduced three new additions to its Qosmio laptop series as well as its incorporation of the latest Intel Centrino 2 processor technology into new consumer Satellites. First up they have the Qosmio G55, Continue reading “Toshiba Announces New Intel Centrino 2 Based Notebooks”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 15, 2008 at 3:59pm
Super Talent Technology today announced the PICO-C Gold, a 24-carat gold plated, water resistant USB drive that weighs less than a nickel (~4.7 grams), is smaller than an SD card, and can store over 2,000 Continue reading “Super Talent Ships Tiny 24K Gold 8GB Pico-C USB Flash Drive”. …more
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Jul. 15, 2008 at 1:55pm
SanDisk Corporation today introduced the SanDisk SD WORM card, a Write Once Read Many (WORM) digital memory card intended for professional uses such as police investigations, court testimony, electronic voting and other applications where data Continue reading “New SanDisk SD Cards Retain Data For As Long As 100 Years”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 15, 2008 at 10:41am
The new notebook line up from rock, the UKs no.1 performance notebook manufacturer, is packed full of Intel Centrino 2 platforms. Marrying raw power from the generals of the Micro processor world, Intel, and heart Continue reading “Rock Announces Notebooks with Centrino 2 and nVidia 9800M Graphics”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 15, 2008 at 9:46am
Thecus just sent us over a quick e-mail and press release letting us know that the Thecus 1U4500 1U rackmount NAS has passed the IEC/ISO Certified Reliability Test! That is good news for governments and Continue reading “Thecus 1U4500 Passes IEC/ISO Certified Reliability Test”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 15, 2008 at 6:20am
Today is a special day for Intel as it is the 5th anniversary for the Centrino mobile platform and they are celebrating it with the launch of the Centrino 2 platform (Montevina). With Centrino 2, Intel is planning for the future with a platform that is able to adapt to what we need in today’s marketplace. Read on to see exactly what is being updated with the new Centrino 2 platform!
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 14, 2008 at 10:00pm
Kingston Technology today announced the addition of 8GB microSD High-Capacity (SDHC) Flash memory cards to its mobile memory storage line. Shipping immediately, the new 8GB microSDHC cards offer greater storage options to the latest mobile Continue reading “Kingston Technology Adds 8GB microSDHC Cards to the Family”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 14, 2008 at 7:37pm
OCZ Technology today introduced a new whitebook solution powered by the long awaited Intel Centrino 2 (Montevina) platform. This state-of-the-art platform technology provides a breakthrough in mobile computing for higher performance, advanced connectivity, and longer Continue reading “OCZ Technology Group Unveils Intel Centrino 2 whitebook”. …more
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Jul. 14, 2008 at 7:34pm
PC enthusiasts, manufacturers, and developers around the world have a lot to be excited about today with NVIDIA Corporations announcement that it will be bringing the power and performance of its SLI multi-GPU technology to Continue reading “NVIDIA Brings SLI Technology to Intel Bloomfield CPU Platforms”. …more
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Jul. 14, 2008 at 7:29pm
Microsoft Corp. is trimming the price of its Xbox 360 video game console to make way for a new model with a bigger hard drive. Starting Sunday, Microsoft’s mid-range Xbox 360 console with a 20-gigabyte Continue reading “Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 price by $50”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 14, 2008 at 9:52am