SPARKLE Computer Co. announced the World’s First Display Port Graphics Card this week in advance of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). As a new high-end graphics card designed for the most demanding DirectX 10 games, Continue reading “SPARKLE Releases World’s First DisplayPort Video Card – NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT”.
Hollywoods squabble over which of two technologies will replace standard DVDs skewed in the direction of the Sony Corporation on Friday, with Warner Brothers casting the deciding vote in favor of the companys Blu-ray discs Continue reading “Warner Brothers Stops HD-DVD Production and goes Blu-Ray”.
Armed with four 2GB kits of DDR3 memory running at 1800MHz we set off to do our second DDR3 roundup to show those that are building a DDR3 powered enthusiast systems which modules stand out from the crowd. Corsair Memory, Kingston Technology, OCZ Technology and Super Talent all sent out 2GB kits for us to try out and that is exactly what we did using the latest Intel QX9770 processor on the Intel X38 Express powered ASUS P5E3 Deluxe Motherboard!
Kyle Bennett over at HardOCP has posted up pictures and information about Nvidia’s roadmap today, including a look at the dual-GPU beast which will be known as the 9800 GX2. Head on over and check Continue reading “NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 Pictures and Features”.
Today, Ubisoft announced that Far Cry 2 is being developed for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PLAYSTATION 3 computer entertainment system. Far Cry 2 is a next-generation first-person Continue reading “Ubisoft Announces Far Cry 2”.
Neighbors of a former IBM plant in New York state sued the company Thursday (Jan. 3), saying it released chemicals into the air, ground and water for nearly 80 years that caused birth defects and Continue reading “Suit says IBM dumped chemicals in New York state at Endicott Plant”.
In this age of bigger, newer, more powerful mega-machines for particle physics, Canada’s 33-year-old TRIUMF cyclotron is literally a blast from the past. Sure, it’s the world’s biggest cyclotron – but to some physicists that Continue reading “Inside Canada’s 33-year-old TRIUMF cyclotron – SuperNova Machine”.
Intel plans to respond Monday to European Commission claims that it abused its dominant position in the computer chip market to harm rival Advanced Micro Devices. The company declined to provide details about its response. Continue reading “Intel plans response to EU charges”.
If criminals were to target unsecured wireless routers, they could create an attack that could piggyback across thousands of Wi-Fi networks in urban areas like Chicago or New York City, according to researchers at Indiana Continue reading “Wi-Fi virus outbreak is possible in large cities”.
Intel Corp., the world’s largest semiconductor maker, was downgraded to neutral from overweight by JPMorgan Chase & Co., on concerns of a slowdown in the European personal-computer market. JP Morgan said the region accounted for Continue reading “Intel Cut to ‘Neutral’ From ‘Overweight’ at JPMorgan”.
NASA on Thursday delayed the flight of space shuttle Atlantis until late January or, more likely, February to replace a suspect connector in the fuel tank. The connector is believed to be responsible for back-to-back Continue reading “More delays for shuttle Atlantis – Launching in February Likely”.
Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it will offer a free downloadable video game to users of its Xbox online gaming service after the network was plagued with connection troubles over the holidays. Games sold on Continue reading “Microsoft promises free game after online woes”.
Micro-Star International (MSI) is preparing to introduce a low-cost PC product line in June at the earliest, according to Sambora Chen, director of Greater China sales. The first low-cost PCs from the company will be Continue reading “MSI prepping launch of low-cost PCs in June”.
Well, that was short: Intel has announced it is leaving the One Laptop Per Child project. The news, first reported Thursday by The Wall Street Journal in an e-mail alert, comes just six months after Continue reading “Intel leaves the OLPC after dispute”.
SanDisk Corporation and PNY Technologies today announced that PNY has signed a patent cross-license agreement with SanDisk to settle patent cases filed by SanDisk last year in Federal District Court and the International Trade Commission Continue reading “PNY Signs License Agreement with SanDisk to Settle Patent Litigation”.
