After a blockbuster year with record sales, video-games publishers show no signs of letting up in 2008 as they prepare for the release of a parade of new titles for legions of gamers. The gaming Continue reading “Video-Game Publishers See Another Blockbuster Year”.
The loss or theft of personal data such as credit card and Social Security numbers soared to unprecedented levels in 2007, and the trend isn’t expected to turn around anytime soon as hackers stay a Continue reading “Record Data Breaches in 2007 – Credit Card Numbers Targeted”.
Worldwide sales of semiconductors climbed 2.3 percent in November, as high oil prices and spreading mortgage woes did not dissuade gadget buyers. But annual growth for the the semiconductor industry could still fall short of Continue reading “Semiconductor sales climb in November”.
Internet-based calling company Vonage said it has agreed to settle a patent dispute with Nortel Networks with no payment of damages, sending its share up more than 8 percent. The settlement would put to rest Continue reading “Vonage, Nortel settle patent dispute”.
There is a reason people still buy CDs more than they do digital albums. Actually there are several, but viruses that come along with music via peer-to-peer sites (P2P) and a concern over digital rights Continue reading “Digital album packaging should improve in 2008”.
AMD’s RS780 and Nvidia’s MCP 78 IGP chipsets are scheduled to go head-to-head in the first quarter of 2008, however, performance of the MCP 78S is reportedly below that of the RS780, while the higher-end Continue reading “AMD has upper hand in next IGP chipset battle with Nvidia”.
Nothing goes better with digital media than an external reader for your desktop or laptop at home or on the road. Kingston’s Media Reader opens a direct gateway between your digital media and a USB port by simply using expandable storage cards to move photos, music, data and more between devices and eliminating the need to carry cables to connect multiple devices. Read on to see how the new Kingston 19-in-1 media reader performs compared to previous generations!
In order to get its electric sports car to owners sooner, Tesla Motors plans to deliver cars with a temporary transmission that falls short of its originally promised performance. The news was distributed to the Continue reading “Tesla CEO explains roadster delays – transmision lacks muscle”.
Innovation, Dissapointment and Shock Best Innovation: Intel 45nm Processors Just a eleven days into 2007, Legit Reviews began to cover Intel and their move to the 45nm process. While at dinner on January 11th, 2007 Continue reading “The Best of 2007 Awards!”.
Sony said Thursday that it was dropping its money-losing rear-projection TV business worldwide to focus on flat-panel technologies. In October, Sony lowered its global sales forecast for rear-projection TVs, which use a projector to create Continue reading “Sony Discontinues Rear-Projection TV”.
Apple’s sputtering efforts to be a major purveyor of video downloads may get a boost in 2008 from an agreement with Twentieth Century Fox Film for digital movie rentals. Apple has been trying to interest Continue reading “Apple making deals for Web video rentals”.
The Optimus Maximus keyboard developed by Russian designer Artemy Lebedev has been delayed once again, this time by problems with the device’s firmware. Art Lebedev Studio had expected the first Optimus Maximus keyboards to ship Continue reading “Issues delay release of Optimus Maximus OLED keyboard”.
The space shuttle Atlantis mission to the international space station likely will be pushed back a few more days or weeks as engineers study problems with electrical connectors in the spaceships external fuel tank, a Continue reading “NASA scrubs January shuttle launch”.
Nvidia originally planned to roll out the new MCP72 chipset in late November or early December but will now postpone shipping to January, along with the planned launch of its MCP78, according to sources at Continue reading “Nvidia to postpone shipments of MCP72 chipset family to January”.
Airlines and service providers seeking to deliver high-speed Internet services to passengers say they’ve learned from Boeing Co.’s 2006 decision to pull the plug on its ambitions to outfit its planes with a similar service. Continue reading “Airlines take another look at inflight Internet”.
