Nathan Kirsch, Author at Legit Reviews

XFX GeForce 8800GT 256MB XXX Edition Video Card Review

There is no doubt about it, the GeForce 8800 GT is the fastest selling card that NVIDIA has ever produced. The GeForce 8800 GT 512MB video card series fills the $199-$259 price points, but what about those that want to spend less and still have all the same features? NVIDIA didn’t forget about you guys and has just recently released the GeForce 8800 GT 256MB video card that is aimed at the $179-$199 price points. Will cutting the memory in half ruin performance or create a budget killer?

By Nathan Kirsch Dec. 7, 2007 at 12:00am

ASUS Releases GeForce 8800 GT 1GB Graphics Card!

ASUS today released the worlds first EN8800GT graphics card with 1GB of Qimonda memory: The EN8800GT/HTDP/1G. This is impressive to say the least! The ASUS EN8800GT/HTDP/1G also utilizes the specially designed Glaciator Fansink that effectively Continue reading “ASUS Releases GeForce 8800 GT 1GB Graphics Card!”.

By Nathan Kirsch Dec. 6, 2007 at 7:28pm

IBM Files ITC Complaint against ASUS – Licensing Disupte

IBM today announced it has filed a complaint against ASUSTeK (based in Taiwan) and its North American subsidiary, ASUS Computer International, with the United States International Trade Commission. The complaint details the infringement of IBM Continue reading “IBM Files ITC Complaint against ASUS – Licensing Disupte”.

By Nathan Kirsch Dec. 6, 2007 at 2:52pm

Take-Two Interactive Struggles to Stay in the Game – Cash Reserves Down

While most video-game makers are enjoying strong holiday sales, the maker of the blockbuster Grand Theft Auto game franchise, Take-Two Interactive, is on the sidelines, struggling to stay afloat. Take-Two’s fate hinges on its much Continue reading “Take-Two Interactive Struggles to Stay in the Game – Cash Reserves Down”.

By Nathan Kirsch Dec. 6, 2007 at 11:06am

IBM breakthrough to speed up supercomputer chips

IBM says it has made a breakthrough in converting electrical signals into light pulses that brings closer the day when supercomputing, which now requires huge machines, will be done on a single chip. IBM also Continue reading “IBM breakthrough to speed up supercomputer chips”.

By Nathan Kirsch Dec. 6, 2007 at 11:04am

Palm Announces Unlocked Treo 750 Smartphones Shipping Today!

Palm today announced the Palm Treo 750 smartphone, previously available in the United States only on AT&T’s 3G network, is now available in an unlocked version via Palm’s retail and online stores. The unlocked GSM Continue reading “Palm Announces Unlocked Treo 750 Smartphones Shipping Today!”.

By Nathan Kirsch Dec. 5, 2007 at 1:03pm

Air Force base in Nevada goes solar with 15-megawatt array

The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday said Nellis and SunPower have finished the first phase of the project, which will save the base $1 million a year and roughly $83,000 a month, when fully commissioned. Continue reading “Air Force base in Nevada goes solar with 15-megawatt array”.

By Nathan Kirsch Dec. 5, 2007 at 12:53pm

Ron Paul spam traced to botnet

Ron Paul is not a botmaster. Security researchers have shut down a network of computers responsible for sending out nearly 200 million spam messages supporting the U.S. presidential candidate last month, and after analyzing the Continue reading “Ron Paul spam traced to botnet”.

By Nathan Kirsch Dec. 5, 2007 at 12:50pm

Google unveils application for iPhone

Google Inc is releasing a new application for Apple Inc’s iPhone that combines the Web leader’s services such as e-mail, search and calendar into a single interface. Google, which aims to replicate its success in Continue reading “Google unveils application for iPhone”.

By Nathan Kirsch Dec. 5, 2007 at 12:48pm

Intel adds low-end member to 4 series chipsets

Intel is planning to add one more member to its 4 series (Eaglelake) chipsets which will be launched in the second quarter of 2008, according to sources at motherboard makers. In addition to its original Continue reading “Intel adds low-end member to 4 series chipsets”.

By Nathan Kirsch Dec. 5, 2007 at 12:47pm

ATI Radeon HD 3870 CrossFire Video Card Review

Last month, Legit Reviews benchmarked a pair of Radeon HD 3850’s on the day they were launched, but didn’t have a pair of Radeon HD 3870’s to include in the article. We have now received a pair of ATI Radeon 3870 graphics cards to test and compare to all the other cards we have on the test bench. Read on to see how the ATI Radeon HD 3870 does as a single card and in CrossFire on recent game titles like Bioshock, Crysis and Call of Duty 4!

By Nathan Kirsch Dec. 5, 2007 at 12:00am

Microsoft looks to curb piracy in Vista Service Pack update

Microsoft Corp said on Monday it would disable the two primary methods used by software pirates to illegally copy Windows Vista software in the next major update of the operating system. It looks like Microsoft Continue reading “Microsoft looks to curb piracy in Vista Service Pack update”.

By Nathan Kirsch Dec. 4, 2007 at 9:15am

Intel and AMD benefit from strong demand and price war lull in 3Q

Intel and AMD in the third quarter both managed to gain share in the global CPU market due to robust sales of PCs and servers and the cessation of the brutal price war, according to Continue reading “Intel and AMD benefit from strong demand and price war lull in 3Q”.

By Nathan Kirsch Dec. 4, 2007 at 9:07am

OCZ Announces Freeze Extreme Thermal Compound

OCZ Technology Group late yesterday released a unique thermal compound, Freeze, to their line of premium cooling products. Using the latest innovations in thermal management compounds, OCZ Freeze has higher heat conductivity potential than leading Continue reading “OCZ Announces Freeze Extreme Thermal Compound”.

By Nathan Kirsch Dec. 4, 2007 at 8:10am

Super Talent Launches Two 256GB SATA Solid State Drives (SSDs)

Super Talent Technology today launched a pair of 256GB Serial ATA (SATA) solid state drives (SSDs). Super Talents new FSD56GC35M is 100% interchangeable with standard 3.5-inch SATA hard disk drives, but offers all the advantages Continue reading “Super Talent Launches Two 256GB SATA Solid State Drives (SSDs)”.

By Nathan Kirsch Dec. 4, 2007 at 7:38am