In case you missed last nights post, video game maker Vivendi says it will acquire a controlling interest in Activision through a transaction that the companies are valuing at $18.9 billion. The French media and Continue reading “Vivendi in Big Activision Deal”.
Saitek has announced the launch of its new R660GT Force Feedback Wheel, the new PC racing wheel with powerful Force Feedback and switchable gearstick. The unique force feedback technology puts the player in the drivers Continue reading “Saitek Introduces the R660GT Force Feedback Gaming Wheel”.
Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system is about to get faster and Windows Vista isn’t, according to a report that caused a stir online this week as industry watchers speculated that a zippier XP could keep Continue reading “Windows XP could get bigger service boost than Vista”.
The ubiquity of the cell phone has finally prompted AT&T to pull out of the pay-phone business, the company announced on Monday. By the end of 2008, AT&T says, it will have exited the business Continue reading “AT&T steps away from the phone booth”.
Intel had a legal reprieve Thursday when an Illinois judge threw out a state appeals court ruling that would have launched a nationwide class-action lawsuit against the company over Pentium 4 processors. The Illinois Supreme Continue reading “Intel gets reprieve in Pentium suit”.
Samsung Electronics has announced that it has developed the world’s fastest memory, a GDDR5 (series five, graphics double-data-rate memory) chip that can transfer data at six gigabits per second (Gbps). Samples of Samsung’s new GDDR5 Continue reading “Samsung develops GDDR5 memory at 6Gbps”.
A first in customizable PC peripherals, the Saitek Photo Mouse functions as a compact, mobile picture frame. Print out your favorite photograph, cut it to the right size using the template provided, position it under the Photo mouse’s transparent cover and secure it by closing the cover. Is the Saitek Photo Mouse a perfect stocking stuffer for someone in your life?
Dell plans to expand its presence in China from 45 cities to more than 1,000 over the next year or so in a bid to match the broader market reach of Lenovo. Over the next Continue reading “Look out Lenovo: Dell plans expansion in China”.
Dell grew its bottom line 27% in the third quarter, but the PC makers’ first public discussion of its comeback plan left investors feeling cold. Rising operating expenses and weakness in its U.S. consumer business Continue reading “Dell Fails to Delight Investors”.
Comcast’s recent efforts to throttle file transfers that use the BitTorrent protocol have led to a renewed call for Congress to enact stiff Net neutrality laws. According to Comcast, reasonable network management is all it’s Continue reading “New Net neutrality laws could backfire”.
Google Inc said on Friday that the Internet leader would bid on coveted airwaves to launch a U.S. wireless network, putting it in competition with traditional telecommunications players AT&T and Verizon. Google said in a Continue reading “Google to bid for U.S. mobile airwaves”.
AMD has recently notified its partners of plans to drop the price of its Radeon HD 3850 and 3870 GPUs by around US$20, according to sources at graphics card makers. The original official Radeon HD Continue reading “AMD to lower Radeon HD 3800 series GPU pricing”.
Nvidia is ready for its next-generation GPU launch. According to sources at graphics card makers, the company plans to launch its GeForce 9 series GPU after the Lunar New Year in February. The first chip Continue reading “Nvidia to launch GeForce 9 series in February”.
Legit Reviews has published several articles covering the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT video card series, but today we bring you our first article on a production card from the folks over at XFX. The XFX GeForce 8800 GT 512MB video card has improved cooling and higher core clock frequencies than the reference design, so things should get interesting. Read on to see how the changes impact the card.
AMD recently notified its partners that it plans to launch two triple-core CPUs (Toliman) in February next year while two dual-core CPUs (Kuma) will appear by the end of the second quarter, according to sources Continue reading “AMD triple-core CPUs to launch in February 2008”.
