Intel will no longer provide testing on notebooks to certify interchangeability, but will promote the use of standardized, interchangeable parts in notebooks. The program began in 2006 as a way for notebook manufacturers to demonstrate Continue reading “Intel discontinues Verified By Intel program”.
Apple Inc said on Tuesday it started receiving orders for its new operating system called Leopard, which will go on sale on October 26 and cost $129 for a single user license. Leopard is expected Continue reading “Apple taking orders for new operating system – Leopard”.
Canonical plans on Thursday to release “Gutsy Gibbon,” the Ubuntu Linux version 7.10 that the company hopes will lay the foundation for a serious push into the server and other markets six months from now. Continue reading “Ubuntu Linux version 7.10 ‘Gutsy Gibbon’ Planned For Release Thursday”.
Intel is planning to launch a new desktop processor for its upcoming Skulltrail motherboard, a high-end enthusiast and gaming platform, according to sources at motherboard makers. The quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX9775 has frequency of Continue reading “Intel to launch new Core 2 Extreme QX9775 CPU for Skulltrail Platform”.
AMD is expanding its TV Wonder product lineup that enables HDTV on the PC. Available through VisionTek at Best Buy stores across North America, ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo USB, TV Wonder 600 PCI and Continue reading “AMD Introduces New Tuner Products – New TV Wonder Cards!”.
If your hipbone is connected to your BlackBerry or your thighbone is connected to your cell phone, those vibrations you’re feeling in the car, in your pajamas, in the shower, may be coming from your Continue reading “Phantom vibrations shake ‘crackberry’ addicts – fauxcellarm”.
Nokia said on Monday it had started shipments of a new version of its top-of-the-range mobile phone model N95 with an 8 gigabyte memory and improved battery life. The N95 8GB, which comes with integrated Continue reading “Nokia starts shipping N95 mobile phone with 8 gigabyte memory”.
In case you missed it, Apple used its latest software upgrade to cripple every iPhone that had been opened up to unapproved networks, and stripped out “unauthorized” third-party applications. Apple says it has crippled hacked Continue reading “Apple Declares iPhone Martial Law”.
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies plans to announce Monday it has developed technology that will quadruple the storage capacity of desktop hard drives within the next two years. The new reading-head technology will allow the company Continue reading “Hitachi to cram 4TB on desktop hard drives by 2009”.
With Hynix Semiconductor being cited by some publications as saying that Taiwan DRAM makers should bear the responsibility for the recent plummet in the price of DRAM, Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) chairman Fank Huang protested Continue reading “PSC blames Hynix for recent DRAM price plummet”.
Electronic Arts Inc. today announced an agreement with Elevation Partners to acquire VG Holding Corp. — the owner of both BioWare Corp. and Pandemic Studios. This acquisition gives EA a strong competitive position in key Continue reading “EA To Acquire BioWare and Pandemic Studios”.
Nintendo Co Ltd expects to keep its Wii video game console priced at $249 for the time being since it is selling all of the units it makes, a senior U.S. executive said on Thursday. Continue reading “Nintendo to keep Wii console price at $249”.
Wal-Mart Stores could increase sales by $287 million by fixing just a small portion of its inventory problems using RFID (radio frequency identification) technology, and that could be just the start, an executive said Friday. Continue reading “Wal-Mart eyes $287M RFID benefit – Find Missing Stock”.
Jonathan Tsang, president for sales and marketing at Asustek Computer, has revealed that the company will announce the price tag for its Eee PC on October 16. He also noted that prices for the product Continue reading “Asustek: Eee PC price no lower than $200”.
ITC patent infringement probe will target both drive makers and companies that use hard-disk drives in their products, including HP and Dell. The probe will target both drive makers and companies that use hard-disk drives Continue reading “U.S. trade body launches hard-disk drive probe – Patent Infringement”.
