When Cisco Systems decided to enter the Second Life virtual world, things didn’t turn out exactly as the network equipment supplier expected. I guess people don’t want to visit Cisco when in their second life. Continue reading “Companies altering virtual world strategies – Second Life”.
Compal Electronics saw its notebook shipments increase 56% on year to 2.1 million units in September, bringing the notebook shipments for the third quarter of 2007 to 6.1 million units, up 19% on year, according Continue reading “Compal notebook shipments hit high in September”.
OCZ Technology recently announced the latest addition to the award-winning OCZ NVIDIA SLI certified series, the worlds first 4GB PC2-6400 SLI-Ready DDR2 modules. Optimized specifically for the latest generation nForce platforms, this series features an Continue reading “OCZ Announces 4GB NVIDIA SLI Certified DDR2 Memory Kits”.
As part of its commitment to supporting and contributing to open standards, AMD (NYSE:AMD) today announced its participation in the Eclipse Foundation. AMD will add its rich expertise and history of collaborative innovation to the Continue reading “AMD Helping Unite Power of Open Source and Multi-Core”.
Gateway announced plans to acquire European PC maker Packard Bell Monday, in the latest sign of consolidation in the PC industry. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, although Gateway said the deal is expected Continue reading “Gateway to Acquire Packard Bell – Terms Unknown”.
Sun Microsystems late Monday announced its first UltraSparc T2-based servers, which the company hopes will cut the number of servers required in datacenters. The multicore and multithreaded Sun Sparc Enterprise T5120 and T5220 servers deliver Continue reading “Sun delivers first T2-based servers – T5220 runs $14,995”.
Nvidia is bringing forward the launch date of its upcoming GeForce 8800 GT (G92) GPU to October 29 from the original November 12, targeting AMD’s new Radeon HD 2950PRO (RV670) as the major competitor, according Continue reading “Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT (G92) Video Card launch brought forward”.
Sony Corp said it would cut the price of its PlayStation 3 game console by 10 percent in Japan and launch a new model, in a bid to ignite demand in the run-up to the Continue reading “Sony to cut PS3 prices in Japan and offer new model”.
Today, AMD introduced several new energy-efficient desktop processors designed to reduce power consumption for greater performance-per-watt. These processors will offer additional choice for system builders and OEMs looking to differentiate their products and provide customers Continue reading “AMD Announces Six New 45W Desktop Processors – Energy-Efficient”.
VIA Technologies today announced the new VIA vm7700 VESA mounted PC (vmpc) that turns a standard display panel into a fully functional PC for signage, kiosk and other intelligent display applications, providing a radically superior Continue reading “VIA Announces Ultra Thin VESA Mounted PC for Instant Display Systems”.
Asustek Computer has introduced the PCI Express interface Xonar D2X and the USB interface Xonar U1 audio devices. The Asustek Xonar family of audio cards utilizes an Asustek exclusive technology the new DS3D GX extension Continue reading “Asustek releases Xonar audio card products”.
Seagate, the industry’s largest producer of hard drives, has finally started shipping its first batch of hybrid hard drives for notebook PCs. The Scotts Valley, Calif., company is expected to announce Monday that the Momentus Continue reading “Can Seagate steer hybrid hard drive market?”.
The rumors I’ve been hearing are true… A-DATA is officially in the DDR3 memory industry and has announced a super fast 1900MHz DDR3 memory kit with 9-9-9 timings. They also have a 1333MHz kit with Continue reading “A-DATA Memory Announcing Vitesta DDR3 Memory Kits – World’s Fastest”.
Apple’s iPhone may still have the world’s heart aflutter, despite a sharp price cut that stiffed early adopters and the recent release of a software update that turned some unlocked iPhones into electronic bricks. But Continue reading “Japanese phone outshines Apple iPhone”.
Elpida Memory and Rambus jointly introduced a 512Mb 4.8GHz XDR-structure DRAM that delivers a data transfer speed of 9.6GB per second for high-performance applications such as high-definition TV (HDTV), game console, PC, server and workstation. Continue reading “Elpida introduces high-speed DRAM on Rambus XDR structure”.
