The U.S. government is offering $968 million in grants to help state and local public-safety agencies buy sophisticated radios and technology for communications during disasters, the Department of Commerce said Wednesday. The grants can also Continue reading “U.S. offers $968 million for disaster technology grants”.
Intel’s first 45nm processor is expected be a quad-core Core 2 Extreme, to be launched in the fourth quarter of this year priced at US$999, according to sources at motherboard makers. The processor will have Continue reading “Intel prices its first 45nm Penryn processor at US$999, to hit the market in 4Q”.
At the beginning of this week Intel officially introduced their flagship Core 2 Extreme QX6850 quad-core processor to go along with the recently announced Core 2 Duo E6550, E6750 and E6850 series processors. These processors have a new faster 1333MHz Front Side Bus (FSB) for improved performance that has replaced the old 1066MHz FSB processors. Read on to see how they perform!
Intel Corporation announced second-quarter revenue of $8.7 billion, operating income of $1.35 billion, net income of $1.3 billion and earnings per share (EPS) of 22 cents. The results include tax items that increased EPS by Continue reading “Intel Reports Second-Quarter Revenue $8.7 Billion”.
Microsoft Corp. is once again on the defensive against hackers after the launch of a new program that gives average PC users tools to unlock copy-protected digital music and movies. The latest version of the Continue reading “Hackers Crack Microsoft’s Digital Rights Management Technology Again”.
Intel has recently revised it plans for the low-end desktop CPU market and will continue to sell its Conroe-based E2140, according to sources at motherboard makers. The Intel E2140 is currently $89 at Newegg, so Continue reading “Intel to continue selling E2140 CPUs – Will Drop Price to $74”.
Addressing the needs for the growing enterprise market for high-capacity, highly-reliable storage, Western Digital Corp. today announced it will be shipping its WD RE2 (RAID Edition) 750 GB hard drive this month. With 3.0 Gb/s Continue reading “Western Digital Launches 750GB Enterprise SATA Hard Drives”.
Addressing demand for even faster laptop computers for hardcore gamers, artists and media enthusiasts, Intel Corporation today introduced its first Intel Core 2 Extreme mobile dual-core processor — the world’s highest-performing mobile processor — adopting Continue reading “Intel Launches New Extreme Mobile and Desktop Processors”.
For months, the nation’s largest telecommunications companies and biggest technology brands have maintained an uneasy truce while investing billions of dollars in an attempt to dominate the mobile Internet. Now, thanks to a proposal by Continue reading “FCC idea sets off firestorm over access to mobile Net”.
Two years into his role as leader of Hewlett-Packard Co. Chief Executive Mark Hurd says the the world’s biggest computer company has improved but has a very long way to go. “We are doing better. Continue reading “CEO says HP doing better, not great”.
A free metropolitan Wi-Fi network has been launched in London, continuing the gradual trend toward free public wireless Internet access in Europe and the United States. It’s not totally free though as users are subjected Continue reading “London gets free Wi-Fi, but you must view ads”.
Stocks shook off early jitters and pushed higher Monday, as both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 continued their record-setting run. The DJIA is sitting at 19,977 right now, “Stocks rose [last] Continue reading “Dow Jones Industrial Average Flirts With 14,000”.
Just minutes ago Intel announced their first ever mobile extreme part, the Core 2 Extreme X7800 mobile processor. The Core 2 Extreme X7800 mobile processor doesn’t contain any new microarchitecture as it is still based off the Merom core, but it is fully unlocked for improved overclocking and performance. Read on to take a look at the latest mobile technology that Intel has released.
Armed with four 2GB kits of DDR3 memory running at 1333MHz we set off to do our first DDR3 roundup to show those that are building the latest and greatest enthusiast systems which modules stand out from the crowd. Corsair Memory, Kingston Technology, OCZ Technology and Super Talent all sent out 2GB kits for us to try out and that is exactly what we did using the latest Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 processors on the Intel P35 chipset!
Micron Technology Inc said Tuesday it has cut less than 10 percent of its 11,000-person work force in Idaho, though it indicated more cuts are possible as the company attempts to recover from losses fed Continue reading “Micron Technology work force cut reaches ten percent”.
