Do you have an HDTV, but not made the move to High Definition media player? With Blu-ray and HD DVD players decreasing in price we recently picked up an Xbox 360 HD DVD player to use in conjunction with out Home Theater Personal Computer (HTPC). Since our HTPC uses the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT video card we can run an HDMI cable for true 1080p with a player that is less than $200! If you’ve been curious about moving to HD and have a HTPC this article should peak your interest!
In June, some 40 percent of malicious software worldwide originated from Beijing, nearly doubling from 21 percent in May, said Simon Heron, managing director for security vendor Network Box. Spam from Beijing, however, dropped from Continue reading “Beijing ranked number one for producing malware”.…more
Prices for PC-use panels are estimated to rise US$2-5 in July, according to industry sources. Panel makers are requesting a quote increase of US$3-5 for their 17- and 19-inch monitor panels, the sources said. Demand Continue reading “PC panel prices to rise in July”.…more
Dell has never been keen on mergers and acquisitions. But as the company strives to climb out of its doldrums, a shopping spree might be just the thing says the folks over at The Street. Continue reading “Dell Must Get In Takeover Mode”.…more
AMD’s Phenom processors were originally planned to begin test-production between September and October, and to start shipping in November this year. However, AMD may now be planning to postpone Phenom’s launch date to the first Continue reading “Mobo makers say AMD Phenom delayed until 1Q08”.…more
Research analysts at RBC cracked open a few iPhones and solved the long-running mystery about just which chipmakers would wind up in the guts of the blockbuster mobile phone. For starters, Intel is not inside Continue reading “Apple’s iPhone innards have been revealed”.…more
Now that Apple’s iPhone is finally on sale, the race is on to see who can unlock it. Locked phones can only be used with cellular service from one carrier, a move designed to guarantee Continue reading “Hackers race to unlock Apple Phone”.…more
About 2 percent of people who bought the keenly-awaited iPhone, launched on Friday by Apple, have been experiencing delays in activating their service, a person familiar with the matter said on Sunday. Siegel said that Continue reading “Apple iPhone users have activation delays”.…more
AMD has announced that it will begin shipping quad-core Opteron (Barcelona) server CPUs in August, and expects products from its platform partners to become available in September. AMD highlighted that it plans to release both Continue reading “AMD Barcelona processors set to ship in August”.…more
It’s not everyday that one gets to go to Taiwan to see how a memory is made, but recently Legit Reviews was able to take a peak inside the Kingston facility in Hsin-Chu, Taiwan to see how a DDR2 memory is made from the ground up as well as Flash memory. If you want to know what all it takes to make memory modules and bring them to the retail channel then this article is for you!
Western Digital Corporation and Komag Incorporated announced yesterday that the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement for WD to acquire Komag for $32.25 in cash per share for a value of approximately $1 Continue reading “Western Digital to Acquire Komag for $1 Billion”.…more
