TV tuners for PCs have been around for more than a decade, but until recently they have been of questionable use. Here in the near future many of the wide screen LCD monitors that we Continue reading “Easier than ever to tune into TV on a PC”.
Can video games make kids more violent? A new study employing state-of-the-art brain-scanning technology says that the answer may be yes. Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine say that brain scans of kids Continue reading “Does game violence make teens aggressive?”.
Asustek Computer will showcase its XG Station, an audio-visual workstation for notebooks at the upcoming 2007 International CES in Las Vegas, according to the company. The XG Station, equipped with discrete graphics chips, Dolby output Continue reading “Asustek to showcase notebook audio-visual workstation at CES”.
I figured why not start out the year right and give something away to the community! This month is sponsored by Gigabyte and we are giving away their Radeon X1600 XT Video Card to one Continue reading “January 2007 Forum Contest – Gigabyte X1600XT Video Card”.
The companies behind an encryption system for high-definition DVDs are looking into a hacker’s claim that he has cracked the code protecting the new discs from piracy, a spokesman for one of the companies said Continue reading “Did Muslix64 Crack the DRM on HD DVD and Blu-Ray Movies?”.
Advanced Micro Devices won a small victory in its antitrust case Wednesday, prevailing on a dispute about whether Intel would share information from operations outside the United States. Concurring with AMD’s request, a judicially appointed Continue reading “Intel to reveal foreign info in antitrust case”.
A batch of about NT$20 million (US$306,000) worth of DDR chips (from Hynix Semiconductor) was stolen yesterday in Taoyuan, Taiwan, according to industry sources. The 20 boxes filled with DDR chips were robbed while in Continue reading “Hynix DDR shipment hijacked in Taiwan”.
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The earthquakes that hit Taiwan on Tuesday rocked communications in Asia and underscored the vulnerabilities of a system where huge amounts of data speed through the region in cables laid deep beneath the sea. Our Continue reading “Taiwan quake shakes confidence in undersea links”.
AMD Live! will start supporting Blu-ray and HD DVD in the third quarter of 2007 in line with AMD’s hopes to take a bigger share of the multimedia market, according to industry sources. It looks Continue reading “AMD Live! to support Blu-ray and HD DVD in 3Q 2007”.
VIA Technologies today announced the VIA EPIA EX-Series Mini-ITX mainboards, the first of VIAs compact platforms to feature the new VIA CX700M2 system media processor. Powered by the highly efficient 1.5GHz or fanless 1.0GHz VIA Continue reading “VIA Announces EPIA Mini-ITX Platform for x86 Consumer Electronics”.
Technology industry experts meeting in Silicon Valley recently said broadband Internet access in the U.S. needs to improve for the “YouTube generation” to really flourish. An improved broadband network will better serve users of sites Continue reading “YouTube generation needs more broadband speed”.
Kingston Technology’s revenues hit a record high of US$3.8 billion for 2006, with US$800 million coming from NAND flash products, according to company vice president David Sun. The 2006 revenues, which represent a 26% on-year Continue reading “Kingston revenues reach US$3.8 billion in 2006”.
Samsung claims it has developed the first 1-gigabit DRAM (dynamic random access memory) chip for mobile products, using 80-nanometer process technology. The new chip is at least 20 percent thinner than existing chipsets that use Continue reading “Samsung develops new mobile memory chip”.
A 3-foot-high tsunami was rolling toward the east coast of the Philippines Tuesday after a large earthquake hit off the shores of Taiwan. Officials in Taiwan said the earthquake had a magnitude 6.7. The U.S. Continue reading “Chipmakers TSM and UMC Not Impacted By Tsunami in Taiwan”.
