Take-Two Interactive Software said it will need to restate several years of historical financials to record charges for compensation expenses associated with past stock option grants. As a result, the video-game maker, known for the Continue reading “Ouch – Take-Two Interactive Software to Restate Years of Historical Financials”.
Quanta Computer shipped 2.2 million notebooks in November, up 10% from October’s 2.0 million units, according to company sources. In comparison, November notebook shipments from Compal Electronics totaled 1.74 million units and those from Asustek Continue reading “Quanta ships 2.2 million notebooks in November – up 10%”.
The DVD format, known as EVD, is part of state-backed efforts to create standards for mobile phones and other products and reduce dependence on foreign know-how and possibly reap licensing fees if they are adopted Continue reading “China creates third DVD format – EVD will own all”.
Gamers love Sony Corp.’s new PlayStation 3 for its graphic capabilities and firepower, but the advanced Blu-ray DVD drive is annoying some by raising the cost, slowing production and forcing them to buy into a Continue reading “Blu-ray DVD drive no bonus for some Sony PS3 buyers”.
Sun Microsystems, already an aggressive advocate of multicore processing, will try to stay a step ahead of the game by putting 16 cores in its high-end Rock chip. With overheating capping chip speeds, chipmakers have Continue reading “Sun puts 16 cores on high-end Rock processor”.
The usually low-keyed and mysterious Hon Hai Precision Industry, the world’s largest EMS provider best known by its trade name of Foxconn, is behaving rather unusually in 2006. In June it trumpeted a push in Continue reading “Will Foxconn PR work magic for its brand push?”.
Now that the AMD Quad FX platform has been successfully benchmarked and overclocked, we can now have some fun with the system. With four x16 PCI Express slots present on the ASUS L1N64-SLI WS motherboard LR figured why not populate all of them? Read on to see how our attempt at running four card SLI went on the AMD Quad FX test system!
Nintendo has some cautionary advice for players of its Wii video game console: when waving the controller, use the wrist strap, keep your palms dry and, whatever you do, don’t let go. The Wii has Continue reading “Nintendo cautions gamers on Wii remote safety – dry hands only!”.
Intel saw a flat quarter in graphics shipments in the third quarter, but was still the largest supplier of PC graphics devices worldwide, while ATI remained the second largest supplier in the third quarter but Continue reading “ATI loses five percent in 3Q, says Jon Peddie”.
Kingston today announced the immediate availability of 1.150 GHz and 1.200 GHz DDR2 HyperX memory modules. To the delight of gaming and computing enthusiasts worldwide, Kingston is first to bring 100% production tested PC9600 HyperX Continue reading “Kingston Technology First with DDR2 1.2GHz Memory Modules”.
Officials confirmed that James Kim, 35, an editor at the Web site CNET, had been found dead. Brian Anderson, Undersheriff of Josephine County, broke down and could not finish speaking as he announced that Kim’s Continue reading “CNET’s James Kim Update: His Body Has Been Recovered”.
Yahoo announced a major reorganization last night, addressing critics who for months have questioned the search giant’s ability to effectively compete with other Internet companies. According to the release, Chief Operating Officer Dan Rosensweig will Continue reading “Big shakeup at Yahoo – two senior executives gone!”.
While the semiconductor industry has yet to migrate to 45nm production, major players, such as Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), are already gearing up the development of the 32nm node. Intel’s director of Continue reading “Intel and TSMC tested 32nm development prototypes – Looks Good!”.
Last week LR brought you launch day coverage of AMD’s Quad FX platform and today we take a closer look at overclocking this beast. With an updated BIOS and improved cooling we aim to beat our previous 200MHz overclock and get well over 3.2GHz on our test system. If you are intrested in seeing how AMD’s fastest computer platform does when it comes to overclocking this article is a must read!
Authorities searching the southwest Oregon wilderness for missing CNET editor James Kim said they believe they are close to finding the missing man, who has been stranded in a remote area for 10 days. James Continue reading “CNET’s James Kim Left Pants on a Steep Slope – Marker?”.
