A Sony-made battery used in a Fujitsu laptop computer overheated and emitted sparks, Fujitsu said Friday, amid a massive global recall involving Sony batteries. A Fujitsu worker was visiting a customer’s home to retrieve the Continue reading “Sony battery emits sparks during recall pickup”.…more
Apple Computer Inc. won a patent for a speech-recognition technology earlier this week, fueling speculation that the iPod-maker is laying the groundwork for a future “iPhone.” The patent, approved Tuesday by the U.S. Trademark and Continue reading “Apple + new patent = iPhone speculation”.…more
A federal judge refused a request from Take-Two Interactive Software to immediately dismiss some claims in a lawsuit accusing it of selling “Grand Theft Auto” video games containing sexually explicit images under the wrong content Continue reading “‘Grand Theft Auto’ maker loses round in lawsuit”.…more
For the past two years Advanced Micro Devices has made Intel, one of the world’s most prominent companies, look bad. Better products and better timing have brought AMD significant market share and prominent new customers Continue reading “For AMD, more money means more problems”.…more
If you are a dedicated PC gamer then you already know all about Crysis, but have you seen the latest video on the upcoming DX10 game title? If you haven’t be sure to check out Continue reading “Awesome Crysis Video On YouTube”.…more
Canonical Ltd, the commercial sponsor of Ubuntu, the world?s fastest growing Linux distribution, today announced its latest desktop and server version. Following months of development and user feedback, Ubuntu 6.10 offers a cleaner, sharper design, Continue reading “Ubuntu 6.10 Has Been Released for Download”.…more
NVIDIA Corporation and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Inc. today celebrated the shipment of the 500 millionth processor designed by NVIDIA and manufactured by TSMC. These processors–which include NVIDIA GeForce GPUs (graphics processing units) and NVIDIA Continue reading “NVIDIA and TSMC Celebrate Milestone: 500 Million Processors”.…more
AMD today announced the completion of its approximately $5.4 billion acquisition of ATI Technologies Inc. Combining the complementary strengths of the two technology leaders, the new AMD opens for business as a processing powerhouse committed Continue reading “AMD Completes ATI Acquisition – DAAMIT Formed”.…more
D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumer and business, today announced availability of its fast 200Mbps PowerLine Network Kit that enables consumers to tap into existing electrical wiring to extend their home network. This Continue reading “D-LINK Now Shipping 200Mbps Powerline Network Kit”.…more
Apple Computer has revved up its MacBook Pro notebooks with Intel Core 2 Duo processors, double the memory and a faster FireWire peripheral connection. Unlike some of Apple’s computer announcements–like last month’s unveiling of Core Continue reading “MacBook Pro laptops upgraded with Core 2 Duo”.…more