Billionaire investor and dot-com veteran Mark Cuban had harsh words on Thursday for YouTube, the online site that lets people share video clips, saying only a “moron” would purchase the wildly popular start-up. Pretty harsh Continue reading “Only a ‘moron’ would buy YouTube: Mark Cuban”.
EBay’s PayPal payment division will pay $3.5 million to consumers and $1.7 million to 28 states in settlements for two different actions regarding its notification of users regarding their rights, the company said Thursday. The Continue reading “PayPal pays $5.2M to settle lawsuits”.
Verizon Wireless sued 20 unnamed data brokers for fraudulently obtaining private telephone records belonging to Hewlett-Packard board members and journalists as part of an HP investigation into boardroom leaks. The lawsuit was filed in federal Continue reading “Verizon sues data brokers linked to HP”.
The United States in 2006 is expected to maintain its lead in the worldwide electronic equipment design business, with the nation’s activities in this area driving the most semiconductor purchasing of any country on earth, Continue reading “US still leads in electronic design influence”.
Today we cover some of the companies that Legit Reviews works with and brings you an update on what they had to show at IDF this time around. With companies presenting overclocking workshops and showing off upcoming products at their booths there was a bunch of friendly faces at the show! Legit Reviews is already looking forward for the next Intel Developer Forum!
HP today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire VoodooPC, a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance and personalized gaming computer systems. Following the close of the transaction, HP will form Continue reading “HP to Acquire VoodooPC”.
Intel has allowed for controlled benchmarking of their next generation Extreme series processor and Legit Reviews was on hand to take it out for a test drive. The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 Processor operates at 2.66GHz and shows some serious processing muscle even though it’s all run on pre-production hardware. Read on and see if Intel’s quad-core processor is a Quadzilla or a bunch of hype.
AGEIA has officially joined the 3DMark Benchmark Development Program and wants the world to know as they just sent out a press release. Futuremark created the 3DMark Benchmark Development Program (BDP) to build partnerships with Continue reading “AGEIA Joins Futuremark’s 3DMark Benchmark Team”.
French surgeons performed the first zero-gravity operation on Wednesday aboard a plane free-falling to create weightless conditions in what they hope can be a trial run for surgery on astronauts in space. The operation lasted Continue reading “French surgeons perform zero-gravity operation on plane”.
General Electric said on Tuesday that a company laptop containing the names and Social Security numbers of 50,000 current and former employees was stolen in early September. The laptop, issued to a GE official who Continue reading “GE laptop theft exposes data on thousands”.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was nearing the level of its best-ever finish Wednesday, as investor optimism was overcoming concerns about sluggishness in the economy. Advances of 2% or more in McDonald’s, General Motors and Continue reading “Intel Helps Drive The Dell To Near Record Highs”.
Intel showed off their Intel D975XBX2 ‘Bad Axe 2’ motherboard BIOS and did some overlocking with the upcoming Intel Core 2 Quad QX6700 processor here at IDF and Legit Reviews was on hand taking the exclusive shots of the presentation while it happened. If you know that Bad Axe is the code name for Intel’s enthusiast motherboard then this article is a must read.
Underlining the company’s leadership in developing hardware and drivers to support Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Vista operating system, ATI Technologies Inc. today announced that its driver has been granted the graphics industry’s first Windows Hardware Quality Continue reading “ATI CATALYST Drivers WHQL Certified for Windows Vista”.
During the opening keynote speach Intel CEO Paul Otellini discussed in some detail the company?s plan for delivering the industry?s first quad core processors for PCs and high-volume servers. The first processor, targeted at gamers and content creators, will be shipped in November and be called the Intel Core 2 Extreme quad-core processor.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) plans to launch three 90nm Athlon 64 FX processors intended for its 4×4 platform (a two-socket board, each containing a dual-core processor) in mid-November, with an aim to counter Intel’s planned Continue reading “AMD to counter Intel QX6700 with 3 new A64 FX CPUs in mid-November”.
