The first GDDR5 memory chips will become available before 2008, according to a DRAMeXchange report quoted by HKEPC. GDDR5 is currently at the design stage, but samples will reportedly be ready for mid-2007, and final Continue reading “GDDR5 Memory IC’s Will Be Available in 2007”.
Sierra Entertainment today announced that the multiplayer component from the award winning PC title F.E.A.R. (First Encounter Assault Recon), has been renamed F.E.A.R. Combat, and will be made available to the public as a free Continue reading “Sierra Offers F.E.A.R. Multiplayer For Free”.
NVIDIA has made extreme high-definition PC gaming a reality for everyone with the release of the new NVIDIA ForceWare 91.45 graphics driver with Quad NVIDIA SLI technology support. For the first time, users in the Continue reading “NVIDIA Launches Quad-SLI Technology For The DIY Market”.
Antec, Inc. is now shipping TruePower Trio series of power supplies to the market. TruePower Trio will replace TruePower 2.0, one of Antec’s best selling lines of Power Supply Units (PSUs), and includes all the Continue reading “Antec Introduces New Power Supply Series: TruePower Trio”.
The combined share of clone (white-box) notebooks in the total worldwide notebook market continued to decline to 14.5% in the second quarter of this year from 15.7% in the first quarter, according data released recently Continue reading “Whitebox notebook share worldwide declined to 14.5% in 2Q”.
Yesterday we overclocked the AMD A64 X2 4200+ processor with the help of air cooling and today we are back with water cooling. See what water cooling does in terms of overclocking and if it can help make the system stable. In this part of the article we show some gaming benchmarks and what overclocking did for performance.
Sprint Nextel, not satisfied with just 3G (third-generation) mobile data, will roll out a faster 4G network using WiMax later this year. The network, which will start to be rolled out by the fourth quarter Continue reading “Sprint picks WiMax for 4G plans”.
Weighed down by the costs of an acquisition and stock options, Seagate Technology’s fourth-quarter profit dropped sharply year over year, while sales grew 16%. The decrease in profit is partly due to them picking up Continue reading “Profit Slumps at Seagate”.
Lenovo is expanding its use of Advanced Micro Devices chips with the introduction of a second line of AMD-based desktop computers. The new A60 series is the first ThinkCentre-branded desktop personal line with an AMD Continue reading “Lenovo gets second helping of AMD chips”.
Apple Computer Inc. on Monday introduced the last of its computer models to be converted to Intel chips and said it would launch the next version of its operating system in spring 2007, but some Continue reading “Apple puts Intel inside the new Mac Pro computer”.
For those that missed it Google has landed a deal to sell search ads on News Corp.’s fast-growing MySpace Web site. Google will make a guaranteed minimum revenue-share payment of $900 million to Fox Interactive Continue reading “Google Lands MySpace Deal For $900 million”.
Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology, two Taiwan-based motherboard manufacturers, announced on August 8 the establishment of a joint venture to produce “Gigabyte” branded motherboard and graphics cards. This news is not as big as the Continue reading “Asustek and Gigabyte form joint venture”.
Another computer with veterans’ personal information is missing, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday. This time, information on as many as 38,000 living and deceased veterans was on the computer, which was lost by Continue reading “Another lost computer at the VA”.
The AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ “Windsor” Socket AM2 processor has become an attractive processor for those looking to get an X2 dual-core processor for roughly $185. Before last months drastic price cuts this processor ran over $330! Today Legit Reviews takes a look at the 4200+ AM2 processor, which is a CPU that doesn’t get much time in the hot seat, yet is one of the most purchased processors in AMD’s desktop arsenal.
Google will begin distributing clips of Viacom’s MTV Network shows that contain advertising to other Web sites, according to media reports Sunday. This is very interesting news and it will be cool to see how Continue reading “Google to Distribute MTV Shows”.
