Intel is finally ready to launch its Core 2 Duo processor Thursday at an event at its Santa Clara, Calif.-based headquarters, after months of talks and PowerPoint slides. You can see our review of the Continue reading “Intel’s Core 2 Duo hits the street”.…more
Last month in the 8-way SLI and Crossfire Power Supply Roundup we found that not every power supply makes the cut on the high end gaming systems that were used for testing. One of the power supplies that ended up in our yellow caution zone was the Ultra’s X-Connect X2 550W power supply. After talking with Ultra LR tries some new things to balance the load to see if it makes a difference.
Corsair Memory today announced the introduction of the Corsair Flash Readout USB drive. The new USB Flash drive features a Bi-stable Cholesteric Display (BCD) showing data usage, availability and allowing for personalized ID or labeling. Continue reading “Corsair Launches Flash Readout USB drive”.…more
The One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative for the developing world is gaining ground in Africa, with Nigeria announcing the acquisition of one million laptops. I’m not to sure how smart of an idea these Continue reading “Nigeria buys into $100 laptops”.…more
Which technology has had the most impact in the last 25 years? An IBM software developer and blogger says mobile phone takes prize for most influential technology in past 25 years. I would argue with Continue reading “Does cell phone’s impact outweigh PC’s?”.…more
AMD and ATI today announced plans to join forces in a transaction valued at approximately $5.4 billion. The combination will create a processing powerhouse by bringing AMD?s technology leadership in microprocessors together with ATI?s strengths Continue reading “The Rumors Are True AMD Acquires ATI”.…more
Toshiba will begin mass-production of microSD memory cards, the world’s smallest, in September, aiming to take market share amid strong demand for smaller cards, the Nihon Keizai business daily said on Friday. The paper said Continue reading “Toshiba to mass-produce microSD memory cards”.…more
PC market growth slowed during the second quarter compared to the first three months of the year as the World Cup soccer tournament distracted Europeans, leading to a steep slow down in shipment growth on Continue reading “World Cup slows PC sales in Q2”.…more