Novatech in the UK already has some AGEIA based PhysX cards and they were also spotted on the Best Buy website for $299 before the page was pulled down. If you do a search for Continue reading “Ageia Physx retail cards available From BFG Technology”.
Most nanotechnology poses no known risk to humans but some researchers question whether nanoparticles may be different, because they are known to be able to cross over into areas of the body that larger particulates, Continue reading “Could Nanotechnology Produce Deadly Nanoparticles?”.
al-Mart Stores Inc. will start selling build-your-own-computer components in more than one-third of its U.S. discount stores this month as it looks for ways to tempt shoppers to buy more than just low-margin food. Very Continue reading “Wal-Mart to sell build-your-own computers”.
Microsoft today launches adCenter, an online advertising platform it has been testing for the past seven months. AdCenter will provide advertisers with tools and targeting capabilities that are similar to what is offered by Google. Continue reading “Microsoft to Launch adCenter Today”.
Verizon Communications Inc., the second-largest U.S. telephone company, said it dropped the cost of its Internet-based phone service that includes unlimited calling to $24.95 a month. Customers previously paid $29.95 to $34.95 a month for Continue reading “Verizon cuts Net phone charge”.
Microsoft and Sperling’s BestPlaces today bestowed on Seattle the title of top video gaming city in the United States. Seattle edged out larger metropolitan areas such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., Continue reading “Top 15 Cities in America for Video Gaming”.
Three leading telecommunications experts today said that expanded competition for cable/video services could save consumers $22 million a day, as well as delivering a wide range of other social and economic benefits for individuals and Continue reading “Lack of Cable Competition Costs Americans $22 Million Daily”.
Over the last several months, the thrill has been gone from the video-game industry. With gamers addicted to World of Warcraft, Age of Empires III, and The Sims 2 it seems that the enthusiasm is Continue reading “Are Game Companies Ready to Make a Move?”.
Asus will ship its PhysX cards with a few demos that can show what is the card made of and a copy of the first retail game that really uses the PhysX card, UbiSoft?s Ghost Continue reading “Asus to ship AGEIA PhysX cards with Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter”.
SanDisk Corporation today announced it is working with Philips to embed its SmartMX chip into SanDisk TrustedFlash cards for secure Near Field Communication-enabled (NFC) mobile phone applications. I can’t wait for this technology to take Continue reading “Philips SmartMX Chip Paired With Sandisk TrustedFlash Cards Means Wireless Payments”.
Opera Software today released Opera Mini 2.0, the new version of the tiny and fast Web browser that runs on almost every mobile phone. With over 2.5 million users since its first release in January Continue reading “Opera Mini 2.0 for your mobile phone”.
Motorola Inc. will acquire an advanced research and development center from BenQ in upcoming months. The center has 250 employees that will now work for Motorola in their Libertyville-based Mobile Devices group. An interesting purchase Continue reading “Motorola buys a BenQ R&D center”.
AMD has postponed the launch of the Turion 64 X2, its first 64-bit dual-core processor, to June 2006, instead of May 9 as originally planned, sources at Taiwan notebook manufacturers indicated. Since Microsoft has delayed Continue reading “AMD delays launch of 64-bit dual-core mobile processors to June”.
Research firm Gartner Inc. on Tuesday said it doesn’t expect Vista, the next major upgrade of Microsoft Corp.’s Windows operating system, to be generally available until the second quarter of next year. The projection is Continue reading “Gartner: Don’t Expect Vista Until 2Q 2007”.
ISPs say they need to establish a new revenue stream to support continued improvements in the broadband infrastructure, but I do not believe that “Toll Lanes” are the way to do it. Anyone else think Continue reading “Toll Lane Ahead for Internet Traffic?”.