SAN FRANCISCO–A Rice University computer scientist and two of his students have discovered a potentially serious security flaw in the desktop search tool for personal computers that was recently distributed by Google. The glitch, which Continue reading “Flaw found in Google’s new desktop search”.
“According to Microsoft, e-mails and attachments sent or received by any of Hotmail’s 187 million Web mail customers will be scanned in real time by Trend Micro’s antivirus software beginning Monday. Hotmail’s antivirus service was Continue reading “Hotmail dumps McAfee’s antivirus for Trend Micro”.
“ATI Technologies Inc. (TSX: ATY, NASDAQ: ATYT) announced that in 2004 ATI’s Digital Television division shipped more than 5 million chips for HD (high-definition) TVs and HD cable and terrestrial set-top boxes. In addition, ATI Continue reading “ATI Ships More than 5 Million Chips for High Definition TVs”.
Intel will recall 2004 as a time of troubles, while AMD will relive the year much more fondly. Intel saw several product glitches. It pushed back the introduction of its second-generation Pentium M notebook processor Continue reading “Processors: AMD’s gains, Intel’s pains”.
“ A LINUX KERNEL expert thinks it’s rather unfair to compare Intel’s Nocona and soon to be Prescott EM64T with AMD’s 64-32 bit tech. That appears to be the gist of an overview of the Continue reading “Software mavens crit Intel, AMD 64-bit plans”.
“ WHEN PEOPLE DESCRIBE graphics as “pure”, that should mean that you are able to make the video part of a graphic chips to work. I guess that’s what Nvidia finally managed to do but Continue reading “Nvidia to present Pure Video tomorrow”.
I’m back from the Winter CPL in Dallas……Had a pretty good time, met some great people, and had one the worst traveling experiences of all time. Well, back to the news. “THE SUN-SPONSORED OpenOffice.org project Continue reading “OpenOffice 2.0 preview released”.
While Gamer’s are strained on silicon at the bit, to get their names on top of the Futuremark Hall of Fame many may have overlooked other benefit’s two videocards in parallel can offer. Harking back Continue reading “Overlooked benefit of SLI”.
With the performance boost provided by the integrated memory controller, why is SIS so against it? “Change and evolution are ongoing at Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS). Best known as a maker of highly integrated core-logic Continue reading “Fabless once more �?? An interview with SiS director Nelson Lee”.
All I can say is, if this is true….WOW. “Stock of the second-tier motherboard maker Abit Computer will be downgraded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) to requiring full delivery, starting tomorrow, due to its Continue reading “Abit stock downgraded to requiring full delivery”.
“ATI is happy with the R520 “Fudo” even it might not be happy with the real Mc Fudo. This chip is definitely good enough to bring some smiles to their faces – at least that’s Continue reading “ATI R520 is a 90 nanometre chip”.
“Reliable sources said that AMD will respond to pricing by Intel by dropping prices, dropping some chips and introducing some new Opterons on February the 14th next. AMD will do this by introducing the Opteron Continue reading “AMD readies price cuts, new chips”.
“Asustek Computer shipped 4.48 million motherboards in November, down just 1.8% from the 4.56 million units it shipped in October, said company sources. The combined motherboard shipments of Taiwan’s first-tier makers Asustek, Elitegroup Computer Systems Continue reading “ASUS ships 4.48 million motherboards in November”.
“The U.S. browser usage share of Firefox, the upstart Mozilla-based browser that has become a champion of the open source movement, has grown by more than a third over the past month, according to the Continue reading “Firefox’s Market Share Grows 34% in One Month”.
VooDoo PC will release a high-end H20 cooled gaming PC as part of their their RAGE series. To be named the RAGE f:5, early spec’s include an A64 FX55 processor, dual nVidia graphic’s cards, and Continue reading “VooDoo to release watercooled Gaming-PC”.