China has banned foreign investment into its lucrative online games industry in an effort to tighten control over its virtual worlds. China’s video game industry regulator the General Administration of Press and Publication (GAPP) and Continue reading “China bans foreign investment in online games industry”.
Motion Computing and Corning Incorporated announced today that Corning Gorilla glass has been added to Motions most rugged offerings. The C5 Mobile Clinical Assistant (MCA) and rugged F5 Tablet PC now include the thin-sheet glass Continue reading “Motions C5 and F5 are Rugged Tablet PCs with Gorilla Glass”.
One key part of solving the PC’s multicore problems draws from the world of big iron, and Windows 7 can support much bigger iron–servers with as many as 256 processor cores compared with 64 for Continue reading “Microsoft wants multicore boost from Windows 7”.
Bluetooth 3.0+HS-enabled devices will account for 23% of all certified Bluetooth-enabled devices in 2010 and further climb to 61% in 2011, according to estimates from the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). Bluetooth 3.0’s main new Continue reading “Bluetooth 3.0+HS-enabled devices to account for 61% of certified Bluetooth products in 2011”.
QNAP Systems today expanded their Turbo NAS lineup with the addition of the TS-210 desktop NAS server targeted specifically at the SOHO and Prosumer market segments. The TS-210 supports up to 2 3.5″ SATA hard Continue reading “QNAP Announces Low Cost 2-drive TS-210 Desktop NAS Server”.
The patent-pending Skooba checkthrough rolling laptop case looks and functions like a high-end business case, but is designed and rigorously-tested to be “checkpoint-friendly,” so you can run it through airport x-ray screening without removing your computer. This is a great product for any frequent traveler!
Trend Micro has found a zero-day exploit targeting Adobe Reader and 9.1.3 and earlier versions of Adobe Acrobat. The exploit drops a backdoor onto computers using JavaScript. The CNET article states that Adobe is releasing Continue reading “Adobe exploit puts backdoor on computers”.
Microsoft Senior Research & Development employee Robert Morgan made big news yesterday when it was discovered that he had posted his current project information on social networking site LinkedIn. His profile stated, “Working in high Continue reading “Microsoft Employee Leaks 128-bit Plans for Windows 8 & 9 on LinkedIn”.
As graphics kingpin Nvidia tries to reshape itself into a broad-based computing company, it is taking big gambles with potentially big payoffs, while it fends off challenges from rivals Intel and Advanced Micro Devices. The Continue reading “Nvidia in the throes of remaking itself”.
Best CPU Cooler Performance LGA1366 Q3-2009 @ Benchmark Reviews and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums! Overclockers and performance enthusiasts both share the same desire to cool their Continue reading “October 9 News from Around the Web”.
Today, we are looking at ASUS’ G51Vx Gaming Notebook. This notebook supports 3D gaming surround audio in the form of EAX Advanced 4.0 audio technology. The G51Vx is also powered by an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M graphics card that features 1GB GDDR3 VRAM, which is not wasted, as ASUS created the G51Vx with a 15.6″ full HD display screen that has a 16:9 ratio and 1920×1080 resolution! Read on to see what else this gaming notebook has to offer!
The Dow Chemical Company is flexing its green arm by making plans to release a solar panel designed to replace typical roofing shingles. Their goal? Make installing solar panel rooftops easier and cheaper while keeping Continue reading “Dow Announces an Innovative Solar Panel Shingle”.
Wondering why your computer just crashed again? Its memory might be to blame, according to real-world Google research that finds error rates higher than what earlier work showed. With hundreds of thousands of computers in Continue reading “Google: Computer memory flakier than expected”.
Dell Inc. said Wednesday it will close a desktop computer manufacturing plant in Winston-Salem, N.C., by the end of January. The computer maker said 905 people will be laid off, with around 600 to be Continue reading “Dell to close North Carolina computer plant, cut 905 jobs”.
In September, Intel showed off Light Peak as if it were the latest the latest hot idea out of the labs. But the fiber-optic communication technology could well be coming to near you next year Continue reading “Intel’s Light Peak optical links could arrive in 2010”.
