AMD today announced the immediate availability of the new Six-Core AMD Opteron EE processor at 40W ACP. Delivering up to 31 percent higher performance-per-watt over standard Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors, the Six-Core AMD Opteron EE Continue reading “AMD Announces 40W Six-Core AMD Opteron EE processor – Istanbul”.
PhotoFast sent us word today that they have released the G-Monster CF533x series of CompactFlash for those looking for some insanely fast flash memory. The 32GB G-Monster CF533x has up to 90MB/s read speeds and Continue reading “PhotoFast G-Monster CF533x – Compact Flash with 90 MB/s Read Speeds”.
The Thecus M3800 NAS device was designed to be your total media storage and playback solution. Featuring HDMI, component, and AV out, the M3800 can play digital content directly through your existing home theater system. The M3800 supports multiple file formats including WMV9 and VC-1, and even supports 1080P for playback on today’s high-definition displays.
As a result of stronger than expected demand for microprocessors and chipsets, Intel Corporation now expects revenue for the third quarter to be $9.0 billion, plus or minus $200 million, as compared to the previous Continue reading “Intel Raises Third-Quarter Revenue and Gross Margin Expectations”.
The iPhone now has an official ticket to China. Mobile phone operator China Unicom plans to start selling two versions of the iPhone in China in the fourth quarter, under a three-year deal, an Apple Continue reading “Apple inks deal to sell iPhone in China”.
At Siggraph Johan Andersson, Rendering Architect at DICE, talked about the latest version of the Frostbite engine used for Battlefield games. In his presentation Andersson also talks about Compute Shader in DirectX 11 and how Continue reading “The Frostbite 2 Game Engine For The Battlefield Series Might Go DirectX 11”.
Japanese researchers say they can crack the second generation of Wi-Fi security within a minute, according to an article on yahoo.com. WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) was thought to be secure, and has been used since Continue reading “WPA Wi-Fi encryption can be cracked in under a minute”.
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$36.72 billion (US$1.12 billion) for the first half of 2009, a drop of 7% on year, while net profits grew 88% on year to NT$690 million, Continue reading “Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) sees drop in 1H09 revenues”.
Microsoft Corp plans to slash the price of its high-end Xbox 360 video game console by $100, or 25 percent, stepping up the price war in the video game console market. Effective Friday, Microsoft will Continue reading “Microsoft cuts Xbox 360 Elite Price By 25 Percent – $299”.
Aquatuning compares water with air cooling and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums! The Question: Why using water-cooling? Isnt air-cooling not as well as water? These and other Continue reading “August 28 News from Around the Web”.
Corsair announced a new set of high density products for Intel’s Core i5 and Core i7 processors. These DIMMs are available in dual and triple channel configurations and are specifically tuned for Intel CPUs. There Continue reading “Corsair Launches DDR3 Memory for Intel Core i5 & i7 Processors”.
BlizzCon 2009 came as fast as it went. The news Blizzard dropped on us last week during their 4th BlizzCon from the Anaheim Convention Center was very exciting and definitely delivered the thirst for previews and fun that we all have come to expect from BlizzCon. Read on to see our recap on this years event.
Today, Tritton Technologies, a leader in gaming audio technology, announced two headsets, the AX 180 and AX 720 will be available through consumer electronics retailer, Best Buy. Both headsets are optimized for computer gaming with Continue reading “Tritton’s New Headset Cranks Up the Volume”.
Asustek Computer plans to launch an e-book reader under its Eee brand by the end of 2009 at the earliest, according to company president Jerry Shen. The sources pointed out that the requirements for entering Continue reading “ASUS plans to launch e-book reader under Eee family”.
VIA Technologies today announced its latest additions to the VIA AMOS series of universal chassis products; the VIA AMOS-1000 and VIA AMOS-2000 chassis are specially designed to work with VIA EPIA Mini-ITX and Nano-ITX boards Continue reading “VIA Launches Stackable Multi-Story Chassis for EPIA Boards”.
