VIA Technologies posted revenues of NT$415 million (US$12.65 million) for June, down 23.9% from a year earlier. For the first half of 2009, the company’s revenues totaled NT$2.44 billion, a sharp decline of 46.2% from Continue reading “VIA June revenues down nearly 24% on year”.
The Koolance CPU-LN2 is a “DIY” processor evaporator pot for liquid nitrogen or dry ice cooling. It features a nickel-plated solid copper cold plate that has been combined with a black acetal upper container. Read on to see how this extreme cooler does with DICE and LN2!
The Obama administration will proceed with a Bush-era plan to use National Security Agency assistance in screening government computer traffic on private-sector networks, with AT&T as the likely test site, according to three current and Continue reading “NSA to help defend civilian agency networks with Einstein 3”.
AMD Phenom II CPU Multiplier, Vcore and fourth core unlocking @ ocinside and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums! It is already well-known that one can unlock the Continue reading “July 2 News from Around the Web”.
Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June, driving the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent, suggesting that the economy’s road to recovery will be bumpy. The Labor Department report, released Continue reading “467K jobs cut in June; jobless rate at 9.5 percent”.
Demand for notebooks is expected to drop significantly in the third quarter due to consumers waiting for Intel’s next-generation Calpella platform to be launched in September, and Microsoft’s Windows 7 in October, according to industry Continue reading “Intel Capella and Windows 7 to slow down notebook demand in 3Q09”.
A-DATA today introduced its new 64 GB capacity XPG Xupreme 200X flash drive, which is the first flash drive compatible with Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit). Coated with an elegant dark grey aluminum color, the Continue reading “A-DATA Announces Windows 7 Ready USB Flash Drive – XPG Xupreme 200X”.
Sparkle may not be the first manufacturer that comes to mind if you’re considering a new video card from Team Green, but the company is hoping its GeForce GTX 275 series can score it some mindshare in the sub-$250 segment. It’s been a few months since the first wave of GTX 275 and ATI 4890 cards hit the market, and more mature drivers may shed a different light on relative performance.
Fudo over at Fudzilla has managed to dig up some more information on NVIDIA’s ION 2 chip that is expected to come sometime in the last few months of the year. The ION 2 is Continue reading “NVIDIA ION 2 To Have More Than Twice ION’s Shaders”.
NZXT announced the Sentry 2 today, a full system fan controller with an advanced touch screen interface. Sentry 2 easily installs in a 5.25 bay and is compatible with any fan that uses voltage control. Continue reading “NZXT Debuts Sentry 2 Touch Screen Fan Controller”.
Atlona Technologies announces the release of their most ambitious and cost-effective HDMI 1.3b Matrix Switcher, the AT-HD88M-SR. This one of a kind 8X8 HDMI 1.3b switch runs over CAT5 Matrix with an IR pass-through. The Continue reading “Atlona Technologies Announces HDMI 1.3b Matrix Switcher – AT-HD88M-SR”.
AMD created a small number of limited edition TWKR processors expressly for the extreme overclocking community in appreciation for their record performance feats with Dragon platform technology and AMD Phenom II processors. These processors are Continue reading “Get Your Own AMD TWKR CPU By Twittering with LR”.
Under pressure from the U.S. government, the global tech industry and its own citizens, the Chinese government has delayed a controversial mandate set to kick in today that would require all new personal computers to Continue reading “China delays requirement Web-filtering software on PCs”.
VIA Technologies hopes to raise NT$3.57 billion (US$108.84 million) through issuing 170 million stocks with each valued at NT$21, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). The company will keep 17 Continue reading “VIA to issue 170 million stocks”.
MSI recently released a BIOS update that includes overclocking features in the BIOS for the Wind U100 netbook series. Once this feature is enabled in the BIOS you can select a CPU overclock of either 8%, 15% or 24%, for a maximum overclock of 2GHz. Read on to see how far we can overclock our U100 and to see what overclocking does for performance.
