Intel Corp.’s first-quarter net income dropped 55% on lower sales and margins, but Chief Executive Paul Otellini said personal computer sales bottomed out during the quarter and the industry is returning to normal seasonal patterns. Continue reading “Intel 1Q Net Down 55%; 2Q Rev View In Line With Street”.
OCZ Technology yesterday expanded their memory lineup for AMD enthusiasts and power users with new DDR3 kits qualified and optimized specifically for the AM3 platform. The new low-voltage kits were designed exclusively for AMDs transition Continue reading “OCZ Introduces AMD Optimized Memory for AM3 Platforms”.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to maintain its profitability, or fall to its breakeven point, for the first quarter of 2009, according to market observers, which rate better-than-expected performance of the chipmaker. TSMC Continue reading “TSMC expected to remain profitable or break even in 1Q09”.
One of the biggest complaints about many smartphones and the iPhone specifically is the relatively short battery life which power users can deplete in one afternoon. Wellcomm, Inc. has a solution called iConnplus for those that need a little more juice on the go without having to lug around adapters and extra equipment with their convenient case with integrated charger. Read the article to see what we thought of it!
Some of Silicon Valley’s largest and most important tech companies are about to unveil earnings reports this month that will be eagerly scrutinized by analysts and investors, looking for signs about the future economic health Continue reading “Tech earnings will show how Silicon Valley is faring in the downturn”.
Intel recently unveiled several netbook packages designed for China white-box vendors to help them create a wider variety in their product lineups, according to sources at netbook vendors. Intel confirmed the reports but stressed that Continue reading “Intel offers netbook packages to China white-box vendors”.
The MSI 790GX-G65 supports up to 16GB of RAM, has two PCI-E x16 slots for ATI CrossFireX and 7.1 Blu-ray ready high-definition audio. The board also features built-in Radeon HD 3300 graphics with DVI, HDMI and D-Sub outputs. It also has 1GB DDR3 1333MHz SidePort memory on the motherboard, so the integrated GPU can be set up in Hybrid CrossFire with select discrete ATI graphics cards.
MSI N285GTX SuperPipe OC @ [H]ardOCP and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums! Brand new from MSI we have their N285GTX SuperPipe OC, based on the GeForce GTX Continue reading “April 10 News from Around the Web”.
Second-tier motherboard maker Abit has reportedly quit the consumer electronics branding business covering product lines such as digital photo frames putting itself completely out of the channel market, according to sources in the channel. It Continue reading “Abit quits brand business”.
The Corsair P256 Solid State Drive uses Samsung Multi-Layer Cell (MLC) flash chips along with a 128MB DDR cache chip and the new 2nd generation Samsung controller to deliver 214MB/s read and 190MB/s write speeds! This means that the Corsair P256 is one of the fastest SSDs on the market today, so sit back and check this new bad boy out!
On March 25, a Taliban Web site claiming to be the voice of the “Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan” boasted of a deadly new attack on coalition forces in that country. Four soldiers were killed in Continue reading “ThePlanet Hosts Web Sites For Terrorists”.
The Conficker worm is finally doing something–updating via peer-to-peer between infected computers and dropping a mystery payload on infected computers, Trend Micro said on Wednesday. Researchers were analyzing the code of the software that is Continue reading “Conficker wakes up, updates via P2P, drops payload”.
Micron Technology and Nanya Technology, along with their joint venture Inotera Memories, have announced that they will not participate in the formation of Taiwan Memory Company (TMC). Instead, the partnership between Micron, Nanya and Inotera Continue reading “Micron and Nanya pull out of Taiwan Memory”.
AMD has released the ATI Catalyst Software Suite 9.4 drivers. As always, there are a number of fixes and enhancements to be had. Check out the list of changes in our forums and see if Continue reading “AMD/ATI Catalyst Software Suite 9.4 Released”.
Today, we will be looking at the new NZXT Khaos full tower case. The new Khaos has tons of features and a design that NZXT says makes the Khaos an ‘Ultra Premium’ enthusiast chassis. So join us as we give the most expensive case to come through Legit Reviews a good once over.
