Here’s the silicon scuttlebutt of the weekend, if not the week: Sony will use Intel’s Larrabee graphics chip in its upcoming PlayStation 4. (Let’s not forget the other tantalizing piece of speculation this week: the Continue reading “Rumor: Sony Dropping NVIDIA Chip and Using Intel’s Larrabee for PlayStation 4”.
Hynix Semiconductor on February 8 announced that it has developed 1-gigabit (1Gb) DDR3 DRAM built on 40nm process technology. The new 1Gb memory chip meets Intel’s DDR3 DRAM specification compliance and the memory module will Continue reading “Hynix 40nm 1Gb DDR3 to enter mass production in 3Q09”.
AMD is announcing five new Socket AM3 processors that many enthusiasts have been waiting many months to launch. These processors are based off the same 45nm ‘Deneb’ core that the previous Phenom II processors use, but with a few tweaks and a new memory controller. This new memory controller allows the processor to run both DDR2 and DDR3 memory kits, which is good news for AMD as up to a 5% performance boost can be seen when running DDR3 memory on Phenom II processors.
With the economy still chugging along not too many people are thinking about buying a processor above $300, so today we will be looking at the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 processor. This 45nm processor retails for just $169.99 online, which makes it interesting due to the price point alone. Read on to see how this 2.33GHz processor with a 1333MHz FSB and 4MB of L2 cache does against over 20 other processors!
German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG reported Friday a euro404 million ($513 million) net loss for its fiscal first quarter as the global economic slowdown crimped demand and caused sales to fall. If that isn’t bad Continue reading “Infineon reports Q1 loss of $513 million”.
Intel has decided to bring forward the launch of its single-core Atom N280 processor bundled with GN40 chipset to the second half of February instead of in the second or third quarter as previously planned, Continue reading “Intel to bring forward Atom N280 CPU launch to second half of February”.
ASUS GeForce ENGTX285 TOP Graphics Card @ TweakTown and other reviews from around the web can be found by visiting our forums! “One thing I really can’t stress enough about the TOP line-up of graphics Continue reading “February 6 News from Around the Web”.
The NVIDIA 3D Vision Bundle consists of a Samsung Syncmaster 2233RZ 22″ 3D Gaming LCD Monitor and NVIDIA 3D Vision Stereoscopic glasses. This $599 bundle will give you an out-of-the-box immersive 3D PC Gaming experience as long as your system has a GeForce 8800 or higher gaming graphics card. Read on to see what the future of 3D gaming looks like as you don’t want to miss out on this!
The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and QX9770 were the flagship processors for Intel for many months, but it looks like they are about to be put out to pasture. Now that the Intel Core Continue reading “Intel phases out Core 2 Extreme QX9650 and QX9770 processors”.
Broadband Reports is reporting that they have learned that Charter will be updating their acceptable use policy (AUP) next week, setting the stage for clear usage caps and potential overage fees. A source familiar with Continue reading “Charter Implementing New Cable Download Caps For Internet Customers”.
Corsair today announced the launch of the new Dominator GT line of ultra high-performance DDR3 memory modules for Intel Core i7-based systems. Sporting a new racing red color scheme and the next-generation of Corsairs patent-pending Continue reading “Corsair launches the Dominator GT memory series”.
There doesn’t appear to be an official launch announcement but it looks like Corsair will be selling their products direct from their own online store. Right now, there are only the top performing Dominator GT Continue reading “Corsair Adds Online Store”.
XFX recently released their own Radeon HD 4870 X2 graphics card, so if you are in the market for the flagship ATI graphics card look no further. The XFX Radeon HD 4870 X2 looks to Continue reading “XFX Releases Radeon HD 4870 X2 Graphics Card”.
Just yesterday Elemental Technologies released a second update to Badaboom Media Converter with release v1.1.1. This version fixes 12 bugs and also new features like FRAPS support for gamers that record demos and a new 960×540 resolution for Apple TV users. We take a look at the new version compared to v1.0 and see how the updates have helped the utility.
Today, Google introduced Latitude, a new opt-in feature that lets smartphone and laptop users share their location with friends and allows those friends to share their locations in return. Once you and your friends have Continue reading “Google Software Tracks Mobile Users on Maps”.
