When I was entering the San Jose performing arts center for the Nvision 08 opening keynote I got a chance to see Tricia Helfer up close and personal. Many of you will know her from Continue reading “Tricia Helfer Live and in Person at NVISION 08”.
Broadcom Corporation and AMD today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Broadcom to acquire AMDs digital TV (DTV) business. The acquisition of AMDs DTV business, which will become the core Continue reading “Broadcom to Acquire Digital TV Business from AMD”.
NVISION 08 is a first-of-its-kind mega-event that has been designed to take attendees behind the scenes of the visual revolution. Legit Reviews is already at the show to bring you coverage, so we headed over to the venue and took a peak at what the show will be like. If you happen to have some free time this week you should consider checking out the event. General admission is only $10 to get in and registration is still open.
At the start of the Intel Developer Forum I saw a ton of Intel DX58SO ‘Smackover’ motherboards running just a passive chipset cooler on the Intel X58 Express chipset. It seems that Intel has developed Continue reading “Intel X58 Express Chipset Gets Active Cooling”.
First-tier motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) has announced that it will acquire the motherboard manufacturing plant that was ordered by the China government to halt production due to tax issues. ECS commented that originally Continue reading “ECS buys up motherboard plant in China”.
Every year during IDF you can rest asured the Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) gang is close by with their own private technology showcase that is housed at a local hotel. We had a chance to sit down with Pat Moorhead, AMD’s vice president of advanced marketing, to see why he considers ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics superior to the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500.
For those of you that have been in the dark for the last year, Intel’s 45nm Wolfdale processors have been the best thing since sliced bread. For the average consumer these processors offer fantastic performance with incredibly low TDPs and prices. Just recently our favorite piece of Hafnium infused circuits received a makeover with the release of the new E0 stepping. Read on to see how the 3.33GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 Processor does!
Intel on Thursday showed off a wireless electric power system that analysts say could revolutionize modern life by freeing devices from transformers and wall outlets. Intel chief technology officer Justin Rattner demonstrated a Wireless Energy Continue reading “Intel cuts electric cords with wireless power system”.
OCZ Technology today unveiled the latest addition to its peripherals with the Dominatrix, a top-of-the-line laser mouse for PC gamers. The OCZ Dominatrix mouse is built with the hardcore player in mind with a solid Continue reading “OCZ Unveils Dominatrix Laser Gaming Mouse”.
Lian Li has just launched the new MAXIMA Force series of Power supply units (PSU). The MAXIMA Force offers exceptional power regulation and safety features with 80 Plus certification, which is a key feature in Continue reading “Lian Li launches the all new MAXIMA Force PSUs from 470W to 750W”.
Asus tries their hand at the 790i SLi Chipset with the Striker II. How will it fair against the top boards in production today? Is it worth your hard-earned dollars? Will it straighten out the US economy? All that and more is what we intend to find out! This motheroard is part of the Republic of Gamers (ROG) series and is considered by ASUS to be the best of the best. Read on to see how the best NVIDIA chipset does on the premiere ASUS motherboard series.
Last year at IDF we showed you some of the first pictures of the Skulltrail platform and when it was finally released it was hands down the fastest platform we have ever tested here at Continue reading “Intel Planning Skulltrail 2 Platform For Ultimate AMD Ownage”.
I just heard yesterday that Intel Intel Dunnington processors were shipped to key channel partners for testing and validation last month and it seems that is true. One of our readers snapped this picture of Continue reading “2.6GHz Intel Dunnington 6-Core Processors Shipped To Customers”.
Pictured below is a real production wafer of Intel Nehalem, now called Intel Core i7. Anyone with some free time want to count how many cores are there per wafer? Remember don’t count the ones Continue reading “Intel Nehalem (Core i7) Processor Wafer”.
Yesterday I spent some time with Intel Senior Performance Analyst Francois Piednoel going over the fine details of the Intel Core i7 Processor family (Nehalem) and found out that memory companies are ready to start Continue reading “Triple Channel 6GB Memory Kits Ready For Intel Core i7 Platforms”.
