AMD today announced the availability of its next-generation notebook platform that has been talked about as ‘Puma’ since 2007. ‘Puma’ represents one of the first results of the ‘new AMD,’ designed as an optimized mobile Continue reading “AMD Launches Puma – The Next Generation AMD Laptop Platform”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 4, 2008 at 9:29am
With the prices of Solid State Drives (SSDs) dropping rapidly, how does this new entry level SSD stack up? These drives consume up to 85% less power than a typical spinning hard disk drive so users can enjoy an extended battery life and less heat build-up. MasterDrive MX SSDs use MLC NAND Flash to offer the best possible price/performance value to mobile enthusiasts. Read on to see how it performs!
By dicecca112 •
Jun. 4, 2008 at 12:00am
ASUS today at Computex unveiled the worlds first HDMI 1.3a compliant audio/video enhancement combo card the Xonar HDAV1.3. Capable of outputting uncompressed multichannel high definition audio from Blu-ray movies, the Xonar HDAV1.3 also enhances incoming Continue reading “ASUS Previews Worlds First HDMI-Ready Sound Card – Xonar HDAV1.3”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 3, 2008 at 10:06pm
Corsair announced today that 4GB of overclocked DDR3 memory is now officially ready for prime time. Using Corsairs DOMINATOR memory modules, Dells XPS 730 gaming desktop runs with rock-solid stability at the overclocked memory frequency Continue reading “Dell XPS 730 Gaming Systems Use Corsair DOMINATOR 1600MHz DDR3 Memory Kits”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 3, 2008 at 1:19pm
As the global demand for better visual experiences makes its way into the notebook market, NVIDIA Corporation continues to address that demand with the introduction of a new line-up of notebook GPUs, the NVIDIA GeForce Continue reading “NVIDIA Announces GeForce 9M Notebook GPUs – Hybrid SLI Ready”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 3, 2008 at 9:12am
Intel announced the second wave of Atom processors at Computex 2008 one CPU for Netbooks and one for Nettops during a keynote this morning. Both of the new processors are based on the Diamondville single-core, Continue reading “Intel Announces The Intel Atom N270 and 230 Processors – 1.6GHz”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 3, 2008 at 6:23am
Western Digital recently announced they are now shipping a new line of WD Scorpio Black 7200 RPM 2.5-inch SATA (Serial ATA) hard drives for high-performance notebook computers and portable storage devices. Available in capacities up Continue reading “Western Digital Announces Scorpio Black Notebook Hard Drives”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 3, 2008 at 5:47am
MSI Computer announced the official launch of the much anticipated Wind Notebook. The Wind, an acronym for Wi-Fi Network Device, is the first 10 notebook to feature the speedy new Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor. The Continue reading “MSI Launches The Wind – First 10 inch Notebook Using The Intel Atom Processor”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 3, 2008 at 5:42am
AMD today introduced three new Quad-Core AMD Opteron 1300 Series processors for one-socket servers and workstations. Global tier-one OEMs including HP and Dell plan to incorporate the new processors into upcoming platforms, and global supercomputer Continue reading “AMD Launches Three New Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processors”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 3, 2008 at 5:37am
Upon reaching the milestone of surpassing 1 million Eee PC sets sold in just 6 months after its launch, ASUS has provided yet another wave of anticipation with its release of the new Eee PC Continue reading “ASUS Eee PC 901, 1000 and 1000(H) Unveiled at Computex 2008”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 3, 2008 at 5:31am
Super Talent Technology today released a new line of 1.8-inch Micro-SATA SSDs. At merely 5mm thick, these Micro-SATA SSDs are slimmer than most 1.8-inch hard drives, and hold up to 120GB of data. Prices start Continue reading “Super Talent Announces 1.8-Inch Micro-SATA SSD for Laptops”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 2, 2008 at 8:20pm
ASUS has just announced its plans to exhibit Mobile WiMAX CPE solutions at the WiMAX Summit Taipei 2008. On inaugural display is the new ASUS WiMAX Eee PC 901, along with the ASUS WMV25E1+, WMNV25E2+, Continue reading “ASUS Unveils Plans for Mobile WiMAX 802.16e CPE Solutions – Eee PC 901 Pictured”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 2, 2008 at 3:13pm
It’s looking like 2008 may not be the year of Google’s Gphone. Despite a lot of advanced hype the soon-to-be rescuer of the smartphone industry may not be able to join the fray until sometime Continue reading “Google Gphone Delayed to 2009”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 2, 2008 at 1:18pm
BIOSTAR Microtech Int’l Corp. is launching a top of the line model for Intel platform TPower I45, a highly tunable performance model. BIOSTAR has not launched just one motherboard, but rather a few models for Continue reading “Biostar Introduces New Intel 4-Series Motherboard Models – TPower I45”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 2, 2008 at 12:02pm
The legal battle between motherboard makers Gigabyte Technology and Asustek Computer looks set to be over before it even started, with Gigabyte agreeing to issue a public apology. Tensions between the two companies flared up Continue reading “Gigabyte to apologize to Asustek”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jun. 2, 2008 at 10:57am