Following landmark Black Friday promotions through major retail chains, the North American HD DVD Promotional Group today announced that sales of dedicated HD DVD players exceeded the 750,000 mark. The data is based on retailer Continue reading “HD DVD Surpasses 750,000 Dedicated Players”.
Online shoppers in the U.S. set a record for one-day sales on Cyber Monday, racking up $733 million in purchases, comScore Networks said Tuesday. The figure represents a 21 percent increase over the same day Continue reading “‘Cyber Monday’ sets sales records – $733 Million In Purchases”.
Verizon Wireless plans to open its network to devices other than the ones hand-picked by the company, a move that could expand the features available on mobile phones and give the second-largest U.S. wireless carrier Continue reading “Verizon Wireless opens to other phones”.
Spansion, created from a flash memory joint venture started by Advanced Micro Devices and Fujitsu, says that the “charge-trapping” technology that underlies its MirrorBit and Ornand flash chips provides a path for the industry to Continue reading “Spansion Hopes Charge-Trapping Technology Will Improve Flash Memory”.
When LR first looked at various DDR3 memory modules back in July they were running 1333MHz and had timings that ranged from 7-7-7-20 to 9-9-9-24, which didn’t sound too impressive to enthusiasts. We were recently testing some new memory kits from Corsair Memory and was able to reach 4-4-4-12 timings at 1333MHz and even higher! The days of saying DDR3 can’t do tight timings are long gone.
Samsung Group created a $215 million slush fund to bribe influential figures, a former company attorney said Monday, adding details to previous allegations of corruption at South Korea’s biggest conglomerate. Samsung immediately denied claims by Continue reading “New Samsung bribe allegations”.
Nvidia has postponed its upcoming GeForce 8800GTS GPU from the original launch date of November 19 to December 11, according to sources at graphics card makers. Since the G92 graphics chip, on which the GeForce Continue reading “Nvidia delays Updated GeForce 8800GTS Video Cards”.
High definition movie DVDs in the Blu-ray format have outsold the rival HD DVD standard in Europe this year, breaking the 1 million barrier and constituting 73 percent of all HD movie discs sold. Citing Continue reading “Blu-ray outsells HD-DVD format in Europe”.
Japanese chipmakers Toshiba and NEC Electronics said Tuesday they would jointly develop 32-nanometer chips to better keep up with rivals. The companies will decide in 2008 how and if they will jointly produce the chips, Continue reading “Toshiba, NEC Electronics to team up on 32-nm chips”.
For those hanging on to XP, good news may be in your future. It has been reported that the SP3 patch will boost performance by as much as 10%! As an XP user, I am Continue reading “Windows XP SP3 to add performance boost?”.
OCZ recently unveiled the Vendetta CPU cooler as their leading-edge yet affordable cooling solution. Using a distinctive, highly efficient heat pipe and fin design developed by Xigmatek, combined with a low-noise fan, the Vendetta is built to tackle heat on today’s enthusiast system builds. The Vendetta’s three copper heat pipes actually make direct contact with the processor! Read on to see how the OCZ Vendetta CPU Cooler does!
Dubai International Capital, an investment company owned by the emirate’s ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, acquired a stake in Sony Corp. in the latest sign of the growing appetite for overseas investments by Continue reading “Dubai Investment Fund Buys ‘Substantial’ Stake in Sony”.
Sony said sales in Japan of the new version of its PlayStation Portable (PSP) game machine reached 1 million units in the two months since its launch, hitting that milestone at a quicker pace than Continue reading “Sony sells 1 million updated PSPs in Japan”.
Walmart.com, hoping consumers did not get their fill of shopping over the long Thanksgiving weekend, will roll out more holiday deals online every day this week. The site will offer special prices on 150 items Continue reading “Forget Cyber Monday! Walmart Does Cyber Week”.
AMD today announced the appointment of Phil Rogers to AMD Corporate Fellow. In this role, Rogers will continue developing advanced architectures and extend AMD’s software capabilities. Rogers’ emphasis on enhancing graphics processing unit (GPU) and Continue reading “AMD Promotes Phil Rogers to Help Develop ‘Fusion’ Processors”.
