Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Thursday is expected to unveil a global initiative by Microsoft to bring computers and technology education resources to emerging countries during an appearance in Beijing. This is an interesting idea Continue reading “Microsoft plans $3 suite for emerging markets”.
With AMD slashing processor prices we figured that now was a great time to take a look at gaming performance on a pair $185 desktop processors. With enthusiasts and gamers waiting to see realistic gaming performance numbers we tested six games at various resolutions of 1024×1768, 1600×1200 and 1920×1600 to show you what’s up. This is a must read for those on a budget!
Intel Corporation today announced first-quarter revenue of $8.9 billion, operating income of $1.7 billion, net income of $1.6 billion and earnings per share (EPS) of 27 cents. The results included the effect of a $300-million Continue reading “Intel First Quarter Revenue $8.9 Billion”.
Amid sluggish market demand, DRAM spot prices continued to drop. Contract prices for 2HApr are also expected to decline further, but at a slower rate. On a different note, Intel will officially unveil the Bearlake Continue reading “DDR3 Memory won’t be mainstream till 2009”.
Microsoft won’t resell the fuel-cell battery rechargers it is buying from Medis Technologies, the company said Tuesday. Medis, which is developing fuel cells for consumer electronics devices, told IDG News Service on Monday that it Continue reading “Microsoft denies it will sell fuel cells”.
Vonage Holdings, the pioneer of Internet-based phone calls, said patent fights could lead to bankruptcy and the company’s liquidation. I recently canceled my Vonage phone line that I had since 2005 as I wasn’t using Continue reading “Vonage says patent fight could force bankruptcy filing”.
Research In Motion Ltd. said on Wednesday its BlackBerry mobile e-mail network had an interruption, and gave no time frame for restoring service. “We are currently experiencing a service interruption that is causing delays in Continue reading “RIM says it has BlackBerry outage”.
Presently employed exclusively in high-end PCs, quad-core CPU technology over the next two years is expected to spread rapidly to more-affordable computers, appearing in nearly half of all mainstream desktop systems by the end of Continue reading “Quad-core CPUs in half of all mainstream PCs by 4Q09, says iSuppli”.
Intel has allowed for controlled benchmarking of their next generation Penryn series processors and Legit Reviews brings you the numbers on how the test drive went. The Intel Yorkfield and Wolfdale 45nm processors both operated at 3.33GHz and shows some serious processing muscle. Read on and see if Intel’s 45nm quad-core and dual-core processors are on the right path!
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi) today announced that its Deskstar(TM) 7K1000, the world’s first one-terabyte hard disk drive (HDD), was ranked at the top or near the top across the PC World Test Center’s test Continue reading “Hitachi Delivers One-Terabyte Hard Drive”.
Intel Corporation today announced the industry’s first 2U, 12 drive, integrated quad-core storage server: the Intel Storage Server SSR212MC2. This hardware platform enables a new price/performance class for the small- and medium-sized business (SMB) market. Continue reading “Intel Unveils Quad-Core Storage Server”.
Sony Corp. said on Tuesday it is considering launching PlayStation 3 (PS3) game consoles with larger hard disk drive capacity, in a bid to cater to the needs of hardcore gamers and other heavy users. Continue reading “Sony may launch PS3 with larger hard disk capacity”.
Nokia expects to start selling mobile devices using WiMax technology in early 2008, the world’s top handset maker said Monday. Nokia’s closest rival in the handset market, U.S.-based Motorola, also plans to bring its first Continue reading “Nokia to launch WiMax phones in early ’08”.
Intel demonstrated its fastest multicore processor yet at the Spring Intel Development Forum (IDF) in Beijing on Tuesday, an 80-core processor that hit a speedy 2-teraflops (trillions of floating point operations per second) in a Continue reading “Intel processor hits 2 teraflops in demo”.
Based on the GeForce 8800 series GPUs, the GeForce 8600 series finally brings DirectX 10 to the masses at mainstream price points. The Geforce 8600 GTS is the successor to the 7600 GT, which was one of the best value DirectX 9 graphics cards of 2006. Read on as we compare the XFX 8600 GT and 8600 GTS to dozens of other video cards to see how they perform against other great PCIe graphics cards.
