Microsoft has released the final version of Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP. Version 11 sports a redesigned user interface and incorporates seamless integration with MTV’s URGE music service. According to Microsoft, the URGE Continue reading “Windows Media Player 11 Released”.…more
DFI used to focus on motherboards but has extended its production to IPCs, which the company calls applied computing platforms (ACPs). Currently, ACPs and motherboards account for 80% and 20%, respectively, of total revenues, DFI Continue reading “GE acquires take in DFI”.…more
Sony is looking for profits in movies and consumer electronics to offset the costs related to its upcoming PlayStation 3 game console, the company said Monday. However, the world’s second largest consumer electronics maker said Continue reading “Sony looks for profits elsewhere to offset PS3”.…more
Asustek has received an order to supply Toshiba with one million notebooks, an order which before went to Compal Electronics, with shipments to commence in May 2007, according to the Chinese-language Commercial Times. Following Inventec, Continue reading “Asustek snatches Toshiba notebook orders from Compal”.…more
The Radeon X1650 XT delivers superior mainstream performance with industry-leading image quality and best-in-class HD video in the $149 market segment. With ATI?s new, easy to use ?plug-and-play? CrossFire? configuration the X1650 XT might be one of the best gaming and home theater graphics cards choices on the market today. Read on as Legit Reviews tries a pair of these GPU’s in CrossFire and as a single card to see how it performs.
With the number of cell phones in use worldwide hitting 2.5 billion and rising, recycled phones are playing a growing role in the spread of wireless communications across the developing world, where land lines can Continue reading “Used phones drive Third World wireless boom”.…more
Intel has the D975XBX2 desktop motherboard on their site, which usually means they should be available at retailers very soon. The first official ?production? boards for the Intel D975XBX2 Bad Axe 2 motherboard will be Rev502 and Rev503. Legit Reviews talks about some of the revision changes and tries out the most recent BIOS on the latest enthusiast board from Intel.
A Sony-made battery used in a Fujitsu laptop computer overheated and emitted sparks, Fujitsu said Friday, amid a massive global recall involving Sony batteries. A Fujitsu worker was visiting a customer’s home to retrieve the Continue reading “Sony battery emits sparks during recall pickup”.…more
Apple Computer Inc. won a patent for a speech-recognition technology earlier this week, fueling speculation that the iPod-maker is laying the groundwork for a future “iPhone.” The patent, approved Tuesday by the U.S. Trademark and Continue reading “Apple + new patent = iPhone speculation”.…more