GIGABYTE today announced the M61 series of motherboards featuring the innovative NVIDIA GeForce 6100 GPU and nForce 430/400 MCP for AMD Athlon? 64 AM2 socket processors, enabling users to build a wide range of low-cost Continue reading “GIGABYTE Announces M61 Series of NVIDIA IGP Motherboards”.
Server and software maker Sun Microsystems Inc. has a novel twist on the data center: a portable version of the hulking outposts that house nothing but computers and equipment needed to store and process raw Continue reading “Sun Microsystems unveils data center – Project Blackbox”.
Google plans a solar-powered electricity system at its Silicon Valley headquarters that will rank as the largest U.S. solar-powered corporate office complex, the company said Wednesday. The Web search leader said it is set to Continue reading “Google plans largest U.S. solar-powered office”.
ATI Technologies Inc. today announced that it is introducing new levels of performance at a mid-range price point with the new Radeon X1950 Pro graphics card. Available and shipping today with an estimated street price Continue reading “ATI Announces The Radeon X1950 Pro Graphics Card”.
The ATI Radeon X1950 Pro, codenamed RV570, has been built on the 80nm process, contains 36 pixel shader engines, 12 parallel pipelines and eight vertex engines, utilizes digital PWM, supports dongle-less CrossFire, fits in a single PCIe slot and comes with an MSRP of $199. Legit Reviews puts the X1950 Pro in the hot seat and takes it for a test drive today.
Corsair today launched a new line of microSD? removable flash memory cards to further expand the company?s award-winning line of flash products. Available immediately in capacities up to 2GB ? the largest capacity available in Continue reading “Corsair Launches 2GB microSD Removable Flash Card”.
Anyone who thought the video game industry would come crashing down because of the demise of E3 as a giant trade show should think again. I’m glad I attended this years E3 even though the Continue reading “Life after the Electronic Entertainment Expo ‘E3’”.
A major city is threatening to fine Web surfers up to 5,000 yuan ($625) for online defamation amid a surge in short satirical Internet films, a news report said Monday. Video spoofs have become so Continue reading “Chinese city may fine Web surfers for making egao films”.
Intel Corp. shipped 5 million of its new dual-core processors in the first two months of its sales, amid signs of strong demand for laptop PCs this quarter, company executives said on Monday. Intel reached Continue reading “Intel ships 5 mln dual-core processors in 60 days”.
Long-time DRAM-module market leader Kingston Technology will continue evaluating the possibility of using PCBs (printed circuit boards) with embedded resistors in its DRAM-module product lines. So far, the company has not adopted the technology, since Continue reading “Kingston Evaluates PCBs with Embedded Resistors”.
The Inq is breaking news that the upcoming DirectX update for Windows XP will provide DirectX 10 functionality. This is great news for those not ready to make the leap to the new OS any Continue reading “DirectX 9.L will be a DirectX 10 for Windows XP”.
Today, Legit Reviews takes a look at Plantronics? upgrade of one of our favorite Bluetooth headsets. The Discovery 655 takes the best of the Discovery 640 and improves its functionality by incorporating a Digital Signal Processor. It weighs only 9 grams, but still provides up to 10 hours of talk time and includes a unique vibrate ring indicator. Is this a worthy upgrade? Read on to find out!
The inventors of a new monitoring system that uses RFID tags claim it could improve airport security by tracking passengers as they mingle in the departure lounge.The plan is to issue an RFID (radio frequency Continue reading “New RFID Tag Developed to Track Airport Passengers”.
World leading DRAM-module house Kingston Technology estimates its revenues may exceed US$3.6 billion this year, hitting another record for the fourth year in a row. So far, own-brand DRAM modules contribute about 42% to Kingston’s Continue reading “Kingston expects record revenues in 2006”.
Software giant Microsoft has told the European Commission it will not put off shipping its Vista operating system to Europe, after concerns that it might do so because of its regulatory disputes there. Neelie Kroes, Continue reading “Microsoft won’t delay Windows Vista in Europe”.
