Kicking off new laptops these days is somewhat of a non-event for us desk-dwellers, but on the rare occiasions where something more than just longer battery life, bigger screen, faster CPU, or brighter screen is Continue reading “Go 7900 GTX? Yes, please.”.
Motorola’s lucky number Slvr is coming up big. Motorola is set to report first-quarter results after the market closes Tuesday, and some analysts expect blowout sales numbers, thanks in part to the early success of Continue reading “Motorola Sells ~5 Million Slvr Phones In Q1”.
Those that already have samples of AMD’s upcoming Socket AM2 processor are saying that the change over to DDR2 memory is nothing toget all worked up about. We have heard this from numerous sources over Continue reading “AMD’s Socket AM2 let down by DDR2”.
Oracle Corp. is considering launching its own Linux operating system and has looked at buying one of the main suppliers of open-source technology, Chief Executive Larry Ellison told a newspaper on Monday. Any guesses on Continue reading “Oracle CEO May Launch Own Linux Version”.
With Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) not being able to improve yield rates on its 80nm manufacturing process, ATI Technologies will forego manufacturing its graphics chips on 80nm node this year, according to industry sources. Continue reading “Rumor: ATI to delay 80nm production at TSMC”.
Kingston Technology today announced the expansion of their Ultra Low Latency DDR HyperX modules and the introduction of Low Latency DDR2 HyperX memory modules. The Kingston HyperX 400 MHz (PC3200) CL2 DDR module specifications have Continue reading “Kingston Brings Back DDR1 2-2-2-5 Memory With New Ultra Low Latency Line”.
X-Bit labs is reporting that Intel has shown off a quad-core server processor code-named Clovertown. This is the company?s first microprocessor to feature four execution engines, or cores. The chip is designed for dual-socket servers Continue reading “Intel Demos 2GHz Quad-Core Server Chips”.
A close friend of mine works in the US Government and was trying to pitch me on the $100 wind-up crank laptop that has been designed by MIT. As an MIT alumni he took pride Continue reading “Indians ‘want hi-tech products’ not dated slow junk”.
Professional video gaming is set to debut on cable television later this year, potentially paving the way for the kings and queens of game controllers to become as familiar to American households as the faces Continue reading “Professional video gaming set for TV debut on USA Network”.
Sales of personal computers without software — known as “naked computers” — will be banned in the Chinese capital to reduce software piracy, the Beijing government said Friday. If you read the news post located Continue reading “Beijing bans ‘naked computers’ and goes Microsoft”.
Level 3 signed a definitive agreement to acquire closely held ICG Communications for $163 million in cash and stock. Level 3, Broomfield, Colo., said it would issue $127 million in unregistered shares and hand over Continue reading “Level 3 Buying ICG For $163 million”.
If you are a big fan of servers, or paid to run one for a living, then you might want to check out the lastest readmap leak by Microsoft-Intel. Listed in the presentation are the Continue reading “Rumor: Intel server roadmap lists Clovertown and Dunnington”.
When Chinese President Hu Jintao makes a historic first visit to the US, he will not be rushing to the White House to have dinner with President George W.Bush! Instead Jintao be goign to the Continue reading “Chinese President Hu Jintao To Visit Bill Gates, Not George Bush”.
Dell recently cut prices of its dual-core notebook series, the Inspiron E1705 and Latitude D620, to less than US$1,000, according to the company’s website. The price-cut could herald a price war in the brand-new dual-core Continue reading “Dell markets sub-$1,000 dual-core notebook”.
After years of complaints from users, the StarForce boycott finally seems to be making progress. Ubisoft, maker of some of the most prominent StarForce protected titles has officially announced that they are dropping StarForce in Continue reading “Confirmed: Ubisoft dumps StarForce”.