Super Talent Technology, a leading manufacturer of Flash storage solutions and DRAM memory modules, today announced a new line of mini PCI-Express SSDs, available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities, that were designed explicitly for Continue reading “Super Talent Launches SSDs for Asus Eee PCs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 7, 2008 at 1:48pm
Nvidia has become a Silicon Valley hot spot for rumors. One is tied to an analyst downgrade Monday, the other to the rumored Apple MacBook refresh. An analyst rekindled speculation Monday that the world’s largest Continue reading “Nvidia can’t shake MacBook, chipset unit rumors”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 7, 2008 at 9:16am
So you think junior is a little too lead-footed when he drives the family car? Starting next year, Ford Motor will give you the power to do something about it. The company will roll out Continue reading “Ford feature will let parents set limits for teens”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 7, 2008 at 9:11am
AMD and the Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) of Abu Dhabi today announced the creation of a U.S.-headquartered, leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing company to address growing demand for independent, leading-edge foundry production capabilities. The new global Continue reading “AMD to Spin Off Manufacturing Operations and Forms Capital Region Plant with ATIC”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 7, 2008 at 7:12am
I just got word that Kingston is shipping a HyperX DDR2 1066MHz memory kit with a special, limited-edition black heatspreader. This part is available exclusively at Newegg.com, and is U.S. only. The Kingston MRSP is Continue reading “Kingston Technology Introduces Limited Edtion Black HyperX Heatspreaders”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 6, 2008 at 1:09pm
Asustek Computer shipped around 700,000 Eee PCs in September this year, a new monthly high for the company. Total shipments for the third quarter reached around 1.7 million units, and since October and November are Continue reading “Asustek shipped 700,000 Eee PCs in September this year”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 6, 2008 at 9:41am
Belkin today announced its ETL-Verified CAT6a cabling solutions, designed to enable 10-Gigabit-per-second connectivity in the data center and throughout a structured cabling system. The solution links 10GBase-T networking equipment using Belkin CAT6a patch cords, patch Continue reading “Belkin CAT6a Cabling Enables 10-Gigabit Ethernet Network Performance”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 6, 2008 at 9:40am
Lower prices on consumer electronics may help carry the tech industry through a difficult holiday shopping season. But analysts believe corporate spending on computer servers, PCs and business software is entering a period of slower Continue reading “Slower growth expected in tech industry”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 3, 2008 at 9:53am
Asustek’s P45-based motherboards occupy an 80% share of worldwide shipments, according to sources at the company. The company’s motherboard shipments in the third quarter are estimated at 6.12 million units, a growth of 20% and Continue reading “Asustek accounts for 80% of P45-based motherboards shipments”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 3, 2008 at 9:50am
Find reviews froma round the web by visiting our forums! The following is from Metku.net’s 6-way DDR3 Memory Roundup (CSX, Patriot, Crucial, G.SKILL, Mushkin, Corsair): “Our goal was to get some of the highest-performing memory Continue reading “October 3 News from Around the Web”. …more
By amy •
Oct. 3, 2008 at 8:21am
AMD has updated server makers that it is planning to bring forward the launch of 45nm server processors (Shanghai) from the original schedule of January 2009 to mid-October. Nine CPUs with core frequencies between 2.3-2.7GHz Continue reading “AMD to launch nine 45nm Shanghai server CPUs in October”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 2, 2008 at 8:47am
Japan’s Fujitsu Ltd is said to be in talks with Western Digital Corp and others on the sale of its money-losing hard drive business, a company source said on Thursday. Reports that it was in Continue reading “Western Digital Might Buy Fujitsu Hard Drive Business for ~$945 Million”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 2, 2008 at 6:18am
EVGA took the original overclockers dream; The EVGA 790i SLI FTW; and made it even more extreme with the addition of Digital Power Management (Digital PWM – Pulse Width Modulation), once again improving upon the Continue reading “EVGA 790i SLI FTW Digital PWM Motherboard Released”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 1, 2008 at 8:36am
Albatron Technology has just announced the KI780G Mini-ITX mainboard featuring the AMD 780G chipset. This is one of the few mini-ITX boards on the market that support this chipset, which means it offers support for Continue reading “Albatron Announces The KI780G Mini-ITX Motherboard – AMD 780G Chipset”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 1, 2008 at 8:24am
DRAM makers such as PSC, Elpida, and Hynix have separately announced production cutbacks on September 8th , 9th , and 18th. If the cutbacks proceed as scheduled, we expect to see a reduction in worldwide Continue reading “DRAM price continues to weaken despite production cutback”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Oct. 1, 2008 at 8:16am