Happy August, everyone! Sapphire Toxic HD4850 Review @ OCC and other reviews from around the web can be found in our forums! “With a card that is overclocked well above the standard version, there is Continue reading “August 1 News from Around the Web”. …more
By amy •
Aug. 1, 2008 at 7:55am
Corsair announced late last night that their Dominator DDR3 memory modules have again shattered the world record for frequency. The record was set using the Asus ROG Rampage Extreme motherboard (Intel X48 chipset) and of Continue reading “Corsair Breaks Memory World Record By Reaching 2580MHz DDR3”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Aug. 1, 2008 at 6:22am
NVIDIA is trying to promote the heck out of nVISION 08 and it looks like it will be a great LAN party for those that can make it. I got a package via snail mail Continue reading “NVIDIA NVISION 08 Makes A Last Minute Marketing Push”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 31, 2008 at 3:56pm
Intel Corp, the world’s biggest microchip producer, expects no slowdown in global demand for personal computers despite economic problems in the United States and in other countries, Intel Chairman Craig Barrett said on Wednesday. He Continue reading “Intel’s Barrett sees no slowdown in world PC market”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 31, 2008 at 8:25am
Asustek Computer plans to launch more Eee PCs designed to address different market segments, according to company president Jerry Shen. Shen said he anticipates the netbook and Mobile Internet Device (MID) markets will offer substantial Continue reading “Asustek preps launch of Ultimate and Pro Fashion Eee PCs”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 31, 2008 at 7:46am
The folks over at Briggs & Riley saw our news post yesterday about the Targus Zip-Thru 15.4 Corporate Traveler Laptop Case and sent us word they they have a checkpoint-friendly sleeve coming out on August Continue reading “Briggs & Riley Announces Airport Friendly SpeedThru Laptop Sleeve – SpeedThru”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 30, 2008 at 11:45am
On Tuesday, EA reported that it had lost $95 million, or 30 cents a share, during Q1 on net revenues of $804 million. During the same period a year ago, it lost $132 million, or Continue reading “Electronic Arts misses quarterly expectations – Looses $95 Million”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 30, 2008 at 9:00am
Nvidia is planning to launch a 55nm version GeForce 9500 GT GPU in the fourth quarter this year, according to sources at graphics card makers. The 55nm process will reduce costs, and its low power Continue reading “Nvidia to launch 55nm GeForce 9500 GT GPU in 4Q08”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 30, 2008 at 8:59am
Targus announced a Zip-Thru 15.4 Corporate Traveler Laptop Case, the first in Targus’ line of checkpoint-friendly laptop cases.This case is designed to help business travelers eliminate the hassle of having to remove their laptop from Continue reading “Targus Announces Airport Checkpoint-Friendly Laptop Cases”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 29, 2008 at 10:32am
Palit just announced an SLI-ready GeForce 9500 GT series graphics cards that stands out from the crowd. The Palit GeForce 9500 GT is a dual slot graphics card that is passively cooled for complete silence. Continue reading “Palit Announces A Passively Cooled GeForce 9500 GT Video Card”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 29, 2008 at 8:10am
Walton Chaintech just announced the GeForce 9 series GSE9500GT DDR3 512MB graphics card, the officially appointed gaming graphics card for the famous game C.S. On-Line in Taiwan. CHAINTECH GSE9500GT is the mainstream graphics card not Continue reading “Walton Chaintech Announces GeForce 9500GT Video Card”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 29, 2008 at 8:00am
Apple might have decided its partnership with Intel doesn’t mean it has to use all of Intel’s products. AppleInsider reports that Apple could be using a chipset from a different company–or even an internally developed Continue reading “Could Apple Use Via or AMD Processors in Upcoming MacBook Models?”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 29, 2008 at 7:52am
Rumor has it that consistent NAND flash price drop in the market has prompted Kingston Technology to prepare price cuts for its memory cards, which should spur fellow memory module makers to follow, said industry Continue reading “Rumor: Kingston said to be planning memory card price cut”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 29, 2008 at 7:50am
There’s a big new search engine launching Monday: Cuil. Developed and run by the husband-and-wife team of Stanford professor Tom Costello and former Google search architect Anna Patterson, it’s pitched as bigger, faster, and better Continue reading “New search engine takes aim at Google – Cuil”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 28, 2008 at 8:14am
LG Display Co Ltd the world’s No. 2 maker of liquid crystal display (LCD) screens, said on Sunday it would cut its panel output by around 10 percent until August because of weakening global demand. Continue reading “LG Display to cut output by 10 pct in downturn”. …more
By Nathan Kirsch •
Jul. 28, 2008 at 8:06am